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From the program: Bankruptcy & Reorganizations 2013: Current Developments

Recorded on: May. 1, 2013

Taken from the Web Program Bankruptcy & Reorganizations 2013: Current Developments recorded April, 2013 in New York.Lecture Topics  [01:00:45]Acquiring Assets from the Debtor Estate, Corporate Governance and D&O Duties and Liability  [01:00:45] Process, procedures and litigation - break-up and topping fees Structuring and negotiating bids - Los Angeles Dodgers; Texas Rangers, GM, Chrysler, and small and medium cases Sales ...

Recorded on: Mar. 19, 2013

GRACE E. O'HANLON: It's my pleasure to introduce you to the chair of today's program, Vincent Martorana. Vinny is counsel in the corporate and securities group with Reed Smith's New York office. His practice includes the representation of clients in domestic and cross border mergers, stock an asset acquisitions and divestitures, joint ventures, strategic alliances, licensing arrangements, corporate restructuring, private equity investments, and security ...

From the program: Fundamental Concepts in Drafting Contracts: What Most Attorneys Fail to Consider 2013

Released on: Apr. 2, 2013

The reduction to writing of an agreed-upon understanding among parties can sometimes be viewed as a cursory step in formalizing a business relationship. Yet the manner in which concepts are expressed on a page is often as important as the concepts themselves. Solid contract-drafting skills are therefore essential tools to any professional who deals with transactions or business relationships. Unfortunately, although contract counterparties might have ...

Recorded on: Sep. 10, 2012

MICHAEL TREISMAN: But if you don't satisfy that exemption, you still have to register as a registered investment company. 7(d) is really what applies to just offshore entities, not onshore entities. On the Investment Advisers Act side, as Dan mentioned, obviously, there has been heightened requirements for purposes of managers needing to register. And generally speaking, if you have more than $100 million in assets under management with some clients ...

Recorded on: Oct. 7, 2011

LAUREL FITZPATRICK: We apologize in advance. It's always hard to know exactly where to pitch these kinds of things. I see people in the audience that could as easily be giving this presentation as us, and I'm sure that there are people for whom hedge funds are a new topic. So this first session is sort of pitched as the introduction. And we're going to kind of go over the basics-- which again may be repetitive for some people-- and then try to talk ...

From the program: Hedge Funds 2012: Strategies and Structures for an Evolving Marketplace

Released on: Sep. 19, 2012

In 2012, hedge funds and their managers face their first year of operations under new regulations enacted under Dodd-Frank.  The Dodd-Frank Act has triggered a massive change in the regulatory framework for the entire financial industry that significantly alters the registration and reporting requirements for hedge fund managers and many of their trading activities.  The hedge fund industry continues to grow, with a reported $2 trillion ...

From the program: Basics of Accounting for Lawyers 2012: What Every Practicing Lawyer Needs to Know

Released on: Jun. 26, 2012

DVD's from the program Basics of Accounting for Lawyers 2012: What Every Practicing Lawyer Needs to Know, held May, 2012.

Recorded on: Dec. 5, 2012

Taken from the briefing Basics of Export Controls 2012 recorded December, 2012. U.S. and multinational corporations are increasingly affected by the range of U.S. laws and regulations governing international trade. The Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), the State Department's Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC), and the Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) each plays an ...

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

Released on: May. 8, 2013

This program is designed to provide you with a basic overview of the legal, regulatory and operational issues affecting “registered investment companies” – the universe of publicly offered pooled investment vehicles that include mutual funds, closed-end funds, exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) and others. You will learn the fundamentals of the extensive regulatory framework that dictates the structure and operations of retail investment funds ...

Recorded on: May. 8, 2012

RICHARD GRIME: OK, everybody. We're in the home stretch. And I realize I'm competing with Mexican food, and I'm going to lose. So maybe we'll wait for a few stragglers to come in. This is the benchmarking session. We have about 30 questions that we want to get through. We recognize we're not going to have a dialogue on everything, because we've spent a long time over the last day and a half talking about many of these topics. So there's going to ...

