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Securities Regulation Institute

36th Annual Securities Regulation Institute dates set!
January 28 – 30, 2009 • Hotel del Coronado, Coronado, CA

(The information below is from the 2008 program held this past January)

35th Annual Securities Regulation Institute
January 23 – 25, 2008 • Hotel del Coronado, Coronado, CA

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Overview
Viewed as one of the top securities conferences in the country, Northwestern Law's Securities Regulation Institute presents a timely analysis of recent laws and developments for corporate and securities attorneys.

The 2008 Institute includes many leading practitioners, government regulators and judges. We are proud to include ten members of the senior staff of the SEC including Directors, John White, Linda Chatman Thomsen, Erik Sirri, Ethiopis Tafara, Conrad Hewitt, Andrew Donohue and General Counsel, Brian Cartwright. In addition Vice Chancellor Strine and Chief Justice Steele join us from the Delaware Courts.

The revised agenda addresses practical concerns and provides a unique opportunity meet the regulators and share with your peers.

CLE Credit
The Securities Regulation Institute is recognized by most states for mandatory CLE credit. Estimated credit hours are 18.5 with 1.5 credits in ethics for 60-minute states. Northwestern Law is an approved provider in the State of California.


Wednesday, January 23, 2008

Desk book for Counselors and General Counsel – Key Corporate Finance Issues

  • Executive Compensation and Key Disclosure Issues
  • Selected Hot Accounting Topics for Counsel
  • How to Work with the SEC Staff

Capital Markets: One World Market

  • U.S. Capital Market Developments
  • The Impact of International Trends and Developments on U.S. Corporations


Thursday, January 24, 2008

The New Investment Climate

  • Private Equity and M&A Trends and Developments
  • Dealing with Hedge Funds

Everything You Always Wanted to Know about Securities Law but Were Never Given the Chance to Ask
(This session has been moved up to Thursday following lunch. Please email questions in advance this year.)

A Lawyers Challenge in and out of the Boardroom

  • Corporate Governance Issues – Shareholder Power
  • Ethics: The Tensions, Challenges and Professional Responsibilities of the Lawyer for the Corporation


Friday, January 25, 2008

The Three to Watch: Regulators, Prosecutors and the Plaintiffs Bar

  • Enforcement and Criminal Investigations 
  • Judicial Developments and Private Litigation

Program concludes at noon Friday.

 

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