2025 Business and Intellectual Property Litigation Super Conference

March 26–28, 2025
Grand Hyatt Atlanta in Buckhead | Atlanta, Georgia

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Embrace Technological Innovations and Expand Your Connections!

Save up to $700 when you register on or before February 10, 2025!
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With just 25 years having passed since the start of the millennium, the world has seen a century’s worth of unparalleled developments in technology; innovations in internet technologies, artificial intelligence, worldwide connectivity, and digital art are just a few of the many changes we’ve seen move at breakneck speeds. Businesses and their legal advisors must keep up, get left behind, or worse, fall victim to a host of new liabilities and pitfalls that were mere concepts a few short years ago. Join us in Atlanta to learn how you can not only guard against risks to your business and intellectual property but leverage these developments in your practice.

What You Will Learn:

  • How artificial intelligence (AI) and “deepfakes” are shaping business and political marketing.
  • How to guard against being trapped into an accidental franchise arrangement and its associated pitfalls and obligations.
  • The latest laws on enforcing design patents.
  • Best practices for using digital forensics to combat intellectual property (IP) theft.
  • How to protect your trade secrets in the age of AI.
  • Balancing conflicting demands to manage ethical dilemmas in a legal practice in a fast-paced world.

Expand Your Network By:

  • Joining lively discussions with presenters, panelists, and other seminar attendees at the “top of their game” to discuss cutting edge issues that matter most to your practice.
  • Getting to know other like-minded attendees with ample social interactions through receptions, dinners, meetings, and lively discussions.
  • Exploring the vibrant Buckhead neighborhood and experience first-hand southern hospitality.
  • Joining through dine-arounds and networking events, you’ll feel at home in no time and leave with a new set of contacts, colleagues, and friends.

Take advantage of the opportunity to engage with key industry companies* including:

  • TBD

*Subject to change

Representatives from These Companies Will Be in Attendance
Engage with claims professionals who either hire or supervise outside counsel:

  • TBD

*Subject to change

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Thank You to DRI's Commercial Litigation and Intellectual Property Committees Leadership

Commercial Litigation

Patrick McDowell
Patrick McDowell
Program Chair
Tori Simmons
Tori Simmons
Program Vice Chair
Peter A. Lauricella
Peter A. Lauricella
Committee Chair
Shannon M. Bell
Shannon M. Bell
Committee Vice Chair
Christopher T. Sheean
Christopher T. Sheean
Law Institute

Join the Commercial Litigation Committee

Intellectual Property Litigation

Steven Kennedy
Steven Kennedy
Program Chair
Govinda M. Davis
Govinda M. Davis
Program Vice Chair
Rachael L. Rodman
Rachael Rodman
Committee Chair
G. Warren Bleeker
G. Warren Bleeker
Committee Vice Chair
Christopher T. Sheean
Christopher T. Sheean
Law Institute

Join the Intellectual Property Litigation Committee

Registration Information

Save up to $700 when you register on or before February 10, 2025!
Worry-free registration: Cancellations received thirty (30) days or more before an in-person seminar are entitled to a full refund.

Save Your Spot Today

Member Pricing Non-Member Pricing Non-Member Bundle ^
Early Bird Registration*
(Now thru Feb. 10)
$1,395 $1,795 $1,715
Regular Registration*
(Feb. 11–Mar. 25)
$1,595 $1,995 $1,915
Onsite Registration* $1,695 $2,095 $2,015
Group Registration
(Non-Sponsored)
Group registration is for registering four or more attendees. Members and non-members receive a 15% discount off the member and non-member rates respective to the time the group registration is initiated (i.e. Early Bird, Regular or On-Site registration periods). There is one free registration with every 10 paid registrations.
If you want to register for the group pricing, fill out the form here. Please note that online registration is not available for this offer.
Government Government members will receive the applicable government rate for the seminar upon login. If the government rate does not appear after logging in, please call DRI directly at (312) 795-1101 to receive the discounted rate. Invoices can be sent after purchase upon request.

Not a DRI Member? Select the Non-Member Bundle and Save!

^ Not a DRI Member and new to DRI? Take advantage of the Non-Member / Trial Membership Bundle and receive up to 9 months of membership when you register for the seminar. You’ll be able to add this special offer to your cart at check out. Note: Trial membership processing can take up to 30 days from the date of purchase, please contact DRI Customer Service with any questions. Please note renewing members and members with recently lapsed memberships are not eligible for a Non-Member Bundle.

Learn more about membership at DRI and get started on your DRI journey today!

*If your membership recently lapsed, please renew your membership prior to registering to ensure you receive your discounted member rate. If you would like to join DRI to receive the member pricing and see the benefits of becoming a member, click here to go to the Application page.

Networking Events

Premier Networking Event at the XXXXX
Sponsored by: ABC

Date: Wednesday, Month Day from 7:00–10:00 p.m.
Pricing: Free when you register for the seminar (guest tickets $100 each, available at check-out)
Location: XXXXX, Address, City, State

TBD.

