November 2023 Symposium

An ILEP–Penn Carey Law Journal of Business Law Symposium

November 9 & 10, 2023

AGENDA

THURSDAY November 9, 2023

(4:30 pm – 5:45 pm ET) Presentations by Up & Coming ScholarS

Presenters:

Professor Amelia Miazad
UC Davis School of Law

Professor Colleen Baker
The University of Oklahoma College of Law

Professor Sarah Williams
The Pennsylvania State University Dickinson Law School

Professor Caley Petrucci
The University of San Diego Law School

Professor Hajin Kim
The University of Chicago Law School

Moderators:

Greta Chevance (‘24)
Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Business Law

Caitlin Moyna, Esq.
Grant & Eisenhofer PA

(6:00 pm – 7:30 pm ET) The Edward Labaton Roundtable― Delaware Business Law

Participants:

Chancellor Kathaleen St. J. McCormick
Delaware Court of Chancery

Justice Karen L. Valihura
Delaware Supreme Court

Justice Abigail M. LeGrow
Delaware Supreme Court

Magistrate Loren Mitchell
Delaware Court of Chancery

Moderators:

Professor Hillary Sale
Georgetown Law School

Professor Lisa Fairfax
University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School

(8:00 pm ET) DINNER (The Study at University City)

Sponsored by:

FRIDAY NOVEMBER 10, 2023

(8:00 am – 9:00 am ET) REGISTRATION & Continental Breakfast

(8:30 am ) OPENING REMARKS

Laura Posner, Esq.
Incoming President-ILEP
Partner, Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC

(8:45 am) The Scholarship and Influence of Professor Jill E. Fisch by Professor Hillary Sale

Professor Hillary Sale
Georgetown Law School

(9:30 am – 11:00 am ET) PANEL I

“ESG in the Private Sphere”
Sponsored by:

Presenters:

Professor Cynthia Williams
Indiana University Maurer School of Law

Professor Afra Afsharipour
UC Davis School of Law

Commentators:

Professor Sarah Haan
Washington and Lee School of Law

Sharon Nelles, Esq.
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP

Moderator:

Carol Gilden, Esq.
Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC

(11:00 am – 11:15 Am ET) COFFEE BREAK

(11:15 am – 12:45 pm ET) PANEL II

“SEC ESG Enforcement and Litigation”
Sponsored by:

Presenters:

Professor Donna Nagy
Indiana University Maurer School of Law

Professor Joan MacLeod Heminway
The University of Tennessee Knoxville College of Law

Commentators:

Stephanie Avakian, Esq.
WilmerHale

Professor Elizabeth Pollman
University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School

Moderator:

Desiree Cummings, Esq.
Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP

(1:00 pm – 2:15 pm ET) LUNCH with PRESENTATION

(1:30 – 2:15 pm ET) “Discussion between SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce and Professor Jill E. Fisch”
Participants:

Commissioner Hester M. Peirce
United States Securities and Exchange Commission

Professor Jill E. Fisch
University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School

(2:30 pm – 4:00 pm ET) PANEL III

“ESG and Gatekeepers”
Presenters:

Professor Cathy Hwang
The University of Virginia School of Law

Professor Usha Rodrigues
University of Georgia School of Law

Commentators:

Professor Ann Lipton
Tulane University Law School

Audra Soloway, Esq.
Paul Weiss

Moderator:

Rebecca Boon, Esq.
Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP

(4:00 pm – 4:15 pm ET) COFFEE BREAK

(4:15 pm – 5:45 pm ET) PANEL IV

“ESG & Disclosure Practices”
Presenters:

Professor Renee Jones
Boston College Law School

Professor Lisa Fairfax
University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School

Commentator:

Professor Christine Hurt
Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law

Susan Saltzstein, Esq.
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Moderator:

Emma Gilmore, Esq.
Pomerantz LLP

(5:45 pm ET) Concluding Remarks

Laura Posner, Esq.
Incoming President-ILEP, Partner, Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC

(6:00 pm – 7:00 pm ET) POst Symposium Reception

CLE CREDITS

This multi-day program has been approved for a total of 9.0 CLE (6.0 substantive and 3.0 ethics) Pennsylvania CLE credits. CLE credit may be available in other jurisdictions as well. Attendees seeking CLE credit must register via the online registration link. For online attendees, in order to receive the appropriate amount of credit, passcodes provided throughout the program must be noted in your evaluation form.

