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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. 12, 2012

LAWRENCE S. MAKOW: Good afternoon. It always seems like we run out of time at the end for questions. So I decided I would see if there any questions for this panel first. All right, that was pretty lame. I wanted to basically just say a few short words. This panel is a look at the current state of financial institution M&A and restructuring. We'll have to use a microscope to see it. But no, I think there's a lot of interesting things going on, ...

Recorded on: Apr. 4, 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, Anti-Money Laundering Program, New Challenges for Non-bank Mortgage Lenders and Originators. Before I 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 ...

Recorded on: Feb. 22, 2012

in. AMY TAUB: Greetings. My name is Amy Taub. And I am a Program Attorney with PLI. I would like to welcome you to today's briefing, "Anti-Money Laundering Rules for Investment Advisers, Be Prepared." 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 ...

From the program: Banking Law Institute 2012

Released on: Dec. 19, 2012

The banking industry is in the midst of a fundamental transformation of the regulatory framework in which it operates, as well as a shifting of regulatory and enforcement priorities and approaches. These changes, taking place in an environment of continuing global economic challenges, require bankers and counsel who practice in the financial services industry to reexamine basic assumptions about business operations and future trends. With changing ...

Recorded on: Apr. 10, 2012

JULIA L. STRICKLAND: Welcome to this afternoon's session of our Financial Services Institute program. During this session, we are going to address class action developments as well as UDAP updates. And with a distinguished panel with mixed points of view. To my immediate right is Beth Terrell. Beth went to the University of California, Davis. She's a founding member of Terrell Marshall Daudt & Willie, located in Seattle. Her practice focuses ...

Recorded on: Oct. 16, 2012

EWA KNAPIK: Hello, again. At this time, I would like to introduce our last panel of today. This is the Closing Business Transactions panel. And it is my pleasure to introduce our speakers. Both of them are founder and senior managing directors of Pharus Advisors. Michael Goodman is, as I said, the founder and senior managing director. His experience includes significant operational experience in technology companies, M&A and deal making from ...

Recorded on: Jun. 6, 2012

ERIC B. SLOAN: So while our panelists are getting settled, this is our last panel of the day. This is a panel on closing business transactions. And before I let these guys get started, first let me introduce them. Drew Buechley is sitting to my immediate right. And to my far right is Michael Goodman. Drew and Michael are Senior Managing Directors, essentially partners, at Pharus Advisors in San Francisco and New York, respectively. Pharus is, I think, ...

Recorded on: Oct. 19, 2012

Taken from the Web Program Pocket MBA Fall 2012 Recorded October, 2012 in New York Closing Business Transactions [01:01:32] A detailed look at negotiation How to divide-and-conquer when working with an investment bank Common stumbling blocks to closing transactions Examination of “fringe” deal issues that often create transaction friction Non-disclosure agreements from the banker’s perspective Letters ...

Recorded on: Apr. 10, 2012

JOHN J. RODDY: We're going to start the next session, which is on debt collection issues and bankruptcy. Little dose of TCPA mixed in. To my right is Don Maurice who is an attorney and shareholder in the firm of Maurice and Needleman which has offices in Flemington, New Jersey and Philadelphia. Don's admitted to the Bar of the District of Columbia, and the State and Federal courts of New Jersey, Second, Third, and Eight Circuit Courts of Appeal and ...

Recorded on: Apr. 10, 2012

ALAN S. KAPLINSKY: OK. We are going to move immediately into the next panel. The topic is Credit Card and Retail Banking Developments. We're going to cover a wide range of topics during the next hour. But, let me first introduce our panelists. Sitting to my immediate right is David Permut. David is a partner with Goodwin Procter and works out of the Washington office. Sitting next to David is Roger Heller, and Roger Heller is a partner in the Leiff ...

