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From the program: Real Estate Tax Forum (15th Annual)

Released on: Feb. 21, 2013

Our 15th anniversary program has been completely revised and will have a more transactional focus.  This new approach highlights the tax problems being encountered by practitioners in today’s typical commercial real estate transactions and structures, and examines the simple and sophisticated solutions being used by the experts.  Panels of nationally-recognized real estate tax experts from major law and accounting firms will provide ...

From the program: Current Developments in Federal Civil Practice 2013

Released on: Feb. 13, 2013

Are you up-to-date on the important developments in federal civil practice and the implications of these developments for your cases?  In Current Developments in Federal Civil Practice 2013, a distinguished faculty of trial lawyers and judges will review and offer their insights into significant recent developments in the law.  The program will focus on applying these developments for best pretrial and trial practices. Lecture Topics  ...

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: Mar. 19, 2013

Taken from the briefing Defending Corporations and Executives in Congressional Investigations 2013 recorded March, 2013.Congressional investigations, in which corporate executives are called to account by Congress in televised hearings, have long been a fixture of American politics. And they often exact a steep price for individual corporate executives and the companies they represent. Yet few corporations are as prepared to handle congressional ...

From the program: Understanding Financial Products 2013

Released on: Jan. 22, 2013

The explosion of new financial products over the past decade, the implosion of the credit markets and the resulting significant new regulatory requirements underline the importance of a basic understanding of financial products. While these instruments have been, in the view of many, invaluable investment tools, and have presented enormous potential for product manufacturers and investors, they also create potentially significant legal risks and challenges ...

From the program: IP Issues in Business Transactions 2013

Released on: Mar. 12, 2013

This comprehensive program will provide an in-depth understanding of intellectual property issues that arise in corporate transactions, including the strategic role of intellectual property in a company and the many unique considerations that come into play. Learn how to assess intellectual property as a strategic asset and how to evaluate opportunities to monetize IP while avoiding costly missteps. Other essential topics addressed include IP portfolio ...

From the program: Spin-offs 2013

Released on: Mar. 7, 2013

Business separation transactions represented over 40% of all M&A transactions in 2011.  An increasing proportion of them have taken the form of spin-offs, equity carve-outs and similar architectures not involving an outright sale.  But what is a spin-off, what makes it different from other types of business separation transactions, and why are people doing more of them?  This program will provide an in-depth perspective on the factors ...

From the program: Institute on Securities Regulation in Europe (Twelfth Annual): Overcoming Deal-Making Challenges in the Current Markets

Released on: Feb. 15, 2013

We are proud to present Practising Law Institute’s Twelfth Annual Institute on Securities Regulation in Europe: Overcoming Deal-Making Challenges in the Current Markets, the most comprehensive securities programme available in Europe. Once again, the Institute will feature leading practitioners active in U.S. and European corporate law, as well as government regulators, investment bankers and in-house counsel. This year’s programme ...

Released on: May. 23, 2013

Taken from the briefing Distressed IP: Buying, Selling and Licensing Intellectual Property in Distressed Situations recorded May, 2013.The aftermath of the financial meltdown and the continued financial instability around the world give rise to potential opportunities, as well as risks, relating to intellectual property transactions. High-profile bankruptcy filings by global technology companies, such as Nortel and Kodak, followed by the offering ...

From the program: Recent Developments in Distressed Debt, Restructurings and Workouts 2013

Released on: Feb. 8, 2013

The unprecedented scope and continuation of the credit crisis, recession, and a weak recovery requires business people and professionals to react quickly and deal with distressed companies and defaults.  This includes problems in the automotive, financial services, airlines, retail, sports and entertainment and real estate industries.  The program will cover current issues relating to structuring, drafting and enforcing the rights of creditors ...

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 ...

From the program: Doing Deals 2013: The Art of M&A Transactional Practice

Released on: Mar. 27, 2013

The M&A market has been experiencing a period of great expectations, with economic anxiety creating uncertainty about the future.  Increased volumes of tender offers, hostile deals, activist campaigns, as well as spin-offs, has been an important trend, while the use of innovative structuring mechanisms, such as contingent value rights, has been another.  M&A participants continue to raise questions about what “the market” ...

