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Thank you for attending the 35th Judicial Conference for the United States Court of Federal Claims.

STAY TUNED FOR UPDATES ON NEXT YEAR’S CONFERENCE

WEDNESDAY,
OCTOBER 23, 2024

The National Press Club

529 14th NW, Washington, D.C. 20045

8:30 AM – 7:00 PM

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Agenda

Printable Agenda

Agenda subject to change.

Plenary Sessions and “Track A” Sessions will take place in Ballroom.
“Track B” Sessions will take place in the Holeman Lounge.
“Track C” Sessions will take place in the First Amendment Lounge.
“Track D” Sessions will take place in the Fourth Estate Room.

8:30 AM – 9:00 AM

Check-in

Refreshments available

9:00 AM – 9:05 AM

Welcome Remarks

Leah V. Durant, Bar Association President

9:05 AM – 9:30 AM

State of the Court

Chief Judge Elaine D. Kaplan
Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran
Lisa Reyes, Clerk of Court

Panel Materials

9:35 AM – 10:30 AM

TRACK A

Private Conflicts: How the New Private Sector OCI Rules Could Impact Federal Procurement

Shane J. McCall, Partner, Koprince McCall Pottroff, LLC

Panel Materials

TRACK B

Privilege Logs from an Agency Perspective: Calibrating Rule 26(b)(5) with the Needs of the Case

Tahani Afaneh, Supervisory Counsel, Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.
Stacey Falkoff, Senior Attorney, U.S. Customs and Border Protection

Panel Materials

 

TRACK C

e-Discovery and the Challenge of Rapidly-Evolving Collaboration Technologies (Chat, Instant Messaging and Modern Attachments)

Julie Anne Halter, Partner, K & L Gates, LLP

Panel Materials

10:30 AM – 10:45 AM

Break

10:45 AM – 11:40 AM

TRACK A

Supreme Court Application of the Canons of Federal Indian Law

Meredith Harris, Office of Legal Counsel, Yakama Nation

Panel Materials

TRACK B

Why Bother? Determining Whether to Protest Decisions at the Court of Federal Claims

Luke W. Meier, Partner, Blank Rome

Panel Materials

 

TRACK C

30(b)(6) Depositions: Preparation & Practice

Alexandra Kim, Associate, Quinn Emmanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP
Emma Frank, Trial and Appellate Attorney, Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks, P.C.

Panel Materials

11:40 AM – 1:00 PM

Lunch (on your own)

*Advisory Council luncheon in the Fourth Estate room.

1:00 PM – 2:10 PM

KEYNOTE ADDRESS

Corrupting the Chain of Command: How a Malaysian Con Man Infiltrated and Paralyzed the U.S. Navy

Craig Whitlock, Investigative Reporter, The Washington Post

Author of Fat Leonard: The Con Man Who Corrupted the U.S. Navy

Moderator: Judge Philip Hadji

2:15 PM – 3:10 PM

TRACK A

Special Masters Panel

TRACK B

The Other American Rule: The Equal Access to Justice Act

Matthew A. Gluth, Deputy Research Advisor, Administrative Conference of the United States
Adam Cline, Law Clerk, Administrative Conference of the United States

Panel Materials

TRACK C

Innovator Ecosystem Diversity as a Global Competitiveness Imperative

Margo A. Bagley, Professor, Emory University School of Law

Panel Materials

 

TRACK D

Developments in Copyright Law

Dasha Chestukhin, Associate, Cowan, Liebowitz, & Latman, P.C.
Tom Kjellberg, Counsel, Cowan, Liebowitz, & Latman, P.C.

3:10 PM – 3:25 PM

Break

3:25 PM – 4:20 PM

TRACK A
Vaccine Damage Schemes in the U.K. and U.S. Compared: A Post COVID-19 Reappraisal

Richard Goldberg, Professor, Durham Law School (U.K.)
Moderator: Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran

Panel Materials

TRACK D
Streamlining Low Economic Value Cases

John F. Anderson, U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia

Clark S. Cheney, Chief Judge, International Trade Commission

Nancie Marzulla, Founding Partner, Marzulla Law

Brian E. Ferguson, Partner, Winston & Strawn, LLP

Martin F. Hockey, Jr., Deputy Director, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice

Dennis Barghaan, U.S. Attorney, Eastern District of Virginia

Panel Materials

4:25 PM – 5:00 PM

Anything BUT Your Courtroom

Judges Panel

5:00 PM – 7:00 PM

Reception in Holeman Lounge and First Amendment Lounge

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