Rule 30(b)(6) Depositions in Class Action Litigation: Deposing or Defending Corporate Witnesses, Amended Rule 30
Recording of a 90-minute CLE video webinar with Q&A
This CLE course will prepare class action counsel to depose or defend corporate representatives under recently amended FRCP 30(b)(6). The webinar will discuss best practices for plaintiffs to meet the 30(b)(6) "meet and confer" requirements, notice requirements, effectively question the corporate representative, deal with difficult representatives, and defend objections. The program will discuss how defendants can effectively respond to a Rule 30(b)(6) deposition notice and select and prepare witnesses for the deposition.
Outline
- Plaintiff perspectives
- When to take a Rule 30(b)(6) deposition
- Notice requirements under Rule 30(b)(6)
- Preparing for the deposition
- Questioning the corporate representative
- Raising and defending objections
- Dealing with evasive or difficult corporate representatives
- Understanding the party's obligations in designationing witnesses
- Effects of amended Rule 30(b)(6)
- Defense perspectives
- Responding to the deposition notice
- Selecting the 30(b)(6) witness
- Preparing for the deposition
- Problem areas
- When to take a Rule 30(b)(6) deposition of the plaintiff
- Effects of amended Rule 30(b)(6)
Benefits
The panel will review these and other key issues:
- What are some best practices for crafting a deposition notice that adequately identifies the scope of the 30(b)(6) deposition?
- What is the best way to employ the "meet and confer" requirement?
- How should counsel respond when the corporate defendant designates an inappropriate deponent?
- What strategies are effective when questioning the corporate representative and raising and defending objections during the deposition?
- How should defense counsel respond to a Rule 30(b)(6) deposition notice that appears to be vague, overbroad, or seeks privileged information?
- What are the particular dangers of designating a lawyer, or someone else with extensive privileged information, as a 30(b)(6) witness?
Faculty

Keith J. Keogh
Founder
Keogh Law
Mr. Keogh has represented class members before the Seventh Circuit and the First District of Illinois for over a... | Read More
Mr. Keogh has represented class members before the Seventh Circuit and the First District of Illinois for over a decade, and has been named a SuperLawyers Rising Star from 2008 through 2012. He is also a frequent speaker on TCPA and other legal topics.
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Jennifer Hurley McGay
Partner
Lewis Johs Avallone Aviles
Ms. Hurley McGay litigates a wide range of complex matters in both state and federal trial and appellate courts,... | Read More
Ms. Hurley McGay litigates a wide range of complex matters in both state and federal trial and appellate courts, including more than 15 years of experience defending federal and state securities law claims, as well as experience litigating bankruptcy and a variety of common law claims. Her practice includes litigation involving structured products, such as CDOs, asset-backed securities and swaps
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