How Investors Can Navigate Critical Trends in ESG, the SEC, and Securities Litigation
ISS Securities Class Action Services and Grant & Eisenhofer invite you to join us for a co-sponsored event as we share meaningful trends and developments in securities litigation.
A panel of experts will examine recent cases while detailing the nuances and scope of the litigation, risk points each institutional investor claimant should understand before choosing to participate, and provide an update on the status of many high-profile cases. A uniquely important topic the team will thoroughly address includes the increase in ESG-related actions – both within the United States and across the globe. Additionally, the panelists will share insight into how (and why) ESG actions will likely grow due to SEC disclosure requirements. Panelists will also discuss best practices for institutional claimants still establishing a workflow within opt-in markets.
NEW YORK CITY
THURSDAY, OCT 27
The Yale Club
50 Vanderbilt Avenue
8:00am – 10:00am
This Event is Limited to Institutional Investor & Pension Fund Professionals Only
SPONSORS
AGENDA
8:00 AM – 8:30 AM
Breakfast & Networking
8:30 AM – 9:45 AM
Panel Discussion
9:45 AM – 10:00 AM
Interactive Q&A
SCHEDULED SPEAKERS
MANAGING DIRECTOR, ISS SECURITIES CLASS ACTION SERVICES
Jeff Lubitz is a Managing Director of ISS Securities Class Action Services, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Institutional Shareholder Services. With more than a decade of experience at ISS, Jeff works closely with many of the world’s leading institutional investors… including mutual funds, hedge funds, custodian banks, registered investment advisors, and pension funds… to help deliver critical asset recovery solutions. Jeff serves as managing editor of all ISS SCAS thought leadership, overseeing the production of webinars, white papers, reports, and “This Week in Securities Class Actions.” Jeff is a frequent speaker on the complex topic of global securities litigation and a contributor to the press with his expert commentary featured in Reuters, Fortune Magazine, Bloomberg Law, Traders Magazine, Law360, American Lawyer, and elsewhere. Additionally, both the Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance and Columbia Law School’s Blue Sky Blog have published a number of Jeff’s authored reports and articles. Jeff currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors for The Arc of Loudoun. Jeff received his BA from The American University and an MBA from the A. B. Freeman School of Business at Tulane University.
PARTNER – GRANT & EISENHOFER
Caitlin Moyna is a partner at Grant & Eisenhofer, with over 20 years of experience in U.S. and foreign securities fraud class action and opt-out litigation, shareholder derivative actions, merger litigation, and international arbitration. Ms. Moyna is also Co-Director of the Grant & Eisenhofer ESG Institute. Ms. Moyna currently represents lead plaintiffs in securities class actions against General Electric, ProPetro, Block.one, Celsius, TAL Education, and Exxon. Her previous work led to significant recoveries against Santander Consumer USA, Portland General Electric, Camping World, Career Education, and Miller Energy Resources. She has also represented clients in opt-out actions, including Valeant, Merck and Citigroup. Her efforts also lead to significant recoveries for investors in AgriBank and CoBank bonds in breach of contract actions, and she represents textbook authors against McGraw Hill for implementing a royalty payment plan that significantly reduces their royalty payments. She also represents investors in proceedings against Petrobras and Brazil before the Market Arbitration Chamber. Ms. Moyna graduated cum laude from Northwestern University School of Law, was elected to the Order of the Coif, and served on the Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology. She received her A.B. from Dartmouth College.
PARTNER – GRANT & EISENHOFER
Jeff Almeida is a partner at Grant & Eisenhofer practicing in the areas of Delaware corporate litigation, and both domestic and international securities litigation. Mr. Almeida has a wide breadth of complex commercial litigation experience, with over 25 years of practice. He has primarily represented domestic and foreign institutional investors in prominent securities fraud class actions and opt-out cases, including In re JPMorgan Chase & Co. Securities Litigation (London Whale); In re Medtronic Securities Litigation; In re Refco Inc. Securities Litigation; In re Merck & Co., Inc. Vytorin/Zetia Securities Litigation; In re Bank of America/Merrill Lynch Securities Litigation; In re Pfizer Inc. Securities Litigation; In re Global Cash Access Holdings Securities Litigation; and In re Career Education Corp. Securities Litigation. Mr. Almeida has also played prominent roles in international securities cases involving RBS (U.K), Volkswagen (Germany), and Danske Bank (Denmark). G&E leverages Mr. Almeida’s broad experience and success in stockholder litigation to manage the firm’s investigation and development of new cases. Mr. Almeida is a 1994 graduate of Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut, and a 1997 graduate of William and Mary Law School in Williamsburg, Virginia. Mr. Almeida is admitted to practice in Delaware, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey, along with several federal courts.
GENERAL DIRECTOR OF OUTSIDE COUNCIL – OHIO ATTORNEY GENERAL
Shawn Busken is the Deputy First Assistant Attorney and General Director of Outside Counsel for Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost. Prior to serving in this capacity, Shawn worked as the Policy Director for then Auditor of State Dave Yost for five years from 2014-2019. During his time with the Auditor’s office Shawn led the passage of the following initiatives: The Fiscal Integrity Act (HB 10) – requiring fiscal training for local fiscal officers; HB 2 – Charter School Reform; HJR 4 – Prohibiting monopolies from being written into the State Constitution: HB 384 – Performance Audits of State Universities; HB 103 – Streamlining of Fiscal Emergency Commissions; and Report on Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBM’s). Prior to working for the Auditor of State, Shawn spent five years in private practice at the law firm of Blaugrund, Kessler, Myers & Postalakis where he practiced labor and employment law. Shawn previously served as Legislative Aide for Ohio State Senator (and now Ohio Congressman) Steve Stivers and Ohio Senate President (now Ohio Auditor of State) Keith Faber. Shawn earned his bachelor’s degree from Brigham Young University and his law degree from The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law where he was Managing Editor of The Ohio State Law Journal.
