Events

Upcoming Events

  • Corporate Governance - A Master Class 2012
    February 15, 2012
    Director John Mark Zeberkiewicz will speak at this CLE-accredited PLI seminar in New York City.
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  • The Dynamics of Disclosure Claims
    February 16, 2012
    Associate Blake Rohrbacher will speak during this webcast sponsored by Deal Lawyers.
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  • The 30th Annual Federal Securities Institute
    February 16 - 17, 2012
    Richards Layton directors Gregory P. Williams, Institute co-chair, and Lisa Schmidt will speak at this event in Miami, Florida.
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  • Going Private 2012: Doing the Deal Right
    February 23, 2012
    Director William J. Haubert will be a panelist at this PLI seminar in New York City.
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  • Choice of Business Entity - 2012 Update
    February 28, 2012
    Director Elisa Erlenbach Maas will speak at this ALI-ABA webcast as part of a panel of experts on choice of business entity.
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Past Events

  • Dealing With a Difficult Client
    January 24, 2012
    Associate Margot F. Alicks will speak at this event sponsored by the New Lawyers Section of the Delaware State Bar Association.
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  • A Practical Guide to LLCs 2011
    December 9, 2011
    Director Matthew Criscimagna will speak at this New York City Bar seminar which will provide a practical introduction to LLCs.
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  • Employment Laws Made Simple
    December 6, 2011
    Lori Brewington will speak at this National Business Institute seminar in Wilmington, Delaware.
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  • 2011 Delaware Trust Conference
    November 29 - 30, 2011
    Directors Mark Purpura and Don Sparks will speak at this Delaware Bankers Association conference in Wilmington, Delaware.
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  • Family Law Update 2011
    November 18, 2011
    Mark Purpura will speak on civil unions at this Delaware State Bar Association seminar in Wilmington, Delaware.
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  • 2011 Delaware Tax Insitute - Windows of Opportunity: Tax Planning in Times of Transition
    November 18, 2011
    Directors Don Sparks, Stan Stevenson and John Mark Zeberkiewicz will speak at this Delaware Tax Institute sponsored by Widener University School of Law.
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  • Negotiating Business Acquisitions 2011
    November 10 - 11, 2011
    Director Mark Gentile will be a speaker at this ABA-sponsored National Institute in Miami Beach, Florida.
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  • PLI's 43rd Annual Securities Regulation Insitute
    November 9 - 11, 2011
    Director Greg Varallo will be a speaker at this annual PLI-sponsored seminar in New York City. 
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  • ABA's LLCs, Partnerships and Unincorporated Entities Fall Committee Meeting
    November 4 - 5, 2011
    Paul Altman, Mark Kurtz and Greg Ladner will speak at the Fall Meeting of the ABA's Business Law Section in Washington, D.C.
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  • 2011 Annual Corporate Governance Conference
    November 4, 2011
    Director Greg Varallo will speak at this annual conference sponsored by the University of Delaware's Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance in Wilmington, Delaware.
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  • Lessons from Tragedy: Legal, Professional and Ethical Issues Raised by Bradley and Beyond
    November 4, 2011
    Director Mike Cochran will speak at this Widener University School of Law program in Wilmington, Delaware
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  • The 19th Annual National Association of Stock Plan Professionals Conference
    November 1 - 4, 2011
    Director William Haubert will be a panelist at the NASPP Annual Conference in San Francisco, California.
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  • Planning Implications of the New Delaware Civil Union Law
    November 1, 2011
    Directors Peter Conaty and Mark Purpura will speak at the Estate Planning Council of Delaware's meeting in Wilmington, Delaware.
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  • Florida Directors' Institute
    October 28, 2011
    Director Greg Williams will speak at this University of Tampa forum for business leaders in Tampa, Florida.
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  • Southeastern Business Law Institute
    October 27 - 28, 2011
    Director Greg Williams will be a speaker at this program sponsored by Samford University's Cumberland School of Law in Birmingham, Alabama.
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  • 29th Annual New England Business and Securities Law Conference 2011
    October 19, 2011
    Director John Mark Zeberkiewicz will speak at MCLE's annual conference in Boston, Massachusetts.
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  • 8th Annual Institute on Corporate, Securities, and Related Aspects of Mergers and Acquisitions
    October 13 - 14, 2011
    Directors Lisa A. Schmidt and Gregory P. Williams will speak at the 8th Annual Institute on Corporate, Securities, and Related Aspects of Mergers and Acquisitions in New York City.
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  • Lyin', Cheatin' and M&A Stealin': Negotiating the Fraud Exception
    October 13, 2011
    Director Srinivas Raju will be a speaker during this Deal Lawyers webcast.
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  • Faegre & Benson 2011 M&A Conference
    October 11, 2011
    Director Mark Gentile will be a panelist at the 2011 Faegre & Benson LLP M&A Conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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  • Hot Topics on Delaware Limited Liability Companies and Limited Partnerships
    October 11, 2011
    Jim Leyden, Elisa Maas and Melissa Stubenberg will speak in Wilmington, Delaware at this CLE event sponsored by the Delaware State Bar Association.
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  • Recent Developments in the Delaware Courts
    October 5, 2011

    Michael D. Allen, William J. Haubert, Srinivas M. Raju, and Gregory P. Williams will speak at this West LegalEdcenter webcast focusing on Delaware corporate law.

