2026 Annual Meeting
Lisbon, Portugal
Wednesday, July 29
Diversity and Professional Women’s Forum Committees
More Than Words: The Impact of Tone, Word Choice, and Cultural Communication in Legal Practice
Paper
Drug, Device and Biotechnology, Healthcare, Premises Liability,and Trial Tactics, Practice Sections
Smart Experts, Smarter Challenges: Dealing with Daubert Rule 702 and Your Expert
Paper
Insurance Coverage, Property Insurance,and Professional Liability Sections
Claims Professionals Go to the Movies (Take 1): Is Your Property Coverage Ready for Blockbuster Disasters?
Paper
Civil Rights & Public Entity Liability and Toxic Tort and Environmental Law Sections
Charting the Future of Regulatory Takings, and Municipal Liability in a Changing Climate and a Shifting Legal Landscape
Paper
Plenary The Evolution Imperative: Why Businesses and Lawyers Must Evolve to Survive and Succeed
Paper
Thursday, July 30
Construction Law Section
Lessons Learned to Chart the Future: Building Across Borders
Paper
Insurance Coverage, Property Insurance, and Professional Liability Sections
Lights, Cameras, Liability! Unpacking Liability Coverage One Scene at a Time
Paper
Aviation, International, and Products Liability Sections
Crossing Borders: Winning Strategies for International Discovery
Paper
Data Breach, Privacy and Cyber Insurance and Transportation Sections
Asleep at the Wheel: Assessing Liability and Risk when Technology is in the Driver’s Seat
Paper
Plenary Push it to the Limit: How Far Can Your Expert Ethically Go with AI?
Paper
Plenary When Coverage Meets the Courtroom: Piercing Settlements and Judgments in Covered and Non-covered Claims
Paper
PowerPoint
Friday, July 31
Alternative Dispute Resolution, Employment Practices and Workplace Liability, Intellectual Property, and Life, Health and Disability Sections
Guarding the Crown Jewels: A Trade Secret Survival Guide on Compliance, Litigation Strategies, and Forensic Know-How
Paper
Extra-Contractual Liability Section
Looking to the Future: Addressing Time-Limited Demands in the Age of Nuclear Verdicts and the Role of AI
Paper
Appellate Law and Class Action and Multidistrict Litigation Sections
When You Just Can’t Wait: Interlocutory & Emergency Appeals
Paper
Commercial Litigation and Products Liability Section
Between the Lines: Transferring Risk and Enforcing Indemnity Agreements in Complex Commercial Relationships
Paper
Plenary Big Food Under Fire: The Battle for America’s Health
Paper