Latham & Watkins’ Brian W. Smith to Speak at KC’s Event on Banking and Financial Services Laws for Attorneys: A 2009 Perspective Live Webcast on 05/14/2009
Jersey City, NJ, April 02, 2009 --(PR.com)-- The Knowledge Group/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series, the leading producer of regulatory focused webcast recently announced that Brian W. Smith, Partner, Latham & Watkins LLP, will speak at the Knowledge Congress’ upcoming webcast entitled: “Banking and Financial Services Laws for Attorneys: A 2009 Perspective Live Webcast”. This two-hour event is scheduled on May 14, 2009, Thursday, 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM ET. For further details of the event and panelists, please visit http://www.knowledgecongress.org/event_2009_bank.html
Event Synopsis:
Financial regulation remains front and center on the minds of attorneys in Washington D.C and on Wall Street. Many factors including the subprime crisis, the credit-default-swap implosion and the subsequent meltdown of the markets have led to great uncertainty in the regulatory landscape. The Knowledge Group is producing a 2-hour live webcast which will help attorneys understand how new regulations will affect their clients in 2009 and beyond. Among the issues covered will be: Mitigating & managing the risk of bank failure, synopsis & impact of the new government regulations, and finally a forward look at best practices for finance attorneys in 2009.
Banking and Financial Services Laws for Attorneys: A 2009 Perspective will provide a comprehensive overview and best practices framework for navigation regulatory activity in the US financial system. This is a must attend webcast for domestic & internationally focused attorneys who’s clients are banks and financial institutions that operate in the US market.
About Brian W. Smith
Brian Smith has more than 35 years experience in the financial services industry as a partner of an international law firm, as a senior federal regulator, and as a senior corporate officer of a multinational financial services company. He is a member of the firm’s Financial Regulatory Practice and is a partner in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office.
Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Smith was a partner in the international law firm of Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw and the national law firm of Stroock & Stroock & Lavan, where he was chairman of the firm’s Financial Services Institutions Group and Managing Partner of its Washington, D.C. office.
From 1982 through 1984, Mr. Smith was chief counsel of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (“OCC”) and a member of the Comptroller’s Policy Group. Mr. Smith was responsible for the legal affairs of the OCC including legal advisory services, litigation, enforcement and compliance, securities and corporate practices, legislative and regulatory analysis and the six district counsel offices.
Before moving to Washington, Mr. Smith was senior vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary for MasterCard International, Inc. and a member of the Office of President. In addition to his role as chief legal officer, Mr. Smith had corporate planning and management responsibilities.
Prior to joining MasterCard, Mr. Smith served as an attorney with both CIT Financial Corporation and American Express Company.
Mr. Smith, is a frequent commentator/author/lecturer on the financial services industry and the law and regulations affecting it. He is a member of the American Bar Association’s Banking Law and Cyberspace Law Committees, and serves on the board of advisors of several leading industry publications including, Electronic Banking Law and Commerce Report, Review of Financial Services Regulation and Global eCommerce Law and Business Report.
In addition, Mr. Smith has served on the Department of State’s Advisory Committee on PrivateInternational Law, The International Chamber of Commerce’s Working Party on Privacy and Data Protection as well as its Commission on Telecommunications and Information Technology. He also serves on the U.S. Council for International Business’ Electronic Commerce Committee and its Working Group on Privacy and Transborder Data Flows.
Mr. Smith has been selected by the American Banker as among Washington’s most effective and influential practitioners in financial services and has been listed in The American Banker’s – Banking on Top Bankers. Mr. Smith has been listed in An International Who’s Who of Internet and eCommerce Lawyers, Chambers Global – The World’s Leading Lawyers for eCommerce and in Who’s Who Legal, The International Who’s Who of Business Lawyers.
About Latham & Watkins LLP
Latham & Watkins’ Financial Regulatory Group advises banks, securities firms, insurance companies and their parent holding companies and affiliates, as well as the increasing host of companies engaged in financial services across the globe, on the full range of financial regulations affecting their activities and operations.
The founders of Latham & Watkins instilled an ethic of hard work, commitment and quality that flourishes today and has nurtured the firm’s dramatic growth into one of the world’s premier business law firms.
Latham & Watkins is a global leader in corporate, bank and project finance, capital markets transactions, mergers and acquisitions, and complex business litigation.
