AGENDA: CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER ROUNDTABLE / PRECONFERENCE / DAY 1
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2018
7:00 am
Registration Opens
INVITATION-ONLY: CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER ROUNDTABLE
(Jointly Sponsored by PCF and the PhRMA CCO Workgroup; Special Morning Session, Invitation-only)
8:15 am
Continental Networking Breakfast Hosted by PhRMA and PCF
9:15 am
Break
9:30 am
Welcome & Introductions
Jennifer McGee, JD
Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc., Rockville, MD (PCF Treasurer)
Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc., Rockville, MD (PCF Treasurer)
Jennifer McGee has been Chief Compliance Officer at Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization since June 2015. She joined Otsuka in January 2011, overseeing compliance with the Corporate Integrity Agreement, implementation of the company’s Aggregate Spend solution and transparency reporting, and providing compliance support to the CardioRenal and Oncology franchises. Prior to joining Otsuka, Jennifer spent 7 ½ years as a litigation attorney in the White Collar Group at the Washington, D.C. office of Shook, Hardy & Bacon, focused on the representation of pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers in government investigations. Jennifer also served on active duty in the US Army for more than 13 years, trying more than 70 felony cases, and still serves in the Army Reserves.
Joe Zimmerman
Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer US, Ferring Pharmaceuticals, Parsippany, NJ (PCF Co-Chair)
Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer US, Ferring Pharmaceuticals, Parsippany, NJ (PCF Co-Chair)
Antitrust Admonition
Seth H. Lundy, JD
Partner, King & Spalding, Washington, DC
Partner, King & Spalding, Washington, DC
Seth H. Lundy is deputy chair of the King & Spalding FDA & Life Sciences Practice group, resident in Washington DC. With over 20 years of industry experience, he focuses his practice on federal and state regulation of pharmaceutical, biotech, and medical device manufacturers, as well as healthcare providers and suppliers. He advises on corporate compliance, the Anti-Kickback Statute, the False Claims Acts, the Sunshine Act, the Stark Law, the Food, Drug & Cosmetic Act, pricing and discounting matters, and Medicare and Medicaid billing, coding and reimbursement.
9:45 am
Feature Presentation: Measuring Compliance Effectiveness
Hui Chen, JD
Ethics and Compliance Advocate and Consultant, HC Ethics LLC; Former Compliance Counsel Expert (Consultant), US DOJ
Ethics and Compliance Advocate and Consultant, HC Ethics LLC; Former Compliance Counsel Expert (Consultant), US DOJ
Hui Chen is an Ethics & Compliance Advocate and Consultant at HC Ethics LLC where she provides strategic and mission-centered compliance consulting, based on a practical, data-driven and evidence-based approach. She was previously Senior Corporate Counsel at Pfizer, Inc., in New York City, where she overseew compliance investigations in the Asia-Pacific Region. Prior to joining Pfizer, Ms. Chen was a Senior Corporate Attorney at Microsoft, where she had served as the compliance counsel in the Greater China Region, the anti-piracy counsel for Central and Eastern Europe, and the anti-piracy counsel in the U.S. She commenced her legal career as a Trial Attorney in the Criminal Division of the U.S. Department of Justice, under the Attorney General’s Honors Program, She later served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Criminal Division of the Eastern District of New York. Ms. Chen is fluent in Mandarin Chinese and Russian.
10:45 am
PhRMA Update
Julie Ritchie Wagner, JD
Assistant General Counsel, PhRMA; Former Senior Counsel, Office of Counsel to the Inspector General, US Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, DC
Assistant General Counsel, PhRMA; Former Senior Counsel, Office of Counsel to the Inspector General, US Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, DC
Julie Wagner is Assistant General Counsel at PhRMA with responsibility for compliance and enforcement policy. In that role, Ms. Wagner provides legal counsel on PhRMA’s advocacy related to value-based contracting, the federal Anti-Kickback Statute, the physician payment Sunshine Act, and other priority policy issues. Prior to joining PhRMA, Ms. Wagner served in the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) where she worked in the Industry Guidance Branch as an Anti-Kickback Statute subject matter expert, drafting industry guidance and advising the OIG and prosecutors on fraud and abuse issues.
11:15 am
Open Roundtable
11:55 am
Meeting Adjournment
PRECONFERENCE SYMPOSIA (Optional, Choose only one)
PRECONFERENCE I: PATIENT SUPPORT PROGRAMS: RISK AND RISK MANAGEMENT BEST PRACTICES
This is a deep dive workshop focusing on specific risks related to interacting with Patients and Patient Organizations through Patient Support Program activities:
- Definitions matter — what are we talking about? What are our business colleagues talking about? Is it the same?
- What are the most common manifestations or structures of Patient Support Programs?
- What are the risks associated with these common activities? How do these risks “show up” — especially in relation to other activities?
- What are best practices for governance and approvals of these activities?
- How do you monitor these activities?
8:00 am
Welcome, Overview, Presentations and Q&A
Jennifer Chillas, JD
Senior Corporate Counsel, Bristol-Myers Squibb; Former Associate, Ropes & Gray, LLP; Princeton, NJ
Senior Corporate Counsel, Bristol-Myers Squibb; Former Associate, Ropes & Gray, LLP; Princeton, NJ
As Senior Corporate Counsel for Bristol-Myers Squibb, Jennifer Chillas supports the US pharmaceuticals division and is focused on sales, marketing and medical activities, as well as philanthropic activities, including support of product launches, social and digital media, market access, patient assistance, and charitable giving. Her other positions at the company have been Senior Counsel, Counsel and Associate Counsel. Previously, she was an Associate at Ropes & Gray LLP, where she advised pharmaceutical companies, academic medical centers, hospitals, insurance companies and physician practices on a wide range of legal issues including fraud and abuse, Stark, HIPAA, state privacy, Medicare Part D application filings, medical/clinic license requirements, incorporation. She was also a Legal Intern at Biogen Idec and a Pharmaceutical Chemist at Lancaster Laboratories.
