Chair

Cari K. Dawson

Cari K. Dawson

Partner
Alston & Bird (Atlanta, GA)

Speakers

Mark Antalik

Managing Director
BDO USA LLP (Boston, MA)

Daniel J. Arnett

Founding Partner
Arnett Law Group, LLC (Chicago, IL)
Cameron Azari

Cameron Azari

Vice-President Director of Hilsoft Notifications
Epiq Systems (Portland, OR)
Thomas P. Branigan

Thomas P. Branigan

Managing Partner
Bowman and Brooke LLP (Bloomfield Hills, MI)
Sarah Bruno

Sarah Bruno

Partner
Arent Fox (San Francisco, CA)
Jeffrey A. Cohen

Jeffrey A. Cohen

Shareholder
Carlton Fields, P.A. (Miami, FL)
Jeffrey M. Croasdell

Jeffrey M. Croasdell

Director
Rodey, Dickason, Sloan, Akin, & Robb, P.A. (Albuquerque, NM)
Todd A. Croftchik

Todd A. Croftchik

Managing Counsel – Product Liability
Toyota Legal One c/o Toyota Motor North America, Inc. (Plano, TX)
H. Paul Efstratis

H. Paul Efstratis

Partner
LeClairRyan (San Francisco, CA)
Christopher Ekren

Christopher Ekren

Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel
Sony Electronics (San Diego, CA)
Cheryl A. Falvey

Cheryl A. Falvey

Partner
Crowell & Moring (Washington, DC)

Rick Fuentes, Ph.D.

Founding Partner
R&D Strategic Solutions (Atlanta, GA)
Michael B. Gallub

Michael B. Gallub

Member
Herzfeld & Rubin, P.C. (New York, NY)

Jacqueline Glassman

Partner
King & Spalding LLP (Washington, DC)
Matthew A. Goldberg

Matthew A. Goldberg

Partner
DLA Piper LLP (US) (Philadelphia, PA)
Timothy H. Goodman

Timothy H. Goodman

Shareholder
Babst Calland (Washington, DC)

Ryan J. Harrington, M.E.

Principal
Exponent (Natick, MA)
Spencer P. Hugret

Spencer P. Hugret

Partner
Gordon & Rees LLP (San Francisco, CA)

Glenn A. Jackson

Counsel, Product Litigation
General Motors Company (Detroit, MI)
Hon. Young B. Kim

Hon. Young B. Kim

U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois (Chicago, IL)
Antony Klapper

Antony Klapper

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

Elizabeth Vanis McNulty

Partner
Taylor | Anderson LLP (Irvine, CA)
Jason D. Menges

Jason D. Menges

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

Anthony J. Monaco

Partner
Swanson, Martin & Bell, LLP (Chicago, IL)
Katherine Halpin Moor

Katherine Halpin Moor

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

Mitchell P. Morinec

Shareholder
Segal McCambridge Singer & Mahoney, Ltd. (Chicago, IL)
The Honorable Stephen J. Murphy, III

The Honorable Stephen J. Murphy‚ III

Judge
U.S. Dist. Ct., Eastern District of Michigan
Elizabeth Mykytiuk

Elizabeth Mykytiuk

Assistant General Counsel, Regulatory & Litigation
Volkswagen Group of America (Herndon, VA)

Christopher Perry

Acting Deputy Assistant General Counsel
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (Washington, DC)
David M. Rice

David M. Rice

Partner
Squire Patton Boggs (San Francisco, CA)
Anthony J. Sbarra

Anthony J. Sbarra

Shareholder
Hermes, Netburn, O’Connor & Spearing, P.C. (Boston, MA)

Kevin C. Schiferl

Member
Frost Brown Todd (Indianapolis, IN)

Robert A. Shields

Partner
Wilson Turner Kosmo LLP (San Diego, CA)
Steven D. Smelser

Steven D. Smelser

Partner
Yukevich Cavanaugh (Los Angeles, CA)

Clarke Sturge

Partner
Cole, Scott & Kissane, P.A (Miami, FL)
Thomas N. Vanderford Jr.

Thomas N. Vanderford Jr.

Associate General Counsel Executive Director, Litigation
Hyundai Motor America (Fountain Valley, CA)

Jenna Aira-Ventrella, CEDS

National Leader, Global Forensic Technology Services
Technology and Business Transformation Services
BDO USA LLP (Los Angeles, CA)
Neal Walters

Neal Walters

Product Liability Practice Group Leader
Ballard Spahr LLP (Cherry Hill, NJ)
Steven M. Wernikoff

Steven M. Wernikoff

Partner
Honigman LLP (Chicago, IL)
Michael J. Wiggins

Michael J. Wiggins

Partner
McDonald Toole Wiggins, P.A. (Orlando, FL)

Paul A. Williams

Partner
Shook Hardy & Bacon L.L.P. (Kansas City, MO)
Gary Wolensky

Gary Wolensky

Shareholder
Buchalter, APC (Irvine, CA)