The Opioid Conference
About
October 16-17, 2023
Touro Law Center
In-Person & Virtual
225 Eastview Drive, Central Islip, NY 11722
Co-Sponsored by Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health


ABOUT THE CONFERENCE:
Touro University Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center, in conjunction with the Touro Law Review and co-sponsored by Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, is holding a two-day conference on legal and public health aspects of the opioid epidemic on October 16 and 17, 2023.
DAY 1: MONDAY, OCTOBER 16
Join us as we get an inside look at the historic five-month jury trial in Suffolk County presided over by Hon. Jerry Garguilo, the first in the United States to include all parties in the pharmaceutical supply chain, from manufacturers to wholesale distributors to retail sellers. Explore how settlement funds are currently being used to address the opioid epidemic and what we can anticipate in the future.
DAY 2: TUESDAY, OCTOBER 17
Experts from the legal, academic, and healthcare fields, as well as community activists will join together as we examine opioid litigation and settlements across the country. We will examine what the outcomes of litigation (or possible outcomes for unresolved litigation) mean for combating the opioid epidemic and for developing legal strategies and regulations to respond to future public health crises.
KEYNOTE SPEAKER:
PROFESSOR ABBE R. GLUCK - Abbe R. Gluck is the Alfred M. Rankin Professor of Law and the founding Faculty Director of the Solomon Center for Health Law and Policy at Yale Law School. She is also Professor of Internal Medicine (General Medicine) at Yale School of Medicine and a Professor in the Institution for Social and Policy Studies at Yale. Professor Gluck has written about opioid litigation in a number of scholarly articles.
CONFERENCE SPEAKERS
Bennett Allen, Assistant Professor of Epidemiology, Department of Population Health at the NYU Grossman School of Medicine
Harvey Bartle, Partner, Morgan Lewis, & Bockius LLP
Ximena Benavides, Lecturer EPE and Postdoctoral Fellow, Yale Law School’s Information Society Project
Cari Faith Besserman, Director, Suffolk County DOH, Division of Community Mental Hygiene
Jayne Conroy, Partner, Simmons Hanly Conroy
Hon. Andrew A. Crecca, District Administrative Judge, Tenth Judicial District, Suffolk County
Hon. Jerry Garguilo, Supreme Court Justice, Suffolk County
Edward Gialella, Project Director, Suffolk County Drug Treatment Court
Hon. David Goodsell, District Court Judge, Nassau County
Jon Kaiman, Deputy County Executive, Suffolk County
Clayton Masterman, Associate Professor of Law, University at Buffalo School of Law
Olalekan Ogunsakin, Assistant Professor, Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine
Kristen Pendergrass, Vice President, State Policy at Shatterproof
Sara Whaley, Research Associate, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
HOTEL INFORMATION for CONFERENCE GUESTS:
Courtyard by Marriott Long Island/Courthouse Complex
11 Court House Dr., Central Islip, NY 11722
Touro Law has secured a discounted hotel within walking distance to the law school at the Courtyard Marriott Long Island/Courthouse Complex. Rooms have been arranged for a group rate of $150 per night from Sunday, October 15 through Wednesday, October 18, 2023. The last day to book at this rate is Friday, September 29. Book your room today.
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Day one: 4 NY CLE Professional Practice Credits available for attending attorneys. Day two: 3 NY CLE Professional Practice Credits available for attending attorneys. Attorneys wishing to attend CLE Courses at or through Touro Law Center may apply for tuition assistance.
If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact events@tourolaw.edu or call (631) 761-7006.
*Government Employee and Judicial discounts are available.