The End of Private Securities Litigation? The SEC Opens the Door to Arbitration

A seismic shift may be underway in securities litigation. The SEC has announced that mandatory arbitration clauses for investor claims will not stand in the way of effective registration statements—signaling a possible end to securities class actions as we know them.

 
What would this mean for investors, issuers, and the D&O insurance market?

 
Join Priya Huskins, Walker Newell, and Lenin Lopez—management liability experts at Woodruff Sawyer, A Gallagher Company—as they analyze the SEC’s statement, its legal underpinnings, and its implications.

We’ll cover: 

•The SEC’s evolving stance on arbitration in securities claims
•Federal case law and the Arbitration Act framework
•State law perspectives in Delaware, Nevada, and Texas
•Likely challenges and market reactions
•Potential impacts on federal securities litigation and D&O insurance 

11:00–11:45am

Lunch & Networking 

8:00am                                   Breakfast

8:30am                                   Jenny Kiffmeyer: Cybersecurity in Retirement                                                                                      Plans (CE Content)


9:30am                                   Break


9:45am                                   Panel Discussion: How to protect your company and your plan                                                        participants
                                                -Trish McGinity, Empower
                                                -David Anderson & Bridget Choi, Woodruff Sawyer




10:45am                                 Adjourn