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Faegre Drinker's Lynne Anderson Speaks on COVID-19 Life Science Panel

Faegre Drinker Partner Speaks on COVID-19 Life Science Panel Lynne Anderson

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath was a sponsor of the Association of Corporate Counsel's inaugural life sciences conference, "Life Sciences 2021: The Road Ahead," held on May 13-14—a CLE event to discover new and timely information about the world in-house counsel are navigating as it relates to the life sciences industry. On the first day of the conference, Faegre Drinker labor and employment partner Lynne Anderson of the firm's Florham Park office presented at the "Emerging From the Pandemic: Labor & Employment 'Hot Topics' for Life Sciences Companies" session as a panelist. Anderson was joined by fellow Faegre Drinker partners Cheryl Orr, who moderated the panel, and Pascal Benyamini, as well as Jennee DeVore, the senior director and counsel of legal affairs at Exelixis. The panel discussed issues impacting life sciences companies. Anderson is chair of the firm's pay equity practice team and co-chair of the firm's women's committee. She counsels employers and represents them in litigation such as whistleblower and retaliation cases, discrimination claims and restrictive covenant disputes.