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Recorded on: Jan. 20, 2011

SPEAKER 1: OK, welcome back from your break. On our next topic, we're going to cover Purchase Money Security Interest and Consignments. And for this presentation, I'm proud to introduce Ken Karl from Sheppard Mullin in Los Angeles and I thank him for flying out here. And as you may remember this morning, I introduced one of the speakers and told you that he'd given me my first job out of law school. Well, Ken has done something slightly even more ...

From the program: The SEC Speaks in 2013

Released on: Mar. 9, 2013

Over the past year, the Commission has been engaged in a broad range of rulemaking projects and other initiatives to implement the newly-enacted Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act and the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.  The Commission has been working to implement the provisions of the JOBS Act, including with regard to the use of general solicitation and general advertising in certain private offerings, new exemptions ...

From the program: Advanced Swaps & Other Derivatives 2012

Recorded on: Oct. 19, 2012

Taken from the Web Program Advanced Swaps & Other Derivatives 2012 recorded October, 2012 in New York. Lecture Topics  [01:27:28] Clearing and Trading; Grandfathering; End-Users; Marin Posting for Cleared and Uncleared Transactions; Client Money Segregation; Loss Mutualization  [01:27:28] Mandatory clearing and trading requirements SEFs and trading facilities, including definitions, exceptions, regulation and registration  ...

Recorded on: Jul. 18, 2013

CLIFFORD KIRSCH: All righty, and we are going to go right into the next panel. And I'm here with Phil Rutledge, and what Phil and I wanted to do was give you an overview, just assume-- put beside the analysis of is someone required to register or not. Someone is required to register. They're doing activity. That's an adviser. What Phil and I wanted to do in this panel is really just set the stage of what does it mean to be registered, what does it ...

From the program: Fundamentals of Investment Adviser Regulation 2013

Released on: Jul. 31, 2013

In the aftermath of the financial crisis and the resulting regulatory reform, the SEC has advanced significant rulemaking to impose a greater degree of controls on investment advisers’ operations. In fact, the SEC has put the regulation of investment advisers under the microscope, establishing new rules related to adviser custody, political contributions and adviser disclosure and has retooled its adviser exam program.In this program, you ...

Recorded on: Jul. 18, 2013

CLIFF: Thanks for sticking with us today. It's been a great audience and a great program. So thanks for your attention throughout. I'm very pleased to introduce our last panel, which is a dedicated panel. We structured this, just because of all the issues that are arising and people are dealing with, a standalone panel on advisors to private funds. And I'm very pleased to welcome, to my right, Peter Rosenblum. Peter has spoken on this program. But ...

Recorded on: Jun. 6, 2013

DAVID M. LYNN: OK, now we're back with the next panel, and in this panel, we're going to shift focus to issues with broker dealers, investment advisers, funds, and more generally, the issues that we see in global capital markets with derivatives regulation. And so I have a great panel here to talk about these issues. To my right is Susan Ervin, who's a partner at Davis Polk and Wardwell, and she has held senior positions at both the SEC and CFTC. ...

From the program: Global Capital Markets & the U.S. Securities Laws 2013: Raising Capital in an Evolving Regulatory Environment

Released on: Jun. 19, 2013

Capital markets are adjusting to a wide range of evolving regulatory standards which affect the way in which offerings are conducted around the world. At the same time, issuers around the world are subject to changing accounting and corporate governance standards, while market participants navigate new ground in derivative product regulation. Issuers and market participants also face an increasingly active global enforcement environment targeting ...

Recorded on: Aug. 6, 2013

Taken from the Web Program Securities Arbitration 2013 Recorded August, 2013 in New YorkArbitration Practicum on Product Cases [01:01:19] Statements of Claim Answers List Selection Discovery (including Updates to Discovery Guide re: product cases) Opening and closing statements Brokers’ testimony/role of the Associated Person Experts’ testimony Exhibit books Use of technology The purchase price of this segment includes the following ...

From the program: Asset Based Financing Strategies 2013

Recorded on: Mar. 18, 2013

Taken from the Web Program Asset Based Financing Strategies 2013 recorded March, 2013 in New York. Lecture Topics  [00:59:58] Priority and Enforcement Issues  [00:59:58] Accounting for non-UCC liens and statutory trusts Commonly negotiated issues in subordination and intercreditor agreements Minimizing “lender liability” risks in exercising UCC remedies The purchase price of this segment includes ...

Recorded on: Jun. 9, 2011

LAURIN BLUMENTHAL KLEIMAN: That was really a great introduction to a lot of the fundamental principles we're going to be talking about throughout the day. And if you don't appreciate that now, I think as you listen to the speakers talk about some of these issues that Karrie laid out, you will truly appreciate how comprehensive an overview of the principles Karrie outlined. But to truly understand the operation and regulation of investment companies, ...

From the program: Basics of Accounting for Lawyers 2013: What Every Practicing Lawyer Needs to Know

Recorded on: Jul. 23, 2013

Taken from the Web Program Basics of Accounting for Lawyers 2013: What Every Practicing Lawyer Needs to Know recorded July, 2013 in San Francisco.Lecture Topics  [01:17:05]Regulatory Trends, Fraud, and Other Issues on the Horizon  [01:17:05] Current regulatory enforcement actions Other regulatory or accounting issues that should be on your radar screen The purchase price of this segment includes the following article from the ...

