Is this you? As a journalist, you can create a free Muck Rack account to customize your profile, list your contact preferences, and upload a portfolio of your best work.
Claim your profile
Articles by Katie Hancin
From Comcast to Boeing: The Evolving Standard for Classwide Damages in Securities Class Actions
(l-r) Jay Dubow, Erica Dressler, and Katherine Rose Hancin, of Troutman Pepper Locke. Courtesy photos The standard for proving that damages can be calculated on a classwide basis in securities actions continues to evolve. In recent years, courts have increasingly required plaintiffs to do more than simply defer damages issues to later stages of the case.
Willful Blindness: A New Pathway to Scienter in the Third Circuit
(l-r) Jay Dubow, Erica Dressler, and Katherine Rose Hancin, of Troutman Pepper Locke. Courtesy photos In a precedential opinion issued on Oct. 15, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit held that willful blindness, or what other courts have described as an egregious refusal to see the obvious or investigate the doubtful, can support a strong inference of scienter when the undiscovered facts are those that rendered a statement false or misleading.
The SEC's New Cryptocurrency Task Force: A Step Toward Regulatory Clarity | JD Supra
This article was originally published in The Legal Intelligencer on February 25, 2025 and is republished here with permission. On Jan. 21, 2025, Mark T. Uyeda, the acting chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), announced the launch of a cryptocurrency task force.
The SEC’s New Cryptocurrency Task Force: A Step Toward Regulatory Clarity
On Jan. 21, 2025, Mark T. Uyeda, the acting chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), announced the launch of a cryptocurrency task force. This task force, led by SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce, with Richard Gabbert serving as chief of staff and Taylor Asher as senior policy adviser, aims to establish a comprehensive and clear regulatory framework for cryptocurrency. On Feb. 4, 2025, Peirce outlined 10 key priorities for the task force.
Show More
loading
Actions
Is this you?
As a journalist, you can create a free Muck Rack account to customize your profile, list your contact preferences, and upload a portfolio of your best work.Get in touch with Katie
Contact Katie, search articles and posts on X, monitor coverage, and track replies from one place.
Learn more about Muck Rack