THE UNITED STATES COURT OF FEDERAL CLAIMS
2024 Conference
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Welcome Remarks
Leah V. Durant, Bar Association President
State of the Court
Chief Judge Elaine D. Kaplan
Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran
Lisa Reyes, Clerk of Court
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Private Conflicts: How the New Private Sector OCI Rules Could Impact Federal Procurement
Shane J. McCall, Partner, Koprince McCall Pottroff, LLC
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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
e-Discovery and the Challenge of Rapidly-Evolving Collaboration Technologies (Chat, Instant Messaging and Modern Attachments)
Julie Anne Halter, Partner, K & L Gates, LLP
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Supreme Court Application of the Canons of Federal Indian Law
Meredith Harris, Office of Legal Counsel, Yakama Nation
Why Bother? Determining Whether to Protest Decisions at the Court of Federal Claims
Luke W. Meier, Partner, Blank Rome
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.
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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
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
Innovator Ecosystem Diversity as a Global Competitiveness Imperative
Margo A. Bagley, Professor, Emory University School of Law
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Developments in Copyright Law
Dasha Chestukhin, Associate, Cowan, Liebowitz, & Latman, P.C.; Tom Kjellberg, Counsel, Cowan, Liebowitz, & Latman, P.C.
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
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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
2023 Conference
Welcome Remarks
David Harrington, Bar President
State of the Court
Chief Judge Elaine D. Kaplan
Chief Special Master Brian Corcoran
Lisa Reyes, Clerk of Court
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A Dialogue with the Special Masters
Moderator: Chief Special Master Brian Corcoran
Panelists: Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey; Special Master Thomas Gowen; Special Master Daniel Horner; Special Master Christian Moran; Special Master Kate Oler; Special Master Mindy Michaels Roth; Special Master Herbrina Sanders
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The Shifting Burden of Prejudice in Bid Protests
Moderator: Hon. Matthew H. Solomson
Panelists: Corinne Niosi, Assistant Director, Commercial Litigation Branch, DOJ; Anuj Vohra, Partner, Crowell & Moring LLP; Craig Holman, Partner, Arnold & Porter LLP
Checks and Balances: The Judgment Fund
Moderator: Hon. Edward H. Meyers
Panelists: Rebecca Saltiel, Treasury, Office of the Chief Counsel; Lela Anderson, Treasury, Office of the Chief Counsel
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The Replicability Problem with Modern Science
Moderator: Special Master Kate Oler
Speaker: Prof. Kathy Zeiler, Boston University
Legal Writing in Challenging Statutory and Regulatory Cases: The Big Picture
Moderator: Hon. Zachary N. Somers
Speaker: Prof. Joe Regalia, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Keynote Address: Sludge and the Administrative State
Moderator: Hon. Elaine D. Kaplan
Speaker: Prof. Cass Sunstein, Harvard Law
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Tactical and Ethical Approaches for Remote Proceedings
Moderator: Hon. Thompson M. Dietz
Speaker: Fran Griesing, Griesing Mazzeo Law
Legal Writing in Challenging Statutory and Regulatory Cases: The Little Picture
Moderator: Hon. Stephen S. Schwartz
Speaker: Prof. Joe Regalia, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Tax Treaty Treatment in the USCoFC
Moderator: Hon. Victor J. Wolski
Panelists: Jason Bergmann, Ass’t Chief, DOJ; Peter Blessing, Chief Counsel, IRS; Prof. H. David Rosenbloom, NYU
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The Rise of AI in the Legal Profession: Lawyers and Judges Brace for Impact (Remote Presentation)
Moderator: Hon. Carolyn N. Lerner
Panelists: Sharon Nelson and John Simek, Sensei Enterprises
Oh My! Things I Wish I Knew Then That I Know Now
Moderators: Hon. Molly R. Silfen and Hon. Philip S. Hadji
Hon. Marian Blank Horn
Hon. Eric G. Bruggink
Hon. Victor J. Wolski
Hon. Charles F. Lettow
2022 Conference
Welcome Remarks
Jon Burd, President, U.S. Court of Federal Claims Bar Association
State of the Court
Hon. Elaine Kaplan, Chief Judge
Hon. Brian Corcoran, Chief Special Master
Lisa Reyes, Clerk of Court
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How the Best Lawyers Do It: Case Management, Discovery, and Beyond
Moderator: Hon. Eleni Roumel
Presenter: Hon. Kristen Mix, U.S. Magistrate Judge D. Col.
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Courtside Observations and Practical Advice from the Best Seats in the House
Moderator: Joe McClure, Associate, Steptoe & Johnson
Panelists: Prof. Victoria Christoff and Adi Williams, Former Clerks for the Federal Circuit
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The Court’s Gatekeeping Role and FRE 702
Moderator: Hon. Mary Ellen Coster Williams
Presenter: Professor David E. Bernstein, Antonin Scalia School of Law
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Topics in Contracts: Top Things New Practitioners Should Know
Moderator: Jessica Tillipman, Asst. Dean for Government Procurement Law
Studies, George Washington University
Panelists: Kelly Krystyniak, Trial Attorney, U.S. DOJ; Jeff Lowry, Associate, Vedder Price; Katie John, Associate General Counsel, ABL Space Systems
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Keynote Address: Historical Perspective: Delayed Justice for Japanese Americans in Post-WWII America
Moderator: Hon. David A. Tapp
Presenter: John Tateishi, Author of Redress: The Inside Story of the Successful Campaign for Japanese American Reparations
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The Realities of Takings Litigation in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims 2000–2014
Moderator: Hon. Armando Bonilla
Presenter: Prof. Dave Owen, University of California, Hastings College of Law
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The Interface of Science and Law: Developments in Vaccine Injury Cases
Moderator: Hon. Brian Corcoran, Chief Special Master
Presenter: Amber Wilson, PhD, JD, Wilson Science Law
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Civil Litigation and Implicit Bias (Ethics Credit)
Moderator: Hon. Carolyn Lerner
Presenter: Hon. Bernice Donald, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
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Meet the New Judges
Moderator: Hon. Elaine Kaplan
Hon. Carolyn Lerner
Hon. Armando Bonilla