Conference Agenda

Conference Agenda

7:30 a.m.
​Registration
Continental breakfast served.

​8:00 a.m.
Opening Remarks
  • Jeffrey Klenk, Director, Berkeley Research Group
  • Christopher Ritchie, Senior Vice President, Huntington Bank

8:10 a.m.
Recent Trends in Securities Litigation
  • Stephen Cirami, Head of Class Actions and Corporate Actions, Broadridge Financial Solutions
  • Jerry Silk, Partner, Bernstein Litowitz Berger Grossman
Moderated by Robyn Griffin, Senior Vice President, Huntington Bank, this panel will discuss recent trends in securities litigation including global developments such as in the Netherlands, the increased complexity of cases and the increased duration of class settlements.

9:00 a.m.
ERISA, Labor and Employement
  • Randy Moon, Managing Director, Berkeley Research Group
Moderated by David Lewin, Managing Director, Berkeley Research Group, this panel will examine class actions and compensation disputes.

9:50 a.m.
Networking Break

10:10 a.m.
Data, Technology and Privacy
Moderated by Amy Worley, Managing Director, Berkeley Research Group, this panel will discuss data, technology and privacy.

11:00 a.m.
An Analysis of the Antitrust Landscape over 10 Years
  • Pamela Gilbert, Partner, Cuneo Gilbert & LaDuca
  • Nathaniel Ament-Stone, Associate, Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle
  • Joshua Davis, Professor, University of San Francisco Law School
  • Jeffrey Klenk, Director, Berkeley Research Group
Moderated by Rose Kohles, Assistant Vice President, Huntington Bank, this panel will review the 2019 Antitrust Annual Report, published by Huntington Bank and the University of San Francisco Law School. The first of its kind, the Antitrust Annual Report analyzes private class action lawsuit settlements in the United States Federal Court System to better understand how class action litigation is changing and how those changes affect class action professionals.

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12:00 p.m.
Keynote Luncheon
Brian T. Fitzpatrick
Law Professor, Vanderbilt University
Brian T. Fitzpatrick is the author of “The Conservative Case for Class Actions,” which argues that lifelong Republicans like himself should embrace class actions as a private-sector mechanism to combat commercial malfeasance, as opposed to government regulation and oversight. Fitzpatrick is Professor of Law at Vanderbilt Law School in Nashville, Tenn. Before joining Vanderbilt, he graduated first in his class at Harvard Law School, served as a law clerk on the U.S. Supreme Court to Justice Antonin Scalia, practiced corporate litigation in Washington, D.C. and worked as Special Counsel to John Cornyn in the U.S. Senate.  
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1:30 p.m.
No-Injury Class Actions
  • David Kalat, Director, Berkeley Research Group
  • Eric Cramer, Chairman, Berger Montague
Moderated by Robin Cantor, Managing Director, Berkeley Research Group. So-called “no-injury” class actions are the subject of substantial debate not only in the law, but also among experts charged with examining the proximate cause of economic losses and the reliable measurement of damages, if any. Increasingly in these matters, courts must address standing, predominance, and due process challenges. The panel will discuss some recent decisions and their potential importance for the treatment of no-injury class actions.

2:20 p.m.
Ethics and Legal Theory
  • Brent Landau, Professor of Ethics, Penn Law School and Global Managing Partner, Hausfeld LLP
This panel will review the 2019 Antitrust Annual Report, published by Huntington Bank and the University of San Francisco Law School. The first of its kind, the Antitrust Annual Report analyzes private class action lawsuit settlements in the United States Federal Court System to better understand how class action litigation is changing and how those changes affect class action professionals.

3:20 p.m.
Networking Break

3:40 p.m.
To Be Determined
This panel discussion is in development.

4:30 p.m.
Climate Change
  • Mike Gerrard, Professor, Columbia Law School
  • Katie Beran, Partner, Hausfeld LLP
  • Gabrielle Sigel, Partner, Jenner & Block
Moderated by Bradford Cornell, Managing Director, Berkeley Research Group, this panel will look at environmental litigation related to climate change.
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5:20 p.m.
Closing Remarks
  • Robin Cantor, Managing Director, Berkeley Research Group 
  • Christopher Ritchie, Senior Vice President, Huntington Bank

5:30 p.m.
Evening Reception
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