Partner Daniel Sommers Speaks On DC Bar Panel on "Private Securities Litigation: Critical Trends and Developments in Securities Class Actions"
March 10, 2010
Washington, DC
Private Securities Litigation: Critical Trends and Developments in Securities Class Actions
Date: Wednesday, March 10, 2010 Time: 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. Location: District of Columbia Bar, 1101 K Street N.W., Conference Center, Washington D.C. 20005
An expert panel of practitioners from both the plaintiff and defense perspectives will address important trends and developments in the high-stakes world of securities class actions. Topics will include both legal and practical considerations impacting pleading standards, class certification, secondary liability, and subject matter jurisdiction of U.S. courts over the claims of non-U.S. investors. The panel will also discuss trends in the number and nature of securities class actions.
Speakers:
Daniel S. Sommers, Partner, Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC Charles E. Davidow, Partner, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP Andrew S. Tulumello, Partner, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, LLP
Moderator:
Michael K. Lowman, Partner, Jenner & Block LLP, former Assistant Chief Litigation Counsel, Securities and Exchange Commission Division of Enforcement