2026

Winter Deals Conference

February 6-7
Canyons Resort - Park City, Utah

Schedule-at-a-Glance

Thursday, February 5th

7:00 PM
Informal Dinner | Bear Ballroom at Westgate

Friday, February 6th

7:15 AM
Breakfast served
8:00 AM
Paper Panels I
9:30 AM
Break
9:45 AM
Paper Panels II
5:00 PM
Spotlight Papers

Fact, Opinion, and the Function of Securities Law” by Adam Badawi (UC Berkeley Law School)

Commentators: Urska Velikonja (Georgetown Law School) and Eric Talley (Columbia Law School)

Moderator: Gladriel Shobe (BYU Law School)

“Private Equity, Public Capital, and Litigation Risk” by William Magnuson (Texas A&M Law School)

Commentators: Lauren Hunt (Analysis Group) and Elisabeth de Fontenay (Duke Law School)

Moderator: Will Clayton (BYU Law School)

6:10 PM
Keynote Panel with Justice Karen Valihura

Justice Karen L. Valihura (Delaware Supreme Court)

Dan Iqbal (Wilson Sonsini)

Matthew Davis (Potter Anderson)

Moderator: Gordon Smith (BYU Law School)

7:15 PM
Dinner

Saturday, February 7th

7:30 AM
Breakfast served
8:15 AM
Paper Panels III
9:45 AM
Break
10:00 AM
Paper Panels IV