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Recorded on: Apr. 17, 2012

ANNA PINEDO: Good morning. If you're joining us on the web, we're going to get started with our next two segments. We're continuing on this morning in our discussion of private placements and exempt and hybrid securities offerings. This morning, we began with a general overview section 4(2), or now 4(a)(2), and the Regulation D safe harbor. As we discussed in our session, the securities that are sold in private placement transactions are restricted ...

Recorded on: Dec. 5, 2012

SPEAKER 1: I don't even know what we're [INAUDIBLE]. SPEAKER 2: I don't either, I don't know what it is either. It's just [INAUDIBLE] CURTIS L. MO: OK, we're in the home stretch. So I mean, exits are obviously a huge topic, and we can go on forever. And we kind of will, because this is the last two hours of the day. But I promise you it'll be packed with content, and you'll get a very good look into the big issues today. And there are more exits ...

From the program: Advanced Venture Capital 2012

Released on: Dec. 18, 2012

Understanding current market practice, deal terms and conditions, transaction documents and applicable securities, tax and ethical issues is critical in the venture capital business. Lecture Topics  [Total time 06:57:25] Segments with an asterisk (*) are available only with the purchase of the entire program. Introduction and Market Update [01:00:30] Kathleen Borie, Jay A. Hershey, Katie G. Taormino, Jack Wills Key Investment ...

From the program: Advanced Swaps & Other Derivatives 2012

Released on: Oct. 31, 2012

The Dodd-Frank Act establishes a novel, comprehensive framework for the regulation of over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives and the market participants who transact in these products. The far-reaching effect of the Dodd-Frank Act upon the OTC markets is only now becoming clear. The new regulatory regime touches the activities of all participants in the swaps markets, from end users to major swap participants to swap dealers. The new regulations will ...

Recorded on: Mar. 7, 2012

LAUREN ESPOSITO: Program attorney with the Practicing Law Institute. It's my pleasure to welcome you to how to prepare an initial public offering 2012. A welcome to our webcast attendees as well. Before we begin today's program, I'm excited to announce that PLI has installed iPad tablets at each attendee seat in the conference room. This electronic tablet has been designed to supplement and enhance our programs. You'll be able to access various program ...

Recorded on: Apr. 17, 2012

ANNA PINEDO: Thanks for a wonderful panel. And we're going to move right along and continue into our next session. So we invite our speakers to join us. Our next session covers communications issues arising in connection with private placements and hybrid offerings. And with us this morning we have three panelists. Marty Dunn, and Marty is a partner at O'Melveny's Washington, D.C., office and a member of the corporate finance and capital markets ...

Recorded on: Apr. 17, 2012

ANNA PINEDO: Joining us this morning for our first session, providing an overview of the basic provisions that guide private placements, Section 4(2), Regulation D, and introspective compensatory stock grants, Rule 701, are David Martin and Carol McGee. David Martin is the co-head of the securities practice at Covington & Burling. And he's joined us in the past a number of times. And has done a wonderful job providing a very thorough overview ...

Recorded on: Jun. 11, 2012

CLIFFORD E. KIRSCH: And we are ready to begin the first panel discussion. And what we plan to do in this next hour is to give you a historical perspective on the mutual fund industry and mutual fund regulation, and really look at how we got to where we are today. And to lead our discussion, I'm very pleased to introduce Mary Joan Hoene and George Martinez. Mary Joan is counsel at Carter, Ledyard, & Milburn in New York. And George is Executive ...

From the program: Fundamentals of Mutual Funds and Exchange-Traded Funds 2012

Released on: Jun. 26, 2012

This program is designed to provide attendees with a solid foundation in the legal, regulatory and operational issues affecting the $12 trillion mutual fund industry, including the emerging exchange-traded fund industry.  Learn how Congress, regulators, markets, and the courts have shaped the formation and structure of this industry.  You will also learn about the impact of the financial crisis on the mutual fund and exchange-traded ...

Recorded on: Sep. 10, 2012

MICHAEL TREISMAN: But if you don't satisfy that exemption, you still have to register as a registered investment company. 7(d) is really what applies to just offshore entities, not onshore entities. On the Investment Advisers Act side, as Dan mentioned, obviously, there has been heightened requirements for purposes of managers needing to register. And generally speaking, if you have more than $100 million in assets under management with some clients ...

From the program: Hedge Funds 2012: Strategies and Structures for an Evolving Marketplace

Released on: Sep. 19, 2012

In 2012, hedge funds and their managers face their first year of operations under new regulations enacted under Dodd-Frank.  The Dodd-Frank Act has triggered a massive change in the regulatory framework for the entire financial industry that significantly alters the registration and reporting requirements for hedge fund managers and many of their trading activities.  The hedge fund industry continues to grow, with a reported $2 trillion ...

From the program: Fundamentals of Swaps & Other Derivatives 2012

Released on: Oct. 29, 2012

Over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives are key elements in many of our financial markets. The Dodd-Frank Act is substantially changing how these important instruments are regulated and transacted. This program will introduce you to both the instruments and their new environment. A derivative is a financial instrument that allocates the risks and price exposures associated with a designated reference asset or entity between the parties thereto. Derivatives ...

