WLF Web Seminar Series
June 13, 2008
Losing More than Weight? How Taxes, Speech Mandates & other Anti-Obesity Policies Threaten Personal Freedom
Professor Patrick Basham, Founding Director, Democracy Institute
Dr. John C. Luik, Senior Fellow, Democracy Institute
June 3, 2008
Oversight and Investigation: Lessons from the 110th Congress and Effective Defense Strategies for Targets
Theodore H. Bornstein, Partner, Foley & Lardner LLP
Philip G. Kiko, Member, Foley & Lardner LLP
March 28, 2008
Uncivil Litigation: Trends in Lawyer Misconduct and How Courts are Responding
Michael I. Krauss, Professor of Law, George Mason University
Damon W.D. Wright, Partner, Venable LLP
March 20, 2008
State Attorneys General Suits:Courtroom & Legal Policy Strategies for Defeating the AG-Trial Lawyer Alliance
Brian Anderson, Partner, O’Melveny & Myers, LLP
Amber Taylor, Associate, O’Melveny & Myers, LLP
March 13, 2008
Sowing the Seeds of Litigation: Securities Class Action Lawyers and Their Quiet Efforts to Tilt the Scales of Justice
Mark Tapscott, Editorial Page Editor, The Washington Examiner
March 5, 2008
Sovereign Wealth Funds: Issues and Legal Policy Implications of Their Investments in American Institutions
Stephen W. Preston, Partner, WilmerHale LLP
Robert P. O’Quinn, Senior Economist, U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee
February 27, 2008
The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act: SEC & DOJ Enforcement Breathes New Life and Risks into the 30 Year-Old Law
Homer E. Moyer, Jr., Member, Miller & Chevalier
Kathryn Cameron Atkinson, Member, Miller & Chevalier
February 5, 2008
SmithKline Beecham v. Dudas: Challenging the Patent Office’s “Continuations” Rule and the Suit’s Repercussions
Mark Fox Evens, Director, Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox PLLC
Christopher Cotropia, Associate Professor of Law, University of Richmond School of Law
December 4, 2007
CASE CLOSED?: SEC’s Case Backlog & the Corrosive Effects of Unresolved Investigations
David A. Wilson, Partner, Wilmer Hale
David Z. Seide, Counsel, WlimerHale
September 27, 2007
Free Enterprise in the Supreme Court: Strategies for Seeking Certiorari and Winning on the Merits
Maureen E. Mahoney, Partner, Latham & Watkins LLP
Thomas C. Goldstein, Partner, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
September 6, 2007
Deferred Prosecution Agreements: A View from the Trenches and a Proposal for Reform
F. Joseph Warin, Co-Chair, White Collar Defense Practice, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
Andrew S. Boutros, Associate, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
August 16, 2007
U.S. v. Stein and its Ripple Effects: Are Judges & Legislators Turning the Tide for Liberties in White Collar Enforcement?
E. Lawrence Barcella Jr., Chair, White Collar Corporate Defense Practice, Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP
Stephanie A. Martz, Director,White Collar Crime Project, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
August 2, 2007
Tort Law Unbounded?: Public Nuisance Litigation Threats and Recent Judicial Responses
Victor E. Schwartz, Partner & Chairman,Public Policy Group, Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.
Phil S. Goldberg, Associate, Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P
July 12, 2007
The Ongoing Saga of Marshall v. Marshall: Beyond the Anna Nicole Headlines, Critical Legal Issues Lurk in Federal Court
Horace Cooper, Legal Commentator and Senior Fellow, Centre for New Black Leadership
Craig Goldblatt, Partner, WilmerHale LLP
June 28, 2007
Punish the Bad Apple, or the Whole Bunch?: Corporate Criminal Liability Standards & Tactics, and Theories for a Different Approach
William B. Mateja, Principal, Fish & Richardson P.C.
Craig S. Lerner, Professor of Law, George Mason University School of Law
June 7, 2007
When Congress Calls: Crisis Communications & Investor Relations for Oversight and Investigation Targets
Michael Waldron, Vice President and Chief of Staff, FD Dittus Communications
Kal A. Goldberg, Senior Vice President on the Special Situations team, FD
May 15, 2007
Supreme Court on Intellectual Property: Impact of KSR, MedImmune & Microsoft on Innovation and Patenting
Hon. Gerald J. Mossinghoff, Senior Counsel, Oblon Spivak McClelland Maier & Neustadt P.C.
