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Type View Course Information n/a Credits Fee End Date
Type of Course An Enterprise Approach to Electronic Document Management
Corporate Counsel Institute - Chicago, September 28-29, 2006

  • How to engage the organization with effective business partnering and productivity enhancing IT solutions
  • Challe...
  •     60.00  $99.00  
    Type of Course Case Studies Addressing Ethics and Malpractice in Corporate Transactions
    Ray Garrett Jr. Corporate and Securities Law Institute, May 1-2, 2008, Chicago

  • Finding the traps in the transactional practices
  • Identifying and avoiding conflicts of interes...
  •     60.00  $99.00  
    Type of Course Children as Witnesses: What We Know
    Short Course for Prosecuting Attorneys and Defense Lawyers in Criminal Cases
    July 24-27, 2006, Chicago


    Some of your most challenging witnesses will be demystified when Professor...
        60.00  $99.00  
    Type of Course Collateral Damage Resulting from the Restatement Process
    Ray Garrett Jr. Corporate and Securities Law Institute, May 3-4, 2007 - Chicago

  • Delisting from NASDAQ and NYSE
  • Effect on indentures and bank credit agreements
  • Form S-3 and imp...
  •     60.00  $99.00  
    Type of Course Corporate Governance Issues-Shareholder Power
    Securities Regulation Institute, January 23-25, 2008, Coronado, CA

  • Shareholder access
  • Dealing with a dissident or hedge fund directors
  • Living with majority voting
  • ...
  •     90.00  $99.00  
    Type of Course Counseling the Board on Shareholder Activism
    Ray Garrett Jr. Corporate and Securities Law Institute, May 1-2, 2008, Chicago

  • Activist goals: what's in the best interests of shareholders generally?
  • The tools employed by ...
  •     75.00  $99.00  
    Type of Course Crawford: Continuing Developments in Confrontation Law
    Short Course for Prosecuting Attorneys and Defense Lawyers in Criminal Cases
    July 24-27, 2006, Chicago


    It used to be that the Sixth Amendment wasn’t worth the paper it was writt...
        60.00  $99.00  
    Type of Course Creating an Effective Management Team: A Dialogue
    Corporate Counsel Institute - Chicago, September 28-29, 2006

    A discussion between an experienced CEO and former general counsel and the dean of Northwestern Law regarding the challen...
        0.00  $99.00  
    Type of Course Crime Scene Investigation
    Short Course for Prosecuting Attorneys and Defense Lawyers in Criminal Cases
    July 24-27, 2006, Chicago


    What to look out for; the differences between television and realistic for...
        1.00  $99.00  
    Type of Course Current Developments in Executive Compensation
    Corporate Counsel Institute - Chicago, September 28-29, 2006

    An update of the proposed rules as well as a best practices roundtable.
  • Preparing for the upcoming proxy season
  •     90.00  $99.00  
    Type of Course Current Developments in Labor and Employment Law
    Corporate Counsel Institute - Chicago, September 28-29, 2006

    A thorough discussion of recent court rulings and regulations in labor and employment law.

    Length: Approximately...
        60.00  $99.00  
    Type of Course Current Developments in Mergers and Acquisitions
    Corporate Counsel Institute - Chicago, September 28-29, 2006

  • The M&A Landscape (including private equity activity)
  • Recent judicial developments
  • Illustrative negotiation...
  •     90.00  $99.00  
    Type of Course Current Developments in Securities Law: A Colloquy
    Corporate Counsel Institute - Chicago, September 28-29, 2006

  • SEC certification requirements for large and small businesses
  • Disclosure developments, including MD&A
  • Regul...
  •     60.00  $99.00  
    Type of Course Daubert-Frye: An Update
    Short Course for Prosecuting Attorneys and Defense Lawyers in Criminal Cases
    July 24-27, 2006, Chicago


    What does Frye mean to a Daubert practitioner and vice versa? Learn the i...
        45.00  $99.00  
    Type of Course Developments in Accounting, Capital Raising, and Disclosure
    Ray Garrett Jr. Corporate and Securities Law Institute, May 1-2, 2008, Chicago