Nereyda Garcia, JD
Global Heath, Ethics and Compliance, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals; Former Senior Director, Compliance, Biogen Idec, Cambridge, MA
Global Heath, Ethics and Compliance, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals; Former Senior Director, Compliance, Biogen Idec, Cambridge, MA
Ms. Garcia has served as the Global Head of Ethics & Compliance at Alnylam Pharmaceuticals since November, 2016. Prior to that role, she held several compliance roles at Biogen in Cambridge, Massachusetts. She began her career as a litigation attorney at Sherin and Lodgen, a Boston law firm, prior to joining the in house legal department at Haemonetics Corporation, a Massachusetts-based global medical device company. Ms. Garcia also began her compliance career at Haemonetics, where she served as the company’s first Chief Ethics Officer. She continued her legal career at PerkinElmer, Inc. before joining Biogen and returning to full time to compliance. Ms. Garcia currently serves on the Board of Trustees of the Immigrant Learning Center, based in Malden, Massachusetts. She is a past member of the Judicial Nominating Committee for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and of the Board of Directors of South Shore Stars, a Quincy Massachusetts non-profit.
Casey J. Horton, CFE
Director, Life Sciences, Governance, Risk and Compliance, Navigant, Chicago, IL
Director, Life Sciences, Governance, Risk and Compliance, Navigant, Chicago, IL
Casey Horton has over seventeen years of experience leading numerous risk, compliance and operational improvement projects, both in the US and across the globe. Casey brings Navigant clients a unique perspective and understanding of the regulatory and legal challenges facing life sciences companies. His practice focuses on performing compliance assessments and investigations, reviewing and optimizing organizational processes and implementing effective and sustainable compliance solutions. A practice leader in Navigant’s Global Life Sciences Governance, Risk Management and Compliance practice, Casey brings deep experience and knowledge of compliance program development, Corporate Integrity Agreements (“CIAs”), compliance and enterprise risk assessment execution, global monitoring initiatives, anti-bribery / anti-corruption issues, third-party due diligence review programs, patient services and assistance program reviews and financial and economic damage calculations.
Keith M. Korenchuk, JD, MPH
Partner, Arnold & Porter LLP, Washington, DC
Partner, Arnold & Porter LLP, Washington, DC
As a Partner at Arnold & Porter, LLP, Keith Korenchuk counsels and advises global companies on regulatory and compliance matters worldwide, with a focus on compliance program effectiveness, compliance program implementation, operations and evaluation, and related regulatory counseling and advice. He works in a wide variety of industries and sectors including consumer products, electronics, energy, financial services, life sciences, medical device, pharmaceutical, and technology.
Since 2001, Mr. Korenchuk has been included in The Best Lawyers in America. He has developed, led, and implemented “hands-on” educational and healthcare programs that provide pharmaceuticals and healthcare services, teachers, school supplies, library resources, and computers to indigenous communities in South America for the past 12 years.
Since 2001, Mr. Korenchuk has been included in The Best Lawyers in America. He has developed, led, and implemented “hands-on” educational and healthcare programs that provide pharmaceuticals and healthcare services, teachers, school supplies, library resources, and computers to indigenous communities in South America for the past 12 years.
Nicole Serena
Director, PSP Consulting Services, MATRIX Healthcare Strategists Inc.; Former Director, Patient Access, Bayer; Canada
Director, PSP Consulting Services, MATRIX Healthcare Strategists Inc.; Former Director, Patient Access, Bayer; Canada
Nicole Serena has worked in the Pharmaceutical Industry for over 25 years. She has experience in many aspects of the industry including – pharmacy, sales, trade, contracts, marketing, patient advocacy, patient access and patient support programs. Her most recent role was Director, Patient Access Programs at Bayer Canada. She has over 6 years of experience in Patient Access and has experience with launching and transitioning Patient Support Programs. Her most recent focus, within Patient Support Programs, is compliance and risk management. She has experience working with small programs of less than 20 patients to large programs with over 20,000 patients. Her experience crosses over many therapeutic areas including – Cardiology, Hematology, Dermatology, Immunology, Rare Disease, Oncology, Biologicals, Pharmacy, MS (Neurology), Hospital Buying Groups, Ophthalmology
Ann E. Beasley, JD
Director, Life Sciences, Governance, Risk & Compliance, Navigant, Former Senior Vice President, Chief Compliance Officer, Biogen, Boston, MA (Moderator)
Director, Life Sciences, Governance, Risk & Compliance, Navigant, Former Senior Vice President, Chief Compliance Officer, Biogen, Boston, MA (Moderator)
Ann Beasley is Director, Life Sciences Regulatory & Compliance with Navigant Consulting, Inc. She has extensive experience as an in-house Compliance Officer in building, managing and optimizing corporate compliance programs in life sciences companies. Ann brings an understanding of the issues clients’ face in implementing all the elements of an effective compliance program across global biotech, pharmaceutical, and device companies’ international operations. This includes a deep understanding of anti-bribery and anti-corruption (domestic and international), conflicts of interest, and regulatory matters as they manifest in daily operations and which require practical risk management controls. Selected experience in developing and managing corporate compliance programs include: developing integrated risk assessments, developing investigations protocols, policy and procedure written standard development, facilitating courses at INSEAD and co-chair and panel member of multiple Pharmaceutical Compliance Congresses (PCF).
12:00 pm
Preconference Adjournment/Lunch on your Own
PRECONFERENCE II: PRACTICAL APPROACHES TO HANDLING INVESTIGATIONS
Recent legal developments and enforcement trends in the pharmaceutical industry will be shared, as well as, best practices for investigations and third-party due diligence policies and procedures. Then, the panelists will walk through a mock case before the attendees are assigned a case with a specific fact pattern and a series of questions to address.
