Events
- Presentation: Mergers & Acquisitions 2009: Trends and Developments
On January 22, 2009, our partner James Walker will present ethics issues relating to M&A transactions, including clearing conflicts in M&A transactions, duties of a lawyer representing management in a management buy out to the company’s shareholders, ethical issues associated...
January 2009
- Presentation: Ethics for Corporate Lawyers 2008
On December 22, 2008, our partner James Walker will participate in a panel discussion of critical ethical issues currently faced by corporate counsel. The topics will include ethical issues relevant to business negotiations, responsibilities of the law firm/legal department to...
December 2008
- Presentation: Overlapping Civil Litigation and Government (Regulatory/Department of Justice) Investigations
The current focus by the Government and regulators on rooting out corporate wrongdoing frequently results in multiple civil and regulatory/criminal proceedings relating to the same facts. On Tuesday, November 11, 2008, in connection with a one-day Practicing Law Institute seminar...
November 2008
- Presentation: Ethics for Corporate Counsel: New Issues & Developments Relating to Employment, Corporate Policy, Whistle-Blower, and Privilege Issues
On October 28, 2008, our partner James Walker will participate in a panel discussion of various ethics issues faced by corporate counsel, including access to employee e-mails and the attorney-client privilege, company e-mail policies, parent subsidiary privilege issues, the law...
October 2008
- Jennifer K. Grady to speak at PLI’s Advanced Swaps & Other Derivatives 2008 Seminar
Partner Jennifer K. Grady will speak at the Practicing Law Institute’s Seminar entitled “Advanced Swaps & Other Derivatives 2008”. Ms. Grady will give a presentation regarding the current state of the Loan Credit Default Swap market during the Panel Discussion...
October 2008
- Joon P. Hong and Nicholas A. Whitney to speak at The 3rd Global Distressed Debt Investor Forum
Partners Joon P. Hong and Nicholas A. Whitney will speak at The 3rd Global Distressed Debt Investor Forum - Insights & Strategies for Distressed Asset Investing in an Uncertain Economy, presented by the International Quality & Productivity Centre. Messrs. Hong...
August 2008
- Will Barry to speak on the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act at the Juris Conference on Managing Business Disputes and Legal Risk in Latin America
Partner Will Barry will speak at the Juris Conference: Managing Business Disputes and Legal Risk in Latin America. Mr. Barry will speak on the topic “Current Issues in Export Controls and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.” The conference will be...
August 2008
- Lee Richards to speak at Corporate Counsel Institute
Partner Lee S. Richards III will speak at the Practicing Law Institute's program "Corporate Counsel Institute,” on the topic “GCs under Scrutiny: Regulatory Actions against General Counsel.” The Corporate Counsel Institute is scheduled for September 10, 2008 in New York...
August 2008
- Larry G. Halperin to speak at the Second Annual Distressed & Turnaround Investment Forum
Partner Larry G. Halperin will speak at the Second Annual Distressed & Turnaround Investment Forum, presented by iiBIG: International Institute for Business Information & Growth LLC. Mr. Halperin will speak on the topic “Corporate Governance in the Zone of Insolvency.”...
August 2008
- Presentation: LSTA's "LCDS and TRS" Conference
Our attorneys Jon Kibbe and Jennifer Grady will speak at the LSTA's LCDS and TRS conference on June 12, 2008. The presentation, entitled "Dissecting the Documentation", will highlight key provisions in, and evolution of, documentation governing LCDS trades, and will...
June 2008
- Presentation: 18th Annual High Yield Bond Conference
Our partner, Jon Kibbe, will speak about distressed debt investing at the 18th Annual High Yield Bond Conference on June 11, 2008. The conference takes place at the New York Society of Security Analysis (NYSSA) on 1177 Avenue of the...
