Boston Bar Association’s Life Sciences Roundtable Event
Boston, MA
Event summary
The BBA’s Life Sciences Roundtable Event brought together leaders from across the industry to explore the interplay between the life sciences sector and the legal system, including issues at the forefront of corporate, regulatory and intellectual property law. Attendees participated in immersive panel discussions that combined conversation with education in an innovative format, gaining insights that can’t be found in industry alerts or virtual webinars.
Featured agenda item
3:15 – 4:00 pm EDT
Fundraising and Cash Management
This panel focusing on raising and conserving cash in a challenging economic environment featured:
- Courtney Thorne – Partner at Cooley
- Lauren Reichardt – Associate at Cooley
- Jennifer Fang – Partner at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
- Blake O’Shaughnessy – Managing director at Piper Sandler
4:15 – 5:00 pm EDT
Navigating Difficult Conversations Around the Board Table
This panel discussed topics such as responsible fundraising, risk management in the wake of recent bank failures, insider trading prevention, exit strategies, and environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) and featured:
- Beth Sasfai – Partner and ESG & sustainability advisory practice chair at Cooley
- Dave Cerveny – Chief legal officer at uniQure
- Will Michener – Partner at Ropes & Gray
- Benjamin J. Stein – Partner at Morgan Lewis
For more information, please email Marissa Pilconis.
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