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leona marx
Title: Associate Counsel

Ms. Marx joined the Office of General Counsel in October, 1987. Ms. Marx holds an L.L.B. from the University of Pennsylvania Law School, and did her undergraduate work at Vassar College. Prior to coming to Vanderbilt she worked in the Office of the Chief Counsel of the Food and Drug Administration where she represented the FDA in civil, criminal, and administrative hearings.

Since coming to the Office of General Counsel, Ms. Marx has worked on matters relating to technology transfer. She works with the Office of Technology Transfer on licensing and related issues involving Vanderbilt intellectual property. In addition she provides advice to administrators on various employment matters, particularly involving civil rights issues, and prepares the University's responses to charges of discrimination submitted to the EEOC. She works with outside counsel on the defense of employment law suits filed against Vanderbilt, and in other types of litigation.

She provides advice to University Central and the Medical Center sponsored research offices regarding intellectual property issues in sponsored research agreements and material transfer agreements. She also serves as an ex officio member of the VUMC Conflicts of Interest Committee.

 

 


How to Reach Leona Marx:
615-322-8613


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Nashville, TN 37203

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