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Jonathan Youngwood, Global Co-Chair of the Firm’s Litigation Department, and Litigation Partner Linton Mann III participated in the Practicing Law Institute’s (“PLI”) “Securities Litigation 2024: From Investigation to Trial” program on April 29 in New York. As Co-Chair of the PLI program, Jon served as a panel leader for the “Commencement of a Civil Action: Recent Developments in Filing the Complaint, Preparing the Motion to Dismiss, and Coordinating Multiple Securities Litigation Actions” and “Ethical Issues in Complex Securities Litigation” panels. Jon was also a panelist on the “Seeking Resolution: Strategies in Mediation and Settlement of the Securities Case” panel, which included discussion of mediation techniques, settlement strategies, effective use of experts, and D&O liability issues.

Linton spoke on the “Prosecuting and Defending the Civil Action: Class Certification, Fact Discovery, and Experts in Securities Litigation” panel, which included discussion of recent developments in class certification standards; strategies for fact discovery; and the preparation process for expert testimony.

For more information on the program, please click here.