Litigation Summit 2011

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Litigation Summit 2011

Two-Day Summit 23

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and 24

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November 2011

Jumeirah, Frankfurt am Main

PARTNER

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Dr. Georg Kirsch Senior Patent Litigation Counsel

Bayer AG

Dr. Ulrich Zwach Vice President Legal Affairs

Deutsche Telekom AG Dr. Stefan Brügmann Leiter Recht HSH Nordbank Dr. Thomas Sonnenberg General Counsel Ferrostaal AG Robert Brown Adam Pollitt Vice Presidents RA Michael Becker Regional Director Litigation

First Advantage

Dr. Pietro Brambilla Senior Counsel - Legal/Global

Litigation Daimler AG Jens Bredow Generalsekretär und Geschäftsführer Deutsche Institution für Schiedsgerichtbarkeit (DIS) Cornelis ("Kees") van Ophem

General Counsel & VP Corporate Management Leica (Microsystems) Group

Daniel Kläy Director - Head Litigation

Credit Suisse

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Cross Border Litigation

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Asset Tracing in International Claims

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U.S. Litigation - Procedures,

Challenges, Risks

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US-Discovery & E-Discovery

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Arbitration & Alternative Dispute

Resolution

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Class Action Litigation

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Litigation PR

ATTEND AND NETWORK WITH:

Chief Litigation Officers

Litigation Partners

Heads of Dispute Resolution

Heads of Corporate & Commercial Litigation

General Counsel

Syndikus / Corporate Counsel

In-house Commercial Litigation Specialists

Professional Support Lawyers

Dr. Christoph G. Benedict Chefsyndikus, Prokurist ALSTOM Deutschland AG Chairman Chartered Institute of Arbitrators(CIArb) German Chapter, Berlin Dr. Clemens-August Heusch

Legal Counsel, Litigation, Legal & IP Nokia GmbH Peter Lindt

Leiter der Litigation-Gruppe Deutsche Bank AG

Britta Grauke Litigation Partner Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

Dr. Daniel Busse Partner Allen & Overy LLP

Gary Born Franz T. Schwarz Dr. Christofer Eggers Partner WilmerHale Dr. Klaus U. Eyber Dr. Michael Weigel Partner Kaye Scholer Dr. Martin Bayerl Senior Principal Intellectual

Property Litigation Infineon Technologies AG Dr. Jörg Dietz IP Litigation Director Novartis International AG Dr. Konrad Wartenberg Leiter Recht Porsche SE Peter Coats Boris Baltruschat Philip Haberman Martin Riedel Partner Ernst & Young GmbH

Alexander M. Schmitt-Geiger Geschäftsführer COMMUNICATION PUBLIC

AFFAIRS Dr. Hanno Teuber

Litigation Counsel - Syndikus, Retail Investment Products

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Cross Border Litigation & Investigations

 Prelitigation investigation

 Selection of targets / forums / law firms  Possible counter-actions by target  Influence of competition law  Time-line, settlements

Dr. Clemens-August Heusch, LL.M., Legal Counsel, Litigation, Legal & IP

Nokia GmbH

1. International Civil Litigation in U.S. Courts: A Dozen Recent Lessons Gary Born, Partner Wilmer Hale

2. Litigation-PR: Strategic Communication Management of Media-Relevant Disputes Alexander M. Schmitt-Geiger, Geschäftsführer COMMUNICATION PUBLIC AFFAIRS

3. E-Discovery in litigation matters

Martin Riedel, Partner Ernst & Young Frankfurt

COFFEE BREAK WITH NETWORKING POSSIBILITIES

Best of all worlds? Strategical considerations how to make use of Cross Border Litigation

 Tactical planning: Making use of different litigation regimes  The rat race: Strategic counter actions in different jurisdictions

 Take advantage: Access to US pre-trial discovery for European proceedings

Britta Grauke, LitigationPartner

Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

Banking & Finance Litigation Panel discussion:

 Trends in litigation in volatile securities market  Lessons of financial crisis

 Business models for managing retail litigation: in-house vs outsourcing  The cost benefit analysis of commencing litigation esp. US

Peter Lindt Leiter der Litigation-Gruppe Deutsche Bank AG

Daniel Kläy Director - Head Litigation Credit Suisse

Dr. Stefan Brügmann Leiter Recht HSH Nordbank

Dr. Hanno Teuber Litigation Counsel Commerzbank AG

Peter Coats Partner Ernst & Young(Moderator) International Asset Tracing & Enforcement

 Case Study : International 2 bn-Fraud  Jurisdiction & Venue in International Damages  Justification of Injunctive Relief

 Strategy & Tactics in Cases with Foreign Law and Unclear Asset Location

 Access to 3rd Parties – restrictions to 3rd Party Debtor and Break-up of Leasing Constructions

Dr. Klaus U. Eyber, Partner

Kaye Scholer 9:00

10:00 10:15

Opening and handout of the summit documents / receipt of the personal meeting map Opening speech from the chairman - Peter Coats, Partner Ernst & Young

10:45

11:15

Panel discussion: The Inhouse Litigation Counsel 2011: Challenges, Pitfalls and Opportunities

 Litigation before German courts: New trends and developments

 Has arbitration really become too cumbersome: How to achieve an efficient proceeding?  Mediation, litigation PR, third-part funding & Co: How about new elements in the tool box?  Avoiding liability when managing disputes: Compliance in contentious matters

