ACI’s Hatch-Waxman Series Advisory Board

American Conference Institute’s Hatch-Waxman Series Advisory board was created as a part of ACI’s ongoing effort to provide industry leading content and a world renowned speaker faculty. The board is composed of a selection of all-in-house advisers, including Chief IP and very senior IP/Patent counsel from the leading brand name and generic pharmaceutical companies in the country and in some cases the world. This ‘inner circle’ counsels ACI on the impact of litigation trends and emerging topics.

Laura DeMoor

Associate General Counsel, IP Baxter Healthcare Corporation

Stephanie Donahue

Head of Global Patent Litigation
Global Intellectual Property Department
Legal, Ethics & Business Integrity Sanofi

Linda Friedlieb

Division Counsel AbbVie

Colin Heitzmann

Vice President, Intellectual Property Travere Therapeutics

Jenny Papatolis Johnson

Vice President & Assistant General Counsel, IP Keenova

Staci Julie

SVP and Chief IP Counsel Teva Pharmaceuticals

Thomas Lavery

Senior Patent Litigation Counsel Sandoz

Karen Moreira

Director, Global Intellectual Property Litigation Merck

Aaron Pereira

VP, Global Head of Mergers & Acquisitions Ferring Pharmaceuticals

Adam Perlman

Senior Vice President, Deputy General Patent Counsel – IP Litigation and IP Strategy Eli Lilly and Company

Brian Robinson

Head Commercial IP and US IP Litigation Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation

Maryll Toufanian

Senior Vice President, Regulatory Strategy and Government Affairs Amneal Pharmaceuticals

Marina Volin, Esq.

VP, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary Nordic Pharma

April Weisbruch

Senior Director, Patent Counsel Bausch + Lomb

Kevin Zive

Vice President – Global General Counsel and Head of Intellectual Property Apotex Inc.

Emeritus Members

Stephen Auten

Partner Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP

Guy Donatiello

Former SVP of IP Endo Pharmaceuticals

George W. Johnston

Counsel Gibbons P.C.
(Former Vice President & Chief Patent Counsel, Hoffmann-La Roche)

Kurt R. Karst

Director Hyman, Phelps & McNamara, P.C.

Honorable Kathleen M. O’Malley (Ret.)

Of Counsel Sullivan & Cromwell LLP

Jamie Leeds (Ret.)

Former Vice President and Chief Patent Counsel, Hatch Waxman Litigation Eli Lilly and Company

Honorable Teresa Rea

Consultant Rea Consulting LLC Former Acting Director of the USPTO

Shashank Upadhye

Partner Upadhye Tang LLP

Speaking Opportunities
Share your knowledge and expertise with your industry peers and colleagues. Gain greater industry recognition as you join our group of business leaders who have helped to shape some of America’s most important industry conferences. This is an outstanding career, business networking and information sharing opportunity.

For more information please contact:
Lisa Piccolo
Senior Divisional Director, Conference Production