Conference Agenda
Day 1, Wednesday, December 01, 2021
12:00 p.m. - 12:40 p.m.
Panel 1 - The Intersection of Law, Technology, Social Media, and Venture Capital
• Litigating in the Digital Age
• Managing ESI
• Negotiating ESI CMOs
• ESI Fee Shifting
• Predictive Coding vs. Search Terms
• Collecting Social Media in Response to Request for Production
• Technology Skills: Mandatory Ethical Requirements
• Attorneys Must Take Reasonable Cyber Security Steps (ABA Opinion 477)
• Third Party Litigation Funding, Hedge‐Fund/Venture Capital Invasion, and State Rules Which Allow Fee Sharing with Non‐Lawyers
Moderators:
W. Mark Lanier, The Lanier Law Firm, Houston
Lana K. Varney, King & Spalding LLP, Austin, TX
Rachel Lanier, The Lanier Law Firm, New York
Richard J. Arsenault, Neblett, Beard & Arsenault
Panelists:
Erin K. Copeland, Fibich, Leebron, Copeland & Briggs, Houston
Melanie H. Muhlstock, Parker Waichman LLP, New York
Joseph Thorpe, Chief Executive Officer, International Litigation Services, Inc. (ILS), Irvine, CA
Elizabeth Koenig, Senior Litigation Consultant, International Litigation Services, Inc. (ILS), Irvine, CA
Dustin C. Carter, Neblett, Beard & Arsenault
Chase Gore, Neblett, Beard & Arsenault
12:40 p.m. - 1:20 p.m.
Panel 2 - Navigating Multidistrict Litigation Proceedings from Inception to Conclusion
• Special Master Roles
• Coordinating Motion Practice
• Resolving Discovery Disputes And Supervising Depositions
• Overseeing Aggregate Settlement Negotiations And Allocating Proceeds
• Papering The Deal/Master Settlement Agreement Best Practices
• Multi-Plaintiff Trials
• Plaintiff Steering Committee: Allegiances Owed to PSC Clients vs. Other Counsel vs. Clients of Other Counsel
• The PSC Selection Process and Deference to Private Ordering
• Witnesses Appearing Via Satellite Transmission
• Apex Witness Depositions
• Videotaping Witness Trial Testimony
Moderators:
W. Mark Lanier, The Lanier Law Firm, Houston
Lana K. Varney, King & Spalding LLP, Austin, TX
Rachel Lanier, The Lanier Law Firm, New York
Richard J. Arsenault, Neblett, Beard & Arsenault
Panelists:
Hon. Glenn A. Norton (Ret.), Of Counsel, Blitz, Bardgett & Deutsch, L.C., St. Louis
Eric D. Holland, Holland Law Firm, St. Louis
Paul Pennock, Morgan & Morgan, New York
Mike Morgan, Morgan & Morgan, Orlando, FL
Ruth Rizkalla, The Carlson Law Firm, Los Angeles
Majed Nachawati, Fears | Nachawati Law Firm, Dallas
1:20 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Panel 3 - Venue, Jurisdictional Hurdles, and Game-Changing Rulings
• The Selection of MDL Transferee Judges and Venue: What Arguments Resonate?
• Fed/State Coordination: Peacefully Co‐Existing in Parallel Universes
• Early Case Vetting
• Litigation Holds/Spoliation/Sanctions
• Jurisdictional Landscape Following BMS
• Preemption Status
• Lone Pine Orders
Moderators:
W. Mark Lanier, The Lanier Law Firm, Houston
Lana K. Varney, King & Spalding LLP, Austin, TX
Rachel Lanier, The Lanier Law Firm, New York
Richard J. Arsenault, Neblett, Beard & Arsenault
Panelists:
Shannon Pennock, The Pennock Law Firm, Jersey City, NJ
Victoria J. Maniatis, Milberg Coleman Bryson Phillips Grossman, PLLC, New Jersey
Patrick Luff, Luff Law Firm, Dallas
Todd Campbell, Neblett, Beard & Arsenault
Patrick C. Galligan, Neblett, Beard & Arsenault