About
Ellen Gilley serves as a Senior Lecturing Fellow at Duke University School of Law while maintaining an active corporate legal career as lead counsel at a global pharmaceutical company. Her dual roles bridge academic instruction in legal leadership with practical expertise in data, technology, and digital initiatives within pharmaceutical R&D.
Her educational foundation includes a JD/LLM from Duke Law School (2013), establishing her credentials before her professional journey through Ropes & Gray LLP and international tribunal work.
Gilley's professional interests converge at the intersection of corporate law, business and human rights, and technology law, applied through both her corporate counsel position and academic teaching. Her specialized focus on leadership development for legal professionals manifests in the co-created 'Lawyers as Leaders and Team Members' course.
As an educator, she has refined her pedagogical approach over four years of Wintersession teaching before expanding into the current semester course. While specific advising details aren't documented, her teaching methodology emphasizes practical skill development for law students entering complex professional environments.
