The Massachusetts Bar Association’s Complex Commercial Litigation Council
invites you to its Eighth Annual Complex Commercial Litigation Conference in
person at Suffolk University Law School. This year's conference keynote
speaker will be Supreme Judicial Court Justice Dalila Argaez Wendlandt.
Justice Wendlandt was appointed to the SJC by Gov. Charlie Baker on Dec. 4,
2020. Prior to this appointment, Justice Wendlandt served as an associate
justice on the Appeals Court from 2017 to 2020.
Justice Wendlandt clerked for Hon. John M. Walker Jr., of the U.S. Court of
Appeals for the Second Circuit. She joined the firm of Ropes & Gray LLP in
1997, eventually becoming a partner in the Intellectual Property Litigation
Group. Her practice focused on counseling clients in such diverse industries as
semiconductor manufacturing, medical devices and pharmaceuticals, with
particular emphasis on electro-mechanical devices and controls algorithms,
regarding patent and trade secret misappropriation litigation. Her active trial
and litigation practice included a successful appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court
challenging a federal statute on constitutional grounds.
Conference highlights include:
- A panel of distinguished jurists: U.S. District Court
Judge Allison D. Burroughs, Massachusetts Superior Court Judge Hélène
Kazanjian from the Business Litigation Session, and Massachusetts Superior
Court Judge Debra A. Squires-Lee.
- A second panel on intellectual property issues that
arise in business litigation will feature experienced attorneys Krish Gupta
from Dell Technologies, Jennifer Furey from Goulston & Storrs, and Justin
A. Kesselman from ArentFox Schiff.
- A networking reception to follow programming.
This conference is offered as a hybrid. Attendees can
attend virtually but are strongly encouraged to attend in person. We
will send information on remote participation prior to the program. The conference will
be held in-person at Suffolk University Law School on Tuesday, April 25.
Registration opens at 2:00 p.m. with programming to follow from 2:30-5:30.
Registration for this conference is required by 9 a.m. on Monday,
April 24.
Faculty:
Nicholas Stellakis, Esq., Conference Co-chair
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP, Boston
Robert F. Callahan, Esq., Conference Co-chair
Robins Kaplan LLP, Boston
Hon. Dalila Argaez Wendlandt, Associate Justice, Keynote Speaker
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Hon. Allison D. Burroughs, Panelist
Massachusetts U.S. District Court, Boston
Hon. Hélène Kazanjian, Panelist
Massachusetts Superior Court, Business Litigation Session
Hon. Debra A. Squires-Lee, Panelist
Massachusetts Superior Court, Boston
Jennifer B. Furey, Esq., Panelist
Goulston & Storrs PC, Boston
Krish Gupta, Esq., Panelist
Dell EMC Corporation, Hopkinton
Kelley A. Jordan-Price, Esq., Moderator
Hinckley Allen, LLP, Boston
Justin A. Kesselman, Esq., Panelist
ArentFox Schiff LLP, Boston