REGISTRATION & TUITION

Tuition for the Symposium is $450 in-person and $200 virtually, payable online (see registration link below).

Discounts for those who attend in person are as follows (virtual tuition is $200 for everyone):

• If you are a student, staff, faculty member, or alumnus of Penn Carey Law or the Wharton School, in-person tuition is complimentary.
• If you are an academic, in-person tuition is complimentary.
• If you are an employee of a sponsor, in-person tuition is complimentary.
• If you are an attorney and your law firm is a Huntington Bank customer, in-person tuition is $350.
• If you are a Public interest attorney, in-person tuition is $250.
• If you are a member of the judiciary, a federal or state employee, or a lawyer 65 years of age or older, in-person tuition is $175.

Tuition includes all sessions, an extensive manual of written materials distributed by email ahead of time (as well as on a USB drive for those attending in person), and Thursday evening dinner and Friday’s breakfast, lunch, and reception for those attending in person.

Register Online Securely ›

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HOTEL INFORMATION

THE STUDY AT UNIVERSITY CITY
20 South 33rd Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104

As a conference registrant, you may take advantage of a special hotel rate at The Study at University City. Individual guests should call (215) 387-1400 and reference the ILEP/UPenn Business Law Journal room block when booking or go on the web at https://reservations.travelclick.com/99716?groupID=3981377. Please identify as being part of the “ILEP” group when making the reservation. Deluxe Rooms are $249 per night plus tax (single or double occupancy).

The deadline to make a reservation in the ILEP room block is Friday, October 16, 2023.

PRESENTED BY

The University of Pennsylvania Journal of Business Law (“JBL”) has published cutting-edge business and employment scholarship for more than two decades. The Journal’s articles and student comments address a broad range of business law topics, including corporate law and governance, securities and capital market regulation, bankruptcy and restructuring, and the law surrounding mergers and acquisitions. law.upenn.edu/journals/jbl

The Institute for Law and Economic Policy (“ILEP”) is a public policy research and educational foundation whose mission is to preserve, study, and enhance investor and consumer access to the civil justice system. ILEP organizes symposia, co-sponsored by law schools and attended by academics, jurists, and practitioners. Leading professors and law experts present papers on class actions, securities law, corporate governance, and consumer protection issues. ilep.org

SPONSORS & PATRONS

Thank you to The Huntington National Bank and KCC LLC for their generous support as full conference sponsors:

The Huntington Bank’s National Settlement Team specializes in serving the needs of law firms, claims administrators, and regulators with escrow accounts and fund distributions. Over the last 20 years, our team has handled more than 4,500 settlements for over $70 billion dollars with 180 million payments. At $175 billion in assets, Huntington is among the top 1% of banks in the U.S. ranked by size.. www.huntington.com

KCC LLC is a computershare company that provides administrative support services that help legal professionals realize time and cost efficiencies. With an integrated suite of class action settlement administration solutions, KCC alleviates the administrative challenges of today’s legal processes and procedures. www.kccllc.com

Thank you to our generous patrons:

Epiq brings clarity and confidence to the often-complex challenges of class action and mass tort administration.  We accomplish that with an unmatched combination of experience and expertise, backed by superior performance, support, and transparency. Our reputation as the global leader in class action administration has been reinforced through the successful management of some of history’s largest and most complex settlements. In fact, Epiq has administered 54 of the top 100 securities settlements since the passage of the PSLRA, more than all of the other administrators combined. With Epiq, you can focus on successful litigation outcomes, while we handle the rest. www.epiqglobal.com

As the leading independent provider of risk and financial advisory solutions, Kroll leverages unique insights, data and technology to help clients stay ahead of complex demands. Kroll provides comprehensive expertise in settlement administration for class actions, mass torts, and regulatory remediation and government claims administration. With 50+ years of legal administration expertise, Kroll offers unmatched solutions and capacity for even the most complex settlements anywhere in the world. www.kroll.com/settlement-administration

