Sara JOHNSON Meyers

Legal Counsel, eDiscovery, Takeda Pharmaceuticals

As the global eDiscovery Legal Counsel for Takeda Pharmaceuticals, Sara Johnson Meyers oversees all aspects of Takeda’s discovery obligations in connection with litigation and investigations. Sara directs efforts for the preservation, collection, review, and production of ESI and other data across the company. Sara works closely with IT Security, Legal Operations, RIM, and Privacy on the cross-disciplinary issues of data privacy and security and records management falling under the information governance umbrella.

Prior to joining Takeda, formerly Shire Pharmaceuticals, Sara was a Senior Discovery Attorney at Ropes & Gray where she advised clients on all facets of large-scale eDiscovery, including leveraging review technology tools. In addition, she advised clients on document preservation and retention policies, information governance, and cross-border discovery issues. Sara has experience in a wide range of substantive areas in a number of different industries, including pharmaceutical pricing, FCPA compliance, and antitrust.

Prior to joining Ropes & Gray, Sara was Senior Litigation Counsel at KeySpan Energy.

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