6-Hour Program

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Overview

Why you should attend

Stay current on “hot issues” affecting public company compliance with its disclosure obligations and developments in securities offerings. Hear from the SEC staff and our faculty on the preparation of periodic and current reporting documents with a focus on current “hot issues,” best practices and practical pointers. 2011 appears to be headed toward being another eventful year with significant trends, events and uncertainties covering a wide spectrum of matters affecting public companies; including, for example, the Dodd-Frank Act mandated rulemaking by the SEC and other federal agencies and financial regulatory reform; economic, political and regulatory uncertainties and developments; and the continuing convergence towards a global accounting standard. Ethics and whistleblower developments impose even further challenges on both in-house and outside counsel. Attending this conference will allow you to stay on top of developing and/or complex disclosure trends, developments and requirements needed to prepare Exchange Act and Securities Act disclosure documents. Our faculty will discuss key areas of staff comment, staff review priorities and interpretations, disclosure drivers and best practices, and “must-know” accounting developments.

What you will learn

  • Tips on dealing with current disclosure rules and pointers on working with the SEC staff
  • Focus of SEC staff comment and review
  • Insider trading and topical securities offerings issues
  • FASB, PCAOB and SEC staff developments regarding financial statements and other financial information disclosures
  • Practical how-to guidance on drafting disclosure documents
  • Pending legislative and regulatory developments that could affect future disclosures
  • PLUS! One full hour of ethics credit!

Who should attend

Attorneys, accountants, financial and compliance officers, disclosure committee members and others responsible for preparing public company disclosures and otherwise overseeing compliance with the securities laws.

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