Here is the latest round of updates to our securities litigation conferences, webcasts, and other events list. At one point, we thought we were going to have to rename this list, "All Madoff, All the Time," but fortunately there are a few non-Madoff related upcoming events.

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.

The Financial Crisis: How Will These Disputes Be Resolved?

April 6, 2009
Webinar - Online

Highlights:

• Discussion of Self-Help Rights: SIPC; US Bankruptcy Code Safe Harbors; Lessons of Lehman & Market-Based Solutions
• Examination Litigation against Originators, Sponsors, Servicers & Trustees
• Discussion of Responsibilities of Trustees, Bond Insurers & Other Financial Guarantors

No brochure is available, but for more details, visit the webinar registration page.

Madoff & Ponzi Scheme Litigation Conference

May 13, 2009
Four Seasons, Palm Beach, Florida (and via webcast)

Highlights:

• Overview of the Madoff Investment Fraud
• Do indirect investors face less clawback risk than direct investors?
• Class Action Litigation Update

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

5th Annual National Directors & Officers Insurance ExecuSummit

May 19-20, 2009
Mohegan Sun Resort, Uncasville, Connecticut

Highlights:

• Trends in Securities Class Action & Directors & Officers Liability Insurance
• D&O Insurance Defense Costs out of Control
• The Impact of the Subprime Mortgage Crisis on D&O Insurers

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

Madoff and Ponzi Scheme Litigation Conference

June 3, 2009
The Lighthouse Conference Center, New York, New York (and via webcast)

Highlights:

• The Role of the Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC)
• Clawback Litigation - Lessons Learned from Bayou
• The Roles of the Different Receivers

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

Madoff & Ponzi Scheme Litigation Conference

June 8, 2009
The Gleacher Center, Chicago, Illinois (and via webcast)

Highlights:

• The use of Offshore Vehicles in Onshore (or Global Litigation)
• What can investors do with the tax loss?
• Overview of the Madoff Investment Fraud

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

Thursday, January 29, 2009

Updates to the Securities Litigation Events Calendar

Time to clean out our increasingly long list of upcoming events that may be of interest to readers.

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.

Litigating the Credit Crisis: What You Need to Know About Subprime, Structured Products, and Current Litigation
February 5, 2009
Yale Club, New York City

Highlights:

• Analysis of trends in subprime securities class actions
• How structured finance products are designed and structured
• Litigation and enforcement issues raised by the economic crisis

No brochure is available, but for more details, visit the conference webpage.

Madoff Litigation Conference
February 25, 2009
The Harvard Club, New York, NY

Highlights:

• Overview of the Madoff Investment Fraud
• Indirect Investor Litigation - Collecting from 3rd parties, including fund
managers and auditors
• Clawback Litigation - Lessons learned from the Bayou case

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

Fraud & Breach of Fiduciary Duty by Fund Managers
March 6, 2009
Webinar - Online

Highlights:

• Deviation from prescribed investment guidelines
• Misrepresentation of the value of assets
• Misrepresentation of performance, past and present
• Failures to properly disclose side letter and soft dollar arrangements

No brochure is available, but for more details, visit the webinar registration page.

16th Annual D&O Liability Insurance Conference
March 24-25, 2009
Grange City Hotel, London, England

Highlights:

• Analyzing the Failure of Financial Institutions, Government Assistance and the Implications for D&O Exposure
• Current Litigation Trends in Europe and the US: Are Class Actions on the Horizon?
• D&Os of Financial Institutions: Claims and Coverage Issues

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

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Tuesday, July 15, 2008

Updates to the Events Calendar

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.

35th Annual Advanced Postgraduate Course in Federal Securities Law
July 24-25, 2008, Omni Hotel, San Francisco, CA

Highlights:

• Developments in Securities Litigation
• Handling an Enforcement Investigation
• Accounting, Auditing, and Internal Control Developments

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

Securities Class Actions From a Former Practitioner’s Perspective and Experience
July 31, 2008
The Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, New York, New York

Highlights:

• Insider's view of the field of securities class action litigation
• Examination of the "predictable" defenses utilized by major law firms
• Suggestions of viable defenses that have not routinely been employed

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

MELTDOWN! The Impact of the Subprime Crisis on Professional & General Liability
August 13, 2008
The PLI California Conference Center, San Francisco, CA

Highlights:

• Overview of the subprime mortgage industry
• Professional and general liability claims that are likely to be brought
• How regulators are addressing these problems

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

D&O Liability Insurance
October 7-8, 2008
InterContinental, Cologne, Germany

Highlights:

• Impact of US Style Class Actions on the European D&O Liability Market
• Changes to the European D&O Market as a Result of the Sub-Prime Crisis & Credit Crunch

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

SLW's author is speaking at the C5 event. Readers using priority service code "780I09.S" will receive a 10% discount.