  • The new world of Rule 144
  • Raising capital in a challenging market
  • Accounting issues and p...
  •     60.00  $99.00  
    Type of Course Developments in Enforcement and Class Action Litigation
    Ray Garrett Jr. Corporate and Securities Law Institute, May 1-2, 2008, Chicago

  • 10b-5 developments-Stoneridge and Tellabs
  • Sub-prime debt investigations and litigation
  • Fo...
  •     60.00  $99.00  
    Type of Course DNA Analysis in Criminal Investigations
    Short Course for Prosecuting Attorneys and Defense Lawyers in Criminal Cases
    July 24-27, 2006, Chicago


    Is DNA the “gold standard” in today’s crime scene? Kara Stefanson speaks ...
        165.00  $119.00  
    Type of Course Doing Deals in Emerging Markets
    Ray Garrett Jr. Corporate and Securities Law Institute, May 1-2, 2008, Chicago

  • Key issues in M&A and joint ventures
  • Barriers to getting deals done and how to clear them
  •     60.00  $99.00  
    Type of Course Enforcement and Criminal Investigations - 2007
    Securities Regulation Institute, January 24-26, 2007, Coronado, CA

  • Advancement of legal fees during investigations: Good public policy or lack of cooperation?
  • Seaboard and Th...
  •     105.00  $119.00  
    Type of Course Enforcement and Criminal Investigations Executives Under Fire
    Securities Regulation Institute, January 23-25, 2008, Coronado, CA

  • Are more corporate executives under individual scrutiny?
  • Factors making criminal prosecutions of executive...
  •     90.00  $99.00  
    Type of Course Ethical Dilemmas for Corporate Counsel
    Corporate Counsel Institute - Chicago, September 28-29, 2006

  • Attorney-client relationships in-house
  • Investigating and advising when impropriety is alleged
  • Crisis manage...
  •     60.00  $99.00  
    Type of Course Ethical Issues Confronting Transactional Counsel
    Ray Garrett Jr. Corporate and Securities Law Institute, May 3-4, 2007 - Chicago

  • Multiple clients in the same auction process
  • Representing the fund and the portfolio company
  • Se...
  •     60.00  $99.00  
    Type of Course Ethics in the Courtroom - Panel Discussion
    Short Course for Prosecuting Attorneys and Defense Lawyers in Criminal Cases
    July 24-27, 2006, Chicago


    Work though several ethics scenarios with experienced practitioners from b...
        105.00  $119.00  
    Type of Course Ethics: The Tensions, Challenges and Professional Responsibilities of the Lawyer for the Corporation
    Securities Regulation Institute, January 23-25, 2008, Coronado, CA

  • Vignette-based look at ethical dilemmas facing corporate attorneys today

    Length: Approximately 90 minu...
  •     90.00  $99.00  
    Type of Course Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Securities Law but Were Never Given the Chance to Ask '06
    Securities Regulation Institute, January 18-20, 2006, Coronado, CA

    Do you have more questions about Reg G and Reg FD, comfort letters, disclosure, and automatic shelf registration? Th...
        1.50 ( General 1.50 )  $99.00  
    Type of Course Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Securities Law but Were Never Given the Chance to Ask '07
    Securities Regulation Institute, January 24-26, 2007, Coronado, CA

    This popular Q & A session features an expert panel answering questions from securities lawyers and in-house counsel...
        90.00  $99.00  
    Type of Course Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Securities Law but Were Never Given the Chance to Ask-'08
    Securities Regulation Institute, January 23-25, 2008, Coronado, CA

  • This popular Q & A session features an expert panel answering questions from securities lawyers and in-house c...
  •     90.00  $99.00  
    Type of Course Executive Compensation and Key Disclosure Issues
    Securities Regulation Institute, January 23-25 2008, Coronado, CA

  • The SEC's report on the first year of new executive compensation disclosure rules
  • Common mistakes and misperc...
  •     70.00  $99.00  
    Type of Course Eyewitness Testimony
    Short Course for Prosecuting Attorneys and Defense Lawyers in Criminal Cases
    July 24-27, 2006, Chicago


    Think an eyewitness will make all the difference to your case? Well, maybe...
        60.00  $99.00  
    Type of Course Firearm and Pattern Evidence
    Short Course for Prosecuting Attorneys and Defense Lawyers in Criminal Cases
    July 24-27, 2006, Chicago


