Silicon Valley Life Sciences Day

Hyman, Phelps & McNamara, P.C. (HPM) is excited to announce speakers for the program we are co-hosting with Freshfields geared toward early-stage biotech and medtech companies.

This program will be a half-day, in-person event at Freshfields’ Silicon Valley office on Wednesday September 10, 2025.  HPM’s Michelle Butler and Allyson Mullen will be representing the drug and device perspectives, respectively.

Agenda:

1:00 – 1:30 PM: Registration

1:30 – 2:30 PM: Case Studies: Regulatory Matters in M&A and Licensing Transactions

• Michelle Butler, Director, HPM (Panelist)
• Vinita Kailasanath, Partner, Freshfields (Panelist)
• Allyson Mullen, Director, HPM (Panelist)
• John Fisher, Partner, Freshfields (Moderator)

2:30 – 3:30 PM: CFO Panel

• Phil Howard, Partner, EY
• Jean Viret, Former CFO at NGM Biopharmaceuticals
• Phillip Stoup, Partner, Freshfields (Moderator)

3:45 – 4:45 PM: CBO Panel

• Carey Chern, President and CBO, DeepSeq.AI, Inc.
• Stephanie Toney, Chief Strategy and Business Development Officer, Diatiro
• Vinita Kailasanath, Partner, Freshfields (Moderator)

4:45 – 5:15 PM: Lightning Round of Additional Regulatory/Data Topics

• Michelle Butler, Director, HPM
• Allyson Mullen, Director, HPM

5:15 – 6:15 PM: Reception

Event Details:

Wednesday, September 10, 2025
1:00 – 6:15 PM PT

Freshfields’ Silicon Valley office
855 Main Street Redwood City, CA 94063

Please click here to register your interest in attending.