Houston litigation head Noelle Reed and Boston litigation partner Alisha Nanda spoke at SIFMA’s Compliance & Legal Annual Seminar in Orlando, Florida, on March 22. Ms. Reed highlighted various civil litigation updates; evolving trends in ESG, diversity-driven derivative litigations, securities litigations and Section 220 demands; cryptocurrency and term loan challenges; and SPACs and appellate court decisions post-Cyan. Ms. Nanda discussed the benefits and drawbacks of negotiating in a virtual environment versus in person, developing rapport and effective communication and the impact of diversity on negotiations, among other topics.