The mission of the Federal Regulation of Securities Committee is to be the principal Business Law Section committee dealing with the Federal securities laws, provide meaningful meetings, programs and information to practitioners covering a wide range of securities law topics, and through our comment letters, to be a significant resource to the SEC.

Committee Facts

• Over 2,700 members We meet three times a year: at the Business Law Section's Spring Meeting, the ABA Annual Meeting, and a Fall Meeting in Washington
• Our meetings often include significant participation by SEC staff members, with a great opportunity for dialogue
• We operate through subcommittees that focus on a full range of securities law topics
• We sponsor and co-sponsor CLE programs at our meetings, covering the latest developments in securities law and practice
• We comment on SEC rule proposals; our letters are regularly cited in the SEC's final rulemaking releases
• We also review the rules and procedures of FINRA and other entities relating to federal securities law practice
• We provide members significant opportunities to participate in our activities

Areas of Expertise

• Public and private securities offerings
• Public company disclosure obligations
• SEC and civil enforcement of the securities laws
• Employee benefits and executive compensation
• Proxy statements
• Trading and markets
• Investment companies and investment advisers
• Hedge funds
• Securities law opinion practice
• Securities law considerations in mergers and acquisitions
• International securities matters
• Smaller reporting companies
• FINRA corporate financing rules

Offerings of European Debt: Category II and TEFRA
(In-person or dial-in)

Thursday, February 14, 2013
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM GMT
7:30 AM - 9:00 AM EST
London, England
Proskauer Rose LLP

The committee would like to publicize what promises to be a great program on the securities law and anti-bearer bond implications of European bond offerings scheduled for February 14, 2013.
You are welcome to sign up to participate in person (in London) or alternatively you can dial-in. If you wish to dial-in, you will need to register at the link below:
Online Registration for dial-in: http://emea.directeventreg.com/registration/96356308

A non-CLE event proudly presented by
ABA Section of International Law
International Securities & Capital Markets Committee

In cooperation with
ABA Section of Business Law
Federal Regulation of Securities Committee,
International Securities Matters Subcommittee

and

International Law Association,
International Securities Regulation Committee

This is the first in a series of brown-bag lunches that will consider a wide range of securities law topics. The topic for the first lunch is Offerings of European Debt: Category II and TEFRA. We will consider various legal issues related to the offering of bonds by European companies, including complying with Regulation S and complying with the U.S. anti-bearer bond rules.
Speakers:

• Peter Castellon , Co-Chair, International Securities & Capital Markets Committee
• Daniel Bushner , Sub-Committee Chair, Federal Regulation of Securities Committee, International Securities Matters Subcommittee
• Stephen E. Fiamma , U.S. tax partner, Allen & Overy
• Ida Levine , Co-Chair International Law Association, International Securities Regulation Committee

Location:

Proskauer Rose LLP
Ten Bishops Square
London E1 6EG
To RSVP, Please contact Jonathan Lewis at jonathan.lewis@americanbar.org

14th Annual International Conference on Private Investment Funds

March 10-12, 2013
London, England
InterContinental London Park Lane

The ABA Business Law Section Federal Regulation of Securities Subcommittee on Hedge Funds, in conjunction with the International Bar Association's Private Investment Funds Subcommittee will host the 14th Annual Private Investment Funds Conference at the InterContinental Park Lane Hotel in London from March 10th - 12th, 2013. Paul Roth, the Chair of our Subcommittee on Hedge Funds, is a Co-Chair of the Conference.

Advance registration is available through March 4th, but because the early-bird registration period for the Conference ends on February 8th, I encourage all those who are interested in attending to register early.
More Information on the Conference is available at http://www.int-bar.org/conferences/conf497/binary/London%20PIF%202013%20programme.pdf.

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