“It was a fantastic experience - probably the best professional conference I’ve attended.”
Join us August 21-22, 2026
Fenwick
801 California St
Mountain View, CA 94041
Objective
Through training and promoting summit graduates, and through media and law firm outreach, LCS seeks to achieve its initial goal of having 25% of each graduating class serve in lead counsel roles in significant litigations or appeals within two years of graduation.
Key Faculty
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Juanita Brooks
Principal (Retired), Fish & Richardson
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Renee DuBord Brown
Director of IP, LinkedIn
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Danielle Coleman
Senior Director & Associate GC, Global Litigation, VMware
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Daralyn Durie
Partner, MoFo
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Ching-Lee Fukuda
Partner, Sidley
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Kassie Helm
Partner, Dechert
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Rachael Lamkin
Partner, Baker Botts
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Bita Rahebi
Partner, MoFo
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Saina Shamilov
Partner, Fenwick
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Sarita Venkat
SVP, Corporate Legal Affairs, Cisco
2026 Agenda Sneak Peek
Friday, August 21: Panel topics include “What Does It Mean to be a First Chair,” “Law Firm Politics,” and “How to Respond to an RFP”; mock pitch session; followed by dinner
Saturday, August 22: Panel topic on “Storytelling and Building a Case”; workshops on leadership and presentation skills; speaker panel from LCS graduates