The Drug & Medical Device Litigation Conference is an annual event organized by the American Conference Institute (ACI), bringing together over 400 pharmaceutical and medical device litigators, in-house counsel, private practice attorneys, and members of the judiciary. The 30th edition is scheduled for December 3–4, 2025, at the New York Marriott Marquis in New York City.
The conference agenda includes sessions on multi-district litigation strategies, emerging litigation trends, and high-stakes case developments. Notable topics are the impact of artificial intelligence on litigation, arbitration versus litigation strategies, and judicial perspectives on navigating product liability cases. A special 30th-anniversary panel will reflect on three decades of drug and device litigation, discussing past challenges and future directions.
Attendees will have opportunities for networking through interactive in-house roundtables, panel discussions, and a cocktail reception. The event features over 70 speakers, including leading in-house counsel, legal experts, federal judges, and regulatory authorities, providing real-time insights into the evolving litigation landscape.
This conference is designed for pharmaceutical and medical device litigators, in-house counsel, private practice attorneys, and members of the judiciary. It offers a platform to connect with peers, benchmark best practices, and stay ahead in an increasingly complex litigation environment.
Speakers(84)
Adam J. Hunt
Partner at Morrison & Foerster LLP
Adrienne M. Hollander
Associate General Counsel at American Regent Inc., a Daiichi Sankyo Group Company
Alexandra Preece Barlow
Partner at Morrison Foerster
Amy McVeigh
Shareholder at Polsinelli PC
Amy Todd Klug
General Counsel and Secretary, Head of Global Litigation at Daiichi Sankyo, Inc.
Andrew Boczkowski
Assistant General Counsel at GSK
Andrew T. (Andy) Bayman
Partner at King & Spalding LLP
Anita Modak-Truran
Partner at Butler Snow LLP
Ann E. Querns
Partner at Blank Rome LLP
Booker T. Shaw
Partner at Thompson Coburn LLP
Brandon Goodman
Vice President Legal, Global & Market Commercialization at BioNTech
Candace Camarata
Deputy Chief Litigation Counsel at Becton Dickinson
Carla R. Karp
Senior Counsel – Litigation at Becton, Dickinson and Company
Chad Higgins
Partner at Dentons
Chanda A. Miller
Partner at Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Christiana Jacxsens
Corporate Vice President, General Counsel, Life Sciences & Litigation at B. Braun Medical Inc.
Christine R.M. Kain
Partner at Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
Christopher Guth
Senior Assistant General Counsel at Bayer Corporation
Christopher P. Eby
Attorney at King & Spalding LLP
Cliff Merrell
Shareholder at Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Dan Troy
Managing Director at Berkeley Research Group, LLC (BRG)
Daniel I.A. Smulian
Partner at Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
Daniel S. Pariser
Partner at Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP
Daniel T. Campbell
Partner at Crowell & Moring LLP
Danielle Rosen
Assistant General Counsel, Head of Litigation at Daiichi Sankyo, Inc.
David L. Ferrera
Partner at Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP
Davis M. Walsh
Partner at McGuire Woods
Donald LeGower
Vice President - Litigation and Government Investigations at Bristol-Myers Squibb Co
Elizabeth Mitchell
Associate General Counsel at Smith & Nephew
Eric L. Alexander
Partner at Holland & Knight LLP
Greg Dadika
Vice-President, Litigation, Governmental Investigations & Risk Management at Boehringer Ingelheim
Halli Cohn
Partner at Troutman Pepper Locke LLP
Harvey Bartle
Partner at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Honorable Brian H. May
Circuit Judge, Division 1 at St. Louis County Circuit Court
Honorable John R. Tunheim
Sr. U.S. District Judge at U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota
Honorable Sarah L. Cave
U.S. Magistrate Judge at U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
James M. Beck
Senior Life Sciences Policy Analyst at Reed Smith LLP
Jamie L. Lanphear
Partner at Reed Smith LLP
Janet Kwuon
Vice President, Global Head of Litigation and Investigations at Gilead Sciences
Jennifer L. Bullard
Partner at Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP
Jobina Jones-McDonnell
Vice President, Assistant General Counsel, Litigation and Risk at Keenova
John H. Beisner
Of Counsel at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Jonathan Jung
General Counsel at Prinston Pharmaceutical, Inc.
Joshua Busch
Associate General Counsel at OrthoPediatrics
Julia Zousmer
Partner at King & Spalding LLP
Julie Y. Park
Partner at Morrison Foerster
Katherine Unger Davis
Partner at Dechert LLP
Kelly S. Crawford
Co-Chair of the Firm at Riker Danzig LLP
Kim Bueno
Partner at Kirkland and Ellis LLP
Kristen C. Rodriguez
Partner at Dentons
Larissa A. Eustice
Senior Assistant General Counsel at Bayer
Lora Spencer
Chief Legal Counsel, Mechanical Circulatory Support, Senior Global Litigation & Investigations Counsel at Medtronic
M. Katie Gates Calderon
Co-Chair, Product Liability Litigation Practice at Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.
Madeleine M. McDonough
Chair at Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP
Manuel F. Cachán
Partner at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Mary-Alice Barrett
Associate General Counsel at Genentech
Melissa Weberman
Counsel at Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP
Michael L. Hecht
Partner at Bowman & Brooke LLP
Michael Murphy
Partner at Winston & Strawn LLP
Michael Okerlund
CEO at Cloud Court, Inc.
Michelle Tessier
Senior Litigation & Investigations Counsel at Medtronic
Milli Kanani Hansen
Partner at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Nicholas DeLuca
Managing Director at Alvarez & Marsal Holdings, LLC
Nicole Mantini
Partner at Torys LLP
Paul (P.J.) Cosgrove
Partner at UB Greensfelder LLP
Paul A. LaFata
Partner at Dechert LLP
Rachel A. Farnsworth
Senior Corporate Counsel, Litigation & Government Investigations at Bristol Myers Squibb
Rachel B. Sherman
Partner at Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP
Rebecca Weinstein Bacon
Partner at Bartlit Beck LLP
Sarah H. Richardson
Senior Litigation Counsel at W.L. Gore & Associates
Sean Gugerty
Partner at Goodell, DeVries, Leech & Dann LLP
Shaila Diwan
Partner at Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Shannon E. McClure
Partner at Blank Rome LLP
Stephen Bennett
Partner at Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
Steven J. Boranian
Partner at Reed Smith LLP
Sydney Fairchild Williamson
Shareholder at Greenberg Traurig LLP
Thomas J. Sheehan
Partner at Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
Thomas P. Kurland
Partner at Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP
Ursula M. Henninger
Partner at King & Spalding LLP
Wendy West Feinstein
Partner at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
William B. Monahan
Partner at Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
William G. Childs
Partner at Bowman & Brooke
William Lee
Global Head of Legal, Litigation & Investigations at Olympus Corporation
Zane Riester
Senior Counsel at Johnson & Johnson
Event Details
- Date
- September 15-16, 2025
- 2 days
- Location
- 🇺🇸 New York, United States
- New York Marriott Marquis
- Pricing
- Varies by tier
- Audience
- Pharmaceutical and medical device litigators, in-house counsel, private practice attorneys, and members of the judiciary.
- CLE Credits
- CLE accreditation pending
- Attendees
- Over 400 attendees