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Thursday, April 24, 2008

Updates to the Securities Litigation Events Calendar

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.

The Subprime Meltdown and Its Impact On The Canadian Landscape
May 6, 2008
The Queen Elizabeth Hotel, Montreal, Quebec

Highlights:

• Impact of claims on the Canadian insurance market
• US and Canadian aspects of the Subprime Meltdown

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

The Subprime Meltdown and Its Impact On The Canadian Landscape
May 15, 2008
The Hilton Toronto, Toronto, Ontario

• U.S. and Canadian contexts of the sub-prime meltdown
• Exploration of the asset backed commercial paper crisis

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

4th Securities Litigation: Enforcement, Regulation, and Litigation in the Securities Arena
May 28 - 30, 2008
Millennium Broadway Hotel, New York, NY

Highlights:

• Discussing the increase in class action filings and civil suits going to trial
• Examining the impact of Stoneridge and other recent decisions on the lower courts and class distinctions
• Determining the effects of the subprime crisis on civil suits and government enforcement
• Reviewing enforcement actions of the SEC, states and SROs concerning broker/dealers and investment banks

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

Mealey's Subprime Mortgage Litigation & Insurance Conference
June 19-20, 2008
The Ritz-Carlton Hotel, Pentagon City, Virginia

Highlights:

• An update on the latest United States Litigation
• Juror Perceptions of the Subprime Mortgage Mess
• Defense Expense and Claims Management Issues Arising from Subprime Litigation

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

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Thursday, April 10, 2008

Subprime Litigation webcast

This week, my company published two separate studies examining shareholder responses to the subprime credit crisis.

The first report, Credit Crisis and Corporate Governance Implications, identifies the corporate governance factors involved in the credit crisis, how stronger provisions might have mitigated investor risk, and the ways investors are evaluating boards’ risk management and disclosure practices.

The second report, The Subprime Meltdown Heads to Court, follows the consequences of weak risk oversight, providing an overview of the wave of securities litigation and regulatory enforcement actions beginning to swell.

A major finding from both reports is that shareholder activism and litigation has increased as a result of the credit crisis.

Both reports are available in our educational resource center, here.

We will also share the findings from both reports in a special forum, Subprime Litigation and Liability, on April 11, 2008 at 11 a.m. EDT.

Joining me on the webcast will be:

• Darryl P. Rains, a partner with Morrison & Foerster and co-chair of the firm's Securities Litigation Group. Mr. Rains has represented hundreds of companies, officers, directors and other institutions in class actions, derivative actions and enforcement proceedings.

• Kevin LaCroix, a Director at OakBridge Insurance Services and author of The D&O Diary.

• Mark Lebovitch, a partner with Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann, and a member of the firm's subprime litigation team, "which focuses on vindicating shareholder and consumer rights arising from the mortgage and mortgage-based security debt crisis."

You can register for the webcast, here.

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Thursday, March 13, 2008

Speaking of Upcoming Events

This Friday, March 14, I will be moderating a webcast, Securities Litigation - What European Investors Need to Know.

The webcast begins at 10:30 AM EDT (14:30 GMT, 15:30 CET) and should last about one hour.

I will be joined by Eric Belfi, Partner at Labaton Sucharow, Kevin LaCroix, Director at OakBridge Insurance Services and author of The D&O Diary, and a surprise guest.

More details are available on the registration page, here.

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Wednesday, February 27, 2008

Upcoming Securities Class Action Events

Starting today, we will begin to list upcoming securities litigation related events (conferences, webcasts, etc.) on this page.

While new events will also receive their own blog entries, this is the dedicated page for future events and all new events will be added here.

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.

Last Updated 6/30/09

Class Action Litigation 2009: Prosecution and Defense Strategies

July 9 - 10, 2009
PLI New York Center, New York, New York

Highlights:

• How to strategically litigate the class certification motion
• The important role of mediation in class actions
• Considerations and strategies on settlement

No brochure is available, but for more details, visit the conference registration page.

Credit Crisis Coverage Claims: Most Likely Problems to Hit the Insurance Industry Due to Credit Market Losses

July 21, 2009
Teleconference

Highlights:

• Duty to defend vs. duty to reimburse and related issues
• Settlements and Issue of Consent to Settlements
• Exclusions: Fraud and Dishonesty; Prior Acts; Personal Profit; Insured v. Insured; and “Related” Claims

No brochure is available, but for more details, visit the teleconference registration page.

Securities Arbitration in the Market Meltdown Era: Achieving Fairness in Perception and Reality

Aug. 12, 2009
PLI New York Center - New York, New York

Highlights:

• The impact of the recession on the viability, presentation and defense of securities arbitration cases
• Establishing legal claims for “holders” of securities that fall in value after purchase
• What Do Arbitrators and Mediators Want?

