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Program Co-Sponsors
Commercial and Federal Litigation Section
Young Lawyers Section
Committee on Continuing Legal Education
Program Chair: Ignatius Grande, Esq.
Berkeley Research Group, LLC
Section Chair: Michael Cardello, Esq.
Moritt Hock & Hamroff LLP
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Day One:
9:00 a.m. – 9:10 a.m.
Welcome and Introductions
Ignatius Grande, Esq.
Berkeley Research Group, LLC, New York, NY
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| 9:10 a.m. – 10:50 a.m.
Venue Decisions: State Court v. Federal Court v. Arbitration
Moderator: Stephen Younger, Withers Bergman LLP
Joe Gallo, Withers Bergman LLP
(2.0 MCLE Credits in Areas of Professional Practice) |
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10:50 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Refreshment Break |
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| 11:00 a.m. – 12:40 p.m.
Pleadings in State Court, Federal Court, and Arbitration
Moderator: Taleah Jennings, Schule Roth & Zabel
Helene Hechtkopf, Hoguet Newman
Rena Andoh, Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff LLP
Ross Kartez, Ruskin Moscou Faltisheck, PC
(1.0 MCLE Credit in Skills, 1.0 MCLE Credit in Areas of Professional Practice) |
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12:40 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Lunch (on your own) |
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| 1:30 p.m. – 3:10 p.m.
Injunctive Relief: Temporary Restraining Orders, Preliminary & Permanent Injunctions & Orders to Show Cause (1:30 pm – 3:10 pm)
Moderator: Mark Zauderer, Dorf Nelson & Zauderer LLP
Justice Anar Rathod Patel , NYS Commercial Division, NY County
Hon. Nancy Bannon, NYS Commercial Division, NY County
Hon. John R. Higgitt, Appellate Division, First Judicial Department
Michael Carlinsky, Quinn Emanuel Urquart & Sullivan, LLP
Scott Mollen, Herrick Feinstein LLP
(1.0 MCLE Credit in Areas of Professional Practice, 1.0 MCLE Credit in Ethics) |
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3:10 p.m. – 3:20 p.m.
Refreshment Break |
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| 3:20 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Disclosure & Discovery, including E-Discovery, and Litigating Cases Efficiently
Moderator: Mark Berman, Bond Schoeneck & King, PLLC
Melissa Sanderleaf, Ruskin Moscou Faltisheck, PC
Victor J. Pinedo, Principal Law Clerk to Hon. Margaret Chan
Hon. Andrew Peck, DLA Piper LLP
(1.0 MCLE Credit in Skills, 1.0 MCLE Credit in Ethics) |
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Day Two:
9:00 a.m. – 9:05 a.m.
Welcome and Introductions
Ignatius Grande, Esq.
Berkeley Research Group, LLC, New York, NY
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| 9:05 – 10:20 a.m.
Expert Discovery in State and Federal Court (9:05 am – 10:20 am)
Moderator: Jonathan Lupkin, Rottenstreich Farley Bronstein Fisher Potter Hodas LLP
Nathaniel Marmon, Baughman Kroup Bosse
Lauren Aguiar, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Joshua Lathrop, Berkeley Research Group, LLC
(1.0 MCLE Credit in Skills, 0.5 MCLE Credit in Ethics) |
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10:20 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Refreshment Break |
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| 10:30 a.m. – 12:10 p.m.
Dispositive Motions including Motions to Dismiss, Judgment on the Pleadings, and Summary Judgment Motions
Moderator: Anne Sekel, Foley & Lardner LLP
Ralph Carter, WorkDay
Karen Steel, Schindler Cohen & Hochman LLP
Melissa Yang, Melissa Yang PLLC
(1.0 MCLE Credit in Skills, 1.0 MCLE Credit in Areas of Professional Practice) |
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12:10 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Lunch (on your own) |
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| 1:00 p.m. – 2:40 p.m.
Trials (including Evidence Rules in Discussion
Moderator: Renee Zaystev, Boies Schiller Flexner LLP
Michael Stolper, Seiden Law
Hon. Andrew Borrok, NYS Commercial Division, NY County
(1.0 MCLE Credit in Skills, 1.0 MCLE Credit in Areas of Professional Practice) |
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| 2:40 p.m. – 4:05 p.m.
Civil Appeals and Argument
Moderator: Seth Rokosky, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP
Justice Saliann Scarpulla (1st Dep’t)
Scott Chesin, Esq., Shook, Hardy & Bacon
Dennis Fan, Associate Clinical Professor of Law, Columbia Law School
Amit Vora, Esq., Kasowitz Benson Torres
(0.5 MCLE Credit in Skills, 0.5 MCLE Credit in Areas of Professional Practice) |
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4:05 p.m. – 4:10 p.m.
Refreshment Break |
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| 4:10 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Moderator: Paul Sarkozi, Tannenbaum Helpern Syracuse & Hirschtritt LLP
Jeremy Feinberg, Statewide Special Counsel for Ethics and the Commercial Division at New York's Office of Court Administration
Simeon Baum, Resolve Mediation Services, Inc.
(0.5 MCLE Credit in Skills, 0.5 MCLE Credit in Areas of Professional Practice) |
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