Join us August 22-24, 2025

Dechert NY office

Three Bryant Park, 1095 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY, 10036-6797

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

  • Danielle Coleman

    Senior Director & Associate GC of Global Litigation, VMware

  • Daralyn Durie

    Partner, MoFo

  • Katherine Helm

    Partner, Dechert

  • Saina Shamilov

    Partner, Fenwick & West

  • Peter Socarras

    General Counsel, Nevro

register

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