Valérie Junod
PhD in Law, Attorney at law, Of Counsel
Valérie Junod advises Swiss and international clients in the firm’s areas of expertise, in particular pharmaceutical law, medical law and medical data protection.
She is an adjunct professor at the Faculty of Law of the University of Geneva, where she teaches pharmaceutical law at the Master’s level. Valérie Junod is also an associate professor at the HEC Faculty of the University of Lausanne, where she teaches business law, law of obligations and innovation law. She is the author of numerous publications in her fields of activity.
IT & Data Protection
Commercial & Company Law
IT & Data Protection
Commercial & Company Law
Valérie Junod advises clients in the firm’s areas of expertise, in particular in pharmaceutical law, medical law and medical data protection.
She is an adjunct professor at the Faculty of Law of the University of Geneva, where she teaches pharmaceutical law at the Master’s degree level.
Valérie Junod is also full-time professor at the HEC Faculty of the University of Lausanne, where she teaches business law, contract law and innovation law.
Since 2014, she has been a member of the National Commission for Ethics in Human Medicine.
Valérie Junod focuses her research and publications on administrative law for medicinal products (clinical trials, marketing authorisations, advertising, pricing, competition law aspects).
Professional Experience
2009 Ordinary Professor, Faculty of Law at the University of Geneva
2008 Associate Professor, Faculty of HEC of the University of Lausanne
2008 Associate, Junod, Guyet, Muhlstein & Lévy (now Junod, Muhlstein, Lévy & Puder)
1997 Trainee lawyer, Tavernier, DePreux, Gillioz, Dorsaz
Education and admissions
2004 Doctorate in Law (PhD) from the University of Geneva (Clinical Drug Trials) (Walther Hug Prize 2006; Joseph Des Arts Prize 2007; Latsis Prize 2007)
2003 J.S.M., Stanford Law School
1999 Master of Laws (MAS/LL.M.), University of Pennsylvania Law School
1997 Admission to the bar, Geneva
1995 Law degree (lic. iur.), University of Geneva
Additional professional activities
Member, National Commission for Ethics (CNE) in Human Medicine
Member, Commission for Quality and Safety of Care, Valais
Member, Examination Commission of the Geneva Bar Association
Co-Editor, Life Sciences Recht (LSR), a life sciences legal journal
French, English, German and Spanish
Full list of publications - here
Publications & Conferences
Abdyusheva and Others v. Russia (2020)
Junod Valérie , Simon Olivier (2020). Abdyusheva and Others v. Russia: a Sadly Missed Opportunity. Strasbourg Observers.
Pourquoi et comment informer le patient sur les coûts ? (2020)
Junod Valérie, Wasserfallen Jean-Blaise (2020). Pourquoi et comment informer le patient sur les coûts ?. BMS 101 (06), 184-186.
Prescription, responsabilité et fonds de compensation (2019)
Junod Valérie (2019). Prescription, responsabilité et fonds de compensation, in: Vers les sommets du droit. Liber amicorum pour Henri Peter , Mélanges Henri Peter, Schulthess.
Journée de responsabilité civile (2019)
Junod Valérie (2019). Liability for Damages Caused by AI in Medicine: Progress Needed. Journée de responsabilité civile 2018, Collection genevoise.
Quelles pistes pour sortir de l’impasse, la responsabilité pénale du médecin et la causalité hypothétique (2019)
Junod Valérie (2019). Quelles pistes pour sortir de l'impasse, la responsabilité pénale du médecin et la causalité hypothétique. BMS 100 (42), 1398-1400.
Third-party access to marketing authorization files (2019)
Junod Valérie (2019). Third-party access to marketing authorization files. LSR 2/2019, 133-137.
Revue pénale suisse (2019)
Junod Valerie , Meystre Eric (2019). Les sanctions pénales de la contrefaçon de médicaments à teneur de la Loi sur les produits thérapeutiques. Revue pénale suisse (RPS), 137, 82-115.
Financial transparency in industry-physician relationships (2019)
Junod Valérie , Muller Valentin (2019). Financial transparency in industry-physician relationships. Life Science Recht (LSR), 110-122.
Life Science Recht (2019)
Junod Valerie , Muller Valentin (2019). Financial transparency in industry-physician relationships. Life Science Recht (LSR), 1, 15-33.