Speakers Honorable Sallie KimUnited States Magistrate Judge, United States District Court, N.D. of California
Heidi Swartz
Director and Associate General Counsel, Labor and Employment at Facebook
Evan NadelLitigation Partner at Mintz Levin, San Francisco
ModeratorScott LawsonPennington Lawson LLP
Depositions of corporate representatives under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 30(b)(6) and California Code of Civil Procedure section 2025.230 provide a unique and powerful tool for litigators. Too often, however, this tool is not used effectively and economically. This program will present three different perspectives on the best ways to use, prepare for, and defend corporate depositions—that of the Court, the litigator, and corporate counsel.
Topics• Best practices for noticing, taking and using PMQ depositions
• Selecting and preparing your corporate witness/es
• What does “known or reasonably available” mean?
• Privilege and work-product issues
• Use of the PMK deposition at trial