From the program: Basics of Mutual Funds and Other Registered Investment Companies 2013

Recorded on: Apr. 30, 2013

Taken from the Web Program Basics of Mutual Funds and Other Registered Investment Companies 2013 recorded April, 2013 in New York.Lecture Topics  [01:03:27]Current Trends and Developments  [01:03:27] Will ETFs displace mutual funds as the pooled investment vehicle for the retail investor Will hedge funds displace registered funds as the preferred 21st century investment? What other changes are afoot in the mutual fund industry? The ...

Recorded on: Feb. 22, 2013

CLIFFORD KIRSCH: Great. All righty, welcome back. And Anna gave the lead-in for this session. Our next panel is going to look at advertising developments. And as I said at the outset, we wanted to spend an hour working through the material here, because there really are very, very significant changes both on the broker-dealer side and the adviser side. And I have a great panel to walk us through, Stephanie Nicolas and Jesse Kanach. Stephanie is a ...

From the program: Broker-Dealer and Adviser Regulatory Compliance Forum 2013

Released on: Mar. 6, 2013

Brokerage and advisory firms' compliance programs are under intense regulatory scrutiny. In this program, you will be provided with expert analysis regarding today’s hot topics impacting the relevant regulatory framework, as well as practical considerations regarding the design and implementation of such programs. A distinguished faculty of practitioners and regulators will review current regulatory initiatives and recent examination ...

From the program: Broker/Dealer Regulation and Enforcement 2012

Released on: Nov. 7, 2012

More than three years since the financial crisis erupted, there continues to be heightened regulation and enforcement of the securities laws - by the DOJ, SEC, CFTC, states and SRO’s.  A number of significant rules have been promulgated in the last year to implement various provisions of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, enacted in 2010, while other rules have been proposed but not yet finalized.  The Dodd-Frank ...

Recorded on: Nov. 26, 2012

AUSTIN T. FRAGOMEN JR: So our next topic deals with family immigration. And obviously, this is an area we've more than touched on, when it comes to all the different aspects of representing children in every context imaginable, right? So we've already been through children in great detail, but now, we're going to talk about family immigration. And we'll talk about children in the more traditional sense of media relative petitions and things of that ...

Recorded on: Nov. 26, 2012

Taken from the Web Program 45th Annual Immigration & Naturalization Institute Recorded November, 2012 in New York Challenges for Families Coming to the United States [01:00:24] Backlogs and timing Child Status Protection Act, and K visa options: are these sufficient relief valves? The “DREAM Act” executive order - progress to date Affidavit of Support issues Conditional residency and its removal The ...

Recorded on: Nov. 26, 2012

CYNTHIA J. LANGE: Well, welcome back. We'll be rounding off the afternoon here with a couple of excellent panels. Right now, we'll be having Bernie Wolfsdorf and Stephen Yale-Loehr will talk to us about challenges to entrepreneurs coming to the United States. There's so much happening in this area, and we really appreciate the work that they've put into this. Robert Divine had planned on being here, and I think help work on the material but due to ...

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: Jun. 26, 2013

NANCY KESTENBAUM: Thanks, Rich. Well, it's my great pleasure to introduce the moderator of our first panel, Steve Peikin. I just realized Steve and I go back 20 years since we first began working together as a baby lawyers. And Steve's gone on to do great things since that time. He's now deputy managing partner of Sullivan and Cromwell's criminal defense and investigations group. Steve's practice focuses there on white collar criminal defense, regulatory ...

From the program: Internal Investigations 2013

Released on: Jul. 9, 2013

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. In 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 ...

Recorded on: Apr. 12, 2013

Taken from the Web Program How to Prepare an Initial Public Offering 2013 Recorded April, 2013 in New YorkCommunications During Registration and the SEC's Role in the IPO Process [01:04:35] What communications are permitted during the registration process? “Testing the waters” under the JOBS Act Nuts and bolts of the SEC review process How to maximize effective interactions with the SEC The purchase price of this segment includes the following ...

Recorded on: Feb. 22, 2013

ANNA T. PINEDO: So as Cliff mentioned, we're going to spend this hour talking about complex products and, indeed, complex products have become the most important issue for FINRA from a prudential and an enforcement perspective and have been for some time. And largely that's been as a result of concerns that emerged during the financial crisis, that investors who purchased particular products didn't necessarily understand all of the risks associated ...

Recorded on: Nov. 2, 2012

CARMEN J. LAWRENCE: OK, so the next panel, Compliance Officer Roundtable. And the moderator is Alan Cohen. Alan joined Goldman Sachs in 2004. He's a partner and Goldman's head of global compliance. Alan serves on a number of Goldman's committees, including the management committee. Prior to joining Goldman, Alan was co-head of the White Collar Regulatory Defense Practice and New York Litigation group at O'Melveny & Myers. And prior to joining ...