Trying Complex Business Cases in Wisconsin 2026

  • In-person seminar
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  • Business Law
Up to 4.0 Credit Hours
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Trying Complex Business Cases in Wisconsin 2026

Develop clear arguments, even in complicated cases

Complex business litigation demands more than a deep understanding of underlying business law. It requires attorneys to present case details such as complicated facts, financial concepts, and competing legal theories in a manner that is understandable and persuasive.

1:00 pm
Trying a Complex Business Case Today (a/k/a How Not to Put Your Judge or Jury to Sleep)

Laura A. Brenner, Honorable William J. Domina, Honorable K. Scott Wagner

  • Things to do to keep the fact finder engaged
  • Good (and bad) uses of video, PowerPoints, and other technology
  • Tips for simplifying complicated business issues and financial issues
  • Common complaints of judges and juries about business cases
  • Do’s and Don’ts during trial
1:50 pm
IP and Other Complex Business Cases: Arbitration, or the Courts?

David G. Hanson, Katherine W. Schill

  • When arbitration is available and the strategic considerations in choosing arbitration or court litigation.
  • Differences in speed, cost, discovery, expert practice, confidentiality, and tribunal
    • expertise.
  • Appellate rights, quality of the result, and other practical considerations affecting forum selection.
2:40 pm
Break
2:55 pm
Using AI to Win in Business Litigation

Sam Wayne

  • Why I use AI
  • The Tools I Use
  • Where AI Adds Value
  • Where it Fails
  • Ethics
  • What You Need to Do to Use It
3:45 pm
Lessons from the Trenches: Things I Wish I Had Learned Sooner About Handling Complex Business Cases

All Faculty

4:35 pm
Program Concludes
Laura A. Brenner
Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren S.C. · Milwaukee
Hon. William J. Domina
Waukesha County Circuit Court · Waukesha
David G. Hanson
Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren S.C. · Milwaukee
Katherine W. Schill
Laffey, Leitner & Goode, LLC · Milwaukee
Hon. K. Scott Wagner
Waukesha County Circuit Court · Waukesha
Sam Wayne
Wayne Law, S.C. · Madison

  • Improve effectiveness in complex business trials with techniques for turning complicated facts into clear and persuasive presentations to judges and juries
  • Learn better strategic decision-making by developing a framework for evaluating litigation versus arbitration
  • Make informed choices about discovery, experts, technology, and other factors that can significantly affect cost, efficiency, and outcome
  • Learn where AI and other trial technologies can improve case preparation, where they can create problems, and how to incorporate them with professional and ethical obligations
  • Business law practitioners
  • Intellectual property attorneys
  • Real estate and construction attorneys
  • Commercial law practitioners
  • Bankruptcy practitioners
  • In-house counsel

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