Davis Polk partner Martine Beamon will be among the speakers at Practising Law Institute’s upcoming program, “Internal Investigations 2012: How to Protect Your Clients or Companies in the Global, Post-Dodd Frank World.” Beamon will present the “Commencing the Investigation: Considerations at the Outset” panel, which will address topics such as how to deal with possible whistleblower allegations, when an investigation is warranted, who should conduct the investigation, and who should know about the investigation. The program will be held on June 26, 2012, in New York and via live webcast.

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On June 4, 2012, Davis Polk partner Randall Guynn will address the Accounting Policy Committee of SIFMA's Asset Management Group. Guynn will present on regulatory reform issues.
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Davis Polk associate Eli Vonnegut will serve as co-chair of the upcoming New York City Bar program, “Changing Players 2: Distressed Investors, Trading Restrictions and WaMu.” Partner Marshall Huebner will be among the speakers at the event, which will address the increasingly important role that distressed investors are playing in restructuring, and how their involvement is changing the playing field. Sponsored by the City Bar’s Committee on Bankruptcy & Corporate Reorganization, of which Davis Polk partner Damian Schaible serves as Chair, the program will be held on May 24, 2012.
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Davis Polk partners Luigi De Ghenghi and William Taylor will be among the speakers at the American Banker’s upcoming M&A Symposium. De Ghenghi and Taylor will present “Navigating the Regulatory Approval Process,” addressing the key legal and regulatory aspects of bank deals, and offering insight into how banks, bank acquirers and bank investors can successfully navigate approval hurdles. The program will be held May 21-22, 2012, in New York.

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Davis Polk partner Luigi De Ghenghi and associate Andrew Fei will speak at GARP’s upcoming master class, “Risk-Based Financial and Capital Market Regulation.” De Ghenghi and Fei will present “How will Basel III Redefine Capital and Raise Capital Requirements?,” addressing topics such as the simplification of Tier 1 and Tier 2 capital and elimination of Tier 3 capital; introducing going-concern and gone-concern capital; contingent convertible capital and the point of non-viability; and the Collins Amendment and capital floors. The program will be held May 16-17, 2012, in New York.

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Betty Moy Huber, co-head of Davis Polk's Environmental Group, will be a speaker at the Eighth Annual Environmental Transactional Roundtable, which will be held on May 11, 2012, in Washington DC. Huber will present on environmental disclosure in SEC filings.
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Davis Polk partner James Windels will be among the speakers at Practising Law Institute’s 2012 “Taking and Defending Depositions” program. Windels will speak on the “Deposition Strategy and Taking the Deposition” panel, addressing topics including how depositions fit into an overall case strategy, the purpose of a deposition, when to avoid taking a deposition, structure and pacing, and differences in state and federal practice. The program will be held on May 10, 2012, in New York and via live webcast.


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Davis Polk partner Susan Ervin will be among the speakers at the Futures Industry Association's Law & Compliance Division Conference on the regulation of futures, derivatives and OTC products. Ervin’s panel, “The Federal Reserve Board – The Industry’s New Regulator,” will discuss the Federal Reserve System and its role in the supervision and regulation of financial institutions with activities involving futures, derivatives, securities and other instruments in the financial markets.
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Davis Polk partner Julia Cowles will be among the speakers at Practising Law Institute’s “Acquiring or Selling the Privately Held Company 2012” program. Cowles will present “Special Issues Involved in Acquiring Divisions or Subsidiaries of Larger Companies,” addressing the key issues to consider when acquiring or selling divisions or subsidiaries, including separate financial statements; allocating shared assets, facilities and services; identifying the parent company’s role in the division or subsidiary business’ success; and insurance. The event will be held May 8-9, 2012, in San Francisco.

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Davis Polk partner Daniel Budofsky will be a speaker at the upcoming New York City Bar event, “Futures & Derivatives 2012: Distinguishing Markets & Understanding Converging Regulatory Regimes.” Budofsky’s panel will address recent rulemaking developments under Dodd-Frank. The program will be held on May 3, 2012, in New York.

