This program explores issues that challenge lawyers in complex business disputes, providing in-depth coverage of topics that arise frequently such as covenants not to compete and unfair and deceptive trade practice claims under N.C. Gen. Stat. § 75-1.1. It also draws attention to breach of contract and tortious interference with contract claims and new developments in the law with artificial intelligence.

Panelists from a variety of backgrounds share their experiences in sponsorship of junior attorneys and diversity and inclusion in the in-house corporate counsel environment. Frequently regarded as the highlight of the section's annual CLE, the final session features valuable insight about practice before the business court from the perspectives of sitting business court judges.

INCLUDED SESSIONS

• The Opening: Pleadings-Stage Strategy for Breach of Contract and Tortious Interference Claims
• Covenants Not to Compete
• Unfair and Deceptive Trade Practices? How the FTC May Be Transforming Liability for Artificial Intelligence
• Taking Professional Conduct Rules 5.1 and 5.2 to Heart: A Panel Discussion on Sponsorship of Junior Attorneys
• Panel Discussion: Perspectives From In-House Counsel
• An All-Natural Program and Deception Claims
• Business Court Panel Discussion

DETAILS
Live Webcast
Thursday, February 3, 2022
8:10 AM–5:15 PM

AGENDA
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SPEAKERS

• Chief Judge Louis A. Bledsoe III, North Carolina Business Court, Charlotte
• Judge Adam M. Conrad, North Carolina Business Court, Charlotte
• Judge Mark A. Davis, North Carolina Business Court, Raleigh
• Judge Julianna T. Earp, North Carolina Business Court, Greensboro
• Judge Michael L. Robinson, North Carolina Business Court, Winston-Salem
• Sophia V. Blair, Wyrick Robbins, Raleigh (Moderator)
• Monica H. Dongre, RTI International, Research Triangle Park
• Stephen D. Feldman, Robinson Bradshaw & Hinson PA, Raleigh
• Shana L. Fulton, Brooks Pierce McLendon Humphrey & Leonard LLP, Raleigh (Moderator)
• Jeffrey M. "Jeff" Kelly, Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP, Raleigh
• Michael C. Lord, Williams Mullin, Raleigh
• Agustin M. Martinez, Ellis & Winters LLP, Greensboro (Moderator)
• James E. McLean Jr., Duke Energy Corporation, Charlotte
• Jim W. Phillips Jr., Brooks Pierce McLendon Humphrey & Leonard LLP, Greensboro
• Carolyn C. Pratt, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill
• Preetha Suresh Rini, Robinson Bradshaw & Hinson PA, Raleigh (Moderator)
• Steven A. Scoggan, Ellis & Winters LLP, Greensboro
• Thomas H. "Tom" Segars, Ellis & Winters LLP, Raleigh
• Anne M. Tompkins, Cadwalader Wickersham and Taft LLP, Charlotte
• Giovonni D. "Gio" Wade, University of North Carolina School of Law, Chapel Hill
• Katarina "Katie" Wong, Brooks Pierce McLendon Humphrey & Leonard LLP, Raleigh

PLANNED BY
NCBA Antitrust & Complex Business Disputes Law Section

• John P. Marshall, White & Allen PA, Kinston (Planner)

APPROVED CREDIT
North Carolina: 7.25 MCLE Hours

PROGRAM PRICING
See pricing below. Discounts may be available for NCBA members who are students, law professors, judges or legal services/public interest attorneys. Call CLE at 919.677.0561 for details.