This program is eligible for 3 hours of CLE credit in 60-minute states. In 50-minute states, this program is eligible for 3.6 hours of CLE credit. Credit hours are estimated and are subject to each state’s approval and credit rounding rules.
Overview
Join a panel of experts as they discuss the newest developments in the world of securities litigation.
The panel will discuss the latest decisions – including several recent Supreme Court cases -- affecting SEC, class action and derivative litigation and strategies for prosecuting, defending and settling cases. The Regional Administrator for the SEC will provide an overview of the SEC’s current enforcement policies and trends. Among the things you will learn are:
- Recent case law affecting the manner in which SEC lawsuits are prosecuted
- Strategies for litigating securities and derivative suits
- The future of SEC rulemaking in the wake of Loper
- How to defend parallel securities proceedings
- What is new in the world of accountants’ liability
- The impact of the change in SEC leadership on the Enforcement Program
- Discussion of D&O insurance considerations in securities litigation
The program will conclude with a course hypothetical drawing on the themes and content of the panel’s presentations.
Recorded in April 2025.
Faculty
Jay A. Dubow, Esq.
Mr. Dubow is a partner with Troutman Pepper Locke LLP, resident in the Philadelphia office. He is a member of the firm’s White Collar Litigation and Investigations Practice Group and co-chair of its Securities Investigations + Enforcement Practice Group. Mr. Dubow focuses his practice on complex business litigation, with a special emphasis on defending against derivative and securities class action litigation and representing clients involved in investigations by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the Pennsylvania Department of Banking and Securities and various self-regulatory organizations, including stock exchanges and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. He also conducts internal investigations on behalf of clients. He previously served as senior vice president, general counsel and chief administrative officer of Advanta Corp. He began his career as a staff attorney and then branch chief in the Division of Enforcement of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in Washington, D.C. Active in local and national bar associations, Mr. Dubow is a leader in the American Bar Associations Business Law Section and currently serves as vice chair of its Business and Corporate Litigation Committee. He is admitted to practice in Pennsylvania and the District of Columbia. Mr. Dubow received his B.S., magna cum laude, from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and his J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania Law School.
Jeffery A. Dailey, Esq.
Prior to co-founding the business litigation boutique Dailey LLP, Mr. Dailey was a partner at Akin Gump, where he worked for almost 20 years. He represents public and private companies, and their directors and officers, in business disputes, class actions, shareholder and derivative litigation, and accounting litigation. In addition, Mr. Dailey regularly represents non-profit entities, or their directors and officers, in judicial dissolution proceedings, intra-corporate disputes, internal investigations, and other litigation matters. Mr. Dailey received his B.A. in political science from Hobart College in 1997 and his J.D. in 2000 from the Syracuse University College of Law. Dailey LLP has offices in Pennsylvania, Delaware and New York.
Richard A. Levan, Esq.
Richard Levan is a partner with Dailey LLP. He has substantial experience in the Securities and White Collar Enforcement fields, having previously served as Chief Litigation Counsel at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Philadelphia Office and as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the U.S. Department of Justice in Washington, D.C. Richard is currently co-chair of the Securities Regulation Committee of the Philadelphia Bar Association. He is former Chair of the American Bar Association’s Financial Services Integration Committee, a national group addressing the unique compliance and regulatory issues confronting banks, securities firms, and insurance companies today. He has also served as a member of the Editorial Advisory Board of Securities Law360 and the Pennsylvania Securities Commission’s Attorney Advisory Board. Richard has over forty years of experience defending civil and criminal cases initiated by the U.S. Department of Justice, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the PCAOB, state securities and insurance agencies and self-regulatory organizations such as FINRA. A seasoned trial attorney, Richard has tried over 60 cases to verdict. His extensive experience, judgment and tenacity make him a formidable advocate. Richard writes frequently on matters affecting the securities industry and has been quoted in many publications, including The Wall Street Journal, The American Banker, Business Week, Bloomberg News, Smart Money, IA Week, The National Law Journal and Dow Jones News Service. He has also appeared on CNN and NBC Nightly News. Richard has served as a featured speaker at national compliance and regulatory conferences sponsored by such organizations as the National Society of Compliance Professionals, National Regulatory Services, American Bar Association, Society of Financial Service Professionals, NASD/Wharton Institute, Pennsylvania Bar Institute and Investment Adviser Week. Richard has been listed in Pennsylvania Super Lawyers in the field of securities litigation since 2010. Richard also holds an AV rating, the highest rating awarded by Martindale-Hubbell. He is a graduate of the George Washington University, J.D., and the University of Pennsylvania, B.A. He is admitted to practice in Pennsylvania and New York.
Joshua E. D’Ancona, Esq.
Joshua is a partner at Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check LLP, where he concentrates his practice in the area of complex securities litigation. He has litigated securities fraud class actions in federal courts around the country, as well as direct securities claims on behalf clients in both federal court and before the American Arbitration Association. Litigations Joshua has helped to resolve include: In re Bank of America Securities Litigation (S.D.N.Y) (resolved for $2.425 billion); In re Pfizer, Inc. Securities Litigation (S.D.N.Y.) (resolved for $486 million); In re Allergan, Inc. Proxy Violation Securities Litigation (C.D. Cal) (resolved for $290 million); In re Satyam Securities Litigation (S.D.N.Y.) (resolved for $150 million); Transatlantic Holdings, Inc. v. AIG (American Arbitration Association) (resolved for $75 million); Baker v. SeaWorld (S.D. Cal.) (resolved for $65 million); Forsta-A.P. Fonden v. St. Jude Medical, Inc. (D. Minn.) (resolved for $39.25 million). Prior to his litigation career, Joshua served as a law clerk to Judge Cynthia M. Rufe of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Joshua received his B.A. with Honors from Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut, and his J.D. from Temple University Law School, magna cum laude.
Damon Bendesky, CPCU
Damon is Practice Leader for Marsh’s FINPRO operation in Philadelphia. In this role, he is responsible for overseeing and collaborating with the team in developing strategies and delivering solutions on behalf of Marsh clients in the realm of directors and officers liability, employment practices liability, fiduciary liability, and crime insurance. Damon has over 30 years of brokerage experience (PSLRA) specializing in executive and professional liability for companies and organizations that run the gamut, including complex not-for-profit organizations, privately-held companies, IPO’s, and Fortune 100 multi-national corporations. Damon is a graduate of Syracuse University.
Brendan P. McGlynn
Mr. McGlynn is an Assistant Director and a member of the Asset Management Unit within the Division of Enforcement in the Philadelphia Regional Office of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. Mr. McGlynn manages attorneys and other professionals investigating violations of the federal securities by wide variety of market participants, including privately and publicly traded companies, registered and unregistered investment advisers, investment companies, broker dealers and associated persons. Mr. McGlynn is a graduate of Mount Saint Mary’s University and The Catholic University’s Columbus School of Law. Mr. McGlynn is admitted to practice in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the State of New Jersey.

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