New Jersey (NJ) Litigation CLE Course Catalog

In this program, recognized thought leaders in international trade and compliance Cyrus T. Frelinghuysen (Greenberg Traurig, LLP) and Tony V. Pezzano (Offit Kurman) will discuss the significant and latest developments surrounding ITC litigation. The speakers will also share practical litigation tools and techniques to ensure success in this type of lawsuit.

Listen as experienced practitioners in ESOP-related transactions Mr. Eli Burriss (Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP) and Mr. Scott Adamson (ArentFox Schiff LLP) provide the audience with the recent trends and developments in employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) as well as its implications in litigation matters. Speakers, among other things, will offer practical tips and strategies to avoid non-compliance and potential lawsuits.

In this program, experienced class action lawyers Jennifer A. Riley (Duane Morris LLP) and Gregory P. Abrams (Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP) will delve into an in-depth analysis of the current trends and recent court rulings involving the Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA). The speakers will also provide the audience with practical strategies for bringing out the best in these lawsuits in a rapidly evolving legal climate.

Class actions remain at the forefront of in-house counsel’s concerns and top legal spend. In this program, highly recognized practitioners in class action litigation Joseph A. Apatov (McGlinchey Stafford PLLC) and Bethany G. Lukitsch (BakerHostetler) will discuss the significant and latest issues surrounding consumer class actions. Speakers will also provide the audience with practical strategies to mitigate class action risks.

The reduction of mergers and acquisitions (M&A)-related class actions and the state 1933 Act have driven a significant decline in securities class action filings over the last years. However, despite the decrease in the overall federal filings, special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs)-related cases have doubled, bringing newer litigation risks and additional ramifications in this category. Listen as experienced securities litigators Brendan J. Rudolph (Cornerstone Research) and Jonathan A. Choa (Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP) provide a comprehensive discussion of the recent enforcement trends and legislative developments surrounding securities class action litigation. Speakers will also offer practical tips and strategies in this rapidly evolving legal climate.

The usage and the import of asbestos are facing greater scrutiny today as pressures from several US states continue to emerge along with the call for a tighter regulation on public health risks. While the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued a final rule prohibiting most asbestos-containing products, some uses are still legal, including asbestos diaphragms, sheet gaskets, and other vehicle friction commodities. Moreover, in a report released by the United States Geological Survey (USGS), around 750 metric tons of raw asbestos was imported in 2018. This is the largest amount imported since 2013 despite the amendments made in the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) as well as other federal laws allowing only a “limited use” of asbestos.
Join experienced asbestos litigators Timothy L. Krippner (Segal McCambridge Singer & Mahoney, Ltd.) and Andrew M. Voss (Greensfelder, Hemker & Gale, P.C.) as they provide a comprehensive discussion on the recent trends and developments surrounding asbestos litigation. Speakers will also offer practical compliance strategies in this rapidly evolving legal climate.

The rising competition among several industries including the healthcare and digital platforms has continuously challenged economic fairness and posed compliance hurdles for practitioners specifically under the Sherman Act. Join a panel of key distinguished professionals as they provide a comprehensive discussion of the recent enforcement trends and legislative developments surrounding class action litigation. Speakers will also offer practical tips and strategies in this rapidly evolving legal climate.

Listen as experienced construction lawyers Joseph Darr (Kirwin Norris, P.A) and Steven Nudelman (Greenbaum Rowe Smith & Davis LLP) provide the audience with a comprehensive discussion of the most appropriate alternative dispute resolution strategies in construction-related cases. Speakers, among other things, will offer compliance and litigation strategies to avoid legal pitfalls.

Join securities law expert Adrienna Huffman (The Brattle Group) as she brings the audience a comprehensive discussion of recent SPAC-related acquisitions.We will delve into an in-depth analysis of the current trends, litigatio nrisks, and provide practical compliance strategies for transitioning private companies amidst a rapidly evolving legal climate.