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.
The Joint National Committee for Languages-National Council for Languages and International Studies (JNCL-NCLIS) has invited S. Douglas Bunch, a partner at Cohen Milstein, co-founder of Global Playground, and a U.S. Public Delegate to the United Nations, to be a keynote speaker for the 2024 Language Advocacy Days conference on February 27 & 28, 2023.
Doug will discuss building global perspectives in leadership.
JNCL-NCLIS represents over 100 national, regional and state organizations encompassing virtually all areas of the language field: the major and less-commonly taught languages, including English and English as a second language, bilingual education, the classics, linguistics, exchanges, research, technology, and translation.
The mission of JNCL-NCLIS along with our member organizations is to ensure all Americans have the opportunity to learn and use English and at least one other language.
Learn more about our keynote speakers at JNCL-NCLIS.
Aaron Marks, an associate in our Antitrust practice, will join a panel of practitioners from some of the country’s top plaintiff-side civil litigation firms, including Sanford Heisler, Cohen Milstein, Milberg, and Bernstein Litowitz. The NYU Law School Plaintiffs’ Law Association panel is open to all students interested in learning more about these career paths.
Wednesday, March 6, 2024 | 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
New York University Law School, Smart Classroom 220, Vanderbilt Hall
40 Washington Square South map
Registration details. CLE available.
Harini Srinivasan, an associate in our Civil Rights & Employment practice, has been invited to speak on a Strafford webinar panel that will delve into the current state of FLSA collective action certification in light of the recent Swales and Clark appellate decisions.
The Strafford webinar, “FLSA Collective Action Certification: Appellate Decisions Eroding the Lusardi Two-Step Process, Creating Circuit Split,” is scheduled for Wednesday, March 27, 2024 | 1:00pm-2:30pm EDT.
Panelist from both the plaintiff and defense bar will explore various critical considerations:
- How do the standards established in Swales and Clark have an impact upon litigation strategy for plaintiff and defense counsel, including burdens of proof that must be met, timing and extent of discovery, and motion practice?
- What effect have those decisions had on jurisprudence in other circuits?
- What impact might these decisions have on where and how to bring FLSA collective actions?
- What are the best practices for plaintiff and defense counsel when litigating FLSA collective actions in the affected jurisdictions?
Early Registration Discount Deadline, Friday, March 1, 2024.
Jan Messerschmidt, an associate in our Securities Litigation & Investor Protection practice and vice chair of DC Bar’s Retail Investor Protection Subcommittee, will moderate a DC Bar panel on Economics and Securities Law on April 29 at 12:00 p.m. EST.
Economics and economists play a uniquely important role in securities litigation, enforcement, and regulation. From regulatory investigations to settlement negotiations to trial testimony, financial and economic experts help to assess the economic materiality of information, estimate damages, and apply financial economics to a multitude of cases in corporate and securities litigation.
Panelists will discuss ways in which economic analysis interacts with securities law, perspectives from the plaintiff-side versus defense-side, and updates on the current government regulatory environment, recent enforcement developments, and securities litigation trends.
Pre-registration for this program is required. As always, please feel free to share this invitation with colleagues. D.C. Bar membership is not required to attend. Non-members will need to create a profile to register and access the content.
Moderator:
- Jan Messerschmidt, Associate, Securities Litigation & Investor Protection, Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC
Speakers:
- Matthew Cain, Senior Fellow, Berkeley Law School, University of California
- Alex Russell, Managing Director, White Collar, Regulatory & Internal Investigations, Bates Group
- Carmen Taveras, Assistant Director, Office of Litigation Economics, U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission
Learn more and register at the DC Bar.