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Federal Bar Council presents
Securities Litigation Landscape At The Close Of 2024
November 20, 2024
6:00 pm -7:00 pm
Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP
1251 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10020
The reception will start before the panel discussion and will continue afterward.
1.0 Transitional/Non-transitional credit in Areas of Professional Practice
Join us for expert analysis of the major securities litigation developments of the fall, starting with the two major securities cases pending at the Supreme Court, Facebook, Inc. v. Amalgamated Bank and NVIDIA v E. Ohman J:or Fonder AB, both of which will be heard in early November. The panel will also discuss the wave of cash sweep class actions that has swept over the financial industry in recent months. This is a highly timely panel that no one with an interest in securities litigation on either the plaintiff or defense side will want to miss. Refreshments will be served.
Moderator
The Honorable Margaret M. Garnett
Southern District of New York
Panelists
Salvatore J. Graziano, Esq.
Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP
Andrea Griswold, Esq.
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Caroline Zalka, Esq.
Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP
Coordinators
Mathews DeCarvalho, Esq.
Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP
Nicole Santoro, Esq.
Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP
First Decades Committee Co-Chairs
Joshua P. Bussen, Esq.
Morvillo Abramowitz Grand Iason & Anello PC
Brachah Goykadosh, Esq.
Sher Tremonte LLP
Federal Bar Council Program Committee Co-Chairs:
Celeste Koeleveld, Esq.
Clifford Chance US LLP
Julian S. Brod, Esq.
Shapiro Arato Bach LLP
In order to register, you must sign in to your Federal Bar Council account. If you do not have an account, you can create one using this link.
This program is free for Federal Bar Council Members and $150.00 for Non-Members. For more information about the benefits of membership in the Federal Bar Council, click here.
Financial Hardship Policy
The Federal Bar Council is pleased to offer a 50% discount on the cost of its CLE Programs to attorneys who are unemployed, who are employed in the public sector or who work for a not-for-profit entity and are able to establish financial hardship. The original application for this discount must be submitted to the Federal Bar Council at least two weeks prior to the CLE Program for which it applies. Please contact the Council for an application form.
If you have any questions, please contact CLE@federalbarcouncil.com.
Federal Bar Council
Access to Counsel
Trial Skills Training for Pro Bono Attorneys
*preference will be given to participants who commit to taking a matter from the SDNY or EDNY civil pro se docket within two years of taking this course.
Thursday December 5 & Friday, December 6, 2024
8:30am – 4:30pm
Daniel Patrick Moynihan United States Courthouse
500 Pearl Street
New York, NY
CLE Credit: This program will provide 12.0 transitional/ non-transitional CLE credits in Skills
As part of the Federal Bar Council’s Access to Counsel Project, and in partnership with the ACTL Downstate New York Chapter, the Council is pleased to offer an intensive Trial Skills Training program for attorneys who represent or agree to represent civil pro se litigants in the SDNY and EDNY. Over the course of two days, participants will engage in comprehensive sessions focusing on various trial skills, including openings statements, summations, direct and cross examinations. The program will culminate on Friday afternoon Mock trials held at the SDNY courthouse.
This intensive training opportunity offers participants the chance to refine and enhance their skills within a supportive, small group setting. Our experienced instructors will provide focused evaluation and constructive feedback to facilitate skill development.
Participation in this program is free, but space is limited. Registrants who agree to commit to taking a matter from the SDNY or EDNY civil pro se docket within two years of taking this course will be given priority admission. Those who cannot take on a matter will be placed on a waiting list and added to the roster pending availability.
Don’t miss this opportunity to enhance your trial advocacy skills and contribute to improving access to justice!
Please contact David Quiles for more information at david.quiles@federalbarcouncil.com
The Federal Bar Council would like to thank the National Institute for Trial Advocacy for its support and the use of its materials.