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Released on: Dec. 4, 2012

Taken from the briefing Pensions and Corporate Finance: How to Avoid Buyer's Remorse 2012 recorded November, 2012. Ever since the PBGC’s 2007 opinion that a private equity fund with a controlling interest can be liable for a portfolio company’s pension problems, there is increased evidence that corporate transactions can go seriously awry if ERISA benefit plans are not properly addressed. Legal issues are not the only risk factor ...

Released on: Nov. 15, 2012

Please note:  There will be no CLE credit for this briefing. Taken from the briefing Practicing Law in a Globalized Economy: Cultural Competency and Other Skill Sets for Success recorded November, 2012. Globalization is increasingly the norm in the legal industry. Research suggests that most U.S. lawyers work with multi-national colleagues or clients. To build relationships, attract business, and represent clients in the globalized ...

Released on: Mar. 5, 2013

Taken from the briefing Preparing and Disclosing Financial Projections in Public M&A recorded February, 2013. Sullivan & Cromwell LLP M&A partners Francis J. Aquila and Krishna Veeraraghavan will discuss the basics of preparing and disclosing financial projections in public mergers and acquisitions transactions.   Lecture Topics  [Total Time: 01:02:58] Best practices of a target board in having financial forecasts ...

Released on: Oct. 10, 2013

Taken from the briefing Private Fund Sales and Marketing: A Conversation with Senior Staff from the SEC Division of Trading and Markets recorded September, 2013. David Blass, Chief Counsel of the SEC’s Division of Trading and Markets at the SEC, gave a speech in April 2013 before a group of lawyers at the American Bar Association about potential broker-dealer issues that may arise when private funds use internal marketing and sales teams or external ...

Released on: Feb. 13, 2013

Taken from the briefing Reading Public Company Financials - What You Need to Know recorded January, 2013. Knowing how to read a public company’s financial statements can help you hear what is sometimes not being said.  This briefing will show you how to read between the numbers to extrapolate relevant information; spot red flags; gauge the financial health of a company; and better communicate with business and financial professionals. Using ...

Released on: Feb. 15, 2013

Taken from the briefing Regulation FD and Social Media in the Wake of the Netflix Investigation: Facebook, Blogging and Beyond recorded February, 2013. The continued surge in the number of people using social media and the many different types of information outlets available for use have put significant pressure on companies' ability to comply with SEC Regulation Fair Disclosure's requirements and restrictions.  Recent news that Netflix, ...

Released on: Jul. 23, 2013

Taken from the briefing Remedies for Victims of Human Trafficking recorded July, 2013.The newly reauthorized Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPRA) is the cornerstone of federal anti-trafficking law. This legislation provides a variety of remedies for victims and survivors of human trafficking, including providing immigration status as a form of humanitarian relief.Listen to Ivy O. Suriyopas, Director of the Anti-Trafficking Initiative at ...

Released on: Aug. 7, 2013

Taken from the briefing Reporters, National Security Leaks and the Protection of Sources 2013 recorded July, 2013.This program will review key legal issues presented by the recently-disclosed government seizures of information about Associated Press and Fox News reporters for use in national security leaks investigations, exploring the legal principles that currently shelter newsgathering activities from government intrusion and protect the confidentiality ...

Released on: Nov. 7, 2012

Taken from the briefing Representing Unaccompanied Children in Immigration Proceedings: Learn How to Help recorded October, 2012. The number of unaccompanied children placed in U.S. custody in Fiscal Year 2012 has reached an historic high: over 14,000 children, more than double the number last year.  Many of these children, who range from toddlers to teenagers, are fleeing abuse, abandonment, and persecution in their home countries, or are ...

Released on: Apr. 17, 2013

Taken from the briefing Researching Ethical and Legal Issues in Data Privacy & Social Media recorded March, 2013.The use of social media in the legal industry is continually gaining momentum. But there may be ethical pitfalls with its use. This session will alert you to the ethical issues you should be aware of.This briefing, featuring instruction from experts in research strategy and social media, was conceived and created in cooperation with ...

Released on: Jul. 12, 2013

Taken from the briefing Return of Structured Finance and Residential MBS recorded June, 2013.As the U.S. capital markets continue to gain relative strength and longstanding regulatory uncertainties are resolved, ABS, MBS and covered bond issuers are increasingly inquiring about the prospects for entering these markets once again. The years since the financial crisis have brought sweeping changes in the rules affecting structured finance in the U.S., ...

Released on: Nov. 19, 2012

Taken from the briefing Role of Patents in Business and the Impact of the America Invents Act recorded November, 2012. Changes instituted by the recently enacted America Invents Act will impact all industries. This presentation will summarize the critical role patents are playing in business decisions today. Lecture Topics  [Total Time: 01:04:46] An overview of the value of patents and how they are being leveraged as a business ...

