Meenakshi Datta

Meena Datta is a member of the firm’s Executive Committee and global co-leader of Sidley’s Healthcare practice. She also leads the Chicago Healthcare group, and is a member of the firm’s Global Life Sciences Leadership Council and COVID-19 Task Force. She was recognized as Regulatory Attorney of the Year: Pricing and Reimbursement in LMG Life Sciences 2021 edition, a marquee award for life sciences lawyers. Underscoring the depth of Sidley’s talent, Meena’s team was identified in LMG Life Sciences' 2022 edition as first tier for Healthcare: Pricing & Reimbursement, and she was individually ranked as a “Life Sciences Star” in both the FDA: Medical Device and FDA: Pharmaceutical categories (2020–2022). Meena manages key strategic regulatory, transactional, litigation, and enforcement matters for life sciences, healthcare, and health technology companies throughout the world.

Meena received her B.A. from Brown University and her J.D. from the University of Chicago Law School. Meena is regularly quoted by nationally recognized healthcare trade press and is a frequent speaker at key life sciences conferences. She has lectured for a Healthcare Management course at Loyola University’s Chicago Graduate School of Business and the Seton Hall Law School Healthcare Compliance Certificate Program. Meena is a proud member of the Board of Directors of the March of Dimes, Chicago Chapter.