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7/22/2010
Practising Law Institute
Class Action Litigation Strategies 2010
Howard S. Suskin
Jerold S. Solovy
New York, NY
Attorney(s):JEROLD S. SOLOVY, HOWARD S. SUSKIN
Jenner & Block Partner Howard S. Suskin is Co-Chair of and Chairman Emeritus Jerold S. Solovy will speak at a Practising Law Institute program titled “Class Action Litigation Strategies 2010,” at the PLI New York Center in New York, NY, on July 22, 2010. Mr. Suskin will moderate panel discussions titled “Recent Developments in Class Action Litigation: From CAFA to Arbitration Waivers” and “The Role of Insurers in Class Action Defense.” Mr. Solovy will speak in a “Master Class in Class Action Litigation,” which Mr. Suskin will also moderate. A simultaneous live webcast of the program will be available for individual viewing.
Mr. Suskin is a Partner in the Firm’s Litigation Department, Co-Chair of the Class Action Practice and a member of the Securities Litigation and International Arbitration Practices. He is also a member of the Firm’s Subprime Litigation Task Force and its Tenant-in-Common Workout Task Force. Mr. Suskin is an active member of the ABA Securities Law Committee, including serving as Co-Chair of the Class and Derivative Actions Subcommittee and is a former Chairman of the Chicago Bar Association’s Class Action Committee. He speaks and publishes extensively on issues relating to class action and securities law.
Mr. Solovy was Chairman of Jenner & Block from 1990 to 2007. He is a Partner in the Litigation Department and a member of the Class Action, Intellectual Property and Securities Litigation Practices. He is widely regarded as one of the preeminent trial and appellate lawyers in the country and presently focuses on complex business matters, insurance coverage issues, intellectual property and securities cases. He has regularly been cited in The National Law Journal as one of the 100 most influential lawyers in America. In 2010, Chicago Lawyer named Mr. Solovy one of the ten attorneys who “raised the bar over the last decade,” based on a survey of Illinois lawyers.
For more information on the program, please click here to view a brochure.
Practice Groups:
Litigation Department
Class Action
Securities Litigation
6/22/2010
Bar Association of the District of Columbia
Impact of Governance and Liability Provisions in the 2010 Wall Street Reform Bill: What’s in it for Lawyers
Larry P. Ellsworth
Washington, D.C.
Attorney(s):LARRY P. ELLSWORTH
Jenner & Block Partner Larry P. Ellsworth will participate in a panel discussion titled "Impact of Governance and Liability Provisions in the 2010 Wall Street Reform Bill: What’s in it for Lawyers" at the annual meeting of the voluntary Bar Association of the District of Columbia to be held at the Mayflower Renaissance Hotel in Washington, D.C on June 22, 2010. This session will feature Professor John C. Coffee, Jr. and Adolf A. Berle Professor of Law at Columbia University Law School. The voluntary Bar Association of the District of Columbia was founded in 1871 and is the third oldest Bar Association in the nation.
Mr. Ellsworth is a partner in the Firm's Litigation Department. He is a member of its Securities Litigation and Class Action Practices. He is also a member of the Firm's Securities Practice and its Subprime Litigation Task Force. Mr. Ellsworth is a former Assistant Chief Litigation Counsel for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Trial Unit. He is the Chair of the D.C. Bar’s Corporation, Finance and Securities Law Section.
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Practice Groups:
Litigation Department
Securities Litigation
6/10/2010
American Bar Association
National Institute on Mediation with the Masters Contemporary Strategies for Effective Advocacy in Mediation
Ronald L. Marmer
Chicago, IL
Attorney(s):RONALD L. MARMER
Jenner & Block Partner Ronald L. Marmer participated in a event titled, “National Institute on Mediation with the Masters Contemporary Strategies for Effective Advocacy in Mediation,” sponsored by The American Bar Association Section of Litigation, Section of Antitrust Law, Section of Dispute Resolution, Judicial Division, Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section, Young Lawyers Division, JAMS, and the Center for Continuing Legal Education. The event was held on June 10, 2010 at the Westin River North in Chicago, IL. The program offered litigators the tools and insight necessary to maximize the opportunities for negotiated resolutions and client satisfaction. The program also covered each chapter in the life of a mediation, from pursuit to preparation to completion, including an hour devoted to ethics. Mr. Marmer serves as Vice Chair of the The American Bar Association Section of Litigation.
Mr. Marmer is a partner in the Firm's Litigation Department. He is Co-Chair of the Securities Litigation Practice. He is also a member of the Class Action and Bankruptcy Litigation Practices. He has represented issuers, directors and officers, attorneys, accountants, and other professionals in judicial proceedings, arbitrations, and before the Securities & Exchange Commission.
Practice Groups:
Litigation Department
Securities Litigation
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5/13/2010
University of Chicago Booth School of Business
Professional Liability Underwriting Society's Conference
Howard S. Suskin
Chicago, IL
Attorney(s):HOWARD S. SUSKIN
Partner Howard S. Suskin will be presenting at the Professional Liability Underwriting Society's conference at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, Gleacher Center, on May 13, 2010. Mr. Suskin will address securities law and class action developments and trends that could impact coverage for claims against directors, officers and legal professionals.
Practice Groups:
Class Action
Securities Litigation
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5/12/2010
Chicago Bar Association YLS Corporate Practice Seminar
Marc D. Sokol
Chicago, IL
Attorney(s):MARC D. SOKOL
Jenner & Block Associate Marc D. Sokol presented at the Chicago Bar Association YLS Corporate Practice Seminar on Wednesday, May 12, 2010. Mr. Sokol addressed strategies, developments, and trends in connection with defending federal securities class actions.
Mr. Sokol is an associate in the Firm’s Litigation Department. He is a member of the Securities Litigation Practice. Mr. Sokol represents corporate clients in a range of areas, including securities litigation, class action defense, insurance and reinsurance coverage, and other complex litigation matters.
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Practice Groups:
Class Action
Securities Litigation
4/26/2010
Joint Program of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York and the District of Columbia Bar
“Riding Herd on Complex Products – SEC Enforcement Launches Its Structured and New Products Unit"
Larry P. Ellsworth
Washington, D.C.
Attorney(s):LARRY P. ELLSWORTH
Jenner & Block Partner Larry P. Ellsworth will participate in a panel discussion – conducted in both Washington and New York by video link – that will let the audience interact with the Chief and Deputy Chief of the SEC Enforcement Division’s newly-created Structured and New Products Unit. The unit, one of the important changes to the agency’s enforcement program announced on January 13, 2010, will focus on complex derivatives and financial products, including credit default swaps, collateralized debt obligations, and securitized products. The program will be held on April 26, 2010 with the D.C. portion of the program at 1601 K Street, NW in Washington, D.C.
Mr. Ellsworth is a partner in the Firm's Litigation Department. He is a member of its Securities Litigation and Class Action Practices. He is also a member of the Firm's Securities Practice and its Subprime Litigation Task Force.Mr. Ellsworth is a former Assistant Chief Litigation Counsel for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Trial Unit. He is the Chair of the D.C. Bar’s Corporation, Finance and Securities Law Section.
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Practice Groups:
Litigation Department
Securities Litigation
3/18/2010
The Corporation, Finance and Securities Law Section Broker Dealer Regulation and SEC Enforcement Committee
Hedge Funds, Sports Owners and Bears, Oh My!: The Latest Trends and Developments in Insider Trading Law and Enforcement Priorities
Larry P. Ellsworth
Michael K. Lowman
Washington, D.C.
Attorney(s):LARRY P. ELLSWORTH, MICHAEL K. LOWMAN
Partner Larry P. Ellsworth will speak and Partner Michael K. Lowman will moderate a panel titled “Hedge Funds, Sports Owners and Bears, Oh My!: The Latest Trends and Developments in Insider Trading Law and Enforcement Priorities” hosted by The Corporation, Finance and Securities Law Section/Broker Dealer Regulation and SEC Enforcement Committee of the D.C. Bar on March 18. On a distinguished panel of current and former members of the SEC’s Division of Enforcement, Mr. Ellsworth and Mr. Lowman will discuss recent developments in the area of insider trading law, enforcement trends and priorities, and what lies ahead for companies.
Mr. Ellsworth is a partner in the Firm's Litigation Department. He is a member of its Securities Litigation and Class Action Practices. Previously, as Assistant Chief Litigation Counsel for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Trial Unit, Mr. Ellsworth was named the 2004 winner of the prestigious Stanley Sporkin Award, the highest award for enforcement efforts at the SEC.
Mr. Lowman is a partner in the Firm's Litigation Department and a member of its Securities Litigation, Class Action and Securities Practices. Prior to joining the Firm, Mr. Lowman served as Assistant Chief Litigation Counsel for the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Enforcement.
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Practice Groups:
Securities
Securities Litigation
3/10/2010
The Investor Rights Committee of the Corporation, Finance and Securities Law Section
Private Securities Litigation: Critical Trends and Developments in Securities Class Actions
Michael K. Lowman
Washington, D.C.
Attorney(s):MICHAEL K. LOWMAN
Partner Michael K. Lowman will speak on a panel titled “Private Securities Litigation: Critical Trends and Development in Securities Class Actions” hosted by The Investor Rights Committee of the Corporation, Finance and Securities Law Section of the D.C. Bar on March 10. Mr. Lowman and the panel will address important trends and developments in the high-stakes world of securities class actions. They will also discuss 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.
Mr. Lowman is a partner in the Firm's Litigation Department and a member of its Securities Litigation, Class Action and Securities Practices. Prior to joining the Firm, Mr. Lowman served as Assistant Chief Litigation Counsel for the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Enforcement.
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Practice Groups:
Securities
Securities Litigation
2/17/2010
Practising Law Institute
Corporate Governance 2010: A Master Class
Thomas C. Newkirk
New York, NY
Attorney(s):THOMAS C. NEWKIRK
Partner Thomas C. Newkirk will speak at a Practising Law Institute event titled, “Corporate Governance 2010: A Master Class” being held in New York, NY on February 17, 2010. Mr. Newkirk will discuss issues of corporate responsibility, governance, and government regulation which continues to be a priority for the new administration. Mr. Newkirk will discuss new developments with regulatory reform and what regulatory actions affect directors, audit committees, and compensation committees, with particular attention to current SEC Enforcement developments. He will also address the challenges to corporate counsel, senior managers and boards to stay abreast of developments in the constantly evolving realm of corporate governance law.
Thomas C. Newkirk is a partner in the Firm's Litigation Department. He is Co-Chair of the Securities Litigation Practice, and is a member of the Securities Practice and the Subprime Litigation Task Force. Prior to joining the Firm, Mr. Newkirk was an Associate Director of Enforcement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, where he led the investigations of some of the SEC's most significant cases.
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Practice Groups:
Litigation Department
Securities
Securities Litigation
November 11 - 13, 2009
Professional Liability Underwriting Society (PLUS) International Conference
Singing the Blues? Professional Responsibility at a Crossroad
Howard S. Suskin
Chicago, Il
Attorney(s):HOWARD S. SUSKIN
Partner Howard S. Suskin will speak at the 2009 Professional Liability Underwriting Society (PLUS) International Conference to be held November 11-13, 2009 in Chicago, IL. The conference theme is “Singing the Blues? Professional Responsibility at a Crossroad,” and will feature President Bill Clinton as an opening night speaker.
Mr. Suskin will speak at a panel titled, “Surveying and Surviving the Wreckage Below: All About Excess,” which will focus on the unprecedented turmoil in the financial markets and overall economy that has created an increasingly litigious environment for all types of professional liability claims, including D&O, FI, fiduciary & other types of E&O claims. The panel will analyze and discuss managing relationships among the various parties, including relationships with excess carriers in complex litigation and class actions.
PLUS is a non-profit organization with membership open to persons interested in the promotion and development of the professional liability industry. The mission of PLUS is to enhance the professionalism of its members through education and other activities and to responsibly address issues related to professional liability.
Mr. Suskin is Co-Chair of the Firm’s Class Action Practice and a member of the Securities Litigation and International Arbitration Practices. He is also a member of the Firm’s Subprime Litigation Task Force and its Tenant-in-Common Workout Task Force. He has concentrated his practice in the civil litigation area, focusing primarily on class action, securities law, and professional liability matters. He has substantial first-chair experience representing individuals, directors, officers and corporations in civil, administrative and criminal securities matters, including securities fraud and misrepresentation claims, derivative actions claiming breach of fiduciary duty, contests for corporate control, insider trading investigations, and broker dealer issues.
Practice Groups:
Class Action
Securities Litigation
11/11/2009
Illinois CPA Society - 2009 Fraud Conference
Legal Perspectives on Third Parties’ Liabilities for Madoff’s Fraud
Howard S. Suskin
Chicago, IL
Attorney(s):HOWARD S. SUSKIN
Jenner & Block Partner Howard S. Suskin will speak at the upcoming Illinois CPA Society’s 2009 Fraud Conference at a session titled, “Legal Perspectives on Third Parties’ Liabilities for Madoff’s Fraud.” Among other things, Mr. Suskin will discuss the theories of liability against third parties for Madoff’s scheme, understanding the available defenses to third parties, and how courts have treated third parties so far.
Mr. Suskin is Co-Chair of the Firm’s Class Action Practice and a member of the Securities Litigation and International Arbitration Practices. He is also a member of the Firm’s Subprime Litigation Task Force and its Tenant-in-Common Workout Task Force. He has concentrated his practice in the civil litigation area, focusing primarily on class action, securities law, and professional liability matters. He has substantial first-chair experience representing individuals, directors, officers and corporations in civil, administrative and criminal securities matters, including securities fraud and misrepresentation claims, derivative actions claiming breach of fiduciary duty, contests for corporate control, insider trading investigations, and broker dealer issues.
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Practice Groups:
Class Action
Litigation Department
Securities Litigation
10/8/2009
HB Litigation Teleconference
Class Actions & Mass Actions
Howard S. Suskin
Attorney(s):HOWARD S. SUSKIN
Jenner & Block Partner Howard S. Suskin will speak at the upcoming HB Litigation Teleconference titled, “Class Actions & Mass Actions” on October 8, 2009 from 2:00 - 3:40pm EST. Mr. Suskin will be a panel member for “Class Action Fairness Act (CAFA), Class Arbitration, and Securities Updates.” Among other things, the program will “review recent decisions under CAFA, including discussion of local action, home state and other CAFA ‘carve outs,’ CAFA appellate issues, mass actions under CAFA, recent developments in securities and antitrust class actions, and propriety of review on the merits by courts asked to certify a class under Rule 23.”
Mr. Suskin is Co-Chair of the Firm’s Class Action Practice and a member of the Securities Litigation and International Arbitration Practices. He is also a member of the Firm’s Subprime Litigation Task Force and its Tenant-in-Common Workout Task Force. He has concentrated his practice in the civil litigation area, focusing primarily on class action, securities law, and professional liability matters. He has substantial first-chair experience representing individuals, directors, officers and corporations in civil, administrative and criminal securities matters, including securities fraud and misrepresentation claims, derivative actions claiming breach of fiduciary duty, contests for corporate control, insider trading investigations, and broker dealer issues.
