ACI: FDA, NAD, FTC, San Joaquin DA and Leading Manufacturers to Speak at ACI’s Cosmetics Forum

NEW YORK - Dec. 9, 2013 - PRLog -- New York

Monday, December 9, 2013

American Conference Institute (ACI) is pleased to announce that its inaugural Legal, Regulatory and Compliance Forum on Cosmetics will take place in New York City on February 20-21, 2014.

As Stephanie Butler, Division Manager of ACI’s Life Sciences and Health Care Division noted “this conference presents a unique opportunity for the cosmetics industry to not only hear from the FDA, FTC, NAD, San Joaquin DA and leading cosmetics industry representatives, but also take part in an intimate forum where open discussion of pressing and controversial industry matters is encouraged.”

Lisa J. Piccolo, Senior Industry Manager, Life Sciences and Health Care with ACI, stated “ACI is proud and honored to bring the cosmetics industry the opportunity to hear from Dr. Linda Katz, Director of the Office of Cosmetics and Colors Food and Drug Administration given the high desire of industry to hear directly from the FDA about claims language and best practices to avoid enforcement action.”  Krishna D. Patel, Legal Analyst & Program Manager noted that “Dr. Katz’s presence together with that of FTC, NAD, San Joaquin DA and the legal and regulatory “who’s who” of the cosmetics industry makes this event an essential gathering for legal and regulatory representatives for cosmetics manufacturers.” Ms. Patel added that “the faculty not only includes the aforementioned key government authorities, but also has representatives from such leading companies as Proctor & Gamble, J&J Consumer Companies, Estée Lauder, Revlon, Guthy-Renker, Avon, and Coty in addition to key food and drug lawyers who specialize in this area of personal care products.”

Co- Chairs:

Ÿ Sharon A. Blinkoff, Counsel, Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP

Ÿ Nadine Harrison, Director, Regulatory Affairs, J&J Consumer Companies, Inc.

FDA

Ÿ Linda M. Katz, M.D., M.P.H., Director, Office of Cosmetics and Colors, Food and Drug Administration

FTC

Ÿ Nur ul-Haq, Staff Attorney, Federal Trade Commissi

NAD

Ÿ Annie Ugurlayan, Senior Attorney, National Advertising Division

San Joaquin County - District Attorney's Office

Ÿ David J. Irey, Supervising Deputy District Attorney, San Joaquin County - District Attorney's Office

Leading Associations

Ÿ Pam Busiek, President – CEO, Independent Cosmetic Manufacturers and Distributors

Ÿ Heather White, Executive Director, Environmental Working Grou

Industry

Ÿ Eric T. Addington, Senior Counsel, Beauty Care, The Procter & Gamble Co.

Ÿ Stephanie Blackman, General Counsel, Guthy-Renker, LLC

Ÿ Anca Cornis-Pop, Senior Counsel, Global Marketing, Avon

Ÿ Eugene Keogh, Assistant General Counsel, Coty Inc.

Ÿ Rita Odin, Vice President and Trademark Counsel, The Estee Lauder Companies Inc.

Ÿ Steve Rosenthal, Vice President, Law, Trademarks & Copyrights, Revlon Consumer Products Corporation

Law Firm

Ÿ Mark Duvall, Principal, Beveridge & Diamond, P.C.

Ÿ Dennis S. Ellis, Partner, Paul Hastings LLP

Ÿ Edward F. Glynn, Jr., Partner, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips

Ÿ Claudia Lewis, Partner, Venable LLP

Ÿ Anne V. Maher, Partner, Kleinfeld, Kaplan & Becker LLP

Ÿ Jeffrey Margulies, Partner, Fulbright & Jaworski LLP

Ÿ Theodore C. Max, Partner, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Ÿ Emalee G. Murphy, Of Counsel, Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

Ÿ Dr. Jeannie M. Perron, DVM, Partner, Covington & Burling LLP

Ÿ Judith M. Praitis, Partner, Sidley Austin LLP

Ÿ Sarah Roller, Partner, Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Ÿ Frederick A. Stearns, Partner,  Keller and Heckman LLP

Industry Advisors

Ÿ Tommy Kong, Head of Cosmetics & Personal Care Products Services, REACH24H Consulting Group

Ÿ David Steinberg, Consultant, Steinberg & Associates, Inc.

Ÿ Craig Weiss, President, Consumer Product Testing

Full information on the forum can be found at www.AmericanConference.com/Cosmetics

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