Lora is an associate in the Life Sciences Health Industry Group where she concentrates on litigation and regulatory matters for life sciences entities and health care companies. Her life sciences practice primarily focuses on complex pharmaceutical and medical device product liability, regulatory and compliance pharmacy compounding matters, False Claims Act defense, internal investigations, and advertising and promotion matters. She is also a member of the Women’s Health Product Liability Team.
Supplementing Lora’s focus on product liability litigation is her prior real world experience with the laws governing companies in the life sciences industry. Drawing from over 10 years of experience in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry and nearly 5 years of experience working for the federal government in research and development regulatory affairs, she has an unique, real world understanding of a number of regulatory and compliance issues, including sales representative compliance, off-label promotions, Sunshine Act disclosures, PhRMA Code, Anti-Kickback Statute, False Claims Act, and Stark Law. This includes knowledge of clinical trials, drug development, regulation of pharmaceutical manufacturers, and interpreting and implementing laws governed by the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act).
Lora is the STAARS (Sustaining and Training African Americans at Reed Smith) Deputy Associate Chair; National Bar Association’s 2021-2022 Policy Advisor and Editor-in-Chief of the Journal on Critical Race Issues; 2021 Food and Drug Law Institute’s (FDLI) Enforcement, Litigation, and Compliance Conference Planning Committee member; and a Class of 2020 Leadership Council for Legal Diversity (LCLD) Pathfinder Alumni. With a passion for making a difference, Lora is a member of the Reed Smith's Racial Equity Plan Leadership Team – Philadelphia; Philadelphia Bar Foundation Anti-Racism Taskforce (ART); Philadelphia Bar Foundation Board Member; and pro bono advisory counsel to a Philadelphia based non-profit.
Lora focuses her volunteer efforts on improving the lives of underserved woman and girls. And as an interested golfer, Lora serves as an advisory board member to PGA golfer Cameron Champ’s Cameron Champ Foundation, whose mission is to transform the lives of youth from underserved and underrepresented communities.
