The MBA's Second Annual Complex Commercial Litigation Conference
was held on April 6, at the Hyatt Regency in Boston. This year's
conference featured a keynote address from retired Supreme Judicial
Court Justice Margot Botsford, along with three panels and a
networking reception.
The IP panel, the Impact on Commercial Litigation One Year After
the Defend Trade Secrets Act, featured U.S. Magistrate Judge
Marianne B. Bowler (D. Mass.) and attorneys Russell Beck (Beck Reed
Riden), Andrew O'Connor (Goulston & Storrs) and Damian LaPlaca
(Devine Millimet, moderator).
The bankruptcy panel, which addressed Hot Topics Concerning
Discovery Disputes and D&O Claims in Bankruptcy, featured
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Christopher J. Panos (D. Mass.) and attorneys
Thomas S. Vangel (Murtha Cullina) and Christopher M. Condon (Murphy
& King).
In the third panel, judges offered business litigation
perspective "from the other side of the bench." Panelists included
Superior Court Judges Edward P. Leibensperger and Linda E. Giles,
along with U.S. District Court Judge Timothy S. Hillman and retired
Judge Stephen E. Neel, now with JAMS.
Thank you to the conference chairs for putting together this
successful program, including, from left, Julie Green (Attorney
General's Office), Laurence A. Schoen (Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris,
Glovsky and Popeo PC), Lindsay M. Burke (Kenney & Sams PC) and
John O. Mirick (Mirick, O'Connell, DeMallie & Lougee LLP).