Here is the next round of updates to our securities litigation conferences, webcasts, and other events list.

For the full list, please go here.

As always, readers are encouraged to send information on securities litigation related events to us via the "Contact Us" link on the upper left hand side of this blog.

Real Estate Mortgage Market Litigation
April 18, 2008
Seattle, WA

Highlights:

• Individual and class action claims against those who lent money or sold them loans allege violations of state or federal laws and regulation
• Investors Suing Lenders: Firms are Trying to Force Lenders to Make Re- Purchases and Subsequent Buy-back Litigation as They Face High Rates of Default;
• Allegations of Securities Fraud in the Face of Falling Stock Prices; Issues of Withholding Information about Business Problems Resulting in Subprime Meltdown

The conference brochure is available here or for more details, visit the conference webpage

Securities Litigation: Planning and Strategies: 33rd Annual Advanced Course of Study
May 1-2, 2008
Langham Hotel, Boston, MA

Highlights:

• Trends in Class Actions, Derivative Suits, Mutual Fund Litigation, Trials, and Other Civil Proceedings
• Litigating with the SEC's Division of Enforcement
• Securities Arbitrations and Mediations: The Process and FINRA Rules
• Litigation Developments in Contested Deals and Proxy Battles
• Recent Delaware Decisions regarding Takeovers

The conference brochure is available here or for more details, visit the conference webpage

Damages in Securities Litigation
May 5, 2008
The Harvard Club, Boston, MA

Highlights:

• Case law developments in identifying affected securities and establishing causation
• Subprime mortgage-related litigation: What to look for and where to look
• Challenges in proving damages
• Remedies regulators are pursuing and best practices in dealing with the SEC

The conference brochure is available here or for more details, visit the conference webpage

Subprime Lending Litigation: The Mortgage Meltdown
May 8 - 9, 2008
Milliennium Biltmore Hotel, Los Angeles, CA

Highlights:

• Developments in Securities Litigation; Plaintiffs’ Theories and Exposure of Subprime Lenders, Securitization Participants, Fund Managers, Investment Banks and Rating Agencies
• Responding to Investigations by Regulators
• Stoneridge and Beyond: Likely Impact of the Case; Placing It in the Broader Context of the Supreme Court’s Recent Securities Law Jurisprudence

The conference brochure is available here or for more details, visit the conference webpage