Trials: Business or legal remedy?

Michael X. IMBROSCIO

Attorney at law, Partner
Covington & Burling LLP

United States

Mr. Imbroscio is a partner at Covington & Burling LLP in Washington DC and chairs the firm’s Products Liability and Mass Tort practice group.  He represents a wide range of clients across the life sciences sector in personal injury litigation and in commercial disputes.  He steered Eli Lilly and Company’s defense of litigation brought by business partner Amylin Pharmaceuticals, resulting in payment to Lilly of 1.5 billion USD.  He served as Associate Counsel to the President from 1997 to 1999 under President Bill Clinton.

Erik RANCE

President
National Office for Medical Accidents Compensations - ONIAM

France

He graduated from the Institut d'Etudes Politiques of Paris (IEP) and the Ecole Nationale d’Administration (ENA promoting 1989). He joined the Inspection générale des affaires sociales (IGAS)
He followed a succession of official career:
- Office Manager at the Ministry of Public Service and in different departments of the Ministry of Health (healthcare and medico-social, pensions of the general scheme and aligned ...)
- Deputy Director of Social Welfare at the Ministry of Agriculture
- General secretary of the Board of Control of mutual and pension funds.
- General Secretary of the National Prevention and Health Education Institute (INPES)
- Legal Advisor near the Minister of Health
- Director of the National Mines Social Security Fund.
To date he leads the National Compensation Office of medical accidents, iatrogenic diseases and nosocomial infections. (ONIAM)
He is a Knight of the National Order of Merit and Officer of the Order of Agricultural Merit