Securities Litigation Update

Shaud Tavakoli and Ashley Grolig from Skadden’s Complex Litigation and Trials Department will examine recent developments in securities class actions, crypto-related litigation other major securities cases over the past year.

Discussion topics will include: 

1. An overview of filing and settlement trends in 2022, including a discussion of developments involving SPACs and merger objections

2. Perspectives on the direction of securities litigation jurisprudence at the Supreme Court

3. A discussion of class certification cases, price impact theories and the impact of the statute of repose

4. The latest on concurrent state and federal Securities Act filings since the Supreme Court's 2018 ruling in Cyan, including the potential impact of recent decisions enforcing federal forum selection provisions and the complications of cross-forum coordination

5. Recent appellate and district court developments related to scheme liability, disclosure of government investigations, loss causation and other areas of interest

6. How proposed SEC rules may impact the scope of liability under the securities laws

7. An overview of securities-related developments in the cryptocurrency sector, including crypto-related SEC enforcement actions and civil litigation