8:00 am
Welcome, Overview, Presentations and Q&A
Michael Dusseau
Vice President, Compliance Operations, Allergan; Former Vice President, Compliance, Bayer; Former Divisional Compliance Officer, Merck, Madison, NJ
Vice President, Compliance Operations, Allergan; Former Vice President, Compliance, Bayer; Former Divisional Compliance Officer, Merck, Madison, NJ
Michael Dusseau has held senior leadership roles in the Compliance Organizations of Schering-Plough, Merck, Bayer and Allergan with broad responsibilities including the negotiation, implementation and operation of Corporate Integrity Agreements, compliance training and privacy programs, analytics monitoring, transparency, hotlines and compliance investigations. Michael has experience in Rx, Device and Consumer segments of the business and the design and implementation of compliance organizations and programs in the US and globally. With over 30 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry Mike has held positions in sales, sales operations, information technology and compliance.
Joe Mack, JD
Senior Compliance Counsel, Bayer; Former Assistant United States Attorney and Deputy Chief, Health Care and Government Fraud Unit, US Attorney’s Office, District of New Jersey, New York, NY
Senior Compliance Counsel, Bayer; Former Assistant United States Attorney and Deputy Chief, Health Care and Government Fraud Unit, US Attorney’s Office, District of New Jersey, New York, NY
Joe Mack is currently Senior Compliance Counsel at Bayer U.S. LLC. In that role, Joe is responsible for identifying and mitigating compliance risks and conducting internal investigations. Prior to joining Bayer, Joe worked for over nine years as an Assistant United States Attorney in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of New Jersey. During his time at the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Joe served as the Deputy Chief of the Health Care and Government Fraud Unit and the Acting Chief of the General Crimes Unit. He has investigated and prosecuted individuals for violations of the federal anti-kickback statute, the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, and tax crimes.
Roy Pollitt
Managing Director, Americas Head, Investigations, Exiger; Former Special Agent, Federal Bureau of Investigation, New York, NY
Managing Director, Americas Head, Investigations, Exiger; Former Special Agent, Federal Bureau of Investigation, New York, NY
Roy Pollitt is a Managing Director and Americas Head of Investigations based in Exiger’s New York office. Roy brings a wealth of forensic investigations experience to the Exiger team, with a special focus on the cross-border flow of illicit funds. Roy joined Exiger after a 17-year career as a Special Agent for the Federal Bureau of Investigation in New York City. With the FBI, Roy developed a deep expertise investigating frauds involving money laundering, bid-rigging, bribery and corruption.
Tim Stow, JD
Senior Vice President and Head of Legal International, Shire, Former VP, Head of Legal Europe, International & Asia Pacific, UCB, Former Ass GC, Business Development & Strategic Transactions, GSK, Boston, MA
Senior Vice President and Head of Legal International, Shire, Former VP, Head of Legal Europe, International & Asia Pacific, UCB, Former Ass GC, Business Development & Strategic Transactions, GSK, Boston, MA
Tim Stow is the Boston based Head of Shire’s international legal group with a team of lawyers based across the world (including Berlin, Paris, Madrid, Milan, Dublin, London, Zug, Stockholm, Warsaw, Moscow, Dubai, Istanbul, New Delhi, Mexico City, Bogota, Sao Paolo, Buenos Aires, Tokyo, Shanghai, Seoul and Toronto). Tim is a member of Shire’s International Leadership Team and Shire’s Legal Leadership Team. He has 26 years of experience as a lawyer in pharmaceuticals and OTC/consumer healthcare, having previously worked in various regional and corporate legal roles at SmithKline Beecham, GlaxoSmithKline, Schering Plough and UCB. Tim has significant US experience including as a senior transactions attorney for SB and GSK, based in Philadelphia, and as UCB’s North American General Counsel, based in Milwaukee and Atlanta.
William Weinreb, JD
Partner, Quinn Emanuel; Former Acting United States Attorney and First Assistant US Attorney, Boston, Boston, MA
Partner, Quinn Emanuel; Former Acting United States Attorney and First Assistant US Attorney, Boston, Boston, MA
Bill Weinreb is a partner in the Boston office of Quinn Emanuel, where he specializes in government investigations and white collar defense. He represents health care providers, specialty pharmacies, and corporate executives in both government and internal investigations. Before joining Quinn Emanuel, Mr. Weinreb served as the Acting US Attorney for the District of Massachusetts and oversaw all of the office’s healthcare fraud investigations and prosecutions. He has been the lead attorney in over 20 jury trials, including important insurance fraud, off-label marketing, and other white collar cases. He received DOJ’s highest award for his successful prosecution of Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.
Ed Buthusiem, JD
Managing Director, Berkeley Research Group; Adjunct Professor Of Law, Temple University; Former Senior Vice President, R&D Legal Operations & Vaccines, GSK, Devon, PA (Moderator)
Managing Director, Berkeley Research Group; Adjunct Professor Of Law, Temple University; Former Senior Vice President, R&D Legal Operations & Vaccines, GSK, Devon, PA (Moderator)
Edward J. Buthusiem is a managing director in BRG’s Health Analytics practice. He advises executive management and general counsels on a variety of strategic business and operational issues. He is an expert in food and drug law, mergers and acquisitions, technology licensing transactions, and innovation. Since joining BRG in 2013, Mr. Buthusiem has provided expert testimony and support in a number of litigation matters involving, among other things, the interpretation of licensing and development contracts relating to pharmaceutical product development, matters involving fiduciary responsibilities, securities disclosure, adequacy of internal controls and pharmaceutical pre-clinical and clinical development and commercialization.