For more information on Brian W. Smith, and Latham & Watkins LLP, please visit: http://www. www.lw.com
About The Knowledge Group, LLC/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series
The Knowledge Congress is a series of live webcasts produced by The Knowledge Group, LLC, which examine trends, regulatory, and technology changes across a variety of industries. “We bring together the world's leading authorities and industry participants through informative two-hour webcast that study the impact of changing regulations and help businesses succeed through proper regulatory compliance.”
Contact information:
The Knowledge Group, LLC/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series
http://www.knowledgecongress.org
info@knowledgecongress.org
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Event Synopsis:
Financial regulation remains front and center on the minds of attorneys in Washington D.C and on Wall Street. Many factors including the subprime crisis, the credit-default-swap implosion and the subsequent meltdown of the markets have led to great uncertainty in the regulatory landscape. The Knowledge Group is producing a 2-hour live webcast which will help attorneys understand how new regulations will affect their clients in 2009 and beyond. Among the issues covered will be: Mitigating & managing the risk of bank failure, synopsis & impact of the new government regulations, and finally a forward look at best practices for finance attorneys in 2009.
Banking and Financial Services Laws for Attorneys: A 2009 Perspective will provide a comprehensive overview and best practices framework for navigation regulatory activity in the US financial system. This is a must attend webcast for domestic & internationally focused attorneys who’s clients are banks and financial institutions that operate in the US market.
About Brian W. Smith
Brian Smith has more than 35 years experience in the financial services industry as a partner of an international law firm, as a senior federal regulator, and as a senior corporate officer of a multinational financial services company. He is a member of the firm’s Financial Regulatory Practice and is a partner in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office.
Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Smith was a partner in the international law firm of Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw and the national law firm of Stroock & Stroock & Lavan, where he was chairman of the firm’s Financial Services Institutions Group and Managing Partner of its Washington, D.C. office.
From 1982 through 1984, Mr. Smith was chief counsel of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (“OCC”) and a member of the Comptroller’s Policy Group. Mr. Smith was responsible for the legal affairs of the OCC including legal advisory services, litigation, enforcement and compliance, securities and corporate practices, legislative and regulatory analysis and the six district counsel offices.
Before moving to Washington, Mr. Smith was senior vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary for MasterCard International, Inc. and a member of the Office of President. In addition to his role as chief legal officer, Mr. Smith had corporate planning and management responsibilities.
Prior to joining MasterCard, Mr. Smith served as an attorney with both CIT Financial Corporation and American Express Company.
Mr. Smith, is a frequent commentator/author/lecturer on the financial services industry and the law and regulations affecting it. He is a member of the American Bar Association’s Banking Law and Cyberspace Law Committees, and serves on the board of advisors of several leading industry publications including, Electronic Banking Law and Commerce Report, Review of Financial Services Regulation and Global eCommerce Law and Business Report.
In addition, Mr. Smith has served on the Department of State’s Advisory Committee on PrivateInternational Law, The International Chamber of Commerce’s Working Party on Privacy and Data Protection as well as its Commission on Telecommunications and Information Technology. He also serves on the U.S. Council for International Business’ Electronic Commerce Committee and its Working Group on Privacy and Transborder Data Flows.
Mr. Smith has been selected by the American Banker as among Washington’s most effective and influential practitioners in financial services and has been listed in The American Banker’s – Banking on Top Bankers. Mr. Smith has been listed in An International Who’s Who of Internet and eCommerce Lawyers, Chambers Global – The World’s Leading Lawyers for eCommerce and in Who’s Who Legal, The International Who’s Who of Business Lawyers.
About Latham & Watkins LLP
Latham & Watkins’ Financial Regulatory Group advises banks, securities firms, insurance companies and their parent holding companies and affiliates, as well as the increasing host of companies engaged in financial services across the globe, on the full range of financial regulations affecting their activities and operations.
The founders of Latham & Watkins instilled an ethic of hard work, commitment and quality that flourishes today and has nurtured the firm’s dramatic growth into one of the world’s premier business law firms.
Latham & Watkins is a global leader in corporate, bank and project finance, capital markets transactions, mergers and acquisitions, and complex business litigation.
For more information on Brian W. Smith, and Latham & Watkins LLP, please visit: http://www. www.lw.com
About The Knowledge Group, LLC/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series
The Knowledge Congress is a series of live webcasts produced by The Knowledge Group, LLC, which examine trends, regulatory, and technology changes across a variety of industries. “We bring together the world's leading authorities and industry participants through informative two-hour webcast that study the impact of changing regulations and help businesses succeed through proper regulatory compliance.”
Contact information:
The Knowledge Group, LLC/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series
http://www.knowledgecongress.org
info@knowledgecongress.org
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