Plan to attend the Massachusetts Bar Association's Second Annual
Complex Commercial Litigation Conference on April 6, 2017, at the
Hyatt Regency in Boston. This year's conference will feature a
keynote address from Supreme Judicial Court Justice Margot Botsford
(ret.).
Programming panels include:
Intellectual Property
The Impact on Commercial Litigation One Year After the Defend
Trade Secrets Act
One year after the enactment of the Defend Trade Secret Act,
panelists discuss the scope and impact of this new statute on
commercial litigation; its practical applications in employment,
non-disclosure and non-compete agreements; and strategies for
protecting proprietary information.
- Hon. Marianne B. Bowler (D. Mass.)
- Russell Beck, Esq. (Beck Reed Riden)
- Andrew O'Connor, Esq. (Goulston & Storrs)
- Damian LaPlaca, Esq. (Devine Millimet, moderator)
Bankruptcy
Hot Topics Concerning Discovery Disputes and D&O Claims in
Bankruptcy
Judge Panos will provide his perspective and approach toward
efficiently resolving discovery disputes. He will discuss early
judicial intervention into discovery disputes in the bankruptcy
context one year after the revisions to the Federal Rules of Civil
Procedure, with a focus on proportionality and dispute resolution.
The panel will also look at some of the issues that arise between
the bankruptcy estate and the bankrupt party's officers and
directors, including D&O claims, insurance coverage, policy and
payment issues, the automatic stay, and the resulting claims
against the bankruptcy estate.
- Judge Christopher J. Panos (Bankruptcy Judge, District of
Massachusetts)
- Thomas S. Vangel, Esq. (Murtha Cullina)
- Christopher M. Condon, Esq. (Murphy & King)
Business Litigation
The Perspective from the Other Side of the Bench
This presentation will examine realistic, substantive and
procedural quandaries that attorneys encounter on a regular basis
-- from the perspective of judges from four different forums in
which business litigators practice.
- Hon. Edward P. Leibensperger (Massachusetts Superior Court,
Business Litigation Session)
- Hon. Linda E. Giles (Massachusetts Superior Court)
- Hon. Timothy S. Hillman (United States District Court for the
District of Massachusetts)
- Hon. Stephen E. Neel (ret.) (JAMS)