Business Litigation Summit

April 23, 2026
8:30 AM - 2:30 PM ET

 

Please join us for our inaugural Business Litigation Summit, an in-person conference designed specifically for in-house counsel. The Summit will feature practical, expert-led discussions on the dormant Commerce Clause, wiretap laws, preemption developments at the Supreme Court, recent trends in False Claims Act litigation, and strategic state-court litigation tactics. We are actively pursuing CLE credit.

 

Event Agenda

 

8:30-9:00AM             Breakfast

 

9:00-9:15AM             Opening Remarks

 

9:15-10:00AM           Revitalizing the Dormant Commerce Clause             

                                  Yaira Dubin, Partner, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP

                                  Steffen Johnson, Partner, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich &                                      Rosati

                                  Judson Littleton, Partner, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP

                                  Jonathan Urick, Senior Associate Chief Counsel, U.S.                                    Chamber Litigation Center

 

10:00-10:20AM         A Preemption Trio at the Supreme Court: FAAAA,                                      FIFRA & FTCA

                                  Elbert Lin, Partner, Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP

                                  Matthew Sappington, Counsel, U.S. Chamber                                                  Litigation Center

 

10:20-10:30AM         Break

 

10:30-11:05AM         False Claims, Real Consequences: 2025's Game-                                      Changing Developments 

                                  Heather Bloom, Chief Commercial and                                                            Regulatory Litigation Counsel, Lockheed Martin                                              Corporation

                                  Jeffrey Bucholtz, Partner, King & Spalding LLP

                                  Andrew Varcoe, Deputy Chief Counsel, U.S. Chamber                                    Litigation Center

 

11:05-11:15AM         Break

 

11:15-11:45AM         Battling Wiretap Laws in the New Digital Privacy                                        Landscape

                                  Nitin Shah, Head of Regulatory & Privacy Legal,                                              Shopify

                                  Megan Brown, Partner, Wiley Rein LLP

                                  Mariel Brookins, Counsel, U.S. Chamber Litigation                                          Center

 

11:45AM-12:05PM   From Filing to Final Judgment: Tips, Tricks, and                                         Strategies for Litigating in State Court

                                 Jeffrey Koppy, Assistant General Counsel, General                                         Motors

                                 Scott Keller, Partner, Lehotsky Keller Cohn LLP

 

12:05-12:30PM        Lunch is Served

 

12:30-1:30PM          Insights from the Administration: The SEC’s                                               Regulatory and Enforcement Agenda

                                 Russell McGranahan, General Counsel, U.S.                                                   Securities and Exchange Commission

                                 Daryl Joseffer, Executive Vice President and Chief                                           Counsel, U.S. Chamber Litigation Center 

 

1:30-2:30 PM           Dessert Reception

 

Please feel free to share this invitation with members of your in-house legal team. If you have any questions, please contact afrancis@uschamber.com.