Securities :: CLE Now :: Web Segment

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Released on: May. 4, 2010
Running Time: 00:59:38.00

Overview

Special Note - New York Transitional credit for this program is only available to New York licensed attorneys practicing law outside the U.S.

Taken from the Web Program Securities Offerings 2010: From the Kickoff Meeting to the Closing Dinner - Getting Your Deal Done in a Changing Marketplace recorded April, 2010 in New York.

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Current SEC agenda items affecting the offering process
Implications of increased enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
Current developments with accounting standards as they relate to financial reporting questions, including with respect to International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)

The purchase price of this Web Program segment includes the following article from the Course Handbook available online:

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Presentation Material

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Faculty

Speaker(s)

David K. Boston, Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
LizabethAnn R. Eisen, Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP
Joseph Kaufman, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
Pamela A. Long, Assistant Director, Division of Corporation Finance, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Beth Paul, Partner, National Professional Services Group, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Eric Schiele, Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP
John W. White, Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP

Program Attorney(s)

Lauren Esposito, Practising Law Institute

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