April 17, 2012 ATLAS Inaugural Conference -- Atlanta, Georgia

1. BRIDGING THE DIVIDE:Litigation in civil law jurisdictions,common law jurisdictions and the United States, and how the IBA Rules strike a compromise April 17, 2012 ATLAS Inaugural Conference -- Atlanta, Georgia Meghan H. Magruder -- King & Spalding LLP

2. General Theories * Common law systems include the United States, England, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, India, Israel, Singapore, Hong Kong, and Bermuda. Practices can differ widely across countries. Therefore, for ease of reference, this material refers to three exemplar countries when discussing common law jurisdictions: England, Canada and Australia.

3. The Pleadings

4. The Pleadings (cont’d)

5. Disclosure/Discovery: General theories

6. Disclosure/Discovery: Documents held by adversary party

7. Disclosure/Discovery: Documents held by adversary party (cont’d)

8. Disclosure/Discovery: Documents held by adversary party (cont’d)

9. Disclosure/Discovery: Form of Pre-trial Disclosures

10. Disclosure/Discovery: Form of Pre-trial Disclosures (cont’d)

11. Disclosure/Discovery: Form of Pre-trial Disclosures (cont’d)

12. Disclosure/Discovery: Privilege

13. Disclosure/Discovery: Privilege (cont’d)

14. Witness Testimony: Fact witnesses

15. Witness Testimony: Fact witnesses (cont’d)

16. Witness Testimony: Expert witnesses

17. Witness Testimony: Expert witnesses (cont’d)

18. Presentation of Legal Argument

19. Presentation of Legal Argument(cont’d)

20. Presentation of Legal Argument(cont’d)