ABA Section of Business Law
2003 Spring Meeting Materials
| Committee Forum | Committee Handouts |The following materials are in Adobe.pdf format, unless otherwise noted.
Thursday, April 3, 2003
The Intersection of Bankruptcy and Regulation: Implications of Nextwave
Implementing the Sarbanes-Oxley Regulations in Your Law Firm of Law Department
- An Overview of Sarbanes-Oxley
| MS PowerPoint | | Adobe.pdf | - SEC Rules Under Sarbanes-Oxley Section 307
| MS PowerPoint | | Adobe.pdf | - Whistleblower Protection
Annual Review: Hot Topics in Environmental Law for Business Lawyers
- Materials (28mb)
2003 Review of Developments in Business and Corporate Litigation
- Materials (10mb)
Doing Well by Doing Good: Literacy and Financial Services
- Materials (9.1mb)
Employee Benefits Update Benefit Plans in Hard Times
Selling a Business in the Zone of Insolvency Strategies for Maximizing Value and Minimizing Risk
- Materials (1.4mb)
The LSTA and CUSIPs: The Role of the Loan Syndications and Trading Association in the Growth of the Syndicated Lending and Loan Trading Markets and the Advent of CUSIPs for Syndicated Loans
- Materials (3.4mb)
Commercial Financial Services: Lender Liability Subcommittee Meeting
Business Bankruptcy: Secured Creditors Subcommittee Meeting
Business Bankruptcy: Task Force on Current Developments
Business Bankruptcy: Litigation and Trustees/Examiners Joint Meeting
Business Bankruptcy: Working Group on Pacific Rim Insolvency
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Business Bankruptcy: Membership Subcommittee Meeting
- Materials (1.35mb)
Third-Party Liability in the Post-Enron Environment
Friday, April 4, 2003
Why the Organizational Ombuds is a Critical Component for Corporate Governance Today
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Revised Article 9: Questions from the Perplexed: Common Drafting Issues
IP Basics for Business Lawyer A Transactional Perspective
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- Copyrights and Trademarks
| MS PowerPoint | | Adobe.pdf | - IP Due Diligence Corporate Transactions
| MS PowerPoint | | Adobe.pdf | - Impact of Bankruptcy on Intellectual Property Licenses
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The Acquisition of a European Company by a United States Buyer
- Materials (1.9mb)
- A French Securities Perspective
| MS PowerPoint | | Adobe.pdf | - EU Competition Law Aspects
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New Disclosure Regime Post SOX Rulemaking
- Materials (4.1mb)
- Recent Developments in the Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures and in MD&A Disclosure | MS PowerPoint | | Adobe.pdf |
- Summary by the Division of Corporation Finance of Significant Issues Addressed in the Review of the Periodic Reports of the Fortune 500 Companies
Corporate Compliance and the Aftermath of Sarbanes-Oxley: The Time Has Come, the Walrus Said, to Talk of Many Things
- Materials (1.0mb)
- Developing Trends in the Organizational Guidelines
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Beyond "Know Your Customer" The New USA Patriot Act Rules
- Materials (4.7mb)
- USA Patriot Act by Daniel Stipano
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IP and Commercial Law Quicksand, Mirages, and Oases
- Materials (2.3mb)
Corporate Counsel Practice-- Hot Topics Overview
The New Aircraft Protocol to the UNIDROIT Convention on Mobile Goods
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Protecting Directors of Nonprofit Corporations: Liability Trends and Avoidance Strategies
Even if You are a Real Estate/Securities/Corporate/Partnership/Emerging Company/Finance Lawyer: What Every Lawyer Needs to Know About UCC Article 8
Finding the Hidden IP Claims in Business Disputes
Agricultural & Agribusiness Financing Subcommittee Meeting
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Business Bankruptcy Committee: Joint Program of Subcommittee on Business Transactions and Subcommittee on Mass Torts and Environmental Claims
Business Bankruptcy Committee: Claims And Priorities and Claims Trading Subcommittee Meeting
Business Bankruptcy Committee: Technology-Oriented Bankruptcies Subcommitee Meeting
Business Bankruptcy Committee: Executory Contracts and Labor and Employment Joint Meeting
Business Bankruptcy Committee: Bankruptcy Committees
Business Bankruptcy Committee: Legislation Subcommittee
Saturday, April 5, 2003
The ABC's of Cybersecurity: The Threat to Business Continuity
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- An Integrated Corporate Approach to Implementing Physical and
Information Technology Security and Developing Business Continuity Plans
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Joint Ventures: In the Antitrust Gunsights Again?
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- International Merger Clearance: Filing Your Joint Venture Transaction
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Xtreme Litigation: Asbestos Claims Test the Legal System
Best Practices in Corporate Governance: The Best Gets Better
Topical Issues in Venture Capital Law
- Introduction to Venture Capital
| MS PowerPoint | | Adobe.pdf | - Series [C] Convertible Preferred Stock Term Sheet
- Venture Capital Funding-Hot Topics
| MS PowerPoint | | Adobe.pdf (3.1mb) | - Preparing for Liquidity
| MS PowerPoint | | Adobe.pdf (1.1mb) | - Bridge Financings
New SEC Use of Old Enforcement Authority: Section 21(a) Written Statments
Sarbanes-Oxley: The First Eight Months
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- New Criminal Statutes and Penalties Under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
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Sarbanes-Oxley Act: Corporate Governance Issues
- Sarbanes-Oxley: Identifying the Challenges And Responsibilities for Your Bank
- Confidence, Courage and Leadership in Corporate Governance
- Proposed Rule: Standards Relating To Listed Company Audit Committees
- Final Rule: Strengthening the Commission's Requirements Regarding Auditor Independence
- Strengthening the Commission's Requirements Regarding Auditor Independence
- Final Rule: Implementation of Standards of Professional Conduct for Attorneys
- Proposed Rule: Implementation of Standards of Professional Conduct for Attorneys
- Final Rule: Disclosure in Management's Discussion and Analysis about Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements and Aggregate Contractual Obligations
- Proposed Rule: Disclosure in Management's Discussion and Analysis About Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements, Contractual Obligations and Contingent Liabilities and Commitments
- Final Rule: Conditions for Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
- Proposed Rule: Conditions for Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Commercial Law Developments
Annual Review of Developments in Business Financing
Ethics in Representing Organizational Clients After Sarbanes-Oxley
The Bankruptcy Code and Revised Article 9: Will the Marriage Last? A Policy Discussion
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