Leslie Thornton

Leslie advises academic medical centers, technology and biotechnology companies, universities, hospitals, pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers, and other health- and research-focused organizations on a broad range of compliance, regulatory, and transactional issues.

Before rejoining the health care group, Leslie was senior health privacy counsel at a publicly traded, global consumer technology company. In that role, she supported the company’s health research initiatives, working directly with business and engineering teams to design privacy solutions for related products and services.

Prior to law school, Leslie completed doctoral studies at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. She has experience as an academic researcher in both public health and psychiatric settings, including extensive training in advanced statistical and epidemiologic methods.