    Think you understand ballistics? Let Peter Diaczuk walk you through the e...
        60.00  $99.00  
    Type of Course Forensic Pathology
    Short Course for Prosecuting Attorneys and Defense Lawyers in Criminal Cases
    July 24-27, 2006, Chicago


    Chief Medical Examiner for one of the busiest offices in the country, Dr. ...
        60.00  $99.00  
    Type of Course General Counsel's Primer for Understanding Financial Statements
    Corporate Counsel Institute - Chicago, September 28-29, 2006

    No mundane details or boring statistics! Attendees appreciate Thomas Lys for his directness and his humor. Using real fin...
        1.50  $99.00  
    Type of Course Hedge Funds
    Securities Regulation Institute, January 24-26, 2007, Coronado, CA

  • Shareholder activism
  • Investment strategies
  • Regulation SHO and securities shorting
  • SEC role
    ...
  •     90.00  $99.00  
    Type of Course Hedge Funds in the M&A Environment
    Securities Regulation Institute, January 23-25, 2008, Coronado, CA

    Hedge Funds as Stockholders
  • Growth of hedge funds as investors
  • Passive vs. active investors (HSR/1...
  •     90.00  $99.00  
    Type of Course How to Work with the SEC Corporation Finance Staff-A "How-To" Session
    Securities Regulation Institute, January 23-25, 2008, Coronado, CA

  • How to respond to comments
  • Communicating with the staff
  • Appealing staff decisions
  • Impact of publ...
  •     45.00  $99.00  
    Type of Course Impact of Disclosure Rules on Executive Compensation Practice-What Should Companies Do in 2009?
    Ray Garrett Jr. Corporate and Securities Law Institute, May 1-2, 2008, Chicago

  • SEC comments
  • Revisions to terms of awards
  • Evolving CD&A practices

    Length: Approx...
  •     60.00  $99.00  
    Type of Course Issues from the 2008 Proxy Season
    Ray Garrett Jr. Corporate and Securities Law Institute, May 1-2, 2008, Chicago

  • Review of "say on pay" and other key proposals
  • The future of proxy access

    Length: App...
  •     60.00  $99.00  
    Type of Course Judicial Developments - 2006
    Securities Regulation Institute, January 18-20, 2006, Coronado, CA
    • Is the outside director's cup half full or half empty after Disney?
    • Has the Supreme Court's Dura Pharm...
        1.30 ( General 1.25 )  $99.00  
    Type of Course Judicial Developments - 2007
    Securities Regulation Institute, January 24-26, 2007, Coronado, CA

  • "Good faith" - Wither dost thou goest after Disney?
  • Lessons taught by the D.C. Circuit regarding SE...
  •     1.30  $99.00  
    Type of Course Judicial Developments and Private Litigation
    Securities Regulation Institute, January 23-25, 2008, Coronado, CA

  • "Scheme" liability for behind-the-scenes actors under Rule 10b-5
  • Pleading issues after Tellabs and Dura <...
  •     75.00  $99.00  
    Type of Course M&A 2008-Putting Humpty Dumpty Back Together
    Ray Garrett Jr. Corporate and Securities Law Institute, May 1-2, 2008, Chicago

  • The key deal termination disputes and decisions
  • Impact on deal process and terms
  • Enter th...
  •     75.00  $99.00  
    Type of Course M&A Trends and Developments
    Securities Regulation Institute, January 24-26, 2007, Coronado, CA

  • Conducting auctions and other market checks
  • Evolving rules for special committees and fairness opinions <...
  •     1.50  $99.00  
    Type of Course M&A Trends and Developments
    Securities Regulation Institute, January 23-25, 2008, Coronado, CA

  • Ramifications of a volatile credit marketplace
  • Private equity transactions and the impact of recent Delawa...
  •     90.00  $99.00  
    Type of Course Modern Investor Relations
    Ray Garrett Jr. Corporate and Securities Law Institute, May 1-2, 2008, Chicago

  • The day-to-day "real world" of public company investor relations
  • Liability for investor contra...
  •     60.00  $99.00  
    Type of Course Practical Implications of the Current Enforcement Environment
    Ray Garrett Jr. Corporate and Securities Law Institute, May 3-4, 2007 - Chicago

