Morrison & Foerster’s David M. Lynn to Speak at Knowledge Congress’ Understanding New Compliance & Disclosure Interpretations ("C&DIs")
New York, NY, July 25, 2009 --(PR.com)-- The Knowledge Group/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series, the leading producer of regulatory focused webcasts announced today that Dennis Bertron, Partner, Behar Bertron PLLC will speak at The Knowledge Congress’ upcoming webcast entitled: “Understanding New Compliance & Disclosure Interpretations ("C&DIs")”. This 2-hour event is scheduled on August 11, 2009, Tuesday, at 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM EDT. (For further details of the event and an updated list of panelists, please visit: http://www.knowledgecongress.org/event_2009_CDI.html)
Event Synopsis
The SEC’s Office of Corporation Finance issues interpretations of SEC disclosure requirements in guidance documents known as Compliance & Disclosure Interpretations (C&DIs). Although these staff-written interpretations, written in response to requests dealing with specific circumstances, are non-binding and informal in nature, they are closely watched as general guidance on how the SEC staff is currently interpreting U.S. securities laws. The SEC staff currently is updating and reformatting its interpretive positions, and accounting and finance staff, consultants, and corporate lawyers need to understand how to find and use the newly formatted information.
A panel of government officials and corporate disclosure experts will discuss the latest C&DI guidance and the new format in a Live two-hour Webcast presented by the Knowledge Congress.
About David M. Lynn
David M. Lynn is a partner in the Washington D.C. Office of Morrison & Foerster, and is Co-Chair of the firm’s Global Public Companies practice. He is the former Chief Counsel of the Division of Corporation Finance at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Mr. Lynn’s practice is focused on advising a wide range of clients on SEC matters, securities transactions and corporate governance. In addition to being a leading authority on SEC issues, Mr. Lynn is particularly well known in the area of executive compensation disclosure, having recently co-authored The Executive Compensation Disclosure Treatise and Reporting Guide. In 2006, while serving as Chief Counsel, Mr. Lynn led the rulemaking team that drafted sweeping revisions to the SEC’s executive compensation and related party disclosure rules.
Mr. Lynn was the Chief Counsel of the SEC's Division of Corporation Finance from 2003-2007. He re-joined the SEC as Chief Counsel shortly after adoption of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. As a result, he was intimately involved in implementing and interpreting the record amount of SEC rulemaking that occurred in the wake of SOX. Mr. Lynn initially served on the SEC staff from 1995-2000 as an Attorney-Advisor and subsequently a Special Counsel in the Division of Corporation Finance. While in private practice from 2000-2003, he advised clients on SEC investigations, securities transactions, mergers and acquisitions and corporate governance. Mr. Lynn has also served as an Adjunct Professor of Law at the Georgetown University Law Center, where he taught a course in corporate governance.
Since 2007, Mr. Lynn has served as the co-editor of TheCorporateCounsel.net, where he co-authors one of the most widely-read blogs on securities, governance and corporate law matters. Mr. Lynn also contributes to publications such as The Corporate Counsel, The Corporate Executive and the recently-launched newsletter Borges & Lynn’s Proxy Disclosure Updates.
Mr. Lynn currently serves as Vice-Chair – Programs of the ABA Business Law Section’s Federal Regulation of Securities Committee.
Mr. Lynn received his J.D., with honors, from The University of Maryland School of Law. Mr. Lynn also received a Master of Science in Finance from Loyola College.
About Morrison & Foerster LLP
With more than 1,000 lawyers in key finance and technology centers internationally, Morrison & Foerster offers clients comprehensive, global legal services in business and litigation. The firm currently has more than 170 lawyers based in Asia, with offices in Tokyo, Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong, and Singapore, making it one of the largest U.S. firms in the region.
For more information about David M. Lynn, and Morrison & Foerster LLP, please visit: http://www.mofo.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.” To contact or to register to an event, please visit: www.knowledgecongress.org
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Event Synopsis
The SEC’s Office of Corporation Finance issues interpretations of SEC disclosure requirements in guidance documents known as Compliance & Disclosure Interpretations (C&DIs). Although these staff-written interpretations, written in response to requests dealing with specific circumstances, are non-binding and informal in nature, they are closely watched as general guidance on how the SEC staff is currently interpreting U.S. securities laws. The SEC staff currently is updating and reformatting its interpretive positions, and accounting and finance staff, consultants, and corporate lawyers need to understand how to find and use the newly formatted information.
A panel of government officials and corporate disclosure experts will discuss the latest C&DI guidance and the new format in a Live two-hour Webcast presented by the Knowledge Congress.
About David M. Lynn
David M. Lynn is a partner in the Washington D.C. Office of Morrison & Foerster, and is Co-Chair of the firm’s Global Public Companies practice. He is the former Chief Counsel of the Division of Corporation Finance at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Mr. Lynn’s practice is focused on advising a wide range of clients on SEC matters, securities transactions and corporate governance. In addition to being a leading authority on SEC issues, Mr. Lynn is particularly well known in the area of executive compensation disclosure, having recently co-authored The Executive Compensation Disclosure Treatise and Reporting Guide. In 2006, while serving as Chief Counsel, Mr. Lynn led the rulemaking team that drafted sweeping revisions to the SEC’s executive compensation and related party disclosure rules.
Mr. Lynn was the Chief Counsel of the SEC's Division of Corporation Finance from 2003-2007. He re-joined the SEC as Chief Counsel shortly after adoption of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. As a result, he was intimately involved in implementing and interpreting the record amount of SEC rulemaking that occurred in the wake of SOX. Mr. Lynn initially served on the SEC staff from 1995-2000 as an Attorney-Advisor and subsequently a Special Counsel in the Division of Corporation Finance. While in private practice from 2000-2003, he advised clients on SEC investigations, securities transactions, mergers and acquisitions and corporate governance. Mr. Lynn has also served as an Adjunct Professor of Law at the Georgetown University Law Center, where he taught a course in corporate governance.
Since 2007, Mr. Lynn has served as the co-editor of TheCorporateCounsel.net, where he co-authors one of the most widely-read blogs on securities, governance and corporate law matters. Mr. Lynn also contributes to publications such as The Corporate Counsel, The Corporate Executive and the recently-launched newsletter Borges & Lynn’s Proxy Disclosure Updates.
Mr. Lynn currently serves as Vice-Chair – Programs of the ABA Business Law Section’s Federal Regulation of Securities Committee.
Mr. Lynn received his J.D., with honors, from The University of Maryland School of Law. Mr. Lynn also received a Master of Science in Finance from Loyola College.
About Morrison & Foerster LLP
With more than 1,000 lawyers in key finance and technology centers internationally, Morrison & Foerster offers clients comprehensive, global legal services in business and litigation. The firm currently has more than 170 lawyers based in Asia, with offices in Tokyo, Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong, and Singapore, making it one of the largest U.S. firms in the region.
For more information about David M. Lynn, and Morrison & Foerster LLP, please visit: http://www.mofo.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.” To contact or to register to an event, please visit: www.knowledgecongress.org
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