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Recorded on: Jan. 17, 2012

SPEAKER 1: Good afternoon. Let's see if they get to start it. Good. OK. Welcome back from lunch. I would like to introduce our next speaker, who's going to cover the advising the board of directors panel. Marilyn Sonnie is a partner with Jones Day. She's a corporate and transactional lawyer with extensive experience in public company mergers and corporate governance. And we're happy to have her here this afternoon to cover this issue. Marilyn? MARILYN ...

Recorded on: Jan. 29, 2013

RICHARD A. GOLDBERG: We're going to get started. Our next speaker is Marilyn Sonnie. She's going to be speaking on the subject of advising the board of directors. Marilyn is a seasoned M&A practitioner at Jones Day. She's in their M&A and corporate governance groups. And she's been with us a number of times before. So we're happen to have her back. Marilyn. MARILYN W. SONNIE: Thanks. Every M&A lawyer has to know about fiduciary duties. ...

From the program: Mergers & Acquisitions 2013: Trends and Developments

Released on: Feb. 1, 2013

A number of factors have combined to reinvigorate the environment for mergers and acquisitions. High corporate cash balances, unutilized private equity commitments and low interest rates have made capital plentiful for acquisitions. The challenges faced by strategic acquirors in growing organically, the pressure on private equity funds to spend their available capital, and the increased appetite of foreign buyers have fueled the demand for quality ...

Recorded on: Feb. 29, 2012

MELISSA SAWYER: OK, we're going to go ahead and get started with the second half of the day's programming. Our next panel is going to be speaking about advising the financial advisor. And I'd like to introduce our panelists quickly. To Nancy's right is Susan Zachman. Susan is a corporate partner in the New York office of Kirkland & Ellis. And she works, as many of our other panelists, on a wide variety of transactions ranging from IPOs, a prepackaged ...

Recorded on: Feb. 29, 2012

NANCY: We're going to start. So our next panel is entitled Advising the Special Committee. Let me introduce Rick Climan. He is a partner in the M&A group at Dewey LeBoeuf. In 2011, Rick, I didn't know this, you were recognized by Who's Who Legal as among the 10 most highly regarded M&A lawyers in the world. RICHARD E. CLIMAN: I didn't know that either. MICHAEL J. AIELLO: Not the galaxy? NANCY: Next, that's next. So Rick, I'll turn it over ...

Recorded on: Feb. 4, 2013

Taken from the briefing Affordable Care Act: Compliance Program Considerations for Health Care Providersrecorded February, 2013. Compliance efforts are heating up under the Affordable Care Act (ACA).  Enforcement activities at both the state and federal level are on the rise making compliance programs and plans for the health care industry a must.  Under the ACA, mandatory plans will be required for certain providers by March 23, ...

Recorded on: Oct. 16, 2012

JAMES J. AGAR: Welcome back everyone. Just a quick housekeeping note-- the lecture that we're about to start is going to go an hour and 3/4. Breaking for lunch at 12:15, and then we will reconvene at 1:30. I hope that you all enjoyed the first panel with Brad and Mark as much as I did. No matter how long I've been in this business, when I get to attend a great presentation such as theirs, I always learn something new. I'm confident that the learning ...

From the program: Pocket MBA Fall 2012

Released on: Oct. 26, 2012

An understanding of key accounting, financial and economic concepts, principles and terminology will contribute to your ability to interact with and advise your clients with their critical issues. The ability to identify and appropriately use financial and accounting information is relevant to a wide range of legal and regulatory matters for both external and in-house attorneys. Litigators and transactional attorneys alike will benefit from this practical ...

Recorded on: Mar. 12, 2012

LAWRENCE S. MAKOW: Good afternoon. It always seems like we run out of time at the end for questions. So I decided I would see if there any questions for this panel first. All right, that was pretty lame. I wanted to basically just say a few short words. This panel is a look at the current state of financial institution M&A and restructuring. We'll have to use a microscope to see it. But no, I think there's a lot of interesting things going on, ...

Recorded on: Jun. 22, 2010

LORI BOSTROM: We're going to go right into the next panel. And so I'm going to invite Cliff back up and introduce our speakers. So now you're all experts in mutual fund regulation and operation, and so to help you put together all your knowledge going forward, we've invited two of the best investment management legal intellect to pull out crystal balls and talk about what's going to happen in the future with the investment management industry, as ...

Recorded on: Feb. 5, 2010

SPEAKER: Welcome back folks. We're about to start our hedge fund panel. I think for institutional investors, hedge funds might be the most challenging asset class for number of reasons. First of all, for many institutional investors, it is not an asset class that they are at all used to investing in. Or investment vehicle that they're all used to investing in. If you think about private equity, many institutional investors have been investing in ...

Recorded on: Oct. 23, 2012

MARK S. HOLMES: Thank you, John, and welcome back. To me this is the most enjoyable parts of the whole program. And I want to thank our panelists we're going to introduce now for appearing. On my far left is Winston Henderson. He's a vice president and general counsel at NanoTerra, a Boston-based nanotechnology company with life science and non-life science divisions. Before that, he was at Surface Logix, which is a biopharmaceutical and drug development ...