  • The Thompson Memorandum revisited
  • The new SEC penalty guidelines
  • Advising and assisting officer...
  •     60.00  $99.00  
    Type of Course SEC Division of Corporation Finance: Director's Overview
    Securities Regulation Institute, January 23-25, 2008, Coronado, CA

  • Division director John White lays out Corporation Finance's direction for 2008

    Materials: Downloada...
  •     30.00  $49.00  
    Type of Course SEC Senior Staff Q&A Workshop-Division of Corporation Finance
    Securities Regulation Institute, January 23-25, 2008, Coronado, CA

  • Question and answer session with Division senior staff, a variety of topics and dicussion points addressed
  •     60.00  $99.00  
    Type of Course SEC Senior Staff Q&A Workshop-Division of Enforcement and General Counsel
    Securities Regulation Institute, January 23-25, 2008, Coronado, CA

  • Question and answer session with Division senior staff, a variety of topics and dicussion points addressed
  •     60.00  $99.00  
    Type of Course SEC Update 2007: Division of Corporation Finance, Chief Accountant's Office
    Securities Regulation Institute, January 24-26, 2007, Coronado, CA

    Length: Approximately 75 minutes
    Materials: There are no written materials with this course.

    PURC...
        75.00  $99.00  
    Type of Course SEC Update 2007: Enforcement
    Securities Regulation Institute, January 24-26, 2007, Coronado, CA

    Length: Approximately 75 minutes
    Materials: There are no written materials with this course.

    PURCHA...
        1.30  $99.00  
    Type of Course Selected Hot Accounting Topics for Counsel
    Securities Regulation Institute, January 23-25, 2008, Coronado, CA

  • Materiality in interium periods
  • Qualitative factors in a materiality analysis
  • Management Guidance and...
  •     55.00  $99.00  
    Type of Course Selling to Private Equity
    Ray Garrett Jr. Corporate and Securities Law Institute, May 3-4, 2007 - Chicago

  • Interaction between management and board
  • Use and misuse of the Special Committee
  • Structuring an...
  •     60.00  $99.00  
    Type of Course Setting the Standards in the Forensic Sciences
    Short Course for Prosecuting Attorneys and Defense Lawyers in Criminal Cases
    July 24-27, 2006, Chicago


    Understand the true value of scientific information and why you need to be...
        0.80  $99.00  
    Type of Course Strategies for Coping With Outside Activism
    Corporate Counsel Institute - Chicago, September 28-29, 2006

  • Institutional demands for direct election
  • Majority voting
  • The impact of hedge funds
  • Proposals for dire...
  •     90.00  $99.00  
    Type of Course The "CSI Effect": Fact and Fantasy
    Short Course for Prosecuting Attorneys and Defense Lawyers in Criminal Cases
    July 24-27, 2006, Chicago


    Learn about the challenges, problems and opportunities in actual crime sce...
        30.00  $99.00  
    Type of Course The Changing Dynamic between Strategic and Private Equity Bidders
    Ray Garrett Jr. Corporate and Securities Law Institute, May 1-2, 2008, Chicago

  • Competitiveness of bid process
  • Current risks in the use of cash vs. stock
  • Comparative adv...
  •     60.00  $99.00  
    Type of Course The Delaware Perspective
    Ray Garrett Jr. Corporate and Securities Law Institute, May 3-4, 2007 - Chicago

    An exclusive and informal Q&A session with Vice Chancellor Leo E. Strine, Jr. from the Delaware Court of Chan...
        45.00  $49.00  
    Type of Course The Delaware Perspective II
    Ray Garrett Jr. Corporate and Securities Law Institute, May 1-2, 2008, Chicago

    Back by popular demand, Vice Chancellor Strine returns to provide updates on court activities and his...
        60.00  $99.00  
    Type of Course The Embattled Board Room - Current Issues
    Ray Garrett Jr. Corporate and Securities Law Institute, May 3-4, 2007 - Chicago

  • Majority Voting - An Activist Success Story
  • "Proxy Access" after AFSCME v. AIG
  • Elimination of P...
  •     60.00  $99.00  
    Type of Course The Expert, The Lawyer, and The Jury
    Short Course for Prosecuting Attorneys and Defense Lawyers in Criminal Cases
    July 24-27, 2006, Chicago


