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9th Annual San Francisco Class Action Litigation Conference
San Francisco, CA
August 12-13, 2010
The class action is a unique animal in the legal world that requires exceptional and specific skills in researching, writing, case management, and client contact. This program will cover the latest developments in the law of federal class actions and California class actions as well as procedural advice from leaders in the field. This timely conference will include a discussion of the recent Hydrogen Peroxide and In re Tobacco II decisionis designed to give the practicing attorney and in-house counsel an in-depth knowledge of each step in the process, with an emphasis on the procedural rules and practice. This program will be chaired by Todd Schneider of Schneider Wallace and Timothy J. Long of Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP.
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| 8:30 - 9:00 |
Registration & Continental Breakfast
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| 9:00 - 9:05 |
Program Overview and Introductions
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9:05 - 10:10
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Recent Trends: including a discussion of Tobacco II and Prop 64 & other issues arising out of the Financial Meltdown
Michele Floyd of Mintz, Levin, Cohn
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10:10 - 11:10
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Assessing the Merits of a Case – a Roundtable Discussion of Plaintiff Counsel
Eric H. Gibbs of Girard Gibbs
Garrett Wotkyns of Schneider Wallace Cottrell Brayton Konecky
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11:20 - 12:30
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Defense Counsel Roundtable: Should Remedial Steps be taken at the Onset of Litigation? If so, what is the Impact on the Defense
Tom Mayhew of Farella Braun & Martel
Chad Fuller of Foley & Lardner
Michele Floyd of Mintz, Levin, Cohn
Elizabeth Lemond McKeen, O'Melveny & Myers
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Lunch - On your own
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1:30 - 2:30
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Pre-Certification Dispositive Motions, Pleadings Challenges, Class vs. Merit Discovery, ex parte communication with putative class members, precertification production of a class list
Tom Mayhew of Farella Braun & Martel - defense
Garrett Wotkyns of Schneider Wallace Cottrell Brayton Konecky - plaintiff
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2:40 - 3:30
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Discovery in Class Actions including a discussion of eDiscovery, privacy issues and use of discovery in Settlement, whether trial, mediation or arbitration
Chad Fuller of Foley & Lardner - defense
William Kershaw of Kershaw, Cutter & Ratinoff -plaintiff
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3:45 - 4:30
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Making the Argument for & Against Class Certification
David F. Faustman of Fox Rothschild - defense
Andrew R. Livingston of Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP - defense
Joseph C. Peiffer of Fishman Haygood, et al - plaintiff
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Day One Concludes
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Day Two - August 13 |
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Opening Remarks |
| 9:00 - 10:00 |
Strategies and Methodologies for Calculating Damages
Joseph Krock, Ph.D. of the Claro Group
Miranda Kolbe, Schubert Jonckheer & Kolbe
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| 10:10 - 11:15 |
Settlement Strategies and Mechanics
Kristen Law of Lieff Cabraser - plaintiff
Heather A. Moser of Morrison & Foerster - defense
David B. Porter of Wood & Porter (tax expert)
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| 11:15 - 12:15 |
Strategic Considerations Under CAFA Following the Supreme Court's Rulings in Shady Grove and Purdue
Stephen Newman of Stroock & Stroock & Lavan - defense
Eric H. Gibbs or Girard Gibbs -plaintiff
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| 12:15 - 12:30 |
Program Wrap-up |
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Program Concludes
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LOCATION
Marriott Marquis Hotel
55 Fourth Street, San Francisco, CA 94103
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Registration Fees
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| in-house counsel |
$425 please call to register |
| regular |
$550 after May 28 |
| late |
$595 after Aug. 10 |
| Group rate: two register - a third is free! |
$1,100 for three ($367 ea) or
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| One registers - a second person is half price |
$825 for two ($412 ea)
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group discounts are based upon first person registering at the current individual rate.
Bridgeport is a State Bar of CA provider of MCLE (Provider 11872) This program offers 9 hrs of MCLE.
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Register:
By Telephone: (818) 783-7156
By Mail (download brochure)
Online Group Rate: 2 register together the 3rd is free!
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