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Corporate & Securities

Recorded on: Apr. 17, 2012

ANNA PINEDO: Joining us this morning for our first session, providing an overview of the basic provisions that guide private placements, Section 4(2), Regulation D, and introspective compensatory stock grants, Rule 701, are David Martin and Carol McGee. David Martin is the co-head of the securities practice at Covington & Burling. And he's joined us in the past a number of times. And has done a wonderful job providing a very thorough overview ...

Recorded on: Jun. 22, 2010

LORI: Terrific overview, we obviously have a lot to cover today. And you've now made reference to Mary Joan half a dozen times. So let me introduce Mary Joan Hoene, who is counsel at that Sonnenschein, Nath & Rosenthal and also is a specialist in investment management law and regulation focusing on a wide range of funds and other investment products. Mary Joan's career has spanned both private practice, both at financial institutions and at law ...

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, ...

Recorded on: Jun. 11, 2012

CLIFFORD E. KIRSCH: And we are ready to begin the first panel discussion. And what we plan to do in this next hour is to give you a historical perspective on the mutual fund industry and mutual fund regulation, and really look at how we got to where we are today. And to lead our discussion, I'm very pleased to introduce Mary Joan Hoene and George Martinez. Mary Joan is counsel at Carter, Ledyard, & Milburn in New York. And George is Executive ...

Recorded on: Mar. 28, 2012

CHAD RUCKER: So I'll introduce our other panelists. The first one I'll introduce is Sean Windsor, and let him introduce himself. SEAN WINDSOR: Sure. Thanks, Chad. As Chad said, my name is Sean Windsor. I'm a director at Houlihan Lokey in their transaction advisory services group. For those of you who are not familiar with Houlihan Lokey, we basically have three different segments. The first one is being our investment bank, typical corporate finance, ...

From the program: Banking Law Institute 2012

Recorded on: Dec. 17, 2012

Taken from the Web Program Banking Law Institute 2012 recorded December, 2012 in New York. Lecture Topics  [01:15:22] Current and Future M&A Activity & Regulatory Challenges for M&A Activity  [01:15:22] Current and Future M&A Activity – The coming consolidation wave? – Key structuring risks/challenges in the new environment – Managing FDIC loss-sharing agreements in M&A transactions  ...

Recorded on: Apr. 27, 2011

EDWIN E. SMITH: OK, we're now going head to bankruptcy, which is the litmus paper test of a secured transaction. This is where a secured party really finds out whether it's done all of the right things for its security interest to work. This particular talk is going to concentrate on a Chapter 11 bankruptcy case, and how secured creditors are treated in a Chapter 11. But a lot of the things that we're going to talk about will apply to a Chapter 7 ...

Recorded on: Mar. 18, 2013

EDWIN SMITH: It's very important that you do the evaluations. We look at those every year to try to determine who to keep on the panel and who to throw off. I'd now like to introduce, as my colleague on this session, June Basden, from Carruthers & Roth in Greensboro. JUNE BASDEN: And that's Greensboro, North Carolina. EDWIN SMITH: There we go. Right. And so we're here to talk about bankruptcy related issues for asset-based lenders. We're going ...

Recorded on: Nov. 8, 2010

JOHN DELANEY: We're having a few minor technical difficulties with the PowerPoints, but I'm going to do the introductions. And I think we'll have everything fixed shortly. So the next topic. Welcome back. I hope everyone had a nice lunch session. We're back. We're going to talk about bankruptcy issues in connection with outsourcing. Even if you're not reading the papers, we're in the middle of a huge global recession. And hopefully, we're paying ...

Recorded on: Aug. 7, 2013

Taken from the briefing Basel III: Complying with the New Rules recorded August, 2013.The federal banking agencies have just adopted comprehensive regulatory capital rules that will  implement Basel III in the U.S.  In turn, it is time for banking organizations to understand the new rules and bring themselves into compliance with them by the beginning of 2015 (2014, for the largest banking organizations).  The new rules make ...

Recorded on: Jun. 4, 2013

Taken from the briefing Basel III and Derivatives Exposures: Understanding the Regulatory Capital Effectsrecorded May, 2013.The implementation of Basel III in the U.S. and in other jurisdictions may or may not be just around the corner, but it is none too soon for banking organizations to embark on the process of understanding how the evolving regulatory capital regime will affect their balance sheets and operations. One key area of impact will ...

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: 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 ...

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: 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 ...

Released on: Oct. 2, 2013

Taken from the briefing Basics of the Federal Election Campaign Act 2013 recorded September, 2013.In just one hour, this briefing will provide you with a summary of federal candidate and PAC campaign law, as regulated by the Federal Election Campaign Act and administered by the Federal Election Commission’s Regulations and Disclosure Rules.Lecture Topics  [Total Time: 01:06:18] Contribution definitions, limits, and prohibitions Expenditures ...

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. 6, 2013

RICHARD W. GRIME: OK everybody. This is the last session. And, hopefully, it's one where we can keep you engaged, because we have to keep you engaged, because it's a polling session. So in front of you are iPads. And I'm in control of the button here, which means that, in part, it may not work. But we'll hope that it does because the whole idea is that we're going to mind the benefit of these people on the panel here, which I'll introduce in a moment. We're ...

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, ...