Securities Litigation Review (Q3 2011): Securities Litigation Activity Dips

November 17, 2011 at 11am EDT

Securities Litigation Review (Q3 2011): Securities Litigation Activity Dips
Slides

Advisen hosted a webinar and wrote a white paper that reviews its analysis of Q3 2011 securities litigation and discuss the larger implications for underwriters, brokers and risk managers.

On November 17, OakBridge’s Kevin LaCroix, Proskauer’s Steven Gilford, Alliant Insurance Services’ Susan Murray, Morgan Stanley’s Vince D’Angelo, and Advisen’s John Molka and Jim Blinn discussed issues surrounding the Q3 new filings. The free, one-hour webinar was sponsored by Proskauer.

Panelists

The following panelists participated in the webinar:

• Kevin LaCroix, Partner, OakBridge Insurance Services, LLC
• Steven Gilford, Partner, Insurance Recovery & Counseling International Arbitration, Proskauer
• Susanne Murray, Esq., Executive Vice President, Executive Risk, Alliant Insurance Services
• Vince D’Angelo, Executive Director, Investment Management, Morgan Stanley
• John Molka, Senior Industry Analyst and Editor, Advisen Ltd. (presenter and author of the report)
• Jim Blinn, Principal, Advisen Ltd. (moderator)

Webinar Topics

Topics discussed included:

• Review of securities litigation
• Case breakdown
• Merger objection (historical view)
• Jurisdiction
• Globalization of securities litigation