How to Prepare an Initial Public Offering 2010

Overview

Why You Should Attend

After more than a year with extremely little IPO activity, many expect the volume of IPOs to increase as the markets improve and stabilize and as we move into 2010.  Thus the content of this program seems most timely.  In almost any market, however, understanding the IPO process is an essential skill for both legal and business advisors.

An experienced faculty, including attorneys, an underwriter, and a member of the Securities and Exchange Commission staff, will analyze the nuts and bolts of an initial public offering in the context of the current market. The process will be discussed from the standpoint of the issuer (both domestic and foreign), the underwriters, their respective counsel and the SEC.

What You Will Learn

• How to get started and on what to focus during the planning stage
• Drafting the registration statement
• Drafting and negotiating the underwriting agreement
• Due diligence responsibilities and liabilities of the participants
• Negotiating the comfort letter and special accounting considerations
• Dos and don’ts during the IPO “quiet period”
• The SEC’s role in the IPO process
• Special considerations for foreign private issuers
• Corporate governance best practices and how practices differ for controlled companies

Who Should Attend

The program is designed for both in-house and outside counsel, as well as executives interested in gaining an in-depth view of the process of preparing an initial public offering.

Special Features

Live Webcast - Simultaneous live webcast of the New York session is available for individual viewing. Webcast participants will receive streaming audio and/or video of the program, view and print the Course Handbook, and have the ability to submit questions electronically.

For more information click on the Live Webcast link in the Related Items box.
 

Special Bonus to all Registrants

All attendees receive a complimentary copy of PLI's comprehensive Course Handbook. This softcover, bound volume was written to augment this program and to stand alone as a permanent reference. PLI's Course Handbooks represent the definitive thinking of the nation's finest legal minds, and are often the standard reference in the field.

Please Note: Webcast attendees will receive a downloadable version of the Handbook one business day prior to the program.

PLI Group Discounts

Groups of 4-14 from the same organization, all registering at the same time, for a PLI program scheduled for presentation at the same site, are entitled to receive a group discount. For further discount information, please contact membership@pli.edu or call (800) 260-4PLI.

PLI Can Arrange Group Viewing to Your Firm

Contact the Groupcasts Department via email at groupcasts@pli.edu for more details.

Cancellations

All cancellations received 3 business days prior to the program will be refunded 100%. If you do not cancel within the allotted time period, payment is due in full. You may substitute another individual to attend the program at any time.

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Travel Information

New York City Seminar Location

PLI New York Center, 810 Seventh Avenue at 53rd Street (21st floor), New York, New York 10019. Message Center, program days only: (212) 824-5733.

New York City Hotel Accommodations

Due to high demand and limited inventory in NYC, we recommend reserving hotel rooms as early as possible.

Hilton New York Hotel, 1335 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10019. Reservations (877) NYC-HILT. Please mention you are booking a room under the Practising Law Institute Corporate Rate and the Client File N# is 0495741. You may also book reservations online: go to www.pli.edu for this program, click Hilton link to see preferred rates. Enter requested dates and Practising Law Institute rates will appear.

Warwick New York Hotel, 65 West 54th Street, New York, NY 10019. 1 block from PLI Center. Reservations 800-223-4099 or hotel direct 212-247-2700. Please mention that you are booking a room under the Practising Law Institute Corporate rate. Reservations online at www.warwickhotelny.com.  Click reservations in menu bar on left. Select desired dates. In ‘Special Rates’ drop down window select Corporate Rate. In ‘Rate Code’ enter PLIN. Click search and select desired room type and rate plan. Or, you may email reservation requests to: res.ny@warwickhotels.com