Product Liability Symposium

Wednesday, October 23, 2024

DLA Piper invites you to join us for our third annual Product Liability Symposium in the firm’s Philadelphia office on Wednesday, October 23, 2024.

Hosted by DLA Piper's Product Liability Diversity & Inclusion Committee, our topics and speakers, whose backgrounds span life sciences, consulting, and government, will discuss a wide range of topics that can be seen below.

CLE credit will be offered for this event.

12:00 pm – Registration and lunch

1:00 pm – Introductory remarks

Presenters:

• Angela Agrusa and Chris Campbell

Program emcee:

• Cara Edwards

1:10 pm – Navigating the Global Landscape of Product Liability Litigation and Class Action Claims

Moderator:

• Sarah Carrier

Panelists:

• Raquel Frisardi (Novo Nordisk)
• Brennan Torregrossa (GlaxoSmithKline)
• Matt Goldberg
• Scott Murray

2:00 pm – Quick Hit: From Class Actions to Mass Claims: Exploring the Mass Arbitration Phenomenon

Presenter:

• Marie Bussey-Garza

2:10 pm – Exploring the Ripple Effects of the 2024 Election

Moderator:

• Simeon Poles

Panelists:

• Megan Ortiz (Cohen Group)
• Ilana Eisenstein
• Senator Richard Burr
• Governor James Blanchard
• Congressman Charlie Dent

3:00 pm – Quick Hit: Pulling the Curtain Back on Third-Party Funding

Presenter: 

• Andrew Andrzejewski

3:10 pm – Break

3:25 pm – Quick Hit: Redefining Products in the Digital Age: Software and Social Media Liability Risks

Presenter:

• Kelsey Taveres

3:35 pm – Understanding Verdict Inflation for Product Liability Defense Strategies

Moderator:

• Rachel Horton

Panelists:

• Connie Matteo (Pfizer)
• Jed Winer (BASF)
• Melissa Gomez (IMS Legal Strategies)
• Rob Hoffman
• Buffy Mims

4:25 pm – Quick Hit: Cracking the Code of Neurological Causation in Product Liability Litigation

• Chris Gismondi

4:35 pm – Inclusive Innovation: Integrating Diversity into Product Development

Moderator:

• Alex Giraldo

Panelists:

• Rachael Fones (IQVIA)
• Cecily Williams Henson (Eli Lilly)
• Sam Tyner-Monroe, Ph.D
• Jarred Reiling
• Kirsten Axelsen

5:30 pm – 7:00 pm:Cocktail reception

Our innovative, diverse product liability and class action team members share their perspectives on how we combat emerging issues and the strategies they leverage on behalf of clients to minimize risks to their business and deliver solutions. See the video highlights sharing their perspectives.