Event Description
Online registration is closed. If you would like to join
or have questions, please email Geen at gmui@mnbars.org.
Hosted by the Food
Drug & Device Law Section.
In-Person Only Event | Wed.April 17, 2024 from 1 PM to 6
PM
Venue: The
MARQ , 250 Marquette Avenue, Minneapolis
Tenant’s
Lounge, Second Floor, hosted by Nilan Johnson Lewis,
P.A.
Join a lively
discussion of corporate counsel and private practitioners on federal and state
regulatory developments impacting the food, drug, biotech, and medical device
industries. The FDA Forum is this Section’s longest running annual event,
valued by members for offering an insider’s perspective on thorny and emerging
regulatory issues.
The keynote speaker this year is James
Beck, a Senior Policy Analyst at the law firm of Reed Smith and a highly
recognized thought leader in life sciences and healthcare related legal
issues. Mr. Beck is the founder and co-host of the widely read and
influential Drug and Device Law Blog, where he frequently contributes posts on
significant legal decisions and other product liability-related issues affecting
drug, biotech, and medical device companies. Mr. Beck will speak on the
uptick in threats to the FDA’s administrative authority, such as
abortion-related challenges to FDA authority over product approvals, the
California Food Safety Act, and the anticipated ruling from the U.S. Supreme
Court on the future of Chevron deference.
Following Mr.
Beck’s presentation are panel discussions among in-house and outside
counsel specializing in food law and drug and device law, including panelists
from Hershey, Hormel, Post Consumer Brands, Boston Scientific, and
Coloplast. Total of 3.5 CLE credits anticipated. We will close the Forum with a
social and networking event with light refreshments catered by Surdyk’s.
FDA Forum Schedule
1 PM: Welcome and Keynote: James
Beck
2 PM: Food regulatory panel discussion.
3:15 PM: Drug and device
regulatory panel discussion.
4:30 PM: Social and networking event.
Keynote Speaker:
James Beck, Senior Policy Analyst at Reed Smith, LLP
Presentation
Panelists:
Food Panel:
Kelly Foos, Associate
General Counsel | Post Consumer Brands LLC
Barbara Bergen,
Corporate Counsel | Hormel Foods Corporation
Kelly Laudon,
Assistant General Counsel - Regulatory | The Hershey
Company
Drug & Device Panel:
Karin Simonson,
Envoy Medical
Aaron Rodriguez,
Senior Counsel | Coloplast Corp.
Rachel Gartner,
Boston Scientific
Moderators:
Food Panel: Emily Zambrana,
Senior Principal Legal Counsel | Whole Foods Market
Drug/Device Panel: Bryan Feldhaus, Vice President of Legal-Regulatory and Compliance | DuVal &
Associates
CLE
Credits:
3.5 Standard CLE Credits | Event Code:
505494
Cost:
Section Member: $0
Bar Member, not in the Section: $10
Non-Member: $25
Law Student & New Admittee: $0/Free
Registration Deadline: April 15, 2024. To
register after that time, email the program manager.
Payments/Cancellations: Please register online or over
the phone by credit card whenever possible. If you must pay by check, please use
this
registration form. Need to cancel? Please see our cancellation
policy.
Accommodations: We are committed to creating
an inclusive environment in which all members can participate fully. If you need
reasonable accommodations to participate in this event, please notify the
program manager with at least 72 hours notice prior to the meeting to allow
sufficient time to make arrangements for accommodations. Thank you.
Program Manager:
Geen Mui | gmui@mnbars.org