Program
2025 Prop. 65 Conference

Prop. 65 Annual Conference
Monday, September 8, 2025
Julia Morgan Ball Room
Merchant Exchange Building
465 California Street, 15th Floor
San Francisco, CA

 

Agenda

Arrival

7:30 to 9:00
Registration and Continental Breakfast

Pre-Conference Class

8:00 to 9:00
Compliance 101: How to Comply with Prop. 65

Instructors:
Mark Hepp, Scientist, Keller & Heckman
Meredyth Merrow, Attorney, Lexington Law Group
Kristi Morioka, Senior Attorney, OEHHA

Plenary Session

9:00 to 9:05
Welcome to the Conference

Fiona Smith, Writer, Prop. 65 Clearinghouse

9:05 to 9:40
Opening Address by the Conference Chair

Jeff Margulies, Partner, Norton Rose Fulbright

9:40 to 9:55
Proposition 65 Updates from OEHHA

Kris Thayer, Director, OEHHA  

10:00 to 11:00
Safe Harbor Levels and Exposure Assessments: Best Practices in Assessing Prop. 65 Compliance

Moderator:
Judith Praitis, Partner, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath
Panel:
Steven Boomhower, Principal Scientist, Gradient
Renee Kalmes, Principal, Exponent
Martha Sandy, Chief, Reproductive & Cancer Hazard Assessment Branch, OEHHA
Margaret Whittaker, Managing Director and Chief Toxicologist, ToxServices

11:00 to 11:15
Break

11:15 to 12:15
Industrywide Litigation Trends and Hot Topics: Latest Developments Over Foods, Apparel and Footwear, Cosmetics and Personal Care Products

Moderator:
Trent Norris, Partner, Hogan Lovells
Panel:
Noam Glick, Attorney, Entorno Law
Mark Todzo, Partner, Lexington Law Group
Will Wagner, Attorney, Greenberg Traurig
Jasmine Wetherell, Partner, Perkins Coie

12:30 to 1:30
Lunch

1:45 to 2:45
Settlement Hot Topics

Moderator:
Laura Zuckerman, Supervising Deputy Attorney General
Panel:
Dina Adham, Attorney, Steptoe
Greg Berlin, Partner, Alston & Bird
Michael Freund, Attorney, Michael Freund & Associates
Noam Glick, Attorney, Entorno Law

2:45 to 3:45
RSLs and Industry Standards for Listed Chemicals: How Are They Developed and What Do They Have to Do with Prop 65?

Moderator:
Rick Rothman, Partner, Morgan Lewis
Panel:
Pratik Ichhaporia, VP Technical Services, Eurofins
Conor O’Brien, Sustainability Policy Coordinator, American Apparel & Footwear Association
Tim Sherry, Sustainability Technical Manager, Hohenstein USA
Nathaniel Sponsler, Group Director, AFIRM

3:45 to 4:00
Break

Breakout Sessions

4:00 to 5:00
Litigating the Exposure Exemption Defense: Practical Tips and Experience from the Trenches

Moderator:
Greg Sperla, Partner, DLA Piper
Panel:
J. Robert Maxwell, Shareholder, Rogers Joseph O’Donnell
Dennis Raglin, Partner, Steptoe
William Verick, CEO, Mateel Environmental Justice Foundation
Reuben Yeroushalmi, Attorney, Consumer Advocacy Group

4:00 to 5:00
Analytical Chemistry 201: Sampling, Sample Preparation, Testing Methods, and the Importance of Quality Assurance and Quality Control Procedures

Moderator:
Justin Burmeister, Director, Applied Technical Services
Panel:
Libby Davis, Science Manager, Center for Environmental Health
Vineet Dubey, Founding Partner, Custodio & Dubey
Carla Kagel, President and CEO, K Prime Inc.
Gary Roberts, Partner, Dentons

5:00 to 6:00
Networking Cocktail Reception

Prop 65 Program Materials

 
 
 
 

2025 Prop. 65 Conference Sponsors

 
 

Full Sponsors

  • Applied Technical Services (ATS)
  • Hogan Lovells US LLP
  • Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP
  • RETRA LLC
  • Steptoe LLP
  • ToxServices LLC
 
 

Basic Sponsors

  • • ADR Services, Inc.
  • • Alston & Bird LLP
  • • Amin Wasserman Gurnani LLP
  • • Buchalter PC
  • • EnSIGHT
  • • Exponent
  • • Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
  • • Gradient
  • • Greenberg Glusker LLP
  • • Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
  • • Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP
  • • Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP

Supporting Sponsors

  • American Chemistry Council
  • American Herbal Products Association
  • Association of Food Industries
  • Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers
  • California Environmental Insider (CEI Today)
  • California Retailers Association
  • Center for Environmental Health
  • Chinese Herb Trade Association of America
  • Independent Bakers Association
  • OEHHA