    Understand how expert witnesses can either help or hinder your case when y...
        75.00  $99.00  
    Type of Course The Fourth Amendment in a Nutshell
    Short Course for Prosecuting Attorneys and Defense Lawyers in Criminal Cases
    July 24-27, 2006, Chicago


    A practical (and lively) update on the rules of Search and Seizure. A prog...
        60.00  $99.00  
    Type of Course The Impact of International Trends and Developments
    Securities Regulation Institute, January 23-25, 2008, Coronado, CA

  • Competitiveness of U.S. markets
  • Offerings on AIM
  • Preparing for the acceptance of IFRS wihtout reconci...
  •     75.00  $99.00  
    Type of Course The Science of Cross-Examination
    Short Course for Prosecuting Attorneys and Defense Lawyers in Criminal Cases
    July 24-27, 2006, Chicago


    No one can teach you as much about cross-examination and entertain you as ...
        105.00  $110.00  
    Type of Course U.S. Capital Market Developments
    Securities Regulation Institute, January 23-25, 2008, Coronado, CA

  • Smaller public company initiatives
  • Private offering initiatives
  • PIPES and other financing strategies ...
  •     90.00  $99.00  
    Type of Course Understanding the Credit Crisis and Its Fallout-An Orientation
    Ray Garrett Jr. Corporate and Securities Law Institute, May 1-2, 2008, Chicago

  • A look at the possible root causes of the current credit crisis and their implications for today’s ...
  •     30.00  $49.00  
    Type of Course What You Should Do When the Government Comes Knocking
    Corporate Counsel Institute - Chicago, September 28-29, 2006

    Anticipating and Responding to Government Investigations

  • Elements of an effective internal investigation - t...
  •     75.00  $99.00  
    Accounting/Auditing
    Type of Course Collateral Damage Resulting from the Restatement Process
    Ray Garrett Jr. Corporate and Securities Law Institute, May 3-4, 2007 - Chicago

  • Delisting from NASDAQ and NYSE
  • Effect on indentures and bank credit agreements
  • Form S-3 and imp...
  •     60.00  $99.00  
    Type of Course Developments in Accounting, Capital Raising, and Disclosure
    Ray Garrett Jr. Corporate and Securities Law Institute, May 1-2, 2008, Chicago

  • The new world of Rule 144
  • Raising capital in a challenging market
  • Accounting issues and p...
  •     60.00  $99.00  
    Type of Course General Counsel's Primer for Understanding Financial Statements
    Corporate Counsel Institute - Chicago, September 28-29, 2006

    No mundane details or boring statistics! Attendees appreciate Thomas Lys for his directness and his humor. Using real fin...
        1.50  $99.00  
    Type of Course Selected Hot Accounting Topics for Counsel
    Securities Regulation Institute, January 23-25, 2008, Coronado, CA

  • Materiality in interium periods
  • Qualitative factors in a materiality analysis
  • Management Guidance and...
  •     55.00  $99.00  
    Capital Markets
    Type of Course Developments in Accounting, Capital Raising, and Disclosure
    Ray Garrett Jr. Corporate and Securities Law Institute, May 1-2, 2008, Chicago

  • The new world of Rule 144
  • Raising capital in a challenging market
  • Accounting issues and p...
  •     60.00  $99.00  
    Type of Course Understanding the Credit Crisis and Its Fallout-An Orientation
    Ray Garrett Jr. Corporate and Securities Law Institute, May 1-2, 2008, Chicago

  • A look at the possible root causes of the current credit crisis and their implications for today’s ...
  •     30.00  $49.00  
    Corporate Counsel
    Type of Course How to Work with the SEC Corporation Finance Staff-A "How-To" Session
    Securities Regulation Institute, January 23-25, 2008, Coronado, CA

  • How to respond to comments
  • Communicating with the staff
  • Appealing staff decisions
  • Impact of publ...
  •     45.00  $99.00  
    Type of Course An Enterprise Approach to Electronic Document Management
    Corporate Counsel Institute - Chicago, September 28-29, 2006

