Conference Agenda
Day 1, Friday, April 04, 2014
8:45 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
Welcome by Chair
Hon. Marina Corodemus (Ret.), Managing Partner, Corodemus & Corodemus, Iselin, NJ
9:00 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.
E-Discovery and Predictive Coding
Moderator:
Jennifer Hisel, International Litigation Services (ILS), Aliso Viejo, CA
Speakers:
John H. Jessen, Jessen and Associates, Inc., Hunts Point, WA
Ariana J. Tadler, Milberg, LLP, New York
John C. Thornton, Andrews & Thornton, Irvine, CA
Seth D. Rothman, Hughes Hubbard and Reed LLP, New York
Matthew J. McCauley, Parker | Waichman LLP, New York
9:45 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
FDA Approval - Modification Off-Label Use
Moderator:
Hon. Richard A. Kramer, California Superior Court, San Francisco County, San Francisco
Speakers:
Hon. Faith S. Hochberg, U.S. District Court for the District on New Jersey, Newark, NJ
Catherine Heacox, The Lanier Law Firm, New York
Carmen S. Scott, Motley Rice, Mount Pleasant, SC
Kelly E. Jones, Harris Beach PLLC, New York
Jennifer J. Hageman, Ulmer & Berne LLP, Cincinnati
Kenneth M. Seeger, Seeger Salvas LLP, San Francisco
11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Adverse Events, Personal Injury Proof Defense & Spoliation
Moderator:
Mark S. Cheffo, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP, New York
Speakers:
Hon. Elaine Houghton (Ret.), Seattle
Brenda S. Fulmer, Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley, West Palm Beach, FL
Julia Reed Zaic, Heaviside Reed Zaic, Washington, DC
Jayne Conroy, Hanly Conroy Bierstein Sheridan Fisher & Hayes LLP, New York
Laurie Strauch Weiss, Orrick, New York
Kathleen O’Connor, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, New York
12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Luncheon Speaker - Heroes and Mentors
W. Mark Lanier, The Lanier Law Firm, Houston
Sponsored by Lanier Law Firm
1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Attorney General - Private v. Public
Moderator:
Ezra D. Rosenberg, Dechert LLP, Princeton, NJ
Speakers:
Christopher M. Placitella, Cohen, Placitella & Roth, P.C., Red Bank, NJ
Ramon R. Lopez, Lopez McHugh, LLP, Newport Beach, CA
David R. Buchanan, Seeger Weiss, New York
Anand Agneshwar, Arnold & Porter LLP, New York
Tancred Schiavoni, O'Melveny & Myers LLP, New York
Shayna S. Cook, Goldman Ismail Tomaselli, Brennan & Baum LLP, Chicago
Marina Hoppas, Sedgwick LLP, Newark, NJ
Bruce D. Greenberg, Lite DePalma Greenberg, LLC, Newark, NJ
2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Experts – Daubert or Not?
Moderator:
Karen Barth Menzies, Robinson Calcagnie Robinson Shapiro Davis Inc., Newport Beach, CA
Speakers:
Hon. Ed Kinkeade, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas, Dallas
Sol H. Weiss, Anapol Schwartz, Philadelphia
Melanie H. Muhlstock, Parker Waichman LLP, New York
Stephen D. Brody, O'Melveny & Myers LLP, Washington, DC
Kelly Strange Crawford, Riker Danzig Scherer Hyland & Perretti, Morristown, NJ
Timothy I. Duffy, Coughlin Duffy LLP, Morristown, NJ
3:45 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.
Settlement v. Trial - Coordination, Conflicts & Committees
Moderator:
George A. Tsougarakis, Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP, New York
Speakers:
Hon. David A. Katz, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio, Cleveland
Ellen Relkin, Weitz & Luxenberg, New York
Wendy R. Fleishman, Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP, New York
Christopher A. Seeger, Seeger Weiss LLP, New York
Ellen K. Reisman, Arnold & Porter LLP, Los Angeles
Rodney M. Hudson, Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, San Francisco
George A. Lehner, Pepper Hamilton LLP, Washington, DC
4:45 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
International Litigation
Moderator:
Susan M. Sharko, Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, Florham Park, NJ
Speakers:
Michael C. Zogby, Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, Florham Park, NJ
Steven J. Skikos, Skikos, Crawford, Skikos & Joseph, San Francisco
Eric H. Weinberg, The Law Firm of Eric H. Weinberg, New Brunswick, NJ
Matthew Davis, Walkup, Melodia, Kelly & Schoenberger, San Francisco
5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Networking Cocktail Reception
Sponsored by International Litigation Services (ILS)
