Speakers Announced for ACI’s Women Leaders in Life Sciences Law Conference in July

General Counsel, Chief Legal Officers, DOJ, and Federal Judges to present
 
NEW YORK - May 19, 2015 - PRLog -- American Conference Institute (ACI) is pleased to announce that more than 10 General Counsel and Chief Legal Officers at life sciences companies plus representatives from the DOJ and federal bench will present at ACI’s Women Leaders in Life Sciences Law conferencewhich will take place in Boston on July 23-24, 2015.

Designed to promote women-to-women networking and substantive legal discussion of the hottest topics in life sciences law, this unique program features a distinguished faculty of over 30 compliance, intellectual property, regulatory, transactional, and products liability counsel including:

Alane Barnes, Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary, BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Jennifer K. Benenson, Vice President, North America General Counsel Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.

Jennifer A. Camacho, Chief Legal Officer, Gen9, Inc.

Elizabeth Cipolletti, General Counsel and Compliance Officer, OMNIlife science, Inc.

The Honorable Joy Flowers Conti, Chief Judge, United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania

Linda F. Friedman, Esq., Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Astellas US LLC

Laurie Hill, Vice President of Intellectual Property, Medimmune

Monique Hunt Mc Williams, Chief Diversity Officer, Global Diversity and Inclusion Office, Eli Lilly and Co.

Moji Amanda James, Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Iroko Pharmaceuticals, LLC

Kathryn Jones, Director, Intellectual Property, Ranbaxy Inc. (a Sun Pharma company).

Elona Kogan, Chief Legal Counsel & Vice President of Health Policy & Government Affairs, Avanir Pharmaceuticals

Kendra A. Martello, Deputy Vice President, Strategic Operations, Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA)

Judith K. Meritz, Associate General Counsel, Medtronic Inc.

Shaji Procida, President and Chief Operating Officer, Eisai Inc.

Jennifer J. Rhodes, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, Medivation, Inc.

Susan A. Roberts, Corporate Vice President & Chief Compliance Officer, Hospira

Pamela A. Simonton, JD, LL.M, Executive Vice President, Exelixis, Inc.

Gael Diane Tisack, Terumo Cardiovascular Group Vice President of Legal Affairs Terumo Americas Vice President of Intellectual Property, Terumo Corporation

Ailis Tweed-Kent, M.D., CEO and Founder, Cocoon Biotech, Inc.

Jane Wasman (Invited), President, International and General Counsel, Acorda Therapeutics, Inc.

Denelle J. Waynick, VP, Legal Affairs (Americas), UCB, Inc.

Li Westerlund, Vice President, Global IP, Bavarian Nordic Inc.

Jane H. Yoon, Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of New Jersey

All presentations have specifically been tailored to address the challenges and opportunities facing women in life sciences legal world and to give like-minded women the skills necessary for continued success in the life sciences space including:

• Positioning oneself as an industry maven through a thorough knowledge of the big picture legal issues affecting life sciences companies across the board, featuring updates on the top Supreme and District Court cases affecting life sciences companies

• Breaking through the glass ceiling, embracing power, and getting a seat at the table in the traditional “old boys’ club” of the legal world featuring real world advice from women managing successful legal teams at top life sciences companies

• Advocating for oneself and earning authoritative respect amongst your peers and colleagues in the life sciences community, featuring communication tips from women leaders and professional coaches on channeling the qualities that bring success to a leader

• Advancing in the life sciences legal community, creating and sustaining a robust network, and overcoming implicit gender biases

Plus two half-day sessions designed for maximum networking and creating a candid dialogue in a less formal setting:

·         “I Wish Someone Had Told Me”: Advice from Life Sciences General Counsel on Embracing Influence and Power and Running a Successful Legal Department

·         Professional Development and Coaching for Women Leaders: Improving Negotiation, Public Speaking, and Managing Streesful Situations

More information about this event, including a full agenda, faculty list, and brochure can be accessed at www.AmericanConference.com/LSWomen.

American Conference Institute

A unique organization, American Conference Institute is devoted to providing the business intelligence that senior decision-makers need to respond to challenges both here in the US, and around the world.

Staffed by industry specialists, lawyers and other professionals, American Conference Institute operates as a think tank, monitoring trends and developments in all major industry sectors, the law, and public policy, with a view to providing information on the leading edge.

Headquartered in New York and led by  Leigh Gilmore, Senior Vice President, and Seth Kerker, Managing Director, American Conference Institute has grown to produce more than 220 events each year, attended by thousands of senior delegates from across the country.

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