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The Continuing Evolution of Securities Class Actions CO-SPONSORED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN LAW SCHOOL, INSTITUTE FOR LAW & ECONOMIC POLICY AND Friday, October 17, 2008 The Edgewater Hotel Madison, Wisconsin UP TO 9 CLE CREDITS Photograph courtesy of Jeff Miller

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Page 1: The Continuing Evolution of Securities Class Actions...1845 Walnut Street, Suite 2300, Philadelphia, PA 19103 (215) 988-9546 • Fax (215) 988-9885 • email: laurasteinesq@yahoo.com

The Continuing Evolution ofSecurities Class Actions

CO-SPONSORED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN LAW SCHOOL,INSTITUTE FOR LAW & ECONOMIC POLICY AND

Friday, October 17, 2008 The Edgewater HotelMadison, Wisconsin

UP TO 9 CLE CREDITS

Photograph courtesy of Jeff Miller

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INSTITUTE FOR LAW ANDECONOMIC POLICY (ILEP)THE CONTINUING EVOLUTION OFSECURITIES CLASS ACTIONS

Co-sponsored by The University of Wisconsin LawSchool, the Institute for Law and Economic Policy,andCitizens Bank is committed to being the best bank in the country for the class actioncommunity. Serving both the plaintiff and defense bars, Citizens Bank offers the premier settlement fund program in the U.S.

F R I DAYO C TO B E R 17, 20088 : 0 0 a m – 8 : 4 5 a m

CONTINENTALBREAKFAST

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OPENING REMARKSEdward Labaton, Esquire Partner, Labaton Sucharow LLPPresident, ILEP

BREAKFAST SPEAKERDean Kenneth B. DavisDean, University of Wisconsin School of Law

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PA N E L O N E

BASIC — 20 YEARS LATERModerator:Professor Randall ThomasVanderbilt Law School;Council of Academic Advisors, ILEPPresenters:Professor Donald LangevoortGeorgetown University Law SchoolFred Dunbar Senior Vice PresidentNERA Economic ConsultantsCommentators:Lewis BeilinPartnerReinhart Boerner Van Deuren Marc Gross, EsquirePartner, Pomerantz Haudek BlockGrossman & Gross LLPVice President, ILEP

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ILEP CONFERENCETHE CONTINUING EVOLUTION OF SECURITIES CLASS ACTIONS

The Edgewater Hotel • Madison, Wisconsin • Friday, October 17, 2008Return to:

Sandra Stein, Esq. & Laura Stein, Esq. Institute for Law & Economic Policy,1845 Walnut Street, Suite 2300, Philadelphia, PA 19103

(215) 988-9546 • Fax (215) 988-9885 • email: [email protected] • www.ilep.info

Tuition:Enclosed is a check payable to ILEP

$450 Standard, $350 Wisconsin Law School Alumni and Citizens Bank Customers,$175 Jurists, Government Employees, Academics and Senior Lawyers (65 years & older).

Current Wisconsin Law School Students and Faculty may attend panels for free.There is a $20 luncheon fee for Current Wisconsin Law School Students and Faculty,

which must be received by October 13, 2008.

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Address:

City: State: Zip code:

Office phone: Fax number: E-mail address:

Note: Tuition does not include hotel accommodations see reverse side

AB DataThe A.B. Data Group, founded in 1980, is a leading provpresettlement services, notice administration, claims proand settlement fund distribution. With over 420 employoffers unmatched resources and capacity and is capable oadministering any class action, regardless of its size or coFor more information, please visit our website at abdata

Complete Claim SolutionsComplete Claims Solutions, Inc. (“CCS”) is a leading claimadministration firm specializing in securities, antitrust anconsumer class action settlements.

Thank you to our generous patro

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1 0 : 4 5 a m – 1 2 : 1 5 p mPANEL TWO

COMPENSATIONAND DETERRENCEModerator & Commentator:Professor Harvey Goldschmid Columbia University School of LawFormer SEC CommissionerCouncil of Academic Advisors, ILEPPresenters:Professor Lawrence Mitchell George Washington University Law CenterProfessor Merritt FoxColumbia University School of LawAdditional Commentators:Jeff NielsenManaging Director,Navigant Consulting Inc.Professor Jill Fisch Fordham Law SchoolCouncil of Academic Advisors, ILEP

1 2 : 3 0 p m – 2 : 0 0 p mLUNCHEON

INTRODUCTORY REMARKSSandra Stein, Esquire Of Counsel, Coughlin Stoia GellerRudman & Robbins, LLP Founder, ILEP

LUNCHEON SPEAKERChief Justice Shirley S. AbrahamsonSupreme Court of Wisconsin“L I T I G AT I O N — A V I E W F R O M

T H E B E N C H ”

