2016 DLE-Feb 23-Litigation-Ll1

Feb 23, 2016 01:00pm -
Feb 23, 2016 02:00pm
(GMT-5)

Event Description

February 23 – Litigation – LI1

Litigating Pensions

Speakers:  City Attorney Cathy Hampton, Chief Counsel Robin Shahar and Assistant City Attorney Seth Eisenberg

The threat that public employee defined benefit pension plans pose to local government finances is real and only getting worse.  The recent economic downturn is forcing local governments to make structural changes to their plans or risk financial crisis.  In 2011, the City of Atlanta faced an approximately 1.3 billion dollar unfunded pension deficit.  Atlanta City Attorney Cathy Hampton and the Law Department were integral to the City of Atlanta’s historic pension reform by drafting the reform legislation, facilitating implementation and successfully defending it against a legal challenge.  On November 10, 2014, a state court in the class action Stephen Borders, et al. v. City of Atlanta, et al., Case No. 2013-CV-239021 affirmed the pension reform as both constitutional and effective in reducing the projected unfunded pension deficit from over 2 billion dollars to zero dollars within thirty years.  The court’s comprehensive, 34-page opinion canvassed federal and state law across the country in granting Atlanta’s motion for summary judgment. The ruling later was upheld by Georgia’s Supreme Court on November 2, 2015.  This legal victory in the approximately 5000 employee class action will protect the plan from future legal challenge.

City Attorney Cathy Hampton, Chief Counsel Robin Joy Shahar and Assistant City Attorney Seth Eisenberg will bring a breadth of knowledge for the development and legal defense of strategic pension reform.

Speakers:

City Attorney Cathy Hampton is the Chief Legal Officer for the City of Atlanta, where she leads an 83-member Department of Law. She provides legal advice to the Mayor, Atlanta City Council and other City Officials.  Ms. Hampton is responsible for all civil legal matters for the City and its 7,000 employees, including the world’s busiest airport, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.

Chief Counsel Robin Shahar joined the Law Department in May 1993. She received her undergraduate degree from Tufts University and her law degree from Emory University’s School of Law where she attended as a Woodruff Fellow.  

Assistant City Attorney Seth Eisenberg joined the Law Department in September 2013.  He received his undergraduate degree from Emory University and his law degree from the Georgia State University College of Law. 


Event Type:Distance Learning Event
Category:Distance Learning
Early registration ends on Jan 01, 2016.
Regular registration starts on Jan 02, 2016 and ends on Jan 31, 2016.
Late registration starts on Feb 01, 2016.
(GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)

 

Registration Fees
Fee TypeEarlyRegularLate
 2016 DLE-Feb 23
Member Fee: $49.00$49.00$49.00
Non-Member Fee: $99.00$99.00$99.00