Douglas McNamara, a partner of the firm’s Consumer Protection practice, will be speaking at the Sedona Conference® Working Group 11 Midyear Meeting 2025 on Data Security and Privacy Liability. The session, “Application of Attorney-Client Privilege in the Cybersecurity Context: The Latest Developments”, features McNamara and the other speakers will lead a dialogue on the most recent case law in relation to cybersecurity.
This session will focus on the latest case law in key areas regarding privilege in the cybersecurity context, including: (a) entity specific guidance including with regard to insurer/insureds, service providers/vendors, joint defense groups/joint common interest groups, agency/affiliate relationships, and communications between different/unrelated companies on areas of mutual interest/risk; and (b) exploration of the difference between business and legal advice, including, but not limited to, in the context of PR work in response to a cyber-incident.
The meeting will be held at the Sonesta Fort Lauderdale Beach in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida on Friday, November 7, 2025 at 10:30 am.
The Sedona Conference® Working Group Series was established to pursue in-depth study of tipping point issues in the areas of antitrust law, complex litigation, intellectual property rights, and data security and privacy law, with the goal of producing high-quality, nonpartisan commentary and guidance of immediate, practical benefit to the bench and bar.
See the full slate of speakers and topics.
Agnieszka Fryszman, chair of Cohen Milstein’s Human Rights practice, has been invited by the University of Cincinnati Foundation to give the keynote address at the fourth annual Access to Justice Symposium on Friday September 26, 2025 at Memorial Hall
The symposium includes presentations from local and national legal experts.
Event speakers include:
- Agnieszka Fryszman, Human Rights Law, chair and founder of the Human Rights practice at Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC
- Shannon Price, UC College of Law Visiting Professor and Audrey Woodward, a recent UC Law Graduate
- Professor Eric Miller, Professor of Law, Loyola Law School, Los Angeles California.
- Christian Ketter, Attorney at Law and Adjunct Professor of Law at the University of Illinois at Chicago School of Law.
- Panel Presentation moderated by Lindsay Baruffa of the Hamilton County Help Center, with participation from:
- Judge Kari Bloom, Hamilton County Juvenile Court
- Candice Tolbert, Executive Director, Super Seeds
- Stephanie Moes, Managing Attorney, Legal Aid Society of Southwest Ohio
Learn more about the Access to Justice Symposium.
Poorad Razavi, a partner of the firm’s Complex Tort practice, will be speaking at the ABA’s Tort Trial Insurance Practice Session for the ADR Summit 2025 on September 16, 2025 at 10:30 am.
The panel, “What Plaintiffs and Defendants and In-House Attorneys Want From Their Mediators” will provide the perspectives of a plaintiff’s lawyer, a defense lawyer, a mediator and an in-house lawyer. Razavi and the other panelists will discuss their expectations of mediators, how they prepare for mediation and recommended techniques for mediation.
The program will be held at DePaul University College of Law in Chicago, Illinois.
Dana Busgang, an associate in Cohen Milstein’s Civil Rights & Employment practice has been invited by The National Employment Lawyers Association to speak law students and other future plaintiff-side worker rights lawyers on September 9, 2025 at 2:00 p.m. ET via Zoom.
Dana joins the program, The Fight for Workers’ Rights—An Introduction to the Plaintiffs’ Employment Bar, to explore how plaintiffs’ employment lawyers can be a powerful force for progressive change. Panelists will share their insights into the life of a workers’ rights advocate and how employment law intersects with broader movements for civil rights, gender equity, immigrant justice, and LGBTQ+ rights. Panelists will also highlight the diverse areas of practice within employment law and offer practical strategies for maximizing law school experiences—from course selection to internships.
This program is part of NELA’s commitment to cultivating the next generation of workers’ rights champions. Let’s build a future where every workplace reflects justice, opportunity, and respect.
Learn more about becoming a workers’ rights advocate.
Join Rachael Flanagan at the Florida Bar’s 2025 Trial Lawyers’ Section Membership Retreat in Amelia Island, FL for the plenary session discussion “Managing E-Discovery for Success.”
In this essential session, experienced trial lawyers and e-discovery experts will provide practical guidance for navigating the increasingly complex world of electronic discovery in document-heavy litigation. From early case assessment and crafting elective ESI protocols to managing production and using technology-assisted review, this presentation will arm trial lawyers with strategies to reduce costs, minimize risk, and ensure that e-discovery efforts support a winning trial strategy.
