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Prop. 65 Annual Conference
Monday, September 23, 2024
Julia Morgan Ball Room
Merchant Exchange Building
465 California Street, 15th Floor
San Francisco, CA

 

Agenda

Arrival

7:30 to 9:00
Registration and Continental Breakfast

Pre-Conference Class

8:00 to 9:00
Compliance 101: How to Comply with Prop. 65

Instructors:
Meredyth Merrow, Associate, Lexington Law Group
Kristi Morioka, Senior Staff Counsel, OEHHA
Kristin Price Wiglesworth, Scientist, Keller and Heckman

Plenary Session

9:00 to 9:05
Welcome to the Conference

Lana Beckett, Publisher, Prop. 65 Clearinghouse

9:05 to 10:00
Opening Address by the Conference Chair

Eric Somers, Retired Partner and Founder, Lexington Law Group

10:00 to 11:00
PFAS: What You Need to Know When Testing or Defending a Product

Moderator:
Laura Zuckerman, Supervising Deputy Attorney General
Panel:
Justin Burmeister, Director of Chemistry and Business Innovation, Applied Technical Services (ATS)
Lynn Fiorentino, Partner, ArentFox Schiff
Thomas Lewandowski, Principal, Gradient
Mark Todzo, Partner, Lexington Law Group

11:00 to 11:15
Break

11:15 to 12:15
Beech-Nut Lives On: Calculating Exposure in Food

Round Table:
Dennis Raglin, Partner, Steptoe
Carolyn Scrafford, Principal Scientist, Exponent
Margaret Whittaker, Managing Director and Chief Toxicologist, ToxServices

12:30 to 1:30
Lunch

1:45 to 2:45
What's New with OEHHA's Updated Short and Long Form Warnings

Moderator:
David Edwards, Acting Director/Chief Deputy Director, OEHHA
Panel:
Greg Berlin, Senior Associate, Alston & Bird LLP
J. Robert Maxwell, Partner, Rogers Joseph O'Donnell
Laralei Paras, Partner, Seven Hills LLP

2:45 to 3:45
When to Test Your New Product: Proactive vs. Reactive Analytical Testing

Round Table:
Emily Goswami, Technical Director, Roux Associates
Hazel Ocampo, Shareholder, Greenberg Traurig
Rick Rothman, Partner, Morgan Lewis
Rob Scofield, Vice President/Principal Toxicologist, GSI Environmental

3:45 to 4:00
Break

Breakout Sessions

4:00 to 5:00
What Are the Advantages and Disadvantages for Opt-In vs. Industrywide Settlements?

Round Table:
Joseph Mann, Senior Counsel, Lexington Law Group
Jeff Margulies, Partner, Norton Rose Fulbright
J. Robert Maxwell, Partner, Rogers Joseph O'Donnell

4:00 to 5:00
The First Amendment Cases: Implications for Prop. 65

Moderator:
Fiona Smith, Writer, Prop. 65 Clearinghouse
Panel:
Trent Norris, Partner, Hogan Lovells US
Judith Praitis, Partner, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath
Lucas Williams, Partner, Lexington Law Group

5:00 to 6:00
Networking Cocktail Reception

Prop 65 Program Materials