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Dodd-Frank’s “Living Will Rule” and the Impact on Financial Firms

While the Dodd-Frank Act has had a broad impact on banking, one of the key aspects is the "Living Will Rule," which seeks to limit the risks of "too big to fail" financial institutions in the United States. In this exclusive LegalMinds/NASDAQ Securities & Capital Market Series interview, Walter ...

Best Practices in Corporate Governance

In this exclusive LegalMinds/NASDAQ Securities & Capital Market Series interview, Marsh & McLennan Companies’ (NYSE:MMC) Deputy General Counsel and Corporate Secretary Lucy Fato discusses “best practices” and key corporate governance issues, including the separation of the Chairman and CEO roles, board declassification, shareholder outreach and the ...

Cautious Optimism in the Leveraged Finance Market

In this exclusive LegalMindsTV interview, Sherman & Sterling's Joshua Thompson discusses the outlook for leveraged finance transactions. "We're seeing a number of interesting deals in the market," says Thompson. "In addition to bank bond deals and complex refinancing, we're also seeing private equity sponsors taking the initiative in what remains a ...

Emerging Growth in Latin America’s Capital Markets

While the U.S. and Europe have been facing significant economic challenges, growth in Latin American countries continues to exceed expectations. After emerging from an economic slump in 2008-2009, the region's economies grew at a rate of 6% in 2010 and continue to rise -- with the World Bank recently projecting ...

Structuring Public and Private Transactions in the Current M&A Environment

As many companies and private equity firms have been accumulating large amounts of cash over the last three years, they're coming under increased pressure to deploy that cash productively. According to Clare O'Brien, a partner in the Mergers & Acquisitions Group at Shearman & Sterling LLP, this has led to ...

The Legal Challenges of Privacy, Computer Fraud and Data Security

The development of new technology platforms and explosive growth of social media presents companies with complex legal challenges -- from securing trade secrets to safeguarding customer privacy, not to mention protecting your company from potential litigation or direct economic loss. While an old adage has been that companies' greatest assets walk ...

Share Repurchase Considerations

With an improving economy and an increase in cash assets, many companies are expanding their stock buyback activity. While few expect an increase to the levels seen five years ago, which capped a meteoric 25 year rise from $5 billion to almost $350 billion, there has been a steady growth ...

Hybrid Financing: Certain Ideas for Uncertain Times

In response to the continued volatility and uncertainty in the public markets, there has been an increase in popularity of hybrid financing vehicles such as PIPEs and Registered Direct offerings for public companies seeking to raise capital. According to James Tanenbaum, chair of Morrison & Foerster's Global Capital Markets practice, these ...

Current Video Interviews

Dodd-Frank’s “Living Will Rule” and the Impact on Financial Firms

Walter J. Mix III, Director, Berkeley Research Group

While the Dodd-Frank Act has had a broad impact on banking, one of the key aspects is the “Living Will Rule,” which seeks to limit the risks of “too big to fail” financial institutions in the United States. In this exclusive LegalMinds/NASDAQ Securities & Capital Market Series...

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Best Practices in Corporate Governance

Lucy Fato, VP, Deputy General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc.

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Cautious Optimism in the Leveraged Finance Market

Joshua Thompson, Shearman & Sterling LLP

In this exclusive LegalMindsTV interview, Sherman & Sterling’s Joshua Thompson discusses the outlook for leveraged finance transactions. “We’re seeing a number of interesting deals in the market,” says Thompson. “In addition to bank bond deals and complex refinancing, we’re...

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The Impact of Dodd-Frank on Private Placements

James Smith, Tarter Krinsky & Drogin LLP

With the enactment of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act last year, there were sweeping changes in the regulation of the financial markets. While much of the attention has been on publicly traded securities, recent changes in the legislation are also having an impact on private placements. According...

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Emerging Growth in Latin America’s Capital Markets

Antonia Stolper, Shearman & Sterling LLP

While the U.S. and Europe have been facing significant economic challenges, growth in Latin American countries continues to exceed expectations. After emerging from an economic slump in 2008-2009, the region’s economies grew at a rate of 6% in 2010 and continue to rise — with the World Bank recently...

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Structuring Public and Private Transactions in the Current M&A Environment

Clare O'Brien, Shearman & Sterling LLP

As many companies and private equity firms have been accumulating large amounts of cash over the last three years, they’re coming under increased pressure to deploy that cash productively. According to Clare O’Brien, a partner in the Mergers & Acquisitions Group at Shearman & Sterling LLP,...

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The Legal Challenges of Privacy, Computer Fraud and Data Security

Nick Akerman, Dorsey & Whitney LLP

The development of new technology platforms and explosive growth of social media presents companies with complex legal challenges — from securing trade secrets to safeguarding customer privacy, not to mention protecting your company from potential litigation or direct economic loss. While an old adage has...

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