Program Chair and Presenter
Michael J. Cohen
Meissner Tierney Fisher & Nichols, S.C.
Milwaukee
Presenters
Robert B. Corris
Robert B Corris, S.C.
Hartland
Robert S. Driscoll
Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren, S.C.
Milwaukee
Erik K. Eisenmann
Husch Blackwell LLP
Milwaukee
Caleb R. Gerbitz
Meissner Tierney Fisher & Nichols, S.C.
Milwaukee
Patrick J. Murphy
Quarles & Brady LLP
Milwaukee
David J. Turek
Gass Turek LLC
Milwaukee
Adam E. Witkov
Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Milwaukee
8:30 AM Preparing to Compete – What is lawful?
- Permissible activities
- Impermissible activities
- Strategies
Robert S. Driscoll
9:20 AM Business Torts Review
- Civil Conspiracy and Sec. 134.01 Conspiracies
- Conversion, Civil Theft (Sec. 895.446) and Computer Crimes (Sec. 943.70)
- Copyright Infringement
- Defamation and Disparagement
- Fraud, Misrepresentation, and WOCCA (Sec. 946.80)
- Tortious Interference
- Trade Secret Misappropriation
- Fiduciary Duty/Duty of Loyalty
Robert B. Corris
10:10 AM Break
10:25 AM Case Study: Employee Departure and Hire by Competitor
- Claims
- Defenses
- Strategies
- Ethical implications of joint representation of employer and new employee
- Legal and ethical implications of new employer’s payment of new employee’s fees
Erik K. Eisenmann
11:15 AM Panel Discussion – Experiences and Practice Pointers Regarding Employee Departures and Business Torts
Moderator: Michael J. Cohen
Panelists: Robert B. Corris, Robert S. Driscoll, Erik K. Eisenmann, David J. Turek, Caleb R. Gerbitz, Patrick J. Murphy, Adam E. Witkov
12:05 PM Lunch (on your own)
1:05 PM Contractual Indemnification and Insurance
- Scope of indemnity
- Tender of claims
- Choice of counsel and ethical implications
- Importance of insurance provisions
David J. Turek
Panel Discussion
Moderator: Michael J. Cohen
Panelists: Robert B. Corris, Robert S. Driscoll, Erik K. Eisenmann, Caleb R. Gerbitz, Patrick J. Murphy, Adam E. Witkov
1:55 PM Panel Discussion – Hot Topics in Business Litigation
- Implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing
- Use of AI in litigation
- Mediation and ethical obligations
- Unauthorized practice of law in non-licensed jurisdictions
Moderator: Michael J. Cohen
Panelists: Robert B. Corris, Robert S. Driscoll, Erik K. Eisenmann, Caleb R. Gerbitz, Patrick J. Murphy, David J. Turek, Adam E. Witkov
2:45 PM Break
3:00 PM Business Litigation in Wisconsin Courts - A Case Law Update
- Court of Appeals
- Supreme Court
- Trends
Caleb R. Gerbitz
Panel Discussion
Moderator: Michael J. Cohen Panelists: Robert B. Corris, Robert S. Driscoll, Erik K. Eisenmann, Caleb R. Gerbitz, Patrick J. Murphy, David J. Turek, Adam E. Witkov
3:50 PM Emerging Claims – The New Frontier
- ESG Reporting Suits
o Breach of Contract o Derivative Claims o False Advertising
- Social Media Advertising Suits
- Employment context
Erik K. Eisenmann, Patrick J. Murphy
4:40 PM Program Concludes
- Explore the hottest trends and best practices in business litigation
- Review and assess potential tort claims against departing employees
- Understand the scope and importance of indemnification insurance provisions
- Examine the use of artificial intelligence in business litigation
- Receive a case law update on business litigation in Wisconsin
- In-house counsel
- Corporate attorneys
- Business attorneys who advise corporate clients
- Civil litigators
- Employment lawyers
- Insurance lawyers
- Intellectual property lawyers
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