|
|
The 13th Annual National Institute onClass ActionsDate: October 30, 2009
|
|
|
|
Sponsors: |
The American Bar Association Section of Litigation and the ABA Center for Continuing Legal Education |
Program Description
Each session of the National Institute on Class Actions will begin with a presentation by Professor John C. Coffee on new developments in class action litigation. The agenda also features programs that will examine issues concerning arbitration and class action waivers, recent developments in the standards for certifying a class, and advice for both plaintiffs and defense counsel on settling class actions. The session in San Francisco will include a program on the class action landscape in California courts, while the Washington, DC session will feature a roundtable discussion on current issues in class actions with three federal judges moderated by Professor Arthur R. Miller.
Program Agenda
8:00 a.m. Registration and Continental Breakfast
9:00 a.m. Welcoming Remarks, John B. Isbister
9:10 a.m. New Developments in Class Actions with Professor John C. Coffee
10:15 a.m. Morning Break
10:30 a.m. A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Courthouse . . . I Had to Litigate an Arbitration Clause! Crafting, Opposing, and Arguing [show description]
11:30 a.m. San Francisco, CA Location Only - Living on the Fault Line: Class Action Issues in California [show description]
11:30 a.m. Washington, DC Location Only - Current Issues in Class Actions: A Judicial Roundtable [show description]12:45 p.m. Lunch and Breakout Sessions [show description]
1:45 p.m. Hydrogen Peroxide Will Clear It up Right Away: Developments in the Law of Class Certification [show description]
3:15 p.m. Afternoon Break
3:30 p.m. A Survival Guide for Today’s Class Action Settlements [show description]
5:00 p.m. Adjourn
Click here to download the full agenda and complete program brochure
Come to this program if you want to...
- Hear the latest trends in litigating class actions.
- Stay up-to-date on the hot class action issues and the newest developments in class action case law.
- Learn how counsel and the courts are addressing class certification motions.
- Keep up with state of the art tactics on how to settle class actions.
- Get the perspective of federal district judges on key class action issues.
- Observe how attorneys address class action waivers and arbitration clauses.
Who should attend?
- All attorneys who negotiate and settle class actions.
- Sophisticated in-house counsel and litigators who are interested in learning about class action waivers and arbitration clauses.
- Seasoned practitioners who litigate consumer class certification motions.
- Attorneys interested in learning how judges view class actions.
Program Location
Date: October 30, 2009 | San Francisco, California
InterContinental Hotel
888 Howard Street
San Francisco, CA 94103
P: 415.616.6500 or 800.811.4273
Rate: Single/Double $164
Hotel Deadline: October 8, 2009
www.intercontinentalsanfrancisco.com
Register now!
November 20, 2009 | Washington, D.C.
Willard InterContinental
1401 Pennsylvania Ave NW
Washington, DC 20004
202.628.9100 or 800.259.8696
Rate: Single/Double $249
Hotel Deadline: October 29, 2009
www.washington.intercontinental.com/washa/index.shtml
Register now!
Registration Options
October 30, 2009
Register by Mail 
Register by Phone800.285.2221
Monday - Friday
8:30 AM - 6:30 PM Eastern
October 30 (SF) Event Code: CEN9CA1
November 20 (DC) Event Code: CEN9CA2
Tuition
$625 General Public
$500 ABA Member
$375 Section of Litigation Members
All participants must register for the program.
Join the Section of Litigation and save money on this program, as well as a full range of products and services.
Not an ABA Member?
Join the ABA to receive discounted tuition on this program and future ABA-CLE programs.
View our cancellation policy.
CLE Credit
Mandatory continuing legal education (MCLE) accreditation has been requested from all states that require continuing legal education. Each registrant will also be eligible for MCLE accreditation in those states that require continuing legal education. 6.33 hours, including 1.25 hours of ethics credit, have been requested from states that recognize a 60-minute credit hour and 7.60 hours, including 1.50 hours of ethics credit, from those states granting credit hours on a 50-minute basis.
For NY-licensed attorneys: This transitional CLE program has been approved for all NYlicensed attorneys in accordance with the requirements of the New York State CLE Board for New York MCLE (7.50 total NY transitional MCLE credits including 1.50 of ethics credit).
Purchase the Recording
Audio CD PackageAn audio CD package will be available for this program approximately three weeks after the event. Click here to preorder the audio CD package or the program's course materials book and CD-ROM.
