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New Directions in Class Action Litigation - Part II

Provided By: The Daily Business Review

Approved for CLE credit in: AK, AZ, CA, ME, MO, ND, NY

This one hour and thrity-five minute streaming video seminar is provided by the Daily Business Review, an American Lawyer Media publication.

Additional streaming video segments from New Directions in Class Action Litigation are also available on Law.com:

• New Directions in Class Action Litigation - Part I

Join top class-action scholars and litigators for a symposium on the latest and most controversial developments in class-action litigation. This symposium explores a mock class-action scenario, and panelists address questions about all aspects of the class-action process, including the legal boundaries, ethical implications and public policy ramifications.

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This program is has been approved for credit in AK, AZ, CA, ME, MO, ND, NY

New Directions in Class Action Litigation - Part I

Hilarie Bass Chair of National Litigation Practice Group Greenberg Traurig, P.A. Miami, FL Hilarie Bass is a shareholder at Greenberg Traurig, P.A., Miami, and Chair of the firm's National Litigation Practice Group. Her areas of experience include class-action defense, complex commercial litigation, receiverships, securities fraud defense, and banking litigation. She is president of the Florida Bar Foundation. As an adjunct professor, Ms. Bass has taught litigation courses at the University of Miami School of Law, and she serves as a trustee of the University of Miami. Ms. Bass received her J.D., summa cum laude, from the University of Miami School of Law, where she was editor of the Law Review.

Joseph P. Guglielmo Partner Milberg Weiss Bershad Hynes & Levach LLP New York, NY Joseph P. Guglielmo is a partner at Milberg Weiss Berhad Hynes & Levach LLP, New York. Mr. Guglielmo is co-author of "Class Actions in the Healthcare Context" and of "An Overview of Class Action Litigation in the Managed Care Context." He graduated cum laude from the Catholic University if America with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science. Mr. Guglielmo received his J.D. and a Certificate of Public Policy from the Columbus School of Law at the Catholic University of America.

Janet L. Humphreys Counsel Kozyak Tropin Throckmorton, P.A. Miami, FL Janet L. Humphreys is of counsel at Kozyak Tropin & Throckmorton, P.A., Miami. As a civil litigation, Ms. Humphreys' areas of experience include securities fraud, intellectual property, First Amendment, and employment matters. She has taught commercial litigation seminars and served as a faculty for the National Institute of Trial Advocacy's Bankruptcy Advocacy Program. Ms. Humphreys also was Associate General Consel for Knight-Ridder Inc. She received her B.A., with highest honors, from the University of Alabama at Huntsville. Ms. Humphreys attended law school at the University of Alabama, where she graduated first in her class and served as associate editor for the University of Alabama Law Review. After law school, she clerked for U.S. District Court Judge Sam C. Pointer, Jr., Chief Judge of the Northern District of Alabama.

Edith M. Kallas Managing Partner Milberg Weiss Bershad Hynes & Levach, LLP New York, NY Edith M. Kallas is a Managing Partner at Milberg Weiss Bershad Hynes & Levach LLP, New York. Ms. Kallas concentrates her practice in the areas of healthcare and securities litigation. She is the co-author of "Gender Bias and the Treatment of Women As Advocates." Ms. Kallas graduated from the Julliard School with a B.M. in Music Performance and from the Fashion Institute of Technology with an A.A.S., summa cum laude. She received her J.D. from Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, where she was a member of the Moot Court Board.

Adam M. Moskowitz Partner Kozyak Tropin & Throckmorton, P.A. Miami, FL Adam M. Moskowitz is a partner at Kozyak Tropin & Throckmorton, P.A., Miami. He graduated from Syracuse University, where he was President of the Debate Team. He graduated from the University of Miami School of Law, where he was the Managing Editor and Assistant Articles and Comments Editor of the University if Miami Law Review. Mr. Moskowitz has served as the Chairperson on numerous NASD arbitration panels and has considerable experience in securities arbitration and class action litigation.

Tucker Ronzetti Partner Kozyak Tropin & Throckmorton, P.A. Miami, FL Tucker Ronzetti is a partner at Kozyak Tropin & Throckmorton, P.A., Miami. He specializes in civil and commercial litigation. Mr. Ronzetti graduated with a B.A. in economics from Duke University in 1987 and graduated magna cum laude from the University of Miami School of Law in 1992, where he was editor in chief of the University of Miami Law Review and was inducted into the Order of the Coif. Following graduation, Mr. Ronzetti served as a law clerk to the Honorable Edward B. Davis, United States District Judge, Southern District of Florida. Mr. Ronzetti also has served as an assistant county attorney for Miami-Dade County, as a commercial litigator with the Miami firm of Valdes-Fauli, Cobb, Bischoff, Kriss & Mandler, and as an instructor at the University of Miami School of Law.

Jay B. Shapiro Managing Partner Stearns Weaver Miller Weissler Alhadeff & Sitterson, P.A. Miami, FL Jay B. Shapiro is Managing Partner at Stearns Weaver Miller Weissler Alhadeff & Sitterson, P.A., Miami. Mr. Shapiro's practice includes the representation of generic pharmaceutical companies in multibillion-dollar litigation against brand name pharmaceutical companies. He also has extensive experience defending and prosecuting class actions, particularly those involving antitrust violations in the pharmaceutical industry. After receiving his B.A. from the University of Delaware, Mr. Shapiro attended the University of Miami School of Law, where he won the Advanced Moot Court Competition and served as Vice President of the Moot Court Board. During law school, Mr. Shapiro interned for Florida Circuit Court Judge David M. Gersten and United States District Judge C. Clyde Atkins. After graduation, Mr. Shapiro clerked for United States District Judge Sidney M. Aronovitz.

The Honorable Ursula Ungaro-Benages United States District Judge Southern District of Florida Southern District of Florida, FL The Honorable Ursula Ungaro-Benages is a United States District Judge, Southern District of Florida. Before her confirmation in 1994, Judge Ungaro-Benages was a circuit judge for the Eleventh Judicial Circuit in and for Dade County, Florida. Judge Ungaro-Benages engaged in the private practice of law from 1975 to 1987, mainly in the area of complex commercial litigation, particularly securities fraud, shareholder and partnership disputes, and sophisticated real estate litigation. She holds a B.A. in English Literature from the University of Miami, and a J.D. from the University of Florida.

New Directions in Class Action Litigation - Part II

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