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Recorded on: May. 6, 2013

Taken from the Web Program The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and International Anti-Corruption Developments 2013 Recorded May, 2013 in New YorkBenchmarking Panel - Understanding What Your Peers and Competitors are Doing [01:22:59] Training Hospitality to “foreign officials” Voluntary disclosure Facilitation payments Use of outside counsel Due diligence Risk assessments Moderator: Richard GrimeSpeakers: William B. Jacobson, Mark F. ...

Recorded on: Oct. 22, 2012

Taken from the Web Program Fundamentals of Swaps & Other Derivatives 2012 Recorded October, 2012 in New York Bilateral OTC Derivatives: Termination, Valuation, Netting, Closeout, Netting Opinions [00:58:48] Netting opinions and jurisdictional considerations Valuation at termination: case law issues Other issues The purchase price of this segment includes the following article(s) from the Course Handbook available online:  ...

Recorded on: Feb. 25, 2013

Taken from the Web Program Broker-Dealer and Adviser Regulatory Compliance Forum 2013 Recorded February, 2013 in New York Broker-dealer and Adviser Advertising Developments [01:03:03] New FINRA public communication rules Internal Use Only Material: Complying with the new “reason to believe’ standard Backtested performance Private fund advertising under the JOBS Act The purchase price of this segment includes ...

Recorded on: Feb. 5, 2013

Taken from the Web Program Hedge Fund Compliance & Regulation 2013 Recorded January, 2013 in New York Building an Effective Compliance Program [01:23:16] Regulatory focus in 2013: views from the SEC and NFA Designing an effective compliance program Implementation and testing Working with regulators and preparing for an exam   The purchase price of this segment includes the following article(s) from the Course ...

Recorded on: Jan. 17, 2013

Taken from the Web Program Real Estate M&A and REIT Transactions 2013 Recorded January, 2013 in New York Case Studies: REIT Acquisitions in a Globalizing World [00:00:01] Drivers of REIT combinations Overcoming impediments to the deal Structuring the deal: creative solutions to thorny issues Protecting the deal Key deal terms and contingencies Issues in multi-jurisdictional deals The purchase price of this ...

Recorded on: Sep. 11, 2012

Taken from the briefing Catching Up on Clawbacks recorded September, 2012. Since the introduction of compensation recovery (“clawback”) requirements in the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, corporate America has been moving inexorably towards mandatory clawback policies. Not only have institutional investors and their advisors promoted the adoption of these policies, the recent spotlight on managing compensation-related risk ...

Recorded on: Nov. 26, 2012

Taken from the Web Program 45th Annual Immigration & Naturalization Institute Recorded November, 2012 in New York Challenges for Families Coming to the United States [01:00:24] Backlogs and timing Child Status Protection Act, and K visa options: are these sufficient relief valves? The “DREAM Act” executive order - progress to date Affidavit of Support issues Conditional residency and its removal The ...

Recorded on: Apr. 25, 2013

Taken from the briefing Choices of Law in Acquisitions Agreements: U.S. vs. U.K. recorded April, 2013.What are the key differences between U.K. and U.S. law with respect to acquisition agreements? These days the M&A community is ever more focused on this question, as these differences are becoming of increasing commercial and strategic importance in sale processes, particularly auction sales where seller often gets to select the governing ...

Recorded on: May. 24, 2012

Taken from the briefing Civil Enforcement Cases: Emerging Trends and Issues in the Wake of the Financial Crisis recorded May 2012. In recent years, many practitioners have anticipated criminal prosecutions related to the Financial Crisis.  Often overlooked, however, are the significant civil enforcement actions that have been brought in this area.   Lecture Topics  [Total Time: 01:06:42] Discovery tools available ...

Recorded on: Jun. 6, 2012

Taken from the Web Program New Jersey Basic CLE Marathon 2012 Recorded May, 2012 in New York Civil Trial Practice - The Trial [01:08:49] Trial Preparation - the 90 days before trial Motions in limine, evidence, stipulations Bench or jury trials Opening and closing statements Presentation of evidence and witness Post-trial motions The purchase price of this segment includes the following article(s) from the Course ...

Recorded on: Oct. 26, 2012

Taken from the Web Program Advanced Swaps & Other Derivatives 2012 Recorded October, 2012 in New York Clearing and Trading; Grandfathering; End-Users; Marin Posting for Cleared and Uncleared Transactions; Client Money Segregation; Loss Mutualization [01:28:16] Mandatory clearing and trading requirements SEFs and trading facilities, including definitions, exceptions, regulation and registration Margin, segregation and loss mutualization: ...

Recorded on: Jun. 12, 2012

Taken from the Web Program Cloud Computing 2012: Cut Through the Fluff & Tackle the Critical Stuff Recorded June, 2012 in San Francisco Cloud Technology and Business Overview [01:05:48] Overview of Cloud Computing a. Essential characteristics a. Business models and offering i. Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) - e.g. Amazon AWS, GoGrid ii. Software as a Service (SaaS) - e.g. Gmail, Hotmail, MicrosoftOnline.com  ...

