NEW YORK, Aug. 16, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- American Conference Institute (ACI) is pleased to announce the confirmed faculty for the 21^st Annual Drug and Med conference (www.DrugandMed.com) on December 5-7, 2016 at the New York Marriott Marquis in New York City. The complete agenda will be finalized by September, featuring over 50 speakers including more than 20 in-house counsel from drug and medical device companies. Additional speakers are added as the agenda becomes finalized.

What's new for 2016:

• New sessions and tracks including deep-dives into third-party funding of litigation, Lone Pine Orders revisited, updates on women's health litigation, 3D printing, biosimilars, and more.
• GC and CLO Roundtable. In this interactive session, learn what keeps industry leaders up at night when faced with a products liability action.
• Defense Counsel Only War Room: Closed to plaintiffs' counsel, join your peers for a state-of-the-industry analysis and candid discussion about the latest and greatest in opponent's tactics.

This year's lineup of speakers includes:

• The Honorable Ruben Castillo, Chief Judge, United States District Court, Northern District of Illinois
• The Honorable Michael J. Davis, Senior Judge, United States District Court, District of Minnesota 
• The Honorable David R. Herndon, United States District Judge, Southern District of Illinois
• The Honorable John F. Keenan, Judge, United States District Court, Southern District of New York
• The Honorable Carmen M. Ortiz, United States Attorney, District of Massachusetts
• Patricia A. Barbieri, Deputy General Counsel, Legal Affairs, Daiichi Sankyo, Inc.
• Courtney Camp Enloe, Chief Counsel, Litigation, McKesson
• Howard Cyr, Associate General Counsel, Teva Pharmaceuticals
• Greg A. Dadika, Associate General Counsel, Litigation, C. R. Bard, Inc.
• Lisa M. Dunkin, Senior Litigation Counsel, Zimmer Biomet
• Christopher P. Gramling, Assistant General Counsel – Litigation and Legal Compliance, Eli Lilly and Company
• Daniel Healey, Corporate Counsel, Pfizer Inc.
• James M. Holston, Managing Counsel, Office of General Counsel, Merck & Co., Inc.
• Cynthia J. Kretz, Vice President, General Counsel, Cook Group Incorporated
• James W. A. Ladner, Deputy General Counsel – Litigation & Investigations, St. Jude Medical, Inc.
• Leah L. Lorber, Assistant General Counsel, GlaxoSmithKline
• Connie Matteo, Assistant General Counsel, Pfizer Inc.
• Sarah M. Padgitt, Senior Counsel, Baxter International Inc.
• Michael P. Panagrossi, Associate General Counsel, Purdue Pharma L.P.
• Steve Phillips, Special Counsel, Medtronic, Inc. 
• David N. Royster, Vice President, Deputy General Counsel, Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.
• Richard W. Silbert, Vice President and Chief Litigation Counsel, Purdue Pharma L.P.
• Michael R. Smith, Associate General Counsel, Olympus Corporation of the Americas
• Anthony P. Tinari, Vice President and General Counsel, Bracco Diagnostics Inc.
• Brennan J. Torregrossa, Vice President and Associate General Counsel, GlaxoSmithKline
• Jonathan A. Wasserman, Vice-President & Associate General Counsel, Bristol-Myers Squibb

For additional information about this conference, including the most up-to-date agenda, faculty list, and brochure can be accessed at www.DrugandMed.com.

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