Agenda

Registration and Breakfast [8:00 a.m. – 8:40 a.m.]

Welcome [8:40 a.m. – 8:45 a.m.]

Grant Schmidt (Hilgers Graben)
Hon. David C. Godbey (U.S. Chief District Judge, Northern District of Texas)

Telling the Story: How Witnesses Win (and Lose!) Cases [8:45 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.]

Hon. Terry Means (U.S. District Judge, Northern District of Texas)
Chris Schwegmann (Lynn Pinker Hurst & Schwegmann)
Veronica Moye (Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher)
Jeff Tillotson (Tillotson, Johnson, Patton)
Tiffany Eggers (Criminal Chief, United States Attorneys’ Office, Northern District of Texas)
Moderator: Jessica Pulliam (Baker Botts)

In Pursuit of Justice: Missions, Priorities, and Collaboration Across Agencies and Offices [9:45 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.]

Hon. Jane J. Boyle (U.S. District Judge, Northern District of Texas)
Hon. Leigha Simonton (United States Attorney, Northern District of Texas)
Jason Hawkins (Federal Public Defender, Northern District of Texas)
Chief Eddie Garcia (Chief of Police, Dallas Police Department)
SAC Eduardo Chavez (Special Agent in Charge, Drug Enforcement Administration, Dallas Field Division)
Moderator: Matthew Orwig (Winston & Strawn; Former United States Attorney, E.D. Tex.)

Fed Talk: The Power of Sponsorship [10:55 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.]

Ashley Wright (Winston & Strawn)

A Conversation with the Fifth Circuit: 3 Judges, 3 Paths, 3 Perspectives [11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.]

Hon. Edith Jones (U.S. Circuit Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit)
Hon. Catharina Haynes (U.S. Circuit Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit)
Hon. Dana Douglas (U.S. Circuit Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit)
Moderator: Hon. James Wesley Hendrix (U.S. District Judge, Northern District of Texas)

Fed Talk: Vital Maxims of Trial and Life [12:00 p.m. – 12:10 p.m.]

Victor Vital (Barnes & Thornburg)

The Bench, The Bar, & The Fourth Estate [12:25 p.m. – 1:25 p.m.]

Grant Moise (CEO, DallasNews Corporation)
Erin Nealy Cox (Former U.S. Attorney, Northern District of Texas; Kirkland & Ellis)
Mark Curriden (Founder, The Texas Lawbook)
Erin Dooley (Public Affairs Officer, U.S. Department of Justice)
Mike Androvett (CEO, Androvett Legal Media & Marketing)
Moderator: Hon. Barbara M.G. Lynn (U.S. District Judge, Northern District of Texas)

Fed Talk: The Northern District from 1983 through 2023 – A Reflection of 40 Years [1:25 p.m. – 1:35 p.m.]

Hon. Karen Gren Scholer (U.S. District Judge, Northern District of Texas)

First Breakout Session [1:50 p.m. - 2:40 p.m.]

1. Pro Bono: Lawyers Serving, Neighbors Flourishing

Ashley Flores (Senior Director, Child Poverty Action Lab)
Steve Schulman (Pro Bono Partner, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld)
Evangeline Heppenstall (Legal Director at Advocates for Community Transformation (ACT))
Mark Melton (Dallas Eviction Advocacy Center; Holland & Knight)
Moderator: Natalie Posgate (Reporter, The Texas Lawbook)

2. Paradigm Shift: How Cryptocurrency Is Changing Litigation and Government Enforcement

Hon. Stacey G.C. Jernigan (Chief U.S. Bankruptcy Judge, Northern District of Texas)
Errin Martin (Section Chief, National Security, Cyber, and Money Laundering; U.S. Attorneys’ Office)
David Hirsch (Chief of Crypto Asset and Cyber Unit, SEC’s Division of Enforcement)
Joshua Smeltzer (Gray Reed)
Rebecca Fike (Vinson & Elkins; formerly SEC’s Division of Enforcement)
Moderator: Collin Z. Groebe (Winston & Strawn)

3. Business or Legal Advice: Untangling the Fight Over the Primary-Purpose Privilege Test

Hon. Rebecca Rutherford (U.S. Magistrate Judge, Northern District of Texas)
Kelly Vickers (Associate General Counsel, Kimberly Clark)
Chris Kratovil (Dykema)
Edward J. Loya, Jr. (Epstein Becker Green)
Zachary Stone (Baker Botts)
Moderator: Dina McKenney (Holland & Knight)

4. Civil Rights and Qualified Immunity: Where Are We Headed?

Hon. Hal R. Ray, Jr. (U.S. Magistrate Judge, Northern District of Texas)
Tatia Wilson (Dallas City Attorney’s Office)
Edwin Voss (Brown & Hofmeister)
Courtney Barksdale Perez (Carter Arnett)
Don Tittle (The Law Offices of Don Tittle)
Moderator: Hon. Sam A. Lindsay (U.S. District Judge, Northern District of Texas)

5. Labor and Employment: Jury Shifts and the Future of Non Compete Agreements

Amy M. Stewart (Stewart Law Group)
Steve E. Fox (Sheppard Mullin)
Elizabeth “BB” Sanford (Sanford Firm)
Fernando M. Bustos (Bustos Law Firm)
Moderator: Hon. Lee Ann Reno (U.S. Magistrate Judge, Northern District of Texas)

Second Breakout Session [2:50 p.m. - 3:40 p.m.]

