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Blank Rome partner <a href="/people/christina-manfredi-mckinley/" type="poa_person" id="18673">Christina Manfredi McKinley</a> will serve as a panelist at the Allegheny County Bar Association’s (“ACBA”) <a href="https://www.acbabenchbar.com/">Bench-Bar Conference</a>, being held in Seven Springs, Pennsylvania, June 18 through 20, 2026.

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Christina’s session, “Federal Rules Update: New Developments and Emerging Issues Regarding the Changing Rules Governing Federal Court Practice and Procedure,” will take place on Friday, June 19, at 3:45 p.m.

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A panel of experienced federal court practitioners with diverse practice experiences will discuss some of the most impactful recently adopted or proposed forthcoming federal rule changes to the Federal Rules of Civil and Criminal Procedure, and to the local rules of practice in the Western District of Pennsylvania, on key topics of relevance to every federal court practitioner.&nbsp;Panelists will also discuss some developing case law at the intersection of federal rule changes and new and emerging technology, including how some of the most impactful 2015 amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure regarding the scope of permissible discovery and preservation of ESI are faring ten years in, and are being applied and interpreted in the face of the challenges of new and emerging technology (including artificial intelligence).&nbsp;Finally, the panel will touch on some relevant differences in federal and state court practice on these topics, and issues to watch going forward.

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John A. Schwab, John A. Schwab Attorney at Law LLC

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For more information and to register, please visit the <a href="https://www.acbabenchbar.com/">event website</a>.

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