Angeion Group is tapped by leading law firms around the globe to manage the most complex class actions, setting a new standard for innovation in settlement administration and legal notice. Angeion’s innovative end-to-end services, best practice approaches, and proven systems provide a streamlined and efficient administration path for all types of matters large and small, including competition, securities, data breach, and consumer product. Angeion is one of the most trusted service providers in the legal industry, supporting a prestigious array of clients worldwide. www.angeiongroup.com

Metro Action Group specializes in the printing and mailing of Class Action Notices and Claims.

ILEP OFFICERS

• Marc I. Gross, ILEP President
• Laura Posner, Incoming ILEP President
• Laura Stein, ILEP Special Counsel
• Edward Labaton, ILEP Co-Founder and President Emeritus
• Daniel Shmilovich, ILEP Executive Director
• Sandra Stein, ILEP Co-Founder (1939-2020)
• Michael Barry, Vice President
• Darren Check, Vice President
• Carol Gilden, Vice President
• Salvatore Graziano, Vice President
• James Johnson, Vice President
• Gregg Levin, Vice President
• Matthew Mustokoff, Vice President
• Christopher Ritchie, Vice President
• Darren Robbins, Vice President
• Ned Weinberger, Vice President

ACADEMIC ADVISORY BOARD

• Professor James D. Cox, Duke University School of Law
• Professor Lisa M. Fairfax, University of Pennsylvania Carey
  Law School
• Professor Jill E. Fisch, University of Pennsylvania Carey
  Law School
• Professor Brian T. Fitzpatrick, Vanderbilt Law School
• Professor Colleen Honigsberg, Stanford Law School
• Professor Robert J. Jackson Jr., New York University School of Law
• Professor Donald Langevoort, Georgetown Law School
• Professor Frank Partnoy, University of California Berkeley School of Law
• Professor Hillary Sale, Georgetown Law School
• Professor Joel Seligman, Washington University School of Law
• Professor Randall S. Thomas, Vanderbilt University School of Law

UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA JOURNAL OF BUSINESS LAW EDITORIAL BOARD (2023-2024)

Editor-in-Chief
GRETA CHEVANCE

Production Editor
ZACHARY STRICKLIN

Managing Editor
CAROLINE HACKLEY

Online Editor
BENJAMIN W.J. NADOLSKY

Article Editors
FATIMA IBRAHIEM LINNEA SEIBEL

Executive Editors
EMILY CAMPBELL
JOE DANGTRAN
CONNOR GREGORY
ELIZABETH YIN

Comments Editor
LAURA HINNENKAMP

Research Editor
NOAH BEATTY

Symposium Editor
MICHAEL EVRARD-VESCIO

Senior Editors
THOMAS DOCKERY
MICHAEL MINSKY
JULIA RAPHAEL
RIANN J. WINGET
ELISE ZAPPIA

Associate Editors
CAMILLE AWONO
COLTON BECKER
AUSTIN A. BURK
VICTORIA CHANDRA
TIM CHO
AMANDA COHEN
SHANIKA COOPER
ANDREA SOFIA DELGADO
MARY ELBANNA
RYAN ENNS
HELEN FAN
RAFI FISCHER
URI FIXLER
JORDANA GLUCKOW
TED GOMES
ABBY GUITAR
THOMAS KEENAN
JONATHAN KHOUZAM
ROBERT KIRSCHENBAUM
ANDREW LANDESMAN
STEPHANIE K. LIM
BAILEY MERSCHMAN
YU MIAO
CAITLIN O’FLANAGAN
YUAN PAN
JONATHAN DAVID PARKER
ISABEL PENTLAND
HUGH RENNIE
JALEN A. STARKS
ISTVAN VAN VIANEN
HUAYU WANG
KEIKO L. WOLFE
BILLY ZHAO

QUESTIONS?

Please contact Daniel Shmilovich, ILEP Executive Director at (215) 988-9546 or email him at dan@ilep.org.