John LaRocca

John LaRocca

General Counsel and Chief Legal Officer

John LaRocca serves as General Counsel and Chief Legal Officer for Y-mAbs. He has over three decades of corporate legal expertise, which includes extensive transactional and commercial experience in the global pharmaceutical industry. Prior to joining Y-mAbs, Mr. LaRocca served as Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Aerie Pharmaceuticals, and before that, he was Executive Vice President, Secretary, General Counsel and Chief Legal & Compliance Officer at Eagle Pharmaceuticals. Prior to Eagle Pharmaceuticals, he served as Chief Legal Officer at Actavis and was then named Deputy General Counsel through the company’s merger with Watson Pharmaceuticals leading up to its acquisition by Allergan. Earlier, Mr. LaRocca served in corporate counsel roles at Alpharma and Purepac Pharmaceutical Co., which he joined after a 10-year career as a corporate and commercial attorney at various firms in New York City. Mr. LaRocca has two degrees from Columbia University, earning his J.D. from Columbia Law School and his B.A. from Columbia College.

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