Recorded on: Dec. 17, 2012

LEE A. MEYERSON: As I mentioned at the beginning of this conference, at one point within living memory, this conference was actually the bank M&A conference. Bank M&A has now been reduced to a 45-minute panel with three panelists. But I'm sure some day it's all going to change, and we'll stop talking about enforcement actions and start talking about doing deals. We have three of the leading market players in such bank M&A as there is. ...

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: Apr. 10, 2012

JULIA B. STRICKLAND: We're going to start the 4:00 o'clock panel. And this panel, which is actually newly added to this program, addresses Emerging Payment Models and Related Litigation. And to my right, we have two people who are very involved in these issues. To my immediate right is David Teitelbaum, who is a partner at Sidley Austin. He has a broad regulatory practice for all types of financial institutions and assists these companies in a wide ...

Released on: Nov. 1, 2012

Taken from the briefing FATCA: The Deadline Looms... Will You Be Ready? recorded October, 2012. In the wake of the massive criminal tax prosecutions of UBS and other foreign firms by the Department of Justice in the late 2000s, Congress enacted FATCA to combat tax evasion by U.S. persons and to deter the facilitation of tax evasion by foreign financial institutions (“FFIs”).  To achieve these goals, FATCA requires that foreign ...

Recorded on: Jun. 14, 2012

AMY TAUB: My name is Amy Taub, and I am a program attorney with PLI. I would like to welcome to today's briefing, Force-Place Insurance, Current Trends Following the Financial Crisis. 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 in ...

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 ...

Recorded on: Aug. 16, 2012

Taken from the briefing Hello World: The CFPB - One Year Later recorded August, 2012. Among the most significant changes wrought by the 2010 Dodd-Frank Act was the creation of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection to protect consumers and regulate financial products offered by the nation’s financial institutions.  A year has passed since the Bureau opened its doors and much has been accomplished by the agency, with ...

Recorded on: Apr. 10, 2012

ALAN S. KAPLINSKY: Well, first of all, I want to thank everybody for attending our program, both those of you that are here in person and the many people who are-- actually, more people-- participating on the web, I believe. And we really appreciate it. I know I'm going to sound like what you hear when you fly on an airline. We really appreciate your business. We know there's a lot of competition out in the area. Oh, as Stacy from PLI told me, there's ...

Recorded on: Jul. 12, 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, Insurance Group Solvency Supervision-- Proposed Enhancements. 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: Mar. 7, 2012

RON LAURIE: OK. So this is the banker panel. And these two gentleman up here probably know as much about M&As any two individuals on the planet. Stefan Selig is a vice chairman of investment banking at BofA Merrill Lynch. And Dave Descoteaux is managing director of Lazard and has been involved in many of the major high visibility patent deals of late. So let me just kick it off and ask the question, what gives you discomfort about trying to do ...

Recorded on: Nov. 19, 2012

Taken from the briefing LIBOR Scandal: Update on Current Litigation and Other Consequences for the Financial Industry (Audio-only) recorded November, 2012. Headlines continue to break as  bid-rigging scandal unfolds, with civil suits and criminal charges quickly following.  A wide range of plaintiffs are attempting to bring class action lawsuits against financial industry participants on this issue.  Significant ...

Recorded on: Dec. 6, 2012

PATRICK T. QUINN: So we're going to keep moving right along. The next panel covers litigation in the securitization space. I was observing to another panelist that we'll know that the securitization markets have sort of gotten back to normal when there's not as much to say on panels like this. Although we'll still invite these guys to talk. To my right, Susan DiCicco is a partner in Bingham Securities Litigation Group. And to Susan's right, James ...

Recorded on: Nov. 27, 2012

Taken from the briefing London Investment Company Act Equity Procedures 2012 recorded November, 2012. The Forum for U.S.  in London () has recently launched the London Equity Procedures 2012 (the “Procedures”), which include a menu of procedures and considerations to be used by issuers in the London market taking advantage of the Section 3(c)(7) exemption under  Act of 1940 for equity securities.  ...