Events

Nanotechnology Law & Commerce: Business at One-Billionth of a Meter

January 31, 2008

Chadbourne held a forum called “Nanotechnology Law & Commerce: Business at One-Billionth of a Meter” on January 31 at Chadbourne’s offices in New York. Chadbourne counsel George Pataki gave the opening remarks and partner David Wallace served as forum chair.

Program

Welcome

1:00 p.m.

David L. Wallace
Partner, Chadbourne & Parke LLP

Opening Remarks

The Honorable George E. Pataki
Counsel, Chadbourne & Parke LLP
Governor of New York (1995-2007)

An Introductory Trivium: Understanding Nanotechnology

1:20 p.m.

Nanotechnology 101

Dr. Alain E. Kaloyeros
VP & Chief Admin. Officer
Professor of Physics, Nanosciences and Nanoengineering
College of Nanoscale Sci. & Engineering
Univ. at Albany — SUNY

Anatomy of Nanotechnology Health & Safety Issues

Dr. Stanley B. Fiel
Regional Chairman of Medicine — Atlantic Health Systems
Morristown Memorial Hospital

Nanotechnology Risk Perception

Professor Dan M. Kahan
Elizabeth K. Dollard Professor of Law & Deputy Dean
Yale Law School

Nanoethics

Dr. Fritz Allhoff
Assistant Professor of Philosophy
Western Michigan University

Panel Discussions: Debating the Promise and Challenge of Nanotechnology

Issue One: Innovation — The Nature and Dynamic of Pioneering R&D

2:30 p.m.

Panelists

Dr. Alain E. Kaloyeros College of Nanoscale Sci. & Engineering Univ. at Albany — SUNY	Dr. John E. Kelly III Sr. VP & Director of Research IBM Corporation
Dr. Ajay Royyuru Sr. Manager Computational Biology Center IBM Research	Mr. Alan L. Crane CEO Tempo Pharmaceuticals
Moderator Ms. Phoebe A. Wilkinson Partner, Chadbourne & Parke LLP

Issue Two: Capital Investment — Financing & Underwriting Nanotechnology

3:30 p.m.

Panelists

Mr. William D. Lese Managing Director Braemar Energy Ventures	Dr. Tomas Kahn VP & Head, Expert Team Life Sciences Deutsche Bank AG
Mr. Steven D. Knutson Director of Emerging Issues Zurich North America	Dr. Pradeep Haldar Prof. of Nanoengineering Dir., Energy & Envtl. Tech. Application Ctr. College of Nanoscale Sci. & Engineering Univ. at Albany — SUNY
Mr. John C. Miller VP — Business Dev. Arrowhead Research Corporation
Moderator Mr. Scott Livingston Managing Director The Livingston Group Axiom Capital Management Inc.

 

Issue Three: Law & Society — Public Policy, Politics & Litigation

4:45 p.m.

Panelists

Mr. Kent Jarrell VP & Director, Litigation Comm. APCO Worldwide	Mr. John Barlow Weiner Assoc. Chief Counsel Office of the Chief Counsel Food and Drug Administration
Dr. J. Clarence (Terry) Davies Sr. Fellow, Resources for the Future Sr. Advisor, Woodrow Wilson Int’l Ctr.	Mr. William Ohlemeyer VP & Assoc. General Counsel Altria Group, Inc.
Professor Aaron D. Twerski Irwin and Jill Cohen Professor of Law Brooklyn Law School	Mr. Michael M. Fancher Assoc. Prof. of Nanoeconomics Dir., Economic Outreach College of Nanoscale Sci. & Engineering Univ. at Albany — SUNY
Moderator Mr. John Cahill  Counsel, Chadbourne & Parke LLP

 

Reception

6:00 p.m.