The Litigation Summit and Expo Overview
Litigation is a multi-billion dollar-a-year business. The players are many and the stakes are high. The marketplace is cluttered with events touting the latest and greatest strategies, technologies and solutions for litigation management.
ALM - the go-to source for General Counsel, Heads of Litigation, Premier Trial Attorneys and Technology Leaders - has created the definitive gathering place for this multi-dimensional group of thought leaders.
We are pleased to present the 2012 Litigation Summit and Exposition being held November 12-13, in Washington, DC.
This is the place to be for the most forward thinking from today's experts. Multiple tracks ranging from governance to technology, combined with keynote sessions will bring together the need-to-know information to successfully and effectively navigate litigation today.
Plenary Sessions
- View from Capitol Hill: Regulatory Changes Driving Enforcement Actions
- Enterprise Risk Management
- The Evolving Relationship Between Corporate Legal and the Corporate Information Technology Teams
- Tails from the Trenches: Law Department Management for a Battle-Ready Company
- The Role of Social Media and Litigation
- Ethics and the Business of Litigation
Educational Tracks
Educational Tracks will take deep dive into important issues and challenges facing today's in-house counsel and their advisors. A preliminary listing of tracks includes:
- Securities Law: Dodd Frank and Whistle Blower; Shareholder Litigation; M&A, Deal Making Related Litigation
- Global Litigation - ADR, International Tribunals, Finding Local Counsel, FCPA
- E-Discovery
- Areas of Special Interest: Energy and the Environment, Product Liability, Intellectual Property
- The Role of Corporate IT in Litigation: E-Discovery, Privacy, Security
- Litigation Funding - Is It Right For You?
- Navigating the Minefield of Employment Law
- Trial Technologies and Tactics
- Special sessions for Governmental Attorneys
Conference Topics
This event will cover all the major bases. We will offer...
- The Economics of Litigation
- When Corporate Giants Split in Two: Assessing the Business Risks that will Give Rise to Litigation
- Shareholder & Securities Litigation & Enforcement
- Hedging Litigation Risks through Sophisticated Insurance Products
- Managing Major Securities Litigation
- Global Litigation: Protecting Your Company’s Assets Around the World
- Inside the International Trade Commission (ITC)
- Social Media: Measuring the Real Impact on Litigation
- FCPA: Cutting-Edge Issues in Global Anti-Corruption and Compliance
- China – Strategies and Practical Tips for Successful Risk Management and Dispute Resolution
- Social Media and the Real Impact on Litigation
- Wage and Hour Litigation and Government Investigations: Trends, Types and the Turbulent Landscape for Employers
- Antitrust Litigation
- E-Discovery: Efficiency, Cost -Containment and Cutting through the Clutter
- Is all Technology Assisted Review (AKA Predictive Coding) the Same?
- Remediating Legacy Data
- Internal and External Investigations: Key Techniques for being Pro-Active and Prepared
- Investigatory Analytics
- Ethics, Compliance, Governance and Risk – Are you as prepared as you can be for your next major Litigation Battle
Who Attends
- General Counsel
- In-house heads of Litigation
- In-house counsel in charge of Securities, IP, Employment, Environment and much more
- Top trial counsel
- Leading experts in Lit support
- Thought leaders in legal technology
- Corporate C Suite Executives
- Law firm CIOs
- Corporate CIOs