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SUPREME COURT UPDATE

Mark C. Fleming, Esq.

Mark C. Fleming, Esq.
Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP

THE FUTURE OF MDL LITIGATION

Hon. Karen K. Caldwell

Hon. Karen K. Caldwell
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky
Chair, United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation

Stephen C. Matthews, Esq.

Stephen C. Matthews, Esq. – Moderator
DLA Piper LLP (US)

THE COSTS OF PAIN: Lessons Learned in the Wake of the Opioid Crisis

Steve Brody, Esq.


Steve Brody, Esq.
O’Melveny & Myers LLP

John P. Lavelle, Jr., Esq.


John P. Lavelle, Jr., Esq.
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

Tariq Naeem, Esq.


Tariq Naeem, Esq.
Tucker Ellis LLP

John Schneider, Ph.D.


John Schneider, Ph.D.
CEO & Principal
Avalon Health Economics

PUBLIC NUISANCE STATUS UPDATE

Mark A. Behrens, Esq.

Mark A. Behrens, Esq.
Shook Hardy & Bacon, LLP

Shannan Goss, Esq.

Shannan Goss, Esq.
Exxon Mobil Corporation

MANAGING HIGH RISK LITIGATION – AN IN-HOUSE PERSPECTIVE

Norman Pentelovitch, Esq.
Director, Assistant General Counsel, Enterprise Risk Management – Litigation
3M

Brad Lerman, Esq.

Brad Lerman, Esq.
General Counsel
Starbucks Coffee Co.

Connie A. Matteo, Esq.

Connie A. Matteo, Esq. – Moderator
Assistant General Counsel
Pfizer Inc.

TRYING HIGH RISK LITIGATION

Heidi K. Hubbard, Esq.

Heidi K. Hubbard, Esq.
Williams & Connolly, LLP

Paul Malek, Esq.

Paul Malek, Esq.
Huie, Fernambucq & Stewart, LLP

Beth A. Wilkinson, Esq.

Beth A. Wilkinson, Esq.
Wilkinson Stekloff

Larissa Eustice, Esq.

Larissa Eustice, Esq. – Moderator
Senior Assistant General Counsel
Bayer Corporation

STATISTICS AND THE LAW

Jonathan Judge, Esq.

Jonathan Judge, Esq.
ArentFox Schiff

THE WAY FORWARD: Lessons from 43 Years of Defending Industry

Christopher Spencer, Esq.

Christopher Spencer, Esq.
The Product Liability Consultancy

VALUE IN THE INVERSE PERSPECTIVE: Lessons for Litigation Leaders from Mid-Level In-House Counsel and Litigators Regarding Effective Leadership, Succession Planning, Litigation Management, and Mentorship

Jessica Lam, Esq.

Jessica Lam, Esq.
Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Deborah Lempogo, Esq.


 Deborah Lempogo, Esq.
Senior Litigation Counsel
Andritz, Inc.

Michael Preciado, Esq.

Michael Preciado, Esq.
Senior Counsel, Product Integrity & Defense
Rivian

Scholastica N.S. Baker, Esq.

Scholastica N.S. Baker, Esq. – Moderator
Senior Litigation Counsel
McDonalds Corporation

Kaitlyn Stone, Esq.


 Kaitlyn Stone, Esq. – Moderator
Barnes & Thornburg LLP

ADAS HOT TOPICS

John F. “Franklin” Sacha, Jr., Esq.

John F. “Franklin” Sacha, Jr., Esq.
King & Spalding LLP

Marc Carlton

Marc Carlton, Esq.
Senior Corporate Legal Counsel
Daimler Trucks North America

Erinn D. DePorre, Esq.

Erinn D. DePorre, Esq.
Vice President and Legal Counsel, Auto, Data & Employment Legal Team at Qualcomm
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

Ryan A. Polkowski, Esq.

Ryan A. Polkowski, Esq
Assistant General Counsel
Waymo

Ryan A. Polkowski, Esq.

Ryan Harrington, M.E.
Assistant General Counsel
Waymo

REGULATORY LANDSCAPES IN A NEW ERA

Andrea B. Looney, Esq.

Andrea B. Looney, Esq.
Senior Director, U.S. Government Affairs
Medtronic

Kimberly Bush, Esq,
Associate General Counsel for North America
BIC Corporation

Amanda J. Klingler, Esq.
King & Spalding LLP

TORT REFORM TODAY

Tiger Joyce, Esq.

Mark A. Behrens, Esq. 
Executive Director
Shook Hardy & Bacon, LLP

Tiger Joyce, Esq.

Tiger Joyce, Esq.
Executive Director
The American Tort Reform Association

Tiger Joyce, Esq.

Thomas N. Vanderford, Jr., Esq.
Associate General Counsel and Executive Director 
Hyundai Motor America

ETHICS – CLASS ACTIONS

D. Matthew Allen, Esq.

D. Matthew Allen, Esq.
Carlton Fields

Mark R. Galdieri, Esq.
Counsel, Commercial Litigation
Kenvue, Inc.