6-Hour Program

See Credit Details Below

Overview

Why you should attend

Understanding the IPO process is an essential skill for both legal and business advisors.  With the improvement in the markets, IPOs are happening with increasing frequency.  In addition, last April, Congress enacted  IPO “on ramp” provisions in the JOBS Act that made becoming a public company even easier for “emerging growth companies,” which represent almost 90% of the IPO market.  If you have not worked on an IPO recently, now is the time to refresh and hone your skills and learn about changes in market practice as a result of the JOBS Act.

We have assembled a faculty of experts, including securities lawyers and litigators, an underwriter, and a member of the Securities and Exchange Commission staff.  Each speaker will look at the offering from the perspective of his or her respective discipline as together they guide you through the initial public offering process.

What you will learn

  • How to get started, and on what to focus, during the planning stage
  • Drafting the registration statement, including reduced disclosure requirements for emerging growth companies under the JOBS Act
  • Drafting and negotiating the underwriting agreement and FINRA requirements
  • Due diligence responsibilities and liabilities of the participants
  • Negotiating the comfort letter and special accounting considerations
  • Dos and don’ts during the IPO “quiet period” and the ability now to  “test the waters”
  • The SEC’s role in the IPO process, including its new confidential review process
  • How the JOBS Act has generally affected market practice

Who should attend

We have created this program to appeal not only to outside and in-house counsel, but also to accountants, business people and others interested in gaining a detailed overview of the initial public offering process and the effect of the IPO “on ramp” provisions of the JOBS Act on the IPO process.

Credit Details