The Expanding Credit Crisis – The Litigation and Regulatory Fallout
06/17/2008 - 06/17/2008
Goals for this program are: 1) to advise you of potential vulnerabilities to your institution within the complex structures underlying the credit contraction, and 2) to provide you with an opportunity to discuss and prepare for the related litigation and regulatory developments.
Agenda
8:00 a.m. Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:30 a.m. Understanding the Expanding Credit Crisis
Vivek G. Bhatt, Shareholder, Capital Markets and Finance & Transactions Groups
8:45-9:45 a.m. Current and Anticipated Litigation
Margo Wolf O’Donnell, Shareholder, Litigation Practice
Thomas P. Cimino, Jr., Shareholder, Litigation Practice
Participants likely to be targeted:
Potential causes of action and legal theories
Deeper dive into securities class actions: The Bear Stearns case
Shareholder Claims: Potential D&O liability for breach of duties of good faith and care
The "Next Plaintiff": Bankruptcy trustees
9:45-10:30 a.m. SEC and Law Enforcement Actions
James S. Montana, Jr., Shareholder, SEC & White-Collar Criminal Practice
Financial Institution conduct scrutinized by the SEC
How the SEC will proceed
Criminal investigations and indictments
How the Department of Justice will proceed
10:30 a.m. Adjourn
Vedder Price Conference Center
222 North LaSalle Street | 22nd Floor
Chicago, Illinois 60601
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