Recorded on: Apr. 22, 2013

Taken from the Web Program Private Placements and Other Financing Alternatives 2013 NY Recorded April, 2013 in New YorkCommunications Issues and Unannounced Offerings [00:59:19] Regulation FD Communications safe harbors Material nonpublic information Confidentiality and Non-Disclosure Agreements Standstills and trading prohibitions Compliance concerns for placement agents and underwriters The purchase price of this segment includes the ...

Recorded on: Nov. 2, 2012

Taken from the Web Program Broker/Dealer Regulation and Enforcement 2012 Recorded October, 2012 in New York Compliance Officer Roundtable [01:00:38] This panel of Chief Compliance Officers will discuss the challenges they face managing their compliance programs in light of continued unprecedented changes in the broker dealer industry. They will discuss current regulatory issues and priorities and offer lessons learned from recent enforcement actions. ...

Recorded on: Jul. 23, 2012

Taken from the briefing Compliance with Disability Accessibility Requirements When Buying or Selling Instructional Technology: A Legal, Policy and Technical Primer for Lawyers recorded July, 2012. Persons with disabilities are demanding and obtaining legal rights to access and use instructional technology products. This is particularly true in the educational arena. However, the road to product accessibility is paved with a confusing ...

Recorded on: Dec. 13, 2012

Taken from the Web Program Conflict Minerals 2012: How to Comply with the new SEC Rules Recorded December, 2012 in New York Determining Whether the Conflict Minerals Rules Apply [01:55:30] What are the company’s “products”? o End product versus means of production or delivery o Treatment of non-physical products - Transportation and delivery services - Utilities - Media - Rentals o Applicability ...

Recorded on: Nov. 29, 2012

Taken from the Web Program Advanced Compliance and Ethics Workshop 2012 Recorded November, 2012 in San Francisco Conflicts of Interest and Gifts and Entertainment: Risks and Compliance Measures [01:02:19] Drafting workable policies Approval procedures Questionnaires and certifications Balancing competing interests The purchase price of this segment includes the following article(s) from the Course Handbook available online:  ...

Recorded on: Feb. 21, 2013

Taken from the Web Program Corporate Governance - A Master Class 2013 NY Recorded February, 2013 in New York Continued Evolution in Auditing and Accounting [00:45:00] An energized PCAOB Part I - prospects for audit firm rotation An energized PCAOB Part II - nature of audits An energized PCAOB Part III - communications between auditors and audit committees IFRS update - will we land a woman on Mars before there is IFRS for ...

Recorded on: Jan. 28, 2013

Taken from the Web Program Securities Products of Insurance Companies in the Course of Regulatory Reform 2013 Recorded January, 2013 in New York Conversations with the SEC Staff [01:32:05] The SEC agenda for insurance products Staff standards for filings of product changes Core IA and IC inspection issues SRO or SEC for investment advisers The purchase price of this segment includes the following article(s) from the Course ...

Recorded on: Dec. 17, 2012

Taken from the Web Program Banking Law Institute 2012 Recorded December, 2012 in New York Current and Future M&A Activity & Regulatory Challenges for M&A Activity [01:16:12] Current and Future M&A Activity – The coming consolidation wave? – Key structuring risks/challenges in the new environment – Managing FDIC loss-sharing agreements in M&A transactions – EU institution sales ...

Recorded on: Jul. 17, 2012

Taken from the Web Program Thirteenth Annual Private Equity Forum Recorded July, 2012 in New York Current Environment for Private Equity Investing [01:30:58] Take-private transactions: Process and substance Developments in non-traditional private equity transactions, including: Private investments in public equity transactions Market overview The purchase price of this segment includes the following article(s) from the Course ...

Recorded on: Oct. 9, 2012

Taken from the Web Program Drafting Securities Filings 2012 Recorded September, 2012 in New York Current Issues in Securities Practice [01:15:11] The JOBS Act and other recent legislative developments Recent judicial developments Review of recent and proposed SEC rule changes Continuing implications of Dodd-Frank The purchase price of this segment includes the following article(s) from the Course Handbook available online:  ...

Recorded on: May. 2, 2013

Taken from the Web Program Basics of Mutual Funds and Other Registered Investment Companies 2013 Recorded April, 2013 in New YorkCurrent Trends and Developments [01:04:07] Will ETFs displace mutual funds as the pooled investment vehicle for the retail investor Will hedge funds displace registered funds as the preferred 21st century investment? What other changes are afoot in the mutual fund industry? The purchase price of this segment includes ...

Recorded on: Apr. 10, 2013

Taken from the briefing Cybercrime: A Multi-Faceted Legal Challenge recorded April, 2013.Every day, more and more of our lives and our business is conducted online. It should come as no surprise, therefore, that savvy criminals are increasingly looking to the digital world as well. Each day brings new headlines about the growing threats posed by cybercriminals, ranging from thefts of personal information and intellectual property, to disruptive ...

Recorded on: Nov. 15, 2012

Taken from the Web Program 44th Annual Institute on Securities Regulation Recorded November, 2012 in New York Dealing with Challenging Corporate Problems - Hypothetical Scenarios [01:33:38] Our CEO has been accused of wrongdoing Do we have to disclose the details about that loss contingency? We may have an FCPA problem Our data protection systems are vulnerable We may have to restate The purchase price of this segment ...