Veleka Peeples-Dyer, Partner at McDermott Will & Emery in Washington, DC, is an experienced lawyer with an extensive background in the life sciences industry, advising pharmaceutical, biotechnology, technology and medical device companies on Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulatory and global compliance matters. She counsels global and domestic manufacturers and developers on regulatory and compliance matters throughout the product lifecycle, including clinical trials and current good clinical practices (GCP), product approval and launch, post-marketing, manufacturing and supply and current good manufacturing practices (GMP), due diligence, licensing and FDA inspections and enforcement actions.

Veleka also advises legal and compliance professionals on developing, implementing and enhancing corporate compliance and ethics programs to address a broad range of issues, including advertising and promotion, product safety and adverse event reporting, federal and state transparency, patient advocacy programs, speaker programs, and lobbyist and disclosure issues, including the Federal Physician Payments (“Sunshine”) Act. She has handled significant governmental and internal investigations and designed and implemented both corporate-wide and brand-specific compliance programs and policies. Veleka has advised senior corporate leadership teams on the creation and development of corporate training and compliance programs.