Crafting Summary Judgment Motions in Employment Litigation: The Fundamentals

Recording of a 90-minute CLE webinar/teleconference with Q&A


Conducted on Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Recorded event now available


This CLE webinar will provide associates with a review of standards for summary judgment established in the FRCP and how courts apply the standards to particular types of employment lawsuits. The panel will outline best practices for employment law counsel when drafting summary judgment motions.

Description

Because employment cases in federal court are resolved through summary judgment more often than any other stage of litigation, summary judgment motions are one of the most important tools of employment law counsel. A well-drafted motion is critical to its success.

Though the summary judgment standards are established in the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, counsel must understand how courts apply them in various employment law contexts. These standards must be effectively articulated with the relevant facts for the motion to prevail.

Listen as our authoritative panel of employment law attorneys discusses the standards for summary judgment in federal court, how to address the standards clearly when drafting a motion, how to craft an effective statement of facts, and more.

Outline

  1. Rule 56 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and the summary judgment standard
  2. Application of summary judgment standard in various types of employment litigation
  3. Motions for Summary Judgment
  4. Drafting the statement of facts
  5. Drafting the arguments
  6. Discovery and the motion for summary judgment
  7. Tips and Best Practices

Benefits

The panel will review these and other key questions:

  • How should discovery be addressed in a motion for summary judgment?
  • How can counsel effectively use discovery in drafting a motion for summary judgment?
  • What should be included in the statement of facts?

Faculty

William C. Martucci, Partner
Shook Hardy & Bacon, Washington, D.C.

He practices exclusively on behalf of management in connection with national employment litigation and policy matters. He has successfully defended various employment lawsuits and written and lectured extensively on employment law issues throughout the country. He has successfully tried a number of jury cases and has effectively managed a variety of class action cases.

Veenita D. Raj,
Michelman & Robinson, Los Angeles

She specializes in employment litigation and counseling, and represents employers on a broad range of disputes in state and federal court including wage and hour claims, class action claims, sexual harassment, wrongful termination, discrimination, retaliation, trade secret misappropriation, breach of contract and restructure covenants matters.

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Employment & ERISA Advisory Board

Barbara E. Hoey

Partner

Littler Mendelson

Jeffrey Hollingsworth

Partner

Perkins Coie

Marcia Nelson Jackson

Partner

Wick Phillips

Paul J. Kennedy

Shareholder

Littler Mendelson

Laura Foote Reiff

Shareholder

Greenberg Traurig

Eugene Scalia

Partner

Gibson Dunn & Crutcher

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Partner

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