Martucci Moderates Panel of Federal District Court Judges at National Class Action Conference in NYC

New York City

Shook, Hardy & Bacon Partner and leader of the firm’s National Employment Litigation & Policy practice Bill Martucci moderates a panel featuring U.S. District Court judges at American Conference Institute's Cross-Industry Interdisciplinary Summit on Defending and Managing Class Actions Conference in New York City on April 11-12.

The event provides a wide variety of class action presentations with topics including, a Supreme Court roundup, standards for obtaining class certification, statistical sampling, appeals on class certification under 23(f), and ethical grey areas.

Martucci moderates a judicial panel with Sheila Birnbaum, Partner at Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, titled, “View from the Federal Bench on Litigating Class Actions.”

The panel presentation covers judicial perspectives on the latest plaintiff theories, emerging defense strategies, case management, e-discovery, and pursuing discovery in the most efficient and cost-effective ways. 

Panelists include:
  • Hon. Ruben Castillo, Chief Judge, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois;
  • Hon. Timothy Batten, District Judge, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia; 
  • Hon. Roslyn Silver, Senior District Judge, U.S. District Court, District of Arizona; 
  • Hon. James Robart, Senior District Judge, U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington; 
  • Hon. Lee Yeakel, District Judge, U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas; 
  • Hon. Michael Baylson, Senior District Judge, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania; 
  • Hon. Suzanne Segal, Chief Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court, Central District of California; 
  • Hon. Mildred E. Methvin, Recall Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court, Western District of Louisiana; and
  • Hon. Lorenzo F. Garcia, Retired Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court, District of New Mexico.