Securities Law: Emerging Trends and How They Impact Your Practice

Securities law is a fast-paced and constantly changing practice.  Recently, there have been a number of critical emerging trends that are shaping the securities world as we know it.  For example, the SPAC craze, the rise of ESG, and the impact of COVID are all having a material impact on the securities markets and the laws governing them. Courts and practitioners on both sides of the aisle are currently trying to navigate, interpret, and apply these trends to their day-to-day practice.      

Join Carol C. Villegas and James T. Christie for a discussion on these issues. Ms. Villegas and Mr. Christie are partners at Labaton Sucharow LLP. Ms. Villegas and Mr. Christie represent institutional investors (such as public pension funds and hedge funds) who have suffered financial losses in the stock market as a result of securities fraud committed by publicly traded companies and their officers and executives.

Learning Objectives:

1. Familiarize yourself with the important emerging trends shaping securities litigation and what they mean for your practice

2. Examine recent court decisions and how courts have handled some of these trends over the past year

3. Identify upcoming trends that could have a significant impact on securities law going forward

4. Discuss the practical realities of these trends and how to best approach them and litigate them successfully