2:00pm–3:30pmPANEL THREE

THIRD PARTYACCOUNTABILITYModerator:Thomas Dubbs, EsquirePartner, Labaton Sucharow LLPPresenters: :Professor Meyer Eisenberg Former Deputy General Counsel, SECNow visiting at Columbia & WillametteLaw Schools

Professor Robert Prentice University of Texas School of BusinessCommentators:Stanley Grossman, Esquire Partner, Pomerantz Haudek BlockGrossman & GrossProfessor Marc GalanterUniversity of Wisconsin Law SchoolMichael Young, EsquirePartner, Willkie Farr & Gallagher

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3 : 4 5 p m – 5 : 1 5 p mPANEL FOUR

TRANS NATIONAL ISSUES &PLEADING AFTER TELLABSModerator:Edward Labaton, Esquire Partner, Labaton Sucharow LLPPresident, ILEPPresenters:Professor James Cox and Professor Randall ThomasProfessor James Cox ofDuke University Law School;Council of Academic Advisors, ILEPProfessor Randal Thomas ofVanderbilt Law School;Council of Academic Advisors, ILEPProfessor Linda Silberman NYU Law School Professor Geoff MillerNYU Law School Commentators:Keith JohnsonPartnerReinhart Boerner Van DeurenProfessor Stephen BurbankUniversity of Pennsylvania Law SchoolSalvatore Graziano, EsquirePartner,Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann

5 : 1 5 p m – 5 : 3 0 p mCLOSING REMARKSLaura Stein, Esquire Of Counsel, Coughlin Stoia GellerRudman & Robbins LLP Special Counsel, ILEP

vider ofocessing,yees, A.B. Dataof expertly

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Gilardi & Co.Gilardi & Co., LLC Experts in Mass/Class Action Due Process servingthe industry for more than 20 years.

HUB InternationalHUB International’s Professional Liability practice offers unique professional liability insurance services and risk management solutionsexclusive to plaintiff law firms. HUB is a leading North American insurance brokerage that provides a broad array of property and casualty, life and health, employee benefits and risk management products and services throughout offices located in the United Statesand Canada. For additional information, please contact:Matthew L. Winters, CRM, Sr. Vice-President, 610.992.3528.

Heffler Radetich & Saitta LLPA CPA firm concentrating in litigation support services providing claimsand tax administration services for class action, securities and anti-trustmatters since1960.

RSM McGladrey, Inc.RSM McGladrey, the 5th largest accounting firm in the U.S., has been providing state of the art class action administration services through our Philadelphia office since 1975.

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The Continuing EvolutionofSecurities Class ActionsUPTO9 CLE CREDITS

FRIDAY,OCTOBER17,2008THEEDGEWATERHOTEL,MADISON,WISCONSINCO-SPONSOREDBYTHEUNIVERSITYOFWISCONSINLAWSCHOOL,INSTITUTEFORLAW& ECONOMICPOLICYANDCITIZENSBANK

First ClassU.S. PostageP A I D

Permit No. 81Cedarhurst, NY

ILEP P RO G R A M I N F O R M AT I O N

REGISTRATION AND TUITIONTuition for the conference is $450. If your are a Wisconsin

Law School Alumnus tuition is $350. If you are an attorney, andyour law firm is a Citizens Bank customer, the tuition is $350.If you are a member of the judiciary, an academic, a federal orstate employee, or a lawyer 65 years of age or older, the tuition is $175. Tuition includes all sessions, an extensive manual of written materials distributed at the conference, Friday’s continental breakfast and luncheon. Current Wisconsin LawSchool Students and Faculty may attend panels for free. There isa $20 luncheon fee for Current Wisconsin Law School Studentsand Faculty, which must be received by October 13, 2008.Please register in advance to be assured of printed materials.Registrations are transferable within law firms, but only onecourse manual per registration will be distributed. If you areunable to attend the conference you may purchase a coursemanual for $100, subject to availability.

HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONSAs a conference registrant, you may take advantage of a

special hotel rate at the The Edgewater Hotel, Madison,Wisconsin, on Thursday, October 16 and Friday, October 17,2008. Please call The Edgewater Hotel at 1-800 922-5512 andask for the University of Wisconsin Law School room rate.The rates are $119.00 for a queen bed and $139 for a lakesidedouble. The cutoff date for this rate is September 16, 2008,on a space-available basis.

CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATIONAs a program of The University of Wisconsin Law School,

the conference will be recognized for CLE credit in most states,including California, Delaware, Florida, Missouri, Nevada,New York and Pennsylvania. Upon request, The University ofWisconsin Law School and ILEP will provide certification toapply for credit from other states. Estimated credit is 9 hoursbased on a 50-minute credit hour, and 8 hours based on a 60-minute credit hour. For more information about the conference, please contact Laura Stein at (215) 988-9546 oremail her at [email protected].