  • How to engage the organization with effective business partnering and productivity enhancing IT solutions
  • Challe...
  •     60.00  $99.00  
    Type of Course Case Studies Addressing Ethics and Malpractice in Corporate Transactions
    Ray Garrett Jr. Corporate and Securities Law Institute, May 1-2, 2008, Chicago

  • Finding the traps in the transactional practices
  • Identifying and avoiding conflicts of interes...
  •     60.00  $99.00  
    Type of Course Collateral Damage Resulting from the Restatement Process
    Ray Garrett Jr. Corporate and Securities Law Institute, May 3-4, 2007 - Chicago

  • Delisting from NASDAQ and NYSE
  • Effect on indentures and bank credit agreements
  • Form S-3 and imp...
  •     60.00  $99.00  
    Type of Course Corporate Governance Issues-Shareholder Power
    Securities Regulation Institute, January 23-25, 2008, Coronado, CA

  • Shareholder access
  • Dealing with a dissident or hedge fund directors
  • Living with majority voting
  • ...
  •     90.00  $99.00  
    Type of Course Counseling the Board on Shareholder Activism
    Ray Garrett Jr. Corporate and Securities Law Institute, May 1-2, 2008, Chicago

  • Activist goals: what's in the best interests of shareholders generally?
  • The tools employed by ...
  •     75.00  $99.00  
    Type of Course Creating an Effective Management Team: A Dialogue
    Corporate Counsel Institute - Chicago, September 28-29, 2006

    A discussion between an experienced CEO and former general counsel and the dean of Northwestern Law regarding the challen...
        0.00  $99.00  
    Type of Course Current Developments in Executive Compensation
    Corporate Counsel Institute - Chicago, September 28-29, 2006

    An update of the proposed rules as well as a best practices roundtable.
  • Preparing for the upcoming proxy season
  •     90.00  $99.00  
    Type of Course Current Developments in Labor and Employment Law
    Corporate Counsel Institute - Chicago, September 28-29, 2006

    A thorough discussion of recent court rulings and regulations in labor and employment law.

    Length: Approximately...
        60.00  $99.00  
    Type of Course Current Developments in Mergers and Acquisitions
    Corporate Counsel Institute - Chicago, September 28-29, 2006

  • The M&A Landscape (including private equity activity)
  • Recent judicial developments
  • Illustrative negotiation...
  •     90.00  $99.00  
    Type of Course Current Developments in Securities Law: A Colloquy
    Corporate Counsel Institute - Chicago, September 28-29, 2006

  • SEC certification requirements for large and small businesses
  • Disclosure developments, including MD&A
  • Regul...
  •     60.00  $99.00  
    Type of Course Developments in Accounting, Capital Raising, and Disclosure
    Ray Garrett Jr. Corporate and Securities Law Institute, May 1-2, 2008, Chicago

  • The new world of Rule 144
  • Raising capital in a challenging market
  • Accounting issues and p...
  •     60.00  $99.00  
    Type of Course Developments in Enforcement and Class Action Litigation
    Ray Garrett Jr. Corporate and Securities Law Institute, May 1-2, 2008, Chicago

  • 10b-5 developments-Stoneridge and Tellabs
  • Sub-prime debt investigations and litigation
  • Fo...
  •     60.00  $99.00  
    Type of Course Doing Deals in Emerging Markets
    Ray Garrett Jr. Corporate and Securities Law Institute, May 1-2, 2008, Chicago

  • Key issues in M&A and joint ventures
  • Barriers to getting deals done and how to clear them
  •     60.00  $99.00  
    Type of Course Enforcement and Criminal Investigations Executives Under Fire
    Securities Regulation Institute, January 23-25, 2008, Coronado, CA

  • Are more corporate executives under individual scrutiny?
  • Factors making criminal prosecutions of executive...
  •     90.00  $99.00  
    Type of Course Ethical Dilemmas for Corporate Counsel
    Corporate Counsel Institute - Chicago, September 28-29, 2006

  • Attorney-client relationships in-house
  • Investigating and advising when impropriety is alleged
  • Crisis manage...
  •     60.00  $99.00  
    Type of Course Ethics: The Tensions, Challenges and Professional Responsibilities of the Lawyer for the Corporation
    Securities Regulation Institute, January 23-25, 2008, Coronado, CA