Mr. Buthusiem leverages his experience as a former senior executive of two major divisions of two multibillion-dollar global life sciences companies, at which he was responsible for all aspects of transactional and legal support, compliance, trade operations, and environmental health and safety.
Mr. Buthusiem leverages his experience as a former senior executive of two major divisions of two multibillion-dollar global life sciences companies, at which he was responsible for all aspects of transactional and legal support, compliance, trade operations, and environmental health and safety.
12:00 pm
Preconference Adjournment/Lunch on your Own
PRECONFERENCE III: ADVANCED STRATEGIES IN AUDITING AND MONITORING
This preconference session will provide participants with an understanding of current programs through deep dive risk assessment methodology and current approaches to auditing/monitoring. The panel will also review recent Corporate Integrity Agreements including emerging areas, such as patient assistance programs and funding to foundations, and considerations for monitoring including changes in approach. They will also discuss life post-CIA, or for those companies who have not been under a CIA, reallocating focus and resources.
8:00 am
Welcome, Overview, Presentations and Q&A
James Accumanno, JD
Director, Risk, Monitoring and Auditing, Novo Nordisk; Former Associate Counsel, Bayer, Philadelphia, PA
Director, Risk, Monitoring and Auditing, Novo Nordisk; Former Associate Counsel, Bayer, Philadelphia, PA
James Accumanno is the Director of Risk, Monitoring and Auditing at Novo Nordisk, where he is responsible for developing and maintaining the Ethics & Compliance risk assessment as well as leading the monitoring and auditing teams. Before transitioning to compliance, James provided inhouse legal counsel across a broad range of specialty and retail products in multiple therapeutic areas, including diabetes, growth disorders, women’s health, and oncology.
Yogesh Bahl, CPA, MBA
Managing Director, Alix Partners, New York, NY
Managing Director, Alix Partners, New York, NY
Yogesh Bahl is a managing director at AlixPartners, where he leads the life sciences practice for the firm’s Financial Advisory Services group. Yogesh assists clients by specializing in strategy, finance, and operations risk management by applying his more than 20 years of cross-industry experience. His finance, accounting, and statistics foundation helps companies manage investigations, corporate transactions, analysis of revenues, and evaluation of supply chain integrity. He has significant experience in managing strategic alliances, accounting issues, intellectual property, and fraud and corruption. He serves as an expert during corporate disputes to evaluate liability and calculate damages. Yogesh’s dispute consulting experience includes evaluating industry practice and liability, calculating lost profits, evaluating reasonable royalty rates, analyzing postclosing financial statements, and performing financial analyses to facilitate negotiations.
Nicole Chandonnet, JD
Associate, Covington & Burling, Washington, DC
Associate, Covington & Burling, Washington, DC
Nicole Chandonnet defends life sciences clients involved in civil and criminal investigations and in complex civil litigation. She has extensive experience defending companies in investigations by DOJ, the SEC, and other federal and state agencies involving a variety of health care fraud and abuse issues. Ms. Chandonnet also regularly counsels life science companies on sales and marketing practices, specialty pharmacy and other vendor relationships, health care compliance, and negotiating and operating under HHS OIG Corporate Integrity Agreements.
Amy Pawloski
Compliance Officer, Operations, Endo Pharmaceuticals, Malvern, PA
Compliance Officer, Operations, Endo Pharmaceuticals, Malvern, PA
Amy Pawloski is the Compliance Officer – Operations at Endo International. She is responsible for oversight of all aspects of the company’s Corporate Integrity Agreement (CIA), Compliance Monitoring and Auditing, Aggregate Spend/Transparency, and Compliance Training. Prior to joining Endo, Amy spent 19 years at Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMS). She held various roles of increasing responsibility including Global Lead, Compliance Risk Mitigation & Monitoring Strategy, Head of U.S. Compliance & Ethics Monitoring & Data Analytics, and Director, Compliance & Ethics. Prior to her roles in Compliance, she held various analytical and strategic roles of increasing responsibility in finance, project management, pricing & reimbursement, and operations. Prior to joining BMS, Amy was a Manager in the Audit and Business Assurance practice as well as the Consulting practice at PricewaterhouseCoopers in Philadelphia.
Kathryn “Katie” E. Winson
Senior Manager, US HCC Monitoring, Celgene Corporation, Summit, NJ
Senior Manager, US HCC Monitoring, Celgene Corporation, Summit, NJ
Katie Winson currently works with Celgene in the US Healthcare Compliance group, where she co-heads the Monitoring group. Prior to Celgene, Katie’s Compliance career began at Daiichi Sankyo, where she oversaw the Compliance Monitoring function, participated in various CIA implementation projects, as well as various other training, policy/ procedure and Compliance Program initiatives. Prior to that, Katie worked in the Client Audit department at Medco, and began her career as an audit associate at KPMG.
Emily Huebener, MSA, CPA
Forensic and Integrity Services, EY, Chicago, IL (Moderator)
Forensic and Integrity Services, EY, Chicago, IL (Moderator)
Emily Huebener is a Senior Manager in EY’s Health and Life Sciences Forensics practice for over nine years. She works with clients in matter pertaining to compliance risks, compliance programs and monitoring protocols, research and development clinical assessments, corporate integrity agreements, billing claims, litigation disputes, fraud investigations and fraud auditing support as well as data analytics. Emily regularly participates in both domestic and global engagements, including pre and post-acquisition assessments, compliance assessments, compliance testing and compliance monitoring program development. She has extensive experience reviewing company expenditures of healthcare professionals, government bodies and third-parties. Emily has also performed multiple assessments to identify gaps in compliance policies and controls for pharmaceutical companies’ compliance and internal audit departments.
