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Recorded on: Jul. 11, 2013

A. THOMPSON BAYLISS: So name that judge who said the following, "I'm just going to confess out loud that I have reached the point in my career of what I will call 'disclosure fatigue.' That is the struggle that the court goes through to try to figure out what information, about a target's financial advisor's analysis, needs to be disclosed to stockholders." Well everybody's voting. I'll just ask the panel, who here suffers from disclosure ...

From the program: M&A Litigation 2013

Released on: Jul. 11, 2013

What better way to learn about M&A litigation than from the attorneys that litigate the nation’s most important M&A disputes and the judges who preside over them? We have assembled judges from the Delaware Supreme Court and the Court of Chancery - the most experienced and respected courts on M&A matters - and distinguished M&A litigators to give you their perspectives on the best ways to handle corporate M&A disputes.Whether you ...

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: Jul. 23, 2013

CURTIS BURR: I've got a smiling gatekeeper in the back. LAWRENCE M. CIRELLI: She keeps the train running on time. CURTIS BURR: Yeah. Switch. So we'll restart, and the next topic, we've got a great overview of accounting, the language, all the pieces that belong as part of financial statements. And next, we're going to focus on one of the really fundamental parts of the accounting financial statements, which is the balance sheet, where often, people ...

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

Released on: Aug. 2, 2013

Accounting is a language of business. Because attorneys encounter accounting information in a wide range of legal issues, it is critical for lawyers to understand financial statements and core accounting concepts. This practical course, specifically designed for the non-accountant attorney, will provide an understanding of financial statements and the key principles of accounting, using “real life” examples of accounting issues that attorneys commonly ...

Recorded on: Jul. 12, 2013

JOHN DU: All right, thank you. We are going to move to the next panel, which is antitrust. We have talked about how to do due diligence in the emerging markets as well as on negotiations. And antitrust is one of the primary concerns in structuring a deal. So today, we have three panelists here. And all of them are M&A lawyers with a focus, for Janet and Mariana, in antitrust. So today, I'm going to introduce the speakers first. And then we'll ...

From the program: Doing Deals in and with Emerging Markets: BRICs and Beyond 2013

Released on: Jul. 25, 2013

With emerging markets players, like those of the BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India and China) countries, playing an ever greater role in the global economy, attorneys and other professionals facilitating cross-border transactions need to familiarize themselves with their perspective on inbound and outbound investments. According to a recent Office for Economic Co-operation and Development study, emerging markets will account for over 60% of global economic ...

From the program: Securities Arbitration 2013

Released on: Aug. 15, 2013

The continuing national discussion regarding the fairness of arbitration has influenced the forums management of the process. FINRA has focused not only on the compositions of arbitration panels but the definition of who is a “customer” and what is “suitable” in securities cases. In 2013 FINRA will continue its focus on employment disputes and expungement applications.This year’s Securities Arbitration program will feature FINRA Dispute Resolution’s ...

From the program: Audit Committees and Financial Reporting 2013: Recent Developments and Current Issues

Released on: Jul. 5, 2013

As we continue to see many new regulations from the SEC, PCAOB and financial institution regulators, we also continue to see numerous challenges emerge for the audit committee. If you are a director or member of an audit committee, or if you advise audit committees, this program will help you understand what is required of the audit committee, and those who advise them, in this rapidly changing environment. You will hear from an expert faculty of ...

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 ...

From the program: Building a Law Department IP Licensing Program 2013: Driving Shareholder Value

Recorded on: Sep. 23, 2013

Taken from the Web Program Building a Law Department IP Licensing Program 2013: Driving Shareholder Value recorded September, 2013 in San Francisco.Lecture Topics  [01:40:56]Building a Patent Licensing Program  [01:40:56] Defining strategy and objectives Determining value Getting executive and board alignment Corporate governance: role of shareholder activism on IP-adjusted enterprise value Direct versus indirect licensing Sustaining ...

Released on: Sep. 25, 2013

Taken from the briefing CFPB's Responsible Business Conduct: Scope and Application recorded September, 2013. Over the summer, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued important new guidance on the factors it will consider in exercising its enforcement discretion.  CFPB Bulletin 2013-06,  Responsible Business Conduct:  Self-Policing, Self-Reporting, Remediation, and Cooperation provides details on the four factors used to ...

