Welcome to Legal & Regulatory Affairs

Department of Legal Affairs

Under the direction of Joe Galvan, JD, MBA, the Department of Legal Affairs provides legal counsel and represents the entire institution on a wide range of issues involving operations, transactions, litigation management, public information requests and international affairs. The Department provides drafting, research, review, analysis and advice to the institution in the following areas:

  • Contracts/Agreements/Transactions
  • Employment/Human Resources/Personnel Matters
  • Hospital/Clinical Operations
  • Intellectual Property
  • Academic Enterprise Operations & Student Matters
  • Medical Liability and Litigation Management
  • International Affairs
  • Texas Public Information Act
  • General Health Law

Office of Institutional Compliance

Under the direction of Toby Boenig, JD, the Office of Institutional Compliance (OIC) is responsible for developing an institutional compliance program that will promote compliance with all applicable legal requirements, foster and help ensure ethical conduct, and provide education, training, and guidance to all employees and faculty. Our institutional compliance plan and program is designed to prevent accidental or intentional noncompliance with applicable laws and regulations; to detect such noncompliance if it occurs; to take corrective action when necessary, and to prevent future noncompliance. The OIC provides advice, education, monitoring and reviews in the following areas:

Office of Technology Transfer

Under the direction of Jason Abair, JD, The Office of Technology Transfer is responsible for the management of The University of Texas Medical Branch's Intellectual Property Assets, while promoting and encouraging scientific collaboration with industry.

  • Inventions, Patents and Copyrights
  • Licensing of Intellectual Property
  • Commercialization and Collaboration
  • Research Agreements
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