Mission
The Class Actions and Derivative Suits Committee consists of practitioners, corporate counsel, and academicians interested in class actions and stockholder derivative suits. Its leadership of top practitioners works to keep members abreast of issues in the class actions area. Membership in this vibrant committee is open to all members of the American Bar Association's Section of Litigation and offers the following benefits, among others:
- CADS newsletter, a quarterly publication
- the renowned annual National Class Action Institute
- the informative annual Regional CLE Program on Class Actions and Mass Torts
- Roundtable webinars
- Sound Advice for practitioners
- discounted price on The Law of Class Action: Fifty-State Survey
- A Comprehensive Handbook on the Class Action Fairness Act
- networking opportunities with leading practitioners
- discounted CLE programs
- opportunities to write for committee publications, speak on committee panels, and participate in the activities of our subcommittees
Whether you want to receive our newsletter, learn from and network with top litigators, or contribute to our programs and publications, or all of the above, join us by navigating to your MyABA page, join the Litigation Section (if you're not yet a member), and then join our committee.