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Duke Law's Certificate in Mass Tort MDL

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Overview

We are in the process of scheduling an updated version of this course. Please subscribe here to receive updates on this program and other courses offered by the Bolch Judicial Institute of Duke Law School. The information below is from the virtual November 2022 program and is for general informational purposes only.

Established in 2019 by the late Duke Law Professor Francis McGovern, the Mass Tort MDL Certificate is designed to expand and diversify the field of attorneys capable of handling mass tort and multidistrict litigation. The course faculty includes leading judges, practitioners, and professors in the field of complex litigation, affording participants a unique opportunity to gain practical insight from key players into the lifecycle and management of mass torts. The course is comprehensive, balanced, and includes a breakout session by party, which enables participants to discuss sensitive issues and interact with preeminent practitioners from their side of the “v.”

Participants who successfully complete the course will receive a Mass Tort MDL Certificate from the Bolch Judicial Institute of Duke Law School. Completion of the Mass Tort MDL Certificate is a recommended prerequisite for attending the Advanced MDL Certificate, which will be offered at Duke Law in spring 2023 in conjunction with the McGovern Symposium. No academic credit is provided for these programs. See below for details on pricing.

CLE Information: The Institute will submit CLE credit on behalf of attorneys in North Carolina. Out-of-state participants will receive a “Certificate of Attendance” and a completed “Uniform Application for Accreditation.” (Total hours to be updated soon.)

Chatham House Rule: To encourage frank discussions, the conference is held under the Chatham House Rule: “When a meeting, or part thereof, is held under the Chatham House Rule, participants are free to use the information received, but neither the identity nor the affiliation of the speaker(s), nor that of any other participant, may be revealed.”

In This Section

Overview
Registration Cost
Faculty & Agenda
Registration
Sponsorships

Thank you sponsors!

Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP

*The Institute seeks to expand and diversify the field of attorneys capable of handling mass torts and MDLs. To recommend a participant or apply for financial assistance, please contact lora.farmer@law.duke.edu.

Faculty & Agenda

Agenda

Course Faculty

Kevin Anderson
Senior Deputy Attorney General for North Carolina

Anne Andrews
Andrews & Thornton

Prof. Lynn Baker
University of Texas at Austin, School of Law

Lauren Barnes
Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP

John Beisner
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

David Bernick
Kirkland & Ellis LLP

Sheila Birnbaum
Dechert LLP

Paul Boehm
Williams & Connolly LLP

Elizabeth Cabraser
Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP

Hon. Karen Caldwell
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky; Chair of JPML

David R. Cohen
David R. Cohen Co. LPA

Halli Cohn
Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP

Jayne Conroy
Simmons Hanly Conroy

Hon. Bob Dow
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois

Hon. John Facciola
U.S. District Court, District of Columbia (ret.); Georgetown Law

Hon. Eldon Fallon
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana

Tara A. Fumerton
Jones Day

Paul Geller
Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP

Hon. Paul Grimm
U.S. District Court, District of Maryland; Bolch Judicial Institute

Hon. George Hanks
U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas

Hon. Michael Hanzman
Eleventh Judicial Circuit of Florida

Hon. William Highberger
Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles

Prof. David Ichel
X-Dispute LLC; Duke Law School

Prof. Bob Klonoff
Lewis & Clark Law School

Prof. Alexandra D. Lahav
Cornell Law School

Corey Lee
Jones Day

Travis Lenkner

Prof. Margaret H. Lemos
Duke Law School

David F. Levi
Bolch Judicial Institute

Enu Mainigi
Williams & Connolly LLP

Kelly Moore
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

Adam Moskowitz
The Moskowitz Law Firm

Hon. Dan Polster
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio

Prof. Theodore Rave
University of Texas at Austin, School of Law

Joe Rice
Motley Rice LLC

Sharon Robertson
Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC

Hon. Robin Rosenberg
U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida

Hon. Cynthia Rufe
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Jennifer Saulino
Covington & Burling LLP

Chris Seeger
Seeger Weiss LLP

Hon. Vaughn Walker
U.S. District Court, Northern District of California (ret.); ADR/Law Office – Vaughn R. Walker

Diandra “Fu” Debrosse Zimmermann
DiCello Levitt

Michael Zogby 
Barnes & Thornburg LLP

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Click here to download the agenda.

Please note panelists, participants, and times are all subject to change.

Registration

The registration portal has closed. For questions concerning registration, email Lora Beth Farmer at lora.farmer@law.duke.edu.

Sponsorships

$5,000 Sponsorship

Sponsor’s name will be listed on the website and on slides during the program. Includes one (1) complimentary registration to the course.

$10,000 Sponsorship

Sponsor’s logo will be listed on the website and on slides during the program. Includes two (2) complimentary registrations to the course.

In addition to the benefits listed above, sponsors will have the first opportunity to sponsor programs during the Advanced MDL Certificate and McGovern Symposium, which will take place in-person at Duke Law in spring 2023. Sponsorships will be used for scholarships and program support. For more information or to become a sponsor, contact Lora Beth Farmer at lora.farmer@law.duke.edu.

Thank you 2022 program sponsors!

Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP