4th Annual COSAL Leadership & Diversity Summit
COSAL gathered in San Francisco for the 4th Annual Leadership & Diversity Summit. Nearly 60 COSAL members attended the Summit at the Avalon Ballroom. This year’s Summit was sponsored by JND, McClave & Associates, and RebuttalPR.
The COSAL Diversity Summit invites leaders and emerging leaders of the plaintiffs’ antitrust bar to work together to enhance antitrust enforcement by amplifying the voices and power of attorneys from diverse backgrounds in the profession. The Summit provides an opportunity for historically underrepresented antitrust attorneys to further develop best practices and strategies in enforcement, to discuss current challenges in the practice and to identify solutions in an intimate, collaborative environment.
Invitations were limited to women, attorneys of color, members of the LGBTQIA+ community, and other underrepresented members of the plaintiffs’ antitrust bar. Thank you to all of our speakers and moderators.
AGENDA
9:00 AM “Connections” Networking Breakfast
10:00 AM Opening Remarks
COSAL Executive Director Pamela Gilbert, Partner, Cuneo, Gilbert & LaDuca
COSAL President Greg Asciolla, Partner, DiCello Levitt LLP
10:15 AM Leadership Opportunities Throughout the Litigation Lifecycle
Katie Gommel, Vice President, RebuttalPR
Moderator: Anjalee M. Behti, Senior Associate, Zelle LLP
Panelists:
June Pineda Hoidal, Managing Partner, Zimmerman | Reed
Caitlin Keiper, Associate, Robins Kaplan LLP
Taylor Hollinger, Associate, Berger Montague
Samia Young, Director-Business Development, JND Legal Administration
11:45 AM Public-Private Partnerships in Antitrust Enforcement
Moderator: Kyla Gibboney, Associate, Berger Montague
Panelists:
Paula Blizzard, Senior Assistant Attorney General for Antitrust, California Attorney General’s Office
Tom Dahdouh, Former Attorney Advisor, Federal Trade Commission
Karin Swope, Partner, Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy, LLP
2:00 PM Finding and Becoming Allies: Mentorship , Sponsorship, and Beyond
Introduction: Jodie M. Newman, COO, McClave + Associates
Moderator: Cathy Smith, Managing Partner, Gustafson Gluek PLLC
Panelists:
Alexandra S. Bernay, Partner, Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP
Rudhir Krishtel, Krishtel Coaching
Bonnie Lau, Partner, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
Yaman Salahi, Partner, Salahi PC
3:15 PM A Conversation About DEI in 2025: Where Do We Go from Here?
Moderator: Rachel Sommer, Associate, Fine, Kaplan & Black
Keynote Speaker: Sharon McGowan, CEO, Public Justice
4:30 PM Cocktail Reception Sponsored by JND Legal Administration
