The 2016 Legal Reform Summit

October 26, 2016 8:30 am October 26, 2016 5:00 pm

8:30 – 9:00am
Registration and Continental Breakfast
9:00 – 9:15am
Opening Remarks
Lisa A. Rickard, President, U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform
9:15 – 9:40am
Speeding Ahead: Regulators & Litigators on the Class Action Accelerator
This segment will address the current regulatory agenda that will drive an increase in class action litigation, including the CFPB’s anti-arbitration rule; the DOL’s fiduciary duty rule; and the NLRB’s joint employer rule. It will also explore the ways in which plaintiffs’ lawyers are circumventing CAFA and other existing protections.

Ross Higman, Senior Associate General Counsel, Wal-Mart
Eugene Scalia, Partner, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
Interviewed by: Joan Gartlan, Principal, Sutton Group LLC
9:40 – 9:55am
Dismantling the Machine: The Importance of Diversity in Law Departments
Mark D. Roellig, Executive Vice President and General Counsel, Massachusetts Mutual Financial Group
9:55 – 10:25am
Zipcar or Zeppelin? The Direction of Data Privacy Liability – Part I
This panel discussion among important privacy players-the federal government, state enforcers, and private industry-will address the intersecting role of each in the future of data security and privacy liability.

Tanya Madison Cunningham, Chief Privacy Counsel, TD Bank
Kiran Raj, Deputy General Counsel, Department of Homeland Security
The Honorable Sean D. Reyes, Attorney General, State of Utah
Moderated by: The Honorable Robert M. McKenna, Partner, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP and former Attorney General, State of Washington
10:25 – 10:35am
Zipcar or Zeppelin? The Direction of Data Privacy Liability – Part II
This interview will offer insights into ILR’s data privacy message testing results and their implications for future policy.

Executive Summary: National Digital Privacy Phone Survey Key Findings

Bill McInturff, Partner and Co-Founder, Public Opinion Strategies
Interviewed by: The Honorable Robert M. McKenna, Partner, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP and Former Attorney General, State of Washington
10:35 – 10:40am
Legal Reform Summit Award Presentation: State Legislative Achievement Award
10:40 – 10:55am
Pulling the Emergency Brake: Enforcement Off the Rails
Connie Lewis Lensing, Senior Vice President, Legal Department, FedEx Express
10:55 – 11:20am
Third-Party Litigation Financing: The Financial Turbine Powering Lawsuits
This interview will feature defense and plaintiffs’ lawyers supportive of third-party litigation financing (TPLF) disclosure during litigation. The panelists will recount their own experiences in navigating the use of TPLF in the courtroom and offer best practices, including how to add inquiries about TPLF to discovery requests.

Joseph F. Rice, Founding Member, Motley Rice
Brackett B. Denniston, III, Senior Counsel, Goodwin Procter LLP, Incoming Chairman, U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform and Senior Vice President and General Counsel, General Electric Company (Retired)
Interviewed by: Jeanne Meserve, Director of Training, The Communication Center
11:20 – 11:25am
Legal Reform Summit Award Presentation: Outstanding Alliance Award
11:25 – 11:40am
Q&A Session for Morning Segments
11:45am – Noon
Networking Break/Luncheon Transition
Noon – 1:10pm
Luncheon & Keynote Address
Legal Reform Summit Award Presentation: Legal Reform Champion Award
Special Remarks: Thomas J. Donohue, President and Chief Executive Officer, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Keynote Address: The Honorable Mitt Romney, 2012 Republican Presidential Nominee and Former Governor of Massachusetts
1:10 – 1:25pm
Break
1:25 – 1:40pm
Gumming Up the Works: Multi-Plaintiff Mass Torts
Malini Moorthy, Vice President & Associate General Counsel, Bayer Corporation
1:40 – 2:15pm
The Third Wheel: Unconventional Drivers of Liability Expansion
This segment will address the concerning trend of outside entities, beyond traditional litigants, developing and promoting new sources of liability. These new players range from taxpayer-backed health organizations to municipalities to influential legal organizations.

New Report: Big Bucks and Local Lawyers: The Increasing Use of Contingency Fee Lawyers by Local Governments

John Fund, Author and National-Affairs Columnist, National Review
Thomas H. Hill, Senior Executive & General Counsel, Global EHS Operations, General Electric (GE)
Michael M. Maddigan, Partner, Hogan Lovells
Richard Silbert, Vice President and Chief Litigation Counsel, Purdue Pharma
Interviewed by: Jeanne Meserve, Director of Training, The Communication Center
2:15 – 2:30pm
The Over-Enforcement Boiling Point
Robert M. Cary, Partner, Williams & Connolly LLP
2:30 – 2:35pm
Legal Reform Summit Award Presentation: Outstanding Organization Award
2:35 – 2:50pm
Fueling Lawsuits: Trends in Trial Lawyer Drug and Device Advertising
This segment will explore trends in trial lawyer prescription drug advertising and how these ads may be driving litigation in certain jurisdictions.

Resource: Television & Online Litigation Claim Solicitation – Recent Trends

Rustin Silverstein, President, X Ante
Interviewed by: Joan Gartlan, Principal, Sutton Group LLC
2:50 – 2:55pm
Legal Reform Summit Award Presentation: Research & Policy Award
2:55 – 3:10pm
Q&A Session for Afternoon Segments
3:10 – 3:55pm
Election 2016: Who’s At the Controls?
This segment will feature two TED Talk-inspired presentations and an interview exploring how millennials will play in the 2016 election, analyzing the rest of the electorate, and discussing the political outlook, balance of power, and what’s at stake.

Millennials, Full Steam Ahead

Kristen Soltis Anderson, Author of The Selfie Vote: Where Millennials Are Leading America (And How Republicans Can Keep Up)

The Great Electorate Engine

Mark Halperin, Managing Editor, Bloomberg Politics

Interviewed by: Scott Reed, Senior Political Strategist, U.S. Chamber of Commerce

3:55 – 4:00pm
Closing Remarks
Lisa A. Rickard, President, U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform
4:00 – 5:00pm
Networking Reception

U.S. Chamber of Commerce

1615 H Street, NW | Washington, DC 20062