S. Douglas Bunch, a partner in our Securities Litigation & Investor Protection practice, has been invited to speak to William & Mary Law students on pursuing a plaintiff’s practice on November 15, 2023 at 12:50 p.m.

Mr. Bunch (’06) joins a panel of other plaintiffs lawyers and William & Mary Law School alumni.

In addition to having a distinguished career as a securities litigator, Mr. Bunch has also had the unique honor of being appointed by President Joseph R. Biden as Public Delegate of the United States to the United Nations.

The lunch hour panel discussion is hosted by William & Mary Law’s Plaintiffs’ Law Society and the Office of Career Services.

Register and learn more about William & Mary Law School and Office of Career Services.

Michelle C. Yau, chair of Cohen Milstein’s Employee Benefits/ERISA practice, has been invited to speak at Practising Law Institute’s annual 2023 ERISA: The Evolving World, a CLE program, accessible online and in person on July 31 – August 1.

Michelle joins leading ERISA attorneys who will discuss a broad array of topics, including regulatory updates, evolving trends in the offering of investment products and services, opportunities and challenges in implementing new Department of Labor exemptions, trends in asset management, updates on ERISA litigation and plan governance as well as issues relating to corporate transactions and health and welfare plans.

Who Should Attend

This program is appropriate for attorneys, human resources practitioners, and other professionals who work in the areas of employee benefits and retirement plan services.

Register and learn more on Practising Law Institute.

Sharon Robertson has been invited to speak at the 50th Anniversary Milton Handler Lecture on Antitrust at the New York City Bar Association on Thursday, May 25, 2023 at 6:30 p.m.

Program Description:

This year’s Handler Lecture will be given by Timothy Wu, Julius Silver Professor of Law, Science and Technology at Columbia Law School, and recent Special Assistant to the President for Technology and Competition Policy.  Prof. Wu will speak on: “A New Era: The Biden Administration’s Antitrust Policy.”  His remarks will be followed by questions presented by a Panel of prominent antitrust attorneys

Keynote Speaker: 

  • Timothy Wu, Julius Silver Professor of Law, Science and Technology, Columbia Law School

Panel:

  • Debbie Feinstein, Head of Global Antitrust, Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer, LLP
  • Kellie Lerner, Co-Chair, Antitrust Practice Group, Robins, Kaplan, LLP
  • Sharon Robertson, Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll, PLLC
  • Ian Conner, Latham & Watkins, LLP

Moderator:

  • Daniel Francis, Asst. Professor of Law, NYU School of Law

Learn more about the program on the New York Bar Association website.

Tel Aviv, Israel

Ms. Fryszman’s panel topic was The Long Arm of the Law: Extra-Territorial Application of Labor and Employment Law:
 
Multinational employers and unions face particular challenges in reconciling the dictates of labor and employment laws across borders. In this program, speakers will consider case studies including professional sports leagues in North America and also in the airline industry, where Homeland Security regulations impact all who fly into the United States. The panelists also will review implications of decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court including Spector v. Norwegian Cruise Line Ltd. and Daimler AG v. Baumanand their effect on human rights. Our panel will discuss these cases as well as the broader principles of extra-territorial application of law with particular emphasis on the role of arbitration and cross-border enforcement.

Carol V. Gilden, a partner in our Securities Litigation & Investor Protection practice is invited to speak at the Loyola University Chicago School of Law’s Center for Business Law program: “Financial Regulators Under Siege.”

Ms. Gilden’s panel discussion, “The View from the Litigation Trenches,” assess the performance of the U.S. regulatory system and securities laws from a litigators perspective, given the unprecedented challenges of the COVID-led global lockdown, the influx of unregulated cryptocurrency and Special Purpose Acquisition Companies, and recent bank failures. They will discuss these matters and more, particularly as it relates to investor protections and litigation.

Visit Loyola University of Chicago for registration and more information on this CLE program.

