Current Developments in Commercial Division Practice

Monday, May 4, 2020 | 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm

 

Robert A. O’Hare Jr.
O’Hare Parnagian LLP

• Description
• Faculty
• Agenda
• CLE Credit
• Sponsors

• Commercial Division justices and practitioners will review and update practice and procedure in the Supreme Court’s Commercial Division. The program will cover best practices, recent rule changes and proposals, and noteworthy decisions rendered by the Commercial and Appellate Divisions, including on discovery, motions to dismiss, and summary judgment. There will also be an update on the awarding of sanctions and attorneys’ fees by Commercial Division justices.

  Areas of Discussion:

  • Getting Your Case into the Commercial Division; Pre-Answer Motions
  • Initial Scheduling Conference; Discovery Rules and Disputes; Confidentiality Orders and Sealing; Sanctions
  • ESI from Non-Parties; Expert Discovery; Privilege Logs
  • Accelerated Adjudication; Best practices for Summary Judgment and Trial Preparation

  
  Program Fee: $229 for Members | $329 for Nonmembers

  Members who are Recent Law Graduates, Newly Admitted Lawyers (admitted for the first time in any state or country 2018-2020), In-House/Corporate Counsel, Judges, or attorneys that practice within the Government, Academic or Not-for-Profit sectors attend this program for free.

• Hon. Andrew Borrok
  Justice, NYS Supreme Court
  Commercial Division, NY County

  Christopher G. Kelly
  Holland & Knight

  Lea Haber Kuck
  Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

  Lynn K. Neuner
  Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

  Patrick G. Rideout                              
  Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

  Hon. Jennifer G. Schecter
  Justice, NY Supreme Court, NY County

• 6:00 pm – 6:05 pm
  Opening Remarks & Introductions
  Robert A. O’Hare Jr.

  6:05 pm – 6:35 pm
  Getting Your Case into the Commercial Division and Pre-Answer Motions

  • E-filing
  • Jurisdiction
  • Transfer In or Out
  • Pre-answer Motions
  • Related Recent Decisions

  Lea Haber Kuck

  6:35 pm – 7:25 pm
  Initial Scheduling Conference; Discovery Rules and Disputes; Confidentiality Orders and Sealing; Sanctions

  • Counsels’ Meet & Confer
  • Discovery Rules and Disputes
  • Confidentiality Orders & Sealing of Records
  • Sanctions Update

  Christopher G. Kelly

  7:25 pm – 7:35 pm
  Break

  7:35 pm – 8:20 pm
  ESI from Non-Parties; Expert Discovery; Privilege Logs

  • Discovery of Electronically Stored Information from Nonparties
  • Expert Disclosure/Depositions
  • Privilege Logs and Categorical Approach

  Lynn K. Neuner

  8:20 pm – 9:00 pm
  Accelerated Adjudication; Summary Judgment;   Trial Preparation

  • Accelerated Adjudication Procedure
  • Best Practices for SJ Motions
  • Trial Logistics

  Patrick Rideout

• New York: 3.0 Skills
  New Jersey: 3.3 General
  California: 3.0 General
  Pennsylvania: 2.5 General
  Connecticut: Available to Licensed Attorneys

• Sponsoring Association Committees:
  Litigation, John M. Lundin, Chair
  State Courts of Superior Jurisdiction, Bart J. Eagle, Chair

  Sponsorship Opportunities are Available! Please Contact:
  Angie Avila, Manager, Membership Outreach and Sponsorships | (212) 382-6608 | aavila@nycbar.org