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Event Agenda

Experience the pinnacle of legal discourse at the PerfectLaw Conference, where our agenda and sessions seamlessly blend cutting-edge insights with unparalleled expertise.

Time

Panel Name

Speakers

Registration
Opening Words
  • Eric Cramer
  • Prof. Ianika Tzankova
  • Dr. Ariel Flavian
Global Trends in Class Action Litigation
  • Prof. Ianika Tzankova – Full Prof. of Global Resolution and Mass Claims, Tilburg University (Netherlands) – Chair
  • Prof. Stefaan Voet – Professor of Civil Procedure, University of Leuven(Belgium)
  • Prof. Brian Fitzpatrick – Milton R. Underwood Chair in Free Enterprise and Professor of Law, Vanderbilt University School of Law (US)
  • Dr. Peter Cashman – Adjunct Professor of Law, University of New South Wales (Australia)
  • Justice Remo Caponi – Italian Supreme Court(Italy).
Class Action Case Management
  • Eric Cramer – Chairman, Berger Montague PC (US) – Chair
  • Judge Larisa Alwin – Appellate Judge, Amsterdam Court of Appeal (Netherlands)
  • Amy St. Eve – Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit (US)
  • Judge María Arántzazu Ortiz González – Magistrate, Provincial Court of the Balearic Islands (Spain)
  • Mr. Justice Adam Constable – Judge of the High Court of England and Wales(King’s Bench Division) (UK)

Coffee Break

Negotiating and Monitoring Settlements
  • Jeremy Liberman – Managing Partner, Pomerantz LLP (US) – Chair
  • Marco Pierani – Public Affairs and Media Relation Director, Euroconsumers (Italy)
  • Hodge Malek KC– Deputy High Court Judge and Chairman of the Competition Appeal Tribunal (UK)
  • Charlotte Spierings–Counsel, Clifford Chance LLP(Netherlands)
The Actual Recovery and Cy-Près Distributions
  • Steven Weisbrot – President & Chief Executive Officer, Angeion Group (US) – Chair
  • Deborah Greenspan – Partner, Blank Rome LLP (US)
  • Robert Dow–Judge, United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois and Counselor to Chief Justice John Roberts of the United States Supreme Court (US)
  • Mr. Justice Marcus Smith – Judge of the High Court of England & Wales (Chancery Division)(UK)
  • Suzanne Chiodo – Assistant Professor, Osgoode Hall Law School at York University (Canada)

Lunch

Developments in Litigation Funding
  • Louise Trayhurn – Founder and Director, Crescient Ltd.(UK) – Chair
  • Susanne Augenhofer- Professor of Law, University of Innsbruck and Visiting Professor of Law, Yale Law School (Austria)
  • Mr. Justice David Foxton – Judge of the High Court of England & Wales(Commercial Court) (UK)
  • Dai Wai Chin Feman- Managing Director and Corporate Counsel, Commercial Litigation, Parabellum Capital (US)
  • Travis Lenkner – Chief Development Officer and Member of Management Committee, Burford Capital (US)
  • John Walker – Chairman of the Association of Litigation Funders of Australia (Australia)

Coffee Break

Forum Shopping
  • Miguel Sousa Ferro –Managing Partner at Sousa Ferro & Associados (Portugal) – Chair
  • Robert van Hattum – Advocaat, De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek(Netherlands)
  • Giorgio Afferni–Managing Partner, Delex Law Firm (Italy)
  • Sylvie Rodrigue, Ad. E. – Managing Partner (Montréal Office), Torys LLP(Canada)
  • Jeremy Sher – Partner and International Co-Head of Global Class Actions, DLA Piper (UK)
  • Caroline Taylor- Co-Founding Partner, Ignitis (US and Netherlands)

Networking reception

Time

PANEL Name

Speakers

Registration
Opening Words
  • Noah Wortman
The Ambits of Competition Enforcement by Collective Actions
  • Dr. Leslie Schafer – Managing Director, Econ One Research (US) – Chair
  • Dr. Peter Davis –Principal and Co-Leader: European Antitrust & Competition, The Brattle Group (UK)
  • Hon. Mr. Justice Peter Roth -Judge of the High Court of England & Wales (Chancery Division) and Acting President of the Competition Appeal Tribunal (UK)
  • Judge Gerhard Klumpe – Presiding Judge at the Regional Court of Dortmund (Germany)
  • Joseph Ostoyich- Partner and Head of US Antitrust Litigation, Clifford Chance LLP (US)
Collective Redress and Sustainability
  • Paul Napoli – Founding Partner at Napoli Shkolnik (US) – Chair
  • Kimela Shah- Principal,Oxera Consulting(UK)
  • Wesley Vader – Partner at bureau Brandeis(Netherlands)
  • Allan Kaner – Founding Member, Kanner & Whiteley, LLC(US)
  • Judge Jerzy Luiten –Senior Judge at the District Court of The Hague(Netherlands)
  • Els Bruggeman – Head Policy and Enforcement,Euroconsumers (Belgium)

