Background
Cunningham, Brian C. was born on October 17, 1943 in Sparta, Illinois, United States. Son of Robert C. and Gail L. (McDill) Cunningham.
Cunningham, Brian C. was born on October 17, 1943 in Sparta, Illinois, United States. Son of Robert C. and Gail L. (McDill) Cunningham.
Washington University (Bachelor of Science, 1965. Juris Doctor, 1970). Order of the Coif. Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, Genentech, Inc., 1982- 1989.
Volunteer United States Peace Corps, Washington, 1965—1967. Associate Winthrop, Stimpson Putnam & Roberts, New York City, 1970—1979. Associate Corporate Counsel Monsanto, St. Louis, 1979—1982.
Vice president, secretary, general counsel Genentech, South San Francisco, 1982—1989. Partner, life science, health care groups Cooley Godward LLP, 1989—1998, of counsel Palo Alto, since 2003. President, chief operating officer Rigel Pharmaceuticals Inc., 1998—2003.
Chief Executive Officer Dao-Gen Inc., San Francisco.
Selected Problems in Licensing Biotechnology,” Biotechnology Law Institute, (Co-Chairman), 1984, 1985 and 1987. The Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act: A Proposed Statutory Change," presentation at The National Academy of Sciences' Symposium on BiotechologyCreatmg an Environment for Technological Growth, February, 1985. CoAuthor with Catalina Valencia: "Employer/Employee Technology Contracts-Protecting Biotechnology," Employer-Employee Technology Contracts-Annual Fall Corporate Law Institute, Patent Resources Group, 1985."Effects of the Legal Climate on Biotechnology," Law and Technology Conference, Stanford Law and Technology Association, 1986. "Review of Biotechnology in 1987," Biotechnology Law Institute (Co-Chairman) 1988. Co-Author: with Michael Traynor, "Emerging Product Liability Issues in Biotechnology,” High Technology Law Journal, 1989.
Executive Advisory Board, High Technology Law Journal, University of California, Berkeley, since 1986. Board of Editors, The Journal of Proprietary Rights, since 1988. Member: State Bar of California.
American Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Corporation.
Married Martha Elizabeth Kerr Cunningham. Children: Laura, Scott, Colby.