Anat Hakim

Anat Hakim is the executive vice president, general counsel and secretary of Eli Lilly and Company. She is responsible for Lilly’s global legal strategy and is the legal advisor to the Board of Directors and company executives. Anat also oversees Ethics & Compliance, the Office of the Corporate Secretary, the Privacy organization, and the Global Public Policy group.

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Prior to joining Lilly, Anat served as executive vice president, general counsel and secretary for WellCare Health Plans, Inc. (WCG). Before joining WellCare, Anat served as global divisional vice president, associate general counsel for litigation, for Abbott Laboratories. In an earlier role at Abbott, Anat served as divisional vice president, associate general counsel for intellectual property litigation.

Before going in-house, Anat spent 17 years at two global law firms, first as an associate in securities and financial fraud litigation and then as an equity partner in patent litigation.

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In 2019, Anat was honored by the American Lawyer, receiving the General Counsel of the Year Award.

From 2017 to 2019, Anat served on the Florida Federal Judicial Nominating Commission, Southern District, for the 115th Congress, to which she was appointed by U.S. senators Marco Rubio and Bill Nelson.

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