  • Vignette-based look at ethical dilemmas facing corporate attorneys today

    Length: Approximately 90 minu...
  •     90.00  $99.00  
    Type of Course Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Securities Law but Were Never Given the Chance to Ask '07
    Securities Regulation Institute, January 24-26, 2007, Coronado, CA

    This popular Q & A session features an expert panel answering questions from securities lawyers and in-house counsel...
        90.00  $99.00  
    Type of Course Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Securities Law but Were Never Given the Chance to Ask-'08
    Securities Regulation Institute, January 23-25, 2008, Coronado, CA

  • This popular Q & A session features an expert panel answering questions from securities lawyers and in-house c...
  •     90.00  $99.00  
    Type of Course Executive Compensation and Key Disclosure Issues
    Securities Regulation Institute, January 23-25 2008, Coronado, CA

  • The SEC's report on the first year of new executive compensation disclosure rules
  • Common mistakes and misperc...
  •     70.00  $99.00  
    Type of Course General Counsel's Primer for Understanding Financial Statements
    Corporate Counsel Institute - Chicago, September 28-29, 2006

    No mundane details or boring statistics! Attendees appreciate Thomas Lys for his directness and his humor. Using real fin...
        1.50  $99.00  
    Type of Course Hedge Funds
    Securities Regulation Institute, January 24-26, 2007, Coronado, CA

  • Shareholder activism
  • Investment strategies
  • Regulation SHO and securities shorting
  • SEC role
    ...
  •     90.00  $99.00  
    Type of Course Hedge Funds in the M&A Environment
    Securities Regulation Institute, January 23-25, 2008, Coronado, CA

    Hedge Funds as Stockholders
  • Growth of hedge funds as investors
  • Passive vs. active investors (HSR/1...
  •     90.00  $99.00  
    Type of Course Impact of Disclosure Rules on Executive Compensation Practice-What Should Companies Do in 2009?
    Ray Garrett Jr. Corporate and Securities Law Institute, May 1-2, 2008, Chicago

  • SEC comments
  • Revisions to terms of awards
  • Evolving CD&A practices

    Length: Approx...
  •     60.00  $99.00  
    Type of Course Issues from the 2008 Proxy Season
    Ray Garrett Jr. Corporate and Securities Law Institute, May 1-2, 2008, Chicago

  • Review of "say on pay" and other key proposals
  • The future of proxy access

    Length: App...
  •     60.00  $99.00  
    Type of Course Judicial Developments - 2007
    Securities Regulation Institute, January 24-26, 2007, Coronado, CA

  • "Good faith" - Wither dost thou goest after Disney?
  • Lessons taught by the D.C. Circuit regarding SE...
  •     1.30  $99.00  
    Type of Course Judicial Developments and Private Litigation
    Securities Regulation Institute, January 23-25, 2008, Coronado, CA

  • "Scheme" liability for behind-the-scenes actors under Rule 10b-5
  • Pleading issues after Tellabs and Dura <...
  •     75.00  $99.00  
    Type of Course M&A 2008-Putting Humpty Dumpty Back Together
    Ray Garrett Jr. Corporate and Securities Law Institute, May 1-2, 2008, Chicago

  • The key deal termination disputes and decisions
  • Impact on deal process and terms
  • Enter th...
  •     75.00  $99.00  
    Type of Course M&A Trends and Developments
    Securities Regulation Institute, January 24-26, 2007, Coronado, CA

  • Conducting auctions and other market checks
  • Evolving rules for special committees and fairness opinions <...
  •     1.50  $99.00  
    Type of Course M&A Trends and Developments
    Securities Regulation Institute, January 23-25, 2008, Coronado, CA

  • Ramifications of a volatile credit marketplace
  • Private equity transactions and the impact of recent Delawa...
  •     90.00  $99.00  
    Type of Course Modern Investor Relations
    Ray Garrett Jr. Corporate and Securities Law Institute, May 1-2, 2008, Chicago

  • The day-to-day "real world" of public company investor relations
  • Liability for investor contra...
  •     60.00  $99.00  
    Type of Course Practical Implications of the Current Enforcement Environment
    Ray Garrett Jr. Corporate and Securities Law Institute, May 3-4, 2007 - Chicago

