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This program originally aired on June 18, 2025. Please note that this program recording is not eligible for CLE/CPD credit.

In today's litigation environment, the threat of nuclear verdicts—massive monetary judgments that can destabilize corporations, trigger financial crises, and damage brand reputation—has become a critical concern for corporate counsel. To effectively protect organizations from catastrophic legal exposure, corporate legal teams must adopt a synergistic, multidimensional defense strategy that leverages trial expertise, appellate advocacy, and insurance recovery.

This ACC Dallas-Fort Worth presentation led by Haynes Boone attorneys Victor Vital (Trials), Mark Trachtenberg (Appellate), and Emily Buchanan (Insurance Recovery) with additional insights from Ritu Gupta (Assistant Vice President-Senior Legal Counsel at AT&T Services, Inc) offers an in-depth discussion on how corporate counsel can proactively eliminate, mitigate, or defend against the risk of nuclear verdicts. Through real-world case studies, strategic insights, and proven methodologies, participants will gain practical tools for safeguarding their organizations against potentially devastating verdicts.


Key Topics:

  1. Understanding the Nuclear Verdict Phenomenon: Trends, drivers, and risk factors.
  2. Trial Strategy for Minimizing Risk: Narrative development, jury persuasion, and damages defense.
  3. Appellate Safeguards: Preserving error, shaping key issues, and securing favorable post-trial outcomes.
  4. Risk Shifting Strategies: Maximizing insurance coverage and leveraging indemnity obligations to facilitate settlements.


Presented by:

Ritu Gupta
Assistant Vice President-Senior Legal Counsel
AT&T Services, Inc.

Victor Vital
Partner, Trials
Haynes Boone

Mark Trachtenberg
Partner, Appellate
Haynes Boone

Emily Buchanan
Partner, Insurance Recovery
Haynes Boone

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In recent months, employers have seen an alarming rise in class action lawsuits related to health plan surcharges imposed on tobacco users. These lawsuits, which allege violations of anti-discrimination and healthcare laws, have significant implications for businesses and their HR policies. Join Jackson Lewis P.C. attorneys Joe Lazzarotti and René Thorne, along with Rob Falk, Chief Legal and Regulatory Affairs Officer at Truth Initiative, for a deep dive into the growing trend of tobacco-related health plan surcharges and the increasing number of class action claims against employers. We will cover the legal risks and compliance challenges facing employers, offering practical strategies for addressing surcharge policies, defending against lawsuits and ensuring that health plans comply with the latest legal developments.

Generously sponsored by Jackson Lewis and the Employment and Labor Law Network 

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Demand Letters: Sample Letter, Checklist, and Practical Insights

A selection of samples and other practical resources on demand letters.

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Interest Area: Litigation and Dispute Resolution
Region: United States
Hitting the Curveball – Navigating Difficult and Unexpected Conversations
Drew Singer (Associate General Counsel, Pittsburgh Pirates) and Michael J. Joyce (Partner, Saul Ewing)
1 pages

In-house lawyers are constantly thrown curveballs from internal and external sources during their practice.

This resource provides ten key takeaways to help in-house counsel navigate difficult conversations and issues with stakeholders.

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Interest Area: Skills and Professional Development, Litigation and Dispute Resolution, Law Department Management
Region: Global
10 Practical Points for Enforcing Arbitral Awards in India
Mani Gupta and Pranav Malhotra (Sarthak Advocates and Solicitors, a Primerus member firm)
5 pages

This resource provides practical steps for enforcing both domestic and foreign arbitral awards against a party based in India.

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Interest Area: Commercial and Contracts, Litigation and Dispute Resolution
Region: India
Delaware’s New Corporate Transaction Rules: Key Takeaways & Next Steps for In-house Counsel
Latham & Watkins LLP

Delaware has enacted new rules that overhaul the state’s General Corporation Law (DGCL).

This article provides an overview of the new rules. It also provides some steps corporations can take in response to the new measures.

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Interest Area: Litigation and Dispute Resolution, Corporate, Securities, and Governance
Region: United States

In-house counsel handle a variety of litigation matters, ranging from breach of contract to employment claims to payment and real estate disputes. Join us as we discuss tactics for in-house attorneys to effectively and efficiently prepare and partner with outside counsel on these matters. We will share practical advice to help in-house counsel build stronger litigation partnerships and maximize the value of every dollar spent. Specific topics to be covered include:

  • Investigation and opening the matter - tools to evaluate the claim, steps to preserve evidence, and tips to contact personnel and witnesses;
  • Protocols to notify insurers, litigation holds, and managing privileged documents;
  • Defining the goals to drive efficiency;
  • Managing communication both internally and externally;
  • Getting to resolution.

Please join McLane Middleton attorneys, Bruce Felmly and Bill Glahn, and in-house attorney Ben Wojcik, Associate General Counsel at Covetrus, for this webinar on June 26 at 12 pm.

Register below.  Participants will receive login credentials prior to the webinar.

Legal Update: Ames v. Ohio Department of Youth Services
Nandini Sane (Cozen O'Connor)
1 pages

This article provides a summary of the US Supreme Court's decision in Ames v. Ohio Department of Youth Services.

The Supreme Court’s ruling provides clarity regarding the evidentiary burdens that apply to claims of discrimination brought by individuals from majority groups.

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Interest Area: Litigation and Dispute Resolution, Employment and Labor
Region: United States
Sample Artificial Intelligence (AI) Guidelines for Outside Counsel
2 pages

This sample provides guidelines for outside counsel's use of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies. This sample includes provisions related to disclosure, data security, accuracy, and performance.

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Interest Area: Artificial Intelligence, Litigation and Dispute Resolution, Law Department Management, Technology, Privacy, and eCommerce
Region: Global

This program originally aired on June 3, 2025. Please note that this program recording is not eligible for CLE/CPD credit.

In the new federal enforcement landscape corporations are squarely in the crosshairs.  From transnational criminal probes and increased individual accountability to state-driven consumer protection and healthcare fraud crackdowns, enforcement agencies are ramping up investigative activity across many sectors.

In this timely webinar, Troutman Pepper Locke’s White Collar Litigation + Investigations team will break down how shifting enforcement priorities are impacting corporate legal departments, and how lawyers can help clients proactively manage risk and respond effectively.  Whether you're advising on internal investigations, compliance, M&A due diligence, or litigation strategy, this session offers practical insights into the evolving threat environment.

Key Topics to be Covered:

  • Responding to Subpoenas, Civil Investigative Demands (CIDs), and Search Warrants amid rising DOJ and state AG activity;
  • Witness Representation & Proffer Strategy under the administration’s push for individual accountability; 
  • Enforcement Trends Hitting Corporations: 
    • Cartel and transnational crime-linked FCPA scrutiny,
    • Increased False Claims Act cases in healthcare and PE,
    • State-level crackdowns on data privacy, consumer protection & ESG,
    • Legal risks surrounding internal DEI initiatives; 
  • Compliance & Internal Investigations: What still matters—even if you’re not a current target.


Presented by:

Samuel Rosenberg
Senior Counsel
Atlas Crane Service, Inc.

Allison O’Neil
Partner & Practice Group Leader, White Collar Litigation + Investigations
Troutman Pepper Locke

Ryan DiSantis
Partner, White Collar Litigation + Investigations
Troutman Pepper Locke

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