Why Delaware?
Expedited Dispute Resolution for Complex Commercial Disputes
Friday, October 17, 2025
Riverfront Events

Agenda:
*the noted speakers are confirmed; agenda will be updated as additional panelists are confirmed.

11:15 am  Check In

11:30 am – 12:10 pm  Lunch/Registration

12:10 pm – 12:15 pm  Introduction by Hon. Andrea Rocanelli (Ret.)

12:15 pm -1:15 pm  WHY DELAWARE? Discussion regarding recent updates to Delaware General Corporate Law and interplay of DGCL with predictability of judicial decisions (1.0 CLE hours)

Moderator: Michael W. McDermott, Esq.
Panel: Hon. Abigail LeGrow, Hon. Kathaleen McCormick; Hon. Eric Davis; Hon. Charuni Patibanda-Sanchez; Hon. Paul Fioravanti

1:15 pm – 2:15 pm  Considerations for drafting contracts with dispute resolution Delaware: fee shifting; forum selection; CCLD, mediation, arbitration; DRAA (1.0 CLE hours)

Moderator: Hon. Sam Glasscock III (Ret.)
Panel: Mark Kurtz or Jake Crosetto (RLF); Bill O’Neill (Winston/Chicago); Tarik Haskins (MNAT)

2:15 pm – 2:30 pm Break

2:30 pm -3:30 pm   DRAA: expedited arbitration proceedings (1.0 CLE Hours)

Moderator: Hon. Mary M. Johnston (Ret.)
Panel: Hon. Sam Glasscock III (Ret.), Hon. Andre Bouchard (Ret.), Hon. Joseph Slights (Ret.), Tom Allingham

3:30 pm-4:30 pm  Professionalism and Ethics: Leveraging relationship counsel and Delaware litigation counsel for effective mediation (1.0 ethics)

Moderator: Hon. David A. White (Ret.)
Panel: Kevin Shannon (Potter); Barr Flinn (YCST); Lauren Neal (MNAT); Thomas A. Uebler (McCollum D’Emilio)

4:30 pm-4:45 pm  Break

4:45 pm -5:45 pm  Professionalism and Ethics: Best practices for expedited litigation In Supreme Court, Court of Chancery, CCLD (1.0 Ethics)

Moderator: Hon.Andrea Rocanelli (Ret.)
Panel: Hon. Chris Griffiths; Hon. Meghan Adams; Hon. Selena Molina

5:45 pm – 7:00 pm Reception Hosted by Delaware ADR, LLC

This seminar offers 5.0 substantive and 2.0 ethics credits to Delaware and Pennsylvania Attorneys.

Locations available are Wilmington, Live stream option in Georgetown and Seaford.

 * Advertised price is for the standard member rate.

OUT OF STATE CLE CREDIT INFO

Those attendees who wish to receive CLE credit, other than from Delaware or Pennsylvania, should contact their individual State’s CLE Commission for credit. The Delaware State Bar Association can provide you with the agenda (included in the Materials sent with your registration confirmation) and a Certificate of Attendance (upon completion of the webinar), which should meet the requirements of compliance.