Time | Session | Panelists |
(All times MDT) | Wednesday, April 23, 2025 | (*=moderator) |
5:30 — 7:30 p.m. | Welcome reception | |
Thursday, April 24, 2025 | ||
7:30 — 8:45 a.m. | Breakfast & sign-in | |
8:45 — 9:00 a.m. | Welcome and Announcements | |
9:00 — 10:15 a.m. | [Session 1] ESI Case Law Session 1: Recent Key Case Law Decisions and Their Impact on Discovery Practice | |
10:15 — 10:45 a.m. | Morning Break | |
10:45 — 12 noon | [Session 2] In Search of Effective Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(f) Conferences | |
12 noon — 12:30 p.m. | [Session 3] Ongoing WG1 Drafting Team Updates: Managing, Modifying, and Lifting Legal Holds; Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Discovery; Sufficiency of Rule 26(a)(1) Initial Disclosures; Discovery Sanctions | |
12:30 — 1:45 p.m. | Lunch (provided) | |
1:45 — 2:45 p.m. | [Session 4] Navigating Unique Privileges Involving the Federal Government | |
2:45 — 3:45 p.m. | [Session 5] Gen AI -- How Is It Being Used and What Comes Next? | |
3:45 — 4:00 p.m. | Afternoon Break | |
4:00 — 5:00 p.m. | [Session 6] What Professionalism and Civility Look Like in High-Stakes Litigation | |
5:00 — 7:00 p.m. | Reception (guests invited) | |
Friday, April 25, 2025 | ||
7:30 — 8:45 a.m. | Breakfast & sign-in | |
8:45 — 10:015 a.m. | [Session7] Voices from the Bench: The Judicial Perspective for 2025 and Beyond | |
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10:15 — 10:45 a.m. | Break | |
10:45 — 11:45 a.m. | [Session 8] ESI Case Law Session 2: Recent Key Case Law Decisions and Their Impact on Discovery Practice (continued) | |
11:45 — 12:45 p.m. | [Session 9] Ethics Session: The Duty of Competence in a Complex eDiscovery World | |
12:45 p.m. — 1:00 p.m. | Closing remarks and wrap-up | |
1:00 p.m. | Adjournment & Grab-and-go lunch (provided) |