European Securities Litigation Conference

Date: 30 March 2009 - 31 March 2009
Venue: Radisson Edwardian Mayfair Hotel, London, United Kingdom

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Discussions:

30/03/09 09:00 - What challenges do securities litigation professionals face? Are we set for a wave of action in 2009?
- Andrew Legg, Partner, Mayer Brown Download
30/03/09 09:30 - How are hedge funds and other alternative asset managers getting involved in securities litigation?
- Timothy Babich, Founder, Fortelus Capital Management Download
30/03/09 10:45 - Shareholder litigation in the wake of the credit crisis: An overview of the US landscape
- Beata Gocyk-Farber, Partner, Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann Download
30/03/09 11:15 - Claims arising for complex investment schemes and hedge funds
- John L. Powell, QC, Four New Square Download
- John L. Powell, QC, Four New Square Download
30/03/09 14:15 - Negligent advice and misrepresentation in the selling and management of financial instruments
- Gregory Mitchell, QC, 3 Verulam Buildings & Richard Brent, Barrister, 3 Verulam Buildings Download
30/03/09 14:45 - Carrying a big stick: American securities litigation cases from a regulatory perspective
- Susan Markel, Managing Director, Corporate Investigations, Alix Partners Download
30/03/09 15:45 - Is Europe on the cusp of a boom in litigation funding?
- Susan Dunn, Managing Director, Harbour Litigation Funding Download
31/03/09 09:45 - Fighting for value and picking through the pieces: How will institutions and investors deal with a wave of collapsed securities firms?
- David Greene, Partner, Edwin Coe Download
31/03/09 11:45 - The information battle: Doing securities cases without a pre-trial discovery mechanism
- Bernd Jochem, Partner, Rotter Rechtsanwaelte Download
31/03/09 13:00 - Hedging dispute risk: Can we hedge against disputes arising from securitized assets?
- Leslie Perrin, Chairman, Calunius Capital LLP & Bob Champney, Principal, Calunius Capital LLP Download
31/03/09 15:00 - Does it make sense to go forum shopping in multi-jurisdictional cases?
- Adam Johnson, Partner, Litigation and Arbitration, Herbert Smith Download
31/03/09 15:30 - Dealing with companies that fail to properly disclose to the market: Realising the liabilities of a poor disclosure system and knowing how to plug the gaps
- Shane Gleghorn, Partner, Taylor Wessing Download

Event agenda

DAY ONE: Monday 30^th March 2009

8:00 Registration and coffee

8:45 Chairman’s opening remarks

9:00 What challenges do securities litigation professionals face? Are we set for a wave of action in 2009?

Andrew Legg, Partner, Mayer Brown

9:30 How are hedge funds and other alternative asset managers getting involved in securities litigation?

Timothy Babich, Founder, Fortelus Capital Management

10:00 Morning refreshments and networking break

10:45 Shareholder litigation in the wake of the credit crisis: An overview of the US landscape

Beata Gocyk-Farber, Partner, Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann

11:15 Claims arising for complex investment schemes and hedge funds

John L. Powell, QC, Four New Square

12:00 In-house counsel Roundtable discussion: Major financial institutions and the future of securities litigation

Ross Barrett, Policy Director of Wholesale and Regulation, British Bankers Association
Dan Williams, General Counsel, Equities, ABN Amro
Paul Reynolds, Head of Legal UK, BNP Paribas
Lisa Rosen, Head of Litigation and Contentious Regulatory Matters, UK, Merrill Lynch

12:45 Lunch

14:15 Negligent advice and misrepresentation in the selling and management of financial instruments

Gregory Mitchell, QC, 3 Verulam Buildings
Richard Brent, Barrister, 3 Verulam Buildings

14:45 Carrying a big stick: American securities litigation cases from a regulatory perspective

Susan Markel, Managing Director, Corporate Investigations, Alix Partners

15:15 Afternoon refreshments and networking break

15:45 Is Europe on the cusp of a boom in litigation funding?

Susan Dunn, Managing Director, Harbour Litigation Funding

16:15 European class actions: Possibilities, mechanics, pitfalls and opportunities

Erik Bomans, Managing Partner, Deminor
Clare Ducksbury, Director, FRA
Anthony Perotto, Litigation Partner, NCTM LLP
Daan Lunsingh Scheurleer, Partner, NautaDutilh

17:00 Close of Day One followed by drinks reception

DAY TWO: Tuesday 31^st March 2009

9:00 Registration and coffee

9:30 Chairman’s opening remarks

9:45 Fighting for value and picking through the pieces: How will institutions and investors deal with a wave of collapsed securities firms?

David Greene, Partner, Edwin Coe

10:15 Reworking Europe’s regulatory framework: How we can build a stronger securities system and how will the changes affect securities litigators

Lorraine Charlton, Executive Director, Regulatory Policy, SIFMA
Hubert Grignon-Dumoulin, Head of Issuers and Market Regulation, Luxembourg Stock Exchange
Christophe Caillot, Senior Enforcement Officer, Market Surveillance Division, AMF
Carlos Conceicao, Partner, Clifford Chance
Paul Richards, Head of Regulatory Policy, ICMA

11:00 Morning refreshments and networking break

11:45 The information battle: Doing securities cases without a pre-trial discovery mechanism

Bernd Jochem, Partner, Rotter Rechtsanwaelte

12:15 Institutional investors and securities litigation: Will the gloves come off?

Louise Inward, General Counsel, Pension Corporation
Daniel Summerfield, Co-Head of Responsible Investment, Universities Superannuation
Caroline Goodman, Managing Director, Institutional Protection Services
Chris Angell, Principal, Investment Consulting, Mercer

13:00 Hedging dispute risk: Can we hedge against disputes arising from securitized assets?

Leslie Perrin, Chairman, Calunius Capital LLP
Bob Champney, Principal, Calunius Capital LLP

13:30 Lunch

15:00 Does it make sense to go forum shopping in multi-jurisdictional cases?

Adam Johnson, Partner, Litigation and Arbitration, Herbert Smith

15:30 Dealing with companies that fail to properly disclose to the market: Realising the liabilities of a poor disclosure system and knowing how to plug the gaps

Shane Gleghorn, Partner, Taylor Wessing

16:00 Chairman’s closing remarks followed by coffee and close of conference

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Discussions:

30/03/09 09:00 - What challenges do securities litigation professionals face? Are we set for a wave of action in 2009?

30/03/09 09:30 - How are hedge funds and other alternative asset managers getting involved in securities litigation?

30/03/09 10:45 - Shareholder litigation in the wake of the credit crisis: An overview of the US landscape

30/03/09 11:15 - Claims arising for complex investment schemes and hedge funds

30/03/09 14:15 - Negligent advice and misrepresentation in the selling and management of financial instruments

30/03/09 14:45 - Carrying a big stick: American securities litigation cases from a regulatory perspective

30/03/09 15:45 - Is Europe on the cusp of a boom in litigation funding?

31/03/09 09:45 - Fighting for value and picking through the pieces: How will institutions and investors deal with a wave of collapsed securities firms?

31/03/09 11:45 - The information battle: Doing securities cases without a pre-trial discovery mechanism

31/03/09 13:00 - Hedging dispute risk: Can we hedge against disputes arising from securitized assets?

31/03/09 15:00 - Does it make sense to go forum shopping in multi-jurisdictional cases?

31/03/09 15:30 - Dealing with companies that fail to properly disclose to the market: Realising the liabilities of a poor disclosure system and knowing how to plug the gaps

Event agenda