The Litigation Section of the Bar Association of San Francisco and the Association of Business Trial Lawyers are putting on a great event on November 15, 2011 in San Francisco. The program, Complex Courts Symposium 2011, will feature no fewer than 13 complex litigation department judges from Alameda, Contra Costa, Los Angeles, Orange, San Francisco, San Mateo, and Santa Clara Counties.
Here is the complete program schedule:
Agenda
3:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Registration
3:30 - 3:45 p.m.
OPENING SESSION
A report on the state of the complex courts
Honorable Steven A. Brick, Alameda County Superior Court
3:45 - 5:00 p.m.
FIRST GROUP SESSIONS • Please choose one
Track One: Innovations in the Complex Courts
• Alternative approaches to litigating complex cases in 2011 and beyond
• Administrative and facilities support for complex cases: an update
• Bifurcation and mini trials
Lawyer Moderators:
Ben Riley • Bartko, Zankel, Tarrant & Miller
Ragesh Tangri • Durie Tangri
Complex Judge Panelists:
Judge Gail Andler • Orange County
Judge Steven A. Brick • Alameda County
Judge Carl West • Los Angeles County
OR
Track Two: Discovery in the Complex Courts
• How e-discovery is different in complex courts
• The value of judicially managed discovery
• International discovery
• Phasing deposition discovery
• Social media sources of information
Lawyer Moderators:
Danny Chou • Office of the San Francisco City Attorney
Raymond C. Marshall • Bingham McCutchen, LLP
Complex Judge Panelists:
Judge Barry P. Goode • Contra Costa County
Judge William F. Highberger • Los Angeles County
Judge Richard Kramer • San Francisco County
Judge Marie Weiner • San Mateo County
5:00 - 5:15 p.m. Break
5:15-6:30 p.m.
SECOND GROUP SESSIONS • Please choose one
Track One: Resolving Cases in the Complex Courts
• When are complex cases ripe for mediation
• Why settlment of class actions is different
• Tools complex judges use to further potential settelment
• Relationship between ADR providers and the court
Lawyer Moderators:
Khaldoun Baghdadi • Walkup, Melodia, Kelly & Schoenberger
Patricia Gillette • Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe, LLP
Complex Judge Panelists:
Judge Ronald L. Bauer • Orange County
Judge James P. Kleinberg • Santa Clara County
Judge Nancy Wieben Stock • Orange County
OR
Track Two: Multi-Jurisdiction Complex Cases
• Why be in the complex state courts
• Class actions and CAFA
• Intersection of Delaware Chancery derivative suits and California complex cases
• How bankruptcies affect complex cases
• JCCP and the complex departments
• Coordination with MDL and other state cases
Lawyer Moderators:
Kelly Dermody • Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP
Peter Larson • Jones Day
Complex Judge Panelists:
Judge Emilie Elias • Los Angeles County
Judge Robert Freedman • Alameda County
Judge Anthony Mohr • Los Angeles County
6:30 p.m. - Cocktail Reception
Location
Administrative Office of the Courts
455 Golden Gate Avenue
Auditorium
San Francisco, CA
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