FOOD DRUG & DEVICE LAW SECTION
FDA Forum: Regulatory Developments in the Food and Life Sciences Industries
Wednesday, April 17, 2024
01:00 PM to 06:00 PM CT
The Marq, 250 Marquette Avenue, Minneapolis
Tenant’s Lounge, Second Floor, hosted by Nilan Johnson Lewis, P.A.
Forum Description:
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.
Proposed Forum Schedule:
1 PM: Keynote speech by 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 Presenter:
James Beck, Senior Policy Analyst at Reed Smith, LLP
CLE Credits:
3.5 Standard CLE Credits | Event Code: 505494
Cost:
Section Members: $0
MSBA Members not in Section*: $10
Non-Members*: $25
Law Students: $0
New Admittees (after 1/1): $0
Event Contact:
Geen Mui, Signature Programs Specialist
gmui@mnbars.org, 612-278-6346