Daniel McCuaig, a partner in Cohen Milstein’s Antitrust practice, has been invited to participate in a mock trial addressing price-fixing and bid-rigging at the 71st Antitrust Law ABA Spring Meeting on March 30, 2023 at 1:30 p.m. EST at the Marriott Marquis in Washington, D.C.

Come watch as two distinguished trial teams tackle some of the challenging fact issues raised in recent, high-profile cases – from poultry to healthcare – and watch how a jury responds to them and the economics on which they turn.

SESSION CHAIR/MODERATOR William M. KATZ, Holland & Knight LLP, Dallas, TX

SPEAKERS

  • Hon. James DONATO, U.S. District Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, San Francisco, CA
  • Divya MATHUR, Analysis Group, Chicago, IL
  • Daniel MCCUAIG, Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll, Washington, DC
  • Veronica S. MOYE, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Dallas, TX
  • Anna T. PLETCHER, O’Melveny & Myers LLP, San Francisco, CA
  • Subbu RAMANARAYAN, NERA Economic Consulting, Washington, DC
  • James WEINGARTEN, Deputy Chief Trial Counsel, Federal Trade Commission, Washington, DC

Kai Richter will speak on the panel “401(k) Plan Fiduciary Fundamentals,” part of the Practising Law Institute (PLI) program ERISA Fiduciary Investment Basics 2023, on March 23. The panel will discuss key definitions and fiduciary concepts that apply to defined contribution plans for where participants direct investment of their accounts.

The one-day course employs presentations and case studies to provide an overview of ERISA fiduciary law. The 2023 program will focus on principles that apply when investing plan assets.

Visit the ERISA fiduciary Investment Basics 2023 course page to learn more and to register for the program.

Leslie Kroeger will speak on the panel “Hot Topics in Class Actions” and Laura Posner will speak on the panel “Securities Class Actions” on March 1 during the Epiq Mass and Class Summit 2023 in Ft. Lauderdale, FL.

The three-day summit includes court appointed neutrals, judges and some of the best plaintiff and defense attorneys who specialize in mass tort and class action issues.

Carol V. Gilden has been invited to speak at the Institute for Law and Economic Policy 29th Annual Symposium at the Fairmont Grand Del Mar in San Diego, CA on January 27 at 9:00 a.m.

Ms. Gilden’s panel, “Entrapment of the Little Guy: Resisting the Erosion of Investor, Employee and Consumer Protections (Mass Arbitration, Bylaw Private Ordering and Federal/State Jurisdiction Issues)” will address, among other things, investor protection issues.

Learn more about the ILEP 29th Annual Symposium on Investor Protections.

Christine Webber will participate in the panel discussion “Using Artificial Intelligence in Hiring and Recruiting: The Future is Here” during the ABA’s 16th Annual Section of Labor & Employment Law Conference which will be held will be held on November 11, 2022 at 2:15 p.m. EST at the Marriott Marquis in Washington, DC.

Employers are increasingly seeking to leverage technology that will allow them to access broader and deeper talent pools, aggregate and assess data about applicants and employees from various sources, and make better hiring and retention decisions. While artificial intelligence and predictive analytics can provide employers many benefits, use of data analytics can pose new legal risks for employers, including risks of discrimination claims for disparate treatment and disparate impact based on race and disability. With a demonstration of how AI is used in recruiting and hiring, this panel will give real world examples of what AI looks like in the workplace and best practices for integrating it while mitigating legal risk. This panel will discuss examples of using AI in the workplace, including biometrics, and how employers can benefit from AI while using best practices to mitigate legal risk. The panel also will cover new state laws regarding AI in the workplace, EEOC’s initiative on tech-based recruiting, and trends in AG enforcement.

PANELISTS:

  • Toni Michelle Jackson, Crowell & Moring
  • Sania W. Khan, U.S. Department of Labor
  • George L. Washington, Jr., Orange Business Services
  • Christine Webber, Cohen Milstein
  • Damien Patrick Williams, Virginia Tech

Register now.