June 2008
- Presentation: Parallel Criminal, SEC and Plaintiff Proceedings
Ms. Dee will moderate a panel at the upcoming 4th Securities Litigation Summit at the Millennium Broadway Hotel in New York City on May 29, 2008, at 9:00 a.m. The panel, "Parallel Criminal, SEC and Plaintiff Proceedings," will focus on...
May 2008
- Presentation: Distressed & Turnaround Investment Conference
Several of our partners will be speaking at iiBig’s 2008 “Distressed & Turnaround Investment Forum” on May 14, 2008 in New York City. The conference will feature presentations related to the current credit crunch and the potential opportunities that exist...
May 2008
- Presentation: Guantanamo Symposium
Our attorney, Marcellene E. Hearn is a panelist on issues related to the representation of Guantanamo Bay detainees at The Northeastern University Law Journal where they will host a Symposium on April 25, 2008. At the Symposium, practitioners who have...
April 2008
- Presentation: Introductory Lessons on Ethics and Civility in Everyday Lawyering
On April 24, 2008, as part of a CLE program sponsored by the New York State Bar Association, our partner James Walker presented "Hot Topics on Ethics". The program was held at the New York Hotel Pennsylvania, 401 Seventh Avenue,...
April 2008
- Presentation: Loan to Own: Exercising Lender Remedies as an Alternative to Bankruptcy
On Wednesday, March 5, 2008, in connection with the 2008 Distressed Debt Conference, our partner Larry Halperin participated in a presentation devoted to Loan to Own: Exercising Lender Remedies as an Alternative to Bankruptcy. This panel gave a business, legal...
March 2008
- Presentation: Loan Credit Default Swaps and TRS
On February 5, 2008, Jon Kibbe and Jen Grady presented an overview of loan credit default swaps and loan total return swaps at the LSTA's "Introduction to the Loan Market, Documents & Market Practices" Conference at the Roosevelt Hotel in...
February 2008
- Presentation Webinar: Implications from the Enron Bankruptcy Litigation
On January 30, 2008, in connection with Deal Flow Media, our partner, Trish O'Prey spoke at a live webinar concerning Legal Liability: Risks for Lenders, Advisors and Secondary Traders in Distressed Debt Investments. Recently, several decisions in the Enron bankruptcy...
January 2008
- Presentation: The Impact of an Abundance of Capital and Alternative Equity Sources on the Disappearance of the Borrower Default: Will the Party Last Forever?
The conventional wisdom on loan enforcement is being challenged, and the rules of the game re-written in these robust economic times. Re-financing a troubled loan is delaying default. On Thursday, January 17, 2008, in connection with The Canadian Institute's Advanced...
December 2007
- Presentation: Loan-to-Own Strategies of Hedge Funds and Private Equity Firms
On December 7, 2007, in connection with ABI's 19th Annual Winter Leadership Conference Educational Sessions Feature, our partner Larry Halperin participated in a panel devoted to “Loan-to-Own Strategies of Hedge Funds and Private Equity Firms” at The Westin Mission Hills...
December 2007
- Presentation: The Erosion of the Attorney-Client Privilege over Electronic Communications: A Discussion of Recent Developments in the Law and Practical Guidance for In-House Counsel to Consider in Preserving the Privilege
On December 5, 2007, our partners James Walker and Dan Zinman presented a program titled “The Erosion of the Attorney-Client Privilege over Electronic Communications” in connection with a CLE seminar sponsored by The Loan Syndications and Trading Association (LSTA). The...
December 2007
- Presentation: Interlinking the U.S. and Canada through Overcoming and Managing Multi-Jurisdictional Obstacles
As U.S. and Canadian authorities increasingly cooperate with each other, cross-border enforcement issues have become commensurately more important to litigators on both sides of the border. On November 28, 2007, in connection with The Canadian Institute's 7th Annual Advanced Forum...
November 2007
- Presentation: Overlapping Civil Litigation and Government (Regulatory/Department of Justice) Investigations
The current focus by the Government and regulators on rooting out corporate wrongdoing frequently results in multiple civil and regulatory/criminal proceedings relating to the same facts. On Tuesday, November 6, 2007, in connection with a one-day Practicing Law Institute seminar...
