Whitney R Redding

Whitney R Redding

May 27, 2022 | The Legal Intelligencer

Confidential Witnesses in Securities Litigation: Handle With Care

This article explores the reasons for using confidential witnesses, the required disclosures regarding the confidential witness at the pleading stage, and ways in which courts have confronted the messy factual issue of a "recanting" confidential witness.

By Robert L. Hickok, Jay A. Dubow and Whitney R. Redding

15 minute read

September 01, 2020 | The Legal Intelligencer

7th Circ. Provides Guidance on Deciding Motions for Class Certification in Securities Litigation

Standing alone, the Halliburton II decision offers a deceivingly simple rule for lower courts to apply when deciding whether to certify a class where the plaintiffs invoke, and the defendants attempt to rebut, the fraud-on-the-market theory.

By Robert L. Hickok, Whitney R. Redding and Jay A. Dubow

11 minute read

May 28, 2020 | The Legal Intelligencer

SEC Provides Accommodations in Response to Pandemic but Also Remains Vigilant

A consistent theme has emerged in the SEC's COVID-19 response: the commission wants to offer flexibility to account for unavoidable difficulties that have arisen due to the pandemic, but the law still applies.

By Robert L. Hickok, Jay A. Dubow and Whitney R. Redding

14 minute read