Product Description

This year’s annual Conference is a can’t-miss event! Get the latest update on new business litigation developments and important case law delivered in a dynamic, streamlined format by a stellar faculty of U.S. District Judges, U.S. Magistrate Judges, Massachusetts Superior Court Judges, and preeminent practitioners. Hear their insightful, practical tips from the trenches—and from the Bench. The Judges discuss recent trends and field your questions in the ever-popular Business Litigation Session Judicial Panel and Federal Judicial Panel. And hear important updates on fiduciary duty claims, as well as valuable insights on force majeure clauses. Get highly practical, sage perspective that only experience—and the Conference—can provide.

Agenda & Materials

• 12:00 pm –12:59 pm

  21st Annual Business Litigation Conference 2022: Year-in-Review: A Dialogue on the Top 10 Cases

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  Michael F. Connolly, Esq., Rubin and Rudman LLP , Boston
  Sara J. Shanahan, Esq., Sherin and Lodgen LLP , Boston
  
• 12:59 pm–2:00 pm

  21st Annual Business Litigation Conference 2022: Business Litigation Session Judicial Panel

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  Hon. Brian A. Davis, Superior Court, Business Litigation Session, Commonwealth of Massachusetts , Boston
  Hon. Helene Kazanjian, Superior Court, Commonwealth of Massachusetts , Boston
  Hon. Peter B. Krupp, Superior Court, Business Litigation Session, Commonwealth of Massachusetts , Boston
  Hon. Michael D. Ricciuti, Superior Court, Commonwealth of Massachusetts , Boston
  Hon. Kenneth W. Salinger, Superior Court, Business Litigation Session, Commonwealth of Massachusetts , Boston
  
• 2:00 pm–2:15 pm

  Break
• 2:15 pm–3:13 pm

  21st Annual Business Litigation Conference 2022: Fiduciary Duty Claims

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  Where do fiduciary duties exist and arise; Demonstrating breach; Considering causation and damages; Statute of limitations to assert claims; Closely-held companies—internal disputes; Closely-held companies—disputes with people outside of the company; Duties of trustees; Duties of corporate executives

  Sean T. Carnathan, Esq., O'Connor, Carnathan, and Mack LLC , Burlington
  Eric P. Magnuson, Esq., Nutter, McClennen & Fish, LLP , Boston
  Melanie Todman, Esq., Nelson Mullins LLP , Boston
  
• 3:13 pm – 3:56 pm

  21st Annual Business Litigation Conference 2022: Force Majeure Clauses

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  Drafting and analyzing the language of the force majeure clause; Using the force majeure clause to cancel or defer performance; When the force majeure clause does not forgive performance; Relevance of the frustration of purpose doctrine; Massachusetts cases and nationwide trends; Trends as the COVID-19 pandemic continues

  Joshua M. Bowman, Esq., Sherin and Lodgen LLP , Boston
  Rachel Hutchinson, Esq., Todd & Weld LLP , Boston
  Kara A. Loridas, Esq., Rubin and Rudman LLP , Boston
  
• 3:56 pm – 4:58 pm

  21st Annual Business Litigation Conference 2022: Federal Judicial Panel

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  Hon. Judith G. Dein, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts , Boston
  Hon. Timothy S. Hillman, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts , Worcester
  Hon. Katherine A. Robertson, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts , Springfield
  Hon. William G. Young, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts , Boston
  

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