12:00 pm
Preconference Adjournment/Lunch on your Own
PRECONFERENCE IV: ASKING THE RIGHT RISK QUESTIONS TO POWER YOUR ADVANCED ANALYTICS STRATEGY
This interactive working session begins with an in-room survey to assess your stage in the analytics journey. Then, attendees will participate in an activity that helps define the right risk questions for your analytics strategy followed by a discussion on advanced techniques to take your analytics to the next level. The session concludes with an industry perspective on operationalizing analytics.
8:00 am
Welcome, Overview, Presentations and Q&A
Katherine Buckley, MBA
Partner, Pharmaceutial and Life Sciences Advisory Practice, PwC, Philadelphia, PA
Partner, Pharmaceutial and Life Sciences Advisory Practice, PwC, Philadelphia, PA
Katherine Buckley is an experienced pharmaceutical and life sciences industry consultant with over 18 years of experience providing regulatory compliance, commercial contracting and operations, risk management and dispute resolution services to the pharmaceutical industry. She is a Partner, Pharmaceutical and Life Sciences Advisory Practice at PwC.
Katherine’s experience includes compliance program design, policy and procedure development, policy adherence assessments, risk assessments, analytics, monitoring, compliance training, and design and vision of future state contracting, government price reporting and healthcare professional interaction compliance programs.
Katherine’s experience includes compliance program design, policy and procedure development, policy adherence assessments, risk assessments, analytics, monitoring, compliance training, and design and vision of future state contracting, government price reporting and healthcare professional interaction compliance programs.
Anthony Greco, MBA
Director, Pharmaceutical and Life Sciences Advisory Services, PwC, Philadelphia, PA
Director, Pharmaceutical and Life Sciences Advisory Services, PwC, Philadelphia, PA
Anthony Greco is a Director in PwC’s Pharmaceutical & Life Sciences Advisory practice with a focus on our clients’ Government Risk and Compliance related matters. Anthony has worked with his clients to assess and design enhancements to their corporate compliance programs against the expected elements of an effective compliance program as defined by the applicable laws, regulations, and industry codes and leveraging his experience to provide insight into industry better practices and trends. He also has worked with senior level executives (including c-suite) to develop multi-year compliance strategy, including both short-term and long-terms goals and worked closely with his clients to implement program enhancements that support this strategy. He has also led projects to assess pharmaceutical companies’ upcoming readiness for its obligations under a Corporate Integrity Agreement, including conducting mock-IRO reviews.
Joseph Lake, MS
Global Healthcare Compliance & Third Party Monitoring Lead, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Former Group Internal Audit, Sanofi, Former Director, Global Compliance Organization, Merck, Morristown, NJ
Global Healthcare Compliance & Third Party Monitoring Lead, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Former Group Internal Audit, Sanofi, Former Director, Global Compliance Organization, Merck, Morristown, NJ
Joe Lake is the Lead for Monitoring & Analytics in the Compliance & Ethics organization at Bristol-Myers Squibb. He was previously Director in the Global Compliance Organization at Merck, where he also held various positions in Internal Audit and Finance. His work experience has primarily focused on auditing and monitoring of anti-corruption and bribery activity and interactions with health care professionals. This included the development of risk assessment and data analytics methodologies to evaluate and monitor commercial activity in Global markets.
Vahan Minassian, JD
Director, US Promotional Monitoring Lead, Pfizer, Philadelphia, PA
Director, US Promotional Monitoring Lead, Pfizer, Philadelphia, PA
Vahan Minassian is the Director, US Promotional Monitoring Lead at Pfizer, Inc. He began his time at Pfizer as Manager – Pharmaceutical & life Sciences Risk Consulting. Mr. Minassian was previously Manager, Compliance and Ethics and Senior Manager, Compliance and Ethics at Compliance Implementation Services. His knowledge and experience include policy, intellectual property, HIPAA, Corporate and Privacy Law, mergers & acquisitions and corporate governance. He is a member of the American Health Lawyers Association.
Christina Woods
Manager, Pharmaceutical and Life Sciences Advisory, PwC, New York, NY
Manager, Pharmaceutical and Life Sciences Advisory, PwC, New York, NY
Christina Woods is Manager, Pharmaceutical and Life Sciences Advisory at PwC. She specializes in advising clients on risk and regulatory matters within the pharmaceutical and life sciences industry. Christina has significant experience in advising pharmaceutical and medical device companies during the development and implementation of global compliance monitoring program strategies and enabling technology solutions, designing healthcare compliance activity-based and product portfolio-based risk assessment and mitigation planning frameworks and tools, Evaluating corporate compliance organization strategy, operations, functional design and effectiveness; and advising pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers as they prepare and operate under the terms of settlement agreements, such as Corporate Integrity Agreements (CIAs).
12:00 pm
Preconference Adjournment/Lunch on your Own
OPENING PLENARY SESSION
1:00 pm
Welcome and Introduction: PCF Co-Chairs
Michael R. Clarke, JD
Vice President, Corporate Compliance, Indivior Inc., Richmond, VA (PCF Co-Chair)
Vice President, Corporate Compliance, Indivior Inc., Richmond, VA (PCF Co-Chair)
Michael R. Clarke is the Vice President, Corporate Compliance for Indivior Inc. He is responsible for managing the global compliance program for Indivior across its business operations in the North American, European, Middle East, African, China and Pacific Rim regions. Previously, Mr. Clarke was V.P., Ethics & Compliance – Americas for Actavis plc, and Vice President and Compliance Officer for EBI, LLC, d/b/a Biomet Spine & Bone Healing Technologies. He also served in an ethics & compliance officer role for the University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey; Edison Schools and Medco Health Solutions. Before working in-house as a compliance professional, Mr. Clarke practiced corporate, civil and criminal law as a litigation partner with the law firm of Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, as an associate at the law firms of Hannoch Weisman and Scarinci & Hollenbeck and as an Assistant Deputy Public Defender in Essex County, New Jersey.
