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9th Annual Class Action Litigation Conference
Los Angeles, CA
Millennium Biltmore Hotel
April 22 - 23, 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 Mike Arias of Arias Ozzello & Gignac and Neal Marder of Winston & Strawn.
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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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In re Tobacco II and The Impact of Proposition 64 on Class Certification of UCL Claims
MikeArias of Arias Ozzello & Gignac - Moderator
Scott J. Ferrell of The Newport Trial Group – plaintiff
Daniel Callahan of Callahan & Blaine – plaintiff
Michael Mallow of Loeb & Loeb - defense
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10:10 - 11:10
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Assessing the Merits of a Case – a Roundtable Discussion of Plaintiff Counsel
Neal Marder of Winston & Strawn – Moderator
Scott J. Ferrell of The Newport Trial Group - plaintiff
Daniel Callahan of Callahan & Blaine – plaintiff
J. Paul Gignac of Arias Ozzello & Gignac – plaintiff
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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
Mike Arias of Arias Ozzello & Gignac - Moderator
Neal Marder of Winston & Strawn
Elizabeth Lemond McKeen of O'Melveny & Myers
Steven A. Ellis of Sidley Austin LLP
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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
Neal Marder of Winston & Strawn - Moderator
Elizabeth Lemond McKeen of O'Melveny & Myers - defense
Garrett Wotkyns of Schneider Wallace Cottrell Brayton Konecky – plaintiff
Gretchen Nelson of Kreindler & Kreindler - plaintiff
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2:40 - 3:30
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Electronic Discovery in Class Actions
Mike Arias of Arias Ozzello & Gignac - Moderator
Steve Williams of Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy – plaintiff
defense speaker to be confirmed
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3:45 - 4:30
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Making the Argument for & Against Class Certification
Neal Marder of Winston & Strawn - Moderator
Steven A. Ellis of Sidley Austin LLP – defense
J. Paul Gignac of Arias Ozzello & Gignac, LLP – plaintiff
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Day One Concludes
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Day Two - April 23 |
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Opening Remarks |
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Strategies and Methodologies for Calculating Damages
Mike Arias Oof zzello & GignacArias - Moderator
Joseph Krock, Ph.D. of the Claro Group
Tim Blood of Blood Hurst & O’Reardon – plaintiff
Greg Knopp of Akin Gump - defense
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Settlement Strategies and Mechanics
Neal Marder of Winston & Strawn - Moderator
Stephen Smerek of Winston & Strawn - defense
Mike Arias of Arias Ozzello & Gignac, LLP - plaintiff
Hon. William F. McDonald (Ret) JAMS
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| 11:15 - 12:15 |
Notice, opt-out issues, objections and cy pres
Mike Arias of Ozzello & GignacArias - Moderator
Tim Blood of Blood Hurst & O’Reardon - plaintiff
Greg Knopp of Akin Gump - defense
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| 12:15 - 12:30 |
Program Wrap-up |
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Program Concludes
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Location
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Millennium Biltmore Hotel
506 S. Grand Ave.
Los Angeles 90071
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Registration Fees
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$495 until March 5 |
| regular |
$550 after March 5
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Late
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$595 after April 20
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| In-House Counsel |
$395 call to register |
| One registers, a second saves 50% |
$742 for two registrants ($371 per person) or |
| Group rate: two register together - a third is free! |
$990 for three registrants ($330 per person)
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| Bridgeport is a State Bar of CA provider of MCLE (Provider 11872) This program offers 9 hrs of MCLE. This conferencehas been approved for 1.0 hours of ethics credit in CA. |
Register:
By Telephone: (818) 783-7156
By Mail(download form)
Online Group Rate: 2 register together the 3rd is free! or One registers, a second is half price
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