Dr. Yehudah Livneh is a Strategic IP consultant to pharmaceutical and biotech companies ranging in size from startups to well established companies. Yehudah also works closely with Investment funds, law firms, trade associations and NGOs. Previously, Yehudah had a distinguished career at Teva Pharmaceuticals for over 20 years, in which he was General Patent Counsel and VP Corporate IP and Legislative Affairs. In that capacity, he established and led Teva’s global patent group and developed global patent strategies for both the generic and innovative groups. Additionally he served as Teva’s VP, Global Public Policy, Asia & EMIA.

Yehudah is a registered Patent Attorney in Israel, as well as a registered Patent Agent in the USA. He holds a Ph.D. in Biochemistry from Brandeis University, Massachusetts, USA, and a B.Sc. in Chemistry from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel.

Yehudah is the Chairman of the Patent Committee of the Manufacturers’ Association of Israel and a Board Member of IATI - Israel Advanced Technology Industries association. Previously he was the Chairman of the Intellectual Property Committee of the International Generic and Biosimilars Medicines Association (IGBA) for nearly 20 years and ‎ and a member of the Secretariat of the Israel National Group of the AIPPI. Yehudah is also a member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Generic Medicines.

Yehudah's other interests include triathlons, bicycling and long distance running.