Stuart M. Litwin, Partner, Mayer Brown LLP to Speak at KC’s Asset Backed Securities Reform Rules: Adoption & Implementation in 2015 Live Webcast

New York, NY, February 24, 2015 --(PR.com)-- The Knowledge Group/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series, the leading producer of regulatory focused webcasts, has announced today that Stuart M. Litwin, Partner, Mayer Brown LLP will speak at the Knowledge Group’s webcast entitled: “Asset Backed Securities Reform Rules: Adoption & Implementation in 2015 Live Webcast.” This event is scheduled for March 09, 2015 from 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm (ET).

For further details, please visit:
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About Stuart M. Litwin
Stuart M. Litwin is a partner and co-head of the Structured Finance Practice at Mayer Brown LLP. Mr. Litwin also co-heads Mayer Brown’s Capital Markets Practice.

Stuart is one of the leading lawyers in the United States in the representation of originators, investment banks, ABCP conduit sponsors, hedge funds, commercial banks and investors (including mutual funds) in structuring, negotiating and documenting U.S. and international asset-backed and other securities transactions. His experience has involved the securitization of virtually all asset types, and he is recognized as an expert in the securitization and financing of retail and commercial auto loans and leases, FFELP and private student loans, dealer floorplan receivables, equipment leases and loans, global trade finance assets, rental cars, commercial and residential mortgages, cross border transactions, solar leases and power purchase agreements, synthetic risk transfers, money market fund investments and structured transactions in which banks and other clients seek advantageous treatment for accounting, regulatory capital or tax purposes. Mr. Litwin also regularly represents several funds, reinsurance companies and other investors in their “alternative investments” (i.e., unusual assets or finance companies which are more difficult to fund in securitization or banking markets).

About Mayer Brown LLP
Mayer Brown is a global legal services organization advising clients across the Americas, Asia and Europe. Our presence in the world’s leading markets enables us to offer clients access to local market knowledge combined with global reach. We are noted for our commitment to client service and our ability to assist clients with their most complex and demanding legal and business challenges worldwide. We serve many of the world’s largest companies, including a significant proportion of the Fortune 100, FTSE 100, DAX and Hang Seng Index companies and more than half of the world’s largest banks. We provide legal services in areas such as: banking and finance; corporate and securities; litigation and dispute resolution; antitrust and competition; US Supreme Court and appellate; employment and benefits; environmental; financial services regulatory and enforcement; government and global trade; intellectual property; real estate; tax; restructuring, bankruptcy and insolvency; and wealth management.

Event Synopsis:
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has revised rules regarding the disclosure, reporting, and offering of asset backed securities (ABS) to enhance transparency, to further protect investors, and to augment capital in the securities market. The new rules include loan disclosure on residential and commercial mortgages and automobile loans; among others.

In this two-hour live webcast, a panel of distinguished professionals and thought leaders assembled by The Knowledge Group will provide an over-view and discussion of the adoption and Implementation of the SEC Asset Backed Securities Reform Rules to help Investors, loan issuers, and banking authorities understand the important aspects of this significant topic.

Key topics include:

· Asset Backed Securities Final Rules
· Disclosure and Reporting Requirements
· Benefits and Risks
· Best Market Security Measures
· Eligibility for Shelf Offering
· Recent Adoption and Implementation Issues
· Non-Compliance Risks

About The Knowledge Group, LLC/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series
The Knowledge Group, LLC 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: http://theknowledgegroup.org/