Nicholas J. Diamond, JD, LLM, MBe is an advisor and interdisciplinary legal academic. His expertise focuses on: (1) public health law; and (2) public international law, especially (a) human rights and (b) international investment law.
In his role at Avalere, an advisory firm in Washington, DC, Nick provides strategic counsel to biopharmaceutical companies on public policy issues, with particular expertise in vaccines, and general drug pricing and reimbursement. In prior roles, he led global market strategy for the healthcare and life sciences sectors at a Silicon Valley technology company, as well as advised the U.S. government on public policy issues during implementation of the Affordable Care Act.
Nick concurrently holds part-time faculty appointments at Georgetown Law and George Washington, and is an associate scholar in the Center for Global Health at the University of Pennsylvania. He is also a PhD candidate in public international law at the Grotius Centre for International Legal Studies at Leiden Law School, where he is writing on human rights considerations in international arbitration. Nick’s work has appeared in law reviews, peer-reviewed journals, and popular media outlets. He has lectured in various academic and industry fora, as well as appeared on U.S. news programs as an expert in public health law.
Nick trained as a lawyer in the U.S., and also holds graduate degrees in bioethics and global health law.
In his role at Avalere, an advisory firm in Washington, DC, Nick provides strategic counsel to biopharmaceutical companies on public policy issues, with particular expertise in vaccines, and general drug pricing and reimbursement. In prior roles, he led global market strategy for the healthcare and life sciences sectors at a Silicon Valley technology company, as well as advised the U.S. government on public policy issues during implementation of the Affordable Care Act.
Nick concurrently holds part-time faculty appointments at Georgetown Law and George Washington, and is an associate scholar in the Center for Global Health at the University of Pennsylvania. He is also a PhD candidate in public international law at the Grotius Centre for International Legal Studies at Leiden Law School, where he is writing on human rights considerations in international arbitration. Nick’s work has appeared in law reviews, peer-reviewed journals, and popular media outlets. He has lectured in various academic and industry fora, as well as appeared on U.S. news programs as an expert in public health law.
Nick trained as a lawyer in the U.S., and also holds graduate degrees in bioethics and global health law.