This Year

Corporate & Securities

Compliance

Recorded on: Feb. 26, 2013

Taken from the briefing Doing Business in Russia recorded February, 2013. As one of the world’s most important and growing economies, Russia continues to be a significant destination for global investment. Russia is a country rich in natural resources that has a highly-skilled and well-educated work force. Over the past decade, the Russian economy has demonstrated growth at rates exceeding most developed countries, doubling disposable ...

• Sep. 26 - 27, 2013 New York, NY
• Oct. 28 - 29, 2013 San Francisco, CA
• Nov. 14 - 15, 2013 Chicago, IL

• Sep. 26 - 27, 2013 Webcast

• Sep. 26 - 27, 2013 Cleveland, OH
• Sep. 26 - 27, 2013 New Brunswick, NJ
• Sep. 26 - 27, 2013 Boston, MA

This popular program will analyze in detail the principal forms used for filings with the SEC under the Securities Act of 1933 (“Securities Act”), and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Exchange Act”), with particular emphasis on the mechanics of and timing for assembling particular filings. Each segment of the program will incorporate practical drafting and disclosure tips. Ethics credit and recent legislation and SEC rule changes affecting disclosure ...

From the program: Enforcement 2013: Perspectives from Government Agencies

Released on: May. 10, 2013

We continue to see unprecedented changes in our economic, business and regulatory regimes in general, and in enforcement efforts in particular. This unique program brings together panels of senior staff from the various enforcement and regulatory agencies, including the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, FINRA, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, U.S. Attorney’s Office, U.S. Department of the Treasury, U.S. Department of Justice, Federal ...

• Aug. 1, 2013

Released on: May. 6, 2013

Taken from the briefing Financial Firms as ERISA Plan Sponsors - The When, What and How of the QPAM Audit Requirement recorded April, 2013.Starting in 2012 when a Department of Labor amendment of the Qualified Professional Asset Manager (“QPAM”) prohibited transaction class exemption became effective, a new requirement was imposed on financial firms when managing assets of ERISA plans they maintain for their own employees. These firms now must undergo ...

• Oct. 30, 2013 New York, NY

• Oct. 30, 2013 Webcast

• Oct. 30, 2013 Mechanicsburg, PA
• Oct. 30, 2013 Columbus, OH
• Oct. 30, 2013 Pittsburgh, PA
• Oct. 30, 2013 Birmingham, AL
• Oct. 30, 2013 Philadelphia, PA

In the aftermath of the financial crisis and recent scandals, and targeted examination and enforcement scrutiny, financial services firms’ corporate compliance and ethics programs are under intense observation. At this program, attendees will get a solid foundation in the relevant regulatory framework, as well as practical considerations regarding the design and implementation of such programs. A distinguished faculty of practitioners and regulators ...

From the program: First Annual Institute on Corporate & Securities Law in Hong Kong 2013

Recorded on: Apr. 22, 2013

Taken from the Web Program First Annual Institute on Corporate & Securities Law in Hong Kong 2013 recorded April, 2013 in Hong Kong.Lecture Topics  [01:04:35]Hong Kong Capital Markets  [01:04:35] Hong Kong sponsor regime and proposed changes Making secondary listings easier Hong Kong plans for prospectus simplification Making Hong Kong the home for RMB bonds Market disclosure practices “in practice” The purchase price of ...

• Sep. 17, 2013 São Paulo, BRA

PLI has offered continuing legal education seminars in the United States since 1933, primarily in New York City, San Francisco, Chicago and Washington, D.C. In 2001, PLI added the Institute on Securities Regulation in Europe, held in London, UK, and just year we moved into Asia holding the First Annual Institute on Corporate & Securities Law in Hong Kong.We are pleased to announce our expansion into Latin American with Practising Law Institute's ...

Recorded on: Jan. 4, 2013

AMY TAUB: Thank you. Greetings. My name is Amy Taub, and I am a Program Attorney with PLI. I would like to welcome you to today's briefing, First Read-- DOJ/SEC's Resource Guide to the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. Before we begin, I have some administrative announcements. This briefing will be one hour in length. Please feel free to send questions at any time during the briefing. Please remember that you have access to materials for this briefing ...

Released on: Jan. 4, 2013

Taken from the briefing FCPA Due Diligence in Cross-Border Transactions recorded December, 2012. On November 14, 2012, the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released their much-anticipated Resource Guide to the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, a self-described “unprecedented undertaking … to provide the public with detailed information about our FCPA enforcement approach and priorities.”  ...

Recorded on: Feb. 22, 2013

Taken from the briefing Health Care Reform: An Employer's Essential Guide recorded February, 2013. Guidance on health care reform is coming in fast and from all angles.  The departments of Health and Human Services, Treasury and Labor have recently been releasing proposed rules in droves, with much more to come on the horizon.  Employers must already contend with several of the new rules, and other looming requirements will ...

Recorded on: Mar. 7, 2013

AMY TAUB: Thank you. Hello, my Name is Amy Taub. And I'm a program attorney with PLI. I would like to welcome you to today's briefing, Health Care Reform, an Employer's Essential Guide. Before we begin, I have some administrative announcements. This briefing will be one hour in length. Please feel free to send questions at any time during the briefing. Please remember that you have access to materials for this briefing via the course handbook tab ...

• Sep. 12, 2013 New York, NY

• Sep. 12, 2013 Webcast

• Sep. 12, 2013 Boston, MA
• Sep. 12, 2013 Birmingham, AL
• Sep. 12, 2013 Columbus, OH

In 2012, hedge funds and their managers faced their first year of operations under new regulations enacted under Dodd-Frank. New entrants to the hedge fund industry now had large barriers to entry; existing managers had to deal not only with new regulations but many were also forced to grapple with regulatory investigations and insider trading allegations. At the same time, hedge fund managers had to continue to deal with the day-to-day operational ...

