Speaker Hall of Fame
For over 27 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
Honorable Nancy J. Rosenstengel, Chief Judge
U.S. District Court – S.D. Illinois
Judge Robin Rosenberg, Chief Judge
U.S. District Court, S.D. of Florida
Chair, Civil Rules Advisory Committee
Chair, MDL Rules Subcommittee
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
Candace Camarata, Associate General Counsel
Becton, Dickinson and Company
Bill Childs, Assistant General Counsel, Litigation
3M
Greg A. Dadika, Vice-President, Litigation
Boehringer Ingelheim
Larissa Eustice, Senior Legal Counsel
Bayer Corp
Christopher Guth, Senior Assistant General Counsel
Bayer
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.
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
Zane Riester, Senior Counsel
Johnson & Johnson
Lora Spencer, Principal Litigation & Investigations Counsel
Medtronic