After Hours: Faegre Drinker; Stark & Stark

On March 25, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath’s products liability and mass-torts practice deputy leader Michael Zogby was a speaker at the “Discovery Proportionality Benefit-Burden Model Bench-Bar Conference,” hosted by the James Humphrey Complex Litigation Center of the George Washington School of Law. The two-day conference was attended by more than 50 federal judges from across the United States, and by more than 100 plaintiffs and defense attorneys and academics, the firm said in an announcement. Zogby, a partner in the firm’s Florham Park office, was a featured panelist on the “Deep Dive into New Framework: Prioritizing Custodians Possessing Relevant Information” panel. Other panelists included Professor Rick Marcus of Hastings Law School, Judge Iain Johnston of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois and Judge Gary Jones, U.S. magistrate judge for the Northern District of Florida. The speakers discussed eDiscovery from plaintiffs and defense counsel perspectives, and examined a work-in-progress discovery proportionality benefit-burden model, developed under the center’s auspices by teams of lawyers and judges.

Stark & Stark’s Thomas Onder Joins Board of Bayard Rustin Center

The Bayard Rustin Center for Social Justice in Princeton welcomed Stark & Stark partner Thomas S. Onder as a member of its board of directors. The center’s mission is to inspire the surrounding communities while communicating messages of acceptance, respect and compassion, and to promote activism, according to a statement. It is named for Bayard Rustin, who was instrumental in the civil rights movement with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and who overcame adversity as a gay man. Onder became involved in the organization after he and his family attended the first-ever Princeton Pride Parade in 2019, organized by the center. Onder said in a statement: “This organization helps people understand and be respectful towards others, no matter who they are as individuals. It’s about showing respect and humanity to everyone, and I’m very proud to be a part of that.” Onder is a partner and chair of the shopping center and retail development group at Stark & Stark in Lawrenceville. He is also a member of the firm’s litigation and bankruptcy and creditors’ rights groups, and its diversity, equity and inclusion committee. He is a trustee with Mercer County Community College, and active with the International Council of Shopping Centers.