Paolo Cucci
About Paolo Cucci
Paolo Cucci is the Assistant Director - Counsel, Legal Europe and New Markets at BeiGene, with over a decade of experience in legal compliance and counsel roles across various industries.
Title and Current Role
Paolo Cucci currently serves as the Assistant Director - Counsel for Legal Europe and New Markets at BeiGene. In this role, he is involved in providing legal oversight and guidance on various matters concerning the company’s operations in Europe and emerging markets.
Previous Positions
Before joining BeiGene, Paolo Cucci held several key legal and compliance positions in different industries. He worked as Legal Counsel for Strategic Corporate Transactions at Bristol Myers Squibb, focusing on ExUS EMEA regions for 10 months in 2020-2021. Prior to that, he spent three years at Celgene dealing with legal contracts and projects. Earlier in his career, Cucci was a Compliance and Legal Counsel at Edmond de Rothschild in Lugano and a Legal and Compliance Advisor at Euronics Italia S.p.A. in Catania.
Education and Expertise
Paolo Cucci’s educational background is diverse and international. He achieved an LL.M in International Contract Law and Arbitration from Université de Fribourg/Universität Freiburg, completed between 2016 and 2018. Additionally, he studied law as an exchange student under the Erasmus project at KU Leuven from 2009 to 2010. Cucci also holds a Master of Laws (LL.M) in Giurisprudenza, diritto societario e tributario from LUISS Guido Carli University.
Industry Experience
Paolo Cucci has over a decade of experience in various legal and compliance roles across multiple industries. His expertise spans pharmaceuticals, having worked at Bristol Myers Squibb and Celgene, and electronics, via his role at Euronics Italia S.p.A. His work includes compliance advisory and handling strategic corporate transactions, providing him with a comprehensive understanding of both legal compliance and strategic legal counsel.
Legal Compliance and Counsel Roles
Throughout his career, Paolo Cucci has been involved in numerous legal compliance and counsel roles. This includes his time at Edmond de Rothschild as well as Euronics Italia S.p.A., where he was tasked with ensuring adherence to legal frameworks and providing strategic legal advice. His roles have required a robust understanding of compliance issues and legal protocols, contributing to his overall expertise in the field.