Steve Toll, co-chair of our Securities Litigation & Investor Protection practice, and Daniel Sommers, a partner in our Securities Litigation & Investor Protection practice, have been invited to speak to Albany Law School law students on October 27, 2025 via Zoom.
Steve and Dan will address their practice of securities class action litigation, notable cases, insights into the practice area, and other topics that might interest aspiring securities litigators, particularly plaintiff-side litigators.
Daniel Sommers, a partner in our Securities Litigation & Investor Protection practice, has been invited to speak at the ABA’s Business Law Section Fall Meeting, September 18 – 20, 2025 at the Sheraton Centre Toronto.
Daniel’s panel program, Changing Priorities in SEC Enforcement Policy: Impacts on Securities Class Action Litigation, Public Companies, and Officers and Directors, will be held on September 19 at 4:00 p.m.
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) enforcement actions and Securities Class Action (SCA) litigation are two, sometimes parallel, arms of defense to protect and compensate investors from corporate misconduct. While each one works with its independent intentions, the SEC towards defending established rules towards a better functioning market, and SCA’s intent to recoup investor losses, both serve important investor protection roles and the interplay between SEC enforcement and SCA’s has important implications for public investors.
As each administration enters its new term and enacts budgets and appointments in line with its campaigned priorities, dramatic shifts in SEC structure, resources, and enforcement goals and targets emerge. When significant changes occur in SEC budget, mission, or priorities – as appears to be the case with the current SEC — there may be impacts on SCA litigation patterns and outcomes for investors.
Panelists will discuss potential impacts from three different perspectives – the plaintiffs’ bar, the defense bar, and the judiciary.
Panelists include:
- Daniel Sommers, partner, Cohen Milstein
- United States District Court Judge David O. Carter (C.D. Cal.)
- Jay Dubow, partner, Troutman Pepper Locke
Carol Gilden, a partner in our Securities Litigation & Investor Protection practice, spoke at Global Legal Group’s Global Class Actions Symposium 2025 on November 18 in London.
Carol’s panel program, Securities Class Actions, focused on the landscape of securities class actions in the United States, particularly given the new policy changes proposed by the Securities Exchange Commission.
- Moderator: Jeremy A. Lieberman, Managing Partner, Pomerantz LLP
- Speakers: Roger Cooper, Partner, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP; Carol V. Gilden, Partner, Cohen Milstein; Dr. Matthew Cain, Affiliate Academic Expert, Fideres
In case you missed the program, listen in to Global Legal Group’s post conference interview of Carol Gilden on her perspective on how investors can navigate the changes and seek justice for losses under U.S. securities law.
Carline Bressman, an associate in our ERISA/Employee Benefits practice, has been invited to speak at the Practising Law Institute at ERISA 2025: The Evolving World in New York on Monday, August 4, 2025, at 2:15 pm EST.
Caroline’s panel, “ERISA Litigation 2025 Update,” will explore the recent key developments regarding ERISA class action litigation.
The discussion will cover plaintiffs’ and defendants’ perspectives on several critical issues, including pleading standards, the appropriateness of information-sharing agreements, the ongoing evolution of ERISA excessive litigation, and the latest trends in plan forfeiture and pension risk transfer (PRT) litigation.
This one-day program is for attorneys, human resources staff, and other practitioners who work in the realm of retirement plan services and employee benefits.
Panelists:
- Arthur H. Kohn, General Counsel – ERISA, Compensation & Benefits at Citi
- Richard E. Nowak, Associate Attorney at Mayer Brown LLP
- Caroline E. Bressman, Associate at Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll
Read Caroline Bressman ERISA 2025: The Evolving World | Live Webcast Program – PLI
Dana Busgang, an associate in our Civil Right & Employment practice, has been invited to speak at the National Employment Lawyers Association’s 40th Annual NELA Convention at the Marriott Baltimore Waterfront in Baltimore, Maryland on June 25, 2025.
Dana’s panel, “Transforming the Future: Advocacy & Impact in Employment Law,” is scheduled for Wednesday, June 25 at 4:00 p.m.
This panel discussion, co-produced by NELA and the National Institute for Workers’ Rights, is geared to law students and new practitioners.
Panelists will discuss their work as advocates for workers’ rights and how it intersects with and advances other social justice issues including civil rights, immigration, environmental justice, LGBTQ+ rights, and gender equality. The panelists also will address how to enter the plaintiffs’ employment law field and what skills and experience can help law students be successful advocates as they begin their legal careers.
Speakers:
- Dana Busgang, Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC
- Clara Coleman, Nichols Kaster PLLP
- Joseph W. Gibson, Employment Law Center