Contemporary Issues in Complex Litigation

2025 Complex Litigation

Agenda PDF

April 2, 2025

The Casino Club
195 East Delaware Place
Chicago, IL

5:30–6:30 p.m. - Interview with Judge Jerry W. Blackwell

The Honorable Jerry W. Blackwell, United States District Court, District of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN

Moderator
Rebecca Weinstein Bacon, Bartlit Beck LLP, Chicago

April 3, 2025

Lincoln Hall (LM 104)
Northwestern Pritzker School of Law
Chicago, IL

8 a.m. - Registration & Continental Breakfast

8:50 a.m. - Welcome & Introduction

9–10:15 a.m. - The New FRCP 16.1

Moderator
Myriam Gilles, Professor of Law, Paul R. Verkuil Chair in Public Law, Cardozo School of Law, New York City

Panelists
The Honorable Robert Dow, Jr., United States District Court, Northern District of Illinois and Counselor to the Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr., Chicago
Amy Keller, DiCello Levitt LLP, Chicago
Joseph Petrosinelli, Williams & Connolly LLP, Washington, DC
The Honorable Robin L. Rosenberg, United States District Court, Southern District of Florida, West Palm Beach, FL

10:15–10:30 a.m. - Break

10:30–11:45 a.m. - Critical Legal and Appellate Issues

Moderator
Monica Haymond, Assistant Professor of Law, Northwestern Pritzker School of Law, Chicago

Panelists
Zachary Clopton, Conference Co-Chair, Professor of Law, Associate Dean of Academic Programs, Northwestern Pritzker School of Law, Chicago
The Honorable Matthew F. Kennelly, United States District Court, Northern District of Illinois, Chicago
Kannon Shanmugam, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, New York City
The Honorable Amy J. St. Eve, United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, Chicago

11:45–12 p.m. - Boxed Lunch Pick-Up

12–1:15 p.m. - Conversation with Judge Charles R. Breyer

The Honorable Charles R. Breyer, United States District Court, Northern District of California, San
Francisco

Moderator
The Honorable Amy J. St. Eve

1:15–1:30 p.m. - Break

1:30–2:45 p.m. - Government Litigation: The Role of State Attorneys General

Moderator
Zachary Clopton

Panelists
Lisa Madigan, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Chicago
Kwame Raoul, Attorney General for the State of Illinois, Chicago
Paul Singer, Kelley Drye & Warren LLP, Washington, DC

2:45–3 p.m. - Break

3–4:15 p.m. - What Keeps (In-House) Lawyers Up at Night

Session Chair
Sergio Campos, Professor of Law, Boston College Law School, Boston

Panelists
Courtney Enloe , Executive Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary, Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.,
San Francisco
Eric Holland, Holland Law Firm, St. Louis
Joel Merkin, Principal, GLS Capital, Chicago
Mara Murphy, Vice President, Chief Ethics & Compliance Officer, General Counsel, Global Litigation, Johnson Controls, Glendale, WI
Sarah Teachout, Senior Vice President and Assistant General Counsel, AT&T, Inc., Dallas

4:15 p.m. - Program Concludes


2025 Conference Co-Chairs and Advisory Board

Co-Chairs

Advisory Board

Elizabeth Cabraser
Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP

Karen Caldwell
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky

Sergio Campos
Boston College Law School

Hon. Robert Dow, Jr.
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois

Karen Dunn
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP

Courtney Enloe
Bio-Rad Labratories

Faith Gay
Selendy Gay Elsberg PLLC

Abbe Gluck
Yale Law School

Abigail Hinchliff
Olson Grimsley Kawanabe Hinchcliff & Murray LLC

Adam Hoeflich
Northwestern Pritzker School of Law and Bartlit Beck LLP, Chicago 

Gayle Littleton
Exelon Corporation

Joseph Petrosinelli
Williams & Connolly LLP

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

Hon. Amy J. St. Eve
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Planning Director

Shilpa Gokhale
Assistant Dean, Executive Education, Northwestern Pritzker School of Law, Chicago


Event Format: This is a live, in-person event. It is not being presented as a hybrid/virtual program nor being recorded for later on-demand viewing.

Continuing Legal Education: This program has been approved for 7.25 general CLE credits in the state of Illinois. Out-of-state participants may use their Illinois CLE certificate to self-apply for credit in their state.