2023 ABA Business Law Fall Meeting

Join HKA Partner John Levitske at the 2023 ABA Business Law Fall Meeting from September 7–9 for three days of learning, connecting, and collaborating. HKA is proud to be a Bronze Event-Level Sponsor of the meeting, plus a Gold Sponsor of the Business and Corporate Litigation Committee Dinner, being held at Gibsons Bar & Steakhouse on September 7 at 7:30 PM CT. Attendees can enjoy this year’s Fall Meeting either in person in Chicago or virtually via Zoom.

As part of this event, the Investigations, Enforcement & White-Collar Subcommittee, of which John is co-chair, is co-sponsoring a discussion program – “Speaking to Developments in Whistleblower Issues: Perspectives from Canada and the United States” – on September 8 at 11 AM CT. This program is part of the Securities Litigation & Arbitration, Class & Derivative Actions, and Investigations, Enforcement & White-Collar joint subcommittees meeting. It is co-sponsored by the Business Crimes Committee and is open to all registered attendees.

The ABA Fall Meeting also provides business law professionals the opportunity to:

• Earn CLE credit from 50+ high-quality programs developed by business law experts with interactive Q&A opportunities.
• Engage with business law experts at substantive sessions at 150+ practice-specific substantive sessions.
• Meet and network with other business law professionals from 25+ countries.

Whatever your career stage or practice area, this event has something for you!

For a detailed agenda: https://web.cvent.com/event/33e496ca-c32b-4d84-b4e7-063ff3d2af3e/websitePage:645d57e4-75eb-4769-b2c0-f201a0bfc6ce

John Levitske, Partner

John Levitske is a business appraiser, financial analyst, and forensic accountant with more than 35 years of experience. John has served as senior advisor to companies, legal counsel, executives, and investors regarding business valuation, financial, accounting, and damages issues in complex commercial matters such as shareholder disputes, bankruptcy disputes, M&A transaction disputes, corporate alter ego disputes, and other business disputes. He has provided expert advice when disagreements or uncertainties arose regarding quantifications of value, price, or economic damages of a business or stakeholder interest in a business. John works across all industries and is experienced with both private and public companies.

John has worked with Big Four public accounting, global valuation and corporate financial advisory, and international business advisory and expert consulting firms for more than 25 years. He also founded a business valuation dispute analysis practice, co-founded an acquisition agreement vetting practice, and was one of the leaders of a post-acquisition dispute practice. John’s expert witness work has included jury and bench trials, mediations, and arbitrations (e.g., ICC, LCIA, SCC, UNCITRAL, AAA, JAMS, FINRA, and ad hoc) in the United States and internationally. John has also served as a neutral arbitrator and as an independent advisor to the mediator.