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MDL In Motion: Federal/State Coordination 2026

A one-day program on federal and state coordination in multidistrict litigation, with leading judges, counsel, and academics.

NYU School of Law, New York, NY

Dates
October 2, 2026
Venue
NYU School of Law, New York, NY
Price
$1,099.00
Format
On-site and live webcast

TL;DR

  • MDL In Motion: Federal/State Coordination runs October 2, 2026, at NYU School of Law in New York, NY.
  • Registration costs $1,099.00.
  • The pass covers on-site attendance or a live webcast and includes 7.0 General CLE credits.
  • The one-day intensive brings together federal and state court judges, plaintiffs' and defense counsel, and academics.

About

The program covers coordinated bellwether programs, discovery and Daubert across parallel proceedings, common benefit orders, and global settlements. Its stated format brings together federal and state court judges, plaintiffs' and defense counsel, and top academics for a one-day intensive.

Who you'll find in the room

Judges

Judges working in or evaluating multidistrict litigation.

Lawyers

Lawyers involved in multidistrict litigation.

Legal scholars

Legal scholars focused on multidistrict litigation.

Policymakers

Policymakers engaged with multidistrict litigation.

Emerging leaders

Emerging leaders in multidistrict litigation.

Featured speakers

45 listed

Robert H. Klonoff

Jordan D. Schnitzer Professor of Law · Lewis & Clark Law School

John H. Beisner

Planning Committee · Skadden

Elizabeth J. Cabraser

Planning Committee · Lieff Cabraser

Samuel Issacharoff

Bonnie and Richard Reiss Professor of Constitutional Law · NYU School of Law

Troy A. McKenzie

Dean and Cecelia Goetz Professor of Law · NYU School of Law

M. Casey Rodgers

Judge · U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida

Sheila L. Birnbaum

Program Faculty · Dechert LLP

Andrew D. Bradt

Professor of Jurisprudence · U.C. Berkeley School of Law

Charles R. Breyer

Judge · U.S. District Court, Northern District of California

Karen K. Caldwell

Judge · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky

Gretchen Freeman Cappio

Program Faculty · Keller Rohrback L.L.P.

Nora Freeman Engstrom

Professor of Law · Stanford Law School

Eldon E. Fallon

Judge · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana

Kenneth R. Feinberg

Program Faculty · The Law Offices of Kenneth R. Feinberg, PC

Lexi J. Hazam

Program Faculty · Lieff Cabraser

Nathan L. Hecht

Former Chief Justice, Texas Supreme Court · Jackson Walker LLP

David R. Herndon

Former Judge, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois · Herndon Resolution LLC

William F. Highberger

Judge · Superior Court of California, Los Angeles County

Wallace B. Jefferson

ALI President · Alexander Dubose & Jefferson LLP

Amy E. Keller

Program Faculty · DiCello Levitt

Ashley Keller

Program Faculty · Keller Postman LLC

Sabrina B. Kraus

Judge · Supreme Court of New York County

Carolyn B. Kuhl

Judge, Complex Litigation Division · Superior Court of California, Los Angeles County

Alexandra D. Lahav

Professor of Law · Cornell Law School

W. Mark Lanier

Program Faculty · The Lanier Law Firm

John W. Lungstrum

Senior Judge · U.S. District Court, District of Kansas

Connie A. Matteo

Assistant General Counsel · Pfizer

Vivian L. Medinilla

Former Judge, Delaware Superior Court · Law Offices of Weiss, Saville, Medinilla & Houser, P.A.

Arthur R. Miller

University Professor and Warren E. Burger Professor of Constitutional Law and the Courts · NYU School of Law

Stephanie E. Parker

Program Faculty · Jones Day

Joseph G. Petrosinelli

Program Faculty · Williams & Connolly LLP

D. Theodore Rave

Professor of Law · University of Texas School of Law

Ellen Relkin

Program Faculty · Weitz & Luxenberg, P.C.

Robin L. Rosenberg

Director · The Federal Judicial Center

Christopher A. Seeger

Program Faculty · Seeger Weiss LLP

Collins J. Seitz, Jr.

Chief Justice · Supreme Court of Delaware

Dena Sharp

Program Faculty · Girard Sharp

Norman E. Siegel

Program Faculty · Stueve Siegel Hanson LLP

Amy J. St. Eve

Judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Craig A. Thompson

Program Faculty · Venable LLP

Ann A. Scott Timmer

Chief Justice · Arizona Supreme Court

Sarah S. Vance

Judge · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana

Kathleen M. Vavala

Judge · Delaware Superior Court

Aviva Wein

Program Faculty · Johnson & Johnson

Diane P. Wood

Senior Lecturer · University of Chicago Law School

Venue & travel

Venue

NYU School of Law,

Questions people ask

7 answered

It takes place on October 2, 2026.

It is held at NYU School of Law in New York, NY.

Registration costs $1,099.00.

The published audience includes judges, lawyers, legal scholars, policymakers, and emerging leaders in multidistrict litigation.

Assess the program against your litigation work, need for federal and state coordination perspectives, and continuing-education requirements. The organizer does not publish a general worth-attending verdict.

Smart business attire is a reasonable default for a legal education program. The organizer does not publish a dress code.

The published audience includes judges, lawyers, legal scholars, policymakers, and emerging leaders in multidistrict litigation.

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