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SEC Removes References to NRSRO Ratings in Certain Rules and Forms

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This Week in Securities Litigation

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SEC Issues Report on Credit Rating Agencies

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December 17, 2013 Issue of the SEC News Digest Posted

The SEC has posted the December 17th issue of the SEC News Digest here.

December 16, 2013 Issue of the SEC News Digest Posted

The SEC has posted the December 16th issue of the SEC News Digest here.

December 13, 2013 Issue of the SEC News Digest Posted

The SEC has posted the December 13th issue of the SEC News Digest here.

SEC Issues Staff Report on Public Company Disclosure

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IOSCO Publishes Report on Regulation of Retail Structured Products

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The FCPA Turns 36

Mike Koehler notes over at the FCPA Professor Blog that the FCPA is 36 years young today.  He provides some interesting commentary regarding this event.  For those interested in the FCPA, I highly recomment Mike's article, The Story of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. 

Affiliate Members Strengthen Consultative Role within IOSCO

IOSCO is reporting that affiliative members have strengthened their consultive organization with the Organization.  The press release is available here. 

IOSCO Requests Public Comment on Implementation of PRA Principles

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CPSS and IOSCO Issue a Consultative Document on the Assessment Methodology for the Oversight Expectations Applicable to Critical Service Providers

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IOSCO Issues Report on Regulatory Issues Raised by Changes in Market Structure

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This Week in Securities Litigation

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December 12, 2013 Issue of the SEC News Digest Posted

The SEC has posted the December 12th issue of the SEC News Digest here.

The AALS Section on Transactional Law and Skills at the AALS Annual Meeting

Eric Gouvin, Dean of Western New England University School of Law, sent me the following announcement regarding the AALS annual meeting:

The AALS Section on Transactional Law and Skills will be hosting two events at the AALS Annual Meeting in New York: (1) a program; and (2) a reception.  Here are the details:

First, the program features Prof. Ronald Gilson as the main presenter and is  entitled “Value Creation By Business Lawyers in the 21st Century.”  It is scheduled for Saturday January 4th from 4-5:45pm.  It’s going to be a great program.  Here is the program description:

In 1984, the Yale Law Journal published one of the foundational scholarly articles in the study of transactional law, Professor Ronald Gilson’s “Value Creation by Business Lawyers.”  In the years since its publication the article has fueled a robust debate on the role of business lawyers and the justification for the services they provide.  On the thirtieth anniversary of that influential article this program will re-examine Professor Gilson’s thesis, evaluate the impact of the article, and discuss the prospects for business lawyers creating value in the 21st Century. 

The program will have two parts-

(i)            Part one will feature Professor Gilson, along with our two speakers (Professor Jeff Lipshaw and Professor Elizabeth Pollman). Professor Gilson will be speaking for approximately 20 minutes, followed by Professors Lipshaw and Pollman. 

(ii)           Part two will feature presentation of the two papers selected from the call for papers.  We have two terrific papers selected for presentation: (1) Professor Susan R. Jones (The George Washington University Law School) & Professor Jacqueline Lainez (The University of Richmond School of Law) will present Viewing Value Creation by Business Lawyers Through The Lens of Transactional Legal Clinics, and (2) Professor Karl Okamoto will present Value Creation in StartUp Lawyering. 

The panel will then be followed by 15 minutes of discussion and questions/comments from the audience. We will conclude the program with a short 5 minute business meeting.

Second, the Practical Law Company, which is now a division of Thomson Reuters, is sponsoring a reception in honor of the Section.  Here are the details:

Event:                   Thomson Reuters Reception for the AALS Section on Transactional Law and Skills

Date/Time:         Friday, January 3, 2014, 6:30-8:30 pm

Location:              Conference Room F, Executive Conference Center, Sheraton New York, 811 7th Avenue 53rd Street, New York, NY  10019

These two events promise to provide a great forum for discussing business law and legal education.

 

December 11, 2013 Issue of the SEC News Digest Posted

The SEC has posted the December 11th issue of the SEC News Digest here.

December 10, 2013 Issue of the SEC News Digest Posted

The SEC has posted the December 10th issue of the SEC News Digest here.

December 9, 2013 Issue of the SEC News Digest Posted

The SEC has posted the December 9th issue of the SEC News Digest here.

December 6, 2013 Issue of the SEC News Digest Posted

The SEC has posted the December 6th issue of the SEC News Digest here.