Released on: May. 15, 2013

Taken from the briefing SEC's Extension of Exemptions for Security-Based Swaps 2013 recorded April, 2013.Among its many important changes to the legal landscape, The Dodd-Frank Act defined the term “security” to include security-based swaps. The SEC has taken a deliberative approach in relation to the effects of this change, and recently extended until February, 2014 the expiration date of certain temporary exemptions and interim final rules that ...

Released on: Mar. 28, 2013

Taken from the briefing SEC Focus on Asset Valuation: What Fund Managers Should Know recorded March, 2013. For the past year, top officials of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) have repeatedly identified the valuation of illiquid assets held by registered funds and private equity and hedge funds as one of the regulatory agency’s top five areas of enforcement and examination focus. In a December action, the SEC charged ...

Released on: Oct. 16, 2013

Taken from the briefing SEC Forecasts an Increase in Whistleblower Cases and Awards - How Do You Ensure the Effectiveness of Your Compliance Program? recorded October, 2013.The SEC recently announced the second-ever Dodd-Frank whistleblower award. Based on data released by the SEC after the first full year of the new Dodd-Frank whistleblower program, as well as recent remarks by an SEC official, an increasing number of awards are expected ...

Released on: Jan. 24, 2013

Taken from the briefing Setting Your Compliance Program Agenda for 2013 recorded January, 2013. The FCPA guidance issued last month by the Department of Justice and Securities and Exchange Commission indicates an enhanced focus on compliance programs by the federal government in its enforcement efforts.  While good news for the business community, this also means that companies should pay extra attention to setting their own compliance ...

Released on: Dec. 3, 2012

Taken from the briefing Special Litigation Committees: Back in Vogue? recorded November, 2012. Between the fallout from the credit crisis and other financial or ethical misdeeds, corporations are seeing an upswing in shareholder derivative demands - the initial step in the legal process by which shareholders bring lawsuits on behalf of corporations against directors and senior executives.  Shareholder derivative suits are unique ...

Released on: Apr. 23, 2013

Taken from the briefing Special Problems in Representing Foreign Companies in US Criminal Investigations recorded April, 2013.At an accelerating rate, Department of Justice criminal investigations of antitrust, FCPA, money-laundering, financial fraud and other areas focus on foreign companies. A US lawyer representing a foreign company in such an investigation is likely to encounter cultural, institutional and legal disconnects with the US criminal ...

Released on: May. 16, 2013

Taken from the briefing Supreme Court's 2012 Blockbuster Term: Review of Major Cases 2013 May, 2013.This is a blockbuster term in the Supreme Court. There are major cases concerning the Fourth Amendment, about the constitutionality of affirmative action in higher education, the constitutionality of Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act, the right to marriage equality for gays and lesbians, and the ability to sue corporations under the Alien Tort ...

Released on: Jul. 26, 2013

Taken from the briefing Supreme Court's Shelby County and the Future of Voting Rights Enforcement recorded July, 2013.On June 25, 2013, the Supreme Court of the United States issued one of the most significant voting rights opinions in decades: Shelby County, Ala. v. Holder.  The Court considered the constitutionality of Section 5 of the federal Voting Rights Act, which requires certain "covered" jurisdictions to obtain advance permission ("preclearance") ...

Released on: Apr. 8, 2013

Taken from the briefing Supreme Court's Amgen Inc. v. Connecticut Retirement Plans & Trust Funds: Class Certification of Securities Fraud Actions recorded March, 2013. The Supreme Court handed down its decision in Amgen Inc. v. Connecticut Retirement Plans & Trust Funds, No. 11-1085, on February 27, 2013, and held that plaintiffs asserting claims for violations of Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 need not, at the class ...

Released on: Jul. 25, 2013

Taken from the briefing Supreme Court, DOMA and Proposition 8: Implications for the Future recorded July, 2013.In United States v. Windsor the Court struck down Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act and in Hollingsworth v. Perry the Court dismissed an appeal defending California's Proposition 8.Please listen to Erwin Chemerinsky, Founding Dean and Distinguished Professor of Law at the University of California, Irvine School of Law for this ...

Released on: Nov. 28, 2012

Taken from the briefing Technology-Assisted Review: Evolving Case Law and Practice recorded November, 2012. Technology-assisted review - also known as “computer-assisted review” or “predictive coding” - uses computer “machine learning” algorithms to dramatically reduce the amount of human effort necessary to sift through massive volumes of electronic information for responsive documents.  ...

Released on: Jun. 25, 2015

Please note that CLE credit is not available for this Audio-only On-Demand Web Program.Lecture Topics [Total Time: 01:00:19] Presentation Material Client Perspective 13Thomas J. Sabatino, Deirdre Stanley, Heather Windt, Susan J. Hackett

Released on: Jun. 25, 2013

Please note that CLE credit is not available for this Audio-only On-Demand Web Program. Lecture Topics  [Total Time: 01:05:22]Presentation Material The Crown Jewels of BDSusan J. Hackett Crown Jewels of BDSusan J. Hackett