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Practice Groups:
Class Action
Securities Litigation
Litigation Department
10/7/2009
The Practising Law Institute
Managing Complex Federal Litigation
Jerold S. Solovy
Howard S. Suskin
Chicago, IL
Attorney(s):JEROLD S. SOLOVY, HOWARD S. SUSKIN
Jenner & Block Chairman Emeritus Jerold S. Solovy and Partner Howard S. Suskin will speak at The Practising Law Institute's program "Managing Complex Federal Litigation," on October 7, 2009 in Chicago, IL. The program will address the most important new developments in federal civil practice, and the implications of these developments for strategy and federal litigation. As Chairperson of the program, Mr. Solovy will give the introduction at this event. Mr. Suskin will present, “Recent Developments in Class Actions and the Impact of the Class Action Fairness Act (CAFA)”. Among other things, Mr. Suskin will review recent decisions under CAFA, how courts are addressing class action waivers, shifting costs of class notices, recent developments in securities and antitrust class actions, and propriety of review on the merits by courts asked to certify a class under Rule 23. Mr. Solovy is widely regarded as one of the preeminent appellate and trial lawyers in the country, having regularly been cited in The National Law Journal since 1991 as one of the 100 most influential lawyers in America, most recently in 2006. Mr. Solovy has extensive experience in successfully handling high stakes litigation, both at the trial and appellate levels, and has argued several cases before the United States Supreme Court. As a member of the Firm’s Litigation Department, Mr. Solovy continues to focus on litigating complex business matters and insurance coverage issues, while litigating many high-profile intellectual property and securities cases. Mr. Suskin is Co-Chair of the Firm’s Class Action Litigation Practice. He has concentrated his practice in the civil litigation area, focusing primarily on class action, securities law, and professional liability matters. He has substantial first-chair experience representing individuals, directors, officers and corporations in civil, administrative and criminal securities matters, including securities fraud and misrepresentation claims, derivative actions claiming breach of fiduciary duty, contests for corporate control, insider trading investigations, and broker dealer issues. Please click here for more information about the event.
Practice Groups:
Securities Litigation
Class Action
Litigation Department
September 23 - 24, 2009
American Conference Institute's 3rd Annual Defense Counsel Forum
Positioning the Class Action Defense for Early Success
Howard S. Suskin
Phoenix, AZ
Attorney(s):HOWARD S. SUSKIN
Jenner & Block Partner Howard S. Suskin will speak on September 23 in Phoenix, Arizona at the American Conference Institute’s 3rd Annual Defense Counsel Forum titled "Positioning the Class Action Defense for Early Success." The two-day conference will discuss: options for positioning a case for early disposal; strategies for arguing against class certification to undermine a plaintiff's case; preparation for discovery and data management; and balancing the cost of litigation with settlement options. Mr. Suskin's panel, "Balancing Opposing Objectives: Minimizing Future Liability While Structuring Settlements That Are Most Beneficial To Your Client," will examine: how to decide when and if to settle a complex class action case; the pros and cons of a settlement; best practices for facilitating a settlement that delivers final resolution; and integrating insurance considerations into settlements.
Mr. Suskin is Co-Chair of the Firm’s Class Action Practice and a member of the Securities Litigation and International Arbitration Practices. He is also a member of the Firm’s Subprime Litigation Task Force and its Tenant-in-Common Workout Task Force. He has concentrated his practice in the civil litigation area, focusing primarily on class action, securities law, and professional liability matters. He has substantial first-chair experience representing individuals, directors, officers and corporations in civil, administrative and criminal securities matters, including securities fraud and misrepresentation claims, derivative actions claiming breach of fiduciary duty, contests for corporate control, insider trading investigations, and broker dealer issues.
Please click here for more information about the event.
Practice Groups:
Class Action
Litigation Department
Securities Litigation
9/2/2009
27th International Symposium on Economic Crime
Enforcing the United States’ Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
Thomas C. Newkirk
Cambridge, England
Attorney(s):THOMAS C. NEWKIRK
On September 2, Partner Thomas C. Newkirk will speak on “Enforcing the United States’ Foreign Corrupt Practices Act” at the 27th International Symposium on Economic Crime. This year’s program entitled, “The Enemy Within - Internal Threats to the Stability and Integrity of Financial Institutions” will bring together more than 900 participants -- including regulators, diplomats, officials and judges -- from across 80 countries. The program will focus on issues related to the preservation of integrity, stability and accountability within the financial sector. Mr. Newkirk will discuss current developments in U.S. FCPA enforcement and compliance. This is the twelfth year in which Mr. Newkirk has spoken at this conference.
Thomas C. Newkirk is a partner in the Firm's Litigation Department. He is Co-Chair of the Securities Litigation Practice, and is a member of the Securities Practice and the Subprime Litigation Task Force. Prior to joining the Firm, Mr. Newkirk was an Associate Director of Enforcement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, where he led the investigations of some of the SEC's most significant cases.
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Practice Groups:
Litigation Department
Securities Litigation
6/17/2009
District of Columbia Bar
D.C. Bar Summit on Investor Rights and Defense in Private Litigation in a Time of Economic Crisis
Larry P. Ellsworth
Washington, D.C.
Attorney(s):LARRY P. ELLSWORTH
Jenner & Block Partner Larry P. Ellsworth will speak at a DC Bar forum titled D.C. Bar Summit on Investor Rights and Defense in Private Litigation in a Time of Economic Crisis. This session will feature four expert panels that will provide practical advice and insights.
Mr. Ellsworth will lead the discussion of the first panel, which will discuss current trends in private investor rights litigation -- what works and what does not, what is changing and what plaintiffs and defendants can expect in likely future developments.
Mr. Ellsworth is a former Assistant Chief Litigation Counsel for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Trial Unit. Mr. Ellsworth has been Chair of the DC Bar’s Broker Dealer Regulation and SEC Enforcement Committee and is currently the Vice-Chair of the Steering Committee for the Corporation, Finance and Securities Law Section.
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Practice Groups:
Litigation Department
Securities Litigation
6/16/2009
DC Bar
"Madoff Redux: Sentencing Day"
Larry P. Ellsworth
Washington, DC
Attorney(s):LARRY P. ELLSWORTH
Jenner & Block Partner Larry P. Ellsworth will speak at a DC Bar forum titled "Madoff Redux: Sentencing Day" on June 16, 2009 at Jenner & Block's Washington, DC office.
Mr. Ellsworth will lead a discussion of how sophisticated institutional investors could have missed the Madoff Ponzi scheme, and how the SEC could have failed to uncover the long-lasting fraud.
Mr. Ellsworth is a former Assistant Chief Litigation Counsel for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Trial Unit. Mr. Ellsworth has been Chair of the DC Bar’s Broker Dealer Regulation and SEC Enforcement Committee and is the Vice-Chair of the Steering Committee for the Corporation, Finance and Securities Law Section.
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Practice Groups:
Securities Litigation
Litigation Department
6/8/2009
HB Litigation Conferences
Madoff & Ponzi Scheme Litigation Conference
Howard S. Suskin
The Gleacher Center, Chicago, IL
Attorney(s):HOWARD S. SUSKIN
Jenner & Block Partner Howard S. Suskin will participate on June 8 in an HB Litigation Conferences event titled "Madoff & Ponzi Scheme Litigation Conference" at The Gleacher Center in Chicago. Mr. Suskin will speak at the session, "Indirect Investor Litigation," which will address strategies and issues with fund managers and auditors; collecting from third parties; class action versus direct litigation; liability and collectability issues; if and how foreign investors can sue in the U.S; recent attorney general suits; the Martin Act's impact; and the pending appeal of South Cherry Street v. Hennessee Group. Mr. Suskin will also participate in an HB Litigation Conference on June 3 in New York.
Mr. Suskin is Co-Chair of the Firm’s Class Action Litigation Practice and a member of the Securities Litigation and International Arbitration Practices. He is also a member of the Firm’s Subprime Litigation Task Force and its Tenant-in-Common Workout Task Force. He has concentrated his practice in the civil litigation area, focusing primarily on class action, securities law, and professional liability matters. He has substantial first-chair experience representing individuals, directors, officers and corporations in civil, administrative and criminal securities matters, including securities fraud and misrepresentation claims, derivative actions claiming breach of fiduciary duty, contests for corporate control, insider trading investigations, and broker dealer issues.
Practice Groups:
Class Action
Litigation Department
Securities Litigation
6/3/2009
HB Litigation Conferences
Madoff & Ponzi Scheme Litigation Conference
Howard S. Suskin
The Lighthouse Conference Center, New York, NY
Attorney(s):HOWARD S. SUSKIN
Jenner & Block Partner Howard S. Suskin will participate on June 3 at an HB Litigation Conferences event in New York titled "Madoff and Ponzi Scheme Litigation Conference." Mr. Suskin will speak at the session, "Indirect Investor Litigation - An Interactive Discussion with the Audience," which will provide guidance and answer questions regarding indirect investor litigation. The session will address strategies and issues with fund managers, auditors and other services providers; class action versus direct litigation; liability and collectability issues; if and how foreign investors can sue in the U.S; recent attorney general suits; the Martin Act's impact; and the pending appeal of South Cherry Street v. Hennessee Group. Mr. Suskin will also participate in an HB Litigation Conference on June 8 in Chicago.
Mr. Suskin is Co-Chair of the Firm’s Class Action Litigation Practice and a member of the Securities Litigation and International Arbitration Practices. He is also a member of the Firm’s Subprime Litigation Task Force and its Tenant-in-Common Workout Task Force. He has concentrated his practice in the civil litigation area, focusing primarily on class action, securities law, and professional liability matters. He has substantial first-chair experience representing individuals, directors, officers and corporations in civil, administrative and criminal securities matters, including securities fraud and misrepresentation claims, derivative actions claiming breach of fiduciary duty, contests for corporate control, insider trading investigations, and broker dealer issues.
Please click here for more information about the event.
Practice Groups:
Class Action
Litigation Department
Securities Litigation
6/2/2009
FTI Conference
Structured Finance Securities Litigation
Matthew W. Alsdorf
New York, New York
Attorney(s):MATTHEW W. ALSDORF
Jenner & Block Associate Matthew W. Alsdorf will speak at an FTI Conference entitled, “Structured Finance Securities Litigation,” to be held June 2nd at the Harvard Club of New York City. The conference offers insights into the law and economics of structured finance, an area at the heart of the current crisis in the financial marketplace.
Mr. Alsdorf will discuss recent developments in the law and litigation strategies by both plaintiffs and defendants in auction rate security matters. In addition, he and his co-panelists will identify the major market participants in the structured finance area, and how their incentives and respective roles in the securitization process influence and drive into actionable litigation.
Mr. Alsdorf is member of the Firm's Litigation Department. He recently took a leadership role in editing The Ethics and Compliance Handbook: A Practical Guide for Leading Organizations, a first-of-its-kind resource published by the Ethics and Compliance Officer Association which aims to create an industry-wide standard for ethics and compliance programs.
Practice Groups:
Litigation Department
Securities Litigation
White Collar Defense and Investigations
6/2/2009
HB Litigation Conferences
The Recent Debt Crisis and How It’s Affecting FINRA Arbitration
Howard S. Suskin
Attorney(s):HOWARD S. SUSKIN
Jenner & Block Partner Howard S. Suskin will speak at a HB Litigation Conference on June 2 titled “The Recent Debt Crisis and How It’s Affecting FINRA Arbitration.” Mr. Suskin will address in the teleconference the basics of FINRA; new suits and litigants arising out of the debt crisis; the increase in cases filed for arbitration in the last year; the FINRA rules and panel structure; the pros and cons of using FINRA arbitration; the types of cases that benefit from FINRA arbitration; and the perception of fairness in FINRA arbitration.
Mr. Suskin is Co-Chair of the Firm’s Class Action Litigation Practice and a member of the Securities Litigation and International Arbitration Practices. He is also a member of the Firm’s Subprime Litigation Task Force and its Tenant-in-Common Workout Task Force. He has concentrated his practice in the civil litigation area, focusing primarily on class action, securities law, and professional liability matters. He has substantial first-chair experience representing individuals, directors, officers and corporations in civil, administrative and criminal securities matters, including securities fraud and misrepresentation claims, derivative actions claiming breach of fiduciary duty, contests for corporate control, insider trading investigations, and broker dealer issues.
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Practice Groups:
Litigation Department
Securities Litigation
3/19/2009
Chicago Bar Association Securities Law Committee
The Crash of ’08 and the Government’s Response: Implications for Securities Law in 2009
Howard S. Suskin
Chicago, IL
Attorney(s):HOWARD S. SUSKIN
Jenner & Block Partner Howard S. Suskin will speak at the Chicago Bar Association Securities Law Committee program titled, “The Crash of ’08 and the Government’s Response: Implications for Securities Law in 2009,” on March 19.
Mr. Suskin will speak about developments in private securities litigation including recent judicial opinions resulting from the financial crisis, the new cases currently being filed and litigated in both federal and state courts, the companies and industries impacted by such suits, and the winning and losing litigation strategies employed to prosecute and defend these suits. Other program topics include the federal government as shareholder and creditor, and the SEC’s response to the financial crisis.
Howard S. Suskin is Co-Chair of the Firm’s Class Action Litigation Practice. He has concentrated his practice in the civil litigation area, focusing primarily on class action, securities law, and professional liability matters. He has substantial first-chair experience representing individuals, directors, officers and corporations in civil, administrative and criminal securities matters, including securities fraud and misrepresentation claims, derivative actions claiming breach of fiduciary duty, contests for corporate control, insider trading investigations, and broker dealer issues.
Practice Groups:
Litigation Department
Securities Litigation
Class Action
3/18/2009
HB Litigation Conferences
Insurance Coverage Litigation Arising Out of the Financial Crisis: What Policyholders and Carriers Need to Know
Matthew L. Jacobs
Lorelie S. Masters
Howard S. Suskin
The Harvard Club, New York
Attorney(s):MATTHEW L. JACOBS, LORELIE S. MASTERS, HOWARD S. SUSKIN
Jenner & Block Partner Matthew L. Jacobs will serve as co-chair and Partners Lorelie S. Masters and Howard S. Suskin will speak at "Insurance Coverage Litigation Arising Out of the Financial Crisis: What Policyholders and Carriers Need to Know." The event will be held at The Harvard Club in New York City on March 18, 2009 and is being produced by HB Litigation Conferences LLC, formerly Mealey's Conferences.
As a Co-Chair of the conference, Mr. Jacobs will provide welcome and introductory remarks at the one-day event, which will discuss insurance coverage litigation implications of the financial crisis.
Ms. Masters will speak on a panel titled "Coverage Issues Most Likely to Arise from Credit Crisis Claims, including the Application (or not) of Various Exclusions and Limitations to Coverage," which will address notice provisions, the duty to defend v. duty to reimburse, settlements and issue of consent to settlements and exclusions such as fraud and dishonesty and personal profit.
Mr. Suskin will speak on a panel titled, "Bernie Madoff and Satyam - the New Ponzi and Enron Redux?" as the defense perspective on Madoff matters. The panel will discuss Class Actions and third-party investor suits, clawbacks, tax litigation, due diligence questions about institutional investors and hedge funds, and how hedge funds and banks can avoid exposure to law suits.
Mr. Jacobs is a member of the Firm’s Insurance Litigation and Counseling and Reinsurance Practices. He is responsible for complex, multi-party insurance coverage litigation matters in state and federal courts, and he regularly advises corporations on the availability of insurance coverage for a wide variety of claims, including those related to directors and officers liability, errors and omissions, mortgage lending practices, mold and water damage, business interruption losses, product liability, mutual fund late-trading and market timing lawsuits and regulatory investigations and environmental matters. Mr Jacobs has written extensively on issues of insurance coverage for D&O liabilities and related matters, and has spoken at over 75 conferences, and has chaired over a dozen more, both domestically and internationally in the past 20 years on various insurance coverage issues.
Ms. Masters is a member of the Firm’s Litigation Department and Climate and Clean Technology Law, Insurance Litigation and Counseling and Arbitration: Domestic and International Practices. She is co-author of Insurance Coverage Litigation, an in-depth legal treatise first published in 1997 and updated annually; and Liability Insurance in International Arbitration: The Bermuda Form. Ms. Masters was President of the Women's Bar Association of the District of Columbia from 2007-2008. She is a past Policyholder Chair of the Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee of the Section of Litigation of the American Bar Association and continues to serve in the Section of Litigation’s Leadership.
