Serving. Watch booktv this weekend on cspan2. I am very delighted to welcome you to our event today. Its on the conservative case for class actions a book written by professor fitzpatrick that galvanized this debate. We have three outstanding speakers, panelist i should say. Our first is the head of the class action practice here at gibson, dunn crutcher. Is litigated and defended countless class actions including over 20 dismissals of class action cases. You may have a sense of where his position is on that. He is a graduate of georgetown, undergraduate, and University Virginia law school where he was on the long review, and is alo the author of the chapter in the popular guide series on so please welcome christopher chorba. [applause] our next panelist is the profession selfie wrote the book. He is a graduate of notre dame where he was runnerup valedictorian, but he made up for that when he went to Harvard Law School and one the diploma. [inaudible] a lot easier, a lot easier. And he
Want to book this week and every weekend here on cspan2. I am very delighted to welcome you to our event today but is on the conservative case for class actions, a book written by professor fitzpatrick that galvanize this debate. We got three outstanding speakers, panelists, i should say. Our first is the head of the class action practice, he has litigated and defended countless class actions including over 20 dismissals of class action cases. You may have a sense for his position on match. He is a graduate of georgetown, undergraduate and university of Virginia Law School which he was on the law review and he is also the author of a chapter in the popular guided series on [inaudible] so please welcome christopher. [applause] our next panelist is the professor himself who wrote the book, he is a graduate of notre dame where he is a runner up valedictorian but he did offer that when he went to Harvard Law School in one the diploma for being the top student to graduate in his class. He i
Historian, author, and tour garrett peck. Tool hasrance related been featured on cspan, book tv, and a program with henry rollins. He was featured on a documentary history channel. He is the author of 11 books including prohibition in washington, d. C. how dry we werent. Prohibition was a before we get started i want to invite all of you to join us in the lobby following the presentation to enjoy a sample cocktailibition era courtesy of sounding spirits gin. Ding spirits garrettet me introduce peck. [applause] peck thank you, everyone for joining me at our wake, our try wake. We will commemorate we are not going to celebrate this. Adventure tonight we will have a chance to celebrate with a french 75 cocktail in the lobby. I appreciate everyone coming year, and as well for cspan2 come out and film asir for the national audience. Thank you so much. This is a rather triggering image, especially for a year drinker like myself. They are pouring beer into the sewer its a tragic. When i cover
Popular runner guide series on 17 200 claims and constitutional law claims please welcome christopher torok. Our next panelist is the professor himself wrote the book, he is a graduate of notre dame where the was a runnerup valedictorian but the made up for that when he went to Harvard Law School and won the diploma for being top student to graduate in his class. He is, its a lot easier. A lot easier. And he has been a lawyer and a professor including back at harvard for a while, hes currently at vanderbilt and hes the author of this book. It makes a compelling case for the class action mechanism and we will hear from him and our moderator today is the judge of the ninth circuit. He is a graduate of, a korean immigrant i should start with came to this country and graduated from Ivy League Cornell and then also harvard lawschool. His classmates, magna cum laude and works at block tell, works at the associate white House Counsel i believe in a special counsel to the Judiciary Committee a
Series 17 to 200 claims please welcome christopher. [applause] our next panelist is the professor himself who wrote the book he is a graduate of notre dame where hes a runnerup valedictorian. But he made up for that when he went to Harvard Law School and won the fay diploma for being top student to graduate in his class. a its a lot easier. Hes been a lawyer and professor including back at harvard for a while. Currently at vanderbilt and the author of this book makes a compelling case as to the classaction mechanism and will hear more from him in a bit. Our moderator today is judge on the night circuit, he is a graduate, a korean immigrant to start with and came to this country and graduated from i believe cornell and also Harvard Law School. Round of applause for judge kenneth lee. [applause] thank you for the introductions. I think we will have a great debate here. We have two experts on class actions. Little bit of format, i will give professor fitzpatrick the floor and let him spea