Dunnington Partner & Copyright Litigation Handbook Author Raymond J. Dowd To Speak At Federal Litigation Conference In Washington DC

The Federal Bar Association's Federal Litigation Section is holding its annual Federal Litigation Conference in Washington D.C. starting tomorrow with a cocktail party hosted by Chip Molster at  Winston & Strawn.  This has been billed as the federal litigation networking event of the year and I am certainly looking forward to it.

If you are not yet a member of the FBA's Federal Litigation Section, now would be a great time to join.   Thanks to Chair Rob Kohn of the Kohn Law Group in Los Angeles and Vice Chair John McCarthy a New York partner of Smith Gambrell & Russell for all of the great work and vision in putting this event together.

The event has a superstar lineup of judges and attorneys from around the country. SCOTUS Blog Co-Founder Tom Goldstein's presentation will surely be a highlight.

I am bolding and highlighting the panel that I will be on so that it does not get lost in the shuffle of luminaries and dignitaries (and because we have to compete with the Supreme Court!), so if any IP practitioners or litigators with an interest in intellectual property litigation can make it, we would all enjoy meeting you and networking.

1:15-2:05 p.m.

CLE 3B - IP: Cease and Desist Letters: Ethics & Practice Raymond J. Dowd, Esq., Partner, Dunnington, Bartholow & Miller LLP; author of Copyright Litigation Handbook (Thomson Reuters 2014-2015) John G. Froemming, Esq., Partner, Jones Day Matthew T. Salzmann, Esq., Associate, Arnold &Porter LLP Moderator: Hon. Lisa Margaret Smith, U.S. Magistrate Judge, Southern District of New York

The full schedule below!  To register www.fedbar.org.

5:30-7:00 p.m.	Welcome Reception at Winston & Strawn LLP 1700 K Street, N.W. (Rooftop/12th floor) Washington, D.C. 20006
OCTOBER 27, 2015 - FHI 360 Conference Center
8:30-9:00 a.m.	Registration and Networking Continental Breakfast
9:00-10:20 a.m.	CLE 1 - Cyber Security & Data Breach Grey Burkhart, Esq., Principal, Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. Jeffrey T. Cox, Esq., Partner, Faruki Ireland & Cox Kevin Minsky, Esq., Associate General Counsel, Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. Michael Woods, Esq., Vice President and Associate General Counsel, Verizon Moderator: Charles B. Molster, III, Esq., Partner, Winston & Strawn LLP
10:30-Noon	CLE 2 - New "Magic Tricks" for Federal Practice John McCarthy, Esq. Partner, Smith, Gambrell & Russell LLP; Vice Chair of the FBA's Federal Litigation Section  Hon. Loretta A. Preska, Chief U.S. District Judge, Southern District of New York Hon. Gerald E. Rosen, Chief U.S. District Judge, Eastern District of Michigan; co-author of Federal Civil Trials and Evidence (Rutter Group) Hon. Suzanne H. Segal, Chief U.S. Magistrate Judge, Central District of California Moderator: James M. Wagstaffe, Esq., Partner and co-founder, Kerr & Wagstaffe; Faculty Member of the Orientation Seminar for Newly Appointed Judges ("Baby Judges School") of the Federal Judiciary Center; principal author of Federal Civil Procedure Before Trial (Rutter Group)
Noon-1:00 p.m.	Luncheon with Keynote Speaker Thomas C. Goldstein, Esq., Partner, Goldstein & Russell P.C.; co-founder of SCOTUS-blog.com
1:15-2:05 p.m.	CLE 3A - Supreme Court Preview: Experts Discuss the Term's Top Cases Michael A. Carvin, Esq., Partner, Jones Day Thomas H. Dupree Jr., Esq., Partner, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP Elizabeth Wydra, Esq., Chief Counsel, Constitutional Accountability Center Moderator: Steffen N. Johnson, Esq., Partner, Winston & Strawn LLP
1:15-2:05 p.m.	CLE 3B - IP: Cease and Desist Letters: Ethics & Practice Raymond J. Dowd, Esq., Partner, Dunnington, Bartholow & Miller LLP; author of Copyright Litigation Handbook (Thomson Reuters 2014-2015) John G. Froemming, Esq., Partner, Jones Day Matthew T. Salzmann, Esq., Associate, Arnold & Porter LLP Moderator: Hon. Lisa Margaret Smith, U.S. Magistrate Judge, Southern District of New York
2:10-3:00 p.m.	CLE 4 - In-House Hot Topics: Key Advice From the Experts - Yeats, Alice, Cyber and More Joseph Clark, Esq., Vice President & Associate General Counsel, Investigations, Hewlett-Packard Neuman Leverett, Esq., Senior Corporate Counsel, Compliance, Tyco International Rachel V. Rose, JD, MBA, Principal, Rachel V. Rose Attorney at Law, PPLC; Chair of the FBA's In-House Counsel Division Timothy Wilson, Esq., Senior Intellectual Property Counsel, SAS Institute Inc. Moderator: Karla Palmer, Esq., Director, Hyman, Phelps & McNamara, P.C.
3:15-4:10 p.m.	CLE 5 - Obtaining and Using Electronic & Social Media Evidence Mark H. Churchill, Esq., Partner, McDermott Will & Emery Daniel D. Mauler, Esq., Partner, Redman, Peyton, & Braswell LLP Mark J. McLaughlin, Computer Forensics International Mark K. Vincent, Esq., U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Utah; FBA President Moderator: Charles B. Molster, III, Esq., Partner, Winston & Strawn LLP
4:15-5:15 p.m.	CLE 6 - Wisdom From the Bench Hon. Gerald E. Rosen, Chief U.S. District Judge, Eastern District of Michigan; co-author of Federal Civil Trials and Evidence (Rutter Group) Hon. Suzanne H. Segal, Chief U.S. Magistrate Judge, Central District of California Hon. Lisa Margaret Smith, U.S. Magistrate Judge, Southern District of New York  Moderator: Robert E. Kohn, Esq., Principal, Kohn Law Group Inc.; Chair of the FBA's Federal Litigation Section
5:15 p.m.	Networking Cocktail Reception
*Agenda, CLE session and speaker information is tentative and subject to change
OCTOBER 28, 2015
11:00 a.m.	Golf Tournament & Reception at Army Navy Country Club 1700 Army Navy Drive Arlington, VA 22202 *If you have questions or would like more information, please contact Chip Molster at CMolster@winston.com or George Kostel at GKostel@Polsinelli.com

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