Howard S. Suskin is Co-Chair of the Firm’s Class Action Litigation Practice. He has concentrated his practice in the civil litigation area, focusing primarily on class action, securities law, and professional liability matters. He has substantial first-chair experience representing individuals, directors, officers and corporations in civil, administrative and criminal securities matters, including securities fraud and misrepresentation claims, derivative actions claiming breach of fiduciary duty, contests for corporate control, insider trading investigations, and broker dealer issues.
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Practice Groups:
Class Action
Insurance Litigation and Counseling
Litigation Department
Securities Litigation
3/4/2009
DC Bar Corporation
Public and Private Perspectives on the Enforcement of the Federal Securities Laws in our Global Market
Michael K. Lowman
DC Bar Conference Center, Washington, DC
Attorney(s):MICHAEL K. LOWMAN
Jenner & Block Partner Michael K. Lowman will speak at a March 4, 2009 forum at the DC Bar Conference Center in Washington, DC. He will be one of four speakers discussing the topic, "Public and Private Perspectives on the Enforcement of the Federal Securities Laws in our Global Market."
The luncheon program is hosted by the DC Bar Corporation, Finance and Securities Law Section, in co-sponsorship with the Broker-Dealer Regulation and SEC Enforcement Committee, and the Investor Rights Committee and the International Law Section. Mr. Lowman will discuss cutting-edge issues affecting lenders and investors in global financial markets.
Mr. Lowman is a member of the Firm's Litigation Department and its Business Litigation, Securities Litigation, Corporate, White Collar Criminal Defense and Counseling, and Securities Practices. He is a former Assistant Chief Litigation Counsel for the Securities and Exchange Commission's Division of Enforcement.
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Practice Groups:
Litigation Department
Securities Litigation
2/26/2009
Union League Club’s Financial Services
Howard S. Suskin
Chicago, IL
Attorney(s):HOWARD S. SUSKIN
Jenner & Block Partner Howard S. Suskin will speak at a luncheon program for the Union League Club’s Financial Services group on February 26 in Chicago.
The program will examine recent securities law developments. Mr. Suskin will discuss the impact on investors of current litigation developments arising from investments involving sub-prime mortgages and derivative products, auction-rate securities, equity-indexed annuities and hedge funds.
The Union League Club was established in 1879 to uphold the obligations of citizenship, to promote honesty and efficiency in government, and support cultural institutions and the beautification of the city.
Howard S. Suskin is Co-Chair of the Firm’s Class Action Litigation Practice. He has concentrated his practice in the civil litigation area, focusing primarily on class action, securities law, and professional liability matters.
Practice Groups:
Litigation Department
Securities Litigation
1/15/2009
Chicago Bar Association Commercial Finance and Transactions Committee
Sub-Prime Litigation Update — Expanding Liability & Emerging Trends
James L. Thompson
Chicago, IL
Attorney(s):JAMES L. THOMPSON
Jenner & Block Partner James L. Thompson will speak at a Chicago Bar Association Commercial Finance and Transactions Committee meeting to be held January 15 at the CBA Headquarters.
Mr. Thompson will make a presentation titled, “Sub-Prime Litigation Update — Expanding Liability & Emerging Trends.” His discussion will focus on the types of litigation filed in the wake of the deterioration of the market for sub-prime mortgages, and emerging trends in sub-prime litigation.
Mr. Thompson is a member of the Firm’s Sub-Prime Litigation Task Force and a member of the Firm’s Business Litigation, Securities Litigation, and Class Action Practices. He focuses on complex business litigation, with emphasis on litigation under the federal securities laws. Mr. Thompson also has substantial experience representing banks and finance companies facing class actions based on their secured and unsecured lending practices, account handling, state consumer protection laws and predatory lending statutes.
Practice Groups:
Complex Commercial Litigation
Class Action
Securities Litigation
Litigation Department
1/6/2009
Washington Metropolitan Area Corporate Counsel Association
The Expanding Subprime, Credit, and now Economic Crisis
Larry P. Ellsworth, Thomas C. Newkirk
Tysons Corner, Virginia
Attorney(s):LARRY P. ELLSWORTH, THOMAS C. NEWKIRK
Jenner & Block Partners Larry P. Ellsworth and Thomas C. Newkirk spoke at a Washington Metropolitan Area Corporate Counsel Association program on "The Expanding Subprime, Credit, and now Economic Crisis," on January 6, 2009, at the Marriott Hotel in Tysons Corner, Virginia.
The program, presented by WMACCA's Litigation Forum, addressed the causes and effects of the nation's spreading economic difficulties, which began as a real estate, subprime and related credit crisis and have spread from Wall Street to Main Street to become a deep and generalized economic recession. Following that discussion, the panel discussed the resulting litigation, both private and governmental, affecting financial and non-financial companies alike, and then opened a discussion of probable areas of future private and government enforcement litigation as the crisis unfolds.
The Firm is a sponsor of WMACCA's Litigation Forum in both 2008 and 2009.
Mr. Ellsworth is a former Assistant Chief Litigation Counsel for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. He is a member of the Firm’s Litigation Department and Business Litigation, Securities Litigation, Corporate, White Collar Criminal Defense and Counseling, and Securities Practices.
Mr. Newkirk is Co-Chair of the Firm’s Securities Litigation Practice and a member of its Corporate, White Collar Criminal Defense and Counseling, and Securities Practices. Prior to joining the Firm, Mr. Newkirk was an Associate Director of Enforcement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, where he led the investigations of some of the SEC's most significant cases. In March 2008, Mr. Newkirk was chosen by Legal Times as one of seven "Leading Lawyers" in the area of Internal Investigation/Corporate Governance.
Practice Groups:
Complex Commercial Litigation
Litigation Department
Securities Litigation
White Collar Defense and Investigations
12/29/2008
MentorCLE
Class Actions
Howard S. Suskin
Attorney(s):HOWARD S. SUSKIN
Jenner & Block Partner Howard S. Suskin will present an online, on-demand video course on "Class Actions," sponsored by MentorCLE, an Illinois provider of continuing legal education.
Mr. Suskin will review the ways in which class action and derivative suits operate. He will discuss the impact of the recent Class Action Fairness Act on class litigation, how to respond to a motion urging class certification, and how to settle class actions.
Mr. Suskin is Chair of the Firm’s Class Action Litigation Practice. He has concentrated his practice in the civil litigation area, focusing primarily on class action, securities law, and professional liability matters.
The program is approved for one hour of Illinois MCLE credit.
For further information and to register, please see http://www.mentorcle.com/courses/?courseID=1018.
Practice Groups:
Class Action
Litigation Department
Securities Litigation
12/5/2008
Illinois Bankers Association
2008 Bank Counsel Conference
James L. Thompson
Megan B. Poetzel
Chicago
Attorney(s):MEGAN B. POETZEL, JAMES L. THOMPSON
Jenner & Block Partners James L. Thompson and Megan B. Poetzel will speak at the Illinois Bankers Association's 2008 Bank Counsel Conference to be held December 5 at the Westin Chicago River North.
Mr. Thompson and Ms. Poetzel will speak at a session titled, "Subprime Update - Expanding Liability & the Impact on Business Issues," which will address the ongoing and rapidly expanding litigation surrounding the collapse of the sub-prime mortgage industry. The presentation will include an overview of implications for banks and their business customers, discussing topics such as the tightening of credit ratings.
Mr. Thompson is a member of the Firm’s Sub-Prime Litigation Task Force, as well a member of the Firm’s Business Litigation, Securities Litigation, and Class Action practice groups. He focuses on complex business litigation, with emphasis on litigation under the federal securities laws. Mr. Thompson also has substantial experience representing banks and finance companies facing class actions based on their secured and unsecured lending practices, account handling, state consumer protection laws and predatory lending statutes.
Ms. Poetzel is a partner in the law firm of Jenner & Block LLP. She is a member of the firm’s Sub-Prime Litigation Task Force, as well as its Business Litigation, Securities Litigation and Reinsurance practice groups. Megan focuses her practice in the complex commercial litigation area, with an emphasis on contract-based disputes arising from commercial and consumer lending operations. She has substantial experience representing lenders regarding pending and potential litigation arising from the origination, sale and securitization of subprime mortgage loans.
For more information or for registration, please click here to view the event brochure.
Practice Groups:
Complex Commercial Litigation
Litigation Department
Securities Litigation
12/4/2008
District of Columbia Bar
In-House Litigation Accounting
Michael K. Lowman
Washington, DC
Attorney(s):MICHAEL K. LOWMAN
Jenner & Block Partner Michael K. Lowman will speak at the Firm's DC office at a DC Bar brown-bag program on December 4. He will be one of three speakers on a panel on "In-House Litigation Accounting: Your Clients Expect You to Know! Your Company Expects You to Get It Right!"
The luncheon program, which is sponsored by the bar's Litigation Section in co-sponsorship with its Intellectual Property Law Section; Corporation, Finance and Securities Law Section; and Arts, Entertainment, Media and Sports Law Section, is intended to give the attendees a primer on the litigation accounting obligations of in-house counsel and to discuss recent proposed changes to Financial Accounting Standards Board rules on in-house litigation accounting.
Mr. Lowman's co-panelists will be Maureen F. Del Duca, Senior Vice President & Associate General Counsel at Marriott International, Inc. and Martin Wilczynski, Senior Managing Director of Forensic and Litigation Consulting at FTI Consulting. The moderator will be Theresa A. Coetzee, Vice President & Senior Counsel at Marriott International, Inc.
Mr. Lowman is a member of the Firm's Litigation Department and its Business Litigation, Securities Litigation, Corporate, White Collar Criminal Defense and Counseling, and Securities Practices. He is a former Assistant Chief Litigation Counsel for the Securities and Exchange Commission's Division of Enforcement.
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Practice Groups:
Litigation Department
Securities
Securities Litigation
11/6/2008
Union League Club
Financial Services Group Luncheon Panel
Howard S. Suskin
Chicago, IL
Attorney(s):HOWARD S. SUSKIN
Jenner & Block Partner Howard S. Suskin will speak at a luncheon panel for the Union League Club’s Financial Services Group to be held November 6 in Chicago.
Mr. Suskin will address litigation and regulatory developments concerning investments containing sub-prime mortgages and derivative products, auction-rate securities, equity-indexed annuities and hedge funds.
Howard S. Suskin is Chair of the Firm’s Class Action Litigation Practice and Co-Chair of the Securities Litigation Practice. He has concentrated his practice in the civil litigation area, focusing primarily on class action, securities law, and professional liability matters. He has substantial first-chair experience representing individuals, directors, officers and corporations in civil, administrative and criminal securities matters, including securities fraud and misrepresentation claims, derivative actions claiming breach of fiduciary duty, contests for corporate control, insider trading investigations, and broker dealer issues.
Practice Groups:
Class Action
Securities Litigation
10/22/2008
DC Bar
SEC Senior Enforcers Speak on SEC Priorities
Larry P. Ellsworth
Washington, DC
Attorney(s):LARRY P. ELLSWORTH
Jenner & Block Partner Larry P. Ellsworth will serve as moderator at the upcoming DC Bar program titled, “SEC Senior Enforcers Speak on SEC Priorities,” to be held October 22 at the Firm’s Washington, DC office.
The program will address the new developments and hot topics in enforcement at the SEC by the two new Deputy Directors and the Chief Counsel, who have joined the Director as the senior SEC Enforcement management team. Mr. Ellsworth will moderate on topics to include the subprime crisis, auction rate securities, and insider trading among others.
Mr. Ellsworth is a former Assistant Chief Litigation Counsel for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Trial Unit. Mr. Ellsworth, a member of the Firm’s Litigation Department and Business Litigation, Securities Litigation, Corporate, White Collar Criminal Defense and Counseling, and Securities Practices, has been Chair of the DC Bar’s Broker Dealer Regulation and SEC Enforcement Committee and a member of the Steering Committee for the Corporation, Finance and Securities Law Section.
Practice Groups:
Complex Commercial Litigation
Securities Litigation
White Collar Defense and Investigations
Please click here for program information.
10/21/2008
New York City Bar
Financial Institution Liabilities, Risks & Related Insurance Issues
Stephen L. Ascher
New York, NY
Attorney(s):STEPHEN L. ASCHER
Jenner & Block Partner Stephen L. Ascher will speak at a New York City Bar CLE program titled, “Financial Institution Liabilities, Risks & Related Insurance Issues,” to be held October 21.
Mr. Ascher will be a panelist in a session titled, “Securitization Practices & Related Liability,” which will cover litigation topics concerning CDOs, credit default swaps, and other instruments that are at the heart of the ongoing credit crisis.
This new program will address risks and liabilities currently facing institutions and the insurance issues raised by these risks, including topics such as lending practices and related liability, insurance of collateral and residual value, corporate management liability and shareholder litigation, bond insurance and credit default swaps, and government enforcement actions and investigations.
Currently, Mr. Ascher is representing several financial institutions in a wide variety of disputes arising out of the ongoing crisis in the credit markets, including: a major financial institution in a dispute concerning billions of dollars of collateralized debt obligations, swaps, and other derivative transactions; the trustee for a bankrupt fund in a well-publicized dispute with its prime broker; and a large mortgage originator in various matters relating to its origination, sale, and securitization of mortgages.
Practice Groups:
Insurance Litigation and Counseling
Securities Litigation
Litigation Department
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9/25/2008
Financial Services Authority
Investigations and Enforcement Conference
Thomas C. Newkirk
London, England
Attorney(s):THOMAS C. NEWKIRK
Jenner & Block Partner Thomas C. Newkirk will speak at the FSA Investigations and Enforcement Conference in London on Sept. 25, 2008. The FSA is the Financial Services Authority, a British agency that is akin to the Securities and Exchange Commission in the United States. The conference, subtitled "A survival guide to the FSA's new enhanced regulatory regime," will address trends in FSA enforcement.
Mr. Newkirk will speak at a session titled, "Lessons learnt from the US experience." Along with Joan McKown, Chief Counsel of the SEC's Division of Enforcement, Mr. Newkirk will discuss the SEC enforcement process and the latest trends in SEC enforcement priorities.
Mr. Newkirk is Co-Chair of the Firm’s Securities Litigation Practice and a member of its Corporate, White Collar Criminal Defense and Counseling, and Securities Practices. Prior to joining the Firm, Mr. Newkirk was an Associate Director of Enforcement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, where he led the investigations of some of the SEC's most significant cases. In March 2008, Mr. Newkirk was chosen by Legal Times as one of seven "Leading Lawyers" in the area of Internal Investigation/Corporate Governance.
Complete information about the conference can be found at
http://www1.lexisnexis.co.uk/conferencesandtraining/butterworths/btws_fraud/fraud_pdf/fsa_250908.pdf
Practice Groups:
Securities
Securities Litigation
9/2/2008
Cambridge International Symposium on Economic Crime
Banking on Trouble
Thomas C. Newkirk
Cambridge, England
Attorney(s):THOMAS C. NEWKIRK
Jenner & Block Partner Thomas C. Newkirk will speak at the 26th International Symposium on Economic Crime at Cambridge University in Cambridge, England, on September 2, 2008. This year's conference, titled, "Banking on Trouble," will address issues related to the threats, from both inside the banking system and outside it, confronting the stability, integrity and viability of banking and other financial institutions.
Mr. Newkirk will speak at a session titled, "Pursing the assets of the corrupt and the impact on financial institutions and at a workshop the same day titled, "An Overview of the 'sub-prime' mess." This is the eleventh year in which Mr. Newkirk has spoken at this conference.
Mr. Newkirk is Co-Chair of the Firm’s Securities Litigation Practice and a member of its Corporate, White Collar Criminal Defense and Counseling, and Securities Practices. Prior to joining the Firm, Mr. Newkirk was an Associate Director of Enforcement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, where he led the investigations of some of the SEC's most significant cases. In March 2008, Mr. Newkirk was chosen by Legal Times as one of seven "Leading Lawyers" in the area of Internal Investigation/Corporate Governance.
