Speakers

2018 Fall Conference Speakers

CONFERENCE CO-CHAIRS

Patrick G. Seyferth, Esq.
Bush Seyferth & Paige PLLC

Dara D. Mann, Esq.
Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP

PREVIEW OF THE 2018-2019 U.S. SUPREME COURT TERM

Paul W. Hughes, Esq.
Mayer Brown LLP

M.C. Sungaila, Esq.
Haynes and Boone, LLP

SCOTUS TAKES ON THE ASBESTOS CAUSATION - AIR AND LIQUID V. DEVRIES

James M. Beck, Esq.
Reed Smith LLP

THE TREND TOWARDS MONSTER VERDICTS - WHAT IS HAPPENING AND WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT

Christopher C. Spencer, Esq.
Spencer Shuford LLP

RISK IMPLICATION OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN THE HEALTH SCIENCES

Mildred Segura, Esq.
Reed Smith LLP

Stacy Scott
Managing Director for Cyber Risk
Kroll On-Track

HOW BLOCK CHAIN TECHNOLOGY WILL DISRUPT LITIGATION

Justin S. Wales, Esq.
Carlton Fields

WHAT IS THE PRODUCT? RISK MANAGEMENT CONSIDERATIONS FOR THE SMART/TECHNICAL PRODUCT

Moderator
Patrick G. Seyferth, Esq.
Bush Seyferth & Paige PLLC

Ken Murata, Esq.
Samsung Electronics America, Inc.

Erinn D. DePorre, Esq.
General Motors LLC

Erica Keller, Esq.
Aptiv Plc

Rita McConnell, Esq.
Medtronic, Inc.

Brian Mendonca, Esq.
Google, Inc.

DEFENSE STRATEGIES - DISCOVERY, EARLY RESOLUTION, TRIAL, AND BEYOND

Megan L. Pizor, Esq.
Litigation Management, Inc

Dara D. Mann, Esq.
Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP

PERSUASIVE TECHNIQUES - EVIDENCE, EXPERTS, AND JURIES

Lori G. Cohen, Esq.
Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Michael W. Hogue, Esq.
Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Philip K. Anthony, Ph.D.
Chief Executive Officer
DecisionQuest, Inc.

BRINGING IT ALL TOGETHER - CASE STUDY AND LESSONS LEARNED FROM FORD'S UA LITIGATION

Peter J. Fazio, Esq.
Aaronson Rappaport Feinstein and Deutsch, LLP

FRIDAY BREAKOUTS (I)

AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES AND PRODUCTS ACTION GROUP

A design process for autonomous vehicle decision-making frameworks.

Moderator
Dale G. Markland, Esq.
Markland Hanley

Christopher D'Angelo, Esq.
Montgomery, McCracken, Walker & Rhoads, LLP

Robert Lange
Exponent

Dennis Ziemba
Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC

Advanced Driver Assistance Systems

Moderator
Tara Hanley, Esq.
Markland Hanley

Steven Kramer, Esq.
Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC

Ryan Harrington
Exponent

Dale G. Markland, Esq.
Markland Hanley

GLOBAL REGULATION: PRODUCT SAFETY, REGULATION AND COMPLIANCE IN THE EU

Rodney J. Freeman, Esq.
Cooley (UK) LLP

FRIDAY BREAKOUTS (II)

CONSUMER PRODUCTS - COMMUNICATIONS DECENCY ACT

Steven A. Burkhart, Esq.
BIC Corporation

Christopher C. Hossellman, Esq.
Buchalter

HEALTH SCIENCES - INNOVATOR LIABILITY

Randall L. Christian, Esq.
Bowman and Brooke LLP

Marc E. Fishman, Esq.
Novo Nordisk, Inc.

BIG E....LITTLE e: ETHICS AND THE TRIAL LAWYER

Mark S. Olson, Esq.
National Institute for Trial Advocacy