Southeast Complex Litigation Conference 2025: 4.5 General

Courses Included

• SE Complex Litigation: Revisiting the Basics
  
  

  Mark, Josh, and Tricia will discuss the nuts and bolts of class actions and multi-district litigations, including discussing the relevant statutes, rules, and key cases. They will discuss the relevant differences between class actions and mass torts, and discuss practice pointers for various types of aggregate litigation.

  Course Information

  Format:Online VideoDual Credits:0.00General Credits:0.50

  Speakers/Producers

  

  • Joshua Burgener, Frost Brown Todd, Nashville
  • Mark Chalos, Lieff, Cabraser, Heimann, Bernstein, Nashville
    Mr. Chalos is the managing partner of the Nashville, Tennessee office of Lieff, Cabraser. He represents individuals and businesses who have suffered losses due to fraud and other economic wrongs, as...
  • Tricia Herzfeld, Herzfeld, Suetholz, Gastel, Leniski, and Wall PLLC, Nashville
    Tricia Herzfeld is a 2001 graduate of George Washington University Law School. Ms. Herzfeld focuses her practice on the criminal defense of immigrants, Padilla counseling and constitutional law....
• SE Complex Litigation: Whistleblower cases under the False Claims Act
  
  

  The FCA is the nation’s oldest and one of the most powerful whistleblower
  statutes in terms of reach. The panel will address the basics of FCA litigation and working with the government, and touch on current and recent trends.

  Course Information

  Format:Online VideoDual Credits:0.00General Credits:1.00

  Speakers/Producers

  

  • Rachel Geman, Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein,
  • Henry Leventis, Holland & Knight, Nashville
  • Robert McGuire, United States Attorney's Office, Nashville
    I am an experienced litigator with over 90 jury trials to my credit. I was a prosecutor in Nashville for thirteen years and then started my own law firm. I handle any general civil litigation,...
• SE Complex Litigation: You've Got a Mass Tort Case - What's Next?
  
  

  In a typical personal injury case, one person sues one defendant but not in Mass Torts. You’ve signed up a new case – and just realized it’s part of a mass tort – but what does that mean? Mass torts involve hundreds or thousands of people who were harmed in similar ways by the same product or company. Multiple victims: Dozens to thousands of people with similar injuries. Same defendant: Usually, one company or manufacturer but
  sometimes dozens of Defendants. Similar harm: Injuries caused by the same product or contamination. Coordinated legal process: Cases are often grouped together for efficiency. But: is your case in an MDL? In a JCCP? And next: Is there active litigation, bellwethers, a census, fact sheets, remand, settlement, bankruptcy, tolling, mediation? What crazy world have you wandered into? This discussion will provide expert advice [and real-world examples] of mass torts in the wild.

  Course Information

  Format:Online VideoDual Credits:0.00General Credits:1.00

  Speakers/Producers

  

  • Laura Fitzpatrick, Simmons Hanley Conroy,
    Laura S. Fitzpatrick is a partner at Simmons Hanly Conroy in the Complex Litigation Department. Based out of the New York office, her primary practice is in the area of complex multidistrict...
  • Jennifer Hoesktra, Aylstock, Witkin, Kreis & Overholtz, PLLC, Pensacola
• SE Complex Litigation: The Next Big Thing
  
  

  As the first bellwether trial in the In Re: Uber Sexual Assault MDL quickly approaches this session will discuss how courts and Plaintiffs are increasingly handling these sensitive cases at scale with how frequently assaults and misconduct occur. From Uber to Lyft, in federal and state courts, we'll examine current litigations for lessons to be learned and
  applied in the future.

  Course Information

  Format:Online VideoDual Credits:0.00General Credits:0.50

  Speakers/Producers

  

  • Tiffany Ellis, Peiffer, Wolf, Carr, Kane, Conway, & Wise, New Orleans
    Tiffany is a dedicated and accomplished litigator against all sorts of corporate greed and institutional negligence. She has spent more than a decade representing individuals, survivors, and...
• SE Complex Litigation: Hot Topics in Class Actions and MDLs
  
  

  This panel will discuss recent case trends, the growing role of technology and expert analysis, and issues that are shaping certification and settlements.

  Course Information

  Format:Online VideoDual Credits:0.00General Credits:1.00

  Speakers/Producers

  

  • Ryan Loofbourrow, Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, P.C., Nashville
  • Harper Segui, Lee Segui Firm,
• SE Complex Litigation: Fireside Chat with District Judge Eli Richardson
  
  

  Hear from Judge Richardson about ways to be a more effective advocate,
  including a discussion of do’s and don’ts.

  Course Information

  Format:Online VideoDual Credits:0.00General Credits:0.50

  Speakers/Producers

  

  • Eli Richardson, Bass Berry & Sims - Nashville, Nashville