Jesse C. Dresser

Jesse C. Dresser, Esq. is a Partner in Frier Levitt’s Life Sciences Department and heads the firm’s Pharmacy Practice Group.  Jesse’s practice is dedicated to representing a broad cross-section of pharmacies and pharmacy providers, including community retail pharmacies, chain pharmacies, compounding pharmacies, specialty pharmacies, mail order pharmacies, home infusion providers, and dispensing physician practices. Jesse represents pharmacy providers nationally on issues with payors and Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs), including PBM audit appeals, network terminations, network access and credentialing applications, and reimbursement issues.

In addition to his work with pharmacy clients, Jesse also represents a variety of other entities across the healthcare and life sciences spectrum, including other healthcare providers, pharmaceutical and biotech manufacturers, pharmaceutical wholesalers and distributors, and healthcare technology companies. Through this work, Jesse has focused on the intersection between the law and economic considerations, including drug pricing, marketing techniques, and benefits management.

Jesse frequently lectures across the country at national and regional pharmacy and healthcare conferences and organizations, including the International Academy of Compounding Pharmacists (IACP), the American College of Apothecaries (ACA), the American College of Veterinary Pharmacists (ACVP), the National Association of Specialty Pharmacy (NASP), the Community Oncology Alliance (COA) the Community Oncology Pharmacy Association (COPA), the National Home Infusion Association (NHIA), and the Immunoglobulin National Society (IgNS). He also regularly hosts pharmacy industry webinars for a variety of industry organizations and affiliated companies. Jesse is often published or quoted in a variety of internationally-circulated publications and media.

Jesse joined Frier Levitt in 2010 after graduating magna cum laude from Seton Hall University School of Law. Prior to joining Frier Levitt, Jesse served as a judicial intern to the Honorable Dickinson R. Debevoise, former Senior District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey.

Education

  • Seton Hall University School of Law, Juris Doctor, magna cum laude
  • University of Connecticut, magna cum laude

Admissions

  • State of New Jersey 
  • U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey

Publications

“The Pill Pack-Amazon Deal and the Importance of Developing a Strategic Plan for Growth and Compliance,” The Voice of Independent Pharmacy Magazine, Summer 2018

“3 Takeaways From FDA’s Drug Compounding Guidances,” Law360, April 16, 2016

Lectures

Legal and Regulatory Issues in Veterinary Compounding: Where Does Your Pharmacy Fit?” at the February 25, 2016 IACP/ACA/ACVP Educational Conference, San Diego, CA

Understanding the Contours of Veterinary Compounding Regulations,” ACVP Webinar, September 9, 2015

503A or 503B: Where Do You Fit In?” ACA Webinar, July 30, 2015

If It Sounds Too Good to Be True: How to Navigate Business Opportunities While Protecting Your Pharmacy” at the February 26, 2015 IACP/ACA/ACVP Educational Conference, Fort Lauderdale, FL

Payor and Government Trends: An Update to Stay Ahead of the Curve” at the February 26, 2015 IACP/ACA/ACVP Educational Conference, Fort Lauderdale, FL

In 2013 and 2014, Jesse gave several lectures regarding various legal, regulatory, and contractual issues relating to pharmacies at Freedom Pharmaceuticals, Tulsa, OK

Achievements

40 Under 40 in Cancer – Emerging Leaders who have made contributions across the field of cancer