When Your Expert Becomes Their Expert
By Robert L. Byman and Nathaniel K.S. Wackman – December 5, 2018 | The professional you’ve hired for your case has an opinion to support the other side. What to do?
Commercial & Business Litigation
The Commercial & Business Litigation Committee focuses on issues facing litigators with broad commercial practices, including substantive areas such as bankruptcy, creditor rights, professional liability, and trade secret law, and procedural matters such as e-discovery, privilege, ADR, and international litigation.
Articles
Better Safe Than Sorry: Experts Should Apportion Damages in Trade Secret Cases
By Travis S. Hunter and Renée M. Mosley – December 5, 2018 | In trade secret misappropriation cases, experts should consider apportioning damages on a trade-secret-by-trade-secret basis; otherwise, they risk exclusion.
Practice Points
What Is a Sometimes Overlooked Resource on Federal Court Rules?
By Andrew M. Toft – December 8, 2018 | The Judicial Conference website provides a wealth of useful information for practitioners on Federal Court Procedural Rules.
Call Me Maybe?—Preserving the Ability to Talk with a Client During a Civil Trial
By Travis S. Hunter – November 30, 2018 | Regardless of general prohibitions, constitutional protections may allow an attorney to confer with a client during lengthy civil trial recesses.
Contract Boilerplate for Litigators Series
Read our series of articles that discuss various of the “boilerplate” provisions in the back of the contract that litigators typically wrestle with.
Audio
Pro Bono Opportunities
By James D. Abrams – October 16, 2018 | A brief overview of the need for pro bono services and opportunities to provide such services
Nationwide Class Action Settlement Scrutiny
By Simon Svirnovskiy – March 7, 2018 | Understanding the Ninth Circuit’s decision in the Hyundai and Kia litigation, and what it may mean for other class action settlements. (12:30)
Commercial & Business
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Events & CLE
Jan
24
Events | Webinar
Oops: What To Do When an Attorney or Expert Screws Up
ETHICS 60 min
Attorneys and experts are human, and as a result, make mistakes. Faculty will discuss: How to solve problems when attorney and experts make mistakes The recent Formal Opinion 481 about when an attorn…
Feb
14
Events | In-Person
2019 Corporate Counsel CLE Seminar
We are excited for you to join us at this year’s Corporate Counsel CLE Seminar! For over 30 years, in-house and outside counsel have come together each winter to learn, network, and share expertise a…
May
01
Events | In-Person
2019 Section of Litigation & Solo, Small Firm and General Practice Division CLE Conference
The Section of Litigation & Solo, Small Firm & General Practice Division Annual CLE Conference is THE premier event for litigators and solo and small firm practitioners.