Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP Named Sponsor at Knowledge Congress' Event “Securities Offerings in the Global Market: Focus on 2012 Live Webcast” (12/08/12)

New York, NY, December 09, 2011 --(PR.com)-- Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, one of the world's most prominent law firms, teams up with The Knowledge Group for the upcoming webcast entitled “Securities Offerings in the Global Market: Focus on 2012 Live Webcast.” This two-hour event will be held on December 8, 2011 from 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM ET. For further details about this event and to register, please visit: http://knowledgecongress.org/event_2011_Global_Market.html

About Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP is a firm of more than 700 lawyers, who collaborate with clients to help them conquer their most critical legal challenges and business goals. Our Corporate Department is both creative and practical, supporting clients with lean, focused teams who craft customized solutions across nearly every type of domestic and cross-border structure, including securities offerings, private equity transactions, mergers and acquisitions, traditional and emerging structures in fund formation and unique financing transactions. We have represented the full range of public and private companies throughout their lifecycles. While Paul, Weiss is recognized as having leading corporate and litigation capabilities, the firm has developed equally strong practices in the areas of bankruptcy and corporate reorganization, employee benefits and executive compensation, intellectual property, personal representation, real estate and tax law.

Event Synopsis

Against the backdrop of rapidly changing global financial markets, there have been many regulatory developments affecting cross-border capital markets transactions, including changes relating to accounting standards, listing requirements on foreign stock exchanges, corporate governance, and derivatives regulation, among others.

Given these regulatory developments, capital markets practitioners should always be up-to-date on recent regulatory guidance and emerging issues.

The Knowledge Group is assembling a team of experts to provide you with insights on the following hot topics:

- Introduction: The Euro Crisis and the Global Regulatory Response
- A Closer Look at Capital Markets
- What’s in IFRS?
- Corporate Governance
- Derivatives Regulation
- Best Practices
- Looking Beyond 2012

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. Its mission is to produce unbiased, objective, and educational live webcasts 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.

The organization brings together the world's leading authorities and industry participants through informative two-hour webcasts to study the impact of changes and emerging trends. Hear from leading government officials/regulators, key thought leaders, and industry experts objectively analyze the latest trends and issues and their impact on industries. For further details, please visit the organization’s website: www.knowledgecongress.org)

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