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Legal Strategies for Expanding Life Sciences Companies Conference SPRING CLE SESSION Friday, April 19, 2013 Dublin, Ireland Legal Strategies for Expanding Life Sciences Companies Conference Schedule 8:30 – 8:45 am Registration 8:45 – 9:00 am Welcome Remarks Craig Thorburn, President of TechLaw, Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP, Toronto Brian O’Gorman, Managing Partner, Arthur Cox, Dublin 9:00 – 9:45 am Building a Global Biopharmaceutical Company through Ireland – Practical Perspectives on the Alkermes/Elan EDT Merger Richie Paul, PhD, Senior Director, Intellectual Property, Alkermes Plc, Dublin 9:45 – 11:00 am Panel I – Managing Personal Data Moderator: David Mirchin, Meitar, Tel Aviv Panelists: Billy Hawkes, Data Protection Commissioner, Ireland Mary Ellen Callahan, Jenner & Block LLP, Washington, DC Thierry Dor, Gide Loyrette Nouel, Paris Richard Corley, Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP, Toronto 11:00 – 11:15 am Morning Coffee Break 11:15 am – Noon Innovative Partnerships to Advance Product Development Rajeev Venkayya, M.D., Executive Vice President, Vaccine Business, Takeda Pharmaceuticals International, Chicago (formerly of the Gates Foundation) Noon – 1:15 pm Luncheon – Why Ireland? The Reasons for Ireland’s Success in Attracting International Life Sciences Projects Barry O’Leary, CEO, IDA Ireland 1:15 – 2:30 pm Panel II – MedTech/Medical Devices 2013 – The Challenges and Opportunities Moderator: Rahul Matthan, Trilegal, Bangalore Panelists: Michelle Basil, Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP, Boston Stefano Quintini, Fenwick & West LLP, Mountain View, CA Dr. Wolfgang Rehmann, Taylor Wessing, Munich John Brennan, Director of Regulations and Industrial Policy, Eucomed, Ireland 2:30 pm Closing Remarks Craig Thorburn, President of TechLaw, Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP, Toronto Earlsfort Centre, Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin 2, Ireland Weather April in Dublin is characterized by gradually rising daily Founded in 1986, TechLaw Group, Inc. is one of the oldest international networks of law firms high temperatures, with daily highs increasing from dedicated to enhancing the practice of technology law through the sharing of best practices, 51°F to 55°F (10-12°C) over the course of the month. exchange of new ideas and access to more than 8,000 lawyers familiar with technology in more Daily low temperatures are around 41°F (5°C). than 35 countries around the globe. Our 20 member firms are largely non-competitive, and thus the mutually advantageous relationships built through the organization serve both our member Dress Code firms and their clients in ways that larger organizations with more general interests cannot. Business attire is recommended for all TechLaw events. Casual attire is suggested for Saturday’s MEMBER FIRMS outing. Primary offices for TechLaw members are shown first in each firm’s list of offices. Arthur Cox ARTHUR COX Arthur Cox is one of Ireland’s largest law firms. It is Dublin, Belfast, London, New York, Silicon Valley an “all-island” law firm, with offices in Dublin and Belfast. The firm also has offices in London, New BARNES & THORNBURG LLP York and Silicon Valley. Its practice encompasses all Indianapolis, Atlanta, Chicago, Columbus (OH), Elkhart (IN), Fort Wayne (IN), Grand Rapids (MI), aspects of corporate and business law. Los Angeles, Minneapolis, South Bend (IN), Washington DC, Wilmington (DE) BLAKE, CASSELS & GRAYDON LLP For over 90 years, it has been at the forefront of Toronto, Calgary, Montréal, Ottawa, Vancouver, Chicago, New York, Beijing, London, Shanghai, developments in the legal profession in Ireland. From Al-Khobar (Saudi Arabia), Manama (Bahrain) the outset, Arthur Cox has striven to deliver superior levels of service, building relationships that grow over DORSEY & WHITNEY LLP time and developing specialist industry knowledge to Minneapolis, Anchorage, Denver, Des Moines (IA), Southern California (Costa Mesa), Fargo (ND), help clients achieve their goals. Missoula (MT), New York, Palo Alto (CA), Salt Lake City, Seattle, Washington DC, Wilmington (DE), Hong Kong, London, Shanghai, Sydney (Australia), Toronto, Vancouver With over 400 legal staff and a total headcount of ap- proximately 650, it provides a comprehensive service FENWICK & WEST LLP to an international client base ranging from multina- Mountain View (CA), San Francisco, Seattle tional organizations, banks and financial institutions GIDE LOYRETTE NOUEL and established global leaders to government agen- cies and new players in emerging industry sectors. Paris, Algiers, Beiijing, Brussels, Bucharest, Budapest, Casablanca, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Hong Kong, Istanbul, Kyiv, London, Moscow, New York, Saint Petersburg, Shanghai, Tunis, Warsaw Arthur Cox understands the specific needs of its GÓMEZ-ACEBO & POMBO clients and has structured the firm accordingly. It has Madrid, Barcelona, Bilbao, Málaga, Valencia, Vigo, Brussels, Lisbon (Portugal), London organized the firm into Practice Groups which reflect the way in which its clients are doing business. As a HAYNES and BOONE, LLP result, it has brought lawyers together in areas which Dallas, Austin, Fort Worth, Houston, Orange County (Irvine, CA), New York, Richardson (TX), are best suited to various industry groups and sectors. San Antonio, Silicon Valley (San Jose, CA), Washington DC, Mexico City, Moscow In 2012 alone, the firm was named the Republic of Ire- HOUTHOFF BURUMA land’s Law Firm of the Year at The Lawyer European Amsterdam, Brussels, London, New York, Rotterdam Awards, Ireland Law Firm of the Year by Who’s Who JENNER & BLOCK LLP Legal, Ireland Tax Firm of the Year by the Internation- Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, Washington DC al Tax Review and the Legal Advisor of the Year for Ireland by Financial Times/mergermarket for the sixth MEITAR LIQUORNIK GEVA LESHEM TAL consecutive year. Israel The Dublin office is located at Earlsfort Centre, NUTTER McCLENNEN & FISH LLP Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin 2, Ireland. For more informa- Boston, Hyannis (MA) tion, please call +353 1 618 0000 or visit http://www. PINHEIRO NETO ADVOGADOS arthurcox.com/home.html. 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