8:25 Registration and Continental Breakfast
Sponsored by Veritext Legal Solutions
8:55 Welcome and Introductions
9:00 Privacy and Data Security 101 for Complex Civil Litigators
Will Quick, Brooks Pierce McLendon Humphrey & Leonard LLP, Raleigh
This session provides relevant and current information for complex civil litigators in the quickly evolving areas of privacy and data security.
10:00 Break
10:10 Key Ethical Issues in Complex Civil Litigation*
Amy E. Richardson, HWG LLP, Raleigh
Grace H. Wynn, HWG LLP, Raleigh
During this session, the presenters cover key ethical issues that might arise in your practice. They discuss navigating conflicts of interest (including disqualification) in complex civil litigation and also cover how to handle difficult client scenarios in an ethical manner.
11:10 Break
Sponsored by Reliance Forensics, LLC
11:20 Allyship: What It Means to Be an Ally in the Legal Profession*
James A. “Jamie” Dean, Microsoft, Winston-Salem
Shalanna L. Pirtle, Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP, Charlotte
S. Collins Saint, Brooks Pierce McLendon Humphrey & Leonard LLP, Greensboro
Katarina “Katie” Wong, Brooks Pierce McLendon Humphrey & Leonard LLP, Raleigh (Moderator)
This panel discusses what litigators can do to be better allies to their colleagues and peers in the practice area. As the practice area grows more diverse, it is important to understand what we can do to retain and keep diverse talent in the practice of law. The panelists share how they have felt seen or understood by their peers. They also explore ways in which individuals can serve as allies to racial minorities, queer, or disabled peers.
12:20 Antitrust & Complex Business Disputes Law Section Annual Meeting
Gregory Skidmore, Robinson Bradshaw PA, Charlotte, 2023-2024 Section Chair, presiding
12:30 Lunch Break
1:20 Common Exemptions to Section 75-1.1 Liability
Andrew Parks Carter, Ellis & Winters LLP, Greensboro
Steven A. Scoggan, Ellis & Winters LLP, Greensboro
Courts have carved out certain types of conduct from the reach of Section 75-1.1. These judicially created exemptions typically involve situations that are not “in or affecting commerce” within the meaning of Section 75-1.1 or conduct that occurs in a heavily regulated area. This session explores several of the most frequently encountered common-law exemptions to Section 75-1.1 liability.
2:20 Break
2:30 When the Plaintiff Is the Federal Government
Magistrate Judge Robert T. Numbers II, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina, Raleigh
Lawrence J. Cameron, U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of North Carolina, Charlotte
Tanisha Palvia, Moore & Van Allen PLLC, Charlotte (Moderator)
Caitlin M. Poe, Williams Mullen, Raleigh
This panel features a federal judge, a federal prosecutors and seasoned defense attorneys that discuss the unique aspects of civil litigation when the federal government is the plaintiff.
3:30 Break
3:40 Business Court Panel Discussion
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 Michael L. Robinson, North Carolina Business Court, Winston-Salem
Andrew P. Tabeling, Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP, Raleigh (Moderator)
Frequently regarded as the highlight of the section’s annual CLE, this panel discussion features sitting Business Court judges who offer their perspectives about practice before the Business Court.
4:55 Adjourn
5:00 Networking Reception
5:00–6:30 PM | Galleria, North Carolina Bar Center
Sponsored by Bell, Davis & Pitt.
* Indicates portion providing Ethics/Professional Responsibility credit