FDA Boot Camp

Melissa Mannion

Of Counsel
Jones Day
Former Senior Regulatory Counsel, CDER Office of Generic Drug Policy, FDA

Without a doubt, ACI’s FDA Boot Camp Conference is the foundational Food and Drug Law conference! FDA Boot Camp will equip attendees with the essential knowledge they need to further explore the vast and intricate Food and Drug Law space, and it is the springboard to other, more focused ACI conference offerings.

Kurt Karst

Director
Hyman, Phelps & McNamara, P.C.
 

With all that is happening this year in the FDA space, having several former FDA leaders on faculty for the 2026 FDA Boot Camp will bring invaluable insight and practical guidance to help attendees navigate the Agency and effectively manage FDA-related issues and challenges.

Laura Akowuah

Special Counsel
Cooley LLP
Former Acting Director, Office of Enforcement, Human Foods Program; Former, Associate Chief Counsel for Enforcement, Office of the Chief Counsel, FDA

Jennifer L. Bragg

Partner
Latham & Watkins LLP
Former Associate Chief Counsel for Enforcement, FDA

Elizabeth Jungman

Partner
Hogan Lovells
Former Chief of Staff; Associate Director for Policy, CDER, FDA

Maarika Kimbrell

Partner
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Former Director, Office of New Drug Policy, OND, CDER, FDA

Seth A. Mailhot

Partner
Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Former Compliance Officer, FDA

Samantha Hong

Partner
Kleinfeld Kaplan Becker LLP
Former Associate Chief Counsel, Office of the Chief Counsel, FDA

Brian Burgess

Partner
Goodwin Procter LLP
Former Special Assistant to the Solicitor General, U.S. DOJ

Rachel Turow

Of Counsel, FDA Regulatory
Skadden Arps

Benjamin Zegarelli

Of Counsel
Mintz

Katlin McKelvie

Partner
Gibson Dunn
Former Deputy General Counsel, HHS

Matthew Hegreness

Partner, FDA Regulation
Covington & Burling LLP

Bindu Donovan

Partner
Morrison & Foerster LLP