2025 Focus on Pharma Conference

Focus on Pharma is an exclusive industry conference for in-house counsel and corporate executives. Attendees engaged with thought leaders and industry innovators from the biotechnology and pharmaceutical sectors as they shared practical insights on protecting innovation and navigating today’s complex legal landscape. Immediately following our program, we hosted a networking reception on our Washington, D.C. rooftop.

Keynote Speaker

We were honored to have the Honorable Pauline Newman as our keynote speaker. Judge Newman is the longest-serving judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. A former research scientist and patent attorney, she was the first judge appointed directly to the Federal Circuit and has authored numerous influential decisions in intellectual property law. Judge Newman shared her insights on the evolution of IP law and innovation in the life sciences.

Conference Agenda

The day’s sessions included:

• Recent Developments in Pharmaceutical Patent Litigation
• Artificial Intelligence and Life Sciences
• Best Practices in Trade Secret Protection
• Evolving Pharmaceutical Modalities: A Decade of Change

Confirmed Guest Speakers

Our featured speakers included:

• Jenny Papatolis Johnson, VP, Assistant General Counsel–Intellectual Property, Endo
• Aubrey Haddach, Executive Director–Intellectual Property, Halozyme
• Paul Golian, Vice President & Assistant General Counsel–Intellectual Property, Bristol Myers Squibb 
• Brian Nadin, Ph.D., Associate Director of Licensing, MD Anderson Cancer Center