Blank Rome partner Deborah Greenspan will serve as a panelist at Perfect Law’s Global Class Actions and Mass Torts Conference New York 2026, being held Wednesday, September 30, 2026, in New York, New York. Blank Rome is pleased to be a sponsor of the conference.

About the Conference

Leading legal professionals in New York will offer high-level discussions and global insight with an agenda designed to address the most important developments shaping class actions and mass torts, bringing together knowledge from across jurisdictions.

Deborah’s session, “Global Dieselgate Discussion Following the Landmark UK High Court Decision,” will be the final panel of the day.

About the Session

The recent UK High Court judgment in the Dieselgate litigation has already become one of the most significant developments in global automotive litigation in recent years. While the Court rejected most of the principal allegations against the manufacturers, the decision has raised important questions that are likely to influence Dieselgate litigation well beyond the UK, with appeals already under consideration. This panel of judges, litigators, and academics from four jurisdictions will examine the implications of this landmark decision.

Panelists:

  • Elizabeth Cabraser, Founding Partner, Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein (USA)
  • Judge Dr. Fabian Reuschle, Regional Court of Stuttgart (Germany)
  • Steven Weisbrot, Chairman, Angeion Group (USA)
  • Deborah Greenspan, Partner, Blank Rome (USA)
  • Anneli Howard KC, Monckton Chambers (UK)
  • Prof. Stefaan Voet, KU Leuven & DLPA Advocaten (Belgium)

Other conference sessions include:

  • The Efficient Management of Cases Against International Companies
  • Choosing the Battlefield: Jurisdiction, Lawyers’ Fees, Litigation Funding, and Cross-Border Strategy
  • Privacy Has Its Value: Litigating for Breach of Data Legislation and AI
  • New Strategies and Developments in Securities Litigation
  • The Next Global Mass Torts: PFAS, Opioids, Talc, and Beyond
  • The Globalisation of Antitrust Litigation: Big Tech, Cartels, and Collective Redress

For more information and to register, please visit the event webpage.