As we wrap up another year, it’s time to look ahead to the one event that always gets our eminent domain blood pumping: the annual ALI-CLE Eminent Domain and Land Valuation Litigation Conference. Details, including faculty list, a complete agenda, and registration information is posted here.

Now in its 43rd year, this flagship gathering remains the undisputed national hub for practitioners, academics, appraisers, and anyone else who lives and breathes property rights law. Mark your calendars for January 22-24, 2026, when we’ll convene at the JW Marriott Plant Riverside District in Savannah, Georgia. Think historic charm meets Southern hospitality, with moss-draped oaks, riverfront vibes, and enough ghost tours to inspire a dozen inverse condemnation hypotheticals. (For those of you who prefer pixels to palm trees, a live webcast option is available.)

What makes this conference indispensable? For starters, it’s the place to reconnect and talk shop with the sharpest minds in eminent domain and property law. Whether you’re on the owner’s side, or agency-side counsel, or an appraiser, the programming is customizable and multi-track: 30+ programs tackling everything from relocation benefits to regulatory takings, valuation, and courtroom techniques. With 40+ speakers from across the country, you’ll get perspectives that no webinar or local CLE program can match.

Here’s a partial list:

  • Eminent Domain National Law Update
  • Making Your Record: New Strategies in Public Use Challenges
  • Timing of 1033 Elections: Minimizing Tax Liability After Condemnation
  • Market Evidence or Mere Talk? The Admissibility Contracts, Offers, and Listings in Eminent Domain Cases
  • Bad to Worse: Dealing with Condemnations That Exacerbate Preexisting Conditions
  • Up in Smoke: Eminent Domain and Takings Issues in Cannabis Properties
  • US v. Twelve Extraterrestrial Spacecraft, More or Less: How Condemnation Might Work if the Senate’s UFO Amendment Were Passed 
  • Gimme Shelter? Eminent Domain at the Crossroads of Affordable Housing
  • Forging Ethics in the Fire: Lessons From the Ranch and Courtroom
  • Text, History, and Tradition: How Does the Supreme Court Treat Property?
  • Barron v. Baltimore (1833): How the U.S. Supreme Court’s First Major Takings Case Diminished the Bill of Rights

Full details here.

For those who have not attended a past conference, or are new to an eminent domain practice, you are especially welcome: we pride ourselves on being a welcoming and collegial conference, and the “Condemnation 101” track on Thursday is designed as a crash-course in the fundamentals. Perfect for the lawyer new to the property bar, or the old hand seeking a refresher.

So dust off that briefcase, rally your team, and join us in Savannah. See you there—where the conversation is as rich as the low country cuisine, and the insights are worth their weight in gold (or at least fair market value).