From the program: Leveraged Financing 2013

Released on: May. 22, 2013

In this program, the country’s leading experts in leveraged finance will examine key concepts and strategies in serving leveraged companies, including portfolio companies of private equity firms. You will learn about the leveraged finance marketplace today, including new deal activity, continuing refinancing needs, evolving trends in leveraged finance, funding sources and product offerings, current covenant approaches, and financing product alternatives.Lecture ...

Released on: Apr. 30, 2013

Taken from the briefing Drafting New York Choice of Law and Choice of Court Clauses in International Commercial Transactions: An Update After IRB v. Inepar recorded April, 2013.Parties engaged in international business transactions often consider choosing New York law to govern their agreements and New York courts to hear any disputes arising out of the transaction. In its recent decision in IRB v. Inepar, New York’s highest court made it clear that ...

From the program: Securities Offerings 2013: A Public Offering: How It Is Done

Released on: Mar. 29, 2013

This course tracks a public offering from the initial kickoff meeting to the closing dinner.  The session has a practical focus on translating the law of securities offerings into the actual mechanics of starting and completing a public offering.  The “how to do it” approach includes the preparation of registration statements, the SEC review and comment process, stock exchange listing and pricing mechanics.  The course will ...

Recorded on: Jan. 30, 2013

Taken from the briefing Empty Voting and the TELUS Experience recorded January, 2013. Empty voting has enormous corporate governance implications.  We rely on the fact that shareholders will vote rationally, in their own economic interest in the issuer.  If the shares are voted at a shareholder meeting by persons who do not have commensurate economic exposure to the company (in other words, if the shares and the economic interest ...

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 ...

Recorded on: Mar. 5, 2013

Taken from the briefing ERISA Controlled Group Liability for Private Equity Funds: Fully Covered or Over Exposed? recorded February, 2013. The presentation will focus on the court and administrative decisions addressing whether ERISA's controlled group liability provisions expose investment fund assets (including minority investments) to the pension plan liabilities of distressed portfolio companies. Lecture Topics [Total Time: ...

From the program: ERISA Fiduciary Investment Basics 2013

Released on: Feb. 20, 2013

This course provides an introduction to the basics of ERISA fiduciary law using a case-study vehicle, and is intended for lawyers seeking to solidify their understanding of the regulatory framework, to ensure that they have a full picture of the important issues to be addressed and to develop their analytical abilities.  In this year’s program, you will learn about the principal issues in ERISA’s regulation of plan investments ...

Released on: May. 9, 2013

Taken from the briefing Europe's New Unitary Patent Regime: One Patent, One Court recorded April, 2013.Now that 24 EU member states have signed an international treaty establishing a European unified patent court, Europe’s dream of a unified patent system is moving closer to reality. If enough participating states ratify the agreement, the EU will get a new Unitary Patent right - taking effect via a single application throughout most of the EU - and ...

Released on: Apr. 2, 2013

Taken from the briefing Europe for Sale? European M&A Opportunities and Challenges in 2013 recorded March, 2013. Against a backdrop of economic and political uncertainty, the European capital markets are undoubtedly in turmoil. Valuations of many European companies have slipped and several companies are seeking to divest non-core businesses and operations to improve their balance sheets. In addition, some European companies are nearing the ...

Recorded on: Jan. 31, 2013

Taken from the briefing FERC: Policing the Physical Energy Markets recorded January, 2013. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) became an enforcement agency in 2005 when Congress enacted the Energy Policy Act, which authorized the agency, inter alia, to impose million-dollar a day penalties and police against manipulation of the physical electric energy and natural gas markets.  FERC implemented this authority by ...

Released on: Feb. 28, 2013

Taken from the briefing Final FATCA Regulations: What Hedge Funds and Private Equity Funds Need to Know recorded February, 2013. The FATCA regime represents the IRS’s far-reaching effort to require “foreign financial institutions,” including offshore investment vehicles, to assist it in enforcing the US tax obligations of US persons. The lengthy final FATCA regulations were published on January 17, 2013. The FATCA regime will ...

From the program: Taxation of Financial Products and Transactions 2013

Released on: Jan. 30, 2013

With implementation of the Dodd-Frank Act well underway, and judicial and administrative scrutiny remaining at a high level, it is important to stay on top of the latest developments in the fast changing area of financial products and transactions. In this program, a standout group of law firm and accounting firm lawyers, in-house tax advisors, and government speakers will explore new and old topics in financial transactions. Lecture Topics  ...

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 ...