Agenda
The Wynn, Las Vegas
2020 Mass Torts Agenda
Choose Your Path. Attend Any Session at Any Time.
The MTMP multi-track agenda allows for sessions to run concurrently, and attendees are able to move easily from one track to another. This format allows attendees to maximize their ability to choose the sessions that are of most importance to their practice. Here is a description of the various tracks:
Business of law
Hear from leaders in the legal services industry as they share their insights as to what is new and trending in legal products and services.
Class Actions
If you are already involved in class actions, or looking to expand your practice to include class actions, this program will give you everything you need to know.
Litigation
The main heart of the program, the litigation track is comprised of sessions covering individual mass tort projects, such as Hernia Mesh, Military Earplugs, Roundup, Talcum Powder, Valsartan.
Nuts & Bolts
If you are an attorney just learning about mass torts or class actions, or attending MTMP for the first time, or if you are a paralegal who supports a mass tort practice, this program is the perfect primer for you.
* Agenda subject to change
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- Litigation
- Business of Law
- Nuts & Bolts
- Class Actions
Apr
22nd
Class Actions
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| 4:45 am | Wednesday Class Actions Track Adjourns | ||
| 4:45 pm | First-Time Attendees Networking Forum and Reception | Co-hosted by Levin Papantonio and Ketterer Browne & Anderson | |
| 4:45 pm | Women in Legal Leadership Reception | Co-sponsored by Epiq | |
| 4:45 pm | LGBTQ Networking Reception | Sponsored by Levin Papantonio |
Apr
22nd
Business of Law
| Time | Topic | Speaker(s) | Location |
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| 7:00 am | Registration | Foyer | |
| 7:00 am | Continental Breakfast | Co-sponsored by Counsel Financial | Exhibit Hall |
| 8:30 am | Beyond Mass Torts: Monetizing Your Single Event Firm |
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| 9:15 am | Innovate or Die |
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| 9:45 am | Why Financing Your Firm Is the Right Thing to Do |
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| 10:15 am | Morning Break | Co-sponsored by Counsel Financial | Exhibit Hall |
| 10:30 am | Lead Generation for Mass Torts - New Insights |
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| 11:15 am | Digital Marketing Braintrust |
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| 12:15 pm | Luncheon | Co-sponsored by Counsel Financial | |
| 1:15 pm | It's the End of Marketing as We Know It and I Feel Fine |
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| 1:30 pm | Getting Creative with Financing - The Latest Options |
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| 2:00 pm | Lien Resolution & Settlement Administration Strategies for Better Client Outcomes |
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| 2:30 pm | Intake 24/7 and 365 |
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| 3:15 pm | Topic To Be Announced | ||
| 3:30 pm | Business of Law Track Adjourns | ||
| 4:45 pm | First-Time Attendees Networking Forum and Reception | Co-hosted by Levin Papantonio and Ketterer Browne & Anderson | |
| 4:45 pm | Women in Legal Leadership Reception | Co-sponsored by Epiq | |
| 4:45 pm | LGBTQ Networking Reception | Sponsored by Levin Papantonio |
Apr
22nd
Nuts & Bolts
| Time | Topic | Speaker(s) | Location |
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| 7:00 am | Registration | Foyer | |
| 7:00 am | Continental Breakfast | Co-sponsored by Counsel Financial | Exhibit Hall |
| 8:00 am | Welcome |
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| 8:15 am | How to Identify a New Mass Tort | ||
| 8:30 am | Innovative Ways to Find Mass Tort Clients |
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| 9:15 am | Vetting Cases and Discovery |
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| 9:45 am | Practical Ways to Get Involved with a Mass Tort Firm |
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| 10:15 am | Morning Break | Co-sponsored by Consumer Attorney Marketing Group | |
| 10:30 am | The Nuts & Bolts of Class Actions |
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| 11:00 am | Mass Tort Settlement Concepts |
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| 12:00 pm | Luncheon | Co-sponsored by Consumer Attorney Marketing Group | |
| 1:00 pm | Working with Experienced MDL Firms: The Judicial Perspective |
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| 1:45 pm | International Service of Process: Cases with International Defendants | ||
| 2:00 pm | The Ethics of Advertising |
