Class Action Litigation Forum

Attendees received the latest information on issues, trends and strategies surrounding class action litigation today at this program presented by Alston & Bird LLP and Deloitte Financial Advisory Services LLP.  Topics in the program and the Alston & Bird speakers involved included the following:

• Issues, Trends and Strategies in a Changing Climate - The Subprime Mortgage/Credit Crisis Part I- The Current Market and Regulatory Activity
  Moderated by Brian Cox and including Mike Brown and Joe Forte
• Issues, Trends and Strategies in a Changing Climate - The Subprime Mortgage/Credit Crisis Part II- The Private Litigation Landscape and Insurance Issues
  Moderated by Brian Cox and including John Cambria and John Latham
• In-House Perspectives on Managing Class Actions and Other Types of Complex Litigation
• The Changing Landscape of the Plaintiffs' Bar
  Darren McCarty
• Re-examining Common Defense Strategies
  Kristy Brown and Cari Dawson
• Update on Important Business Cases Pending Before or Recently Decided by the Supreme Court
  Bill Baker, Karl Geercken and Susan Hurd
• Employment Law Class Actions and Collective Action Litigation - What Does the Future Hold?
  Charlie Morgan
• Winning Strategies on Class Certification
  Scott Elder and Jane Thorpe

The Class Action Litigation Forum was designed for in-house counsel, executives, risk management professionals and others affected by class action issues.

May 7, 2008
9:00am - 5:00pm
Harvard Club of New York / New York,  NY