Recorded on: Jun. 30, 2010

LEONARD T. NUARA: OK, folks. Welcome back. For those of you that are coming back. For those that are at home, put the phone down, put the paper down. Time to pay attention again. We're going to talk about contracting for cloud computing services. I'm going to moderate a discussion with Todd Machtmes and Mark Radcliffe. We have some slides. There were some slides that were posted last night so you should be able to find the slides. Those here in the ...

Recorded on: Apr. 5, 2010

OK, and with that we'll start our first panel, which is anatomy of a venture capital deal. I think that Sarah and Ellen-- now this is the third time you guys have done this? ELLEN: We're still training for the more advanced topics one on the West Coast. So maybe next year we'll get chosen for that one. DROR FUTTER: Once they finally get it right we will move them up. But they're definitely a great way to start the morning. Ellen is a corporate ...

Recorded on: Dec. 19, 2011

MARC FOLLADORI: Everyone, let's get started if we can. There are handouts for this next session out on the table. And we're going to be talking about annual reporting practices. Laura Richman on your far left is going to be leading the discussion. Laura is a partner of mine, and is one of the deans of our securities practice. She's a tremendous resource, speaks a lot, writes a lot, and just superb know-how. So Laura will lead us here with this part ...

Recorded on: Dec. 6, 2012

MARY J. MULLANY: OK, we're going to get started again. One thing I wanted to highlight because I thought I saw folks looking for their copy of the slides from compensation advisory partners and the hard copy, which there was a little bit of a miscommunication between our panelists, so it's not in hard copy. PLI says you can download it from your PLI's site once you get back and print it out, so it is available to all attendees. There are instructions ...

Recorded on: Apr. 11, 2013

LAUREN E. NOCHTA: It is now my pleasure to introduce each of the chairs of today's program, Laird Simons and Deanna Kirkpatrick. Laird is a partner at Fenwick and West where he is a member of the securities group. He concentrates his practice in initial public offerings for both domestic and foreign corporations, follow on offerings for already public companies, and ongoing securities advice and counseling for public companies. Deanna is a partner ...

Recorded on: Mar. 7, 2012

LAUREN ESPOSITO: Program attorney with the Practicing Law Institute. It's my pleasure to welcome you to how to prepare an initial public offering 2012. A welcome to our webcast attendees as well. Before we begin today's program, I'm excited to announce that PLI has installed iPad tablets at each attendee seat in the conference room. This electronic tablet has been designed to supplement and enhance our programs. You'll be able to access various program ...

From the program: How to Prepare an Initial Public Offering 2013

Released on: Apr. 24, 2013

Understanding the IPO process is an essential skill for both legal and business advisors.  With the improvement in the markets, IPOs are happening with increasing frequency.  In addition, last April, Congress enacted  IPO “on ramp” provisions in the JOBS Act that made becoming a public company even easier for “emerging growth companies,” which represent almost 90% of the IPO market.  If you have not worked on an IPO recently, now ...

Recorded on: Feb. 8, 2012

AMY TAUB: Thank you. Greetings. My name is Amy Taub, and I am a program attorney with PLI. I would like to welcome you to today's briefing, Anti-Corruption Compliance Programs-- Legal Expectations and Good Practices. 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 ...

Recorded on: Apr. 4, 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, Anti-Money Laundering Program, New Challenges for Non-bank Mortgage Lenders and Originators. Before I 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 ...

Recorded on: Feb. 22, 2012

in. 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, "Anti-Money Laundering Rules for Investment Advisers, Be Prepared." 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 ...

Recorded on: Jun. 13, 2012

Taken from the briefing Antitrust Enforcement in the Health Care Industry: Current FTC and DOJ Activities recorded June 2012. With health care costs seemingly spiraling out of control, federal antitrust regulators have turned a watchful eye to the health care industry.  The FTC and DOJ have made it clear that they will aggressively challenge both new transactions and established practices they believe threaten competition.  ...

From the program: Hot Topics in Mergers & Acquisitions 2012

Released on: Sep. 20, 2012

After a rather tepid start to the year, the M&A markets have begun to show signs of renewed life in 2012. The variability in deal activity creates uncertainty and rewards preparedness. Now more than ever, it is critical for dealmakers and their counsel to stay abreast of the latest trends and forecasts. Will the tough markets of the last year give way to greater stability and optimism in the second half of 2012?  How will buyers and sellers ...

Recorded on: Jan. 23, 2013

Taken from the briefing Art of the Deal 2.0 - Web 2.0 Issues in Technology Acquisitions recorded January, 2013. Web 2.0 has introduced a new breed of assets to the 21st century.  M&A lawyers who once sold plant and equipment, then trademarks, copyrights, and patents, now need to be expert in the acquisition of these elusive assets.  Yet practice in this area has yet to adapt to Friends, Channels, and App Ratings.  This ...