1. Genesis of the Crisis
   An explanation of the principal events that came together to cause the current crisis.
2. Regulatory Action and Civil Litigation
   Every entity involved in the continuum from loan origination through the securitization process could face significant liabilities through regulatory action and/or litigation. The webinar will discuss some of the entities that could become the targets of regulatory action and civil litigation.
3. Accessing Insurance Coverage
   
   1. Discussion of Potentially-Applicable Insurance Policies
   2. Insurance Coverage Issues
      • How each type of coverage could apply.
      • Duty to Defend/Advancement of Defense Costs Issues (including control of the defense and selection of counsel).
      • Is there entity coverage (do these qualify as "securities claims"?)
      • What is a "securities claim"?
      • Is a "wrongful act" alleged?
      • Do any exclusions apply (personal profit/dishonesty)?
      • Is there insruable loss?
   3. Settlement and Litigation Issues
      • Insurance Considerations in settling the underlying subprime case
      • Obstacles in Litigating insurance claims

Robert Jacobs
Robert Jacobs, Partner, Howrey LLP
Robert Jacobs has represented policyholders in a wide array of insurance coverage disputes arising from such things as product liabilities, environmental property damage, wrongful death, first-party property loss, business interruption, contingent business interruption, advertising liability, professional liability, securities claims and various other directors and officers-related liabilities. Mr. Jacobs has extensive experience assisting policyholders in enforcing their rights to coverage under most commercial insurance products.

Andrew Reidy
Andrew Reidy, Partner, Howrey LLP
Andrew Reidy is a Partner in Howrey LLP’s Insurance Recovery Group. For more than 20 years, he has represented financial institutions and other policyholders in disputes against insurance companies under a wide variety of insurance policies, including directors and officers insurance policies, commercial liability policies, errors and omissions policies, crime policies, and financial institution bonds. He has written about how to maximize an insurance recovery for subprime liabilities and has extensive experience litigating insurance coverage disputes.

Faten Sabry
Dr. Faten Sabry, Vice President, NERA Economic Consulting
Dr. Faten Sabry directs projects in the areas of securities and complex damages disputes. This work includes both advisory engagements and litigation support in cases that culminated in trials or bankruptcy hearings. Dr. Sabry's work in the area of securities includes valuation of the performance of loan portfolios, analysis of the value of securitization, prediction loss models, market efficiency, mutual funds fees and estimation of alleged insider trading damages. Dr. Sabry received her Ph.D. from Stanford Business School, where she was awarded the J.M. Olin Graduate Fellowship, the Graduate School of Business Fellowship, and a Ford Foundation Fellowship.

Koorosh Talieh
Koorosh Talieh, Partner, Howrey LLP
Koorosh Talieh represents corporate policyholders seeking to enforce insurance coverage for directors and officers, errors and omissions and fiduciary policies. Mr. Talieh represented a financial institution in one of the first subprime coverage cases and obtained a favorable settlement for the client prior to full blown litigation. His experience includes all phases of mediation, arbitration and litigation from pre-complaint investigation and advice through trial, appeals and settlements.

Howrey LLP's Insurance Recovery Practice is one of the largest of its kind in the country, representing corporate and individual policyholders in disputes with their insurance companies. We have a national and international reputation for counseling clients, resolving insurance coverage disputes through litigation and trial, as well as alternate dispute proceedings, and obtaining substantial insurance recoveries on behalf of policyholders. (www.howrey.com)

NERA Economic Consulting is an international firm of economists who understand how markets work. Our more than 45 years of experience creating strategies, studies, reports, expert testimony, and policy recommendations reflects our specialization in industrial and financial economics. Our global team of more than 600 professionals operates in over 20 offices across North and South America, Europe, and Asia Pacific. (www.nera.com)

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