Jay Taylor Jay Taylor is Vice President of International Advocacy at PhRMA. Prior to Joining PhRMA, Jay was a partner at the international law firm, McDermott, Will & Emery, where he specialized in international trade policy, export controls and Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) matters. Previously, Jay served as Associate General Counsel at the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR), where he managed and litigated numerous international trade disputes, and drafted and negotiated several free trade agreements. Mr. Taylor received his undergraduate degree from Princeton University, and a law degree from Tulane University.
Recent Posts
Canada’s innovation opportunity
By Jay Taylor | February 11, 2016
Next month’s visit of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to Washington is a chance to strengthen a vital trade and investment partnership and to resolve problems left over by Canada’s previous...
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Canada’s chance to reform its approach to innovation
By Jay Taylor | February 5, 2016
Intellectual property drives and sustains research, development and delivery of valuable new treatments and cures for patients who need them around the world. America’s world-leading...
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Australia’s opportunity to lead the TPP forward
By Jay Taylor | September 18, 2015
New Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is certainly going to have a busy autumn. As he works to form a new government, Australia must also strive to complete negotiations in the...
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Prime Minister Abe’s Visit is an Important Step Toward Strengthening Innovation
By Jay Taylor | April 29, 2015
Today was an historic day for Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who arrived in the U.S. on Sunday for a week-long visit and became the first Japanese leader to address a joint session of...
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Negotiators Must Say “Aloha” to a 21st Century Trade Deal
By Jay Taylor | March 10, 2015
This week, chief negotiators from the 12 Pacific Rim countries currently negotiating the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement are gathering in Hawaii to continue deliberations surrounding this...
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U.S. Trade Representative Continues the Vital IP Dialogue
By Jay Taylor | February 24, 2015
Understanding how intrinsic intellectual property (IP) is to the United States economy (innovative industries support more than a quarter of all jobs in the U.S.), the Office of the U.S. Trade...
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Placing Innovation at the Forefront of the U.S. Trade Agenda
By Jay Taylor | January 28, 2015
Although we are not even a month into 2015, the U.S. trade agenda has already taken center stage and this coming week will prove to be no different. Less than 24 hours after returning from his trip...
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Prime Minister Modi’s U.S. Visit a Prime Opportunity to Strengthen U.S.-India Ties
By Jay Taylor | September 29, 2014
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s election just a few short months ago was greeted with renewed hope by India and people of Indian descent and heritage throughout the world. And judging by the...
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