Team Member

Personal Experience

Please meet Attorney of the Week, Asina C. G., who is VP Legal, Corporate Affairs, Commercial, and Compliance at Annexon Biosciences, where she provides legal and business support for a biotech focused on neurodegenerative, autoimmune, and ophthalmic diseases.

Verdicts & Settlements

Her career in life sciences includes key contributions at Aimmune Therapeutics, where she supported the launch of the first FDA-approved peanut allergy treatment and its acquisition by Nestlé Health Science, and at Actelion (now Janssen Pulmonary Hypertension) supporting rare disease therapies ahead of its acquisition by The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson.

Top Skills: Fraud and Abuse, Team Management, Relationship Building

• $ 19.1 Million – Stacy Johnson–Klein v. California State University, Fresno – Legal Case
• $ 4 Million – Martin Rodriguez v. Jason Peden – Commercial/compliance case

Organizations & Memberships

Her career in life sciences includes key contributions at Aimmune Therapeutics, where she supported the launch of the first FDA-approved peanut allergy treatment and its acquisition by Nestlé Health Science, and at Actelion (now Janssen Pulmonary Hypertension), supporting rare disease therapies ahead of its acquisition by The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson.

Asina’s path has been one of dedication and resilience. As a single mother, she earned her B.A. from the University of Texas at Arlington and her J.D. from Howard University School of Law, navigating undergrad and law school while raising her daughter. Drawing on her experiences as a Black and Asian woman, she values inclusive leadership and diverse perspectives. Outside of her legal career, Asina volunteers as a Court Appointed Special Advocate with Dallas CASA, advocating for children in foster care.

Further, she co-chairs the Culture Club at Annexon, fostering connection and belonging across the company.

Languages

English (fluent),  Italian.