Federal Circuit Judicial Conference

Posted on | April 22, 2008 | No Comments

The Judicial Conference of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit will be held on Thusday, 15 May 2008 at the Grand Hyatt in Wanshington D.C.  The cost is $275 and you can register online.

The morning session consists of short remarks from Chief Judge Paul Michael; Jan Horbaly, Circuit Executive and Clerk of Court; and James Amend, Chief Circuit Mediator, followed by two panels focusing on "Litigation Today":

• A View from the Bench, Moderated by Senior Circuit Judge S. Jay Plager

Panelists:

Roderick R. McKelvie, Partner,

Covington & Burling LLP

Kathleen M. O’Malley, District Judge
United States District Court    for the Northern District of Ohio

Donald C. Pogue, Judge
United States Court of International Trade

Mary Ellen Coster Williams, Judge
United States Court of Federal Claims

William G. Young, District Judge
United States District Court   for the District of Massachusetts

• A View from the Parties, moderated by Senior Circuit Judge Raymond C. Clevenger, III 

Panelists:

Andrew Cadel, Managing Director and
Chief Intellectual Property Counsel
JP Morgan Chase & Co.

Sheila C. Cheston, General Counsel and Director
BAE Systems

Jeanne E. Davidson, Director,
Civil Division
United States Department of Justice

James J. Johnson, General Counsel
Procter & Gamble

David J. Kappos, Vice President & Assistant
General Counsel,
    Intellectual Property Law
IBM Corporation

The morning concludes with an en banc panel of Federal Circuit Judges focusing on Advocacy Techniques.

Lunchtime includes greetings from Chief Justice Roberts, with Paul Clement, Solicitor General of the United States, as the luncheon speaker.  The afternoon consists of various breakout sessions.

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