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From the Trenches: High Profile Trials 2013


Why you should attend

From the Trenches is all about the best part of litigation - the trials themselves.  The program will focus on critical issues and strategies raised in the most significant white collar and regulatory trials of the past few years. Come inside the courtroom with the litigators on the front line, including attorneys from the U.S. Department of Justice and the SEC, prominent defense counsel, and federal judges.  They’ll share the real life successes and failures of the highest profile trials of the year, including the cases against Rajat Gupta, Brian Stoker, Fabrice Tourre, and Roger Clemens.  The panelists will analyze trial strategies, jury selection, hostile witness testimony, unpredictable moments, the best and worst trial techniques, opening and closing statements, and much more.  Our stellar faculty of judges and practitioners will also impart the valuable lessons they’ve learned from these trials.  Finally, in-house counsel whose companies are caught in the midst of trials will discuss how they handle the myriad of complexities and consequences that high profile trials can bring.

What you will learn

  • Insights into the trial strategies, successes, and failures in the highest profile white collar and regulatory trials of the year
  • How successful advocates pick a jury and connect with them
  • Different ways of presenting the most persuasive case to the jury
  • The most common trial pitfalls and how to avoid them
  • Ethical issues and Brady obligations
  • Updates and trends in securities enforcement
  • Lessons learned from trial victories and defeats
  • How in-house counsel handle trials involving their company

Who should attend

Trial lawyers and in-house counsel of every level of experience will find this program insightful, interesting, and fun.

PLI Group Discounts

Groups of 4-14 from the same organization, all registering at the same time, for a PLI program scheduled for presentation at the same site, are entitled to receive a group discount. For further discount information, please contact membership@pli.edu or call (800) 260-4PLI.

Cancellations

All cancellations received 3 business days prior to the program will be refunded 100%. If you do not cancel within the allotted time period, payment is due in full. You may substitute another individual to attend the program at any time.

Afternoon Session: 1:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.

1:30 Insider Trading Trials: U.S. v. Gupta, U.S. v. Chiasson, and U.S. v. Contorinis
  • Trial strategies in insider trading cases tried by the U.S. Attorney’s office for the Southern District of New York (SDNY)
  • The common themes and techniques SDNY Assistant U.S. Attorneys employed in these cases
  • The parallel SEC proceedings and their impacts on criminal trials
  • Defense strategies in the trials of Gupta, Chiasson, and Contorinis: what worked and what didn’t?

Andrew L. Fish, Hon. Raymond Lohier, Jr., Richard Tarlowe

2:30 Networking Break

2:45 Credit Crisis Trials: SEC v. Stoker and SEC v. Tourre

  • An in-depth analysis of the Tourre and Stoker trials
  • Difficulties and challenges for the prosecution in credit crisis trials
  • Difficulties and challenges for the defense in credit crisis trials
  • Strategies that work for handling hostile witnesses

George S. Canellos, Hon. Katherine Polk Failla, William Stellmach (Invited)

4:00 Networking Break

4:15 Perjury Trials: U.S. v. Clemens, U.S. v. Bonds , and U.S. v. Jones

  • The uptick in recent perjury trials against athletes
  • The unique problems perjury trials present for the prosecution
  • The strategies and techniques employed by the prosecution and defense in the Clemens trial
  • How the Clemens trial compared with the Bonds trial, and other high-profile trials, including the trials against Lil’ Kim and Martha Stewart

Daniel Gitner, Daniel W. Levy

Co-Chair(s)
Reed M. Brodsky ~ Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
Maria Douvas ~ Managing Director, Morgan Stanley
Program Attorney(s)
Laurie Gilbertson ~ Practising Law Institute

New York City Seminar Location

PLI New York Center, 1177 Avenue of the Americas (entrance on 45th Street), 2nd floor, New York, New York 10036. Message Center, program days only: (800) 260-4754.

New York City Hotel Accommodations

Due to high demand and limited inventory in NYC, we recommend reserving hotel rooms as early as possible.

Crowne Plaza Times Square, 1605 Broadway at 49th Street, New York, New York 10019. (800) 972-3160. When calling, mention Practising Law Institute and Corporate number 100312169. You may also book reservations online: go to www.cpmanhattantimessquare.com.

The Muse Hotel, 130 W. 46th Street, New York, New York 10036. (800) 546-7866. When calling, please mention Practising Law Institute to receive the corporate rate. You may also book online at www.themusehotel.com. Please enter rate code PRLW.

The Millennium Hotel, 145 W. 44th Street, New York, New York 10036. (800) 622-5569. When calling, please mention Practising Law Institute to receive the corporate rate. You may also book online at www.millenniumhotelnyc.com. Please enter rate code PLAW.

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