Business and Corporations Law Section-eNews October 2016

OCTOBER 2016

	IN THIS ISSUE
Welcome from the Chair		>
49th Annual Securities Regulation Seminar Fast Approaching		>
2016-2017 Officers Appointed		>
New Finders Exemption Awaiting Final Regulations		>
Enhance Your Practice		>
Law Firm Memos		>

The Business and Corporations Law Section eNews is published by the Business and Corporations Law Section Editors: Theresa Leets Department of Business Oversight Theresa.Leets@dbo.ca.gov Peter M. Menard Sheppard Mullin PMenard@sheppardmullin.com Business and Corporations Executive Committee Officers: Barry Burten, Chair James Coupe, Vice Chair/Treasurer Candice Choh, Chair Marketing and Membership Theresa Leets, Co-Chair Programming Peter M. Menard, Co-Chair Programming Katherine Blair, Secretary Members: Kevin L. Finch Arash Khalili Corporate Law Departments Section Representative Lois M. Jacobs Barristers Liaison Jason R. Parnell Department of Business Oversight Liaison Theresa Leets

	Welcome from the Chair

Welcome to the inaugural issue of LACBA's Business and Corporations Section's e-newsletter. I am this year's Chair of the Executive Committee of the Business and Corporations Section. READ MORE

	49th Annual Securities Regulation Seminar

49th Annual Securities Regulation Seminar Fast Approaching
The 49th Annual Securities Regulation Seminar which is sponsored by the Los Angeles County Bar Association's Business and Corporations Section and the Securities and Exchange Commission, and co-sponsored by the California Department of Business Oversight and FINRA, will be held at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles on Friday, October 21, 2016. For more information about the seminar click here.

	2016-2017 Officers Appointed

The Board of Trustees of LACBA has announced the following officers of the Business and Corporations Section for the 2016—2017 bar year: Barry Burten, Chair James Coupe, Vice Chair/Treasurer Candice Choh, Chair Marketing and Membership Theresa Leets, Co-Chair Programming Peter M. Menard, Co-Chair Programming Katherine Blair, Secretary

	New Finders Exemption Awaiting Final Regulations

A new statutory exemption for "finders" from the California securities broker-dealer registration requirements took effect earlier this year. READ MORE

	Enhance Your Practice

Enhance Your Practice: Join the Executive Committee of the Business and Corporations Section
The Executive Committee of the Business and Corporations Section is seeking new members. Membership on the Executive Committee is a terrific forum to network with your fellow corporate law practitioners across the city. Membership on the committee affords unique opportunities to participate in the creation of law in your practice area, to get to know and be known by other practitioners, to work with the recognized leaders in your field, and to stay on the cutting edge of developments and practice techniques. For further information on the Section click here. If you are interested, please contact cchoh@gibsondunn.com.

	Law Firm Memos

ISS Releases Results of Policy Survey for the 2017 Proxy Season Winston & Strawn LLP First SEC Enforcement Actions for Auditor Independence Failures Due to Close Personal Relationships U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission D&O Insurance: Five Things Your Company's Policy Might Cover Which Could Surprise You McGuireWoods LLP Considering a Shareholder Engagement Policy – The What, Why and How Chapman and Cutler LLP One Year Later: The Yates Memo, False Claims Act and Director & Executive Liability McDermott Will & Emery The Ethics of Representing Founders CLS Blue Sky Blog Proposed Regulations Will Significantly Impact the Valuation of Interests in Many Family-controlled Entities Dentons DOL joins SEC in attack on severance agreement clauses Baker & Hostetler LLP Recurring Issues in Accounting for Litigation Contingencies Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP Lessons Unlearned: Franchise and Independent Contractor Agreements Can Be Kiss of Death Pepper Hamilton LLP Proxy Access Update – Momentum Continues to Build in 2016 Sidley Austin LLP SEC Whistleblower Enforcement Actions Related to Severance Agreements Ropes & Gray LLP

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