Product Description

This year’s annual Conference is a can’t-miss event! Get the latest update on new business litigation developments and important case law delivered in a dynamic, streamlined format by a stellar faculty of U.S. District Judges, U.S. Magistrate Judges, Massachusetts Superior Court Judges, and preeminent practitioners. Hear their insightful, practical tips from the trenches—and from the Bench. The Judges discuss recent trends and field your questions in the ever-popular Business Litigation Session Judicial Panel and Federal Judicial Panel. And hear important updates on the new landscape of noncompete and trade secrets law, as well as valuable insights on the Anti-SLAPP statute after Blanchard and expert analysis of the evolving world of fiduciary duty. Get highly practical, sage perspective that only experience—and the Conference—can provide.

Agenda & Materials

• 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

  Year-in-Review: Top 10 Cases

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  Michael F. Connolly, Esq., Rubin and Rudman LLP , Boston
  Sara J. Shanahan, Esq., Sherin and Lodgen LLP , Boston
  
• 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

  Business Litigation Session Judicial Panel

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  Hon. Brian A. Davis, Superior Court, Business Litigation Session, Commonwealth of Massachusetts , Boston
  Hon. Mitchell H. Kaplan,
  Hon. Janet L. Sanders,
  
• 2:00 pm - 2:15 pm

  Networking & Refreshment Break
• 2:15 pm - 2:40 pm

  The Anti-SLAPP Statute after Blanchard

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  Duracraft burden shifting framework; Blanchard’s “augmented Duracraft framework;” Arguing special motions to dismiss under Blanchard; Application of Blanchard by lower courts

  Emily C. Shanahan, Esq., Tarlow, Breed, Hart & Rodgers, PC , Boston
  Benjamin M. Stern, Esq., Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP , Boston
  
• 2:40 pm - 3:15 pm

  New Noncompete and Trade Secrets Law

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  New requirements for eligibility and enforceability of employee noncompete agreements; New trade secrets law, based on the Uniform Trade Secrets Act; The changing playing field for enforceability, pleading standards, discovery, and available remedies

  Russell Beck, Esq., Beck Reed Riden LLP , Boston
  Stephen Y. Chow, Esq., Stephen Y. Chow, PC , Boston
  
• 3:15 pm - 4:00 pm

  Fiduciary Duty Update

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  Recent case law regarding fiduciary duties owed in closely-held companies; The importance of operating agreements; Damages and equitable remedies

  Christine M. Genaitis, Esq., Dentons US LLP , Boston
  Jack W. Pirozzolo, Esq., Sidley Austin LLP , Boston
  Harvey J. Wolkoff, Esq., Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP , Boston
  
• 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

  Federal Judicial Panel

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  Hon. Robert B. Collings, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts , Boston
  Hon. Judith G. Dein, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts , Boston
  Hon. Nathaniel M. Gorton, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts , Boston
  Hon. Katherine A. Robertson, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts , Springfield
  Hon. Patti B. Saris, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts , Boston
  

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