HOT TOPICS IN EMPLOYMENT LITIGATION
An update on employment litigation from leading practitioners in the field.

Moderator:
Dave McLean of Latham & Watkins
Speakers:
Linda Edwards of Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker;
Nathan Goldberg of Allred, Maroko, & Goldberg;
T.Warren Jackson, Assistant General, Counsel of Hughes Electronic
Dan Stormer of Hadsell & Stormer

Program Date:
January 28, 1997, 12 Noon, Biltmore Hotel, Los Angeles

Cost:
$35 - ABTL Member / $45 - Non-Member

 HOT TOPICS & CURRENT TRENDS IN BUSINESS LITIGATION: Business Cases on the Dockets of the U.S. & California Sumpreme Courts
This is a "must" program for all business litigators.

Moderator:
Justice Patti Kitching, California Court of Appeal, Second District
Speakers:
Ted Olson, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, Washington D.C.
Justice Edward Panelli, California Sumpreme Court, Retired

Program Date:
February 4, 1997, 7:00 p.m., Biltmore Hotel, Los Angeles

Cost:
$35 - ABTL Member / $45 - Non-Member

 THE REVOLUTION IN LITIGATION MANAGEMENT
Corporate America is restructuring the delivery and pricing of litigation: Alternative billing; Partnering between law firms and client; and Unbundling and outsourcing services.

These are some of the changes that are redefining the traditional relationship between law firms and clients.

Moderator:
Karen Kaplowitz, Alschuler, Grossman & Pines LLP
Panelists:
Stephen E. Nowlan, COO of Prudential Insurance's Legal Group
Dov L. Seidman, Founder of The Legal Research Network
C. Douglas Kranwinkle, O'Melveny & Myers

Learn how the revolution in the management of litigation affects the traditional structure of law firms and the income of lawyers. Find out where your firm fits in this new legal environment

Program Date:
April 8, 1997, 7:00 p.m., Biltmore Hotel, Los Angeles

Cost:
$35 - ABTL Member / $45 - Non-Member

 MOTION PRACTICE IN THE CENTRAL DISTRICT
Discussion on effective court law & motion practice, new local rules & law and motion do's & dont's.

Moderator:
Michael Grace, Greenberg, Glusker, Fields, Claman & Machtinger
Panelists:
U.S. District Judge Kim McLane Wardlaw
U.S. District Judge Dean Pregerson
U.S. Magistrate Judge Robert Block

Program Date:
June 10, 1997, 7:00 p.m., Biltmore Hotel

Cost:
$35 - ABTL Member / $45 - Non-Member

 THE DUTY TO DEFEND REVISITED: TRIGGER, SCOPE, REIMBURSEMENT, CUMIS & DAMAGES FOR BREACH POST BUSS v. TRANSAMERICA

Panelists:
Justice Walter Croskey, California Court of Appeal, 2nd Appellate District
Bruce A. Friedman, Alschuler, Grossman & Pines
Michael Leahy, Haight, Brown & Bonesteel

Program Date:
September 23, 1997, 7:00 p.m., Biltmore Hotel

Cost:
$35 - ABTL Member / $45 - Non-Member

 WHAT EVERY BUSINESS LITIGATOR NEEDS TO KNOW ABOUT CRIMINAL LAW
Every civil practitioner should have an understanding of what to do when a criminal law issue arises. This program will help you understand grand jury investigations, criminal environmental issues, the California corporate criminal responsibility statutes, OSHA and other administrative criminal problems, and internal corporate investigations. You will even learn what to do when the executive of oue of your corporate clients calls at midnight after being arrested for DUI.

Moderator:
Robert Span, Esq., Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker
Panelists:
Gerald L. Chaleff, Esq., Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, LLP
Nicholas De Witt, Esq., Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker
Brian J. Hennigan, Esq., Irell & Manella

Program Date:
October 8, 1997, 12 noon, Biltmore Hotel

Cost:
$35 - ABTL Member / $45 - Non-Member

 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN CLASS ACTION LITIGATION
Class action practice is on the rise. There is unprecedented focus on class actions as a result of high profile activity in the last year in cases involving Securities, Product Liability, EnvironmentalClaims, Employment Discrimination, Toxic Torts, and Consumer Remedies.

This distinguished panel will discuss current and emerging issues in the judicial oversight, prosecution, defense, and settlement of class action litigation as well as proposed revisions to Federal Rule 23, and developments in state class action procedure.

Panelists:
Eugene R. Erbstoesser, Ersnt & Young LLP
Honorable Bruce Mitchell, Los Angeles Superior Court
Miles N. Rutherberg, Latham & Watkins
Mark M. Seltzer, Corinblit & Seltz
Jeff S. Westerman, Milberg Weiss Bershad Hynes & Lerach

Program Date:
January 13, 1998, 8 p.m., Biltmore Hotel, Los Angeles

Cost:
$35 - ABTL Member / $45 - Non-Member

 BUSINESS LITIGATION IN LOS ANGELES: “THE ENTERTAINMENT CONNECTION”

Panelists:
Patricia Glaser, Christensen, Miller, Fink, Jacobs, Glaser, Weil & Shapiro
Lucy Inman, Weissman, Wolff, Bergman, Coleman & Silverman
William Vaughn, O'Melveny & Myers
Sheldon Presser, Warner Bros.
Larry Feldman, Fogel, Feldman, Ostrove, Ringler & Klevens

Program Date:
February 10, 1998, 8 p.m., Biltmore Hotel, Los Angeles

Cost:
$35 - ABTL Member / $45 - Non-Member

 AGAINST ALL ODDS: HANDLING THE DIFFICULT CASE

Panelists:
Honorable Carolyn B. Kuhl, L.A. County Superior Court
Honorable Edward Rafeedie, United States Distrcit Cout
Paul Grossman, Esq., Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker
Gregory A. Long, Esq., Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton
Thomas Nolan, Esq., Howry & Simon

Program Date:
February 10, 1998, 8 p.m., Biltmore Hotel, Los Angeles

Cost:
$35 - ABTL Member / $45 - Non-Member

 PROOF OF ECONOMIC DAMAGES
Come hear about successful techniques for handling difficult damages issues.

Panelists:
Hon. Charles W. McCoy, Los Angeles Superior Court
Allan Browne, Browne & Woods
B. Boyd Hight, O'Melveny & Myers
Jeffrey Kinrich, Price Waterhouse, LLP

Program Date:
March 17, 1998 12 noon., Biltmore Hotel, Los Angeles

Cost:
$35 - ABTL Member / $45 - Non-Member