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Recorded on: May. 8, 2012

RICHARD W. GRIME: Good morning, everybody. Welcome to day two of the PLI's program on FCPA and anti-corruption laws. This morning, I am pleased to be moderating a panel dealing specifically with China. And as you heard yesterday, there are many issues in dealing with that country. And in particular, we want to spend some time today sort of digging a little deeper than we're able to on panels that just deal generally with anti-corruption enforcement. And ...

Recorded on: Mar. 20, 2012

LIZETTE M. PEREZ-DEISBOECK: So if you are doing this from home, or even here, you can do the seventh inning stretch while our two new panelists, thank you guys, come up. This is the most entertaining panel in no small measure because it's Bill Asher and Deirdre Cunnane. Bill is a partner at Choate Hall and has been representing companies and investors for over 30 years. So he has seen all sorts of horror stories. Deirdre is a general counsel of Advanced ...

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: 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: Jul. 12, 2012

SPEAKER 1: Thank you YUKAKO KAWATA: OK, so welcome back, everybody, and we are on our second MNA panel, and the last panel for this afternoon. And for this panel we have with us again David and Michael, and we are joined by Justin HAMILL. Justin is a partner in the corporate department of Paul Weiss and is a member of the mergers and acquisitions group and private equity group. And we are particularly grateful that Justin is here because, unfortunately, ...

From the program: Drafting Securities Filings 2012

Released on: Oct. 12, 2012

This workshop will analyze in detail the principal forms and certain drafting issues and techniques used in filings with the SEC under the Securities Act of 1933 (“Securities Act”) and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Exchange Act”), with particular emphasis on the mechanics of and timing for assembling particular filings. Recent legislation, including the controversial Jumpstart Our Business Startups (“JOBS”) ...

Recorded on: Oct. 5, 2012

STEVEN V. BERNARD: Welcome back, everyone. Hope you had a nice lunch. I'd like to introduce the newest member of our panel to my left. Our next speaker is Janet Fischer. Janet's a partner here to Cleary Gottlieb in New York City, and she's going to talk with you about Form 8-K. This morning we talked about how companies becomes public reporting companies. We talked about the 10-Qs, to quarterly reports, the 10-K, the annual report. And I mentioned ...

Recorded on: Sep. 10, 2012

SARKIS JEBEJIAN: Well it's 1:45m why don't we get started. The next panel is about shareholder activism, a topic we heard a little introduction on in the opening panel with the bankers this morning and we have a great, great group of speakers for this afternoon. Starting furthest away from me, we have Chris Young who's the head of the takeover defense practice at Credit Suisse, and he's well known to all of us for his prior life as well when he was ...

Recorded on: Nov. 13, 2012

STAN KELLER: If folks would take their seats, we're going to begin, with perhaps the most practical of the sessions that we're doing, which is dealing with challenging corporate problems. And taking hypothetical scenarios and running through them. The panel was to be moderated by Tom Cole, from Sidley & Austin in Chicago. Those of you who have been here in prior years know Tom well. Unfortunately, because of the weather, particularly yesterday's ...

From the program: Securities Regulation Institute (44th Annual)

Released on: Nov. 21, 2012

PLI's Annual Institute on Securities Regulation has become the most highly anticipated annual review of the current state of securities, financial regulation, and corporate law and practice. As always, we strive to bring you the most up-to-date information in response to the many developments of the past year. We continue to see significant changes in the securities laws field - as a result of the enactment of the JOBS Act, changes to the ...

Recorded on: Jun. 12, 2012

DAVID W. POLLAK: It's 11:30, why don't we get started again. The next piece of the program is one that we've alluded to a couple times already this morning, which is dealing with financial sponsors of tremendous importance in the private M&A market. And here to lead us through that discussion is Paul Shim. Paul's a partner at Cleary Gottlieb here in New York, and his practice is an M&A practice dealing, in large part, with financial sponsors. ...

Recorded on: Jun. 18, 2012

GREGORY P. WILLIAMS: OK, folks, we're going to get started. We've got a lot of people out there on the internet who want us to stay right on schedule, and that's what we're going to do. Just logistically, so you know, there will be no break between this panel and our keynote address at noon. And then after the keynote, we will have lunch. So let's go ahead and get started. This panel is comprised of top transactional attorneys who operate at the ...

From the program: Delaware Law Developments 2012: What All Business Lawyers Need to Know

Released on: Jun. 26, 2012

Delaware law plays a critical role in U.S. corporate and securities law, particularly in today’s challenging and changing business environment.  This unique annual program focuses on the important Delaware corporate law developments over the past year and the practical impact on your corporate or legal practice.  The very top Delaware corporate law experts from the Delaware judiciary, leading law firms and corporations, and academia, ...

Recorded on: Sep. 10, 2012

SPEAKER 1: OK. While everyone's getting seated I'll just start with the introductions of our next panel so that we can stay on time. To Sarkis's immediate right is Anne Foster. Anne's with Richards, Layton & Finger, in Wilmington, Delaware. She's a litigator. She represents clients in highly complex, corporate and commercial litigation matters. And she's a frequent speaker on issues of importance to deal lawyers, and also a good friend of the ...

Recorded on: Jan. 17, 2012

ADAM FOX: Good morning. For those of you who weren't here at the beginning of the program, my name is Adam Fox. I'm a partner in the New York office of Dechert. My background is in public and private M&A, related capital markets, and in corporate governance including activist defense. AUDIENCE: Just tell everyone your slides are in the back of the book. ADAM FOX: My slides are in the back of the book. Today, I'm going to discuss deal protection ...

Recorded on: Feb. 1, 2012

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, Defending Corporations in Congressional Investigations 2012. 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 ...

From the program: Defending Immigration Removal Proceedings 2012

Released on: Aug. 27, 2012

With more than 300,000 deportation and removal cases initiated by U.S. immigration authorities each year, immigrants in the United States are in need of competent and knowledgeable representation in this important area of law. Over half of those facing removal proceedings are unrepresented, and studies have shown that those without legal representation face a significantly higher risk of deportation, regardless of eligibility for relief. In response ...

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: Dec. 6, 2012

MARY J. MULLANY: Executive best practices and executive compensation. We're joined again this morning by Kier. Good morning, Kier. Thank you for coming back. And we have two new panel members that I'd like to introduce you. To my immediate right is Doreen Lilienfeld from Shearman and Sterling. Doreen is partner in the executive comp and employee benefits group. She's been involved in a wide variety of compensation related matters, including the design ...

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 ...

Recorded on: May. 8, 2012

MARK F. MENDELSOHN: OK, well, welcome back everybody. Our next panel is addressing difficult and unresolved questions under the FCPA. And we've got another great group of experts here to discuss quite a long list of really interesting issues. I'll start on the opposite end with Tim Dickinson, who is a partner at Paul Hastings. I'm not sure where you say you're a resident these days, but-- TIMOTHY L. DICKINSON: Washington. MARK F. MENDELSOHN: --Resident ...