  • The Thompson Memorandum revisited
  • The new SEC penalty guidelines
  • Advising and assisting officer...
  •     60.00  $99.00  
    Type of Course SEC Division of Corporation Finance: Director's Overview
    Securities Regulation Institute, January 23-25, 2008, Coronado, CA

  • Division director John White lays out Corporation Finance's direction for 2008

    Materials: Downloada...
  •     30.00  $49.00  
    Type of Course SEC Senior Staff Q&A Workshop-Division of Corporation Finance
    Securities Regulation Institute, January 23-25, 2008, Coronado, CA

  • Question and answer session with Division senior staff, a variety of topics and dicussion points addressed
  •     60.00  $99.00  
    Type of Course SEC Senior Staff Q&A Workshop-Division of Enforcement and General Counsel
    Securities Regulation Institute, January 23-25, 2008, Coronado, CA

  • Question and answer session with Division senior staff, a variety of topics and dicussion points addressed
  •     60.00  $99.00  
    Type of Course SEC Update 2007: Division of Corporation Finance, Chief Accountant's Office
    Securities Regulation Institute, January 24-26, 2007, Coronado, CA

    Length: Approximately 75 minutes
    Materials: There are no written materials with this course.

    PURC...
        75.00  $99.00  
    Type of Course SEC Update 2007: Enforcement
    Securities Regulation Institute, January 24-26, 2007, Coronado, CA

    Length: Approximately 75 minutes
    Materials: There are no written materials with this course.

    PURCHA...
        1.30  $99.00  
    Type of Course Selected Hot Accounting Topics for Counsel
    Securities Regulation Institute, January 23-25, 2008, Coronado, CA

  • Materiality in interium periods
  • Qualitative factors in a materiality analysis
  • Management Guidance and...
  •     55.00  $99.00  
    Type of Course Selling to Private Equity
    Ray Garrett Jr. Corporate and Securities Law Institute, May 3-4, 2007 - Chicago

  • Interaction between management and board
  • Use and misuse of the Special Committee
  • Structuring an...
  •     60.00  $99.00  
    Type of Course Strategies for Coping With Outside Activism
    Corporate Counsel Institute - Chicago, September 28-29, 2006

  • Institutional demands for direct election
  • Majority voting
  • The impact of hedge funds
  • Proposals for dire...
  •     90.00  $99.00  
    Type of Course The Changing Dynamic between Strategic and Private Equity Bidders
    Ray Garrett Jr. Corporate and Securities Law Institute, May 1-2, 2008, Chicago

  • Competitiveness of bid process
  • Current risks in the use of cash vs. stock
  • Comparative adv...
  •     60.00  $99.00  
    Type of Course The Delaware Perspective
    Ray Garrett Jr. Corporate and Securities Law Institute, May 3-4, 2007 - Chicago

    An exclusive and informal Q&A session with Vice Chancellor Leo E. Strine, Jr. from the Delaware Court of Chan...
        45.00  $49.00  
    Type of Course The Delaware Perspective II
    Ray Garrett Jr. Corporate and Securities Law Institute, May 1-2, 2008, Chicago

    Back by popular demand, Vice Chancellor Strine returns to provide updates on court activities and his...
        60.00  $99.00  
    Type of Course The Embattled Board Room - Current Issues
    Ray Garrett Jr. Corporate and Securities Law Institute, May 3-4, 2007 - Chicago

  • Majority Voting - An Activist Success Story
  • "Proxy Access" after AFSCME v. AIG
  • Elimination of P...
  •     60.00  $99.00  
    Type of Course The Impact of International Trends and Developments
    Securities Regulation Institute, January 23-25, 2008, Coronado, CA

  • Competitiveness of U.S. markets
  • Offerings on AIM
  • Preparing for the acceptance of IFRS wihtout reconci...
  •     75.00  $99.00  
    Type of Course U.S. Capital Market Developments
    Securities Regulation Institute, January 23-25, 2008, Coronado, CA

  • Smaller public company initiatives
  • Private offering initiatives
  • PIPES and other financing strategies ...
  •     90.00  $99.00  
    Type of Course Understanding the Credit Crisis and Its Fallout-An Orientation
    Ray Garrett Jr. Corporate and Secur