Previous Events & CLE Programs
April 9, 2008
Committee Meeting
Getting the Most Out of Expert Witnesses
Roy J. Epstein, Ph.D. will discuss key areas to cover when questioning an expert witness in econometrics. Not to worry if math is not your strong suit because you won't need any. Dr. Epstein will explain that the most important questions to ask actually involve down-to-earth, non-math issues. This talk will enable you to probe the core assumptions underlying the analysis , will make your depositions more productive and trial examinations more effective.
January 23, 2008
Committee Meeting
SJC's Ruling in Hanover:
Tips on Joint Defense Agreements & the Common Interest Doctrine
Laurence A. Schoen and Steven J. Torres of Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo P.C. will discuss best practices for entering and operating within joint defense arrangements. Both Larry and Steve represented a party to the joint defense agreement at issue in the Hanover case and will cover guidance the Court providedwhile touching upon the current state of the law in other jurisdictions concerning joint defense arrangements.
In the case of Hanover Insurance Co. v. Rapo & Jepsen Insurance Services, the Supreme Judicial Court formally recognized what many attorneys believed already existed under Massachusetts Law: that the common interest doctrine allows for the sharing of attorney-client communications and attorney work product between parties who share a common legal interest.
November 28, 2007
Committee Meeting
Suffolk Business Litigation Session: A Retrospective By Hon. Allan van Gestel
Judge van Gestel, Presiding Justice, Superior Court Business Litigation Session, will join us to share his thoughts looking back on the development of the BLS, precedent setting cases, important developments in the area of business law, and the most pressing issues facing the session in the future.
October 24, 2007
Committee Meeting
Best Practices: Jury Selection & Voir Dire
Hon. Regina L. Quinlan of Suffolk Superior Court and Michael E. Mone of Esdaile, Barrett, & Esdaile, will discuss best practices for jury selection and voir dire.
September 26, 2007
Committee Meeting
Welcome To The Jungle: A Practical Primer For Newer Business Litigators
Sponsors
Business Litigation Committee
New Lawyers Section
Lisa Fleming of Bromberg & Sunstein LLP and Peter Biagetti of Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo P.C. will provide a nuts-and-bolts style introduction to the local courts and ADR options for business litigators. Specifically they will touch upon basics such as:
- commencing cases in the local, state and federal courts;
- managing tracking orders and discovery initiatives;
- mastering electronic filing;
- taking advantage of ADR options;
- and building effective relationships with the Clerks.
April 25, 2007
CLE Program
Litigating Closely-Held Corporation Disputes in Massachusetts
Sponsor
Business Litigation Committee
Most business litigators must, at some point, handle a dispute involving shareholders in a closely-held corporation. Most business lawyers must, at some point, advise clients on the formation of closely-held corporations. How business lawyers create those corporations affects the strategies that are available to trial lawyers when a dispute arises. How trial lawyers litigate these disputes should inform business lawyers in advising their corporate clients before and after a shareholder dispute arises.
This program is intended to provide tips for both business and trial lawyers who expect either to advise close corporations or their shareholders or to litigate their disputes.
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February 7, 2007
CLE Program
Don't Look Back: Stock Options Dating and Internal Investigations 2007
Sponsors
Criminal Law Section
Business Law Section
Business Litigation Committee
Federal Practice & Procedure Committee
Permit streamlining legislation and the implementation of the endangered species regulations have had a profound impact on the development permitting process. Attend this program to learn how the implementation of these changes will affect specific development projects. This program is designed for land use attorneys and their developer and municipal clients.
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January 24, 2007
Committee Meeting
Judge van Gestel and Judge Gants will discuss their thoughts on the past year in the Business Litigation Session and other topics that they expect the trial bar to find of interest. There will be time for questions.
***Please note, we will start assoon after 12:00 as is possible so thatthe judges can be back on the bench by 2:00.
November 30, 2006
Committee Meeting
Update on Electronic Discovery
**This meeting is co-sponsored with the Federal Practice & Civil Procedure Committee**
Mark Robins of Nixon Peabody LLP will discuss the changes to the federal rules of procedure regarding electronic discovery which go into effect on December 1, 2006. Robert O'Reilly of Bromberg & Sunstein LLP will share tips on gathering, processing, reviewing and producing electronic information.
May 5, 2006
Committee Meeting
Innovative Uses for Receiverships by the Business Litigator
Co-sponsored with the Bankruptcy Law Section.
John C. Ottenberg, of Ottenberg & Dunkless LLP, will discuss his experience as a perennial state and federal court receiver and answer questions as to how you might creatively employ a receivership in your troublesome case.
Receivers and similar court appointed fiduciaries can provide valuable functions, in addition to liquidation and dissolution of corporations that benefit the cause of the business litigator. Examples that will be discussed include:
- Collection of information - including rendition of accountings
- Disposition of intangible assets – such as insurance policies
- Sale of individual assets – including secured assets
- Supervision and monitoring of operations of an entity
- Valuation of businesses and assets
March 20, 2006
Committee Meeting
Emerging Topics in Electronic Discovery
Co-sponsored with the Federal Practice & Procedure Committee
Mark D. Robins, Partner at Nixon Peabody LLP, and Christian B. Hicks, Co-Founder and President of Elysium Digital L.L.C., will explore emerging topics in electronic discovery. The discussion will straddle legal and computer science concerns and address both practical tips for the practitioner and specific examples of technical questions which arise in discovery, recovery, and mining of data.
Our hope is that you will leave this brief presentation with the perspective and understanding necessary to navigate this process with more confidence, save time and money, and secure a better result for your clients.
January 25, 2006
Committee Meeting
Join us for a conversation with judges of the Business Litigation Session. We will be joined by the Honorable Allan van Gestel, the Honorable E. Susan Garsh and the Honorable Ralph D. Gants.
December 7, 2005
Committee Meeting
Applying the Attorney-Client Privilege and Work Product
Margaret H. Paget of Sherin and Lodgen LLP, will discuss applying the attorney-client privilege and work product to investigations conducted by counsel focusing on two recent cases of interest:
- In re Royal AholdNV Securities & ERISA Litigation (D.Md. 9/8/05)
- In re Grand Jury Subpoena (under seal) (4th Cir., No. 04-4410, 7/18/05)
Following an overview of each case, Ms. Paget will discuss how in the post-Enron world, these decisions will make it more difficult to invoke the work product or attorney-client privilege to protect internal investigations.
November 21, 2005
Committee Meeting
How to Effectively Try a Business Case to a Jury
Our panel, comprised of a federal judge, a jury consultant and a practicing litigator, will discuss effective ways to try a business case to a jury. The program will contain presentations by the panelists and also encourage an open dialogue with attendees.
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