Course Handbook from the program Broker-Dealer and Adviser Regulatory Compliance Forum 2012, held February, 2012.

Recorded on: Feb. 10, 2012

ROBERT S. RISOLEO: Well, welcome back. With me for the final segment of the day are Gary Brown who's returning. He was here this morning and will spend some time next speaking about life settlements. And after Gary, we will hear from Ken Josselyn, to Gary's right, who is managing director at Goldman Sachs where he's been advising the treasury function and having a lot of experience and doing a lot of work with their structured notes and other matters ...

Recorded on: Oct. 19, 2012

GARY BARNETT: OK, welcome back. We're going to move into our next session now, clearing and trading, grandfathering, end users, margin posting for cleared and uncleared transactions, client money segregation, loss mutualization. And our moderator is Kathryn, or Katie, Trkla. I'm going to introduce her, and then let her introduce the rest of the panel. Katie's a partner with Foley & Lardner. She's a member of Foley's securities, commodities, and ...

Recorded on: Mar. 7, 2012

DEANNA L. KIRKPATRICK: We're going to now do a segment on comfort letters and accounting considerations that Laird is going to kick off with. We had traditionally had an accountant come and do this presentation. But we decided a couple of years ago to try and do it ourselves. So let us know what you think. LAIRD H. SIMONS: This is what happens when you get a couple of MBAs as chairpeople. We think we can do the accounting side as well and be much ...

Recorded on: Dec. 5, 2012

JASON DOREN: This next panel is on corporate governance for venture-backed companies. We're got a distinguished panel. To my immediate right here is Thomas Kellerman. Tom's the managing partner of Morgan Lewis's Palo Alto office, and co-chair of their emerging Business and Technology practice. He concentrates his practice on advising companies, VCs, investment banks, focused on corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate governance ...

Recorded on: Dec. 5, 2012

CURTIS L. MO: Why don't we get started? So our first panel in the afternoon has to do with corporate investments. And there been a lot of companies that have done investments over the years. But we've noticed a significant ramp-up in the last several years. And I don't know if that's because companies have cash in our flush because of low interest rate environment, or just great operations, or if they're doing [INAUDIBLE] investments. But we're going ...

Recorded on: Jan. 26, 2012

AMY TAUB: Greetings. My name is Amy Taub and I'm a program attorney with PLI. I would like to welcome you to today's briefing, Crowdfunding, The Next Big Thing or Entree to Digital Fraud. 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 ...

Recorded on: Oct. 19, 2012

JOSHUA D. COHN: Welcome back from lunch. We're going to begin the afternoon with what is the most sought-after hour in the program. That is, this is the hour that brings you Ethics credits. But, of course, that's not the reason it's the most sought-after hour in the program. The reason is Michael Sackheim is our presenter. And Michael is an accomplished derivatives practitioner. But I think, he also has a role in the industry as Mr. Ethics and is ...

Recorded on: Feb. 10, 2012

ROBERT RISOLEO: OK, welcome. Welcome back from lunch. And welcome to those joining us on the webcast. Our next panel is going to talk about derivatives and derivative products after Dodd-Frank. There've been many mentions of Dodd-Frank. Perhaps few industries are as deeply affected as the derivatives industry and the derivatives markets by some of the changes that were part of Dodd-Frank. And I think this is therefore a very topical and timely presentation. Joining ...

Recorded on: Dec. 6, 2012

PATRICK T. QUINN: OK, welcome back. We're ready to start our second panel. As I mentioned this morning, in a year where regulatory activity across the securitization markets was a little lighter than expected-- the derivatives markets are certainly an exception. There's been quite a bit of regulatory activity, and that's going to be the subject of this upcoming panel. Let me introduce to my right, Jeff Robins. Jeff is my partner at Cadwalader. To ...

From the program: New Developments in Securitization 2012

Released on: Dec. 14, 2012

As the securitization world begins to emerge from the financial crisis, it faces an onslaught of new regulation and uncertainty.  Many transactions have been downgraded and have suffered unforeseeable losses.  Additionally, investor confidence in structured products has been badly shaken.  Moreover, many transactions have been subject to restructurings and litigation of various types.  Will these reforms be sufficient to restore ...

Recorded on: Mar. 15, 2012

CECIL QUILLEN: --[INAUDIBLE] from Linklaters, and here with Sarah Murphy from Freshfields, and a great panel of lawyers and industry professionals to try to talk about recent developments. The trade-off for the anodyne and incredibly boring slides, is that we're going to try to be generic enough in that way that when we actually talk to the specifics of what's been going on, we'll hopefully be as current and fresh as we can be. To introduce the other ...

Recorded on: Mar. 15, 2012

RICHARD MORRISSEY: Well, I guess the mike is working. If we can start, it would be terrific. And maybe some people could come in from outside. First, like the SEC, I'd like to start with a disclaimer. Anything you see in the flyer about what we're going to talk about is untrue and unaccurate. So we're actually going to do something quite different. In any event, as those of you who've been here before, you've seen the routine. We're going to lay ...