Allen WaxmanAllen Waxman, of counsel at DLA Piper, is the former general counsel and head of litigation at Pfizer as well as the general counsel and a business unit leader at other domestic and international life science companies. Allen was also previously a patner at two national law firms, and his practice has included trying civil and criminal cases, serving as national counsel in pharmaceutical product liability cases, acting as a resolution leader of mass tort and commercial cases, and most recently supporting efforts to deploy artificial intelligence to enhance the practice of law, including in mitigating risk as well as in prevention and resolving disputes. Prior to joining DLA Piper, Allen was the CEO of the International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution (CPR). Under his leadership at CPR, the organization launched a pledge for dispute prevention in business relationships and developed tools for more effective, efficient ways to both resolve disputes and prevent them where possible. Allen also developed and moderated a podcast, sponsored by the ABA, called “Avoiding the Dispute Before It Begins,” where he interviewed leaders in the dispute prevention field on implementing dispute prevention mechanisms. Read More Read Less