Access to Justice in Federal Courts

On Thursday, January 21, 2010, ACS hosted a half-day symposium on Access to Justice in Federal Courts at New York University School of Law. The symposium focused on recent decisions, including Ashcroft v. Iqbal, Bell Atlantic v. Twombly, and various class action decisions, that have curtailed access to federal courts and limited the types of claims and relief that plaintiffs can pursue. The event featured:

• A keynote address by Anthony D. Romero, Executive Director of the American Civil Liberties Union.
• Two lively panel discussions moderated by Professor Arthur R. Miller of New York University School of Law. The first panel focused on Iqbal and Twombly, while the second focused on class action restrictions and other limitations on federal lawsuits. Each panel included leading litigators and experts from a variety of perspectives.
• A closing cocktail reception sponsored by Huntington National Bank.

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Event Schedule

2:00 pm: Keynote address by Anthony D. Romero, Executive Director, American Civil Liberties Union

2:35 pm: Panel 1: The Iqbal and Twombly Cases:

• Moderator, Arthur R. Miller, University Professor, New York University School of Law
• Steven E. Fineman, Managing Partner, Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP
• Brad N. Friedman, Partner, Milberg LLP
• Faith E. Gay, Partner, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart Oliver & Hedges, LLP
• Barbara J. Hart, Shareholder, Lowey Dannenberg Cohen & Hart, P.C.
• Richard T. Joffe, Of Counsel, Labaton Sucharow LLP
• Andrew J. Pincus, Partner, Mayer Brown
• Alexander A. Reinert, Assistant Professor of Law, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law; Counsel to Javaid Iqbal before the U.S. Supreme Court
• Teresa Wynn Roseborough, Chief Litigation Counsel, MetLife, Inc.
• Vincent Warren, Executive Director, Center for Constitutional Rights

4:15 pm: Panel 2 - Class Action Restrictions and Other Limitations

• Moderator, Arthur R. Miller, University Professor, New York University School of Law
• John H. Beisner, Partner, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
• Elizabeth J. Cabraser, Partner, Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP
• Jay W. Eisenhofer, Managing Partner, Grant & Eisenhofer P.A.
• Theodore H. Frank, President and Founder, Center for Class Action Fairness
• Myriam Gilles, Professor, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
• Robert J. Giuffra, Jr., Partner, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
• Salvatore J. Graziano,Partner, Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP
• Adam T. Klein, Partner, Outten & Golden LLP
• Joe R. Whatley, Jr., Partner, Whatley Drake & Kallas

5:45 pm: Cocktail reception sponsored by Huntington National Bank.

Each panel is approved for 1.5 hours of New York CLE credit for both newly admitted and experienced attorneys. Click Here for CLE Materials

2:00 pm-6:30 pm
Thursday, January 21, 2010
New York University Law School
Vanderbilt Hall, Greenberg Lounge
40 Washington Square South
New York, NY 10012