Global Class Actions Symposium 2023 | 12 November 2023 | De Vere Grand Connaught Rooms, 61-65 Great Queen St, London WC2B 5DA, UK

Class actions are on the rise, with an ever-growing number of territories – including the European Union – introducing legislation to make collective redress and justice more accessible to their citizens.

This events is the world’s most prestigious annual gathering of practitioners and thought-leaders who come together under one roof to share and discuss the latest trends and best practice.

2023 Speakers

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:

Justice David Waksman
Royal Courts of Justice

Jessica Radke
Senior Director of Litigation, UK Competition and Markets Authority

SPEAKERS:

Amir Nassihi
Co-Chair, Class Action & Appellate Litigation Practice Group, Shook, Hardy & Bacon

Polly Blenkin
Senior Partner, Milberg London

Jeremy Stewart
Senior Associate, Clifford Chance

Deborah Greenspan
Partner, Blank Rome

Claire Van der Zant
Director of Strategic Partnerships, Shieldpay

Todd Stenerson
Head of U.S. Antitrust and Competition Litigation, Shearman & Sterling

Asger Lunde
Partner, Copenhagen Economics

Patrick H. Reilly
Partner, Faegre Drinker

Ainslie Cranwell
Litigation Counsel, Volvo Group

Steven Weisbrot
President & CEO, Angeion Group

Vikram Kumar
Principal, Cornerstone Research

Eduardo Vieira de Carvalho Neto
Legal Director | International Safety & Insurance Litigation, Uber

Philipp Leibfried
Head of Europe, Burford Capital

Nils von Hinten-Reed
Founder and Managing Director, CEG Europe

Matthew Angelus
Partner, Torys

Philip J. Iovieno
Co-Chair of the Antitrust Litigation Group, Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Bart-Adriaan de Ruijter
Partner, CMS

Kenny Henderson
Partner, CMS

Peter Davis
Principal, The Brattle Group

Simon Pugh
Partner, Portland

Tamrat Shone
Senior Consultant, Oxera

John Yanchunis
Attorney, Morgan & Morgan Complex Litigation Group

Charles Demoulin
Chief Investment Officer, Deminor Litigation Funding

Walter Merricks CBE
Solicitor, Class Representatives Network

Clinton Smith
CIO, Case Pilots

Jeremy A. Lieberman
Managing Partner, Pomerantz LLP

Roger Cooper
Partner, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton

Thomas Clark
Managing Counsel, Which?

Rob Murray
Solicitor

Scott Hardy
President, Top Class Actions LLC

Joana Neves
Managing Associate, VdA

David Currie
Chair, Advertising Standards Authority

Jeffrey Klenk
Managing Director, BRG

Loree Kovach
Vice President, Client Services, Epiq

Daniel Williams
Partner, Dispute Resolution, DWF

Robert Jones
Managing Director, Ankura

Trip Chong
Director, Global Class Actions, Broadridge Financial Solutions

Ryan Clarkson
Managing Partner, Clarkson Law Firm

Mark Bosley
Director, BRG

Elena Rey
Partner, Brown Rudnick LLP

Felix Hammeke
Director, AlixPartners

Felix Beneby
Legal Counsel, Mercer UK

Richard Hornshaw
Partner, Akin

Jason Shardlow-Wrest
Managing Associate, Linklaters

Anya Proops KC
Barrister, 11KBW

Adam Polk
Partner, Girard Sharp

Tom Hunt
Associate Director, Aon

Denise L. Plunkett
Antitrust Partner, Axinn

David Gadsden
Partner, Baker McKenzie

Peter Crudo
Executive Vice President, Gilardi/KCC

Kushal Gandhi
Partner, CMS

Francesca Richmond
Partner, Baker McKenzie

Chris Ford
Senior Director, Blackhawk Network

Geert Lenssens
Partner, SQ-WATT Legal

2023 Sponsors

PLATINUM SPONSORS:
• Berkeley Research Group
• Shieldpay

GOLD SPONSORS:
• Epiq
• Broadridge Financial Solutions
• CEG Europe
• Morgan & Morgan

SILVER SPONSORS:
• Pomerantz LLP
• Blackhawk Network
• Baker McKenzie
• Faegre Drinker
• CMS
• Cornerstone Research

RECEPTION SPONSORS:
• Angeion Group
• Class Representatives Network

BRONZE SPONSORS:
• Burford Capital
• GRECO Law Company
• Akin
• Ankura
• Brown Rudnick
• Deminor Litigation Funding
• VdA
• Clarkson Law Firm
• DWF
• Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
• The Brattle Group
• Angeion Group
• Top Class Actions
• FinLegal
• Copenhagen Economics
• Gilardi/KCC
• Girard Sharp
• Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP
• Blank Rome LLP
• Torys LLP
• Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
• AlixPartners
• Linklaters LLP