Valerie Pearsall Roberts, Partner, Jones Day to Speak at KC’s Event on Bond Insurance in a Changing Market and Regulatory Environment: What to Expect? on 7/1/2008
The Knowledge Congress, the leading producer of regulatory focused teleconferences has announced today that Valerie Pearsall Roberts, Partner of Jones Day will speak at the Knowledge Congress’ upcoming teleconference and webinar entitled: “Bond Insurance in a Changing Market and Regulatory Environment: What to Expect?”. The event is scheduled on July 1, 2008, Tuesday, at 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT.
New York, NY, June 23, 2008 --(PR.com)-- The Knowledge Congress, the leading producer of regulatory focused teleconferences has announced today that Valerie Pearsall Roberts, Partner of Jones Day will speak at the Knowledge Congress’ upcoming teleconference and webinar entitled: “Bond Insurance in a Changing Market and Regulatory Environment: What to Expect?”. The event is scheduled on July 1, 2008, Tuesday, at 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT. (For further details of the event and an updated list of panelists, please visit: http://www.knowledgecongress.org/event_2008_BondInsurance.html)
Bond insurance companies are being monitored by a number of investment firms to make sure they can sustain any loss brought about by collateralized debt obligations with high-risk mortgage-backed securities. Issuers and borrowers should examine bond transactions that are tax-exempt as a precautionary measure in case a downgrade occurs. It is also important in examining agreements entered into by issuers and in case there is a need in changing credit and liquidity support bonds secured by a letter of credit. Non-profit organizations that are classified as bond issuers or conduit borrowers should take note of this issue so that preventive measures may be taken if necessary.
The Knowledge Congress has assembled a panel of experts to discuss the important aspects of this issue. The panel will present their findings, which include “Best Practices” in a two-hour teleconference and webinar.
About Valerie Pearsall Roberts
Valerie's practice covers a wide range of federal income tax questions related to the issuance of tax-exempt debt obligations and related transactions, including acquisition finance, refunding, interest rate swaps, and other financial derivatives. She has represented major states and local issuers, underwriters, borrowers, broker/dealers, and financial advisors in the structuring and issuance of taxable and tax-exempt debt to finance health care, education, extended care facilities, transportation, energy, solid waste, and housing. In addition, Valerie advises on post-issuance transactions, frequently in the context of acquisitions, mergers, bankruptcies; changes of use, and debt or investment restructuring and on secondary market transactions include total return swaps.
Valerie served as tax counsel to the Illinois Finance Authority, the New York State Attorney General, the New York State Medical Care Facilities Finance Agency, the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation, and the New York State Environmental Facilities Corporation and to many underwriters, including Bear, Stearns & Co., Merrill Lynch, UBS Financial Services, Lehman Brothers, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Citigroup Global Markets, Morgan Stanley, and B.C. Ziegler & Company, and to financial advisors such as Ponder & Co.
In 2000, Valerie served as editor-in-chief of the Federal Taxation of Municipal Bonds, published by Aspen Publishing for the National Association of Bond Lawyers (NABL), having served as an editor in 1998 and 1999. She was a member of NABL’s Municipal Derivatives Taskforce (2005-2006) and a member of the Steering Committee for the Bond Attorney’s Workshop (2006 and 2007). She’s also a member of the New York State Tax Exempt Financing Committee and the American Bar Association’s Tax Exempt Financing Committee.
Valerie frequently serves as a panelist for NABL at its annual Tax and Securities Law seminar and its annual bond attorneys workshop on issues such as swaps and other derivatives, “hot topics,” refunding bonds, 501(c)(3) bonds, tax shelter rules affecting tax exempt entities, working capital financings, private activity bonds, allocation and accounting rules, rebate and “esoteric tax topics.” She has also served as a panelist for the Practising Law Institute on tax-exempt financing and co-authored (with Arthur Miller) “Refundings of Tax Exempt Bonds: Problems and Analysis.”
Education: New York University (B.A.); Lyndon College (M.Ed.); The University of Chicago Law School (J.D. 1981); New York University (LL.M. in Taxation 1986)
About Jones Day
Jones Day is an international law firm with 30 locations in centers of business and finance throughout the world. With more than 2,200 lawyers, including more than 400 in Europe, and 175 in Asia, it ranks among the world's largest law firms.
