Jeremy Livianu.

Breast implants maker Establishment Labs Holdings Inc. has hired Jeremy Livianu as general counsel, the company has announced.

Livianu, who is the New York City-based company's first GC, arrives from Nevro Corp. of Redwood City, California, where he was director of legal affairs and helped take the company public.

In a company statement announcing his appointment, Livianu described Establishment Labs' line of silicone implants for breast reconstruction and augmentation as “a truly differentiated product in the medical device sector.”

“I wanted to be a part of the Establishment Labs story as early on as possible,” he said.

Establishment Labs is a global medical device company focused on developing breast aesthetics and reconstruction technologies. The company's line of implants is sold in more than 60 countries worldwide. Founded and led by Juan José Chacón Quirós, the company's manufacturing plant is in Costa Rica.

“Managing a global legal infrastructure, as well as complying and exceeding all United States public company reporting standards, will be of great importance as we enter a pivotal stage in our growth,” Quirós said, of Livianu's experience, in a statement.

Establishment Labs has received an infusion of cash in recent years. In September 2015, it announced that it had raised $20 million in funding and last April announced the closing of an $18 million financing round.

Livianu joined Nevro in 2014 and built the legal department from the ground up, according to an American Healthcare Leader profile of him. Prior to joining the biotechnology company that made products to treat chronic pain, he was at Johnson & Johnson Services Inc. supporting several medical device subsidiaries, including a surgical aesthetics company. He previously served as corporate counsel at the now-shuttered Tethys BioScience, a startup diagnostics company, and as a member of the IP groups at O'Melveny & Myers and Paul Hastings.

Livianu holds degrees from the University of California, San Diego, where he received a Bachelor of Science in chemical engineering, and The George Washington University Law School.

He could not be reached for comment.