Kai Richter joins an esteemed panel at the ABA ERISA: Beyond the Basics conference, May 7 – 9, 2024. This virtual panel, “The Next Frontiers of Plan Fee Litigation,” will convene at 3 p.m. EST on May 9, 2024.
As standards tighten for defined contribution plan fee and investment litigation, what is next on the horizon? As plans, sponsors, and fiduciaries seek to limit their liability, potential plaintiffs seek new opportunities to expose alleged overpayments from plan assets. On the heels of the Ninth Circuit decision in Bugielski v. AT&T, presenters will advise on what is expected of fee litigation claims against defined contribution plans, and the developing field of claims against health and welfare plans.
Panelists include:
- Dylan Rudolph, Trucker Huss, APC
- Kai Richter, Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC
- Katherine Roselin, Kraw Law Group, APC
CLE credits are available.
See the agenda for ERISA: Beyond the Basics.
Molly Bowen, a partner in our Securities Litigation & Investor Rights practice, will be a panelist at the ABA International Law Section 2024 Annual Conference, May 7 – 10, 2024, at the Grand Hyatt Washington Hotel in Washington, D.C.
Molly’s panel, “Investor Rights and Shareholder Litigation Primer for U.S. Capital Markets,” is scheduled for Friday, May 10, 2024, from 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM.
The panel will discuss key cases that have impacted private securities class actions in the past few years, such as the impact of the Supreme Court and Second Circuit decisions in Arkansas Teacher Retirement System v. Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., the Supreme Court decision in Slack Technologies, LLC., et al. v. Fiyyaz Pirani and Macquarie Infrastructure Corp., et al. v. Moab Partners, L.P., et al., as well as other hot topics.
For more information about the conference and registration, please visit the ABA.
Sharon Robertson will speak on the panel “Effective Litigation Strategies in Monopolization Cases” as part of the American Bar Association’s 72nd Antitrust Spring Meeting, to be held April 10-12 in Washington, DC. Participants will explore topics including:
- How parties can build effective trial themes and convincing narratives
- The place of facts and experts in monopolization cases
- The role of testing in litigation
The Spring Meeting is the world’s largest gathering of competition, consumer protection, and data privacy professionals. It draws delegates from over 60 countries and a wide array of attorneys, economists, journalists, enforcers, and students.
Poorad Razavi has been invited to speak on a panel during the American Bar Association’s 32nd Annual Toxic Torts & Environmental Law Spring Seminar in Scottsdale, AZ on Saturday, April 13, 2024.
The members of the panel, PFAS and Consumer Products, will cover the history of PFAS use in manufacturing and the routes by which it has been found in the following types of products: (1) food; (2) products targeted for use by children; (3) electronics; (4) textiles and apparel; and (5) cosmetics. The panel will also note why cosmetics provide a unique discussion point for PFAS in product liability litigation, and discuss the PFAS-containing products in the environment.
For more information or to register, visit Toxic Torts & Environmental Law Spring Seminar.
Ted Leopold, co-chair of the Complex Tort Litigation and Consumer Protection practices, has been invited to speak on a panel during the American Bar Association’s 32nd Annual Toxic Torts & Environmental Law Spring Seminar in Scottsdale, AZ on Saturday, April 13, 2024.
The members of the panel, Nuclear Verdicts, will focus on the psychology of the modern juror, factors that lead jurors to higher values, the role of the Court in controlling the courtroom and serving as a gate keeper for speculative/unsupported expert testimony, and strategies for dealing with the cottage industry of experts on damages.
For more information or to register, visit Toxic Torts & Environmental Law Spring Seminar.
Laura Posner, a partner in our Securities Litigation & Investor Protection practice, will participate in a panel discussion on “Emerging Issues in Rule 10b-5 Litigation” as part on Columbia Law School’s The Program in the Law and Economics of Capital Markets, Securities Litigation in the 2020s conference
The conference includes an examination of recent developments in Rule 10b-5, Section 11, and Section 12 litigation and will consider practical potential reforms to the current securities litigation landscape, whether through developing case law, SEC rulemaking or legislation. Speakers include leading practitioners and academics.
See the agenda and registration details for Securities Litigation in the 2020s.
Jan Messerschmidt, in our Securities Litigation & Investor Protection practice and vice chair of DC Bar’s Retail Investor Protection Subcommittee, will moderate a DC Bar fireside chat with Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) investor advocate Saba Qamar on April 1, 2024 at 12:00 p.m. EST.
Sabahat Qamar was appointed to be the PCAOB’s first investor advocate in June 2022. In this newly created role, Ms. Qamar is responsible for maintaining and expanding the PCAOB’s engagement with the investor community, as well as serving as the organization’s primary point of contact for that community.
This discussion will touch on the recently created Office of the Investor Advocate and the office’s efforts to engage with the investor community.
Speakers:
- Saba Qamar, Investor Advocate, Public Company Accounting Oversight Board
- Jan Messerschmidt, Associate, Cohen, Milstein, Sellers & Toll PLLC (Moderator)
- Valerie Mirko, Partner, Armstrong Teasdale (Moderator)
- Alpa Patel, Partner, Kirkland & Ellis LLP (Moderator)
Learn more and register for the program at DC Bar. Early bird registration ends on Friday, March 29.
Laura Posner, a partner in our Securities Litigation & Investor Protection practice, has been invited to guest teach a research seminar on Market Manipulation at Columbia Law School on April 2, 2024.
This seminar is a “deep dive” into market manipulation, with an emphasis on the securities markets and extensions to the commodities and futures markets. The seminar covers the history of prohibitions on market manipulation, literature on the conditions under which manipulation is expected to be profitable, and critically appraises enforcement actions and criminal prosecutions for specific types of manipulation: wash trading / matched orders, spoofing and layering, “open-market” strategies like banging the close and cross-market manipulation.
Learn more about Columbia Law School.
The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) has invited Laura H. Posner, a partner in our Securities Litigation & Investor Protection practice, to speak at a virtual roundtable regarding a proposal to amend PCAOB auditing standards related to the auditor’s responsibility for considering a company’s noncompliance with laws and regulations (NOCLAR) on March 6, 2024, at 9:30 a.m. ET.
If adopted, the proposal would strengthen auditor requirements to identify, evaluate, and communicate possible or actual noncompliance with laws and regulations.
The objective of the PCAOB roundtable is to obtain additional insight from commenters, stakeholders, and experts as the PCAOB’s staff works toward a final recommendation to the Board.
Ms. Posner’s roundtable, which starts at 3:00 p.m., will discuss the economic impact of the proposal, specifically the benefits and costs.
About the PCAOB
The PCAOB is a nonprofit corporation established by Congress to oversee the audits of public companies in order to protect investors and further the public interest in the preparation of informative, accurate, and independent audit reports. The PCAOB also oversees the audits of brokers and dealers registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including compliance reports filed pursuant to federal securities laws.
For more information and to register, please visit PCAOB.
Harini Srinivasan, an associate in our Civil Rights & Employment practice, has been invited to speak at the National Employment Lawyers Association (NELA) Spring Seminar, April 5 – 6, 2024 at the Doubletree by Hilton Denver Hotel.
The focus of this year’s NELA Spring Seminar is representing federal and public employees.
Harini’s panel will take place on April 5 at 4:15 p.m. EST.
Panelists will address maximizing remedies, including equitable relief, damages, taxes, and attorney fees (federal sector).
For more information on the Spring Seminar and to register, please visit NELA.