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2025 Bench & Bar Agenda

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Full Conference Agenda with Speakers (updated September 19, 2025)

Thursday, September 25

8:30–9:15 am

Registration & Breakfast (Riverfront Ballroom)

9:15–9:30 am

Introduction & Welcome Remarks (Riverfront Ballroom)

9:30–11:00 am

PLENARY SESSION 1 (Riverfront Ballroom)

  In-house Counsel Perspectives

11:00–11:15 am

Networking Break

11:15–12:45 pm

PLENARY SESSION 2 (Riverfront Ballroom)

  District of Delaware Judges’ Roundtable

12:45–2:15 pm

Lunch (Riverfront Ballroom)

  From the Bench: An Interview with Judge William Bryson

2:15–3:30 pm

BREAK-OUT SESSION 1

  IP: Damages in Patent Cases (Riverfront Ballroom)

  Criminal: The First Step Act – Primer & Panel Discussion (Harlan & Hollingsworth)

  Bankruptcy: Independent Investigations & the Sale of Estate Causes of Action (Christina Ballroom)

6:30–9:30 pm

Cocktails & Dinner – Longwood Gardens Conservatory

 

Friday, September 26

8:30–9:00 am

Registration & Breakfast (Riverfront Ballroom)

9:00–9:30 am

Fireside Chat with Senator Chris Coons (Riverfront Ballroom)

9:30–10:30 am

PLENARY SESSION 3 (Riverfront Ballroom)

  Appellate Best Practices

10:30–10:45 am

Networking Break

10:45–11:45 am

BREAK-OUT SESSION 2

  IP: Trade Secret Litigation Under the DTSA (Riverfront Ballroom)

  Criminal: Third Circuit Criminal Cases – Year in Review (Harlan & Hollingsworth)

  Bankruptcy: Roundtable Discussion on Recent Retention Decisions (Christina Ballroom)

11:45–12:00 pm

Networking Break

12:00–1:00 pm

BREAK-OUT SESSION 3

  IP: ANDA Litigation – Current Trends and Outlook (Riverfront Ballroom)

  Criminal: Changes and Updates to U.S. Sentencing Guidelines (Harlan & Hollingsworth)

  Bankruptcy: Roundtable Discussion on Post-Purdue Topics (Christina Ballroom)

1:00–2:15 pm

Lunch

2:15–3:15 pm

PLENARY SESSION 4 (Riverfront Ballroom)

  Discovery Best Practices

3:15 pm

Closing Remarks (Riverfront Ballroom)