Recorded on: Jul. 23, 2013

Taken from the briefing Chinese Investment and U.S. National Security Reviews -- in 3D [Three Different Perspectives] recorded July, 2013.The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) is an interagency committee that conducts national security reviews of in-bound foreign investments.  Deals not approved by CFIUS can face significant risks, including the risk that the deal may be blocked before closing or even the ...

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 ...

From the program: Hedge Fund Management 2013

Released on: Sep. 26, 2013

In 2012, hedge funds and their managers faced their first year of operations under new regulations enacted under Dodd-Frank. New entrants to the hedge fund industry now had large barriers to entry; existing managers had to deal not only with new regulations but many were also forced to grapple with regulatory investigations and insider trading allegations. At the same time, hedge fund managers had to continue to deal with the day-to-day operational ...

Recorded on: Jul. 9, 2013

YUKAKO KAWATA: OK. So we're switching over now to our ethics panel. So everybody stay in your seats. [BACKGROUND CHATTER] YUKAKO KAWATA: So, moving on to our last panel for this morning. This is the panel where you get ethics credit. And this panel will be talking about conflicts of interest and other ethics issues. And for that, to my right is Laura Friedrich. Laura is a partner in the investment funds group at Shearman & Sterling. And she ...

From the program: Private Equity Forum (Fourteenth Annual)

Released on: Jul. 23, 2013

Since the financial crisis a few years ago, private equity firms have been dealing with its aftermath, including increased regulatory and legislative scrutiny of their activities and the activities of their funds as well as difficult environments in which to raise new funds and to get deals done. Many firms were required to register as investment advisers with the SEC and a number of newly registered firms are now undergoing their first SEC audits. In ...

Released on: Jul. 8, 2013

Taken from the briefing Considerations for End-Users of Derivatives recorded June, 2013.Derivatives market participants are becoming subject to a series of regulatory requirements related to clearing, trade reporting, and record-keeping. Even occasional corporate end-users of derivatives will have to prepare to comply with certain of these new obligations.In this Briefing, James Schwartz and Anna T. Pinedo of Morrison & Foerster LLP, and Matthew ...

Recorded on: Jul. 23, 2013

LARRY CIRELLI: So we're going to move right on to our last topic of the day and our last topic of this class, Current Topics and Professional Ethics for Accountants and Attorneys. And with us is J. Michael Matthews. Mike is sitting down there at the far end because he contracted some form of the plague in the last day. And we're not letting him sit anywhere near us. If you have a question, stay over there, because he's got a really bad cold going ...

From the program: Cybersecurity 2013: Managing the Risk

Released on: Jul. 15, 2013

Not long ago, “cyber attacks" invoked futuristic battles in a virtual universe. Today, the threats posed by cyber attacks are very real, and are wreaking havoc on companies around the world. No industry sector is immune, and cybercrime targets have broadened significantly. Media reports of the staggering number of increasingly sophisticated cyber attacks attest to this trend, with organizations such as The New York Times, The Washington Post, Twitter, ...

From the program: Defending Immigration Removal Proceedings 2013

Released on: Aug. 26, 2013

With more than 300,000 deportation and removal cases initiated by U.S. immigration authorities each year, immigrants in the United States need 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 removal, regardless of eligibility for relief. In response to the acute ...

Recorded on: Sep. 11, 2013

Taken from the briefing Delaware's Corporation and Alternative Entity Laws: 2013 Amendments You Must Know About recorded September, 2013.The Delaware General Corporation Law and Delaware’s alternative entity statutes are amended periodically to keep them current and maintain their preeminence.  This year is no exception.  Numerous amendments have been enacted in 2013.  The amendments are relevant to lawyers with transactional ...

Recorded on: Jul. 30, 2013

N. ADELE HOGAN: OK. It's 1:30. So we're going to go ahead and get started. We're going to now cover derivatives, structured notes, and other alternatives to traditional offerings. And we're going to spend a few minutes explaining the importance of this to your practice. And it basically is impacting you in ways that you may not even anticipate. And also by being aware of a lot of these issues, you may see people come at your company in a different ...