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

Hon. Karen Caldwell, Chief Judge
U.S. District Court – Eastern District of Kentucky

Hon. Michael Davis, Senior Judge
U.S. District Court – District of Minnesota

Hon. Kenneth Hoyt, Senior Judge
U.S. District Court – Southern District of Texas

Hon. Ann Montgomery, U.S. Senior District Court Judge
U.S. District Court – District of Minnesota

Hon. Claire Cecchi, District Court Judge
U.S. District Court – District of New Jersey

Hon. Dan Polster, District Court Judge
U.S. District Court – Northern District of Ohio

Hon. Lorretta Preska, District Judge
U.S. District Court – Southern District of New York

Hon. Susan Wigenton, US District Court Judge
U.S. District Court – District of New Jersey

Hon. Leda Dunn Wettre, Magistrate Judge
U.S. District Court – District of New Jersey

Hon. Rex Burlison, Circuit Judge
22nd Judicial Circuit of MO
IN-HOUSE COUNSEL

Donald Bunnin, Vice President – Medical Aesthetics & Litigation
Allergan

Ashley Garry, Senior Legal Counsel
ArTara Therapeutics

Larissa Eustice, Senior Legal Counsel
Bayer Corp

Sarah Padgitt, Associate General Counsel
Baxter US

Daniel Curto, Senior Director Litigation Counsel
Biogen

Donald Le Gower, Assistant General Counsel – Litigation and Government Investigations
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co

Patricia Barbieri, SVP General Counsel Secretary – Legal & Corporate Affairs
Daiichi Sankyo Inc.

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

Debra Burns, Senior Counsel Litigation & Investigations
GE Healthcare

Mary Alice Barrett, Assistant General Counsel
Genenetech Inc.

Brennan Torregrossa, Senior Vice President, Head of Global Litigation
GlaxoSmithKline

Max Heerman, Senior Legal Counsel, Litigation
Medtronic Inc.

James Holston, Executive Director, Managing Counsel
Merck & Co. Inc.

Daniel Healey, Senior Corporate Counsel
Pfizer Inc.

Gordon Hwang, Head US Litigation & Investigations
Sandoz Inc.

Howard Cyr, Assistant General Counsel
Teleflex Inc.

Rachel Gallagher, Senior Director, Legal Counsel
Teva Pharmaceuticals

Adam Bassing, Associate General Counsel
UCB Inc.

Lisa Dunkin – Senior Litigation Counsel
Zimmer Biomet