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September 5-6, 2023

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Agenda

The following agenda is a work in progress as we continue to add new speakers and sessions.

This conference will be submitted for approval for CA CLE credit.

September 5, 2023

Time Description
8:00 a.m.
Registration; coffee & breakfast [provided for all attendees]
9:00 a.m.
Welcome message & thank you to our sponsors
9:10 a.m.
Mass actions and the law:
  • The state of case law (mass arbitration)
  • The future of mass arbitrations
10:00 a.m.
Case selection Part I
  • Case theories/types of claims that work best in mass arbitration
  • Analyzing arbitration provisions
  • Data/evidence collection and case management processes/ issues to consider before retaining a mass arbitration portfolio
  • Deciding to pursue a case as a class action or a mass arbitration portfolio: strategic considerations and ethical concerns
12:00 p.m.
Lunch [provided for all attendees]
1:00 p.m.
Subject matter expertise:
  • Employment law mass actions
  • Data breaches, privacy litigation
  • BIPA mass actions
2:00 p.m.
Portfolio Case Management I:
  • CRM design and automation; building a CRM that works for you
  • Structuring your data governance system for scaling
  • Optimizing your resources: staff and tech
  • Very exciting discussion on how to automate all the way through trial!
2:30 p.m.
Portfolio Case Management II:
  • Information security in a high-volume law firm
  • Data management and recovery
3:30 p.m.
Settlement administration:
  • Digital disbursements, technology and trends
  • Navigating tax-related questions from your clients: anticipating tax complexities in certain types of mass cases; handling issues in advance
  • Settlement-related communications: deliverability and engagement
  • Settlement release issues
6:00 p.m.
Happy hour (drinks and bites)

September 6, 2023

Time Description
8:00 a.m.
Registration; coffee & breakfast [provided for all attendees]
9:00 a.m.
Welcome message & thank you to our sponsors
9:10 a.m.
Expanding the Horizon, Part I: Collective Actions in the European Union
10:30 a.m.
Expanding the Horizon, Part II: Cartel Damage Litigation and Antitrust Mass Actions in the EU and US.
12:00 p.m.
Lunch [provided for all attendees]
1:00 p.m.
The tech and ethics of client acquisition in the mass arbitration space
2:00 p.m.
Mass arbitration: Advanced filing and litigation strategies
3:00 p.m.
The arbitrator's perspective:
  • Arbitrators are people too: presenting to a jury of one
3:30 p.m.
Appellate Perspective
  • Considering appeals in mass actions
  • Practical approach to mass appellate work
4:00 p.m.
Closing Address

*Agenda is subject to change.