Sujata T. Dayal, JD
Vice President, Health Care Compliance and Privacy, Pharmaceuticals Group, Johnson & Johnson, Titusville, NJ (PCF Secretary)
Vice President, Health Care Compliance and Privacy, Pharmaceuticals Group, Johnson & Johnson, Titusville, NJ (PCF Secretary)
Sujata Dayal is the Vice President Health Care Compliance & Privacy, Pharmaceuticals for Johnson & Johnson. She is responsible for overseeing health care compliance organization and program for the global pharmaceutical group. Previously, she was the Global Chief Compliance Officer and Corporate Vice President for Biomet, Inc. There she was responsible for development, implementation and oversight of global compliance program with a focus on healthcare compliance and anti-corruption. She was also, Partner with Karmact, LLC, and Ethics and Compliance Officer for Abbott Laboratories. Ms. Dayal is experienced in setting up global compliance programs, including conducting risk-assessments, policy and procedure writing, training, monitoring and promotional review. Her areas of expertise include health care compliance, FCPA and regulatory law and her specialties include: Compliance Programs, Anti-corruption, Contracts, Regulatory Law, Promotional Review, Fraud and Abuse, Privacy
Jeffrey M. Kawalek, MBA
Senior Director, Ethics and Compliance, North America, Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals, Inc., Basking Ridge, NJ (PCF Chair)
Senior Director, Ethics and Compliance, North America, Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals, Inc., Basking Ridge, NJ (PCF Chair)
Jeffrey Kawalek is a compliance professional with nearly 20 years of pharmaceutical experience with a focus on developing and implementing effective pharmaceutical compliance programs, mitigating risk, and advancing compliance with Company policy and Federal and state healthcare laws.
Jeff is the Senior Director, Ethics & Compliance North America for Ipsen. He oversees, maintains and enhances the U.S. Ethics & Compliance Program. He executes on various aspects of the U.S. Ethics & Compliance program including: policies, training, communications, monitoring, investigations and risk management. Previously he was Director, Compliance at Novo Nordisk where he supported the Chief Compliance Officer to set and accomplish the strategic objectives of the corporate compliance program. He also provides tactical compliance support to the Oncology, Neurology, and endocrinology brand and field teams as well as U.S. Medical/HEOR, Value & Access, and Transparency Operations. He collaborates with the Global Ethics & Compliance team on global compliance initiatives.
Jeff is the Senior Director, Ethics & Compliance North America for Ipsen. He oversees, maintains and enhances the U.S. Ethics & Compliance Program. He executes on various aspects of the U.S. Ethics & Compliance program including: policies, training, communications, monitoring, investigations and risk management. Previously he was Director, Compliance at Novo Nordisk where he supported the Chief Compliance Officer to set and accomplish the strategic objectives of the corporate compliance program. He also provides tactical compliance support to the Oncology, Neurology, and endocrinology brand and field teams as well as U.S. Medical/HEOR, Value & Access, and Transparency Operations. He collaborates with the Global Ethics & Compliance team on global compliance initiatives.
Jennifer McGee, JD
Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc., Rockville, MD (PCF Treasurer)
Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc., Rockville, MD (PCF Treasurer)
Jennifer McGee has been Chief Compliance Officer at Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization since June 2015. She joined Otsuka in January 2011, overseeing compliance with the Corporate Integrity Agreement, implementation of the company’s Aggregate Spend solution and transparency reporting, and providing compliance support to the CardioRenal and Oncology franchises. Prior to joining Otsuka, Jennifer spent 7 ½ years as a litigation attorney in the White Collar Group at the Washington, D.C. office of Shook, Hardy & Bacon, focused on the representation of pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers in government investigations. Jennifer also served on active duty in the US Army for more than 13 years, trying more than 70 felony cases, and still serves in the Army Reserves.
Margaret Sparks, JD
Associate Vice President, North America Ethics and Business Integrity, Sanofi US, Bridgewater, NJ (PCF Co-Chair)
Associate Vice President, North America Ethics and Business Integrity, Sanofi US, Bridgewater, NJ (PCF Co-Chair)
Margaret Sparks has been with Sanofi US or its predecessor company since November 2001, when she joined the Aventis Pharmaceuticals Legal Department, supporting the Respiratory franchise. Margaret moved to the Compliance team in 2007, and now supports a variety of business groups and compliance functions. Prior to Sanofi US, Margaret was part of the Litigation group at Patterson, Belknap, Webb & Tyler, LLP in New York.
Joe Zimmerman
Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer US, Ferring Pharmaceuticals, Parsippany, NJ (PCF Co-Chair)
Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer US, Ferring Pharmaceuticals, Parsippany, NJ (PCF Co-Chair)
Joseph Zimmerman has over two decades of experience in the pharmaceutical industry in leadership roles of increasing responsibility in such areas as corporate compliance, leadership development, training, management, and sales. He has held his current position at Ferring since 2016. Prior to Ferring, Mr. Zimmerman operated a health care compliance and business operations consulting company. Until late 2015, he served as Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer for two multi-billion dollar publicly traded companies: Actavis (now Allergan) and Forest Laboratories (acquired by Actavis). He held the position of Global Chief Compliance Officer for Forest starting in 2004.
1:15 pm
Keynote: OIG Update
Mary E. Riordan, JD
Senior Counsel, Office of Counsel to the Inspector General, Office of Inspector General, Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, DC
Senior Counsel, Office of Counsel to the Inspector General, Office of Inspector General, Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, DC
Mary Riordan is a Senior Counsel in the Office Inspector General (OIG) for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. She primarily handles cases brought under the federal False Claims Act involving alleged fraud against the Medicare and Medicaid programs, and she focuses on matters involving drug and device manufacturers. She has represented the OIG in the negotiation of numerous settlements and Corporate Integrity Agreements with such providers. She was a co-author of the OIG’s 2003 Compliance Program Guidance for Pharmaceutical Manufacturers and a co-organizer of the OIG’s February 2012 Pharmaceutical Compliance Roundtable. In addition, Ms. Riordan handles prescription drug and device related issues associated with recent legislation, including the 2010 Affordable Care Act.