Hotel Information

The seminar will take place at Grand Hyatt Atlanta in Buckhead, 3300 Peachtree Road NE, Atlanta, Georgia 30305.
To contact the hotel directly, call 404.237.1234.

A limited number of discounted hotel rooms have been made available at the Grand Hyatt Atlanta in Buckhead. Take advantage of the group rate of $304.00 Single/Double.

Reserve your Room Online

The hotel block is limited, and rooms and rates are available on a first-come, first-served basis. You must make reservations by February 24, 2025, to be eligible for the hotel's group rate. Requests for reservations made after February 24 are subject to room and rate availability.

Full Agenda

*Schedule and Speakers subject to change

Wednesday, March 26, 2025

Time (Eastern) Session
12:00 p.m. Registration
3:00 p.m. Intellectual Property Fly-In Meeting
3:00 p.m. Fundamentals and Refreshers Quick Hits
4:00 p.m. Challenges Facing Commercial Litigators (Roundtable Discussions)
5:30 p.m. First/Second Time Attendees Meet and Greet
6:00 p.m. Networking / Cocktail Hour
7:30 p.m. Dine-Arounds

Join colleagues and friends at selected restaurants for dinner (on your own).

Thursday, March 27, 2025

Time (Eastern) Session
8:30 a.m. Registration & Coffee Service

Get to know the early risers in our group over a cup of coffee.
9:00 a.m. Welcome and Introductions
9:15 a.m. Joint CLE Session with Business and Intellectual Property Litigation
10:15 a.m. Coffee Break
10:30 a.m. Business Litigation CLE
Intellectual Property CLE
11:30 a.m. Business Litigation CLE
Intellectual Property CLE
12:30 p.m. DRI Networking Lunch
2:00 p.m. Business Litigation CLE
Intellectual Property CLE
3:00 p.m. Commercial Litigation Committee Business Meeting (open to all)
3:00 p.m. CLE Tracks or Networking Opportunities

Intellectual Property CLE

Networking Opportunities

Click on "Networking Opportunities" tab below for list and details.
4:00 p.m. Intellectual Property Committee Business Meeting (open to all)
4:30 p.m. Intellectual Property Social Event
5:00 p.m. Adjourn
6:00 p.m. Premier Networking Reception

Join fellow seminar attendees at our Premier Networking Reception. More details to come.
8:00 p.m. Business Torts Dinner
8:00 p.m. Dine-Arounds

Join colleagues and friends at selected restaurants for dinner (on your own).

Friday, March 28, 2025

Time (Eastern) Session
8:30 a.m. Registration and Coffee Service
9:00 a.m. Welcome and Announcements
9:10 a.m. Joint CLE Session with Business and Intellectual Property Litigation
10:10 a.m. Coffee Break
10:25 a.m. Business Litigation CLE

Intellectual Property CLE
11:25 a.m. Business Litigation CLE

Intellectual Property CLE
12:25 p.m. Adjourn

Networking Opportunities

Beer Tasting
Date: Thursday, March 27 from 3:00–4:00 p.m.
Pricing: $85 - can be added when you register for the seminar
Location: Onsite at Grand Hyatt Atlanta in Buckhead

Our beer tasting experience offers a curated selection of four unique brews, each chosen to highlight a different style and flavor profile. Whether you’re a beer enthusiast or just beginning to explore the world of craft beer, this tasting is designed to expand your palate and deepen your appreciation for brewing artistry.

Bourbon Tasting
Date: Thursday, March 27 from 4:00–5:00 p.m.
Pricing: $85 - can be added when you register for the seminar
Location: Onsite at Grand Hyatt Atlanta in Buckhead

Dive into the rich heritage and complexity of bourbon with our exclusive tasting experience. You will sample four distinctive bourbons that showcase the diversity of this iconic American spirit.

CLE Information

Earn up to TBD hours of continuing legal education hours (CLE) from this seminar.

View CLE Credit by State

In some states that charge late CLE submission fees, there will be a $100 late fee to report CLE credits submitted more than 30 days after a seminar/virtual event. Click here for details on CLE late fees.

Thank You to Our Sponsors

DRI's Business and Intellectual Property Litigation Super Conference is proudly supported by:

If you would like to contact DRI about seminar sponsorship opportunities (including pricing) or to reserve a spot, please visit the sponsorship page.

DRI Cares

Blessings in a Backpack

Blessings in a Backpack Who Will Feed the Kids this Weekend?

Please join us in supporting Blessings in a Backpack, an organization that mobilizes communities, individuals, and resources to provide food on the weekends for school-aged children across America who might otherwise go hungry. Seminar attendees will have the opportunity to fill bags of food on the way to the joint networking lunch on XXXXX. Feeding a child before you feed yourself is a wonderful way to support children and families in the XXXXX community.

Donate to Blessings in a Backpack

Additional Resources

If you have any questions or concerns regarding DRI programs, please contact DRI Customer Service at 312.795.1101 or custservice@dri.org.