An incisive briefing on key developments in securities and shareholder litigation and their impact on the business world Advanced Course Securities and Shareholder Litigation 2015: Cutting-Edge Developments, Planning, and Strategy Thursday, January 29, 2015 New York (Thomson Hall) and Live Video Webcast Register online: www.ali-cle.org/CW034 6.5 CLE credit hours 7.5 CPE credit hours in Business Law Featuring a high-level faculty that includes the Director and an Associate Director of the SEC’s New York City Regional Office, senior in-house lawyers at leading financial institutions, and premier plaintiff and defense lawyers, this must-attend program examines the latest developments in securities and shareholder litigation and government enforcement of the securities laws, including: • Securities class actions • Standing, statutes of limitations/repose, and jurisdictional issues • Delaware shareholder litigation • SEC and DOJ enforcement • Disclosure and offering-related issues For an inside business perspective, the program also includes a roundtable discussion with in-house counsel sharing their views on the key securities-related issues confronting businesses today and strategies for managing those issues. Special feature! Attend this program in New York City for a luncheon keynote address and live Q&A session featuring Andrew M. Calamari, Director of the SEC’s New York Regional Office. Planning Chair (also on faculty) Brian E. Pastuszenski Partner and Co-Chair of Securities Litigation and SEC Enforcement Practice, Goodwin Procter LLP, New York Faculty Joel H. Bernstein Partner, Labaton Sucharow LLP, New York Andrew M. Calamari Director, New York Regional Office, Securities and Exchange Commission, New York Wayne N. Carlin Partner, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, New York; former Director, New York Regional Office, Securities and Exchange Commission Tracy A. Nichols Partner, Holland & Knight LLP, Miami Brian E. Pastuszenski Partner and Co-Chair of Securities Litigation and SEC Enforcement Practice, Goodwin Procter LLP, New York Daniel P. Roeser Partner, Goodwin Procter LLP, New York Amelia A. Cottrell Associate Regional Director for Enforcement, New York Regional Office, Securities and Exchange Commission, New York Joseph Salama Director and Associate General Counsel, Litigation and Regulatory Investigations, Deutsche Bank AG, New York Stuart M. Grant Managing Director, Grant & Eisenhofer P.A., Wilmington, Delaware Sherrie R. Savett Partner, Berger & Montague, P.C., Philadelphia Adam S. Hakki Partner, Shearman & Sterling LLP, New York Hon. Jack Jacobs Senior Counsel, Sidley Austin LLP, Wilmington, Delaware; former Justice of the Delaware Supreme Court Mitchell A. Lowenthal Partner, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, New York Abby S. Meiselman Managing Director, Head of Litigation, Investment Banking Americas, UBS AG, New York Mark K. Schonfeld Partner, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, New York; former Director, New York Regional Office, Securities and Exchange Commission Steven J. Toll Managing Partner, Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC, Washington, D.C. Edward G. Turan Senior Deputy General Counsel and Managing Director, Citigroup Inc., New York Amanda Vaughn Associate General Counsel, Bank of America Corporation, New York Scott D. Musoff Partner, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, New York Robert A. Wallner Partner, Milberg LLP, New York Kenneth J. Nachbar Partner, Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP, Wilmington, Delaware ALI CLE Program Attorney: Thomas M. Hennessey ([email protected]) Program All times are Eastern. Thursday, January 29, 2015 8:00 a.m. Registration and Continental Breakfast 8:55 a.m. Welcome and Announcements —ALI CLE Staff 11:45 a.m. • • • Webcast Segment A 9:00 a.m. Introduction and Overview —Mr. Pastuszenski 9:15 a.m. Developments in Securities Class Actions —Ms. Savett and Messrs. Hakki, Lowenthal, Pastuszenski, Toll, and Wallner • • • • Halliburton: how will it change challenges to class certification Status of the Second Circuit’s “class standing” rule Application of American Pipe tolling to class actions filed in state court Tolling of federal and state statutes of repose 10:30 a.m. Networking and Refreshment Break 10:45 a.m. Developments in Jurisdictional Issues —Ms. Nichols and Messrs. Bernstein, Lowenthal, Musoff, Toll, and Wallner • • • • Federal appellate jurisdiction and interlocutory appeals in multidistrict litigation State court concurrent jurisdiction over securities actions, and the scope of SLUSA Federal removal jurisdiction, the amendment of 28 U.S.C. § 1441, and bankruptcy “related-to” jurisdiction Territorial limitations on federal securities laws and the scope of domestic transactions Developments in Delaware Shareholder Litigation —Justice Jacobs and Messrs. Grant, Nachbar, and Roeser; Moderator: Mr. Pastuszenski • • • 12:45 p.m. Forum