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| 2:30 pm | Nuts & Bolts Track Adjourns | ||
| 2:30 pm | BREAKOUT SESSION – Striking Out on Your Own: Women-Owned Law Firms |
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| 3:30 pm | BREAKOUT SESSION – The Path to Success: Innovations in Marketing with Mike Papantonio and Steve Nober |
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| 4:45 pm | First-Time Attendees Networking Forum and Reception | Co-hosted by Levin Papantonio and Ketterer Browne & Anderson | |
| 4:45 pm | Women in Legal Leadership Reception | Co-sponsored by Epiq | |
| 4:45 pm | LGBTQ Networking Reception | Sponsored by Levin Papantonio |
Apr
23rd
Litigation
| Time | Topic | Speaker(s) | Location |
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| 3:00 am | BREAKOUT SESSION – The Evolution of Sexual Abuse Litigation |
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| 7:30 am | Registration | Foyer | |
| 7:30 am | Continental Breakfast | Co-sponsored by Consumer Attorney Marketing Group | Exhibit Hall |
| 8:45 am | Opening Session |
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| 9:45 am | Morning Break | Co-sponsored by MASSIVE | Exhibit Hall |
| 10:00 am | Insights from the Masters: The Trial Lawyer Hall of Fame Panel |
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| 10:45 am | A View from the Federal Bench |
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| 12:00 pm | Luncheon Featuring 2020 Trial Lawyer Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, and Keynote by Drew Brees | Co-sponsored by Broughton Partners | |
| 2:00 pm | Juul Litigation Update |
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| 2:30 pm | Roundup Litigation Update |
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| 3:00 pm | Valsartan Case Update |
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| 3:30 pm | Afternoon Break | Co-sponsored by MASSIVE | Exhibit Hall |
| 3:45 pm | Bard Hernia Mesh |
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| 4:15 pm | Judicial Perspective on Leadership Roles in the Courtroom and Mass Torts |
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| 4:30 pm | BREAKOUT SESSION – Bard Hernia Mesh |
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| 5:00 pm | The Progression of the Human Trafficking Litigation |
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| 5:30 pm | Thursday Litigation Track Adjourns | ||
| 5:30 pm | Networking Cocktail Reception and Evening Entertainment with Magician David Blaine | Co-sponsored by Scorpion | Exhibit Hall |
Apr
23rd
Class Actions
| Time | Topic | Speaker(s) | Location |
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| 5:00 pm | Thursday Class Actions Track Adjourns |
Apr
24th
Litigation
| Time | Topic | Speaker(s) | Location |
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| 7:30 am | Registration | Foyer | |
| 8:00 am | Continental Breakfast | Co-sponsored by Consumer Attorney Marketing Group | Exhibit Hall |
| 8:30 am | Women in Legal Leadership Breakfast |
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| 8:30 am | Ethical Issues in Mass Torts |
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| 9:30 am | Talc Ovarian Cancer Litigation Update |
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| 10:00 am | Talc Mesothelioma Litigation Update |
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| 10:00 am | BREAKOUT SESSION – Fighting Secrecy in Civil Litigation: How to Make Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Companies Come Clean |
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| 10:30 am | Morning Break: Bloody Mary & Mimosa Bar | Co-sponsored by iLawyer Marketing | Exhibit Hall |
| 11:00 am | Latest News on the Tenofovir Litigation |
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| 11:30 am | Firefighting Foam and Water Contamination |
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| 12:00 pm | Box Lunches | Co-sponsored by Razor Rank | Razor Rank Booth in the Exhibit Hall |
| 12:30 pm | Allergan Breast Implants |
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| 1:00 pm | Opioids |
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| 1:30 pm | Taxotere |
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| 2:00 pm | Quick Hits: Litigations Emerging and Wrapping Up, 3M Earplugs, Essure, PPI, Onglyza, ParaGard IUD, Zimmer M/L Taper Hip Implants |
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| 2:30 pm | Conference Adjourns |
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own schedule
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getting around
the venue
The Bellagio Hotel, the site of the MTMP April 2019 conference, is a AAA Five-Diamond and Forbes Five Star Hotel located on the Las Vegas Strip.
