Kristen Williams worked with the company as a legal consultant before joining as Corporate Counsel in December 2011. Since then, she has been promoted to Vice President, General Counsel in 2013 and to Chief Administrative Officer, General Counsel and Secretary in 2014. Prior to joining Pacira, she was Vice President, Corporate Compliance and Assistant General Counsel for Bioenvision, Inc from June 2004 until its merger with Genzyme Corporation in 2007. From September 1999 to June 2004, she practiced corporate law at Paul Hastings LLP in New York, where her practice encompassed all aspects of public and private mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, and securities law and compliance, with a core focus in the healthcare industry.

Ms. Williams earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration from Bucknell University and a J.D. Degree from the University of Denver, College of Law in Denver, CO.