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2025 Bench & Bar Agenda

Below is the current Proposed Agenda for the 2025 Bench & Bar Conference

(Please note that the agenda is subject to change)

• Conference Information is available here.
• Registration is available here.
PDF version of Conference Agenda (updated September 8, 2025)

Thursday, September 25

8:30 am – 9:15 amRegistration & Breakfast
9:15 am – 9:30 amIntroduction & Welcome Remarks
9:30 am – 11:00 amPLENARY SESSION 1
  In-house Counsel Perspectives
11:00 am – 11:15 amNetworking Break
11:15 am – 12:45 pmPLENARY SESSION 2
  District of Delaware Judges’ Roundtable
12:45 pm – 2:15 pmLunch
  From the Bench: An Interview with Judge William Bryson
2:15 pm – 3:30 pmBREAK-OUT SESSION 1
  IP: Damages in Patent Cases
  Criminal: The First Step Act – Primer & Panel Discussion
  Bankruptcy: Independent Investigations & the Sale of Estate Causes of Action
6:30 pm – 9:30 pmCocktails & Dinner – Longwood Gardens Conservatory

 

Friday, September 26

8:30 am – 9:00 amRegistration & Breakfast
9:00 am – 9:30 amFireside Chat with Senator Chris Coons
9:30 am – 10:30 amPLENARY SESSION 3
  Appellate Best Practices
10:30 am – 10:45 amNetworking Break
10:45 am – 11:45 pmBREAK-OUT SESSION 2
  IP: Trade Secret Litigation Under the DTSA
  Criminal: Third Circuit Criminal Cases – Year in Review
  Bankruptcy: Roundtable Discussion on Recent Retention Decisions
11:45 pm – 12:00 pmNetworking Break
12:00 pm – 1:00 pmBREAK-OUT SESSION 3
  IP: ANDA Litigation – Current Trends and Outlook
  Criminal: Changes and Updates to U.S. Sentencing Guidelines
  Bankruptcy: Roundtable Discussion on Post-Purdue Topics
1:00 pm – 2:15 pmLunch
2:15 pm – 3:15 pmPLENARY SESSION 4
  Discovery Best Practices
3:15 pmClosing Remarks