Strategies in Depositions of Corporate Representatives-Taking and Defending

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Strategies in Depositions of Corporate Representatives-Taking and Defending

Originally Presented on Wednesday, August 28, 2024.

Taking and defending the depositions of corporate designees can be challenging. When taking, you can utilize strategies to engage opposing counsel before the deposition, as required in federal court. This is particularly helpful in depositions with third parties. In defending depositions, the deponent has been educated on how to testify, and that education may be discoverable. So may the method by which documents were assembled in response to the deposition notice. This CLE presentation will prepare business litigators to depose corporate representatives. Panelists address effectively questioning the corporate representative, dealing with difficult representatives, and raising and defending objections.

Attend this program to learn best practices and strategies for taking and defending depositions of corporate representatives.

Panelists:
Hon. James T. Giles (Ret.)
Frm. Chief Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of PA
Senior Counsel, Business Litigation
Blank Rome LLP

Tobi L. Millrood, Esq.
Partner; Chair, Mass Tort Department
Kline and Specter

Craig R. Tractenberg, Esq.
Co-Chair, Franchise & Distribution Practice Group
Co-Chair, International Arbitration Practice Group
Fox Rothschild, LLP

Introduction:
Harris J. Chernow, Esq.
Partner; Chair, Franchise & Distribution Practice Group
Reger Rizzo Darnall
Chair, Business Law Section, Philadelphia Bar Association

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