The Summit for Women Leaders in Life Sciences Law

The American Conference Institute (“ACI”) held its 11th Annual Summit for Women Leaders in Life Sciences Law at the Seaport Hotel in Boston, Massachusetts on July 25th & 26th of last week.  Several leading ladies in law at HPM attended the conference and, based on their feedback, gave the annual event an A+ rating.  Our very own Director, Anne Walsh, spoke on a panel titled Navigating Today’s Life Sciences M&A Landscape: Charting the Latest Trends and Challenges in Pharma and Biotech Dealmaking.  As we are all aware, the M&A landscape is an ever-changing place, so there is always something new to learn.  Anne and her fellow panelists engaged the audience with timely and thoughtful insights, each addressing their area of specialty (e.g., FDA, IP, and antitrust).

The weather was great in Boston, and so many talented and inspiring women gathered at the Seaport Hotel to speak on the most pressing issues currently in life sciences.

Substantive topics:

• AI – Leveraging AI in Medical Devices, Harnessing Generative AI in Business Operations and Legal Practice.
• GLP-1s – Exploring the Anticipated Compliance and Litigation Risks.
• Advertising Challenges in Life Sciences.

Highlights:

• CEO Spotlight Interviews.
• Women in Government and Judiciary Roundtable.
• “Mistakes – I’ve Made a Few” Overcoming Bumps in your Career Journey…

Not surprisingly, the impact of Chevron being overturned was a recurring theme throughout the two-day conference. We heard multiple speakers acknowledge that Loper Bright will invite more challenges to government regulation and the need for federal agencies to shore up their rules and regulations to protect past actions and reduce the ripple effects for regulated entities.

This annual summit tends to be a standout conference for women in life sciences law and something that is anticipated all year.  Most importantly, the summit guarantees to empower future generations of women in life sciences.  The focus on networking made it very easy to meet colleagues from all over the country and the world.  We will be sure to put it on our calendars for next year, and hope to see fellow Blog readers in Boston too.