November 2007
- Presentation: Ethics for Corporate Counsel
On October 12, 2007, our partner James Walker participated in a panel discussion of legal ethics issues regularly confronted by in-house counsel at the Second Corporate Counsel Institute sponsored by the New York State Bar Association. The program was held...
October 2007
- Presentation: The Loan Syndications and Trading Association
Loan Only Credit Default Swaps Location: Hyatt Grand Central, New York City Jennifer Grady participated in a panel discussion on effective preparation for and response to a Credit Event in the U.S. loan credit default swap market. Jennifer discussed the...
May 2007
- Presentation: ISDA Symposium
The U.S. Loan Credit Default Swap Market and ISDA Documentation Location: Global Financial Markets Conference Center, New York, NY Jon Kibbe was one of the speakers discussing this topic at the ISDA Symposium. This Symposium focused on the rapidly developing...
March 2007
- Presentation: Credit Derivatives Workshop, presented by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA)
Overview of New Products: Loan Only CDS Jennifer Grady will present a summary of the structure of loan only credit default swaps, and will discuss the role of loan credit default swaps in ISDA's roster of new products. Link to...
February 2007
- Presentation: The Loan Syndications and Trading Association
LSTA's Introduction to the Loan Market, Documents & Market Practices Conference Location and Date: Roosevelt Hotel, New York, NY – February 15 & 16, 2007 Paul Haskel will be speaking regarding a Review of Par/Near Par Standard Documents and the...
February 2007
- Presentation: The 2007 Turnaround Management & Distressed Investing Forum
Examining the Role of CDS and LCDS in Distressed Situations and Second Lien Lending Location and Date: Le Parker Meridien, New York City – February 6-7, 2007 Speakers: Jon Kibbe, Partner, Richards Kibbe & Orbe LLP, and Tim Milton, Associate,...
February 2007
- Presentation: Hands-On Seminar for Deciphering the LCDS Market, presented by Institutional Investor Events
Credit Event Auctions: Using Evolving ISDA Technology to Replace Physical Settlement in LCDX Jon Kibbe discussed the developing loan credit default swap index product and the transition to cash settlement, as well as the challenges involved in applying ISDA's auction...
December 2006
- Presentation: The Loan Syndications and Trading Association
An Introduction to the Loan Market & LSTA Documents and Market Practices Location: Marriott New York Financial Center, New York City Paul Haskel spoke regarding a Review of Par/Near Par Standard Documents & the Closing Process Par/Near Par Trade Confirmation...
May 2006
- Presentation: Compliance Strategies for Multinational Firms: Ten Steps for Meeting U.S. and International Regulators' "Great Expectations"
Strategies for Meeting Increased U.S. and International Compliance Requirements. An article by Michael D. Mann and Eva Marie Carney first submitted to The International Corporate Compliance Forum, The Center for American and International Law, Plano, Texas, January 19-20, 2006, in...
January 2006
- Corporate Governance in the Zone of Insolvency
An Update on the Latest Canadian, U.S. and U.K. Developments presented by Miller Thompson LLP, Barristers & Solicitors, Patent & Trade-Mark Agents and RK&O, Richards Kibbe & Orbe LLP November 10, 2005 American Conference Centers 780 Third Avenue New York,...
November 2005
- Presentation Webinar: Distressed Loan Trading and Collateral Loan Obligations: How to Buy, Sell and Finance Individual Loans and Portfolios
Our partner, Brian S. Fraser was a panelist on the issue of the securitization litigation in the LTV Steel bankruptcy at the American Bankruptcy Institute's Webinar on "Distressed Loan Trading and Collateral Loan Obligations: How to Buy, Sell and Finance...
January 2001
- Presentation: Lessons from Recent Derivatives Debacles: Examining the Effect on Buyer and Seller
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