For more information about Valerie Pearsall Roberts and Jones Day, please visit: www.jonesday.com
About The Knowledge Congress
The Knowledge Congress is an organization that produces teleconferences and webinars that examine regulatory changes across a variety of industries. “We bring together the world's leading authorities and industry participants through informative two-hour teleconferences to study the impact of changing regulations.” To contact or to register for an event, please visit: www.knowledgecongress.org.
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Bond insurance companies are being monitored by a number of investment firms to make sure they can sustain any loss brought about by collateralized debt obligations with high-risk mortgage-backed securities. Issuers and borrowers should examine bond transactions that are tax-exempt as a precautionary measure in case a downgrade occurs. It is also important in examining agreements entered into by issuers and in case there is a need in changing credit and liquidity support bonds secured by a letter of credit. Non-profit organizations that are classified as bond issuers or conduit borrowers should take note of this issue so that preventive measures may be taken if necessary.
The Knowledge Congress has assembled a panel of experts to discuss the important aspects of this issue. The panel will present their findings, which include “Best Practices” in a two-hour teleconference and webinar.
About Valerie Pearsall Roberts
Valerie's practice covers a wide range of federal income tax questions related to the issuance of tax-exempt debt obligations and related transactions, including acquisition finance, refunding, interest rate swaps, and other financial derivatives. She has represented major states and local issuers, underwriters, borrowers, broker/dealers, and financial advisors in the structuring and issuance of taxable and tax-exempt debt to finance health care, education, extended care facilities, transportation, energy, solid waste, and housing. In addition, Valerie advises on post-issuance transactions, frequently in the context of acquisitions, mergers, bankruptcies; changes of use, and debt or investment restructuring and on secondary market transactions include total return swaps.
Valerie served as tax counsel to the Illinois Finance Authority, the New York State Attorney General, the New York State Medical Care Facilities Finance Agency, the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation, and the New York State Environmental Facilities Corporation and to many underwriters, including Bear, Stearns & Co., Merrill Lynch, UBS Financial Services, Lehman Brothers, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Citigroup Global Markets, Morgan Stanley, and B.C. Ziegler & Company, and to financial advisors such as Ponder & Co.
In 2000, Valerie served as editor-in-chief of the Federal Taxation of Municipal Bonds, published by Aspen Publishing for the National Association of Bond Lawyers (NABL), having served as an editor in 1998 and 1999. She was a member of NABL’s Municipal Derivatives Taskforce (2005-2006) and a member of the Steering Committee for the Bond Attorney’s Workshop (2006 and 2007). She’s also a member of the New York State Tax Exempt Financing Committee and the American Bar Association’s Tax Exempt Financing Committee.
Valerie frequently serves as a panelist for NABL at its annual Tax and Securities Law seminar and its annual bond attorneys workshop on issues such as swaps and other derivatives, “hot topics,” refunding bonds, 501(c)(3) bonds, tax shelter rules affecting tax exempt entities, working capital financings, private activity bonds, allocation and accounting rules, rebate and “esoteric tax topics.” She has also served as a panelist for the Practising Law Institute on tax-exempt financing and co-authored (with Arthur Miller) “Refundings of Tax Exempt Bonds: Problems and Analysis.”
Education: New York University (B.A.); Lyndon College (M.Ed.); The University of Chicago Law School (J.D. 1981); New York University (LL.M. in Taxation 1986)
About Jones Day
Jones Day is an international law firm with 30 locations in centers of business and finance throughout the world. With more than 2,200 lawyers, including more than 400 in Europe, and 175 in Asia, it ranks among the world's largest law firms.
For more information about Valerie Pearsall Roberts and Jones Day, please visit: www.jonesday.com
About The Knowledge Congress
The Knowledge Congress is an organization that produces teleconferences and webinars that examine regulatory changes across a variety of industries. “We bring together the world's leading authorities and industry participants through informative two-hour teleconferences to study the impact of changing regulations.” To contact or to register for an event, please visit: www.knowledgecongress.org.
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