Paul Bavier

Paul Bavier is General Counsel, Secretary and Chief Administrative Officer at HilleVax. Paul has been practicing law for more than 20 years, most of which has been spent as an in-house attorney leading and building legal organizations within the biotechnology industry. Most recently, he led the legal function at VelosBio in preparation for the company’s IPO and through its acquisition by Merck.

Prior to VelosBio, Paul was General Counsel, Secretary and Chief Compliance Officer for Avedro, Inc., where he was responsible for legal, corporate secretary and commercial compliance matters related to the commercial launch of Avedro’s first product, the company’s IPO and its acquisition by Glaukos Corporation. Earlier, Paul was the General Counsel and Vice President of Corporate Development at Biodel Inc., where he served from 2007 to 2016. Paul began his legal career as a corporate attorney at Ropes and Gray.

Paul holds a J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School and a B.A. from Middlebury College.