The Government Investigations & Civil Litigation Institute’s Twelfth Annual Meeting

Troutman Pepper Locke is proud to sponsor the Government Investigations & Civil Litigation Institute’s (GICLI’s) 12th Annual Meeting in Fort Lauderdale, FL. Ryan Strasser will moderate the “Litigating on Their Turf: Strategic Responses to State AG Enforcement” session, and Ghillaine Reid will be a panelist on the “Coordinating the Defense: Corporate and Outside Counsel in Government Investigations” session.

“Litigating on Their Turf: Strategic Responses to State AG Enforcement”

This panel will take a practical look at how jurisdictional doctrines are actually playing out in litigation against State AGs and other state regulatory bodies. Panelists will walk through real world strategies for responding to suits that cannot be removed to federal court, managing or challenging extraterritorial enforcement efforts, and addressing attempts to force parties to litigate in distant or unfavorable forums. The discussion will focus on how defense counsel and AG offices are using tools such as removal, personal jurisdiction challenges, and abstention doctrines in motion practice and litigation, and will offer concrete takeaways for in house and outside counsel facing cross border litigation and subpoena risk in cases brought by state regulators.

“Coordinating the Defense: Corporate and Outside Counsel in Government Investigations”

Government investigations demand close coordination between corporate legal teams and outside counsel, each operating under different mandates, risk tolerances, and measures of success, even as they respond to the same government inquiry. This panel will bring together leaders from industry and law firms to discuss how investigations unfold in practice, from preservation and collection through review, analysis, production, and strategic decision making, and where alignment often breaks down. Panelists will discuss how AI can accelerate analysis of shared data, while maintaining appropriate boundaries. The conversation will explore how to build trust between stakeholders with differing objectives, establish the factual foundation for case strategy, and deliver more efficient, informed results.