Brian P. Dunphy, an attorney in the Health Law and Litigation Sections of Mintz, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C., will speak at the 2013 Spring Mini-Symposium presented by the New England Chapter of the Association of Clinical Research Professionals (ACRP).  The symposium will take place on Friday, May 10 in Boston, Massachusetts. 

Mr. Dunphy’s presentation will discuss the Physician Payments Sunshine Act, which was enacted as part of federal health care reform. 

Founded in 1976, the ACRP is a global association comprised of more than 18,000 individuals in over 70 countries dedicated to clinical research and development. It serves as the primary resource for clinical research professionals in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device industries, and those in hospital, academic medical centers and physician office settings.

Mr. Dunphy represents health care providers, pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers, biotech and life sciences companies, and private equity funds in health care litigation matters and health care fraud investigations. In addition, Mr. Dunphy counsels clients on health care regulatory issues and conducts compliance training for marketing and sales forces. In particular, he advises clients on compliance with the federal Sunshine Act (and similar state laws) as well as the PhRMA and AdvaMed codes of conduct.

Attorneys in Mintz Health Law Practice, many of whom have held senior government positions or served as in-house counsel, represent for-profit and non-profit, domestic and international companies in connection with a wide variety of business and legal transactions, challenges and issues that they confront both on a daily basis and in bet-the-company matters.  Clients span the full spectrum of the industry, including hospital systems, managed care organizations, laboratories, long-term care providers, durable medical equipment suppliers, behavioral health companies, pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers, retail pharmacies and pharmacy benefit managers.