Instructors
Nancy Stade, JD
Partner, Sidley Austin LLP, United States
Nancy Stade is a partner in the Food, Drug, and Medical Device regulatory practice of Sidley Austin, LLP, where her practice focuses on counseling medical device companies, manufacturers of combination products, life sciences companies, and makers of consumer products used in health and fitness. Nancy previously held a variety of senior positions at the FDA, including Deputy Director for Policy of the Center for Devices and Radiological Health, where she led the development and implementation of FDA’s device regulatory policy.
Rachel Turow, JD, MPH
Managing Counsel, FDA Regulatory, Walmart, Inc., United States
Rachel Turow is Associate General Counsel, Regulatory Law & Policy at Teva Pharmaceuticals and Head, U.S. Regulatory Policy. In this role, Rachel provides regulatory legal support to Teva’s specialty and generic pharmaceutical businesses, and supports Teva’s drug-device combination products and digital health projects. Rachel also serves as head of regulatory policy for the U.S. Previously, Rachel was Director, Regulatory Policy, at Novo Nordisk Inc. Prior to joining Novo Nordisk, Rachel spent five years at FDA. She was a Regulatory Counsel in CDER’s Office of Regulatory Policy and she served as Special Assistant to Jeff Shuren, Director of CDRH. Rachel holds a JD and MPH from the University of Michigan and a BA in Biology from