A Comprehensive Update on M & A Deals, Executive Compensation, Disclosure Issues, Private Offerings and Enforcement..

Continuing our tradition of innovative and practical education, the 26 th Annual Federal Securities Institute will give you the opportunity to learn front-line innovative and practical strategies to navigating the latest securities law issues from the nation's leading practitioners, regulators and judges.

The first day of the conference, our highly regarded faculty will examine latest strategies, tactics and legal developments affecting mergers and acquisitions deals. The program will include negotiated transactions and deal issues, hostile deals and takeover defenses, private equity and leveraged buyouts, as well as updates on current market conditions, Delaware law and the SEC.

On the second day, key topics that will be addressed include a review of the new executive compensation environment; an update on disclosure; key litigation development, including how recent Supreme Court decisions have re-shaped securities laws; current enforcement trends; as well as the latest on internal controls and corporate governance issues.

Representatives of the SEC, PCAOB, the states, corporate counsel, law firm and accounting firm representatives will discuss the latest trends and what can be expected in the year ahead.