Automotive Manufacturers In-House Counsel Think Tank: Managing Litigation, Containing Cost and Achieving Resolution

July 18, 2019 9:45am

Todd A. Croftchik

Todd A. Croftchik
Managing Counsel – Product Liability
Toyota Legal One c/o Toyota Motor North America, Inc. (Plano, TX)

Katherine Halpin Moor

Katherine Halpin Moor
Counsel, Autonomous and Transportation Services
General Motors (Herndon, VA)

Glenn A. Jackson
Counsel, Product Litigation
General Motors Company (Detroit, MI)

Antony Klapper

Antony Klapper
Deputy General Counsel, Product Liability & Regulatory
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc (Herndon, VA)

Jason D. Menges

Jason D. Menges
Assistant General Counsel and Director - Legal
Nissan North America, Inc. (Franklin, TN)

Co-Moderator:

Jenna Aira-Ventrella, CEDS
National Leader, Global Forensic Technology Services
Technology and Business Transformation Services
BDO USA LLP (Los Angeles, CA)

Anthony J. Monaco
Partner
Swanson, Martin & Bell, LLP (Chicago, IL)

Join us for this in-house meeting of the minds, where counsel from leading automotive manufacturers will discuss their day to day litigation management challenges as well what keeps them up at night. Points of discussion will include:
  • Managing the litigation timeline and understanding the parties involved and nuances of the case
  • Selecting and retaining outside counsel
  • Weighing the costs associated with each case and the understanding legal spend
  • Predicting the next wave of products liability litigation: autonomous vehicles and beyond