Carol Dan Browning is an attorney with Stites & Harbison, PLLC, Carol has tried more than 35 cases to jury verdict in multiple jurisdictions. Browning focuses her practice on drug and medical device litigation, products liability and medical malpractice defense. She also routinely serves as counsel to physicians and hospitals. Ms. Browning serves as national or state counsel for multiple drug, medical device and product manufacturers and is involved in multi-district litigation pending in various federal district courts. She is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, is AV-Preeminent Rated by Martindale-Hubbell®, recognized by Best Lawyers of America®, and listed in Benchmark Litigation.

Dina M. Cox is a legal strategist and trial attorney who has served as lead counsel in numerous lawsuits and bet-the-company litigation involving multi-million dollar claims ranging from breach of contract, false advertising, unfair competition, unfair commercial practices, consumer fraud, and breach of warranty to claims of serious injury caused by products liability and professional negligence. Dina has significant jury trial experience in state and federal court and substantial appellate experience. Dina defends class actions, mass torts, government enforcement actions, drug and medical device cases, toxic tort and chemical exposure cases, and professional liability lawsuits including legal malpractice.

Elizabeth C. Curtin is a partner in Sidley's Chicago office, has advised and defended pharmaceutical, medical device, manufacturing, and consumer goods clients in complex litigation matters for more than a decade. She provides clients with essential advice at every stage of the litigation process from pretrial litigation to trial, including the coordination of case-specific discovery, depositions, court appearances, strategic planning, fact investigation, and the drafting of pleadings, motions, and briefs in state and federal jurisdictions. She also advises companies on litigation risks associated with business decisions and transactions.

Stacey Y. Dixon is Assistant General Counsel at Takeda Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. in Deerfield, IL. Ms. Dixon is responsible for a wide variety of litigation and pre-litigation matters for the company, including commercial, product liability, employment and patent litigation and government investigations. Before joining Takeda, she was Corporate Counsel at Baxter International Inc. She also practiced litigation at Lord, Bissell & Brook LLP Chicago.

Sara J. Gourley, a litigation partner in Sidley Austin's Chicago office, is head of the Products Liability Group and served on the firm's Executive Committee for many years. Sara's practice is focused on pharmaceutical and medical device defense, especially multi-jurisdictional coordination and defense of class actions. She has played leading defense roles in some of the pharmaceutical industry's most significant products liability litigation and is consistently recognized by top ranking publications, including Chambers, Legal 500, LMG Life Sciences, and many others. Sara is the Drug and Medical Device Committee Chair.

Victoria Davis Lockard is Vice Chair of the Pharmaceutical, Medical Device & Health Care Litigation Practice at Greenberg Traurig LLP in Atlanta and focuses her practice in the areas of products liability, mass torts, consumer class actions and other complex litigation. She handles high-stakes, single-plaintiff cases (including through trial) and complex litigation, including MDLs, coordinated state actions and class actions. Victoria also advises a variety of manufacturers and distributors in connection with compliance matters, risk assessment, product recalls and reporting activities governed by the Consumer Product Safety Commission, FDA, FTC, and other federal and state regulatory bodies.

Sarah M. Padgitt is Senior Counsel at Baxter International, Inc. in Deerfield, IL. Baxter is one of the world's leading health care companies, operating globally in over 25 countries with over 45,000 employees. Ms. Padgitt manages complex product liability, commercial litigation and government investigations for the Medication Delivery Division of Baxter. Baxter's Medication Delivery Business is a leading manufacturer of products used in the delivery of fluids and drugs to patients, including intravenous solutions and administration sets, premixed drugs, pre-filled vials, infusion pumps and inhaled anesthetics. Previously, she served as Assistant General Counsel at Aon Corporation in Chicago, Illinois, where she managed complex commercial litigation and employment matters. Prior to joining Aon, she practiced litigation at Winston & Strawn in Chicago, IL. She received her undergraduate degree from Colgate University and her law degree from Northwestern University School of Law.

Bruce R. Parker, a Partner with Venable LLP, has served on several mass tort litigation trial teams and has tried to verdict cases involving Actos, Mirapex, latex gloves and breast implants. A Fellow in the ACTL, he has also served as lead counsel in numerous MDL Daubert hearings. He has served as President of the IADC and the Maryland Defense Counsel, Director of the IADC Trial Academy, Dean for the IADC Corporate Counsel College, and served on DRI's Board of Directors, and Lawyers for Civil Justice.

Gail Rodgers is a partner in the New York City office of DLA Piper. She concentrates her practice in pharmaceutical and medical device litigation, mass torts and government and internal investigations. Gail represents clients on a wide variety of compliance matters, including the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) as well as advising and enhancing compliance programs in response to investigations. Gail has extensive experience in a wide variety of state and federal litigation, including providing strategic advice at each stage of litigation, managing national discovery teams, and implementation of national resolution programs. Gail is the Drug and Medical Device Committee vice committee chair.

W. Kennedy Simpson, a principal in Thompson Miller & Simpson PLC in Louisville, Kentucky, has defended pharmaceutical and medical device product liability litigation for over 30 years. He is national counsel for an international manufacturer of orthopedic devices, and has served as national and regional counsel for many pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers.

Anne M. Talcott is a shareholder in the Portland, Oregon office of Schwabe Williamson & Wyatt PC. Ms. Talcott's practice focuses on the defense of product liability claims and complex business litigation. She has tried cases throughout Oregon and Washington and has first chair experience defending automobile manufacturers. Ms. Talcott is past chair of the Oregon State Bar Product Liability Section. She is a past chair of DRI's Product Liability Committee and a member of the steering committee for DRI's Drug and Medical Device Committee and on the DRI Board of Directors.