Monday, February 13, 2017

June 12, 2017 deadline - Food and Drug Law Institute

Thomas Austern Writing Competition -- June 12, 2017 deadline

Students currently enrolled in a JD Program at any of the nation’s ABA-accredited law schools or a 2016-2017 academic year graduate are eligible to participate. A committee comprised of FDLI members who are practicing attorneys and law professors will judge the papers. Top papers will receive a monetary prize, FDLI membership, and will be considered for publication in the Food and Drug Law Journal.

Last year's winning topics

 First Place: “Superfoods” or “Frankenfoods”? The Biotechnology Debate, Ayah Sultan, Harvard Law School
 Conflicting Disclosure Obligations under the Federal Securities and Drug Regulatory Regimes, Joe Milner, Harvard Law School Killing U.S. Slowly: Curing the Epidemic Rise of Cancer Drug Prices, Emily White, Boston University School of Law

Honorable Mention: The Influence of OIRA Review on FDA Regulatory Acts, Colleen Campbell, Harvard Law School