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IU McKinney's Annual Fall CLE Event Features Experts on Regulation and Ethics in Health Law
09/29/2016
The Annual Fall Continuing Legal Education Program at IU McKinney will consider the topic “Regulating Innovation: Best Practices and Ethics in Health Law” during the event on October 11 at Inlow Hall.
Alice Fisher from the Washington, D.C., firm Latham & Watkins will present on “The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act” to begin the event. Fisher focuses her practice on global white collar criminal investigations, including a range of government enforcement matters.
Faegre Baker Daniels attorneys Jessica Cox from the Indianapolis office and Joe Price from the Minneapolis office will offer a discussion of “Biosimilars: Liability Issues.” Cox concentrates her practice on the defense of pharmaceutical companies, device manufacturers and other industry leaders involved in product liability litigation. Price focuses exclusively in the area of complex litigation, mass tort and class action products liability defense, especially litigation involving pharmaceuticals and medical devices.
Patrick Raulerson, Senior Regulatory Counsel in the FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research’s Office of Regulatory Policy; and Dave Ceryak, Senior Director – Assistant General Counsel, Regulatory Legal Team at Eli Lilly and Company will talk about “Biosimilars: Regulatory Issues.” Raulerson works on a wide range of legal and policy matters related to biosimilars, abuse-deterrent opioids, combination products, and medical gasses. Ceryak leads the team that counsels on drug and device matters, including clinical development, registration, Hatch-Waxman, biosimilars, good manufacturing practices, diagnostics, and drug safety.
United States Attorney Josh Minkler of the Southern District of Indiana will talk about “Issues Surrounding the DOJ’s ‘Yates Memo.’” He has been an assistant United States Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana since 1994. He was appointed by the U.S. District Court to serve as U.S. Attorney in 2015.
Professor James Dimitri of IU McKinney will present “Legal Writing in the Electronic Age.” He has written and spoken about teaching legal writing, appellate advocacy, and persuasion. He also has spoken on the topics of intergenerational theory and the use of technology in teaching.
Mike Witte, ’82, Executive Secretary of the Indiana Disciplinary Commission, will present the “Indiana Ethics Update.” Prior to joining the Commission, Witte served as a judge for 25 years, including as judge pro tem in Wane Superior Court 1, Dearborn Superior Court 1, and Dearborn County Court. His teaching experience is primarily in legal ethics, impaired driving, and traffic court administration.
The event begins with registration at 8:15 a.m. in the atrium, followed by the program starting at 8:45 a.m. in the Wynne Courtroom. Lunch will be provided in the atrium at 12:15 p.m. There is a fee to attend this program, and registration is required. Proceeds from the event fund scholarships for IU McKinney students.
