Class Action

Please attend the State Bar's 20th Annual Golden State Antitrust and Unfair Competition Law Institute this Thursday

By Kimberly A. Kralowec

It's not too late to register for the State Bar's 20th Annual Golden State Antitrust and Unfair Competition Law Institute, which will take place this Thursday, October 21, 2010 at the Westin St. Francis Hotel in San Francisco.

The panels are going to be great.  In the afternoon, there will be two advanced UCL panels, one focusing on standing and class certification and the other on remedies and defenses.  I've seen the program materials, and they are superb.  The panelists are all top practitioners in this field:

UCL Breakout #1: Advanced Principles: UCL Standing and Class Certification. This panel will address standing and class certification under the UCL?s three prongs, with particular focus on the differences (if any) between UCL class action practice in state and federal courts.

• Daveed A. Schwartz, Moderator, Bullivant Houser Bailey PC
• David W. Kesselman, Blecher & Collins
• Monique Olivier, The Sturdevant Law Firm
• Roxane A. Polidora, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

UCL Breakout #2: Advanced Principles: UCL Remedies and Defenses.  This panel will discuss the UCL?s restitution and injunctive relief remedies, the interplay between the two, including the impact of Clayworth v. Pfizer, and the continued development of defenses in UCL actions.

• H. Scott Leviant, Moderator, Spiro Moss LLP
• Dina E. Micheletti, Fazio | Micheletti LLP
• Heather A. Moser, Morrison & Foerster LLP
• Paul J. Riehle, Sedgwick, Detert, Moran & Arnold LLP
• Honorable Zaven V. Sinanian, Los Angeles County Superior Court

The State Bar's annual program is always excellent, and I encourage everyone to register and attend.  See the program brochure for more details, or click here to register.

Full post as published by The UCL Practitioner on October 18, 2010 (boomark / email).