On Friday, November 8, 2024, Lieff Cabraser partner Katherine Lubin Benson will speak at the Institute for Law and Economic Policy’s (ILEP) 2024 Symposium, “Gatekeeping in a Post-Chevron World,” in Yountville, CA. Katherine will moderate a panel on “The Federal Judiciary as Gatekeepers,” featuring the following legal experts:

Presenters:
Professor Andrew Baker
UC Berkeley School of Law
“How Statistical Learning Can Help the Judiciary Fulfill Its Gatekeeping Role Over Expert Witnesses”

The Honorable Judge James Donato
U.S. District Court, Northern District of California
A conversation with Judge Donato on the role of the Federal Judiciary as a Gatekeeper over Expert Analysis

Commentators:
Professor Caley Petrucci
University of San Diego School of Law

Christin Hill, Esq.
Morrison Foerster

The Institute of Law and Economic Policy (ILEP) was established in response to the 1995 passage of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act (PSLRA), part of Newt Gingrich’s “Contract with America.” The PSLRA aimed to restrict securities fraud class actions, significantly limiting plaintiffs’ ability to hold corporations accountable, which many argue contributed to major corporate scandals like Enron and WorldCom, costing investors billions. ILEP’s mission is to promote scholarship and public policy initiatives that advance investor protection, access to justice, and corporate responsibility to prevent financial misconduct and economic harm.

For more information and to register visit the ILEP website.

About Katherine Lubin Benson

A partner in Lieff Cabraser’s San Francisco office, Katherine Lubin Benson specializes in securities and derivative suits and antitrust class actions. She was one of the firm lawyers heading the shareholder derivative action against Wells Fargo’s current and former officers and directors arising from the bank’s massive illicit sales practices scandal, which settled for a $240 million cash payment and corporate governance reforms in late 2018. The settlement received final approval in April 2020, and represents the largest insurer-funded derivative settlement in history. Lieff Cabraser’s work on the case was recognized by the American Antitrust Institute, which honored the firm with the 2020 Outstanding Private Practice Antitrust Achievement award. Katherine was awarded AAI’s Outstanding Antitrust Litigation Achievement by a Young Lawyer award for her contributions to the case.

Katherine was recently named as one of six lawyer representatives to the Ninth Circuit Judicial Counsel for the 2020-2023 term, and currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Northern District Practice Program, which provides continuing legal education programing for judges and practitioners in the district. She also serves on the Board of Directors of the East Bay Community Law Center, a non-profit affiliated with Berkeley Law providing free legal services to low-income communities.

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