Product Description

NEW this year—

• Electronic Intrusion Lawsuits—Including How to Harness the Power of Vital Forensic Evidence
• Strategic Statutory Claims in Business Litigation—Checkmate

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, and Massachusetts Superior Court Judges and preeminent practitioners.

Hear insightful, practical tips from the trenches—and from the Bench. U.S. District Judges Nathaniel M. Gorton, Timothy S. Hillman, Patti B. Saris, and F. Dennis Saylor IV; U.S. Magistrate Judges Robert B. Collings and Katherine A. Robertson; and Business Litigation Session Judges Mitchell H. Kaplan, Edward P. Leibensperger, Kenneth W. Salinger, and Janet L. Sanders discuss recent trends and field questions in the ever-popular judicial panel sessions.

And hear important insights on the rapidly evolving landscape of claims, defenses, and best practices in litigation deriving from federal and state “computer statutes” and common laws, as well as valuable tips for strategically invoking statutory claims in business litigation.

Get highly practical, sage perspective that only experience—and the Conference can provide. Your time is valuable; let MCLE’s distinguished panelists quickly bring you up to speed on the latest business litigation developments and strategies essential to your practice.

Agenda & Materials

• 12:00 - 12:05 PM

  Welcome and Introduction

  Michael F. Connolly, Esq., Rubin and Rudman LLP , Boston
  Joshua S. Grossman, Esq., Davis, Malm & D'Agostine, PC , Boston
  
• 12:05 - 1:00 P.M.

  Year-in-Review: Top 10 Cases

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  Analysis of their impact on your practice

  Michael F. Connolly, Esq., Rubin and Rudman LLP , Boston
  Joshua S. Grossman, Esq., Davis, Malm & D'Agostine, PC , Boston
  
• 1:00 P.M. - 2:00 P.M.

  Business Litigation Session Judicial Panel

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  Hon. Mitchell H. Kaplan,
  Hon. Edward P. Leibensperger, Superior Court, Commonwealth of Massachusetts (Ret.); JAMS , Boston
  Hon. Kenneth W. Salinger, Superior Court, Business Litigation Session, Commonwealth of Massachusetts , Boston
  Hon. Janet L. Sanders,
  Michael F. Connolly, Esq., Rubin and Rudman LLP , Boston
  
• 2:00 P.M. - 2:15 P.M.

  Networking and Refreshment Break
• 2:15 P.M. - 3:15 P.M.

  Electronic Intrusion Lawsuits: Claims, Defenses, and Best Practices in Litigation Deriving from Federal and State “Computer Statutes” and Common Laws

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  • Navigating and using the CFAA, SCA, and ECPA—including how to harness the power of forensic evidence to prove your case

  Jason H. Eaddy, Esq., Stroz Friedberg LLC , Boston
  C. Max Perlman, Esq., Gunderson Dettmer , Boston
  Cameron G. Shilling, Esq., McLane Middleton , Manchester
  
• 3:15 P.M. - 4:00 P.M.

  Strategic Use of Statutes in Business Litigation

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  • Aggressive, but still-viable, applications of civil RICO’s substantive violation and conspiracy provisions
  • Trade secrets litigation, including the strategic choices between the state statute and recently passed Federal Act

  John J. Butts, Esq., Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP , Boston
  Evan Georgopoulos, Esq.,
  Thomas G. Shapiro, Esq., Shapiro Haber & Urmy LLP , Boston
  
• 4:00 P.M. - 5:00 P.M.

  Federal Judicial Panel

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  Joshua S. Grossman, Esq., Davis, Malm & D'Agostine, PC , Boston
  Hon. Robert B. Collings, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts , Boston
  Hon. Nathaniel M. Gorton, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts , Boston
  Hon. Timothy S. Hillman, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts , Worcester
  Hon. Katherine A. Robertson, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts , Springfield
  Hon. Patti B. Saris, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts , Boston
  Hon. F. Dennis Saylor, IV, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts , Boston
  

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Faculty