Schedule of Events

All Symposium events will take place at the Northwestern University School of Law. The panel discussions will take place in Rubloff 150, and the Cocktail reception will be located in Rubloff Atrium.

Friday, April 18

9:00 a.m.: Registration Opens

10:00 a.m.: Welcoming Remarks

10:15 a.m.: IP Litigation in the 21st Century

Featuring: Michael H. Baniak – McDonnell, Boehnen, Hulbert & Berghoff LLP; Adjunct Professor at Northwestern University School of Law
Daniel A. Boehnen – McDonnell, Boehnen, Hulbert & Berghoff LLP
Jeanne M. Gills – Foley & Lardner LLP
Binal J. Patel – Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.

12:00 p.m.: Keynote Speaker Luncheon

Featuring: James W. Dabney – Fried, Frank, Harris Shriver & Jacobson LLP

1:00 p.m.: Student Chat with James W. Dabney

Featuring: James W. Dabney – Fried, Frank, Harris Shriver & Jacobson LLP

2:00 p.m.: The Pendulum Swings Back: The Impact of Recent SCOTUS and Federal Circuit Cases

Featuring: Troy A. Groetken – McAndrews, Held & Malloy, Ltd.
Timothy R. Holbrooke – Chicago-Kent School of Law
Sean Seymore – Northwestern University School of Law
Donald L. Zuhn, Jr. Ph.D. – McDonnell, Boehnen, Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

3:30 p.m.: Coffee Break

4:00 p.m.: Famous for Fifteen Minutes: IP and Social Networking

Featuring: Patricia S. Abril – University of Miami
Jonathan Darrow – Plymouth State University
Peter Ludlow – Professor of Philosophy at University of Toronto; Editor of The Second Life Herald
J. Michael Monahan – Pattishall, McAuliffe, Newbury, Hilliard & Geraldson LLP

5:30 p.m.: Cocktail Reception