Events

Daniel Sommers Speaks on Emerging Securities Litigation Risks

ABA Business Law Section

April 18, 2026

Daniel Sommers, a partner in our Securities Litigation & Investor Protection practice, has been invited to speak at the ABA Business Law Section Spring Meeting on April 18, 2026 at 10 am at the Hilton Atlanta.

Dan’s panel program, Market Volatility, AI, Crypto, Short Selling, and Emerging Securities Litigation Risks, will explore how securities litigators, regulators, and courts are responding to increased market volatility driven by artificial intelligence disclosures, cryptocurrency markets, SPAC transactions, short selling activity, and other novel trading dynamics. Panelists will discuss recent enforcement actions, securities litigation trends, corporate governance challenges, and emerging theories of liability shaping disputes in rapidly evolving capital markets.

Moderator 

  • Haroon Hameed, ABA BLS LSC

Panelists 

  • Daniel Sommers, Cohen Milstein
  • David Carter, U.S. District Ct. Judge
  • Jay Dubow, Troutman Pepper Locke 
  • Nekia Hackworth, Jones Day

Register for the ABA Business Law Spring Meeting.