Description:
Commercial Division justices and practitioners will review and update practice and procedure in the Supreme Court's Commercial Division. The program will cover best practices, recent rule changes and proposals, and noteworthy decisions rendered by the Commercial and Appellate Divisions, including on discovery, motions to dismiss, and summary judgment. There will also be an update on the awarding of sanctions and attorneys' fees by Commercial Division justices. 

Areas of Discussion: 

• Getting Your Case into the Commercial Division; Pre-Answer Motions 
• Initial Scheduling Conference; Discovery Rules and Disputes; Confidentiality Orders and 
Sealing; Sanctions 
• ESI from Non-Parties; Expert Discovery; Privilege Logs 
• Accelerated Adjudication; Best practices for Summary Judgment and Trial Preparation 

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CLE Credit:
New York: 3.0 Skills
New Jersey:  3.0 General
California: 3.4 General
Pennsylvania: 2.5 General

Program Fee
$229 for Members | $329 for Nonmembers
Members who are Law Students, Recent Law Graduates, Newly Admitted Lawyers (admitted for the first time in any state or country 2021-2023), In-House/Corporate Counsel, Judges, and attorneys who practice within the Government, Academic or Not-for-Profit sectors attend this program for free.

For New York Attorneys: Newly admitted attorneys (those admitted to the New York State Bar for two years or less) may participate in Skills CLE courses in  live, nontraditional formats, where questions are allowed during the program (through June 30, 2023 per recent guidance of the CLE Board – for more information, click here).  


Program Chair:
Robert A. O’Hare Jr. , O'Hare Parnagian LLP

Sponsoring Association Committees:
Litigation, Seth D. Allen, Chair 
State Courts of Superior Jurisdiction,  Amy D. Carlin, Chair

Information about our Financial Aid Policy and Application can be found here.