University of Miami to Host Class Action & Complex Litigation Forum
The keynote speaker is David Boies, founder and chair of Boies Schiller Flexner.
November 28, 2018 at 12:26 PM
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A session Class Action and Complex Litigation Forum on Nov. 7, 2017 at the University of Miami. Photo courtesy of Catharine Skipp.
Big-name attorneys such as David Boies will speak to leading judges, MDL panelists, legal practitioners and scholars when they will converge in Miami on Dec. 7 for the third annual Miami Law Class Action & Complex Litigation Forum, hosted by the University of Miami School of Law.
Topics at the conference will include views on class action litigation from the perspective of judges, third-party financing, and mass tort litigation and the settlement and resolution of class actions.
This year's keynote speaker is Boies, chairman of Boies Schiller Flexner LLP, who has been involved in several high-profile cases, including United States v. Microsoft, Bush v. Gore and Hollingsworth v. Perry.
Sessions will be held at the Newman Alumni Center, 6200 San Amaro Drive, Coral Gables, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The event is open to the public with registration. Attendees can register at https://events.attend.com/f/1383786400#/reg/0/. Registration fees are $495 ($395 for recent Miami Law alumni). The conference also offers 8.5 general FL CLE credits pending approval by the Florida Bar and 8.5 civil trial certification credits pending approval by the bar. For more information, contact Sabrina Segura at [email protected]
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