1. Patent Litigation: Trends in NDTX and Beyond

Hon. David C. Godbey (Chief Judge, U.S. District Judge, Northern District of Texas)
Hon. Ada Brown (U.S. District Judge, Northern District of Texas)
Britnee Reamy (Senior Counsel Manager, Texas Instruments)
Tom Melsheimer (Winston & Strawn)
Bradley Caldwell (Caldwell Cassady)
Moderator: Jason Mueller (Sheppard Mullin)

2. First Amendment and Free Speech: A Primer on the Cases We Should Know

Prof. Tom Leatherbury (Director of First Amendment Clinic, SMU Law)
Shannon Teicher (Jackson Walker)
Prof. Meg Pinrose (Texas A&M Law)
Tom Williams (Haynes & Boone)
Moderator: Hon. Brantley Starr (U.S. District Judge, Northern District of Texas)

3. eDiscovery: A Rapid-Fire Crash Course in 2023 Trends Worthy of Every Lawyer’s Attention

Hon. David Horan (U.S. Magistrate Judge, Northern District of Texas)
Lisa Dunn (Senior Litigation Counsel - Criminal eLitigation, Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys)
Rich Robinson (Director of Legal Operations and Litigation Support; Toyota North America)
Jill Bindler (Grey Reed)
Lindsey Beran (Kirkland & Ellis)
Moderator: Cynthia Schmidt (Hilgers Graben)

4. The Proposed Sentencing Guideline Amendments: A Perspective from the Bench and the Bar

Hon. Reed O’Connor (U.S. District Judge, Northern District of Texas)
Brian McKay (Appellate Chief, U.S. Attorneys’ Office, Northern District of Texas)
Joel Page (Appellate Chief, Federal Public Defender's Office, Northern District of Texas)
Stephen Green (Stephen Green Law)
Gina Joaquin (Joaquin & Duncan LLC)
Moderator: Hon. Renee Toliver (U.S. Magistrate Judge, Northern District of Texas)

5. Bankruptcy Trends Across the Northern District and Beyond

Hon. Scott W. Everett (U.S. Bankruptcy Judge, Northern District of Texas)
Hon. Robert L. Jones (U.S. Bankruptcy Judge, Northern District of Texas)
Hon. E. Lee Morris (U.S. Bankruptcy Judge, Northern District of Texas)
Hon. Mark X. Mullin (U.S. Bankruptcy Judge, Northern District of Texas)
Moderator: Marc W. Taubenfeld (McGuire, Craddock & Strother)

Fed Talk: Three Pieces of Advice that Have Shaped My Career [3:55 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.]

Hon. Gregg Costa (Ret.) (Gibson Dunn)

A GC’s View: Navigating the Economy, Specific Industries, and Day to Day Operations of Today’s Legal Department [4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.]

Tony West (Chief Legal Officer, Uber)
Julia Simon (Chief Legal Officer, Mary Kay Inc.)
Lillian Kirstein (Sr. Vice President & General Counsel, 7-Eleven)
Van Beckwith (Executive Vice President & Chief Legal Officer, Halliburton)
Helen Yu (General Counsel, World Wide Flight Services)
Liz Gibson (Deputy General Counsel, Toyota North America)
Moderator: Chequan Lewis (Chief Operating Officer, Pizza Hut U.S.)

Closing Reception [5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.]

Sponsor: Texas Lawbook

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Agenda

Registration and Breakfast [8:00 a.m. – 8:40 a.m.]

Welcome [8:40 a.m. – 8:45 a.m.]

Telling the Story: How Witnesses Win (and Lose!) Cases [8:45 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.]

In Pursuit of Justice: Missions, Priorities, and Collaboration Across Agencies and Offices [9:45 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.]

Fed Talk: The Power of Sponsorship [10:55 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.]

A Conversation with the Fifth Circuit: 3 Judges, 3 Paths, 3 Perspectives [11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.]

Fed Talk: Vital Maxims of Trial and Life [12:00 p.m. – 12:10 p.m.]

The Bench, The Bar, & The Fourth Estate [12:25 p.m. – 1:25 p.m.]

Fed Talk: The Northern District from 1983 through 2023 – A Reflection of 40 Years [1:25 p.m. – 1:35 p.m.]

First Breakout Session [1:50 p.m. - 2:40 p.m.]

1. Pro Bono: Lawyers Serving, Neighbors Flourishing

2. Paradigm Shift: How Cryptocurrency Is Changing Litigation and Government Enforcement

3. Business or Legal Advice: Untangling the Fight Over the Primary-Purpose Privilege Test

4. Civil Rights and Qualified Immunity: Where Are We Headed?

5. Labor and Employment: Jury Shifts and the Future of Non Compete Agreements

Second Breakout Session [2:50 p.m. - 3:40 p.m.]

1. Patent Litigation: Trends in NDTX and Beyond

2. First Amendment and Free Speech: A Primer on the Cases We Should Know

3. eDiscovery: A Rapid-Fire Crash Course in 2023 Trends Worthy of Every Lawyer’s Attention

4. The Proposed Sentencing Guideline Amendments: A Perspective from the Bench and the Bar

5. Bankruptcy Trends Across the Northern District and Beyond

Fed Talk: Three Pieces of Advice that Have Shaped My Career [3:55 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.]

A GC’s View: Navigating the Economy, Specific Industries, and Day to Day Operations of Today’s Legal Department [4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.]

Closing Reception [5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.]

Registration Options (includes breakfast, lunch, cocktail reception, and CLE credit (7 hours - including 2 ethics hours))

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