Robert P. Parker, Partner, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
May 8, 2007
Executive Order 13422: What Impact on Federal Regulators and Free Enterprise?
Sally Katzen, Adjunct Prof. of Law, Univ. of Michigan
Philip J. Perry, Partner, Latham & Watkins
May 3, 2007
“Direct and Independent Knowledge”: False Claims Act Enforcement & Litigation after Supreme Court’s Rockwell Ruling
David L. Douglass, Partner, Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P
Paul Clinton Harris, Sr., Partner, Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P
March 29, 2007
Protective Orders in the Information Age: Safeguarding Company Property and Privacy in High-Profile Litigation
Stephen G. Morrison, Litigation Group Chairman,Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP, Past President, Defense Research Institute and Lawyers for Civil Justice
March 28, 2007
FDA’s Federal Preemption Policy: Trial and Appellate Strategies for Medical Product Litigation
Michael K. Brown, Partner, Reed Smith LLP
James C. Martin, Partner, Reed Smith LLP
March 7, 2007
The Alien Tort Statute of 1789: Trial Lawyers’ Latest Mass Litigation Weapon
John A. Merrigan, Partner, DLA Piper US LLP
Kevin O'Scannlain, Of Counsel, DLA Piper US LLP
February 23, 2007
There’s a New Sheriff in Town: Legal & Other Strategic Considerations for Congressional Investigation Targets
Mark R. Paoletta, Frm. Chief Counsel for Oversight and Investigations, House Energy & Commerce Committee, Dickstein Shapiro LLP
Michael F. Barrett, Jr, Frm. Staff Director, Oversight and Investigations, Subcommittee, House Energy & Commerce Committee
Morton Rosenberg, Specialist in American Public Law, Congressional Research Service
February 7, 2007
Misadventures in Mass Torts: Are Courts & Legislatures Reining in Asbestos and Silica Litigation?
Mark A. Behrens, Partner, Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.
January 18, 2007
Hijacking Donor Intent: How Free Enterprise Philanthropy Is Diverted to Fund Activist Causes
Terrence Scanlon, President, Capital Research Center
November 9, 2006
The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act: Anticipating Government Enforcement and Managing Growing Legal Risks
Simeon M. Kriesberg, Partner, Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP
Claudius O. Sokenu, Partner, Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP
October 18, 2006
Fighting “Serial” Product Liability Litigation: Parlodel® as a Defense Case Study
Joe G. Hollingsworth, Partner, Spriggs & Hollingsworth
Katharine R. Latimer, Partner, Spriggs & Hollingsworth
September 13, 2006
Twenty Years of Proposition 65: Its Present and Future Impact on California and Federal Regulatory Policy
Gene Livingston, Shareholder, Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Eric G. Lasker, Partner, Spriggs & Hollingsworth LLP
July 20, 2006
An Unattractive Legal Theory: Lessons from the Successful Defense of Anti-Alcohol Advertising Class Actions
J. Russell Jackson, Partner, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
July 18, 2006
The Rapanos and Carabell Rulings: Consequences for Clean Water Act Enforcement, Regulation, and Compliance
Sue Ellen Wooldridge, Asst. Attorney General, Environment & Natural Resources Division, U.S. Department of Justice
Ann Klee, General Counsel, EPA
Barry M. Hartman, Partner, Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Nicholson Graham LLP
April 27, 2006
Incentivizing Whistleblower Litigation: Ramifications for Health Care Contractors as False Claims Laws Spread in the States
John T. Boese, Partner, Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson LLP
Beth C. McClain, Special Counsel, Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson LLP
April 25, 2006
Ten Years after BMW v. Gore: Punitive Damages at Trial and on Appeal
Andrew L. Frey, Partner, Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP
Evan M. Tager, Partner, Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP
April 13, 2006
Achieving Civil Justice Reform in Court: How Defendants Can Dismantle Arbitrary, Pro-Plaintiff Common Law Rules
Victor E. Schwartz, Partner, Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.
March 21, 2006
The Class Action Fairness Act, One Year Later: Mission Accomplished?