Recorded on: May. 9, 2012

Taken from the Web Program The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and International Anti-Corruption Developments 2012 Recorded May, 2012 in New York Benchmarking: Key Anti-Corruption Issues [01:11:45] Assess your anti-corruption program against your competitors Understand new trends and best practices Determine answers to critical questions on training, diligence, entertainment of foreign officials, facilitation payments and commercial ...

From the program: The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and International Anti-Corruption Developments 2013

Released on: May. 17, 2013

Enforcement under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”) continues as a critical priority for both the DOJ and the SEC. Recent FCPA enforcement actions and disclosures demonstrate that no industry is immune from FCPA scrutiny, and FCPA sweep investigations across industry sectors are becoming more common and challenging. Beyond the FCPA, an increasing number of countries, as well as international organizations, are ramping up anti-corruption enforcement ...

Recorded on: Nov. 12, 2012

Taken from the Web Program Ethics and Law Department Management 2012: A View From the Inside Recorded November, 2012 in New York Best Practices and Ethical Considerations in Corporate Compliance (Part 1) [02:07:39] Using a hypothetical, we will walk you through the various steps and ethical issues that arise when setting up your multinational corporation’s legal department and compliance office, and upon learning of a potential crisis.    ...

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: Jun. 20, 2011

REBECCA WALKER: Attention But we do have a lot to cover today. We're going to go onto the next panel which is going to talk about Board oversight and program structure. And joining me on this panel is Kathryn Reimann, the Managing Director and Chief Compliance officer of Citibank and Citi Holdings. And before her position at Citibank-- and, I think, when I first met Kathryn-- she was the Chief Compliance Officer at American Express, so a nice, long ...

Recorded on: Jun. 4, 2012

REBECCA WALKER: So we're going to start now with the next session. This afternoon we're going to cover program structure and board oversight, auditing and assessment of the program, and then do a recent developments, hot topics, and a section on reporting procedures. So a lot to cover, but as I said, we have one hour, and then we're going to have a short break, and then we'll go to the last two panels of the day. Program structure, reporting procedures, ...

From the program: Bridge-the-Gap: Basic Skills for Newly Admitted Illinois Attorneys 2012

Released on: Nov. 29, 2012

Taught by a faculty of expert practitioners from varied practice areas, this program will help you to “bridge the gap” between your law school education and the real world skills and knowledge needed for success in law.  Topics have been selected for their relevance and importance to legal practice, and to enable you to complete first year Minimum Continuing Legal Education Basic Skills requirements for newly admitted attorneys admitted ...

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 and Adviser Regulatory Compliance Forum 2012

Released on: Apr. 4, 2012

DVD's from the program Broker-Dealer and Adviser Regulatory Compliance Forum 2012, held February, 2012.

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 ...

From the program: Hedge Fund Compliance & Regulation 2013

Released on: Feb. 12, 2013

Nearly one-third of the investment advisers that registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission as a result of the Dodd-Frank Act manage private funds.  As a result, the SEC’s examination staff has developed new strategies and processes to address the risks presented by hedge funds and other private funds.  In this program, three distinguished panels of experts will discuss the regulatory and compliance challenges facing ...

Recorded on: Oct. 13, 2011

BRIAN WINTERFELDT: Great. Thank you so much. Thank you both for having us here today. I think social media is becoming more and more relevant to all of our organizations. And what we're going to be talking about today is how to use social media to build your brand and think about important issues like social media policies and enforcement in the social media space. But before we get started, I'd like to introduce our great panel that we put together ...

Recorded on: Mar. 30, 2010

SPEAKER 1: OK, it's 11:15. Sorry for the abbreviated break, but we need to keep the schedule here and the rest of this program, I think, is pretty interesting. So, Rebecca, you've told us about loan assignments and participations and now we're about to enter a new territory. REBECCA: I have to throw in my aside. The loan participations and loan assignments have been going on for-- I don't know how long but-- at least a century. These are the longstanding ...

Recorded on: Feb. 10, 2012

ROBERT S. RISOLEO: Well, welcome back. With me for the final segment of the day are Gary Brown who's returning. He was here this morning and will spend some time next speaking about life settlements. And after Gary, we will hear from Ken Josselyn, to Gary's right, who is managing director at Goldman Sachs where he's been advising the treasury function and having a lot of experience and doing a lot of work with their structured notes and other matters ...