2024-2025 Program Schedule

All Program Meetings are 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. unless otherwise noted.
Check-in/CLE sign-in begins a half hour before the scheduled Program Meeting
Post Program Reception begins immediately after the Program Meeting.

Date Co-chairs Topic Format/Location
Tuesday September 10 Tasha Gerasimow & Ryan Daniel Breaking the Cycle: Managing Imposter Syndrome and Perfectionism Kirkland & Ellis
Tuesday October 8 Emily Kappers & Christine Filarski Tri-Inn Intellectual Property Jeopardy-Style Competition Crowell & Moring
Thursday November 14 Peggy Herrmann, Kenny Matuszewki & Adam Kelly Mind the Gap: Between US and UK Advocacy Kraft Heinz
Tuesday January 14 Amy Ziegler & Zareefa Flener What’s New in Trademark Law:
Review of Federal and TTAB Case Law
Greer Burns
Thursday February 20 Craig Martin & Robert Kappers Chevron Deferred Willkie Farr
Thursday March 6
Noon start time
Rob Pluta & Alison Richards Patent Party (the Unified Patent Court) Mayer Brown
Wednesday, April 16 Lisa Iverson & Ryan Schermerhorn Advocacy Challenge (All Stars) Dirksen Building
Thursday May 8 Chris Carani & Mike Fleck From Infringement to Validity: The Federal Circuit’s Re-Design of Design Patent Law Riley Safer Holmes & Cancila