Lawyers / Professionals

 

Joseph P. McMenamin

Speaking Engagements

  • Pandemic Flu and Emergency Preparedness
    • "Taking Care of Business: The Law of Pandemic Preparedness," presented at the Chesapeake/Virginia Beach Pandemic Flu Business Continuity Seminar, Chesapeake, VA, June 27, 2008
    • "Pandemic Influenza: The Legal Issues," presented at the "18th WCDM Plenary Session," World Conference Disaster Manageement, Toronto, Canada, June 16 and 17, 2008
    • "Pandemic Flu and the Energy Industry: The Legal Issues," presented at the EUCI Conference on Pandemic Preparedness for Electric Utilities, Portland, Oregon, April 17-18, 2008
    • "Pandemic Preparedness: Legal Issues," presented at the Disaster Relief Journal's Spring World 2008 Conference, Orlando, FL, April 2, 2008
    • "Pandemic Flu and the Energy Industry: The Legal Issues," presented at the EUCI Conference on Pandemic Preparedness for Utilities, Philadelphia, PA, October 24-25, 2007
    • "Assessing the Legal Implications of Pandemic Planning," at Partners in Corporate Preparedness, Roche Pharmaceuticals, Nutley, New Jersey, March 8, 2007
    • "Pandemic Planning: Legal Implications," presented to Old Dominion Chapter of Association of Contingency Planners, Richmond, Virginia, December 28, 2006
    • "HDHHS Pandemic Influenza Conference: Legal Issues," HDHHS Pandemic Influenza Workshop, Houston, Texas, November 14-15, 2006
    • "Pandemic Flu and the Schools: Legal Issues," presented at the Virginia Association of School Superintendents, Charlottesville, Virginia, November 8, 2006
    • Co-Chair, "Achieving Commercial Success in the Face of Food Regulation and Litigation," American Conference Institute, Chicago, IL, September 13 and 14, 2006
    • "Preparing Contingency Plans to Minimize the Legal Effects of a Potential Avian Flu Pandemic or Other Disaster," presented at "Achieving Commercial Success in the Face of Food Regulation and Litigation," American Conference Institute, Chicago, IL, September 13 and 14, 2006
    • "Legal Implications of Pandemic Flu," Presented at Dominion's Pandemic Influenza Planning Summit, Chester, Virginia, September 15, 2006
  • Obesity
    • "Food Fight: Who's to Blame?" Interviewed on camera on March 6, 2006 by Ivanhoe Broadcast News Services on obesity litigation, which is to be broadcast on television stations across the United States
    • "Food Fight: Who's to Blame for America's Obesity Epidemic?" Dateline NBC Special Report with Stone Phillips, On-camera Interview, August 18, 2006
    • "Obesity-Related Claims Under State Consumer Protection Statutes," Achieving Commercial Success in the Face of Food Regulation and Litigation, American Conference Institute, Orlando, Florida, January 19-20, 2006
    • "Food is Not Morphine, and Eating is not an Addiction," presented at the 2nd National Forum on Preventing and Defending Obesity Claims, American Conference Institute, Washington, D.C., January 24-25, 2005
    • "Defenses to Obesity Claims," at The Legal and Strategic Guide to Minimizing Liability for Obesity, What Food Industry Counsel Need to Know Now, Marcus Evans, Chicago, Illinois, September 8-10, 2004
    • "Obesity: Alternative Causation," Presented at the National Forum on Preventing and Defending Obesity Claims, American Conference Institute, Washington, D.C., January 29 and 30, 2004
  • Products Liability
    • "Crossing Plaintiff's Epidemiologist," presented at "The 2nd Annual Drug and Medical Device on Trial," American Conference Institute, New York, NY June 24 and 25, 2008
    • "Advertising Pharmaceuticals Online: What to Watch Out For," Fifth Annual In-House Counsel & Regulatory Forum on Advertising Law for the Pharmaceutical Industry, American Conference Institute, New York, New York, January 23-24, 2007
    • "Products Liability Issues in Health Care," Executive Fellowship in Health Law, Offered by the Williamson Institute at Virginia Commonwealth University, Department of Health Administration, and The University of Richmond Law School, Richmond, Virginia, July 20, 2006
  • HIPAA and Privacy
    • "The Processing of Health Data by the U.S. Pharmaceutical Industry," IBA Conference, San Francisco, California, September 16, 2003
    • "Accessing Electronic Health Information," International Bar Association, Cancun, Mexico, October 30, 2001
  • Internet; Telehealth
    • "Overcoming the Unique Challenges of Internet-Based Marketing," Fourth Annual In-House Counsel & Regulatory Forum: Minimizing Legal Risks in Drug Advertising and Promotion, American Conference Institute, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, March 13-14, 2006
