Molly J. Bowen will speak on the American Constitution Society’s webinar, “How to Succeed as a Summer Associate,” on Tuesday, March 15, 2022 at 4:00 p.m. EST.
Ms. Bowen and other law firm associates and partners will discuss how law students can make the most of their summer associate experience at a large law firm and how to avoid common pitfalls.
Leslie M. Kroeger has been invited to speak at the George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School’s Judicial Symposium on Scientific Methodology and the Admissibility of Expert Testimony on Monday, March 7, 2022 in Destin, FL.
The panel will discuss “The Judge as Gatekeeper: The Proper Role of Judges in Evaluating Expert Testimony.”
Learn more about George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School’s Judicial Symposium on Scientific Methodology and the Admissibility of Expert Testimony.
On Wednesday, February 9, 2022, Laura H. Posner, a member of the firm’s Securities Litigation & Investor Protection and Ethics & Fiduciary Counseling practice groups, will take part in the New York City Bar’s 10th Annual Securities Litigation & Enforcement Institute. The full-day program will provide a comprehensive overview of recent trends, developments and cutting-edge issues in securities litigation, regulation and enforcement. The panels will include prominent securities litigators, senior in-house counsel at major financial institutions, representatives of the SEC and corporations, and nationally recognized trial lawyers.
As Chair of the Bar’s Securities Litigation Committee, Ms. Posner will co-host the event and participate in the Securities Litigation panel, “Major Cases and Trends: Goldman and other Important Cases.”
To learn more or to register for the event, please click here.
Daniel McCuaig, a partner in Cohen Milstein’s Antitrust practice, will speak at the Knowledge Group’s Webinar on February 9, 2022 at 3:00 p.m. EST.
Mr. McCuaig, a former was a trial attorney in the Antitrust Division at the U.S. Department of Justice for more than a decade, will participate in the program, titled “The Evolving Standards for Antitrust Class Certification: Exploring Unresolved Issues.”
The panel of antitrust thought leaders and practitioners will address how the past year has brought significant developments in the antitrust class action context, leaving questions and issues over the certification process standards. For instance, aside from the litigation challenges caused by the shifting rules, US courts are also reinforcing their probe of proposed classes making it increasingly difficult to obtain early class decisions.
The panel will discuss evolving standards in antitrust class certification as well as the significant issues surrounding this area of law. This LIVE Webcast aims to help legal practitioners navigate the challenges in litigating antitrust class certification issues.
Some of the major topics that will be covered in this CLE course are:
- Recent Antitrust Class Certifications
- Notable Court Decisions
- Significant Developments
- Litigation Trends and Strategies
- Emerging Issues and Challenges
Daniel McCuaig, a partner in Cohen Milstein’s Antitrust practice, will speak at the ABA’s Antitrust Law Section Webinar on January 31, 2022 at 1:00 p.m. EST.
Mr. McCuaig, a former was a trial attorney in the Antitrust Division at the U.S. Department of Justice for more than a decade, will participate in the program, titled “DOJ’s Challenge of Penguin Random House / Simon & Schuster.”
The panel of antitrust thought leaders, economists, and practitioners will address the U.S. Department of Justice’s recent challenge to Penguin Random House’s acquisition of Simon & Schuster, two of the leading book publishers. The Complaint alleges a monopsony theory of harm in that authors would be harmed by reduced compensation for their work. This program will explain the DOJ’s allegations, and participants will discuss the monopsony theory of harm.
On Friday, January 28, 2022, Laura H. Posner will moderate a panel discussion titled “Increasing Diversity & Constituency Representation Within the Corporate Boardroom & Executive Ranks” at the Institute for Law and Economic Policy’s 28th Annual Symposium, “Mechanisms for Corporate Accountability.”
Panel participants will include:
Presenters:
- Professor Joel Seligman – Washington University School of Law
- Professor Karin S. Thorburn – NHH Norwegian School of Economics
Co-author:
- Professor B. Espen Eckbo – Tuck School of Business
Commentators:
- Anne Simpson – Managing Investment Director, Board of Governance & Sustainability, CALPERS
- Professor Sarath Sanga – Northwestern Prizker School of Law
- Jordan Eth, Esq. – Morrison & Foerster LLP
Christine E. Webber has been invited to speak at Yale Law School’s ISP/WIII AI Governance Symposium 2021 on November 12, 2021 at 11:50 a.m. – 12:50 p.m.
Ms. Webber will give a presentation as a part of a panel program, called “Impact through Litigation and Legislative Advocacy.” Ms. Webber’s presentation is called, “Using Impact Litigation to Fight AI Bias in Employment & Housing: Challenges and Opportunities.” In it, she will will address:
1) The disconnect between well documented concerns about AI in making employment decisions and the lack of employment-related litigation to date.
2) The practical obstacles in pursuing AI-related employment litigation and how AI-related litigation obstacles are more easily overcome in certain housing cases, as illustrated in pending litigation against Corelogic RPS.
3) The existing disparate impact framework and how that is suited to addressing litigation over AI bias, if the hurdles to case identification can be overcome.
This program is geared to not only lawyers, but also professionals in Tech and Public Policy.
Molly J. Bowen will speak at Cornell Law School’s OutLaw and Women’s Law Coalition and Women of Color Collective webinar on November 3, 2021 at 5:30 p.m. EST.
She will speak to Cornell Law School students about her experience working as a securities litigator at Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC, as well as her experience with gender dynamics in her career and career development, generally, in the Plaintiffs Bar.
Carol V. Gilden will give a continuing legal education course titled “Class Certification in Securities Litigation: From Goldman Sachs to Battles Ahead” on October 5, 2021. The course, a Lawline webcast, will examine issues in class certification of federal securities cases relevant to both new and experienced securities litigators.
Specifically, the course will cover:
- Basic requirements of class certification;
- Requirements of class certification unique to federal securities class actions;
- The impact of the U.S. Supreme Court’s Goldman Sachs v. Arkansas Teacher Retirement System decision and other recent case law; and
- Best practices for seeking or opposing class certification in federal securities class actions.
Carol V. Gilden will speak on a panel as part of the 41st Annual Ray Garret Jr. Corporate & Securities Law and 60th Annual Corporate Counsel Virtual Institute. The conference, hosted by Northwestern Pritzker School of Law, will take place online September 22-24, 2021.
Ms. Gilden will take part in the September 24 panel “Coffee and Conversations: D&O Liability: New Risks and Emerging Trends.” The discussion will focus on the interplay of directors’ and officers’ insurance and the resolution of claims based on new theories of liability and damages, including those arising from allegations of:
- Lack of diversity among employees and on boards
- Mismanagement of internal investigations
- Inadequate disclosures relating to COVID-19, climate, supply chains, and cybersecurity
- Financial losses due to inadequately-diligenced acquisitions, ill-conceived mergers, failed IPO/SPAC activity, and financial mismanagement
The conference, hosted via the 6Connex platform, will feature numerous additional sessions on a broad array of topics in corporate and securities law.