Practising Law Institute’s 56th Annual Institute on Securities Regulation
Freshfields partner Meredith Kotler will be speaking on the panel “Private Securities Litigation” and Sarah Solum will be moderating the panel “Developments in Capital Markets” at PLI’s 56th Annual Institute on Securities Regulation taking place in New York from November 13-15, 2024.
This 3-day program will bring together the nation’s leading securities and corporate legal experts to deliver practical information, insights and real-world strategies and solutions to the challenges facing you and your clients today.
The Private Securities Litigation panel will feature outstanding speakers who will discuss:
- Trends and themes in securities class action filings and resolutions
- Crypto and ESG claims and other current topics: what to expect and how to prepare
- Securities and M&A litigation and shareholder derivative actions: recent developments
- Federal forum provisions, disclosure standards, rebutting the Basic Presumption at class certification
The Developments in the Capital Markets panel will cover:
- The market conditions and opportunities for Tech and Life Sciences companies, especially for IPOs in 2025
- How to design and implement pre-IPO liquidity programs and avoid common pitfalls
- Near-term bond maturities management and refinancing options
- Navigating SEC comments and underwriters’ equity commitment committees during an offering process
- The benefits and challenges of foreign issuers going public in the US either through IPO or secondary listing
