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WEDNESDAY,
OCTOBER 23, 2024

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The National Press Club

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

8:30 AM – 7:00 PM

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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
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Refreshments available

9:00 AM – 9:05 AM

Welcome Remarks
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Leah V. Durant, Bar Association President

9:05 AM – 9:30 AM

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

9:35 AM – 10:30 AM

TRACK A

Private Conflicts: How the New Private Sector OCI Rules Could Impact Federal Procurement
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Shane J. McCall, Partner, Koprince McCall Pottroff, LLC

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TRACK B

Privilege Logs from an Agency Perspective: Calibrating Rule 26(b)(5) with the Needs of the Case
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Tahani Afaneh, Supervisory Counsel, Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.
Stacey Falkoff, Senior Attorney, U.S. Customs and Border Protection

 

TRACK C

e-Discovery and the Challenge of Rapidly-Evolving Collaboration Technologies (Chat, Instant Messaging and Modern Attachments)
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Julie Anne Halter, Partner, K & L Gates, LLP

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
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Meredith Harris, Office of Legal Counsel, Yakama Nation

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TRACK B

Why Bother? Determining Whether to Protest Decisions at the Court of Federal Claims
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Luke W. Meier, Partner, Blank Rome

 

TRACK C

30(b)(6) Depositions: Preparation & Practice
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Alexandra Kim, Associate, Quinn Emmanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP
Emma Frank, Trial and Appellate Attorney, Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks, P.C.

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
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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
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TRACK B

The Other American Rule: The Equal Access to Justice Act
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Matthew A. Gluth, Deputy Research Advisor, Administrative Conference of the United States
Adam Cline, Law Clerk, Administrative Conference of the United States

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TRACK C

Innovator Ecosystem Diversity as a Global Competitiveness Imperative
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Margo A. Bagley, Professor, Emory University School of Law

 

TRACK D

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

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TRACK D
Streamlining Low Economic Value Cases
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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

4:25 PM – 5:00 PM

Anything BUT Your Courtroom
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Judges Panel

5:00 PM – 7:00 PM

Reception in Holeman Lounge and First Amendment Lounge

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