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