Jessica Hudak
About Jessica Hudak
Jessica Hudak is currently Vice President, Corporate Counsel at Edwards Lifesciences where she serves as Team General Counsel for its Advanced Technology Business Unit and Technology Centers of Excellence. Jessica sits on the leadership teams for the Advanced Technology business and for Edwards’ Global Law Department. Jessica is an effective and innovative leader due to the varied experiences she has gained over the course of her nearly 20-year career. Prior to joining Edwards, Jessica worked with dozens of early-stage technology companies, advising them on a wide range of subjects including intellectual property, business development, strategy, regulatory compliance, and labor and employment. As a named inventor on several patents, Jessica has a long history of designing and bringing new inventions to market. Jessica previously worked for Gibson Dunn as a member of the Appellate and Constitutional Law group where she represented clients in the Supreme Court, Circuit Courts of Appeals, and district courts. Jessica was part of the team representing Smith & Nephew in U.S. v. Arthrex before the Supreme Court. Prior to Gibson Dunn, Jessica was a law clerk to then-Chief Judge Sharon Prost of the Federal Circuit and has been a lecturer at Stanford for over 18 years. Jessica earned her J.D. from Stanford Law School, M.S. in Biomechanical Engineering from Stanford, and B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from University of Michigan.