selection and loser-pays bylaws Financial advisor conflicts Shareholder activism: conscious parallelism and disproportionate responses to corporate threats Post-merger shareholder derivative standing Disclosure-only settlements Challenges to non-employee director compensation Lunch with Faculty and Registrants Keynote Address and Live Q&A: Andrew M. Calamari, Director, New York Regional Office, Securities and Exchange Commission (Note: This session will not be webcast.) Webcast Segment B 2:00 p.m. Developments in SEC and DOJ Enforcement —Ms. Cottrell and Messrs. Carlin, Pastuszenski, Roeser, and Schonfeld • • • • • Admissions of liability in settlements Parallel proceedings issues Trends in insider trading prosecutions Use of FIRREA in civil litigation against financial institutions Whistleblower developments 3:00 p.m. Developments in Disclosure and Offering-Related Issues —Mss. Cottrell, Nichols and Savett and Messrs. Bernstein, Hakki, and Musoff • • • • 4:00 p.m. 4:15 p.m. Liability for statements of opinion and Omnicare Liability for statements by others and Janus Confidentiality agreements, insider-trading liability, and Cuban Rule 10b5-1 trading plans: Worth the trouble? Through the Eyes of In-House Counsel: Inside Perspectives on the Securities Litigation Landscape —Mss. Meiselman and Vaughn and Messrs. Salama and Turan; Moderator: Mr. Pastuszenski • • Networking and Refreshment Break • • 5:15 p.m. Hacking and other cyber threats: securities litigation risks? Admissions of liability in SEC and DOJ settlements • Significance for the defense of parallel civil proceedings • Effect on business strategy Use of mediators and damages consultants in negotiating settlements The next big thing in securities and shareholder litigation: predictions Adjournment Total 60 minute hours of instruction: 6.5 7.5 CPE credit hours in Business Law (live group and group internet-based programs) ALI CLE CURRICULUM: SECURITIES LAW Renowned for their sophistication and practicality, ALI CLE securities law courses cover the fundamentals and complexities in a variety of subject areas such as Regulation D offerings, fund compliance, the Uniform Commercial Code, the Dodd-Frank Act, Securities and Exchange Commission regulations, and the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act. 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For more information regarding ALI CLE’s administrative policies, such as complaint and refund, please call Customer Service at (800) CLE-NEWS. CPE credit hours for this course: 7.5 in Business Law (group-live and group-internet based programs). Learning Objectives: Maintenance of professional competence as a practitioner. Suggested Prerequisite: Experience in practice in subject matter. Level of Instruction: Advanced. Go to www.ali-cle.org/CW034 for more info about: registration/cancellation/requirements for persons with disabilities/scholarships USB DRIVES Registrants have the options of receiving their study material in a printed course book or in digital form on a USB drive. To receive a USB drive, registrants must select that option when they register. Go Green! Choose the USB drive! Catch the fever. Create a buzz with social networking. Tweet today and interact with other course registrants and faculty. Consider posting new course topics and pose questions you have for the faculty. Or simply use this social networking tool to make lunch or dinners plans with others in attendance. #SecuritiesandShareholderLitigation2015 Securities and Shareholder Litigation 2015: Cutting-Edge Developments, Planning, and Strategy Register online: www.ali-cle.org/CW034 Securities and shareholder litigation is being transformed by major court decisions affecting both pending and future cases. Stay ahead of these developments—join us for a review of the Supreme Court’s latest decisions and cases, as well as insights into other significant developments in federal and state securities and shareholder litigation and government enforcement. Explore with our experts today’s cutting-edge legal issues, including: • Halliburton and class certification • NECA-IBEW Health & Welfare Fund and standing in class actions • IndyMac MBS, Inc., Waldburger, and statutes of repose • Chadbourne & Park LLP, SLUSA, and state court jurisdiction • M&A litigation developments from the Delaware courts • Gelboim and federal appellate jurisdiction • Morrison, Parkcentral, and the reach of federal securities laws • Omnicare Inc. and liability for statements of opinion • Janus Capital Group, Inc. and its wake: disclosure liability arising from statements by others The issues are dissected and analyzed from multiple perspectives by our faculty of inhouse counsel from global financial institutions, the Director and an Associate Director of the SEC’s New York Regional Office, and senior lawyers from 14 leading law firms representing both the plaintiff and defense bars. 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