2023 Speakers
Chairs
James T. Evans, Ph.D.
Senior Director | Assistant General Counsel, Dispute Resolution
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
Henry Gu
SVP, Head of IP
Zentalis Pharmaceuticals
Cory Wohlbach
Global Vice President, Biosimilar Regulatory Affairs
Teva Pharmaceuticals
Government Speakers
Anu Sawkar
Special Counsel for Intellectual Property
Federal Trade Commission
Dr. Mustafa Ünlü
Policy Staff Director, CDER
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
The PTAB
Hon. Jacqueline Wright Bonilla
Deputy Chief Administrative Patent Judge, Patent Trial & Appeal Board
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Hon. Susan Mitchell
Lead Judge Patent Trial & Appeal Board
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Hon. Grace Obermann
Administrative Patent Judge, Patent Trial & Appeal Board
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Associations
Hans Sauer, Ph.D., J.D.
Deputy General Counsel, VP of IP
Biotechnology Innovation Organization
In-House Counsel
Ali I. Ahmed
Senior Vice President, Biosimilars
Fresenius Kabi USA, LLC
Maureen A. Bresnahan
Assistant General Counsel
Eisai Inc.
Michael Cottler
Global Head of Litigation
Alvotech
James T. Evans, Ph.D.
Senior Director | Assistant General Counsel, Dispute Resolution
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
Kelly Goldberg
Vice President, Law and Senior Counsel for Biopharmaceutical Regulation
PhRMA
Henry Gu
SVP, Head of IP
Zentalis Pharmaceuticals
Pavi Kullar
Pharmacy Purchasing Manager
Boston Medical Center
Lawrence M. Brown Ph.D., J.D.
Associate General Counsel, Head of Legal (FUSION BioVenture)
Fosun Pharma USA Inc.
Cory Wohlbach
Global Vice President, Biosimilar Regulatory Affairs
Teva Pharmaceuticals
Outside Counsel
Anna K. Abram
Senior Advisor
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
Benjamin Anger
Partner
Knobbe Martens
Aziz Burgy
Partner
Axinn, Veltron & Harkrider LLP
Lisa Cameron
Principal
The Brattle Group
Jonathan S. Caplan
Partner
Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP
Andrea Cheek
Partner
Knobbe Martens
Alice Chen
Associate Professor of Public Policy, Vice Dean for Research
USC Sol Price School of Public Policy
Natasha E. Daughtrey
Partner
Goodwin Procter LLP
Rachel Elsby
Partner
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
Eamonn Gardner
Partner
Cooley LLP
Vishal C. Gupta
Partner
Steptoe & Johnson LLP
Otto Licks
Founding Partner
Licks Attorneys
Christopher Loh
Partner
Venable LLP
Daniel Margolis
Partner
Allen & Overy LLP
John J. Molenda
Partner
Steptoe & Johnson LLP
Jason Murata
Partner
Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP
Brian Nolan
Partner
Mayer Brown LLP
Kevin E. Noonan
Partner
McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP
Tina Papagiannopoulos
Counsel
Foley Hoag LLP
Ivan M. Poullaos
Partner
Winston & Strawn LLP
Honorable Teresa Rea
Partner
Crowell & Moring LLP
(Former Acting Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office)
Irena Royzman, Ph.D.
Partner | Head of Life Sciences
Kramer Levin Neftalis & Frankel LLP
J.C. Rozendaal
Director
Sterne Kessler Goldstein & Fox
Alicia A. Russo
Partner
Venable LLP
Hassen A. Sayeed
Partner
O’Melveny & Myers LLP
Elizabeth S. Weiswasser
Partner
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
