Opening Reception
Commonwealth Ballroom (Lower Level)

Registration and Continental Breakfast
Foyer (Lobby Level)

New Lawyers’ Roundtable with Members of the U.S. District Court

Led by The Honorable Angel Kelley, U.S. District Judge

Charles River Room (Lobby Level)

Welcome by The Honorable Denise J. Casper, Chief U.S. District Judge

Open Plenary Session
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson
Conversation with The Honorable Patti B. Saris, Senior U.S. District Judge

U.S. Supreme Court Roundup of October 2024 Term and
the Look Ahead to the October 2025 Term
Melissa Murray, Professor of Law, NYU School of Law
Introduced by The Honorable Allison D. Burroughs, U.S. District Judge

Salons D-H (Lobby Level)

Break

Breakout Sessions:

Challenges in Higher Education

Moderated by The Honorable Indira Talwani, U.S. District Judge

Panelists:

• Paul Lannon, Partner, Holland & Knight LLP

• David Lowy, General Counsel for the University of Massachusetts
  (ret. Associate Justice, Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court)

• Angela Onwuachi-Willig, Dean and Ryan Roth Gallo Professor of Law, Boston University School of Law

• Naomi Shatz, Partner, Zalkind, Duncan & Bernstein LLP

Charles River Room (Lobby Level)

Complex Civil Litigation/Multi-District Litigation

Moderated by The Honorable Nathaniel M. Gorton, Senior U.S. District Judge

Panelists:

• Josh R. Bullock, Panel Executive, Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation

• The Honorable Madeline Cox Arleo, U.S. District Judge, District of New Jersey

• The Honorable Paul G. Levenson, U.S. Magistrate Judge

• Melissa Maxman, Managing Partner, Washington Office, Cohen & Gresser LLP

Salons A-C (Lobby Level)

Criminal Law: Hearing from New Leadership

Moderated by The Honorable Brian E. Murphy, U.S. District Judge

Panelists:

• Tara Allen, Federal Public Defender

• Leah Foley, U.S. Attorney

• Oscar Cruz, First Assistant Federal Public Defender

• Katherine Ferguson, First Assistant U.S. Attorney

Commonwealth Room 3-4 (Lower Level)

Break

Luncheon

An Appreciation of The Honorable F. Dennis Saylor, IV, Senior U.S. District Judge
for his Service as Chief Judge

Presentation by Catherine Scott, Partner, Morgan, Brown & Joy,
President of the Federal Bar Association,
Massachusetts Chapter

State-of-the-Court Remarks by The Honorable Denise J. Casper, Chief U.S. District Judge

Inspiring Past Pioneers for Social Justice

Michael J. Klarman, Charles Warren Professor of American Legal History, Harvard Law School
Introduced by The Honorable Donald L. Cabell, Chief U.S. Magistrate Judge

Salons D-H (Lobby Level)

Break

Breakout Sessions:

Developments in AI: A Conversation Between Bench and Bar

Moderated by The Honorable Julia E. Kobick, U.S. District Judge

Panelists:

• The Honorable Peter Cary, Chief U.S. Bankruptcy Judge, District of Maine

• Jonathan Choi, Professor of Law at Washington University School of Law

• Meredith Leary, Member, Mintz

• Louis Tompros, Partner, WilmerHale

Salons A-C (Lobby Level)

International Law and the Isreal-Palestine Conflict

Moderated by The Honorable Judith G. Dein, U.S. Magistrate Judge

Panelists:

• Alex Whiting Professor of Practice, Harvard Law School & Former Prosecutor in The Hague

• Amir Farhadi, Senior Associate, Foley Hoag LLP

Charles River Room (Lobby Level)

Recent Trends in Criminal Enforcement and Defense

Moderated by The Honorable Jessica D. Hedges, U.S. Magistrate Judge

Panelists:

• Bill Abely, Assistant U.S. Attorney, Chief, Criminal Division

• David D’Addio, Assistant U.S. Attorney, Deputy Chief, Criminal Division

• Claudia Lagos, Partner, Scully & Lagos

• Scott Lauer, Assistant Federal Public Defender

• Michael Packard, Partner, Quinn Emanuel

• Jessica Thrall, Assistant Federal Public Defender

Commonwealth Room 3-4 (Lower Level)

Break

Closing Plenary Session

Newest U.S. District Court Judges Speak

Moderated by The Honorable F. Dennis Saylor, IV, Senior U.S. District Judge

Panelists:

• The Honorable Angel Kelley, U.S. District Judge

• The Honorable Margaret R. Guzman, U.S. District Judge

• The Honorable Myong J. Joun, U.S. District Judge

• The Honorable Julia E. Kobick, U.S. District Judge

• The Honorable Brian E. Murphy, U.S. District Judge

Salons D-H (Lobby Level)