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Practice Groups:
Securities
Securities Litigation
7/30/2008
Practising Law Institute
Managing Complex Federal Litigation
Jerold S. Solovy
Howard S. Suskin
Chicago, IL
Attorney(s):JEROLD S. SOLOVY, HOWARD S. SUSKIN
Jenner & Block Chairman Emeritus Jerold S. Solovy will serve as chair and Partner Howard S. Suskin will speak at a Practising Law Institute Seminar titled, "Managing Complex Federal Litigation: A Practical Guide to New Developments, Procedures, and Strategies," to be held July 30 in Chicago, IL.
Mr. Solovy will provide opening remarks for the program, which will address current developments in federal civil practice and the implications of these developments for strategy and technique in complex litigation.
Mr. Suskin will speak at a session titled, "Recent Developments in Class Actions and the Impact of the Class Action Fairness Act (CAFA)," which will discuss recent decisions under CAFA; recent developments in consumer and securities class actions; propriety of review on the merits by courts asked to certify a class under Rule 23; appellate issues under CAFA and Rule 23; and the impact of CAFA on class action volume in state and federal courts.
Mr. Solovy is widely regarded as one of the preeminent appellate and trial lawyers in the country, having regularly been cited in The National Law Journal since 1991 as one of the 100 most influential lawyers in America, most recently in 2006. Mr. Solovy has extensive experience in successfully handling high stakes litigation, both at the trial and appellate levels, and has argued several cases before the United States Supreme Court. As a member of the Firm’s Litigation Department, Mr. Solovy continues to focus on litigating complex business matters and insurance coverage issues, while litigating many high-profile intellectual property and securities cases.
Mr. Suskin is Chair of the Firm’s Class Action Litigation Practice and Co-Chair of the Securities Litigation Law Practice. He has concentrated his practice in the civil litigation area, focusing primarily on class action, securities law, and professional liability matters. He has substantial first-chair experience representing individuals, directors, officers and corporations in civil, administrative and criminal securities matters, including securities fraud and misrepresentation claims, derivative actions claiming breach of fiduciary duty, contests for corporate control, insider trading investigations, and broker dealer issues.
For more information or to register for the event, please click here to view PLI website.
Practice Groups:
Class Action
Securities Litigation
Litigation Department
6/17/2008
Bloomberg University
The Post-Enron World: New Developments in the Law
Thomas C. Newkirk
Andrew Weissmann
New York, NY
Attorney(s):THOMAS C. NEWKIRK, ANDREW WEISSMANN
Jenner & Block Partners Thomas C. Newkirk and Andrew Weissmann will make a presentation at Bloomberg University on "The Post-Enron World: New Developments in the Law."
Mr. Newkirk and Mr. Weissmann will discuss the recently published Ethics and Compliance Handbook: A Practical Guide for Leading Organizations. The Handbook is a guide to the implementation of organizational ethics and compliance programs. The first-of-its-kind book was written over a period of eighteen months by leaders in the ethics and compliance field, and Jenner & Block was the sole law firm involved in the project. The goal of the Handbook is to create an industry-wide standard for ethics and compliance programs, so that practitioners can consult the Handbook for guidance and not simply rely on governmental pronouncements such as Chapter 8 of the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and the Securities and Exchange Commission's "Seaboard Report."
They will also discuss the work being done by Mr. Weissmann and others at the Firm through amicus briefs, law review articles, and other means to set a new standard for corporate criminal liability that would restrict corporate criminal liability by disallowing imputation of an employee's conduct to an employer where the employer has a robust compliance program.
Mr. Newkirk is Co-Chair of the Firm’s Securities Litigation Practice and a member of its Corporate, White Collar Criminal Defense and Counseling, and Securities Practices. Prior to joining the Firm, Mr. Newkirk was an Associate Director of Enforcement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, where he led the investigations of some of the SEC's most significant cases. In March 2008, Mr. Newkirk was chosen by Legal Times as one of seven "Leading Lawyers" in the area of Internal Investigation/Corporate Governance.
Mr. Weissmann is a former Enron Task Force Director and former Chief of the Criminal Division in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York. He recently was selected by a panel of top ethics experts as one of the 100 Most Influential People in Business Ethics by Ethisphere magazine. His practice concentrates on internal corporate compliance and investigations, including representation before the Department of Justice, the Securities and Exchange Commission and state and local authorities.
Practice Groups:
Litigation Department
Securities Litigation
White Collar Defense and Investigations
June 15 - 17, 2008
Canadian Investor Relations Institute
21st Annual Investors Relations Conference
Thomas C. Newkirk
Mont Tremblant, Quebec
Attorney(s):THOMAS C. NEWKIRK
Jenner & Block Partner Thomas C. Newkirk will speak at the Canadian Investor Relations Institute's 21st Annual Investor Relations Conference to be held on June 15-17 in Mont Tremblant, Quebec. This year's conference titled, "Embracing A Changing Environment," will address issues surrounding the frequently changing world of investor relations.
Mr. Newkirk will speak at a session titled, "Capital Market Fraud Investigations," which will explore how capital market fraud cases are reviewed and selected for investigation, and what criteria are used to weigh the significance of referred cases.
Mr. Newkirk is Co-Chair of the Firm’s Securities Litigation Practice and a member of its Corporate, White Collar Criminal Defense and Counseling, and Securities Practices. Prior to joining the Firm, Mr. Newkirk was an Associate Director of Enforcement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, where he led the investigations of some of the SEC's most significant cases. In March 2008, Mr. Newkirk was chosen by Legal Times as one of seven "Leading Lawyers" in the area of Internal Investigation/Corporate Governance.
For more information, please click here to view the conference website.
Practice Groups:
Securities
Securities Litigation
6/9/2008
District of Columbia Bar
Remedies in SEC Enforcement Actions: Survey and Current Issues
Larry P. Ellsworth
Washington, DC
Attorney(s):LARRY P. ELLSWORTH
Jenner & Block Partner Larry P. Ellsworth will speak at the DC Bar’s continuing legal education course entitled, “Remedies in SEC Enforcement Actions: Survey and Current Issues,” to be held on the evening of June 9, 2008 at the DC Bar Conference Center in Washington, DC.
A panel of senior, present and former regulators, including the two current senior SEC Associate Directors of Enforcement, and leading defense practitioners will discuss the emerging issues in SEC enforcement remedies. They will discuss the wide range of legal and equitable remedies available in SEC enforcement actions, and the current policies and practices of the Commission and SEC Staff as they make use of those remedies. The class will review the traditional injunctive remedy, including ancillary relief such as special masters, compliance consultants, undertakings and asset freezes. They will also discuss considerations in assessing disgorgement and civil penalties, and when officer and director bars may be sought. The class will additionally consider administrative remedies, including the interplay of cease-and-desist proceedings, 15(b)(6) proceedings, and Rule 102(e) proceedings against licensed professionals.
Mr. Ellsworth is a former Assistant Chief Litigation Counsel for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Trial Unit. Mr. Ellsworth, a member of the Firm’s Litigation Department and Business Litigation, Securities Litigation, Corporate, White Collar Criminal Defense and Counseling, and Securities Practices, is Chair of the DC Bar’s Broker Dealer Regulation and SEC Enforcement Committee and a member of the Steering Committee for the Corporation, Finance and Securities Law Section.
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Practice Groups:
Securities Litigation
Securities
May 1 - 2, 2008
ALI-ABA
Securities Litigation: Planning and Strategies
Thomas C. Newkirk
Boston, MA
Attorney(s):THOMAS C. NEWKIRK
Jenner & Block Partner Thomas C. Newkirk will speak at the ALI-ABA seminar titled, "Securities Litigation: Planning and Strategies," to be held May 1-2 in Boston. The 33rd Annual Advanced Course of Study will explore current securities litigation and enforcement issues.
Mr. Newkirk will speak at a session titled, "SEC Enforcement Developments," which will discuss SEC enforcement issues such as financial fraud, issuer disclosure, issuer penalties, subprime matters, elder fraud, sanctions and settlements, practical advice on how to deal with SEC staff and ethics issues.
He will also speak at a session titled, "Litigating with the SEC's Division of Enforcement; State Securities Investigations," which will address how the SEC conducts litigation, District Court Proceedings, Administrative trials, litigating an administrative proceeding, future trends, and state securities investigations.
In addition, Mr. Newkirk will speak at an afternoon session titled, "Conducting Internal Investigations: Best Practices and Criminal Implications," which will discuss investigations on behalf of a corporation, cooperation with the government, considerations in conducting an investigation, follow-up to an internal investigation, defending an individual in an internal investigation, investigations on behalf of a special litigation committee, and ethics and professional responsibility issues.
Mr. Newkirk is Co-Chair of the Firm’s Securities Litigation Practice and a member of its Corporate, White Collar Criminal Defense and Counseling, and Securities Practices. Prior to joining the Firm, Mr. Newkirk was an Associate Director of Enforcement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, where he led the investigations of some of the SEC's most significant cases. In March 2008, Mr. Newkirk was chosen by Legal Times as one of seven "Leading Lawyers" in the area of Internal Investigation/Corporate Governance.
For more information, please click here to view the conference brochure.
Practice Groups:
Corporate
Securities
Securities Litigation
White Collar Defense and Investigations
4/28/2008
The District of Columbia Bar
Subprime Summit
Larry P. Ellsworth
Matthew L. Jacobs
Washington, DC
Attorney(s):LARRY P. ELLSWORTH, MATTHEW L. JACOBS
Jenner & Block Partners Larry P. Ellsworth and Matthew L. Jacobs will participate in a District of Columbia Bar program titled, “Subprime Summit,” to be held April 28 at the DC Bar Conference Center in Washington, DC.
The program will include an overview of the subprime crisis, including its origins and effects, an update on regulatory developments, and a review of related litigation. Speakers will include key regulators from the SEC, FINRA, DOJ and OCC, as well as experienced attorneys who will explain actions and tactics from the perspectives of loan originators, securitizers, insurers and institutional investors.
Mr. Ellsworth, a member of the Firm’s Litigation Department and Business Litigation, Securities Litigation, Corporate, White Collar Criminal Defense and Counseling, and Securities Practices, will moderate the panels of regulators and of litigators. Prior to joining the Firm, he was Assistant Chief Litigation Counsel for the SEC. He is presently defending some of the largest companies in the United States in confidential securities investigations, as well as in private class actions, and derivative actions. Mr. Ellsworth is Chair of the DC Bar’s Broker Dealer Regulation and SEC Enforcement Committee and a member of the Steering Committee for the Corporation, Finance and Securities Law Section.
Mr. Jacobs, a member of the Firm’s Insurance Litigation and Counseling and Reinsurance Practices, is one of the litigation panelists. He is responsible for complex, multi-party insurance coverage litigation matters in state and federal courts, and he regularly advises corporations on the availability of insurance coverage for a wide variety of claims, including those related to directors and officers liability, errors and omissions, mortgage lending practices, mold and water damage, business interruption losses, product liability, mutual fund late-trading and market timing lawsuits and regulatory investigations and environmental matters. Mr. Jacobs has written extensively on issues of insurance coverage for D&O liabilities and related matters, and has spoken at over 50 conferences both domestically and internationally in the past 15 years on various insurance coverage issues.
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Practice Groups:
Insurance Litigation and Counseling
Securities Litigation
Litigation Department
4/14/2008
Lorman Education Services
The Art of Legal Writing
Howard S. Suskin
Attorney(s):HOWARD S. SUSKIN
Jenner & Block Partner Howard S. Suskin spoke at a Lorman Education Services teleconference titled, “The Art of Legal Writing,” held April 14.
The teleconference focused on the fundamentals of legal research and writing, avoiding common mistakes and offered tips for maximizing productivity when performing legal research and writing assignments.
Mr. Suskin is chair of the Firm’s Class Action Litigation Practice and co-chair of the Securities Litigation Law Practice. He has concentrated his practice in the civil litigation area, focusing primarily on class action, securities law, and professional liability matters. He has substantial first-chair experience representing individuals, directors, officers and corporations in civil, administrative and criminal securities matters, including securities fraud and misrepresentation claims, derivative actions claiming breach of fiduciary duty, contests for corporate control, insider trading investigations, and broker dealer issues. In addition to his litigation practice, Mr. Suskin also has substantial experience counseling and representing clients in connection with securities self-regulatory organization proceedings and in arbitrations.
Practice Groups:
Class Action
Securities Litigation
4/3/2008
The District of Columbia Bar
Back to the Future in Insider Trading - Current Developments in Enforcement and Defense in View of the Recent Increase in Government Prosecutions: DOJ, SEC and Private Bar
Larry P. Ellsworth
Michael K. Lowman
Washington, DC
Attorney(s):LARRY P. ELLSWORTH, MICHAEL K. LOWMAN
Jenner & Block Partners Larry P. Ellsworth and Michael K. Lowman will participate in a District of Columbia Bar Panel titled, “Back to the Future in Insider Trading - Current Developments in Enforcement and Defense in View of the Recent Increase in Government Prosecutions: DOJ, SEC and Private Bar,” to be held April 3 in Washington DC.
The panel will focus on the recent increased efforts by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) to aggressively prosecute “Wall Streeters,” “Main Streeters,” and foreign nationals under expanded misappropriation and other insider trading theories. The panel will feature top SEC and DOJ prosecutors, along with prominent defense counsel, discussing enforcement trends in this expanding area.
Mr. Ellsworth, a member of the Firm’s Litigation Department and Business Litigation, Securities Litigation, Corporate, White Collar Criminal Defense and Counseling, and Securities Practices, will moderate the panel. Prior to joining the Firm, he was Assistant Chief Litigation Counsel for the SEC. He is presently defending some of the largest companies in the United States in confidential securities investigations, as well as in private class actions, and derivative actions. Mr. Ellsworth is Chair of the DC Bar’s Broker Dealer Regulation and SEC Enforcement Committee and a member of the Steering Committee for the Corporation, Finance and Securities Law Section.
Mr. Lowman is a member of the Firm’s Litigation Department and its Business Litigation, Securities Litigation, Corporate, White Collar Criminal Defense and Counseling, and Securities Practices. Prior to joining the Firm, Mr. Lowman served as Assistant Chief Litigation Counsel for the SEC’s Division of Enforcement. During his five years at the SEC, Mr. Lowman served as primary trial counsel in a wide variety of civil and administrative enforcement actions brought in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York and elsewhere.
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Practice Groups:
Complex Commercial Litigation
Corporate
Litigation Department
Securities
Securities Litigation
White Collar Defense and Investigations
3/11/2008
The Chicago Bar Association
Financial & Investment Services Committee Meeting
Matthew J. Renaud
Howard S. Suskin
Chicago, IL
Attorney(s):MATTHEW J. RENAUD, HOWARD S. SUSKIN
Jenner & Block Partner Matthew J. Renaud will speak at a Chicago Bar Association Financial & Investment Services Committee Meeting to be held March 11 at the Chicago Bar Association Headquarters.
Mr. Renaud will present on current developments in ERISA plan investments and their potential impact on financial and investment services firms. He will address recent U.S. Supreme Court pronouncements and other developments concerning fee disclosure proposals, qualified default investment alternative rules, and liability driven investments that potentially will have significant consequences for financial and investment services firms and their clients.
Mr. Renaud is Co-chair of the Firm’s Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Practice, and a member of the ERISA Litigation Practice and Private Equity/Investment Management Practice. He regularly counsels clients on a broad range of employee benefit and executive compensation matters, with a focus on executive compensation and ERISA fiduciary responsibility issues.
Partner Howard S. Suskin, Chair of the Jenner & Block’s Class Action Litigation Practice and Co-Chair of its Securities Litigation Practice, serves as Chair of the CBA Financial & Investment Services Committee.
