Financial Regulation, Corporate Governance, and Securities Litigation: What Does the Future Hold?
With the American economy in turmoil and the new Congress and president grappling for solutions, Columbia Law School and the American Constitution Society for Law and Policy will host a program of expert discussion examining ways out of the current economic morass. The panelists include John C. Coffee Jr., director of the Center on Corporate Governance at Columbia Law School, and other experts in financial regulation, corporate governance and securities litigation. The program in New York City will include two panel discussions that focus on reforms for financial institutions and a keynote address by New York City Comptroller William C. Thompson.
2:00 - 3:10pm
Panel 1 – Reinvigorating Oversight of the Financial System
Moderator, John C. Coffee, Jr., Adolf A Berle Professor of Law, Columbia Law School
Donald C. Langevoort, Thomas Aquinas Reynolds Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center
Lee A. Meyerson, Partner, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
Joel Seligman, President, University of Rochester
Damon A. Silvers, Associate Counsel, AFL-CIO; Member, Congressional Oversight Panel
3:20 - 4:20pm
Panel 2 – Legislative Changes on the Horizon
Moderator, Merritt B. Fox, Michael E. Patterson Professor of Law, Columbia Law School
Jay W. Eisenhofer, Managing Director, Grant & Eisenhofer
Robert J. Giuffra, Jr., Partner, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
Nell Minow, Editor and Co-Founder, The Corporate Library
Lynn E. Turner, Senior Advisor, Kroll, Inc.; Former SEC Chief Accountant
4:30 - 5:00pm
Keynote Address: New York City Comptroller William C. Thompson, Jr.
