Join us August 22-24, 2025

MoFo NY office

250 West 55th Street
New York, NY 10019-9601

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

  • Mel Bostwick

    Partner, Orrick

  • Juanita Brooks

    Principal, Fish & Richardson

  • Renee DuBord Brown

    Director of IP, LinkedIn

  • Nicole Clouse

    Vice President and Head of IP, Generate:Biomedicines

  • Daralyn Durie

    Partner, MoFo

  • Saina Shamilov

    Partner, Fenwick & West

  • Peter Socarras

    General Counsel, Nevro

  • James Wiley

    Principal Counsel, Apple

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2024 Agenda

Friday: Dinner for participants and instructors

Saturday: Panel topics by instructors including “What does it mean to be a first chair,” “Lead counsel as a storyteller,” “Structuring effective opening statements,” and “Appellate practice panel,” followed by a reception

Sunday: Mock elevator pitch exercise by participants in front of in-house counsel