2:00 pm
The Hidden Risks Your Risk Assessment Might Miss
Richard Bistrong, MA
Chief Executive Officer, Front-Line Anti-Bribery LLC; Contributing Editor, The FCPA Blog; Former Confidential Human Source (CHS) and Cooperating Witness, FBI and US DOJ; Former Cooperating Witness, City of London Police, HMRC and CPS, UK, New York, NY
Chief Executive Officer, Front-Line Anti-Bribery LLC; Contributing Editor, The FCPA Blog; Former Confidential Human Source (CHS) and Cooperating Witness, FBI and US DOJ; Former Cooperating Witness, City of London Police, HMRC and CPS, UK, New York, NY
Richard Bistrong spent much of his career as an international sales executive and currently consults and speaks on foreign bribery, ethics and compliance issues from that front-line perspective. Richard was the Vice President of International Sales for a large, publicly traded manufacturer of police and military equipment in the UK. In 2007, as part of a cooperation agreement with the United States Department of Justice and subsequent Immunity from Prosecution in the UK, Richard assisted the United States, UK, and other governments in their understanding of how FCPA, bribery and other export violations occurred and operated in international sales. In 2012, Richard was sentenced as part of his own Plea Agreement for violating the FCPA, and served fourteen-and-a-half months at a Federal Prison Camp, returning home in December 2013. Richard now consults, writes and speaks about current front-line anti-bribery and compliance issues.
Lillian S. Hardy, JD
Partner, Hogan Lovells LLP, Washington, DC (Moderator)
Partner, Hogan Lovells LLP, Washington, DC (Moderator)
Lillian Hardy is a partner in the Investigations, White Collar with & Fraud Group of Hogan Lovells. She focuses on compliance program implementation, investigations, and crisis management. She has worked on behalf of life sciences companies throughout her career.
2:45 pm
FDA Keynote
Thomas W. Abrams, RPh, MBA
Director, Office of Prescription Drug Promotion, US Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, MD
Director, Office of Prescription Drug Promotion, US Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, MD
Thomas Abrams is the Director of the Office of Prescription Drug Promotion (formerly the Division of Drug Marketing, Advertising, and Communications (DDMAC)), Food and Drug xAdministration. Mr. Abrams has held the positions of Acting Director, Acting Deputy Director, and Branch Chief in DDMAC. He joined FDA as a reviewer in DDMAC where he was primarily responsible for reviewing promotional material for cardiovascular products. Prior to joining FDA, Mr. Abrams worked in pharmaceutical sales and marketing for Merck and Company.
3:15 pm
Break
3:45 pm
Chief Compliance Officer Roundtable
Jill Fallows-Macaluso, BSN, JD
Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Novo Nordisk Inc., Plainsboro, NJ
Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Novo Nordisk Inc., Plainsboro, NJ
As Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer and Vice President for Novo Nordisk Inc., Jill Fallows Macaluso Esq., RN, is charged with developing, operating, and overseeing the implementation of an effective Health Care Compliance program within the United States.
She chairs the Executive Team and Board of Directors Compliance Committee and sits on the Novo Nordisk Inc. leadership team. Ms. Fallows Macaluso leads the Compliance Department, including organizing resources, defining strategy, and addressing matters related to the Novo Nordisk Inc. compliance program. Ms. Fallows Macaluso has responsibility for the development and maintenance of a comprehensive compliance program that includes Health Care Compliance, internal and external investigations, auditing and monitoring and training.
Prior to joining the Compliance Department, she was Senior Corporate Counsel in the Novo Nordisk Inc. Legal Department for nine years where she held several key positions. Previously, Ms. Fallows Macaluso was with the General Corporate and Healthcare practice of Day Pitney, LLP.
She chairs the Executive Team and Board of Directors Compliance Committee and sits on the Novo Nordisk Inc. leadership team. Ms. Fallows Macaluso leads the Compliance Department, including organizing resources, defining strategy, and addressing matters related to the Novo Nordisk Inc. compliance program. Ms. Fallows Macaluso has responsibility for the development and maintenance of a comprehensive compliance program that includes Health Care Compliance, internal and external investigations, auditing and monitoring and training.
Prior to joining the Compliance Department, she was Senior Corporate Counsel in the Novo Nordisk Inc. Legal Department for nine years where she held several key positions. Previously, Ms. Fallows Macaluso was with the General Corporate and Healthcare practice of Day Pitney, LLP.
Jonathon L. Kellerman
Executive Vice President and Global Chief Compliance Officer, Allergan PLC; Former Partner, PwC, New York, NY
Executive Vice President and Global Chief Compliance Officer, Allergan PLC; Former Partner, PwC, New York, NY
Jonathon Kellerman currently serves as the Executive Vice President, Global Chief Compliance Officer for Allergen plc and sits on the Chief Executive Officer’s Executive Leadership Team (ELT). In his role, he is responsible for leading a global team who are responsible for US Commercial Compliance, Global R&D Compliance, International Compliance and Compliance Operations. Jonathon is a member of the Audit & Compliance Committee of the Allergan Board of Directors and an active member of the Global Quality Review Board, the Information Security Risk Board and the company’s Disclosure Committee.
Jonathon formerly worked at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC) in PwC’s Pharmaceutical & Life Sciences Advisory practice and has 25 years of consulting, advisory and complex transformational change experience working in the pharmaceutical, medical device and health care industries. Jonathon is a member of the National Board of Directors for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP), the Board of Directors for the Allergan Foundation.