Practice Groups:
Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation
ERISA Litigation
Securities Litigation
1/29/2008
District of Columbia Bar
Rapidly Developing Pleadings Standards in Securities Cases
Larry P. Ellsworth
Howard S. Suskin
Washington, DC
Attorney(s):LARRY P. ELLSWORTH, HOWARD S. SUSKIN
Jenner & Block Partners Larry P. Ellsworth and Howard S. Suskin will speak at a District of Columbia Bar’s seminar entitled, “Rapidly Developing Pleadings Standards in Securities Cases,” to be held on January 29 at the D.C. Bar Conference Center in Washington, D.C.
Mr. Ellsworth will be the moderator for the session and Mr. Suskin will be one of the panelists. This session will address recent developments in Supreme Court and Circuit decisions affecting pleading standards in securities cases, including status of scheme liability. Participants will learn plaintiff and defense strategies and continuing areas of pleadings, developments and disputes.
Mr. Ellsworth is a former Assistant Chief Litigation Counsel for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Trial Unit. Mr. Ellsworth, a member of the Firm’s Litigation Department and Business Litigation, Securities Litigation, Corporate, White Collar Criminal Defense and Counseling, and Securities Practices, is Chair of the DC Bar’s Broker Dealer Regulation and SEC Enforcement Committee and a member of the Steering Committee for the Corporation, Finance and Securities Law Section.
Mr. Suskin is Chair of the Firm’s Class Action Litigation Practice and Co-Chair of its Securities Litigation Practice. Mr. Suskin is Chairman and Legislative Liaison of the CBA’s Financial & Investment Services Committee and is the former Chairman of the CBA’s Class Action and Securities Law Committees.
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Practice Groups:
Complex Commercial Litigation
Litigation Department
Securities Litigation
1/25/2008
Lorman Education Services
Litigation Skills for Legal Staff in Illinois
Howard S. Suskin
Chicago, IL
Attorney(s):HOWARD S. SUSKIN
Jenner & Block Partners Avidan J. Stern and Howard S. Suskin will speak at the Lorman Education Services “Litigation Skills for Legal Staff in Illinois” seminar to be held January 25 at the University Center in Chicago, Illinois.
Mr. Stern will speak a session entitled, “Electronic Discovery,” which will address the following topics:
- How Electronic Discovery Differs From Paper Discovery
- The New Federal Rules Adopted in December 2006
- Logistical Considerations
- Evidentiary Considerations
He will also speak at a session entitled, “Where Do I Go to File This? – The Court Systems in Illinois,” which will address the following topics:
- Federal Appellate Courts
- Federal District Courts in Illinois
- Illinois Appellate Courts and Illinois Circuit Courts
- Cook County Court System
Mr. Suskin will speak at a session entitled, “Attorney-Client Privilege and Attorney Work Product,” which will address the following topics:
- Extensions of the Attorney-Client Privilege
- Extensions of the Attorney-Client Privilege Based on Common Interest
- Recommendations for Preserving the Attorney-Client Privilege
- Recommendations for Preserving the Confidentiality of Work Product
- Self-Critical Analysis Privilege
- Governmental Deliberative Process Privilege
- Preserving the Attorney-Client Privilege and the Confidentiality of Work Product During Deposition Preparation and Testimony
- Internal Investigations and Special Problem Areas
Mr. Stern is a member of the Firm’s Litigation Department and its Business Litigation, Securities Litigation and Class Action Litigation Practices.
Mr. Suskin is Chair of the Firm’s Class Action Litigation Practice, Co-Chair of the Securities Litigation Practice and a member of the Firm's Arbitration: Domestic and International, Business Litigation and Professional Liability Litigation Practices.
Practice Groups:
Complex Commercial Litigation
Class Action
Litigation Department
Professional Responsibility
Securities Litigation
For more information or to register, please click here to view the event brochure.
1/23/2008
Moore’s Rules of Federal Practice Teleconference
Tutorial of Procedural Federal Practice in Light of the Recent Rule Changes
C. John Koch
Attorney(s):C. JOHN KOCH
Jenner & Block Partner C. John Koch spoke at the Moore’s Rules of Federal Practice Teleconference on January 23, which provided a tutorial of procedural federal practice in light of recent rule changes.
The teleconference covered, among other things, the restyled civil rules; the erosion of notice pleading, including discussion of Bell Atlantic v. Twombly & other recent cases; the upcoming overhaul of procedural time limits and time counting methods; and the discovery of expert witness reports, including proposed changes.
Mr. Koch, a member of the Firm’s Litigation Department and Co-Chair of the Firm’s Securities Litigation Practice, was a Consulting Editor for the 2008 Edition of Moore’s AnswerGuide, “Federal Pretrial Civil Litigation.”
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Practice Groups:
Litigation Department
Securities Litigation
1/17/2008
LexisNexis & Jenner & Block
Sub-prime Litigation Update Webinar - Originator Liability Issues
Megan B. Poetzel
James L. Thompson
Chicago, IL
Attorney(s):MEGAN B. POETZEL, JAMES L. THOMPSON
Jenner & Block Partners Megan B. Poetzel and James L. Thompson will speak at a LexisNexis webinar entitled, "Sub-prime Litigation Update - Originator Liability Issues" to be held on January 17 at 2 pm EST.
The webinar will address the ongoing and rapidly expanding litigation surrounding the collapse of the sub-prime mortgage industry. The presentation will include an overview of the primary participants in this industry, tracing a mortgage from borrower, through lender, on to a financial institution who purchases the mortgage and packages it, and others, into mortgage backed securities.
The webinar will provide an overview of the course of sub-prime litigation to date, discussing recent lawsuits against originators, actions against issuers, actions against firms invested in mortgage-backed obligations, actions against other market participants, and state and federal investigations across the market.
The webinar will close with a discussion of how originators have responded in the face of developing liability issues. This discussion will focus on lender efforts to shift liability to parties who initiated and provided settlement services for the transaction -- contract theories, common law theories, typical defenses being advanced, and other practical limitations on efforts to shift liability.
Ms. Poetzel a member of the Firm's Litigation Department and Business Litigation, Securities Litigation, and Reinsurance Practices. Megan focuses her practice in the commercial litigation area, representing clients in a wide range of matters before federal and state courts, and has been involved in a number of insurance and reinsurance disputes.
Mr. Thompson is a member of the firm’s Sub-Prime Litigation Task Force, as well a member of the firm’s Business Litigation, Securities Litigation, and Class Action practice groups. He focuses on complex business litigation, with emphasis on litigation under the federal securities laws. Mr. Thompson also has substantial experience representing banks and finance companies facing class actions based on their secured and unsecured lending practices, account handling, state consumer protection laws and predatory lending statutes.
Since the onset of litigation arising out of the sub-prime mortgage crisis, Mr. Thompson and Ms. Poetzel have been actively involved in representing and counseling clients threatened with liability related to their involvement in the sub-prime mortgage industry.
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Practice Groups:
Complex Commercial Litigation
Litigation Department
Securities Litigation
1/15/2008
KPMG
Automotive Legal & Compliance Forum
Larry P. Ellsworth
Detroit, MI
Attorney(s):LARRY P. ELLSWORTH
Jenner & Block Partner Larry P. Ellsworth will speak at the KPMG Automotive Legal & Compliance Forum to be held January 15 at Cobo Hall in Detroit, Michigan.
Mr. Ellsworth will be one of the Key Speakers at this event for automotive industry executives in connection with the International Auto Show in Detroit. Mr. Ellsworth will give an update on the current developments in the SEC enforcement program. Former SEC Chairman Harvey Pitt will also speak.
Prior to joining the Firm, Mr. Ellsworth was Assistant Chief Litigation Counsel for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. He represents a number of the Country’s largest companies, as well as CEO’s, GC’s and other officers of such firms. Mr. Ellsworth, a member of the Firm’s Litigation Department and Business Litigation, Securities Litigation, Corporate, White Collar Criminal Defense and Counseling, and Securities Practices, is Chair of the DC Bar’s Broker Dealer Regulation and SEC Enforcement Committee and a member of the Steering Committee for the Corporation, Finance and Securities Law Section.
Practice Groups:
Litigation Department
Complex Commercial Litigation
Securities Litigation
Corporate
White Collar Defense and Investigations
12/4/2007
District of Columbia Bar
Current Issues in Hedge Fund Enforcement and Compliance Programs
Larry P. Ellsworth
Washington, DC
Attorney(s):LARRY P. ELLSWORTH
Jenner & Block Partner Larry P. Ellsworth will speak at the DC Bar’s panel discussion entitled, “Current Issues in Hedge Fund Enforcement and Compliance Programs,” to be held December 4 at the DC Bar Conference Center in Washington, DC.
The panel of senior present and former regulators, including the head of the SEC’s Hedge Fund working group, and leading defense practitioners will discuss the emerging issues in SEC, State and FINRA Hedge Fund enforcement, effective compliance and defense strategies. The areas of regulatory focus will include insider trading, valuation issues, hedge fund hotels and soft dollars, conflicts of interest and registration and examination concerns. They will also discuss effective compliance programs and strategies and what to do (and not do) before and after the regulators call.
Mr. Ellsworth is a former Assistant Chief Litigation Counsel for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Trial Unit. Mr. Ellsworth, a member of the Firm’s Litigation Department and Business Litigation, Securities Litigation, Corporate, White Collar Criminal Defense and Counseling, and Securities Practices, is Chair of the DC Bar’s Broker Dealer Regulation and SEC Enforcement Committee and a member of the Steering Committee for the Corporation, Finance and Securities Law Section.
Practice Groups:
Complex Commercial Litigation
Corporate
Litigation Department
Securities Litigation
White Collar Defense and Investigations
11/29/2007
The Chatham House City Series
The Lengthening Arm of Criminal Law: Criminalization of Corporate Conduct
Howard S. Suskin
Chicago, IL
Attorney(s):HOWARD S. SUSKIN
Jenner & Block Partner Howard S. Suskin will serve as a panelist for a briefing entitled, "The Latest Word: SEC Current Enforcement and Disclosure Issues," to be held November 29 at The Ritz Carlton in Chicago.
The program will address the following issues:
- The 2008 Proxy Disclosure including board governance issues, executive compensation, accounting policies and practices, notices and access;
- Enforcement priorities: scheme liability, dealing with general counsel under fire, reinstatements;
- Litigation and disclosure issues related to credit crunch including fallout from Subprime mortgage crisis and other changes in credit markets.
Mr. Suskin is Chair of the Firm’s Class Action Litigation Practice and Co-Chair of its Securities Litigation Practice.
Practice Groups:
Litigation Department
Securities Litigation
11/29/2007
Chicago Bar Association
Litigating a Securities Class Action: From Beginning to End
Howard S. Suskin
Kathryn C. Newman
Sejal P. Parikh
Chicago, IL
Attorney(s):HOWARD S. SUSKIN
Jenner & Block Partner Howard S. Suskin and Associate Kathryn C. Newman will speak at a Chicago Bar Association (CBA) seminar entitled, “Litigating a Securities Class Action: From Beginning to End,” to be held November 29 at the CBA Building in Chicago. U.S. District Court Judge Wayne Andersen and a number of prominent securities class action attorneys also will participate in this program. Additionally, the seminar materials will include an analysis co-authored by Mr. Suskin and Associate Sejal P. Parikh of recent court decisions relating to certification issues in securities class actions.
The seminar will guide attendees, from beginning to end, through each stage of a securities class action class (from pre-suit considerations through and past trial or settlement). Attendees will also learn practical insights and pitfall avoidance strategies as to each stage of a securities class action case; recent statutory and case law developments impacting this field; and practical observations and suggestions from a federal district court judge experienced in the handling of major securities class action cases.
Mr. Suskin will speak on the topic of, “Class Certification and Discovery Issues in Securities Cases: Basics and Recent Developments.” Ms. Newman will moderate the entire seminar.
Mr. Suskin is Chair of the Firm’s Class Action Litigation Practice and Co-Chair of its Securities Litigation Practice. Mr. Suskin is Chairman of the CBA’s Financial & Investment Services Committee and is the former Chairman of the CBA’s Class Action and Securities Law Committees.
Ms. Newman is a member of the Firm’s Litigation Department and Class Action Litigation and Securities Litigation Practices. Ms. Newman is the current Vice Chair and former Seminar Coordinator of the CBA’s Class Action Section.
Ms. Parikh is a member of the Firm's Litigation Department and Class Action Litigation and Securities Litigation Practices.
Please click here to view Mr. Suskin and Ms. Parikh's article.
Practice Groups:
Class Action
Litigation Department
Securities Litigation
For more information or to register, please click here to view the event brochure.
11/7/2007
LexisNexis
Moore's™ Rules of Federal Practice Teleconference: Recent Developments in Class Actions and the Impact of the Class Action Fairness Act
Howard S. Suskin
Chicago, IL
Attorney(s):HOWARD S. SUSKIN
Jenner & Block Partner Howard S. Suskin will be one of the presenters in a Moore's Rules of Federal Practice Teleconference entitled, “Recent Developments in Class Actions and the Impact of the Class Action Fairness Act,” to take place November 7.
In addition to Mr. Suskin, Georgene Vairo, Professor of Law and William M. Rains Fellow, Loyola Law School, Los Angeles will speak at the teleconference. Topics to be covered include:
- The Impact on class action volume in state and federal courts
- Jurisdictional issues, including burden of proof regarding CAFA jurisdiction and exceptions, and interpretation of jurisdictional provisions such as the local controversy exception
- “Mass actions” coverage within CAFA
- Remand motions under CAFA -- discovery and evidence issues
- Recent issues concerning class certification, including review of merits at class certification stage
- Recent developments in antitrust and securities class actions, including issues regarding sufficiency of pleadings
Mr. Suskin is Chair of the Firm’s Class Action Litigation Practice, Co-Chair of the Securities Litigation Practice and a member of the Firm's Arbitration: Domestic and International, Business Litigation and Professional Liability Litigation Practices.
For more information or to register, please click here to view the teleconference website.
Practice Groups:
Class Action
Securities Litigation
Litigation Department
11/5/2007
Chicago-Kent College of Law
"Take a Break" program
Andrew F. Merrick
Attorney(s):ANDREW F. MERRICK
Jenner & Block Associate Andrew F. Merrick spoke at the Chicago-Kent College of Law "Take a Break" program held October 23 at the Chicago-Kent College of Law campus. Mr. Merrick, along with other attorneys from local law firms, addressed a group of approximately 80 Chicago-Kent law students about their experiences practicing law.
Mr. Merrick is a member of the Firm's Litigation Department and its Class Action Litigation and Securities Litigation Practices. In 2006, Mr. Merrick graduated with high honors from Chicago-Kent College of Law and was inducted into the Order of the Coif. While in law school, Mr. Merrick served as the Executive Notes and Comments Editor for the Chicago-Kent Law Review. In addition, Mr. Merrick was a member of the Chicago-Kent Moot Court Honors Society where he competed as a finalist in the Charles Evan Hughes Moot Court Competition and participated in the Conrad B. Duberstein Moot Court Competition in New York City.
Practice Groups:
Class Action
Litigation Department
Securities Litigation
10/26/2007
Jenner & Block, Navigant Consulting, Inc., and PricewaterhouseCoopers
Securities Litigation & Compliance for 2008: Expect the Unexpected
Larry P. Ellsworth
C. John Koch
Ronald L. Marmer
Thomas C. Newkirk
Howard S. Suskin
Richard F. Ziegler
Chicago, IL
Attorney(s):LARRY P. ELLSWORTH, C. JOHN KOCH, RONALD L. MARMER, THOMAS C. NEWKIRK, HOWARD S. SUSKIN, RICHARD F. ZIEGLER
Jenner & Block Partners Larry P. Ellsworth, C. John Koch, Ronald L. Marmer, Thomas C. Newkirk, Howard S. Suskin and Richard F. Ziegler will speak at a Securities Litigation & Compliance Seminar to be held on October 26. The event will be held at Jenner & Block’s Chicago offices and co-hosted by Jenner & Block, Navigant Consulting, Inc., and PricewaterhouseCoopers with commentary from Kevin D. Kreb, a partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP in Chicago, and Jonathan R. Boyles, the Managing Director from Navigant Consulting, Inc. in Vienna, Virginia.
