The most highly attended event legal event for federal practice in the state, the Bench and Bar will feature an array of federal judges and distinguished speakers on litigation best practices and evolving judicial practices. Emily DiBenedetto is working on a four person team to prepare this conference.

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After enacting improved accounting systems and spearheading new record-keeping measures as the FBA’s Treasurer, Emily DiBenedetto has been promoted to the role of Vice President of the Delaware Chapter of the FBA.

Quoted from IAM: Shaw Keller is a very strong and agile premier litigation boutique. The lawyers are excellent, highly sophisticated, efficient and dispense sound advice. The team are always well prepared and deftly predict how Delaware judges will respond to proposed motions or arguments.” John Shaw and Karen Keller are the stars of the show here: “John is a fantastic lawyer and a wonderful ally to have during trial. He stays calm under pressure and has an excellent substant

Shaw Keller hosts several dozen practitioners for a live training session to polish professional presence, become more effective communicators, improve client relations and more. Karen Keller, Emily DiBenedetto and Ginnie Lynch connect with their local colleagues.

Emily DiBenedetto connected with leaders from other districts and judges from across the nation to discuss federal practice and the lobbying efforts surrounding the JUDGES Act.

Andrew has participated in AI-related groups and on panels at the Sedona conference since 2018.

At Shaw Keller, our families keep us grounded, especially our pets. Our litigators do not shrink from conflict, but our holiday card shows our softer side outside the courtroom.

Nate gave a presentation on the legal dangers of presenting papers at scientific conferences at the annual meeting of the American Chemical Society

Andrew moderated a session entitled "Copyright policy and law in the age of AI."

Emily DiBenedetto summarized ChIPs Global Summit’s opening keynote, “Leading Innovation for All,” capturing comments from Katherine Minarik (Coinbase), Shira Perlmutter (U.S. Copyright Office), Rena Lee (IPOS), and Kathy Vidal (USPTO), and suggesting additional metrics needed to analyze women’s practical contributions to the IP space. (https://chipsnetwork.org/2023/11/27/chips-global-summit-shows-women-are-making-a-difference/)

Shaw Keller's holiday card highlights the historical significance of the firm's historic building on 1105 N. Market Street (portrayed at top right). Our building was designed by I.M. Pei, famous for designing structures all over the world (including the glass pyramid at the entrance of the Louvre in Paris).

The ChIPs Nextgen, the focus is on women in the IP space with under 10 years of experience. In addition to technical discussions about the practice of law, the conference highlighted wisdom of older practitioners for the betterment of younger lawyers, including: "Be difficult to offend. Do you realize how powerful you are when you don't react?";"I built something that would solve my own problem."; "Certainty is the biggest concern for in-house counsel. While you're experienci

In a multi-prong approach, the Institute of Justice combined legislative efforts with litigation to give hundreds of Pennsylvania small business owners the chance to practice African hair braiding free of illogical and overly burdensome restrictions. Shaw Keller’s litigation team prepared a constitutional challenge for trial in the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania.

After a long hiatus due to the pandemic, the Delaware Chapter of the Federal Bar Association hosted the 2023 Bench & Bar in-person. Hundreds of attendees, including nationwide litigators and judges, were in attendance.

Emily DiBenedetto compared recent changes in legislation that might enable decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs), a new form of LLC.

Emily DiBenedetto joins the Federal Bar Association's Delaware Chapter executive board as Treasurer.

Nate Hoeschen and Emily DiBenedetto attend Chicago's interviewing fair in search of new associates to join Shaw Keller's Summer Program.

Ginnie Lynch returns after her summer associateship in 2023 to work full time as a first year associate at Shaw Keller.