Blank Rome senior counsel Hon. James T. Giles (Ret.) will serve as a panelist for the Philadelphia Bar Association Franchise Law Committee’s “Strategies in Depositions of Corporate Representatives—Taking and Defending,” being held Wednesday, August 28, 2024, from 12:00 to 1:30 p.m. EDT. Blank Rome partner Charles S. Marion, who co-chairs the Franchise Law Committee of the Business Law Section of the Philadelphia Bar Association, helped plan this live webcast, which is eligible for Continuing Legal Education (“CLE”) credit.
ABOUT THE PROGRAM
Taking and defending the depositions of corporate designees can be challenging. When taking, strategies can be utilized to engage opposing counsel before the deposition, as required in federal court. This is particularly helpful in depositions with third parties. In defending depositions, the deponent has been educated on how to testify, and that education may be discoverable. So may the method by which documents were assembled in response to the deposition notice. This CLE presentation will prepare business litigators to depose corporate representatives. Panelists address effectively questioning the corporate representative, dealing with difficult representatives, and raising and defending objections.
Panelists:
- Introduction: Harris J. Chernow, Esq., Partner; Chair, Franchise & Distribution Practice Group, Reger Rizzo & Darnall; Chair, Business Law Section, Philadelphia Bar Association
- Hon. James T. Giles (Ret.), Frm. Chief Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of PA; Senior Counsel, Business Litigation, Blank Rome LLP
- Tobi L. Millrood, Esq., Partner; Chair, Mass Tort Department, Kline and Specter
- Craig R. Tractenberg, Esq., Co-Chair, Franchise & Distribution Practice Group and Co-Chair, International Arbitration Practice Group, Fox Rothschild, LLP
For more information and to register, visit the event webpage.
