Commercial Litigation Academy – Fall 2024

This two-day Commercial Litigation Academy program brings together an outstanding panel of distinguished and well-known commercial litigators, and judges who will provide you with valuable insights on federal and state commercial litigation – from choosing the proper venue through the appellate process. There is a focus on litigating commercial cases efficiently. You receive training and enhance your skills in all aspects of commercial litigation; from drafting the pleadings and seeking injunctive relief, through disclosure and discovery (including expert discovery and e-Discovery), and finally to the trial and the appeal. The expert faculty also discusses key ethical and evidentiary issues confronted by the commercial litigator.

Speakers

Welcome and Introductions

Ignatius Grande, Esq., Berkeley Research Group, LLC, New York, NY

Venue Decisions: State Court v. Federal Court v. Arbitration

Moderator: Stephen Younger, Withers Bergman LLP

Jovana Crncevic, Withers Bergman LLP

Matthew Maron, Deputy General Counsel, One Zero Capital

Andreas Frischknecht, Chaffetz Lindsey LLP

Pleadings in State Court, Federal Court, and Arbitration

Moderator: Taleah Jennings, Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP

Rena Andoh, Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff LLP

Helene Hechtkopf, Hoguet Newman Regal & Kenney LLP

Ross Kartez, Ruskin Moscou Faltisheck, PC

Minji Reem, Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP

Injunctive Relief: Temporary Restraining Orders, Preliminary & Permanent Injunctions & Orders to Show Cause

Moderator: Mark Zauderer, Dorf Nelson & Zauderer LLP

Hon. 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

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

Expert Discovery in State and Federal Court

Moderator: Nathaniel Marmon, Baughman Kroup Bosse PLLC

Lauren Aguiar, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Joshua Lathrop, Berkeley Research Group, LLC

Jonathan Lupkin, Rottenstreich Farley Bronstein Fisher Potter Hodas LLP

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

Trials (including Evidence Rules in Discussion

Moderator: Renee Zaytsev, Boies Schiller Flexner LLP

Hon. Andrew Borrok, NYS Commercial Division, NY County

Jonathan Lupkin, Rottenstreich Farley Bronstein Fisher Potter Hodas LLP

Craig Wenner, Boies Schiller Flexner LLP

Michael Stolper, Seiden Law LLP

Civil Appeals and Argument 

Moderator: Seth Rokosky, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP

Hon. Justice Saliann Scarpulla, Appellate Division, First Judicial Department

Scott Chesin, Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP

Dennis Fan, Associate Clinical Professor of Law, Columbia Law School

Amit Vora, Kasowitz Benson Torres LLP



Mediation Advocacy

Paul Sarkozi, Tannenbaum Helpern Syracuse & Hirschtritt LLP

Jeremy Feinberg, Special Referee, New York County Supreme Court

Simeon H. Baum, President, Resolve Mediation Services, Inc. (mediators.com)