The seminar will consist of three panels. The first panel, entitled “SEC Priorities,” will be moderated by Mr. Ellsworth and Mr. Newkirk. The second panel, moderated by Mr. Koch and Mr. Suskin, will discuss relevant U.S. Supreme Court Updates in the area of securities law. Lastly, the final panel entitled, “The Next Generation in Corporate Compliance,” will be moderated by Mr. Marmer with Mr. Newkirk and Mr. Ziegler serving as panelists who will discuss new best practices, the Securities Exchange Commission, the Department of Justice, and satisfying outside auditors.
Mr. Koch, Mr. Marmer, Mr. Newkirk, and Mr. Suskin are Co-Chairs of the Firm’s Securities Litigation practice. Mr. Ellsworth is a member of the Firm’s Securities Litigation practice, and previously worked as Assistant Chief Litigation Counsel for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Trial Unit. Mr. Newkirk previously served as Associate Director of the Division of Enforcement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Mr. Ziegler is a member of the Firm’s Securities Litigation Practice, and is the former Senior Vice President, Legal Affairs and General Counsel at 3M Company, where he oversaw changes in 3M’s corporate governance and business conduct processes.
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Practice Groups:
Litigation Department
Securities Litigation
10/10/2007
Counsel to Counsel
From the Inside Out: Internal Investigations and Compliance Audits
Thomas C. Newkirk
Katya Jestin
Washington, DC
Attorney(s):KATYA JESTIN, THOMAS C. NEWKIRK
Jenner & Block Partners Thomas C. Newkirk and Katya Jestin will participate in a Counsel to Counsel Forum entitled, “From the Inside Out: Internal Investigations and Compliance Audits,” to be held October 10 at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington, DC.
The Forum will address the following discussion topics:
- Balancing act: serving as business adviser and corporate conscience
- Creating effective compliance audit and investigations processes before crises erupt
- Handling internal investigations: conducting interviews and managing privilege and disclosures
- Managing constituents: dealing with regulators, auditors and government agencies
Mr. Newkirk is Co-Chair of the Firm’s Securities Litigation Practice and a member of its Corporate, White Collar Criminal Defense and Counseling, and Securities Practices. Prior to joining the Firm, Mr. Newkirk was a senior official and Associate Director of Enforcement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, where he led the investigations of some of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s most significant cases.
Ms. Jestin is a member of the Firm’s Litigation Department and White Collar Criminal Defense and Counseling Practice. She represents companies and executives in connection with criminal investigations, including representation before the United States Department of Justice.
For more information, please click here to view the conference website.
Practice Groups:
Litigation Department
White Collar Defense and Investigations
Securities Litigation
9/26/2007
American Lawyer Media
2007 Hedge Fund General Counsel Summit
Richard F. Ziegler
Greenwich, CT
Attorney(s):RICHARD F. ZIEGLER
Jenner & Block Partner Richard F. Ziegler will speak at American Lawyer Media's "2007 Hedge Fund General Counsel Summit" to be held September 26 at the Hyatt Regency in Greenwich, Connecticut.
Mr. Ziegler will moderate a panel discussion of two former SEC general counsel: Simon Lorne, now CLO at Millennium Partners, LP, and Giovanni Prezioso, now at Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton.
According to American Lawyer Media, the Summit will serve as a platform for hedge fund executives to address the myriad of issues raised in the weeks following the adviser registration rule and its repeal last summer. Topics to be covered include: how hedge fund general counsel and compliance officers should manage this new environment, regulators and political officials’ responses to public sentiment and media hype following Amaranth and other hedge failures, and the reformation of the industry and possible next steps.
Mr. Ziegler is a member of the Firm’s Litigation Department and its Intellectual Property, Business Litigation, Securities Litigation, White Collar Defense and Counseling and Corporate Counseling and Governance Practices. Prior to joining the Firm, Mr. Ziegler served as Senior Vice President, Legal Affairs and General Counsel at the 3M Company in St. Paul, Minnesota. During his tenure as General Counsel he oversaw changes in 3M’s corporate governance and business conduct processes, its largest-ever acquisition and significant litigation involving intellectual property, antitrust, product liability, employment and environmental matters.
For more information or to register, please click here to view the event website.
Practice Groups:
White Collar Defense and Investigations
Appellate and Supreme Court Practice
International Arbitration
Complex Commercial Litigation
Class Action
Securities Litigation
ERISA Litigation
Professional Responsibility
9/25/2007
Practising Law Institute
Corporate Counsel Institute 2007
Richard F. Ziegler
New York City, NY
Attorney(s):RICHARD F. ZIEGLER
Jenner & Block Partner Richard F. Ziegler will co-chair the Practising Law Institute's Corporate Counsel Institute 2007 to be held September 25 at the Practising Law Institute’s conference center in New York City.
Mr. Ziegler will also moderate a panel discussion at the program entitled, “The New Role of General Counsel -- Today’s Corporate Issues,” which will discuss a General Counsel’s role as guardian of the company's reputation; advisor to the Board on evolving concepts in corporate governance; a “lightning rod” in dealing with NGOs, activists, government and the press; lawyer for the CEO and the company; leader-manager of professionals in cost-conscious environment; and seer of the company's next challenges. In addition to Mr. Ziegler, Esta Stecher, General Counsel of Goldman Sachs, and Louise Parent, General Counsel of American Express will speak at the panel discussion.
Mr. Ziegler 's other co-chairs of the Institute are Andy Hendry, General Counsel of Colgate-Palmolive, and Ed Greene, General Counsel of Citigroup's investment bank.
Mr. Ziegler is a member of the Firm’s Litigation Department and its Intellectual Property, Business Litigation, Securities Litigation, White Collar Defense and Counseling and Corporate Counseling and Governance Practices. Prior to joining the Firm, Mr. Ziegler served as Senior Vice President, Legal Affairs and General Counsel at the 3M Company in St. Paul, Minnesota. During his tenure as General Counsel he oversaw changes in 3M’s corporate governance and business conduct processes, its largest-ever acquisition and significant litigation involving intellectual property, antitrust, product liability, employment and environmental matters.
For more information or to register, please click here to view the event website.
Practice Groups:
Litigation Department
White Collar Defense and Investigations
Intellectual Property
Complex Commercial Litigation
Securities Litigation
Appellate and Supreme Court Practice
International Arbitration
Class Action
ERISA Litigation
Professional Responsibility
September 2 - 9, 2007
The Centre for International Documentation on Organised and Economic Crime
Twenty-Fifth International Symposium on Economic Crime: The Wealth of Nations – at risk
Thomas C. Newkirk
Cambridge, UK
Attorney(s):THOMAS C. NEWKIRK
Jenner & Block Partner Thomas C. Newkirk will speak at the Twenty-Fifth International Symposium on Economic Crime: The Wealth of Nations – at risk to be held September 2-9 at the University of Cambridge.
Mr. Newkirk will speak at a two September 5th sessions entitled, “Compliance – a shield or sword” and “Financial Fraud and AML.”
The annual Cambridge Symposium, now in its 25th year, works to contribute to the understanding of issues involved in preventing and controlling economically motivated serious crime. The Symposium brings together ministers, legislators, senior officials, diplomats, judges, regulators, law enforcement, intelligence and security officers, financial intermediaries, bankers, professional advisers, compliance and risk officers and scholars from around the world. It regularly attracts over 900 participants from 80 or so different countries – many of whom return year after year.
Mr. Newkirk is Co-Chair of the Firm’s Securities Litigation Practice and a member of its Corporate, White Collar Criminal Defense and Counseling, and Securities Practices. Prior to joining the Firm, Mr. Newkirk was a senior official and Associate Director of Enforcement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, where he led the investigations of some of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s most significant cases. This is the tenth year that Mr. Newkirk will participate in the symposium.
Please click here to view the brochure for this event.
Practice Groups:
Corporate
Securities Litigation
White Collar Defense and Investigations
6/29/2007
Bloomberg, CLE Institute, New York Country Lawyers’ Association
Securities Law Symposium
Thomas C. Newkirk
Andrew Weissmann
New York, NY
Attorney(s):THOMAS C. NEWKIRK, ANDREW WEISSMANN
Jenner & Block Partners Thomas C. Newkirk and Andrew Weissmann will speak at the Bloomberg Securities Law Symposium to be held June 29 at Bloomberg World Headquarters in New York.
Mr. Newkirk and Mr. Weissmann will speak at a session entitled, “Protecting the Privilege-Evolving Practices in light of the Thompson Memorandum, the McNulty Memorandum and the SEC’s Seaboard Order.”
Prior to joining the Firm, Mr. Newkirk was a senior official and Associate Director of Enforcement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, where he led the investigations of some of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s most significant cases.
Mr. Weissmann is the former Enron Task Force Director and former Chief of the Criminal Division in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York. His practice concentrates on internal corporate compliance and investigations, including representation before the Department of Justice, the Securities and Exchange Commission and state and local authorities.
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Practice Groups:
Securities
Securities Litigation
Litigation Department
June 4 - 5, 2007
American Lawyer Media
The 19th Annual General Counsel East Coast Conference
Stephen L. Ascher
Gregory S. Gallopoulos
Ronald L. Marmer
New York, NY
Attorney(s):STEPHEN L. ASCHER, RONALD L. MARMER
Jenner & Block is a Gold Level sponsor of the American Lawyer Media’s 19th Annual General Counsel East Coast Conference, to be held June 4-5 at the Hilton New York Hotel in New York City. This unique event will provide a blend of recent regulatory developments, management insights and important business trends impacting the roles and responsibilities of today’s General Counsel.
Partner Stephen L. Ascher will participate in a June 4th panel entitled, “Corporate Compliance and Ethics: Lessons from Recent Corporate Scandals.” Mr. Ascher, a member of the Firm’s Litigation Department and Securities Litigation and Business Litigation Practices, will discuss topics such as monitoring business segments, transactions that trigger legal or managerial reviews, and understanding the key compliance issues affecting domestic and global programs.
Partner Ronald L. Marmer will participate in a June 5th panel entitled, “New Directions in Securities Litigation.” Mr. Marmer, Co-Chair of the Firm's Securities Litigation Practice, will discuss topics about the Supreme Court’s recent focus on securities litigation, the reach of primary liability, opposing class certification in the district court and on appeal, and insurance coverage considerations.
Managing Partner Gregory S. Gallopoulos will provide introductory remarks for the keynote speaker the June 4th luncheon hosted by the Firm.
For more information, please click here to view the conference website.
Practice Groups:
Complex Commercial Litigation
Litigation Department
Securities Litigation
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May 22 - 23, 2007
Executive Enterprise Institute
Annual SEC Enforcement Institute: Effective Compliance Strategies in an Era of Stepped-Up Enforcement
Ronald L. Marmer
New York City, NY
Attorney(s):RONALD L. MARMER
Jenner & Block Partner Ronald L. Marmer will speak at the Annual SEC Enforcement Institute to be held May 22-23 at the New York Hilton Hotel and Tower in New York City and June 27-28 at the Summit Executive Center in Chicago. The theme of this year’s institute is “Effective Compliance Strategies in an Era of Stepped-Up Enforcement.”
Mr. Marmer, Co-Chair of the Firm’s Securities Litigation Practice, will speak at a session entitled, “Securities Litigation 2007: The Truth or (Adverse) Consequences of Corporate Financial Disclosure.” The discussion will address the risks of securities and shareholder litigation and SEC enforcement action facing companies, and how to mitigate those risks. Topics will include:
• The current litigation landscape
• Current SEC hot buttons and future enforcement priorities
• Why plaintiffs’ securities lawyers don’t like 10b5-1 trading plans and Safe Harbor disclaimers
• Stock options in relation to litigation and regulatory fallout
• Sound practices when writing MD&A disclosures
• Protecting your officers and directors from personal liability
• Internal corporate investigations
Please click here to view the conference website.
Practice Groups:
Litigation Department
Securities Litigation
For more information, please click here to view the conference brochure.
3/9/2007
The American Bar Association Section of Litigation
The 1st Annual National Institute on E-Discovery
Ronald L. Marmer
Craig C. Martin
Chicago, IL
Attorney(s):RONALD L. MARMER, CRAIG C. MARTIN
Jenner & Block Partners Ronald L. Marmer and Craig C. Martin will speak at The American Bar Association Section of Litigation’s 1st Annual National Institute on E-Discovery, to be held March 9 at the InterContinental hotel in Chicago, Illinois.
Mr. Marmer, Co-Chair of the Firm’s Securities Litigation Practice, will serve as a panelist at a discussion entitled, “Nuts & Bolts of E-Discovery,” which will use vignettes to address the unique challenges of e-discovery and offer practical tips and techniques for developing a comprehensive e-discovery plan.
Mr. Martin, Co-Chair of the Business Litigation Practice, will serve as a moderator of a panel discussion entitled, “E-Ethics: Practical Considerations and Ethical Issues in Electronic Discovery,” which will explore aspects of the e-discovery rules which present ethical issues.
For more information or to register, please click here to view the ABA website.
Practice Groups:
Complex Commercial Litigation
Securities Litigation
Litigation Department
2/28/2007
DC Bar
12j Deregistration Proceedings: 16% of the SEC Enforcement Docket and Growing
Larry P. Ellsworth
Michael K. Lowman
Washington, DC
Attorney(s):LARRY P. ELLSWORTH, MICHAEL K. LOWMAN
Jenner & Block Partners Larry P. Ellsworth and Michael K. Lowman will participate in a DC Bar panel entitled, “12j Deregistration Proceedings: 16% of the SEC Enforcement Docket and Growing,” to be held February 28 in Washington, DC. Mr. Ellsworth will serve as the moderator of the panel that will include Mr. Lowman and SEC officials.
Prior to joining the Firm, Mr. Ellsworth was Assistant Chief Litigation Counsel for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Trial Unit. He also currently serves as Chair of the DC Bar’s Broker-Dealer Regulation and SEC Enforcement Committee of the Corporation, Finance and Securities Law Section.
Prior to joining the Firm, Mr. Lowman served as Assistant Chief Litigation Counsel for the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Enforcement. During his five years at the SEC, Mr. Lowman served as primary trial counsel in a wide variety of civil and administrative enforcement actions brought in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York and elsewhere, including coordinating all of the litigated 12j proceedings brought by the SEC.
Practice Groups:
Securities
Securities Litigation
1/25/2007
DC Bar
The Ever Expanding Back-Dated Options Investigations
Larry P. Ellsworth
Thomas C. Newkirk
Washington, DC
Attorney(s):LARRY P. ELLSWORTH, THOMAS C. NEWKIRK
Jenner & Block Partners Larry P. Ellsworth and Thomas C. Newkirk will participate in the DC Bar panel entitled, “The Ever Expanding Back-Dated Options Investigations,” to be held January 25 in Washington, DC. Mr. Ellsworth will serve as the moderator of the panel that will include Mr. Newkirk and an SEC Associate Director of Enforcement.
Prior to joining the Firm, Mr. Ellsworth was Assistant Chief Litigation Counsel for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Trial Unit. He also currently serves as Chair of the DC Bar’s Broker-Dealer Regulation and SEC Enforcement Committee of the Corporation, Finance and Securities Law Section.
Prior to joining the Firm, Mr. Newkirk was a senior official and Associate Director of Enforcement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, where he led the investigations of some of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s most significant cases.
