Butler Snow attorney Anita Modak-Truran will speak at the annual American Conference Institute’s 2023 Drug & Medical Device Litigation conference on Tuesday, December 5, at 12:15 pm. Modak-Truran, alongside two other speakers, will participate in a panel discussion entitled “Navigating the Opportunities and Perils of AI-Assisted Legal Representation and Trial Practice,” examining the latest ways that AI tools are being used in legal representation and trial practice in drug and device product liability litigation.
Since 1995, ACI’s Drug & Medical Device Litigation Conference has allowed pharmaceutical and medical device companies and their outside counsel to exchange thoughts on the latest developments and challenges in product liability litigation, as well as discuss the guiding principles for minimizing damage in times of crisis. This year’s conference will take place on December 5-6, 2023, in New York City, NY.
Anita Modak-Truran is a member of Butler Snow’s Pharma, Medical Device and Healthcare Litigation practice group. She is an experienced trial attorney, having tried more than 100 cases in federal and state courts and an experienced appellate advocate, having argued before Judge Richard Posner and others. Her practice includes intellectual property litigation and counseling, drug and device litigation and commercial litigation. Additionally, she works on a wide variety of business and litigation matters in the entertainment and media industry. Among others, she has represented motion picture and television companies, television stations, newspapers, record labels, music companies and talent.
Modak-Truran is AV-rated by Martindale-Hubbell®, and her work has been recognized by Mid-South Super Lawyers®, in addition to Best Lawyers in America®. She has served in leadership positions for the Trial Attorneys of America, Litigation Counsel of America, Defense Research Institute, Mid-South Intellectual Property Institute Advisory Board and other prominent legal associations. She is a frequent presenter, panelist and moderator, as well as an adjunct law professor. She served as Chief Corporation Counsel for the City of Chicago from 1997 to 1998. Anita was also recognized in America’s Top 100 High Stakes Litigators® from 2019-2022.
Anita Modak-Truran obtained her J.D. from Loyola University of Chicago and is admitted to the State Bars of Illinois, Mississippi and Tennessee, the U.S. District Courts for the Northern District of Illinois, both Districts of Mississippi, the Middle District of Tennessee, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth and Seventh Circuits, the U.S. Supreme Court and the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians Tribal Courts.
