Join us at the Premier Event for the Products Liability and MDL Defense Bar

Network and benchmark on the latest multi-district litigation strategies with 400+ pharmaceutical and device litigators, private practice attorneys and Judges hearing these matters.

2024 Conference Co-Chairs

Christiana Jacxsens

General Counsel, Life Sciences & Litigation
B. Braun Medical Inc.

Danielle Diviaio

ED & Executive Counsel, Litigation
Boehringer Ingelheim

Meagan Thwaites

Senior Legal Director, Global Litigation
Boston Scientific

Renowned Jurists

Honorable Karen K. Caldwell

Chief Judge
U.S. District Court, E.D. Kentucky (Chair, Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation [JPML])

Honorable Brian H. May

Circuit Judge, Division 1
St. Louis County Circuit Court

Honorable John R. Tunheim

Sr. U.S. District Judge
U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota

Featured Speakers

Adam Bassing

Head of Global Litigation
UCB, Inc.

Lisa A. Dunkin

Vice President & Associate General Counsel, Litigation
Zimmer Biomet

Rachel Gallagher

Associate General Counsel
Teleflex Inc.

Amy Todd Klug

General Counsel and Secretary, Head of Legal and Corporate Affairs
Daiichi Sankyo, Inc.

Jobina Jones-McDonnell

Vice President, Assistant General Counsel, Litigation and Risk
Endo Pharmaceuticals

Richard W. Silbert

Vice President, Legal Strategy & Public Health Initiatives
Purdue Pharma L.P.

Benefit from our Pre-Conference Working Groups

Each working group offers 3.5 hours of dynamic and in-depth discussions on the essential components of effective MDL defense strategies, featuring insights from both in-house and outside counsel perspectives.

Working Groups are offered In-Person only.

Complimentary Webinar

Implications of the Latest Rulings, Settlements and Evidentiary Amendments to Drug and Medical Device Litigation: A View from In-House Practitioners

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Continuing Legal Education Credits

Earn CLE/Ethics Credits

Accreditation will be sought in those jurisdictions requested by the registrants which have continuing education requirements. This course is identified as nontransitional for the purposes of CLE accreditation.

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Network and Benchmark with Representatives from Leading Drug and Medical Device Companies Including:

  • Bayer Corporation
  • Beckton Dickinson and Company
  • Boehringer Ingelheim
  • Bristol Myers Squibb
  • Boston Scientific
  • Daiichi Sankyo
  • Endo Pharmaceuticals
  • Genentech
  • GlaxoSmithKline
  • Johnson & Johnson
  • Medtronic
  • Nuvasive
  • Olympus Corporation
  • Purdue Pharma
  • Smith & Nephew
  • Solventum
  • Teleflex Inc.
  • UCB Inc.
  • Viatris
  • WL Gore & Associates Inc.
  • Zimmer Biomet

The Premier Event for the Products Liability and MDL Defense Bar!

400+

Attendees

20

Content-Rich
Panel Discussions

70+

Speakers

Including More Than 30 In-House Counsel from Leading Life Sciences Companies

3

Full Days of
Extended Networking

Sponsorship Opportunities

With conferences in the United States, Europe, Asia Pacific, and Latin America, the C5 Group of Companies: American Conference Institute, the Canadian Institute, and C5 Group, provides a diverse portfolio of conferences, events and roundtables devoted to providing business intelligence to senior decision makers responding to challenges around the world.

Don’t miss the opportunity to maximize participation or showcase your organizations services and talent. For more information, please contact:

Aaron Goldstein  |  [email protected]

Speaker
“There is no better forum for leading edge thinking on today’s most pressing drug and med litigation challenges.”
—Director, Government Investigations, Merck & Co., Inc.
“Great agenda and networking opportunities.”
—Managing Counsel, Medtronic
“It was good to see a panel of judges that are familiar with the JPML and MDLs, as well as state coordinated proceedings, and who are currently presiding over some of the largest mass torts.”
—Associate, Sidley Austin LLP
“ACI’s Drug & Medical Device Conference is THE must attend, premier conference for attorneys practicing in the drug and medical device space.”
—Lora Spencer, Principal Litigation Counsel, Medtronic
“Excellent insight into current trial issues with major litigation of interest; very engaging.”
—Partner, Tucker Ellis LLP
“I look forward to the ACI Drug and Med Conference every year as I’m sure to find helpful discussion on current topics that matter to me as well as a balanced outlook from both in-house and outside counsel.”
—Senior Director, Legal Counsel