Class Action Annual Case Law and Practices Review Bench-Bar Conference

Join the James F. Humphreys Complex Litigation Center as they hold an open bench-bar conference, which will review case law and practices developments that have arisen in class actions during the past year. Twelve federal judges and 15 prominent practitioners and other experts in class actions will lead discussions with an expected audience of approximately 75-100 practitioners. 

The conference will examine changes in case law or practices during the past 12 months affecting selected issues, which typically arise in class actions.  Following the conference, the center will consider developing best practices addressing class-action case-management problems identified at the conference. Judges and practitioners attending the conference will be given the first opportunity to join teams drafting these influential class-action best practices and guidelines under the auspices of the GW Complex Litigation Center with assistance of its Scholars Council.

The conference is held under the Chatham House Rule: "Participants are free to use the information received, but neither the identity nor the affiliation of the speaker(s), or that of any other participant, may be revealed."

The conference is expected to be held annually. Experienced practitioners attending the conference will be considered to be invited as a panelist speaker for a future class-action conference. The conference is made possible by lawyer conference-registration fees and the generous contributions of sponsors.

Registration Fee

The registration fee of $1,250 includes conference materials, two continental breakfasts, coffee breaks, lunch on Thursday, a reception on Thursday evening, and grab-and-go snacks at the end of the conference on Friday. An early bird registration fee of $1,100 applies if you register before October 1, 2020. Registration will open in early September.

CLE

CLE will be applied for in Washington, DC.  Attorneys will receive a “Certificate of Attendance” and a completed “Uniform Application for Accreditation” form after the conference in order to submit CLE hours for your state.