No brochure is available, but for more details, visit the conference registration page.

Madoff International Feeder Fund Litigation

August 27, 2009
Teleconference

Highlights:

• Dealing with Extraterritorial Jurisdictional Issues When Filing Against International Feeder Funds and Related Clawback Issues
• Do U.S. Courts have jurisdiction? If so, when and what is the standard for deciding?
• Status of the cases filed to date against the feeder funds, including any cases involving international players such as Optimal and Banco Santander SA

No brochure is available, but for more details, visit the teleconference registration page.

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Thursday, January 17, 2008

Upcoming Securities Class Action Webcast

I will be moderating a webcast on Friday, January 25, 2008 at 11:00 am EST entitled, Securities Litigation: What You Need to Know for 2008.

We will examine how trends in new cases and settlements are impacting investors. We will also look at important Supreme Court decisions and the two recent securities class action trials that took place within the 6 months.

I will be joined by Stuart Grant, Managing Partner at Grant & Eisenhofer, Lyle Roberts, Partner at Dewey & LeBoeuf and author of the noted blog, The 10b-5 Daily, and Kevin LaCroix, Director at OakBridge Insurance Services and author of The D&O Diary.

More information is available on the registration page, here.

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Tuesday, May 8, 2007

Accountability Goes Global: International Investors and U.S. Securities Class Actions

First order of business - apologies for the recent radio silence. We are back and will be publishing regularly again.

Second order of business, to invite readers to a webcast that I will be moderating, Accountability Goes Global: International Investors and U.S. Securities Class Actions on Wednesday, May 9 at 9:30 am EDT (GMT -4).

The webcast will complement a soon to be published companion paper examining the increasing role that international institutional investors are playing in US Securities Class Actions.

You can register for the free webcast using the following link:

http://www.issproxy.com/globalaccountability/index.jsp

Hope to see you there.

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Wednesday, February 8, 2006

Webcast on Non-U.S. Securities Class Actions

You may recall that back in October I commenced a project researching the current state of securities class actions outside the U.S.  That research has produced some interesting findings and has helped me to form relationships with lawyers around the world who have insight into securities class action developments in their countries. 

On February 16 at 10 a.m. Eastern Standard Time, my company, ISS' Securities Class Action Services, will host a free webcast featuring lawyers representing seven countries in which securities class actions have emerged or are now emerging.  Those countries and lawyers are as follows:

• Canada -- John Chapman; Miller Thompson LLP

• South Korea -- Timothy Trinka and Y.J. Cho; Bae, Kim & Lee

• Israel -- Avi Wagner; Glancy Binkow & Goldberg LLP

• Germany -- Martin Heinsius and Markus Mueller-Dott; DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary

• Sweden -- Claes Rainer and Kennedi Akdogan; DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary

• Italy -- Stefano Modenesi and Silvia Casano; DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary

• The Netherlands -- Ellen Soerjatin; DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary

I also will provide information during the webcast on securities class actions in Australia that was provided to me by the Melbourne law firm of Maurice Blackburn Cashman.

A copy of the invitation is pasted below.  To attend the webcast, please visit the following link.

UPDATE:  ISS' press release with additional information about this webcast is available here.

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Tuesday, November 30, 2004

SCAS Webcast, Dec. 7: Getting Your Share of SEC, Securities Class Action Settlement Pipelines

ISS's Securities Class Action Services will hold its next webcast on December 7, 2004. The webcast will offer an inside look at the massive settlement pipelines for both SEC enforcement actions and securities class actions, and provide insight on how to track and participate in these settlements.  The webcast is free and open to anyone who is interested. It will be led by Scott Friestad, Assistant Director in the SEC's Division of Enforcement, and myself.

For further details, please click on the thumbnail image below or click here. Please join us!

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Friday, May 7, 2004

SCAS Webcast May 18: Understanding the Claims Administration Process

ISS's Securities Class Action Services will hold its next "webcast" on May 18, 2004. The webcast will offer a behind the scenes look at class action claims administration and claims filing from the perspective of The Garden City Group (GCG), one of the most prominent claims administrators in the securities class action area. The webcast is free and open to anyone who is interested. It will be led by Neil Zola, COO of GCG, and myself.

For further details, please see the invitation below or click here. Please join us!

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Thursday, March 25, 2004

Securities Class Action Services (SCAS) Webcast: FAQs

The March 17 SCAS Webcast discussing claims filing in securities class action settlements by institutional investors generated numerous follow-up questions. We have created this "FAQ" document to answer many of these questions. Thanks to everyone who participated.

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