Summary
Join leading judges, MDL panelists, practitioners, and scholars from around the country for the 6th annual forum to discuss current cutting-edge topics on class actions, multi-district cases, mass tort litigation and more.
Adam Moskowitz, Managing Partner of The Moskowitz Law Firm, co-founded the Miami Law Class Action & Complex Litigation Forum and continues to help fund and organize the annual event alongside his longstanding co-counsels and colleagues—Aaron Podhurst, Peter Prieto, and Lance Harke.
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PROGRAM
Keynote Speaker
The Honorable Michael A. Hanzman, Eleventh Judicial Circuit of Florida
The Intersection of Class Actions and Arbitration
This panel will explore recent developments in the world of complex mass actions in arbitration. Discussion points will include analysis of the recent “mass arbitration” litigation model for consumer and employment disputes, international mass/class arbitrations, and more.
The Honorable Amy J. St. Eve, United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Rachel Furst, Partner, Grossman Roth Yaffa Cohen
Maria Glover, Professor of Law, Georgetown Law
Eckhard R. Hellbeck, Counsel, White & Case
Moderated by Tal J. Lifshitz, JD '12, Partner, Kozyak Tropin & Throckmorton
Multidistrict Litigation (“MDLs”): A Judicial Perspective
This panel of federal district court judges will discuss the oversight and management of MDLs, including some of the innovative methods they have used to select leadership and to ensure the efficient and effective handling of cases, and the potential enactment of new rules for MDLs.
The Honorable Charles R. Breyer, Senior District Judge, United States District Court Northern District of California
The Honorable Federico A. Moreno, JD '78, United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida
The Honorable R. David Proctor, United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama
The Honorable Robin L. Rosenberg, United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida
Moderated by Peter Prieto, JD '85, Partner, Podhurst Orseck
Resolution Issues in Class Actions and Mass Torts
This panel is made up of plaintiff and defense lawyers, experts, academics, judges, and mediators who will look at innovative methods of settling class actions and mass torts, including handling competing cases, objectors, injunctive relief, fees, and judicial scrutiny of the settlement approval process.
The Honorable Raag Singhal, United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida
Brian T. Fitzpatrick, Professor of Law, Milton R. Underwood Chair in Free Enterprise, Vanderbilt Law School
Lance August Harke, JD '90, Mediator and Arbitrator, Upchurch Watson White & Max
Enjoliqué Aytch Lett, Partner, Greenberg Traurig
Matthew Weinshall, JD '10, Partner, Podhurst Orseck
Moderated by Sergio J. Campos, Professor of Law, University of Miami School of Law
Fred Friendly Seminar
A “Fred Friendly” seminar tests gripping dilemmas drawn from real life events. The Seminar will feature a panel representing virtually every outlook on the issue at hand, including the best and nationally renowned plaintiffs and defense counsel, a preeminent court appointed receiver, the president of a public interest organization, a national insurance/coverage expert and a member of the national media. The participants will be assigned roles in "the hypothetical" - a situation that brings the issue down to human scale. By introducing twists and turns in the hypothetical story line, the moderator will force the panelists to take a hard look at their own beliefs and listen to the points of view of those who disagree.
The Honorable Cecilia M. Altonaga, Chief Judge, United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida
The Honorable Eduardo C. Robreno, Senior United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
F. Paul Bland, Jr., Executive Director, Public Justice
Paul J. Geller, Partner, Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd
Michael I. Goldberg, Partner, Bankruptcy and Reorganization, Akerman
Javier A. Lopez, Partner, Kozyak Tropin & Throckmorton
William “Chip” Merlin, Jr., Esq., President, Merlin Law Group
Michael Mora, Daily Business Review
Michael R. Pennington, Partner, Bradley
Christopher A. Seeger, Partner, Seeger Weiss
Moderated by Adam M. Moskowitz, JD '93, Managing Partner, The Moskowitz Law Firm
Reception
Immediately following the Forum
CLE & CERTIFICATION
Credits applied for in Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania.
HOTEL
The official forum hotel is the Biltmore Hotel, which offers constituents of the university discounted rates on a first come, first serve basis. Visit us soon for the exclusive University of Miami promotional code.
SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
PLATINUM SPONSOR: $25,000 ($3,370 is non-deductible)
Includes recognition as the primary Platinum Sponsor on all conference marketing materials. Opportunity to display corporate banner at one of the premier social events included in the overall program. Prime placement within conference hall to display and handout corporate logoed give-away items. Six (6) forum registrations. Two (2) tickets to the exclusive panelist dinner. Introduction at the Conference Welcome and Opening Session. Sponsor name tag.
GOLD SPONSOR: $15,000 ($2,380 is non-deductible)
Includes recognition as Gold Sponsor on all conference marketing materials. Prime placement within conference hall to display and handout corporate branded give-away items. Four (4) forum registrations. Two (2) tickets to the exclusive panelist dinner. Sponsor name tag.
SILVER SPONSOR: $5,000 ($990 is non-deductible)
Includes recognition as Silver Sponsor on all conference marketing materials. Two (2) forum registrations. Sponsor name tag.
BRONZE SPONSOR: $2,500 ($495 is non-deductible)
Includes recognition as Bronze Sponsor on all conference marketing materials. One (1) forum registration. Sponsor name tag.
*Each sponsor is also obligated to create any artwork and furnish the University with the information needed to include the sponsor in the marketing materials mentioned in the sponsor benefits. Logo artwork must be submitted as high resolution files, minimum 300 dpi, in file formats such as JPEG and TIFF; EPS vector files are preferred. Sponsors will also be recognized on the Conference webpages, electronic mailings or traditional mailings that mention the Conference.
NOTE: $495 per conference registrant and $200 per dinner ticket is non-deductible.
QUESTIONS / INQUIRIES
For more information, contact events@law.miami.edu.