Recorded on: Apr. 5, 2013

Taken from the briefing High-Stakes Corporate Compliance: Reducing Risk and Managing Potential Sanctionsrecorded April, 2013.The past few years have seen significant increases in compliance-related investigations, suspensions and debarments, and other actions by government agencies, regulators, and law enforcement. Many government enforcement actions focus on perceived weaknesses in corporate ethical culture, and require the appointment of independent ...

• Jun. 11, 2013 Chicago, IL
• Jun. 25, 2013 New York, NY

• Jun. 25, 2013 Webcast

• Jun. 25, 2013 Cleveland, OH
• Jun. 25, 2013 Philadelphia, PA
• Jun. 25, 2013 Atlanta, GA
• Jun. 25, 2013 Pittsburgh, PA
• Jun. 25, 2013 Mechanicsburg, PA

Knowing how to conduct effective and efficient internal investigations is key to protecting your clients or company. Companies and their counsel need to be diligent and proactive in identifying risks and remedying potential issues. At this program, panels of experts from the private bar, in-house and the government use a real-world hypothetical fact pattern throughout the day to review the many considerations and issues that can and do arise from ...

From the program: Investment Management Institute 2013

Recorded on: Mar. 15, 2013

Taken from the Web Program Investment Management Institute 2013 recorded March, 2013 in New York. Lecture Topics  [01:03:17] Compliance and Inspections  [01:03:17] Addressing key adviser and fund compliance issues Preparing for SEC exams Dealing with whistleblower claims The purchase price of this segment includes the following article from the Course Handbook available online: Examinations by the ...

Recorded on: Feb. 20, 2013

ALAN L. BELLER: --which is, is the "new look" compensation committee the same as the "old look" compensation committee? I think the answer to that is no. Though I would note that Floyd left you with the thought that maybe the "New Look" compensation Committee is producing the same results as the "Old Look" compensation Committee. But we can, maybe, talk about that. I want to introduce our three distinguished ...

Released on: Feb. 14, 2013

Taken from the briefing Key Elements of Effective Remediation: An Insider's View 2013 recorded January, 2013. The SEC and DOJ place a “high premium” on effective remediation in deciding whether to prosecute or demand a monitor.  Remediation done poorly, or worse, not at all exposes the organization to enhanced penalties, difficult audit processes and recurring financial loss.  And it is not just the organization that suffers.  ...

Recorded on: Feb. 14, 2013

AMY TAUB: Thank you. Hello, my name is Amy Taub, and I am a program attorney with PLI. I would like to welcome you to today's briefing, Key Elements of Effective Remediation-- An Insider's View. Before we begin, I have some administrative announcements. This briefing will be one hour in length. Please feel free to send questions at any time during the briefing. Please remember that you have access to materials for this briefing via the Course Handbook ...

Recorded on: Jan. 14, 2013

REBECCA SIMMONS: And my apologies if I'm hard to hear, but I'm hoping the microphone will make all the difference. So as Bob said, we've been doing this for a number of years. And for a number of years, I was able to give the very same presentation, it was quite straightforward. It's changed a little in the last few years with the adoption of the Dodd-Frank Act, but this presentation is just intended to be a very high level overview. We will go into ...

Recorded on: Jan. 14, 2013

ROBERT S. RISOLEO: Now, with that, I will rest my voice and turn things over to Gary Brown, who is joined to my right. And Gary, thank you for coming back. Gary is the CEO of CMG Life Services Inc, a leading company in the life settlement industry, which he joined after a very long and distinguished career as a lawyer. Gary has also taught securities law at Vanderbilt University School of Law, and served as general counsel to the Ethics and Compliance ...

Recorded on: Jan. 14, 2013

CLIFFORD E. KIRSCH: Welcome back everyone. My name is Cliff Kirsch, and I'm going to take you through the next three panels, where in turn, we're going to be looking at mutual funds, hedge funds, and insurance products. And each of these panels get fuller treatment, longer treatment, at other PLI programs. Day long, or two day long programs. But what we're going to try to do for each of these panels is give you a summary, a survey, a working knowledge ...

Recorded on: Mar. 12, 2013

Taken from the briefing Navigating the Requirements for Derivatives Trading: Title VII of Dodd-Frank recorded March, 2013.Now that the rulemaking relating to Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Act has been nearly finalized, market participants are preparing themselves to function in a very different derivatives market.  Title VII imposes a comprehensive regulatory framework for derivatives, and requires both end-users and dealers to adopt ...

Recorded on: Mar. 26, 2013

AMY TAUB: Thank you. Hello. My name is Amy Taub, and I'm a program attorney with PLI. I would like to welcome you to today's briefing, Navigating the Requirements for Derivatives Trading, Title VII of Dodd-Frank. Before we begin, I have some administrative announcements. This briefing will be one hour in length. Please feel free to send questions at any time during the briefing. Please remember that you have access to materials for this briefing ...

• Oct. 28 - 29, 2013 New York, NY
• Sep. 30. - Oct. 1, 2013 Chicago, IL

• Oct. 28 - 29, 2013 Webcast

• Oct. 28 - 29, 2013 Philadelphia, PA
• Oct. 28 - 29, 2013 Boston, MA
• Oct. 28 - 29, 2013 Cleveland, OH
• Oct. 28 - 29, 2013 Mechanicsburg, PA
• Oct. 28 - 29, 2013 Pittsburgh, PA

The year 2013 brings new risks and new opportunities for companies sourcing or providing critical services, including in information technology, finance and accounting, human resources, facilities management, analytics and other critical non-core functions. There are new technologies, such as big data and cloud computing. There are new laws and regulations, and in more and more countries. Also, new technologies such as cloud computing have created ...