Christine Webber, co-chair of our Civil Rights & Employment practice has been invited to speak at the 2024 NELA Annual Convention, June 26 – 29, 2024 at the Philadelphia Marriott Downtown.

Christine’s panel discussion, Advanced Class & Collective Action Practice, will be held on Thursday, June 27, 2024 at 2:15 p.m. EST.

The panel includes:

  • Moderator: Michael Scimone, Outten & Golden LLP
  • Speakers: Sally Abrahamson, Werman Salas P.C., Christina Le, Clarkson Law Firm P.C., and Christine Webber, Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC

Suzanne M. Dugan will speak on the panel “When Life Gives You Lemons: The How To’s of Making them Palatable” at the National Conference on Public Employee Retirement Systems (NCPERS) 2024 Chief Officers Summit on June 18. The panel will explore how retirement system officers have navigated implementing polices not of their choosing, or not in the best interest of the plan.

The NCPERS Chief Officers Summit brings pension CEOs and CIOs together to discuss the various challenges and opportunities they face. The 2024 Summit will take place June 17-18 in Nashville, TN.

Learn more about the NCPERS 2024 Chief Officers Summit.

Lyzette Wallace will speak on the panel “Future-Proofing Litigation: People, Process, and Technology” at Everlaw Connect DC on May 21 at 1:30 p.m. in the Horizon Ballroom, Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington, D.C.

The panel will explore strategies for navigating the shifting litigation landscape by empowering people, streamlining processes, and leveraging technology.

Everlaw Connect DC is a day of in-person education featuring legal professionals from throughout the federal government. Its areas of focus include change management, people powering litigation transformation, and the evolving role of technology in litigation.

To learn more or to register, visit Everlaw Connect DC.

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.