2025 International Client Seminar Course Materials

2025 International Client Seminar

 March 6-9, 2025
JW Marriott Tucson Starr Pass Resort & Spa | Tucson, AZ 

2025 Program Chair

Joseph G. Fortner, Jr.
HALLORAN SAGE
Hartford, Connecticut

Course Book Editor

Andrew Douberly
DICKINSON & GIBBONS, P.A.
Sarasota, Florida

Assistant Course Book Editor

Kelly Hoffman
NORMAN HANSON & DETROY, LLC
Portland, Maine

Course Materials

General Sessions

“The More Things Change”—What Happens Now After the U.S. Supreme Court in Loper Bright Has Turned Back the Clock to 1984?
  • 5 for the Road
Finale: Into the Breach “When the Levee Breaks”
  • 5 for the Road

Club Gig Sessions – Group 1

“Three Chords and the Truth”—What Music Can Teach Trial Lawyers About Effective Jury Communication
  • 5 for the Road
“Welcome to the Jungle”—Assessing Case Value and Goin to Trial in Difficult Jurisdictions
  • 5 for the Road
“Stuck in the Middle”—Ensuring Compliance with U.S. Discovery Obligations Without Running Afoul of European Privacy Laws
  • 5 for the Road
“If I Could I Could Change the World”—The Future of ESG and How Companies and People Communicate
  • 5 for the Road
“For the Love of Money”—Proactive Steps to Take Now to Protect Yourself Before and After a Customer that Owes You Money Files for Bankruptcy
  • 5 for the Road
 Club Gig Sessions – Group 2
“Sue Me, Sue You Blues”—Trying a Reverse Discrimination Case
  • 5 for the Road
“Smoke on the Water”—Jumping in the Deep End of Cannabis Legalization
  • 5 for the Road
“Everybody Wants to Rule the World”—Cross Border M&A
  • 5 for the Road

Jam Sessions 

“All the Small Things” that Make or Break a Contract or Settlement
  • 5 for the Road
Why Don’t You Just Meet Me in “The Middle?”—Effective Negotiation Techniques
  • 5 for the Road
“I Fought the Law, and the Law Won”—Successfully Dealing with Government Inquiries and Investigations
  • 5 for the Road
“Light My Fire”—A Look at What May Ignite Change Following the November Elections in the U.S.
  • 5 for the Road
“I’ve Had the Time of My Life”—How Can In-House and Outside Counsel Collaborate to Create Great Legal Duets 
  • 5 for the Road
“Domo Arigato Mr. Roboto”—How AI Is Shaping the Role of In-House Counsel Both to Help Opportunities or Maybe Hinder 
  • 5 for the Road
“Under Pressure”—How to Control the Chaos: Lessons Learned from The Bear
  • 5 for the Road
“HELP”
  • 5 for the Road
“A Song for Ireland”
—Lessons for Life in the Law from the Emerald Isle
  • 5 for the Road