Practice Groups:
Securities
Securities Litigation
1/12/2007
DC Bar
Current Developments in SEC Enforcement: The View of the SEC’s Deputy Directors of Enforcement
Larry P. Ellsworth
Washington, DC
Attorney(s):LARRY P. ELLSWORTH
Jenner & Block Partner Larry P. Ellsworth will serve as the moderator of a DC Bar panel entitled, “Current Developments in SEC Enforcement: The View of the SEC’s Deputy Directors of Enforcement,” to be held January 12 in Washington, DC. The panel will consist of the recently appointed Deputy Directors of the SEC’s Division of Enforcement.
Prior to joining the Firm, Mr. Ellsworth was Assistant Chief Litigation Counsel for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Trial Unit. He also currently serves as Chair of the DC Bar’s Broker-Dealer Regulation and SEC Enforcement Committee of the Corporation, Finance and Securities Law Section.
Practice Groups:
Securities
Securities Litigation
1/9/2007
KPMG
Automotive Legal & Compliance Share Forum
Larry P. Ellsworth
Detroit, MI
Attorney(s):LARRY P. ELLSWORTH
Jenner & Block Partner Larry P. Ellsworth will speak at the KPMG Automotive Legal & Compliance Share Forum, to be held January 9, 2007 in Detroit, Michigan. Mr. Ellsworth will address “SEC enforcement actions and policies with respect to cooperation and penalties and corporate payment of defense costs.”
Prior to joining the Firm, Mr. Ellsworth was Assistant Chief Litigation Counsel for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Trial Unit. He also currently serves as Chair of the DC Bar’s Broker-Dealer Regulation and SEC Enforcement Committee of the Corporation, Finance and Securities Law Section.
Practice Groups:
Securities
Securities Litigation
12/15/2006
New York Metro InfraGard
Security Summit
Larry P. Ellsworth
New York, NY
Attorney(s):LARRY P. ELLSWORTH
Jenner & Block Partner Larry P. Ellsworth will speak at a conference of the New York Metro InfraGard Alliance, to be held December 15, 2006 at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. The alliance promotes the cooperation between private companies, mostly in the Fortune 500, and the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Mr. Ellsworth will speak on a panel concerning “Hot Issues the SEC is Pursuing -- Are you Prepared for the Fraud Inquiry?”
Prior to joining the Firm, Mr. Ellsworth was Assistant Chief Litigation Counsel for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Trial Unit. He also currently serves as Chair of the DC Bar’s Broker-Dealer Regulation and SEC Enforcement Committee of the Corporation, Finance and Securities Law Section.
For more information or to register, please click here to view the conference website.
Practice Groups:
Securities
Securities Litigation
December 4 - 5, 2006
KPMG
16th Accounting and Financial Reporting Symposium
Thomas C. Newkirk
Las Vegas, NV
Attorney(s):THOMAS C. NEWKIRK
Jenner & Block Partner Thomas C. Newkirk will speak during KPMG's 16th Accounting and Financial Reporting Symposium at a session entitled, "A Former Insider's Look at SEC Enforcement Developments,” to be held December 4 at the Wynn hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Mr. Newkirk will focus his discussion on the latest SEC issues including risk-based investigations, compensation disclosure, backdating and spring loading, among others.
The symposium will also address the latest developments in accounting and financial reporting that will impact year-end reporting requirements, as well as the recent technical pronouncements and guidance from the FASB and SEC.
Mr. Newkirk is the former Associate Director of the Division of Enforcement, and has led investigations of some of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s most significant cases.
Practice Groups:
Securities
Securities Litigation
November 30 - December 1, 2006
The SEC Institute
22nd Annual National SEC Reporting Conference
Thomas C. Newkirk
San Diego, CA
Attorney(s):THOMAS C. NEWKIRK
Jenner & Block Partner Thomas C. Newkirk will speak during the SEC Institute’s 22nd Annual National SEC Reporting Conference, at a session entitled, "Staying Out of Trouble: SEC Enforcement, Class-Action Litigation and Stock Option Backdating Issues," to be held November 30 - December 1 at the Omni San Diego Hotel.
Mr. Newkirk will discuss SEC Enforcement issues such as the new guidelines on corporate penalties, mistakes to avoid from an SEC perspective and the role of the Audit Committee in investigating company practices, among others.
The national conference explores the latest SEC research and offers the most up-to-date guidance in managing the accounting and SEC Reporting challenges.
Mr. Newkirk is the former Associate Director of the Division of Enforcement, and has led investigations of some of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s most significant cases.
Practice Groups:
Securities
Securities Litigation
11/16/2006
RR Donnelley SEC Hot Topics
Enforcement Issues
Thomas C. Newkirk
Pontiac, MI
Attorney(s):THOMAS C. NEWKIRK
Jenner & Block Partner Thomas C. Newkirk will speak at the RR Donnelley SEC Hot Topics Institute to be held November 16, 2006 at the Marriott at Centerpoint in Pontiac, MI.
Mr. Newkirk will focus his discussion on the latest SEC enforcement issues, option backdating and the SEC’s Statement on Penalties, among other things.
Mr. Newkirk is the former Associate Director of the Division of Enforcement, and has led investigations of some of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s most significant cases.
Practice Groups:
Securities
Securities Litigation
White Collar Defense and Investigations
October 12 - 13, 2006
American Conference Institute
SRO/SEC Enforcement Actions Conference
Larry P. Ellsworth
New York, NY
Attorney(s):LARRY P. ELLSWORTH
Jenner & Block Partner Larry P. Ellsworth was chosen to speak on “Cooperation: Taking a Hard Look at When and Whether It Is Worth It” at the 2nd Annual SRO/SEC Conference on Strategies for Avoiding, Defending and Settling Broker-Dealer Enforcement Actions that was to be held in New York City, New York on October 12-13.
Prior to joining the Firm, Mr. Ellsworth was Assistant Chief Litigation Counsel for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Trial Unit. He also currently serves as Chair of the DC Bar’s Broker-Dealer Regulation and SEC Enforcement Committee of the Corporation, Finance and Securities Law Section.
Practice Groups:
Corporate
Litigation Department
Securities
Securities Litigation
September 3 - 10, 2006
The Centre for International Documentation on Organised and Economic Crime
24th International Symposium on Economic Crime
Jesus College, Cambridge University
Thomas C. Newkirk
Cambridge, England
Attorney(s):THOMAS C. NEWKIRK
Jenner & Block Partner Thomas C. Newkirk will speak at the 24th Annual Cambridge International Symposium on Economic Crime, to be held September 3-10 at the University of Cambridge. Mr. Newkirk will serve as a panelist at a September 7 session entitled, “The Prevention and Control of Market Abuse.” He will also Chair a September 7 Plenary Workshop entitled, “Securities Fraud - Civil Enforcement Proceedings.”
Mr. Newkirk is the former Associate Director, Division of Enforcement of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Practice Groups:
Securities Litigation
White Collar Defense and Investigations
July 19 - 20, 2006
Practising Law Institute
Class Action Litigation: Prosecution and Defense Strategies
Ronald L. Marmer
Chicago, IL
Attorney(s):RONALD L. MARMER
Jenner & Block Partner Ronald L. Marmer will speak at a Practising Law Institute program entitled, “Class Action Litigation: Prosecution and Defense Strategies,” to be held July 19-20 at the University of Chicago’s Gleacher Center in Chicago, Illinois. The program will discuss the Class Action Fairness Act, arbitration of class actions, cross-border class actions, litigation and settlement strategies, and judicial perspectives on class action litigation, among other things. Mr. Marmer will lead a July 19 session entitled, “Class Certification: Plaintiff’s & Defendant’s Perspective."
For more information or to register, please click here to view the program website.
Practice Groups:
Class Action
Litigation Department
Securities Litigation
Please click here to view the program brochure.
6/28/2006
Lorman Education Services
Discovery Skills For Legal Staff in Illinois
Howard S. Suskin
Chicago, IL
Attorney(s):HOWARD S. SUSKIN
Jenner & Block Partner Howard S. Suskin will speak at a Lorman Education Services seminar entitled, “Discovery Skills For Legal Staff in Illinois,” to be held June 28 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Chicago, Illinois. Mr. Suskin, Co-Chair of the Firm’s Class Action Litigation and Securities Litigation Practices, will lead a session entitled, “Attorney-Client Privilege,” where he will discuss best practices for reviewing documents for privilege, creating a privilege log, dealing with inadvertent production of privileged documents, and challenging assertions of privilege during discovery.
For more information or to register, please click here to view the seminar website.
Practice Groups:
Class Action
Securities Litigation
Litigation Department
6/1/2006
Union League Club of Chicago
Document Retention by Securities Brokers and Investment Advisers
Howard S. Suskin
Chicago, IL
Attorney(s):HOWARD S. SUSKIN
Jenner & Block Partner Howard S. Suskin will speak at a Union League Club of Chicago program entitled, “Document Retention by Securities Brokers and Investment Advisers,” to be held June 1 at the Union League Club. The program will offer tips on how to balance the professional obligations, regulatory standards, liability considerations and cost constraints involved with document and e-mail retention.
Practice Groups:
Litigation Department
Professional Responsibility
Securities Litigation
5/10/2006
Lorman Education Services
Teleconference: The Art of Legal Writing
Howard S. Suskin
Attorney(s):HOWARD S. SUSKIN
Jenner & Block Partner Howard S. Suskin will present a Lorman Education Services teleconference entitled, “The Art of Legal Writing,” to be held May 10 from 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM EST. Mr. Suskin, Co-Chair of the Firm’s Class Action Litigation and Securities Litigation Practices, will provide an overview of legal writing and basic writing skills, and offer tips for legal research and memo writing.
For more information or to register, please click here to view the teleconference website.
Practice Groups:
Class Action
Securities Litigation
Litigation Department
May 4 - 5, 2006
American Law Institute - American Bar Association
31st Annual Advanced ALI-ABA Course of Study - Securities Litigation, Planning and Strategies
Thomas C. Newkirk
Boston, MA
Attorney(s):THOMAS C. NEWKIRK
Jenner & Block Partner Thomas C. Newkirk spoke at the American Law Institute - American Bar Association’s 31st Annual Advanced Course of Study - Securities Litigation, Planning and Strategies, held on May 4-5 in Boston, Massachusetts. Mr. Newkirk served on the panels, “SEC Enforcement Developments 2005,” “SEC Administrative Trials; State Securities Investigations,” and “Conducting Internal Investigations: Best Practices; Criminal Implications.” The panel discussions addressed current SEC enforcement issues, the continuing effects of Sarbanes-Oxley on securities litigation and the emerging role of the states in securities enforcement, among other things.
Practice Groups:
Corporate
Securities
Securities Litigation
White Collar Defense and Investigations
5/2/2006
DC Bar – Corporation, Finance and Securities Law Section
Internal Investigations: Voices of Experience
Larry P. Ellsworth
Thomas C. Newkirk
Washington, DC
Attorney(s):LARRY P. ELLSWORTH, THOMAS C. NEWKIRK
Jenner & Block Partners Larry P. Ellsworth and Thomas C. Newkirk spoke at a panel discussion entitled, “Internal Investigations: Voices of Experience,” sponsored by the District of Columbia Bar’s Corporation, Finance and Securities Law Section of the Broker-Dealer Regulation and SEC Enforcement Committee, held on May 2, in Washington, DC. The discussion provided practical insights on conducting internal investigations from some of the nation’s most experienced attorneys in this field.
Mr. Ellsworth moderated the discussion. He serves as Chair of the DC Bar’s Broker-Dealer Regulation and SEC Enforcement Committee of the Corporation, Finance and Securities Law Section. Prior to joining the Firm, Mr. Ellsworth was Assistant Chief Litigation Counsel for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Trial Unit.
Mr. Newkirk served as a panelist at the session. Prior to joining the Firm, he was a senior official and Associate Director of Enforcement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), where he led the investigations of some of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s most significant cases.
Practice Groups:
Corporate
Securities
Securities Litigation
White Collar Defense and Investigations
February 22 - 23, 2006
American Conference Institute
Broker/Dealer Email and Information Management: Balancing Cost and Compliance in Your Document Retention Policies
Howard S. Suskin
New York, NY
Attorney(s):HOWARD S. SUSKIN
Jenner & Block Partner Howard S. Suskin will speak at an American Conference Institute program entitled, “Broker/Dealer Email and Information Management: Balancing Cost and Compliance in Your Document Retention Policies,” to be held February 22-23 at the American Conference Centers in New York City. Mr. Suskin will serve as a panelist at a February 23 session entitled, “Document Destruction: Balancing Professional Obligations, Regulatory Standards, Liability Considerations and Cost Constraints,” which will discuss how and when to dispose of records, how to examine documents and communications when eliminating them, best practices for naming conventions, and how to ensure that document destruction complies with regulations, among other things.
Practice Groups:
Class Action
Litigation Department
Securities Litigation
For more information or to register, please click here to view the conference brochure.
1/20/2006
Lorman Education Services
Teleconference: Attorney-Client Privilege Considerations – Current Issues
Howard S. Suskin
Attorney(s):HOWARD S. SUSKIN
Jenner & Block Partner Howard S. Suskin will lead a Lorman Education Services teleconference entitled, “Attorney-Client Privilege Considerations – Current Issues,” to be held January 20 at 1:00 p.m. ET. Mr. Suskin will address current issues surrounding invocation of the attorney-client privilege, including which communications are covered, how to assert and waive the privilege, and exceptions to the privilege, among other things. Mr. Suskin will also discuss recommendations for preserving the attorney-client privilege in legal communications with witnesses, experts, corporate employees and government agencies.
For more information or to register, please click here to view the teleconference website.
Practice Groups:
Securities Litigation
Litigation Department
Class Action
12/6/2005
DC Bar – Corporation, Finance and Securities Law Section
Section 404 of Sarbanes-Oxley: Theory and Current Practice
Larry P. Ellsworth
Washington, DC
Attorney(s):LARRY P. ELLSWORTH
Jenner & Block Partner Larry P. Ellsworth will moderate a DC Bar Corporation, Finance and Securities Law Section program entitled, “Section 404 of Sarbanes-Oxley: Theory and Current Practice,” to be held December 6 at the DC Bar Conference Center in Washington, DC. Panelists from the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board and national accounting and consulting firms will discuss key issues and regulatory and enforcement developments relating to Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, among other things.
Mr. Ellsworth serves as Chair of the DC Bar Committee on Broker-Dealer Regulation and SEC Enforcement of the Corporation, Finance and Securities Law Section. He is the former Assistant Chief Litigation Counsel for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Trial Unit.
Practice Groups:
Corporate
Securities
Securities Litigation
12/1/2005
DC Bar – Corporation, Finance and Securities Law Section
New Enforcement Developments at the SEC
Larry P. Ellsworth
Washington, DC
Attorney(s):LARRY P. ELLSWORTH
Jenner & Block Partner Larry P. Ellsworth will moderate a DC Bar Corporation, Finance and Securities Law Section program entitled, “New Enforcement Developments at the SEC,” to be held December 1 at the DC Bar Conference Center in Washington, DC. The program will discuss new developments in enforcement at the SEC in light of its new Chairman, Director, Deputies of SEC Enforcement, and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
Mr. Ellsworth serves as Chair of the DC Bar Committee on Broker-Dealer Regulation and SEC Enforcement of the Corporation, Finance and Securities Law Section. He is the former Assistant Chief Litigation Counsel for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Trial Unit.
Practice Groups:
Securities
Securities Litigation
Litigation Department
Corporate
11/15/2005
DC Bar – Corporation, Finance and Securities Law Section
New SEC Enforcement Director Speaks: Stay the Course or New Directions in SEC Enforcement?
Larry P. Ellsworth
Washington, DC
Attorney(s):LARRY P. ELLSWORTH
Jenner & Block Partner Larry P. Ellsworth will moderate a DC Bar Corporation, Finance and Securities Law Section program entitled, “New SEC Enforcement Director Speaks: Stay the Course or New Directions in SEC Enforcement?” to be held November 15 at the offices of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom in Washington, DC. The new Director of SEC Enforcement, Linda Thomsen, will speak on and answer questions concerning the SEC’s enforcement program.