    • "Managing the Risks and Exposures of Web-Based Marketing," American Conference Institute, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, June 14, 2005
    • "Web-related liability," the National Meeting of the Association of Test Publishers, Palm Springs, California, February 4, 2004
    • "Success in Telemental Health," Association of Telehealth Service Providers, May 14, 2003
    • "Web-related Liability for Pharmaceutical Companies and Medical Device Companies," American Conference Institute, New York, New York, December 14, 2001
    • "The Draft Convention on International Telehealth," American Telemedicine Association Annual Meeting, Phoenix, Arizona, May 23, 2000
    • "Legal Issues in Telemedicine," Applying Telecommunications in Medicine: Future Directions and Policy Issues, A Delaware Policy Forum, College of Human Resources, Education and Public Policy, University of Delaware (January 1998)
    • "Telemedicine," International Bar Association, Delhi, November 1997
  • Health Law
    • "The Virginia Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Act," Business of Medicine Symposium, T.C. Williams School of Law, University of Richmond, Richmond, Virginia, October 29, 2004
    • BioCyber Ethics Mock Trial Motion for a Preliminary Injunction to Prevent a Corporation from Disconnecting an Intelligent Computer, IBA Conference, San Francisco, California, Septmber 16, 2003
    • "Physicians as Consultants," American Conference Institute, Roosevelt Hotel, New York, New York, March 5, 2003
    • "House Call: Physicians as Consultants Under the AMA Guidelines and the PhRMA Code," American Conference Institute, Tavern on the Green, New York, New York, October, 17, 2002
    • "Physicians as Consultants to Industry," American Conference Institute, The Helmsley Park Hotel, New York, New York, April 11-12, 2002
    • Mock Trial, "Physician-Assisted Suicide," International Bar Association, Berlin, Germany, October 1996
    • Mock Trial, "Involuntary Civil Commitment," Edinburgh, Scotland, October 1995
    • Mock Trial, "DNA Testing," International Bar Association, Melbourne, Australia, October 1994
    • "Reimbursement for Medical Devices in the U.S." McGuireWoods seminars in Copenhagen, Denmark and Zurich, Switzerland, October 1991
    • "Issues in Industrial Health," American Society for Personnel Administration, Richmond Area Chapter, October 1987
    • "Humanism, Ethics and Philosophy," Intern Orientation, Medical College of Virginia, June 23, 1987
    • "Termination of Life Support," Medical College of Virginia, March 25, 1987
    • "Ethical Dimensions of Neonatal Nursing: Current Issues and Perspectives," Neonatal Nursing Conference, University of Virginia Hospital, March 23, 1987
    • Medical College of Virginia Hospital Ethics Committee Grand Rounds, March 18, 1987
  • Risk Management / Claims Avoidance
    • "Implementing Controls to monitor Drug Advertising on the Web in the Absence of a Regulatory Schematic," presented at "Advertising and Promotions for the Pharmaceutical Industry," American Conference Institute, New York, NY, January 22-23, 2008
    • "What Lawyers Want Physicians to Know" (Medical Malpractice Update) presented at the Medical College of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia, May 2, 2007
    • "The Seat You Don't Want To Sit In," Managing Risks in the Senior Living Setting, BB&T Insurance Services, Inc., Richmond, Virginia, October 4, 2006
    • "Litigation Exposure: Assessing and Minimizing Your Malpractice Risk," The Homestead, 15th Annual Virginia Geriatrics Conference, School of Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Medical College of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia, March 14, 2004
    • "The Current Malpractice Crisis: What Can We Do About It?," Region I, National Medical Association, St. Thomas, V.I., March 1, 2002
    • "Risk Avoidance," MCV's 11th Annual Williamsburg Geriatrics Conference, March 26, 2000
    • "Legal Issues for the Geriatric Patient: Risk Management," Grand Rounds, McGuire Veterans Affairs Medical Center, January 1998
    • "Risk Management," ASHRM National Convention, Phoenix, Arizona, October 1992
    • "Risk Management," American Society of Hospital Risk Managers, North Carolina and Virginia Chapters, November 12, 1987
    • "Medical Malpractice: Substantive Law of Virginia," National Business Institute (1987)
    • "To Tell the Truth," Association of Operating Room Nurses, Inc., October 23, 1987
    • "Defense Investigation," University of Virginia Seminar on Legal Aspects of Nursing, October 10, 1987
    • "Documentation in Medical Malpractice Litigation," Chippenham Hospital, May 19, 1986