2026 Manufacturing Legal Summit

Join the NAM Legal Center this November for the fifth annual Manufacturing Legal Summit – the preeminent conference for manufacturing lawyers addressing the latest pressing challenges across the legal and regulatory landscape.

  Featured 2026 Topics

Engage and learn through CLE-accredited educational content and unique opportunities to network with manufacturing peers.

• Supply Chains, Tariffs and Trade
• PFAS Regulatory & Litigation Landscape
• Labor & Employment
• Intellectual Property and GenAI
• Ethical Issues Surrounding AI in Legal Practice
• Municipality Litigation and the Trial Bar
• Legal Ops: How to Create a Culture of Compliance
• Manufacturers’ Compliance Toolkit for the Shop Floor
• SCOTUS Update

What to Expect at the Manufacturing Legal Summit: Knowledge. Insights. Relationships.

• Earn CLE credits with educational content focused on the ever-changing landscape for manufacturing lawyers.
• Gain insights from the best and brightest minds from top law firms alongside seasoned in-house counsel sharing practical advice and strategies.
• Hear from speakers offering unique perspectives on law and policy in the Nation’s capital.
• Enjoy unparalleled networking opportunities with colleagues across the industry.

The Legal Summit was engaging and inspiring, with timely information that will help us navigate today’s business challenges.  Kudos to NAM for organizing a great event! “
– Steve Borgsdorf, Senior Legal Counsel, North America, Robert Bosch LLC

Developing Agenda – timing may shift as details are finalized.

Thursday, November 12

7:15 a.m. – Registration Opens 

8:00 a.m. – Breakfast Available 

8:45 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. – Welcome and NAM Litigation Update
Erica Klenicki, Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, Litigation
Carrie McAuliffe, Litigation Counsel

9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. – CLE Session 1 

10:05 a.m. – 11:05 a.m. – CLE Session 2 

11:05 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. – Break 

11:15 a.m. 12:15 p.m. – CLE Session 3 

12:15 p.m. – 1:40 p.m. – Networking Lunch 

1:45 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. – CLE Session 4 

2:50 p.m. – 3:50 p.m. – CLE Session 5 

3:50 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. – Break 

4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. – CLE Session 6 

5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. – Networking Reception with heavy hors d’oeuvres and drinks 

Friday, November 13

Marriott Metro Center, 755 12^th Street NW, Washington, DC

7:45 a.m. – Registration Opens

8:00 a.m. Breakfast Available

8:15 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. – Breakfast Panel

9:05 a.m. – 10:05 a.m. – CLE Session 7

10:05 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. – Break

10:15 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. – CLE Session 8

11:20 a.m. – 12:20 p.m. – CLE Session 9

12:20 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. – Closing Networking Lunch

CLE Credits

We have partnered with a premier CLE accreditation vendor to handle accreditation for the Summit. We estimate our program constituting 9 credit hours, including 1 hour of Ethics credit (in most jurisdictions). We will seek accreditation in any state requested by a registrant. Be sure to take advantage of this great opportunity by filling out the CLE section during your registration.

Marriott Metro Center
775 12th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20005

We’re excited to welcome you to the four-star Marriott at Metro Center. Located in the heart of downtown DC where business, culture, food and the arts intersect to create defining experiences. You will enjoy a completely renovated space with upgraded amenities, new dining experiences, 24 hour newly equipped fitness center and refreshed indoor pool.

Hotel Booking Information

A block of rooms has been reserved at the Marriott Metro Center ($329/night plus taxes and fees). To make reservations, call the Marriott Metro Center at (202) 737-2200 and reference the group code “2026 NAM Legal Summit” for the group rate. 

You can also make reservations online by clicking here. The cut-off date for reservations is Thursday, October 21, 2026, however once the room block is filled (which may be before cut-off) room rate and availability are not guaranteed. 

Registration Fees

The Manufacturing Legal Summit registration is reserved for in-house manufacturing counsel. If your organization is a vendor or law firm, the association would be pleased to discuss a sponsorship package. Please contact Dani Gorman at [email protected] or (733) 243-8314

Member Rate: $749
*Early bird registration rate: $649

Non-Member Rate: $1,049
*Early bird registration rate: $949

*Early bird registration ends September 10, 2026.

This fee covers all Summit sessions, CLE accreditation, receptions and materials for 1 person.

Sending multiple attorneys from the same company? Contact Contact Brenna Walsh for a discounted group rate at [email protected] or at (202) 637-3162.

Cancellation policy: Registration is fully refundable until October 11.

The Manufacturing Legal Summit registration is reserved for in-house manufacturing counsel. If your organization is a vendor or law firm, the association would be pleased to discuss a sponsorship package.

If you are interested in sponsorship opportunities for this exclusive event, please contact Dani Gorman, NAM Director of Strategic Partnerships at [email protected] or (733) 243-8314.

2026 Legal Luminary Sponsors

Ballard Goes Beyond: We provide strategic legal services and business solutions of the highest quality, delivered with uncommon efficiency. With more than 600 lawyers in 15 U.S. offices, we bring industry knowledge augmented by tenacity, initiative, and a drive for results – creating an outsized advantage for clients in litigation, transactions, and regulatory compliance.

CMBG3 is a science-grounded, national trial-ready law firm operating where law, medicine, and science intersect — in industries regulated by the FDA, EPA, ADA, and OSHA. We counsel corporations facing toxic product and environmental risks through litigation, national litigation management, consulting, and compliance. By combining legal mastery, scientific insight, and business instinct, we help our clients anticipate risk, protect continuity, and prevail keeping them three steps ahead.

With hundreds of attorneys in the U.S. and across the globe, Fisher Phillips advises and advocates for employers on some of the most complex and high-profile workplace matters. We leverage our employment experience, tech and thought leadership credentials to keep our clients ready for what’s next. By understanding both their industry and business, we help them adapt faster to a faster-changing world, realize possibilities sooner and more effectively, and stay steps ahead when everything is on the line.

Greenberg Traurig, LLP’s Manufacturing & Supply Chain Industry Group, comprising attorneys from over 20 practice areas, provides thoughtful and strategic advice to clients with manufacturing operations. We adopt a business-focused approach to legal services, equipping manufacturing clients with the ability to effectively navigate unexpected issues, grow their business, and innovate for the future. The team provides industry-specific legal advice aimed at risk reduction, operational efficiency and consistency, and enhancement of profitability and productivity. Recognized as a 2025 BTI “Best of the Best Recommended Law Firm” by general counsel for trust and relationship management, GT has more than 2,850 attorneys across 49 locations in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, Latin America, and Asia, enabling the delivery of innovative and strategic legal services across borders and industries.

Meritas is a global alliance of leading independent law firms dedicated to helping manufacturing clients access top-tier legal expertise anywhere in the U.S. and across the world. Through it’s market-leading member firms, Meritas provides access to 7,500+ lawyers with 190 independent law firms globally and local representation in 108 U.S. markets, empowering you to do business anywhere in the world.

Founded in 1889, Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P. has 19 offices in the United States and London, with more than 500 attorneys serving manufacturing clients in the health, science and technology sectors in areas ranging for product liability defense and commercial litigation to intellectual property prosecution and litigation, environmental and toxic tort, privacy and data security, and public policy.