MassArbCon 2025 Agenda
**Agenda is subject to change**
Day One – January 14, 2025
| Time | Agenda Item |
|---|---|
| 8:00 am | Registration; coffee & breakfast |
| 9:00 am | Welcome message & thank you to our sponsors |
| 9:10 am | Mass actions and the law: – The state of case law (mass arbitration) – The future of mass arbitration |
| 10:00 am | Navigating mass arbitration in various forums: – Mass filing and arbitration/consolidation proceedings with AAA, JAMS, ADR Services, NAM, and other forums. – Filing and arbitration fees: burden allocation between claimants and companies; navigating unconscionably concerns. |
| 11:00 am | Mass arbitration “stacking” or pre-filing requirements. Bellwether, case batching, and other case management tools and protocols: views from both sides. |
| 12:30 pm | Lunch |
| 1:30 pm | Subject matter expertise: – Employment law mass actions – Data breaches, privacy litigation – BIPA mass actions – CIPA/ VPPA |
| 3:00 pm | Efficiency and Cooperation: – Top ten things you wish your opposing counsel did differently. – Top ten things that your opposing counsel does well. |
| 4:00 pm | Settlement administration: – Digital disbursements, technology and trends – Navigating tax-related questions from your clients: anticipating tax complexities in certain types of mass cases; handling issues in advance – Settlement-related communications: deliverability and engagement – Settlement release issues |
| 4:30 pm | Closing address |
| 4:45 pm | Happy hour |
Day Two – January 15, 2025
| Time | Agenda Item |
|---|---|
| 8:00 am | Registration; coffee & breakfast |
| 9:00 am | Welcome message & thank you to our sponsors |
| 9:10 am | Early resolution – the role of mediation in the mass arbitration space: – Challenges and solutions – Considering litigation landscape when mediating individual portfolios – Plaintiff lawyers “can’t offer peace” – creative solution finding in mass arbitration – Best practices to ensure confidentiality – forum discussion |
| 10:00 am | Ethics: Applying rules of professional responsibility and ethics |
| 11:20 am | Appellate Perspective – Considering appeals in mass actions – Practical approach to mass appellate work |
| 12:00 pm | Expanding the Horizon: Collective Actions in the European Union |
| 1:00 pm | Lunch |