John Beisner, Partner, O’Melveny & Myers LLP
Jessica Davidson Miller, Partner, O’Melveny & Myers LLP
January 27, 2006
SEC’s New Civil Penalty Principles: Clearer Standards for Public Companies?
Gregory S. Bruch, Foley & Lardner LLP, Former Asst. Director, SEC Division of Enforcement
Julie A. Smith, Foley & Lardner LLP, Former Sr. Counsel, SEC Division of Enforcement
January 13, 2006
Merrill Lynch v. Dabit and Beyond: The Supreme Court Looks at Securities Fraud
Donald B. Verrilli, Jr., Partner, Jenner & Block LLP
Case Detail
December 14, 2005
Reducing Consumer Product Risks: The CPSC’s Mission and Agenda for 2006
The Honorable Hal Stratton, Chairman, Consumer Product Safety Commission
November 16, 2005
Activists’ Legal Assault on DuPont’s “PFOA”: A Slippery Slope to Stricter Chemical Regulation?
Bernard Taylor, Sr., Alston & Bird LLP
Lee A. DeHihns, III, Alston & Bird LLP
November 9, 2005
Threatened & Endangered Species Recovery: ESA Reform in the 109th Congress?
Steven P. Quarles, Partner, Crowell & Moring LLP
Rob Gordon, Professional Staff, Committee on Resources, U.S. House of Representatives
November 3, 2005
Serono and DOJ’s False Claims Settlement: Implications for Medical Product Marketing
Laura Frick Laemmle, Patton Boggs LLP
Richard A. Samp, Washington Legal Foundation
October 24, 2005
Abigail Alliance v. Crawford: Litigating Access Rights to Lifesaving Medicine
J. Scott Ballenger, Latham & Watkins LLP
David Price, Washington Legal Foundation
October 18, 2005
Reuse of Medical Devices: Issues in Federal Policy
James D. Miller, King & Spalding LLP
Pamela J. Furman, Olsson, Frank and Weeda, P.C.
September 29, 2005
Litigation Inc.’s Lucrative Business Model: Mass Tort Screening, Scheming, and Suing
Nathan A. Schachtman, Partner, McCarter & English, LLP
September 21, 2005
Payday Lending and the Military: Courting Liability?
Ira Rheingold, Executive Director and General Counsel, National Association of Consumer Advocates
James C. Sivon, Partner, Barnett Sivon & Natter, P.C.
September 14, 2005
SEC Public Offering Reform: Does the Law Finally Match Reality?
David E. Brown, Jr., Partner, Alston & Bird LLP
Mark F. McElreath, Partner, Alston & Bird LLP
September 8, 2005
Got Lawyers?: Why Court Should Dismiss Activists’ Anti-Milk “Consumer Protection” Suit
Richard A. Samp, Chief Counsel, Washington Legal Foundation
August 25, 2005
“Trial Lawyers’ Enron”: Will Indictments & Investigations Expose Bill Lerach and Milberg Weiss to Shareholder Lawsuits?
Terry F. Lenzner, Chairman, Investigative Group International, Former Federal Prosecutor, Southern District of New York
Paul D. Kamenar, Senior Executive Counsel, Washington Legal Foundation
July 27, 2005
The Next Wave of State Tort Litigation?: Liability Risks under Consumer Protection Laws and Public Nuisance Theories
J. Russell Jackson, Partner, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Victor E. Schwartz, Chairs the Public Policy Group, Shook, Hardy & Bacon
June 8, 2005
Expanding Duties & Liability: Corporate Directors in the Post-Enron Legal Environment
Richard A. Spehr, Partner, Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP
Steven Wolowitz, Partner, Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP
May 24, 2005
Deferred Prosecution Agreements: Promises and Pitfalls for Businesses Under the Federal Microscope
William B. Mateja, Principal, Fish & Richardson P.C.
Michael R. Sklaire, Partner, Womble, Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC
April 14, 2005
Arthur Andersen v. US: Will the Supreme Court Impose Reasonable Limits on White Collar Enforcement?
James Dabney Miller, Partner, King & Spalding LLP
Gary Grindler, Partner, King & Spalding LLP, Former Counselor to the Attorney General