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Davis Polk lawyers Linda Chatman Thomsen and Greg Andres will be among the participants at Practising Law Institute’s “Enforcement 2012: Multi-Agency Enforcement Efforts” program. Thomson will serve as co-chair of the event, which will be held on April 18, 2012, in New York and via live webcast. Andres will speak on the "Legal Issues in the Courts: The Year in Review" panel, addressing issues such as clawback litigation, hot button issues for district courts, and current issues in insider trading.
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Davis Polk partner Nora Jordan will be among the speakers at the ABA Section of International Law’s 2012 Spring Meeting, which will be held April 17-21, 2012, in New York. Jordan’s panel is titled “Update of the Implementation of Key Dodd-Frank and EU Financial Market and Bank Reforms in the Wake of the Financial Crisis.”

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Davis Polk partner James Rothwell will be among the participants at Practising Law Institute’s “Private Placements and Other Financing Alternatives 2012” program. Rothwell’s panel, “Regulatory and Enforcement Activities,” will address SEC enforcement priorities, PIPEs cases, insider trading considerations, underwriter status and FINRA private placement developments. The program will be held on April 16, 2012, in New York and via live webcast.

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Davis Polk partner Damian Schaible and associate Eli James Vonnegut, members of the firm’s Insolvency & Restructuring Group, will serve as co-chairs of an upcoming New York City Bar Association CLE program. “A Practical Guide to ‘Living Wills’ Under Dodd-Frank For Financial Institutions & Those Who Advise Them” will be held on April 12, 2012. Davis Polk Financial Institutions Group counsel Reena Sahni will be a panelist at the event.


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Davis Polk partner Sarah Beshar will be among the speakers at Practising Law Institute’s “Securities Offerings 2012: A Public Offering: How Is It Done” program.
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Davis Polk partner Neil Barr will be among the speakers at the Fourth Annual Advanced ALI-ABA Course of Study on Corporate Taxation. Barr’s panel, “Selected Compensation Issues Related to Acquisitions,” will address the tax issues associated with assuming or eliminating qualified and nonqualified deferred compensation obligations in connection with an acquisition, including the tax treatment of the cancellation/acceleration of the obligation; allocation of the deduction between the buyer and the seller; whether payments must be capitalized or can be currently deducted; and the treatment of such issues in transactional agreements. The program will be held March 28-30, 2012, in Washington DC.
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Davis Polk partner Susan Ervin will be among the participants at the Investment Company Institute’s 2012 Mutual Funds and Investment Management Conference, which will be held on March 20, 2012, in Phoenix. Ervin will speak on the panel titled, “The Evolving OTC Derivatives Market: Current Issues for Funds.”

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Davis Polk partner Annette Nazareth will be among the panelists at The Atlantic’s 2012 Economy Summit. The program, “360 Degrees: What Will it Take to Fix the U.S. Economy?,” will be held on March 14, 2012, in Washington DC. Nazareth will participate on the “No-Nonsense Prescriptions For Jumpstarting Real Economic Growth” panel, which will address topics such as the severity of the threat posed by the rising deficit and what can be done to balance the needs of boomers with those of schoolchildren and millennials.


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Davis Polk partner Lucy Farr will moderate a panel at the Federal Bar Association Section on Taxation’s 36th Annual Tax Law Conference. Farr’s panel, “Financial Products and Tax Reform,” will feature a discussion of selected proposals from the report of the ABA Tax Section Committee on Financial Transactions, for which Farr serves as Chair. The conference will be held on March 2, 2012, in Washington DC.


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Davis Polk partners Mark Lehmkuhler and Miranda So will be among the speakers at International Financial Law Review’s “Asia M&A Forum 2012.” Lehmkuhler and So will lead a panel addressing take-private transactions in Asia. The event will be held February 22-23, 2012, in Hong Kong.
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Davis Polk partner Annette Nazareth will be a speaker at the ABA Business Law Section’s Derivatives & Futures Law Committee Winter Meeting. Nazareth’s panel, “Implementation of DFA: Biggest Challenges and Biggest Risks,” will present a wrap-up examination of the impact of Dodd-Frank on the markets and market participants. The meeting will be held January 26-28, 2012, in Naples, Florida. Davis Polk partner Susan Ervin serves as Chair of the Derivatives & Futures Law Committee.


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