Coffee Break

Investors Class Actions and Securities Litigation
  • Noah Wortman – Founder and CEO, NRW Consulting LLC (US) – Chair
  • Klaus Rotter – Founding Partner,Rötter Rechtsanwälte PartnerschaftmbB(Germany)
  • Koen Rutten– Partner, Finch Dispute Resolution(Netherlands)
  • Steffen Hennig –Co-Founding Partner,  Fideres(Germany and UK)
  • Roger Cooper –Partner and Head of Securities and M&A Litigation, Cleary GottliebSteen & Hamilton LLP(US)
  • Trip Chong -Head of International Business Development, Broadridge (UK)

Lunch

Litigation Funding of Global Mass Torts
  • Carla Peak – Vice President, Business Development and Legal Notification Services, Verita Global – Chair
  • Damien Berkhout- Founding Partner, Lindenbaum (Netherlands)
  • Harris Pogust – Founding Partner and Former Chairman, Pogust Goodhead (US)
  • Francesco Consoli – CEO, Libra Claims (Italy)
  • Scott Hardy –Founder and CEO, Trimaxian(US)
Legal Technology in Mass Litigation
  • Scott Hardy – Founder and CEO, Top Class Actions (US) – Chair
  • James Thomson – Founder, Mediatasks (UK)
  • Clare Ducksbury – Founder and CEO, Case Pilots (UK)
  • Eric Schachter – Senior Vice President Client Services, A.B. Data Ltd. (US)
  • Chris Ford- Senior Director, Blackhawk Network Europe (UK)

Coffee Break

Lawyers’ Fees and Referrals
  • Greg Coleman- Senior Partner, Milberg Coleman Bryson Phillips Grossman LLC (US) – Chair
  • Julia Suderow- Partner, Suderow Fernandez (Spain)
  • Leandro Marmo – CEO and Senior Partner, João Domingos Advogados (Brazil)
  • David Greene- Senior Partner, Edwin Coe LLP (UK)
  • Jonathan Selbin – Senior Partner, Lieff, Cabraser, Heimann & Bernstein, LLP (US)
  • Fabio De Dominices– Partne, Bonafede Law Firm(Italy)

Networking reception

Time

Panel Name

Speakers

Registration
Opening Words
  • Clare Ducksbury
Data Privacy Class Actions
  • Paul Karlsgodt –  Partner, Baker Hostetler LLP (US) – Chair
  • Ryan Clarkson –  Founder and Managing Partner, Clarkson Law Firm (US)
  • Kristen Stallings- Senior Vice President, Rust Consulting(US)
  • Ursula Pachl- Senior Advisor and Head of Collective Redress, noyb–(Austria)
Class Action Litigation in the Digital Age
  • John Yanchunis-  Partner, Morgan and Morgan (US) – Chair
  • Marco Scialdone- Head Litigation and Academic Outreach, Euroconsumers (Italy)
  • Thomas Loeser– Partner, Cotchett Pitre McCarthy, LLP (US)
  • Margriet de Boer- Partner and Co-Founder, YSQUARE (Netherlands)

Coffee Break

The Expert Report and the Efficiency of Hot Tubbing
  • John Yanchunis-  Partner, Morgan and Morgan (US) – Chair
  • Marco Scialdone- Head Litigation and Academic Outreach, Euroconsumers (Italy)
  • Thomas Loeser– Partner, Cotchett Pitre McCarthy, LLP (US)
  • Margriet de Boer- Partner and Co-Founder, YSQUARE (Netherlands)

Lunch

The Required Evidence and Notice for Certification
  • Seth Lesser- Founding Partner at Klafter Lesser LLP (US) – Chair
  • Sabrina Lombardi – Partner, McKenzie Lake Lawyers LLP (Canada)
  • Jouni Sohkanen – Managing Economist, Copenhagen Economics (Denmark)
  • Judge Jerzy Luiten- Judge at the District Court of The Hague (Netherlands)
  • Loree Kovach – Senior Vice President of Strategy and  Client Technology at Epiq (US)
Mass Arbitrations, Mediation, and Other Ways to Settle Group Litigation
  • Prof. Hans-Wolfgang Micklitz – Part-time Professor of Economic Law, European University Institute(Italy) – Chair
  • Hon. Shira Sheindlin- Of Counsel, Boies Schiller Flexner LLP (US)
  • Louis Sokolov –  Co-Managing Partner, Sotos LLP (Canada)
  • Gary Klinger –Partner, Milberg Coleman Bryson Phillips Grossman LLC (US)
  • Mary Walker OAM- Barrister, 9 Wentworth Chambers(Australia)