Jonathon formerly worked at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC) in PwC’s Pharmaceutical & Life Sciences Advisory practice and has 25 years of consulting, advisory and complex transformational change experience working in the pharmaceutical, medical device and health care industries. Jonathon is a member of the National Board of Directors for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP), the Board of Directors for the Allergan Foundation.
Robert A. Ladd, JD
Vice President, Global Head Integrity & Compliance, Oncology, Novartis; Former, General Counsel, GE Healthcare Partners; East Hanover, NJ
Vice President, Global Head Integrity & Compliance, Oncology, Novartis; Former, General Counsel, GE Healthcare Partners; East Hanover, NJ
Robert Ladd is the Global Head of Integrity & Compliance for Novartis Oncology, responsible for advising the business on compliance risk, the strategic design and implementation of the Oncology integrity and compliance program, and supporting the company’s mission. In this role, he is a member of the Oncology Executive Committee (OEC) and the Compliance Leadership Team (CLT). Robert has worked throughout his career in investment banking and healthcare. He joined Novartis in October 2017 and previously served as the General Counsel for GE Healthcare Partners. He has held senior commercial and transactional legal and leadership roles in compliance of increasing responsibility at GE Healthcare and Pfizer; Robert was previously a Vice President at Goldman Sachs. Prior to entering corporate law, Robert worked as an associate at Brown & Wood and Latham and Watkins in New York City; he began his legal career as a transactional attorney representing investment banks.
Puja Leekha, JD
Vice President, Chief Compliance Officer and Corporate Counsel, Corporate Compliance, Lundbeck Pharmaceuticals LLC; Former Division Legal Counsel and Compliance Officer, Stryker Corporation, Deerfield, IL
Vice President, Chief Compliance Officer and Corporate Counsel, Corporate Compliance, Lundbeck Pharmaceuticals LLC; Former Division Legal Counsel and Compliance Officer, Stryker Corporation, Deerfield, IL
Puja Leekha has a decade of litigation experience with Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP representing pharma and medical device companies in product liability actions, and has spent the past 4 years in-house serving the medical device, pharmaceutical and healthcare consulting industries in all areas of legal and compliance.
Puja currently serves as Vice President, Chief Compliance Officer & Corporate Counsel for Lundbeck Pharmaceuticals and is responsible for the leadership, development, operation, management and implementation of Lundbeck’s Compliance Program for North America, focusing on all 7 Elements of an Effective Compliance Program.
Prior to joining Lundbeck, served as an IT and Business Process Consultant with Accenture, and the Associate Director of Investor Relations with The Weiser Group. Most recently, she served as Division Legal Counsel & Compliance Officer for Stryker, a $12b+ medical device company.
Puja currently serves as Vice President, Chief Compliance Officer & Corporate Counsel for Lundbeck Pharmaceuticals and is responsible for the leadership, development, operation, management and implementation of Lundbeck’s Compliance Program for North America, focusing on all 7 Elements of an Effective Compliance Program.
Prior to joining Lundbeck, served as an IT and Business Process Consultant with Accenture, and the Associate Director of Investor Relations with The Weiser Group. Most recently, she served as Division Legal Counsel & Compliance Officer for Stryker, a $12b+ medical device company.
Lori Queisser
Senior Vice President and Global Chief Compliance Officer, Teva; Former Senior Vice President, Global Compliance and Business Practices, Schering-Plough; Former Vice President, Chief Compliance Officer, Eli Lilly; Former Co-chair, PCF, Horsham, PA
Senior Vice President and Global Chief Compliance Officer, Teva; Former Senior Vice President, Global Compliance and Business Practices, Schering-Plough; Former Vice President, Chief Compliance Officer, Eli Lilly; Former Co-chair, PCF, Horsham, PA
Lori Queisser joined Teva Pharmaceuticals in June of 2015 in the key role of Senior Vice President and Global Chief Compliance Officer. She reports directly to the CEO. In this role, Lori is responsible for leading the organization’s compliance efforts globally, and setting the strategy for the implementation of compliance programs across the business. She will also engage the organization in promoting a culture of compliance, based on our values and Code of Conduct. Lori brings significant, diverse, global experience in the Compliance and Pharmaceutical industry to the Teva team. She has held senior roles in Eli Lilly and Schering Plough before consulting in the field as both President/Owner of Queisser and Associates and as a Principal at KPMG. Most recently, she was employed at DePuy Synthes, a Johnson and Johnson Company, as their Healthcare Compliance Officer. Lori is a Past Chair of the Pharmaceutical Compliance Forum.
Eric Siegel, JD
Chief Compliance Officer, Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Former, Senior Investigator, City of Philadelphia Office of the Inspector General, Philadelphia, PA
Chief Compliance Officer, Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Former, Senior Investigator, City of Philadelphia Office of the Inspector General, Philadelphia, PA
Eric Siegel has more than 25 years of legal and compliance experience with life science companies, currently serving as Chief Compliance Officer at Jazz Pharmaceuticals. Prior to his current role, he most recently served as Executive Vice President and General Counsel at Incyte Corporation. He has also held senior-level roles at EMD Serono, Cephalon and GlaxoSmithKline.
Paul Silver
Principal, Regulatory and Compliance Life Sciences Leader, Deloitte Advisory, Deloitte, Atlanta, GA (Moderator)
Principal, Regulatory and Compliance Life Sciences Leader, Deloitte Advisory, Deloitte, Atlanta, GA (Moderator)
Paul Silver is Deloitte’s Life Sciences Regulatory and Compliance Leader. He has 30 years of experience in the pharmaceutical, medical device, and consumer products industry, specializing in compliance and regulatory matters. Paul regularly works with in-house legal counsel, corporate compliance officers, senior operations professionals and outside legal counsel that support these professionals. Paul has provided expert testimony on behalf of pharmaceutical companies in litigation matters involving sales and marketing practices.
5:00 pm
Adjournment and Networking Reception