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From the program: Secured Transactions 2013: What Lawyers Need to Know About UCC Article 9

Released on: Jan. 23, 2013

Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code applies to secured transactions, which are interests in specific collateral granted by the debtor in conjunction with the debtor’s promise to pay. At Secured Transactions 2013: What Lawyers Need to Know About UCC Article 9, you will learn the fundamentals of acquiring a security interest, including how to attach, to perfect (filing and non-filing methods) and to gain (and maintain) priority in the collateral ...

From the program: Drafting and Negotiating Corporate Agreements 2013

Released on: Jan. 16, 2013

In this perennial favorite, our expert faculty will teach you the basics of drafting and negotiating corporate agreements - from how the provisions of an agreement fit together, to the fundamental drafting and negotiating principles common to all corporate agreements. You will learn how to reduce your client’s goals to a complete, clearly written and enforceable agreement, and how to identify what issues are most likely to come up in a ...

From the program: Venture Capital 2013: Nuts and Bolts

Released on: Mar. 14, 2013

A thorough understanding of current market practice, deal terms and conditions, transaction documents and applicable securities, regulatory and ethical issues is critical in the venture capital business. This program, designed for those seeking a secure foundation in the venture capital field, will teach you the essentials of venture capital. From examining the anatomy of a venture capital deal, to participating in a mock term sheet negotiation, to ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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: Private Placements and Other Financing Alternatives 2013

Released on: Apr. 29, 2013

Our expert faculty of leading practitioners and regulators will analyze current developments in private placements and hybrid financing transactions, including changes brought about by the adoption of the JOBS Act. We will discuss the basics of private placements and other exempt offerings. We will discuss recent changes to Regulation D effected by the Dodd-Frank Act and by the JOBS Act. We will address how changes brought about by the JOBS Act and ...

From the program: Understanding Financial Products 2013

Released on: Jan. 22, 2013

The explosion of new financial products over the past decade, the implosion of the credit markets and the resulting significant new regulatory requirements underline the importance of a basic understanding of financial products. While these instruments have been, in the view of many, invaluable investment tools, and have presented enormous potential for product manufacturers and investors, they also create potentially significant legal risks and challenges ...

From the program: Doing Deals 2013: The Art of M&A Transactional Practice

Released on: Mar. 27, 2013

The M&A market has been experiencing a period of great expectations, with economic anxiety creating uncertainty about the future.  Increased volumes of tender offers, hostile deals, activist campaigns, as well as spin-offs, has been an important trend, while the use of innovative structuring mechanisms, such as contingent value rights, has been another.  M&A participants continue to raise questions about what “the market” ...

From the program: Securities Offerings 2013: A Public Offering: How It Is Done

Released on: Mar. 29, 2013

This course tracks a public offering from the initial kickoff meeting to the closing dinner.  The session has a practical focus on translating the law of securities offerings into the actual mechanics of starting and completing a public offering.  The “how to do it” approach includes the preparation of registration statements, the SEC review and comment process, stock exchange listing and pricing mechanics.  The course will ...

From the program: ERISA Fiduciary Investment Basics 2013

Released on: Feb. 20, 2013

This course provides an introduction to the basics of ERISA fiduciary law using a case-study vehicle, and is intended for lawyers seeking to solidify their understanding of the regulatory framework, to ensure that they have a full picture of the important issues to be addressed and to develop their analytical abilities.  In this year’s program, you will learn about the principal issues in ERISA’s regulation of plan investments ...

From the program: Ethics for Transactional Lawyers 2013

Released on: Apr. 1, 2013

Lecture Topics  [Total time 01:57:12] Segments with an asterisk (*) are available only with the purchase of the entire program. Ethics for Transactional Lawyers 2013 [01:57:12] Howard Schneider, Michael S. Sackheim The purchase price of this Web Program includes the following articles from the Course Handbook available online: New York Rules of Professional Conduct Ethics Opinions Ronald C. Minkoff, Nicole ...

From the program: How to Read Financial Statements 2013

Released on: Apr. 3, 2013

Financial statements provide great insight into the financial activities of a corporation.  For some corporations, these statements may be complex and can require extensive review.  Attorneys are often involved in negotiating, structuring, or litigating matters where understanding a corporation’s financial statements is an essential element of the overall engagement. In this practical program, a distinguished panel of experts ...

From the program: Presentation Skills for Attorneys 2013

Released on: Jan. 25, 2013

Good presentation skills are important for all lawyers, whether speaking with partners and clients, making a pitch to potential new clients, or addressing a courtroom.  In this two-hour program, taught by a former practicing lawyer and one of the nation’s leading trainers, you will learn, and have the opportunity to practice, techniques that will immediately improve your presentation skills. Lecture Topics  [Total time 02:05:32] Segments ...

From the program: Social Media 2013: Addressing Corporate Risks

Released on: Feb. 20, 2013

Did you know that Facebook now has one billion active users? (By contrast, the entire population of the United States is 310 million people.) Or that Facebook accounts for over ten percent of all U.S. web traffic? And that over 250 million photographs are posted to Facebook each day? Or that Twitter users are expected to send over 91 billion tweets during 2012? And that over four billion videos are viewed per day on YouTube? Facebook, Twitter, ...

From the program: Understanding the Securities Laws 2012

Released on: Jan. 24, 2013

DVD's from the program Understanding the Securities Laws 2012, held December, 2012.