Dr. Konrad Wartenberg, Leiter Recht Porsche SE

Dr. Thomas Sonnenberg, General Counsel Ferrostaal AG

Cornelis ("Kees") van Ophem, General Counsel & VP, Corporate Management Leica (Microsystems) Group

Dr. Ulrich Zwach, Vice President Legal Affairs Deutsche Telekom AG

Dr. Daniel Busse, Partner Allen & Overy LLP(Moderator)

COLLECTIVE NETWORKING LUNCH

Moderated interactive workshops / roundtable discussions:

13:30 - 14:30

14:35 - 15:35

15:40 - 16:40

Efficient and cost effective ways to use experts

 an expert's general role  finding the right expert  giving good instructions

 challenging your expert and using his experience

Philip Haberman, Partner

Ernst & Young London

11:45 17:00 17:45 16:40 Face to Face Meetings 30Min

Collective evening dinner with intensive networking Possibilities at the restaurant BUZZANO

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19:00 12:30

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FINAL STUDY

Relief for Cartel Victims – Recent Developments

 Access to Files of Cartel Authorities

 Contract Rescission and Consequences

Dr. Michael Weigel, Partner

Kaye Scholer

International Arbitration: How To Make It Fast, Efficient and Effective Franz T. Schwarz, Partner

WilmerHale

9:05

Reception with a light breakfast

Opening remarks from the chairman

Boris Baltruschat, PartnerErnst & Young

US-Discovery & E-Discovery – Practical challenges and considerations for German companies

 Expectations of US Regulators and Courts

 Data Mapping

 Data Preservation and Defensibility of Methodology

 Technical Challenges

 Review Challenges

 Data Privacy and Protection Considerations

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Disclosure Formats

Michael Becker, Robert Brown, Adam Pollitt

First Advantage

Corporate Litigation

 Early case assessment - information is power

 Dealing with out-of-court tactics

 Cross border defenses

Dr. Pietro Brambilla, Senior Counsel - Legal/Global Litigation

Daimler AG

9:40

10:10

COFFEE BREAK WITH NETWORKING POSSIBILITIES

Moderated interactive workshops / roundtable discussions: 11:00

11:15 - 12:15 4. Cost and Time in International Arbitration Dr. Christoph G. Benedict, Chefsyndikus, Prokurist

ALSTOM Deutschland AG

Jens Bredow, Generalsekretär und Geschaeftsführer

Deutsche Institution für Schiedsgerichtsbarkeit (DIS)

12:15

COLLECTIVE NETWORKING LUNCH

5. IP Litigation

Dr. Georg Kirsch, Senior Patent Litigation Counsel

Bayer AG

Dr. Martin Bayerl, Senior Principal Intellectual Property Litigation

Infineon Technologies AG

Dr. Jörg Dietz, IP Litigation Director

Novartis International AG

13:15 - 14:15

14:15

Face to Face Meetings 30Min

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Collective ending of the summit

8:45

9:00

Face to Face Meetings 30Min

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WORKSHOPS

DAY 1, 23rd_N_OVEMBER₂₀₁₁ _{Moderated interactive}_workshops

2. Litigation-PR: Strategic Communication Management of Media-

Relevant Disputes

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Objectives and benefits

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Scope of application

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Measures and strategy

Alexander M. Schmitt-Geiger, Geschäftsführer

COMMUNICATION PUBLIC AFFAIRS

3. E-Discovery in litigation matters

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Introduction

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eDiscovery Process

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Data Privacy

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Case Study

Martin Riedel

,

Partner

Ernst & Young Frankfurt

DAY 2, 24th_N_OVEMBER₂₀₁₁ _{Moderated interactive}_workshops

4. Cost

and Time in International Arbitration

Cost and Time: The User's Perspective

 Conflicting Targets: Cost, Time, Predictability and Business Relationship

 Attempts to measure cost and time

 Institutional Measures to address cost and time issues in arbitration (ICC Guidelines, New ICC rules)

 Internal strategies to address cost and time issues in arbitration.

Dr. Christoph G. Benedict

,

Chefsyndikus, Prokurist

ALSTOM Deutschland AG

Cost and Time: The Institutional Perspective

 The Structure of DIS proceedings

 DIS Cost Schedules

 Accelerated procedures at the DIS

 Other measures to save time and cost.

 Practical examples

Jens Bredow

,

Generalsekretär und Geschaeftsführer

Deutsche Institution für Schiedsgerichtsbarkeit (DIS)

5. IP Litigation

Dr. Georg Kirsch

,

Senior Patent Litigation Counsel

Bayer AG

Dr. Martin Bayerl

,

Senior Principal Intellectual Property Litigation

Infineon Technologies AG

Dr. Jörg Dietz

,

IP Litigation Director

Novartis International AG

1. International Civil Litigation in U.S. Courts: A Dozen Recent Lessons

 Personal Jurisdiction - Tag Service, General Jurisdiction and Stream of Commerce

 Legislative Jurisdiction - Extraterritoriality, Alien Tort Statute

 Discovery - Related Companies, Section 1782

 International Arbitration - Antisuit Injunctions, Institutional Rules

Gary Born, Partner

WilmerHale

13:30 - 14:30 14:35 - 15:35 15:40 - 16:40 11:15 - 12:15 13:15 - 14:15