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King & Spalding e-Learn Advises Public Companies on the Dodd-Frank Act
26 Jul 2010

ATLANTA, July 26, 2010 — As part of King & Spalding’s e-Learn series, an hour-long web seminar “The Dodd-Frank Act: New Corporate Governance and Disclosure Requirements for Public Companies” will be offered to King & Spalding clients on Wednesday, August 11, 2010, from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. EDT.

During the program, King & Spalding partners Jeffrey M. Stein, Keith M. Townsend and counsel Laura O. Hewett will discuss corporate governance and disclosure in the Dodd-Frank Act, a law affecting 2011 disclosure in proxy statements and voting at annual meetings. The lawyers will also provide advice toward companies’ compliance with the new requirements.

Specific topics to be discussed include:

Background of the new requirement
Steps for implementation, including SEC or stock exchange rulemaking
Recommendations for public companies, including drafting disclosures, reviewing stock ownership to predict voting results, analyzing pay practices and revising corporate documents

Clients of the firm will be able to participate online or may view the program at the firm’s offices in Atlanta, Houston, London, New York and Washington, D.C. Participants in the King & Spalding e-Learn series generally receive CLE credit for attending the e-Learn program.

Speakers
Jeffrey M. Stein is a partner in King & Spalding’s corporate practice in Atlanta. He advises public companies on SEC reporting and compliance matters, finance transactions and corporate governance.

Keith M. Townsend is a partner in King & Spalding’s corporate practice in Atlanta. He advises public company clients on SEC reporting and disclosure requirements, corporate governance and other corporate and securities matters.

Laura O. Hewett is counsel in King & Spalding’s corporate finance practice in Atlanta. She advises public companies on SEC, NYSE, NASDAQ and other compliance areas, including executive compensation disclosure and corporate governance matters.

About King & Spalding
Celebrating 125 years of service, King & Spalding is an international law firm with more than 800 lawyers in Abu Dhabi, Atlanta, Austin, Charlotte, Dubai, Frankfurt, Geneva, Houston, London, New York, Paris, Riyadh (affiliated office), San Francisco, Silicon Valley and Washington, D.C. The firm represents half of the Fortune 100 and, according to a Corporate Counsel survey in August 2009, ranks fifth in its total number of representations of those companies. For additional information, visit www.kslaw.com.


Practice Areas
Corporate Governance

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