Conference Agenda
Day 1, Thursday, February 27, 2025
7:30 a.m. - 8:45 a.m.
Registration and Continental Breakfast
Breakfast Sponsored by Priority-One/Veritext
8:45 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
Welcome by Co-Chairs
Joel R. Clark, McGivney, Kluger, Clark & Intoccia, P.C., Florham Park, NJ
David Katzenstein, Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC, Newark, NJ
Christopher M. Placitella, Cohen, Placitella & Roth, P.C., Red Bank, NJ
John C. Garde, McCarter & English, Newark, NJ
9:00 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.
Update from the Special Adjudicator - State of the Docket
Agatha Dzikiewicz, Special Adjudicator, New Jersey Superior Court, Middlesex County, New Brunswick, NJ
Christopher M. Placitella, Cohen, Placitella & Roth, P.C., Red Bank, NJ
Joel R. Clark, McGivney, Kluger, Clark & Intoccia, P.C., Florham Park, NJ
9:45 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Artificial Intelligence in Legal Research
Moderators:
Christopher M. Placitella, Cohen, Placitella & Roth, P.C., Red Bank, NJ
David Katzenstein, Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC, Newark, NJ
William Prest, LexisNexis, New York
10:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
Updates in Artificial Intelligence in Asbestos Depositions
Rita Morriale, Vice President, Veritext, LLC, Florham Park, NJ
10:45 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Personal Jurisdiction Motions to Dismiss and Jurisdictional Discovery
Denise Persampieri, Levy Konigsberg, New York
Joseph I. Fontak, Leader Berkon Colao & Silverstein LLP, Philadelphia
11:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Alternate Exposure
Thomas M. Toman Jr., Forman Watkins & Krutz LLP, Red Bank, NJ
12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Lunch
1:30 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.
Talc Update: The 2024 FDA Testing of Talc and Impact on Cases
Syed (Zim) K. Rizvi, Harris Beach Murtha Cullina PLLC, New York
John Stevenson, Levy Konigsberg, Lawrence Twp, NJ
2:15 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Court Rule, Case Law and Appellate Changes
Andrew J. Kornblau, Landman Corsi Ballaine & Ford P.C., Philadelphia
Dennis M. Geier, Simmons Hanly Conroy LLP, New York
3:00 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.
Overview of Emerging Trends in the Bankruptcy Trusts
Mark Eveland, Founder, Chief Strategy Officer, and Chairman of the Board, Verus, LLC, Princeton, NJ
3:15 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Refreshment Break
3:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Bankruptcy
Moderator: David Katzenstein, Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC, Newark, NJ
Lisa S. Bonsall, McCarter & English, LLP, Newark, NJ
Gerard T. Cicero, Brown Rudnick LLP, New York
4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Attorney Ethics and Artificial Intelligence
John C. Garde, McCarter & English, Newark, NJ
Lynne M. Kizis, Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer, P.A., Woodbridge, NJ