Coffee Break

Ethical Issues in Class Actions
  • Dan Karon – Founding Partner, Karon LLC (US)
  • Sarah Whitmore – Partner, TorysLLP (Canada)
  • Maria JoséAzar-Baud –Associate Professor of Private Law, University of Paris-Saclay(France and Argentina)
  • Cristian Gual-  Partner,Uría Menéndez (Spain)

Networking reception

event speakers

We have selected the world’s leading legal and litigation experts to share their knowledge in the realms of Class Actions and Mass Torts. Their unparalleled expertise offers attendees not just information, but transformative insights from the pinnacle of legal discourse.

Single Day Pass Conference Ticket
Day 1

Full Price

£750

1-Day Pass Conference Ticket

(Includes sessions, coffee etc)

Food And Drinks Throughout The Conference, Included​

Post-Conference Networking Reception with Complimentary Food and Drinks, included.

Single Day Pass Conference Ticket
Day 2

Full price

£750

1-Day Pass Conference Ticket

(Includes sessions, coffee etc)

Food And Drinks Throughout The Conference, Included​

Post-Conference Networking Reception with Complimentary Food and Drinks, included.

Full
conference
Day 1 & 2

Full price

£1000

full conference

(Includes sessions, coffee etc)

Food And Drinks Throughout The Conference, Included​

Post-Conference Networking Reception with Complimentary Food and Drinks, included.

directions to the venue

Park Plaza Westminster Bridge London




200 Westminster Bridge Rd, Lambeth London SE1 7UT United Kingdom Click here for directions
HOW TO FIND US
Park Plaza Westminster Bridge London is situated on London’s South Bank, within walking distance of the city’s most iconic attractions. Our hotel’s ideal location is minutes away from Westminster and Waterloo London Underground Stations and London Waterloo National Railway Station.

FROM THE AIRPORT

From London Heathrow Airport (LHR)

Take the London Underground on the Piccadilly Line, travelling eastbound towards Cockfosters Underground Station. Change lines at Green Park Station for the southbound Jubilee Line. Alight at Westminster Underground Station. Walk across Westminster Bridge and the hotel will be right in front of you.

From London Gatwick Airport (LGW)

From London Gatwick Airport, you can take the Gatwick Express headed towards London Victoria Railway Station. At London Victoria, take the Underground travelling eastbound on the Circle and District lines. Get off at Westminster and walk south across Westminster Bridge. Walk south across Westminster Bridge , safely cross the roundabout. Walk along Westminster Bridge and the hotel will be in front of you.

From London City Airport (LCY)

As the name says, London City Airport is located within the city limits of London. From the airport, take the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) and change at Canning Town. Take the Underground on the westbound Jubilee line towards Waterloo. Alight here and exit the station via the South Bank. Walking up York Road towards the London Eye, take the second left turn. Park Plaza Westminster Bridge will be directly in front of you.

From London Stansted Airport (STN)

From London Stansted Airport,take the Stansted Express to Liverpool Street Rail Station. Change for the London Underground and take the Circle Line to Westminster. Get off at Westminster. Walk south across Westminster Bridge, cross the roundabout. Walk across Westminster Bridge and the hotel will be in front of you.

BY CAR

Get to Park Plaza Westminster Bridge London by car

From Junction 1 of the M4, take the A4 signposted Central London. After three miles turn right onto the A3220 signposted Central London (Westminster), Battersea. After 1.3 miles, continue forward onto the A3212 for Central London, Victoria, Vauxhall. At Parliament Square turn left (one-way street). Immediately turn right and head along A302 for Waterloo Station. Cross over Westminster Bridge and drive along Westminster Bridge Road to the hotel. The drop-off point is accessed from Addington Street heading towards York Road (stay in the left-hand lane).

BY TRAIN

From King’s Cross & St. Pancras Railway Station (Eurostar)

Take the Piccadilly line in the London Underground. Headed eastbound, change at Green Park Station for the southbound Jubilee line. Alight at Waterloo and exit the station via the South Bank. Walking up York Road, Park Plaza Westminster Bridge will be directly in front of you.

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