Speaker Hall of Fame

For 25 years, ACI’s Flagship Drug and Medical Device Litigation Conference has featured a distinguished speaker line-up of renowned jurists and leading in-house counsel who have provided a 360-degree view of the latest products liability developments and challenges facing the pharmaceutical and medical devices industries.

JURISTS
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Hon. Karen Caldwell, Chief Judge

U.S. District Court – Eastern District of Kentucky

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Hon. Michael Davis, Senior Judge

U.S. District Court – District of Minnesota

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Hon. Kenneth Hoyt, Senior Judge

U.S. District Court – Southern District of Texas

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Hon. Ann Montgomery, U.S. Senior District Court Judge

U.S. District Court – District of Minnesota

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Hon. Claire Cecchi, District Court Judge

U.S. District Court – District of New Jersey

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Hon. Dan Polster, District Court Judge

U.S. District Court – Northern District of Ohio

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Hon. Lorretta Preska, District Judge

U.S. District Court – Southern District of New York

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Hon. Susan Wigenton, US District Court Judge

U.S. District Court – District of New Jersey

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Hon. Leda Dunn Wettre, Magistrate Judge

U.S. District Court – District of New Jersey

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Hon. Rex Burlison, Circuit Judge

22nd Judicial Circuit of MO

IN-HOUSE COUNSEL
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Donald Bunnin, Vice President – Medical Aesthetics & Litigation

Allergan

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Ashley Garry, Senior Legal Counsel

ArTara Therapeutics

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Larissa Eustice, Senior Legal Counsel

Bayer Corp

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Sarah Padgitt, Associate General Counsel

Baxter US

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Daniel Curto, Senior Director Litigation Counsel

Biogen

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Donald Le Gower, Assistant General Counsel – Litigation and Government Investigations

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co

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Patricia Barbieri, SVP General Counsel Secretary – Legal & Corporate Affairs

Daiichi Sankyo Inc.

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Jobina Jones McDonnell, Vice President Assistant General Counsel – Litigation and Risk

Endo Pharmaceuticals

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Debra Burns, Senior Counsel Litigation & Investigations

GE Healthcare

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Mary Alice Barrett, Assistant General Counsel

Genenetech Inc.

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Brennan Torregrossa, Senior Vice President, Head of Global Litigation

GlaxoSmithKline

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Max Heerman, Senior Legal Counsel, Litigation

Medtronic Inc.

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James Holston, Executive Director, Managing Counsel

Merck & Co. Inc.

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Daniel Healey, Senior Corporate Counsel

Pfizer Inc.

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Gordon Hwang, Head US Litigation & Investigations

Sandoz Inc.

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Howard Cyr, Assistant General Counsel

Teleflex Inc.

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Rachel Gallagher, Senior Director, Legal Counsel

Teva Pharmaceuticals

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Adam Bassing, Associate General Counsel

UCB Inc.

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Lisa Dunkin – Senior Litigation Counsel

Zimmer Biomet