Program Brochure

Life Sciences Law Institute

April 25-27, 2007
Parc 55 Hotel
San Francisco, CA
has provided sponsorship in support of this program.

Please visit our archive to obtain papers and audio of the sessions presented.

Program Description

The program is designed to address the unique issues faced by in-house and outside counsel for pharmaceutical companies, biotechnology companies, device manufacturers, academic medical centers, and healthcare providers who have relationships with the life sciences industry. Daniel Meron, General Counsel at the Department of Health and Human Services, will give this year's keynote address. Also included are three plenary sessions on Conflicts of Interest, Legal Ethics, and the Healthcare Industry, Views from the VCs: Assessing Opportunities in the Life Science Industry, and The In-Box Issues for Biotech, Drug and Device General Counsels. Breakout sessions will include:

• Coverage, Reimbursement and Fraud and Abuse Basics for FDA (and New) Lawyers
• FDA Basics for Healthcare (and New) Lawyers
• Conducting Effective Internal Investigations and Managing the Whistleblower Threat
• Postmarket Safety Issues for Devices
• Recent Life Sciences Corporate Integrity Agreements: Consequences for Compliance Auditing and Monitoring
• Medicare Part B Coverage, Billing and Payment for Drugs and Biologics Furnished in an Outpatient Setting
• Global Compliance Challenges for Life Sciences Companies
• Off-Label Promotion: Current Government Theories/Legal and Policy Defenses
• Pharmaceutical Industry Data: What Litigating and Compliance Attorneys Need to Know

"The Life Sciences and the Law Institute is a great way to reconnect with old friends, make new friends and learn about a cutting edge industry that will fundamentally change health care." - Jayson Slotnik, Director Medicare Reimbursement & Economic Policy, BIO

Attend Life Sciences Practice Group's Inaugural Lunch
The Association's newest Life Sciences Practice Group will be sponsoring its inaugural luncheon on Thursday, April 26. There is an additional fee of $38 for the luncheon (members and non-members pay the same fee). AHLA members who register for the luncheon will receive an added bonus of a complimentary year of enrollment in the new Life Sciences Practice Group. Space is limited and pre-registration is required. Not an AHLA member? Join when you register for the program and luncheon, and you too will receive the Practice Group for a year. For more information, please contact Member Services at (202) 833-0766.

Program Supporters:
AdvaMed
Biotechnology Industry Organization
California Healthcare Institute
Health Law Committee of the Business Law Section of the State Bar of California
PhRMA

CLE Information

This program will be worth approximately 15.5 credits (including 1.25 ethics credit) for 60-minute states and approximately 18.6 credits (including 1.5 ethics credit) for 50-minute states. Participants will be given CLE Request forms at the program. Forms must be completed and returned to AHLA staff to receive credit. The sessions, unless otherwise designated, are intermediate to advanced in level. There are no prerequisites required to register for this program.

This seminar will be worth approximately 18.0 CPE credits. AHLA is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be addressed to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors, 150 Fourth Avenue North, Suite 700, Nashville, TN 37219-2417. NASBA's web site is located at www.nasba.org.

Hotel Information

Parc 55 Hotel
55 Cyril Magnin Street
San Francisco, CA 94102
Phone: (415) 392-8000
Toll Free Reservations: (800) 595-0507
Hotel Website

Room Rates: $219 single or double occupancy
Hotel cut-off date: April 4, 2007
Hotel accommodations are not included in the registration fee. When making reservations, please indicate that you are attending the AHLA program to receive the special group rate; the room block may sell out prior to hotel cut-off date.

Travel Information

ASSOCIATION TRAVEL CONCEPTS (ATC) offers these cost saving options:

Airline Discounts

• Up to 15% off the lowest available fare for tickets purchased more than 30 days (United). Restrictions apply.
• 5% off the lowest available fare for tickets purchased prior to the meeting (American Airlines).
• ATC will also search for the lowest available fare on any airline.

Online Booking

• Discount fares can be found using the AHLA Travel Center online booking engine. Go to our website and follow the Member Travel links.

Car Discounts

• Discounted meeting rates (Avis & Enterprise).

Zone Fares

• Region-to-region flat rates.

Make your reservation from one of the following options:

Email: reservations@atcmeetings.com
Web: www.atcmeetings.com
Fax: (858) 362-3153

The above discounts apply for travel April 22-30, 2007. Some restrictions may apply. Service fees apply.

You may also call your own agency or the vendors directly and refer to the following I.D. numbers:

United:	510CK	(800) 521-4041
American Airlines:	A3947AJ	(800) 433-1790
Enterprise:	32H7476	(800) 593-0505
Avis:	J947333	(800) 331-1600