Robin Struve, Partner, Latham & Watkins to Speak at KC’s Corporate Governance Issues, Executive Compensation Disclosure and Related SRO Rules: A 2011 Update Act Webcast

New York, NY, May 20, 2011 --(PR.com)-- The Knowledge Group/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series, the leading producer of regulatory focused webcasts, has announced today that Robin Struve, Partner, Latham & Watkins LLP will speak at the Knowledge Congress’ webcast entitled: “Corporate Governance Issues, Executive Compensation Disclosure and Related SRO Rules: A 2011 Update.” This event is scheduled for June 21, 2011 at 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM ET.

For further details, please visit:
http://knowledgecongress.org/event_2011_Corporate_SRO_Rules.html

Event Synopsis:

The enactment of the Dodd-Frank Act in July 2010 will have far reaching impact on many firms. Some of the law’s provisions that will have the most significant impact on companies are: Sections 951, 952, and 953. Each will influence how companies consider and think through corporate governance, executive compensation disclosure and related self-regulatory organization (SRO) guidelines of companies. The Knowledge Group has assembled a panel of speaker experts and thought leaders to help walk you through the latest updates surrounding this ever changing area.

About Robin Struve

Robin L. Struve is a partner in the Tax Department of Latham & Watkins, LLC. She advises U.S. and multi-national companies regarding the application of U.S. tax, ERISA, securities and other laws as well as employee benefit plans and executive compensation matters. A substantial portion of Ms. Struve’s practice involves advising public companies regarding tax, securities and disclosure laws regarding executive compensation. She also focuses on the drafting, amendment, termination and legal compliance of benefit plans, with a focus on non-qualified deferred compensation plans, equity based compensation plans (including plans for non-corporate entities such as LLCs and partnerships), and bonus plans for both public and private companies.

Ms. Struve holds a J.D. from Harvard University and a B.A. from the University of Colorado, with distinction. She is a frequent speaker on a variety of executive compensation and employee benefit plan topics.

About Latham & Watkins LLP

Founded in 1934, Latham & Watkins has grown into a full-service international powerhouse with approximately 2,000 attorneys in 31 offices around the world. 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. With that growth, we have built internationally recognized practices in a wide spectrum of transactional, litigation, corporate and regulatory areas. We have also received praise for our innovative approach to law firm management and for our pro bono work both on a local and global scale. Our success is grounded in our devotion to the collaborative process, which reaches across global offices and practices and draws upon our deep subject matter expertise, an abiding commitment to teamwork and a powerful tradition of creative lawyering.

For more information about Robin Struve and Latham & Watkins LLP, please visit:
http://www.lw.com/

About The Knowledge Group, LLC/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series

The Knowledge Congress was established with the mission to produce unbiased, objective, and educational live webinars that examine industry trends and regulatory changes from a variety of different perspectives. The goal is to deliver a unique multilevel analysis of an important issue affecting business in a highly focused format. To contact or register to an event, please visit: www.knowledgecongress.org.

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