William Fredericks Discusses Latest Developments in Securities Litigation at PLI Program
April 26, 2007
BLB&G Partner William Fredericks discussed the securities litigation landscape at the Practising Law Institute (“PLI”) program, entitled "Securities Offerings 2007," which took place in New York City from April 26-27, 2007. The program featured a distinguished faculty of securities litigation industry experts discussing the latest developments in securities offerings, recent SEC reforms, new executive compensation disclosure requirements, among many other highly informative and interesting topics. In a panel entitled “Liability Provisions and Due Diligence,” Mr. Fredericks touched upon key issues relating to Plaintiffs’ perspectives on class actions arising out of public securities offerings and discussed recent decisions and settlements impacting the liability of officers, directors, underwriters and auditors in Section 11 and Section 12 cases, including the impact of the WorldCom case, which resulted in a settlement of over $6.15 billion, including an unprecedented $24.75 million personal payment by the company's former outside directors.Mr. Fredericks has represented institutional investors as lead or co-lead counsel in dozens of securities class actions, as well as in private commercial disputes. He has been a panelist on a variety of litigation programs sponsored by various organizations.
Related Attorney:
William C. Fredericks, Partner
Where:
New York, New York
External Link: For more information about this program, please visit PLI’s website. (link will open in a new window)