Mr. Ellsworth serves as Chair of the DC Bar Committee on Broker-Dealer Regulation and SEC Enforcement of the Corporation, Finance and Securities Law Section.
Practice Groups:
Securities
Securities Litigation
October 24 - 25, 2005
American Conference Institute
Techniques and Strategies for Defending and Settling Broker-Dealer Enforcement Actions
Larry P. Ellsworth
New York, NY
Attorney(s):LARRY P. ELLSWORTH
Jenner & Block Partner Larry P. Ellsworth spoke at an American Conference Institute program entitled, “Techniques and Strategies for Defending and Settling Broker-Dealer Enforcement Actions” held October 24-25 at the Helmsley Park Lane Hotel in New York City. Mr. Ellsworth served as a panelist at an October 24 session entitled, “SEC Proceedings from Complaint to Appeal: Best Practices for Defending Your Client,” which discussed the investigation process, administrative proceedings and trials, settlement discussions with SEC staff and regulators, and the appellate process.
Practice Groups:
Corporate
Securities Litigation
Litigation Department
9/28/2005
Chicago Bar Association
Class Litigation Committee Meeting
Howard S. Suskin
Chicago, IL
Attorney(s):HOWARD S. SUSKIN
The Chicago Bar Association’s Class Litigation Committee will hold its first meeting of the 2005-06 term on September 28 at the CBA headquarters in Chicago, Illinois. James White of Rust Consulting Group and Katherine Kinsella of Kinsella/Novak Communications will offer practical suggestions for avoiding pitfalls in class action claims administration and class notices.
Jenner & Block Partner Howard S. Suskin serves as Chair of the CBA Class Litigation Committee.
Practice Groups:
Class Action
Litigation Department
Securities Litigation
9/23/2005
American Bar Association Section of Litigation
National Institute on Class Actions
Howard S. Suskin
Chicago, IL
Attorney(s):HOWARD S. SUSKIN
Jenner & Block Partner Howard S. Suskin will moderate the lunch program at the American Bar Association Section of Litigation’s 9th Annual National Institute on Class Actions, to be held September 23 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Chicago, Illinois. Mr. Suskin, Co-Chair of the Firm’s Class Action Litigation Practice, will address the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005.
For more information or to register, please click here to view the conference website.
Practice Groups:
Class Action
Litigation Department
Securities Litigation
9/20/2005
North Shore General Counsel Association Meeting
Ronald L. Marmer
Lake Forest, IL
Attorney(s):RONALD L. MARMER
Jenner & Block Partner Ronald L. Marmer will speak at a North Shore General Counsel Association meeting to be held September 20 at Conway Farms Golf Club in Lake Forest, Illinois. Mr. Marmer, Co-Chair of the Firm’s Securities Litigation Practice, will discuss Coleman (Parent) Holdings v. Morgan Stanley. Jenner & Block represented Coleman (Parent) Holdings in this widely followed litigation.
Practice Groups:
Securities Litigation
Litigation Department
9/15/2005
Chicago Bar Association
Securities Law Committee Meeting
Howard S. Suskin
Chicago, IL
Attorney(s):HOWARD S. SUSKIN
Jenner & Block Partner Howard S. Suskin will speak at a Chicago Bar Association Securities Law Committee Meeting entitled, “Between Scylla and Charybdis: Successfully Defending Multi-Pronged Securities Litigation in the Post-Enron Era,” to be held September 15 at the CBA Headquarters in Chicago, Illinois. Mr. Suskin, Co-Chair of the Firm’s Securities Litigation Practice, will discuss the strategies and pitfalls in handling securities litigation on multiple fronts. Topics will include deferred-prosecution agreements, attorney-client privilege, settlements with the SEC and class action plaintiffs, and global mediation, among other things.
Practice Groups:
Securities Litigation
Litigation Department
September 4 - 11, 2005
The Centre for International Documentation on Organised and Economic Crime
Cambridge International Symposium on Economic Crime
Thomas C. Newkirk
Cambridge, England
Attorney(s):THOMAS C. NEWKIRK
Jenner & Block Partner Thomas C. Newkirk will speak at the 23rd Annual Cambridge International Symposium on Economic Crime held September 4-11 at the University of Cambridge. Mr. Newkirk will serve as a panelist at a September 5 session entitled, “Organised Crime and Terror – The Risks to the Business Environment.”
Mr. Newkirk is the former Associate Director, Division of Enforcement of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
For more information or to register, please click here to view the symposium website.
Practice Groups:
Securities Litigation
White Collar Defense and Investigations
May 24 - 26, 2005
National Association of Securities Dealers
Spring Securities Conference
Howard S. Suskin
Chicago, IL
Attorney(s):HOWARD S. SUSKIN
Jenner & Block Partner Howard S. Suskin will speak at the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD) Spring Securities Conference held May 24 at the Marriott Hotel in Chicago, Illinois. Mr. Suskin, Co-Chair of the Firm’s Securities Litigation Practice, will serve as a panelist at a May 25 session entitled, “Hot Topics in Securities Arbitration and Mediation,” which will address the new expungement rule, initiatives for hearing location expansion, changes to the arbitrator classification rule, and the “do’s and don’ts” of securities arbitration and mediation, among other things.
For more information or to register, please click here to view the conference website.
Practice Groups:
Securities Litigation
May 16 - 17, 2005
The SEC Institute
20th Midyear SEC Reporting Forum
Ronald L. Marmer
Thomas C. Newkirk
Dallas, TX
Attorney(s):RONALD L. MARMER, THOMAS C. NEWKIRK
Jenner & Block Partners Ronald L. Marmer and Thomas C. Newkirk will speak at The SEC Institute’s 20th Midyear SEC Reporting Forum held May 16-17 at the Omni Mandalay Hotel at Las Colinas in Dallas, Texas. Mr. Marmer, Co-Chair of the Firm’s Securities Litigation Practice, and Mr. Newkirk will serve as presenters at a May 17 session entitled, “Staying Out of Trouble: SEC Enforcement and the Current Litigation Landscape,” which will address topics including damage control, cooperation with the SEC, defense strategies in a criminal action, and securities class action litigation, among other things.
For more information or to register, please click here to view the conference website.
Practice Groups:
Securities
Securities Litigation
May 11 - 12, 2005
Sirius Consulting Group
Annual Conference
Thomas C. Newkirk
Paris, France
Attorney(s):THOMAS C. NEWKIRK
Jenner & Block Partner Thomas C. Newkirk will speak at the Sirius Consulting Group’s Annual Conference entitled, “Implications of U.S. Regulations on European Companies (listed or not listed in the U.S.),” held May 11-12 at Edouard VII Conference Center in Paris, France. Mr. Newkirk, former Associate Director, Division of Enforcement of the SEC, will serve as a panelist at a May 11 session entitled, “Recent Litigations and Patterns Condemned by the SEC,” which will use analysis of more than 130 SEC litigations worldwide to identify patterns to avoid. He will lead another May 11 session entitled, “SEC Enforcement” which will address various facets of the SEC, including its organization, its authority on European companies, financial reporting frauds, and its cooperation with the U.S. Department of Justice, among other topics. Mr. Newkirk will also serve as a panelist at the May 12 session entitled, “Listing in the U.S. and Corporate Governance Practices: Bonding or Avoiding?”
For more information or to register, please click here to view the conference website.
Practice Groups:
Securities
Securities Litigation
April 28 - 29, 2005
ALI-ABA
Annual Advanced Course of Study: Securities Litigation
Thomas C. Newkirk
Washington, DC
Attorney(s):THOMAS C. NEWKIRK
Jenner & Block Partner Thomas C. Newkirk will speak at ALI-ABA’s Annual Advanced Course of Study entitled, “Securities Litigation: Planning and Strategies,” held April 28-29 at the Westin Embassy Row Hotel in Washington, DC. Mr. Newkirk, former Associate Director, Division of Enforcement of the SEC, will serve as a panelist at three April 28 sessions:
- “SEC Enforcement Developments 2005,” which will discuss the SEC’s core program areas, its current initiatives, and issues of ethics and professional responsibility, among other topics.
- “SEC Administrative Trials and State Securities Investigations,” which will address topics such as the course of a typical administrative proceeding, and coordination of state and federal securities enforcement; and
- “Conducting Internal Investigations: Best Practices and Criminal Implications,” which will discuss involvement of civil and criminal authorities in response to alleged fraudulent conduct and their varying definitions of “cooperation,” among other things.
For more information or to register, please click here to view the course website.
Practice Groups:
Securities Litigation
3/15/2005
The Chicago Bar Association
Securities Law Institute
Howard S. Suskin
Chicago, IL
Attorney(s):HOWARD S. SUSKIN
Jenner & Block Partner Howard S. Suskin will speak at the Chicago Bar Association’s Securities Law Institute held March 15 at the Chicago Bar Association headquarters in Chicago, Illinois. Mr. Suskin, Co-Chair of the Firm’s Securities Litigation Practice, will speak at a session entitled “Conducting Arbitration Before the NASD: The Process,” which will address case evaluation, pleadings, arbitration panel selection, discovery, litigation tips and recent developments.
Practice Groups:
Securities Litigation
11/18/2004
Chicago Bar Association – Securities Law Committee
Arbitrating Complex Securities Law Claims
Chicago, IL
Attorney(s):HOWARD S. SUSKIN
Jenner & Block Partner Howard S. Suskin serves as a panelist at a November 18 Chicago Bar Association – Securities Law Committee discussion entitled, “Arbitrating Complex Securities Law Claims” held at 12:15 p.m. at the CBA’s headquarters in Chicago. Mr. Suskin, Co-Chair of the Firm’s Securities Litigation Practice, will join Mark Nowicki, Senior Attorney at the NASD; Sandra Blanco, Staff Attorney at the NASD; and Peter A. Cantwell, Partner at Cantwell & Cantwell to review how arbitration forums like the NASD handle complex securities arbitration actions involving individual or multi-party claims.
Practice Groups:
Securities Litigation
International Arbitration
May 13 - 14, 2004
American Law Institute – American Bar Association
Securities Litigation: Planning & Strategies
Boston, MA
Attorney(s):RONALD L. MARMER
Jenner & Block Partner Ronald L. Marmer serves as a faculty member at ALI-ABA’s annual “Securities Litigation: Planning & Strategies” conference held on May 13-14 at the Ritz-Carlton in Boston. This year’s conference focuses on the continuing effects resulting from the Sarbanes-Oxley Act on securities litigation, the emerging roles of the states in securities enforcement, and an examination of the recent litigation surrounding mutual funds. Mr. Marmer speaks at the programs entitled, “SEC Enforcement Developments 2004;” “Class Actions, Derivative Suits, and Public Offering Litigation in the Post-Enron Era; Effects of Sarbanes-Oxley; Pertinent Accounting Issues;” and “Conducting Internal Investigations after Sarbanes-Oxley: Best Practices.”
For more information or to register, please click here.
Practice Groups:
Securities Litigation
11/20/2003
Chicago Bar Association
Dealing With Regulators
Chicago, IL
Attorney(s):C. JOHN KOCH, HOWARD S. SUSKIN
Jenner & Block Partner Howard S. Suskin co-moderates a Chicago Bar Association - Securities Law Committee panel discussion entitled, “Dealing With Regulators,” on November 20, 2003 at the CBA Building in Chicago. The discussion focuses on how best to deal with securities industry regulators, both in connection with enforcement proceedings and in examinations and other non-adversarial settings. Representatives of the SEC and NASD will also update attendees on regulatory developments, investigatory techniques and similar matters.
Jenner & Block Partner C. John Koch served as an organizer for this event.
Practice Groups:
Securities Litigation
May 8 - 9, 2003
ALI-ABA’s Securities Litigation: Planning and Strategies
Boston, MA
Attorney(s):C. JOHN KOCH, HOWARD S. SUSKIN
Partner Mark D. Pollack serves as a faculty member at this annual advanced course of study for outside and in-house counsel, members of the accounting profession, compliance officers within the securities and commodities industries, and members of government agencies. The course, held at the Fairmont Copley Plaza in Boston May 8 through May 9, examines issues confronted by the trial practitioner, strategies used to avoid litigation and litigation management techniques. This year's program focuses on current SEC enforcement initiatives and addresses the effects of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 on securities litigation. Mr. Pollack will lead a discussion on how to best conduct corporate internal investigations in the aftermath of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
Practice Groups:
Securities Litigation
3/18/2003
Litigation Skills in Illinois
Oak Brook, IL
Attorney(s):HOWARD S. SUSKIN
Partners Howard S. Suskin and Avidan J. Stern are instructors at a daylong seminar on Litigation Skills in Illinois. Designed for attorneys, paralegals and legal assistants, the Lorman Education Services seminar covers topics including Procedure, Evidence, Ethics and Litigation, and Federal and State Courts in Illinois. For more information or to register, please visit www.lorman.com or call 715 833-3959.
Practice Groups:
Class Action
Litigation Department
Securities Litigation
4/25/2002
An Effective Approach To Legal Writing And Research In Illinois
Chicago, Illinois
Attorney(s):HOWARD S. SUSKIN
Howard S. Suskin, Co-Chair of the Firm's Class Action Litigation and Securities Litigation Practices, participates as a distinguished faculty member at "An Effective Approach to Legal Writing and Research in Illinois." The one day seminar sponsored by Lorman Education Services, is designed for attorneys, paralegals and legal assistants.
For more information or to register, please click here.
Practice Groups:
Class Action
Securities Litigation
3/20/2002
Litigation Skills In Illinois Seminar
Attorney(s):HOWARD S. SUSKIN
Howard S. Suskin and Avidan J. Stern, respectively Co-Chair of and Partner in the Firm's Class Action Litigation and Securities Litigation Practices,participate as panelists at the "Litigation Skills in Illinois" seminar on March 20, 2002. "Litigation Skills in Illinois" is a one-day seminar designed for attorneys that includes detailed presentations on Federal and State Courts in Illinois, Procedures, Evidence, and Ethics and Litigation. This seminar, held in Chicago, is sponsored by Lorman Education Services.
Practice Groups:
Class Action
Securities Litigation
March 7 - 8, 2002
The Law Firm Leaders Forum
Attorney(s):JEROLD S. SOLOVY
Jenner & Block Chairman Jerold S. Solovy speaks at the Seventh Annual International Law Firm Leaders Forum. The March 7-8, 2002, seminar, held in San Francisco, is sponsored by Glasser LegalWorks and the Hildebrand Institute. The Law Firm Leaders Forum is a gathering of legal industry leaders discussing and holding workshops regarding issues such as restructuring the legal profession, managing in an economic downturn, merger candor, competitive positioning and law firm financial management practices. On March 8, Mr. Solovy addresses the topic of "Lawyers and clients: building the relationship".
Practice Groups:
Appellate and Supreme Court Practice
Class Action
Intellectual Property
Litigation Department
Securities Litigation
February 25 - 28, 2002
Northwestern University "Meet the Alumni Week"
Attorney(s):TERRI L. MASCHERIN
Firm Partners Terri Mascherin and Daniel Hurtado participate in "Meet the Alumni Week" panels at Northwestern University School of Law. On Monday, February 25, at noon Ms. Mascherin will participate in a panel entitled "How to Turn Your Summer Job into an Offer of Permanent Employment." On Wednesday, February 27th at Noon, Mr. Hurtado will participate in a panel entitled "A Day in the Life." Both panels are sponsored by Northwestern’s Office of Alumni Relations & Center for Career Strategy & Advancement. This event provides the opportunity for law students to network and to hear valuable experiences from practicing lawyers. For further information regarding this event, please click here.
Practice Groups:
Class Action
Communications
Litigation Department
Securities Litigation
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