Mark Rifkin, Partner, Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman & Herz LLP to Speak at KC’s Event

NEW CITY, N.Y. - April 16, 2015 - PRLog -- The Knowledge Group/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series, the leading producer of regulatory focused webcasts, has announced today that Mark Rifkin, Partner will speak at the Knowledge Congress’ webcast entitled: “Consequences of Halliburton II and The Price-Impact Rule in 2015 LIVE Webcast”. This event is scheduled for April 27, 2015 from 3:00pm – 5:00pm (ET).

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http://theknowledgegroup.org/event_name/consequences-of-halliburton-ii-and-the-price-impact-rule-in-2015-live-webcast/

About Mark Rifkin

Mark C. Rifkin is a partner of Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman & Herz LLP in New York City. An experienced securities class action and shareholder rights litigator, Mr. Rifkin has recovered hundreds of millions of dollars for victims of corporate fraud and abuse in federal and state litigation across the country. Since 1990, Mr. Rifkin has served as lead counsel, co-lead counsel, or trial counsel in many class and derivative actions in securities, intellectual property, ERISA, antitrust, insurance, consumer and mass tort litigation throughout the country. Mr. Rifkin has extensive trial experience. Over the past thirty years, he has tried many complex commercial actions in federal and state courts across the country. Mr. Rifkin also has extensive appellate experience. Over thirty years, he has argued dozens of appeals on behalf of appellants and appellees in several federal appellate courts, and in the highest appellate courts in New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware. Mr. Rifkin has earned the AV®-Preeminent rating by Martindale-Hubbell® for more than 20 years, and has been selected for inclusion in the New York Metro Super Lawyers® listing since 2010. In 2014, Mr. Rifkin was named a “Titan of the Plaintiff’s Bar” by Law360®.

Mr. Rifkin is admitted to practice in New York, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey, and before the United States Supreme Court and many other federal appellate and district courts. Mr. Rifkin frequently lectures to business and professional organizations on a variety of securities, shareholder, intellectual property, and corporate governance matters. Mr. Rifkin is a guest lecturer to graduate and undergraduate economics and finance students on corporate governance and financial disclosure topics. He also serves as a moot court judge for the A.B.A. and New York University Law School. Mr. Rifkin appears frequently in print and broadcast media on law-related topics in corporate, securities, intellectual property, antitrust, regulatory, and enforcement matters. He is a graduate of Princeton University and Villanova University School of Law.

About Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman & Herz LLP

Founded in 1888, Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman & Herz LLP is a full service law firm specializing in complex litigation in federal and state courts nationwide. The firm practice groups include pension/benefits, corporate/tax, real estate, trusts and estates, healthcare, bankruptcy, limited partnerships, and civil and commercial litigation. The Firm has a particular specialty in complex class action litigation – including consumer, antitrust, shareholder, ERISA litigation, and biotechnology – under both federal and state law.

Wolf Haldenstein’s total practice approach distinguishes it from other firms. Our longstanding tradition of a close attorney/client relationship ensures that each one of our clients receives prompt, individual attention and does not become lost in an institutional bureaucracy. Our team approach is at the very heart of Wolf Haldenstein’s practice. All of our lawyers are readily available to all of our clients and to each other. The result of this approach is that we provide our clients with an efficient legal team having the broad perspective, expertise and experience required for any matter at hand. We are thus able to provide our clients with cost effective and thorough counsel focused on our clients’ overall goals.

Event Synopsis:

In June 2014, the Supreme Court decided sensibly, in Halliburton Co. v. Erica P. John Fund, Inc. (Halliburton II), not to over-rule the ‘fraud-on-the-market’ presumption of reliance established in 1988. Despite the media frenzy surrounding this case, the consequences won’t be very significant in most securities class actions. The decision of the Court focused upon the defendants’ rebuttal argument that plaintiffs must show that alleged misrepresentations affected the market price of a stock as a pre-requisite for the presumption of reliance. The consequence may be an increased willingness and ability of defendants to fight class certification in securities fraud suits. Hence, potential defendants should be ready to challenge plaintiffs who bring specious claims, whether on an individual, class, or mass basis.

In this LIVE webcast, our panel of key thought leaders and practitioners assembled by The Knowledge Group will review and discuss the Consequences of Halliburton II and The Price-Impact Rule in 2105.

Key Issues Included:

§  Halliburton Co. v. Erica P. John Fund, Inc.

§  Basic to The Fraud-on-the-Market Presumption

§  The Price Impact Rule

§  Halliburton II and Securities Litigation

§  Class Certification Disputes in Securities Fraud Actions

§  Effect Upon Class Actions Filers

§  Regulatory Changes and Consequences

About The Knowledge Group, LLC/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series

The Knowledge Group was established with the mission to produce unbiased, objective, and educational live webinars that examine industry trends and regulatory changes from a variety of different perspectives. The goal is to deliver a unique multilevel analysis of an important issue affecting business in a highly focused format. To contact or register to an event, please visit: http://theknowledgegroup.org