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  • The Delaware Coastal Zone Act at 40: Past, Present, and Future
    September 30, 2011
    Robert Whetzel and Todd Coomes will speak at this program focused on the Delaware Coastal Zone Act and presented by Widener University School of Law.
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  • Mergers & Acquisitions 2011: What You Need to Know Now
    September 23, 2011
    C. Stephen Bigler will speak at this PLI seminar in Chicago focused on exploring the fascinating state of M&A and the trends to be aware of in the year ahead.
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  • Mergers & Acquisitions 2011:  What You Need to Know Now
    September 8, 2011
    C. Stephen Bigler will speak at this PLI seminar in New York focused on exploring the fascinating state of M&A and the trends to be aware of in the year ahead.
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  • American Bar Association's 2011 Annual Meeting
    August 4 - 9, 2011
    Director Doneene K. Damon will speak at this annual ABA event in Toronto.
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  • The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel 2011 Summer Meeting
    June 23 - 26, 2011
    W. Donald Sparks will speak at this ACTEC CLE-accredited meeting in Atlanta, Georgia.
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  • LLC Opinion Letters: Minimizing Preparer Liability Risks
    June 21, 2011
    Elisa Erlenbach Maas will speak at this Strafford Publications event focused on drafting LLC opinion letters using the Tribar LLC Opinion Supplemental Report as a guide.
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  • Federal Bar Association Annual Luncheon with the United States District Court for the District of Delaware
    June 17, 2011
    Anne Shea Gaza, counsel at Richards, Layton & Finger, will speak at the FBA annual luncheon in Wilmington, Delaware.
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  • Deals: The Latest Delaware Developments
    June 16, 2011
    Steve Bigler will speak at this webcast sponsored by deallawyers.com.
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  • Executive Compensation: Strategy, Design, and Implementation
    June 16 - 17, 2011
    Mark Gentile will speak at this premier ALI-ABA CLE-accredited program in New York City.
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  • Effective Shareholders Agreements
    June 15, 2011
    Steve Bigler will speak during this CLE-accredited Strafford event.
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  • Leadership Fights and Multi-Jurisdictional Gamesmanship in Deal Litigation
    June 2, 2011

    Greg Varallo will speak during this CLE-accredited American Bar Association web-based event.

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  • Opinions on LLC Interests and Secondary Sales of Securities
    June 1, 2011
    Jim Leyden will speak during this CLE-accredited American Bar Association web-based event.
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  • The Seminar Group's Private Equity Conference
    May 18, 2011

    Gregory Varallo will speak at this private equity conference in Dallas, Texas.

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  • Delaware Law Developments 2011: What All Business Lawyers Need to Know
    May 18, 2011

    Gregory Williams and John Mark Zeberkiewicz will speak at this PLI Seminar in New York City.

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  • 2011 Delaware & California Law Update Symposium
    May 6, 2011
    Mark Gentile will speak at this Los Angeles County Bar Association event in Los Angeles, California.
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  • Minnesota CLE and MSBA Business Law Section 2011 Business Law Institute
    May 5 - 6, 2011
    William Haubert will speak at this CLE-accredited event in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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  • ABA Section of Real Property, Trust & Estate Law 22nd Annual Spring Symposia
    April 28 - 29, 2011
    Robert Krapf will speak at this ABA event in Washington, DC.
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  • Atlanta Bar Association Business & Finance Section and Securities & Corporate Litigation Section Meeting
    April 27, 2011
    C. Stephen Bigler and Gregory P. Williams will speak at this Atlanta Bar Association CLE-accredited meeting in Atlanta, Georgia.
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  • Hot Issues in Executive Compensation 2011
    April 19, 2011
    Catherine Dearlove will speak at this PLI seminar in New York City focused on emerging best practices and current reactions to the changing landscape.
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  • 2011 ABA Business Law Section Spring Meeting
    April 14 - 16, 2011
    Paul Altman, Steve Bigler, Doneene Damon, Mark Gentile, and Blake Rohrbacher will speak at this annual ABA section meeting in Boston, MA.
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  • Irreconcilable Differences: Director, Manager, and Shareholder Conflicts in Takeover Transactions
    April 11, 2011
    William Haubert will speak at this CLE-accredited event hosted by the Delaware Journal of Corporate Law and Widener University School of Law in Wilmington, Delaware.
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  • M&A Litigation 2011
    April 8, 2011
    Director Anne C. Foster will be a panelist at this PLI seminar in New York City.
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  • Tulane University Law School 23rd Annual Corporate Law Institute
    March 31 - April 1, 2011
    Mark Gentile will be a moderator at this two-day seminar on corporate law in New Orleans, Lousiana.
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  • Institutional Investor Forum 2011
    March 22, 2011
    Director James G. Leyden will speak at this CLE-accredited PLI seminar.
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  • Limited Liability Entities: 2011 Update
    March 17, 2011
    Director Elisa Erlenbach Maas will speak at this popular ALI-ABA CLE-accredited program.
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  • Bankruptcy Litigation Advocacy Program
    March 11, 2011
    Directors Mark D. Collins and Russell C. Silberglied will speak at this Federal Bar Association program in Wilmington, Delaware.
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  • Going Private 2011: Doing the Deal Right
    February 24, 2011
    Director William J. Haubert will be a panelist at this PLI seminar in New York City. 
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  • The 16th Annual Rubenstein-Walsh Seminar in Professionalism and Ethics
    February 18, 2011
    Director Russell C. Silberglied will speak at this seminar, sponsored by the Delaware State Bar Association and the St. Thomas More Society, in Wilmington, Delaware. 
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  • Choice of Business Entity - 2011 Update
    February 17, 2011
    Director Elisa Erlenbach Maas will speak at this ALI-ABA webcast as part of a panel of experts on choice of business entity. 
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  • The 29th Annual Federal Securities Institute
    February 16 - 17, 2011
    Directors Gregory P. Williams, Institute co-chair, and John Mark Zeberkiewicz will speak at this event entitled "After the Financial Crisis—Recovery, Legislative and Regulatory Change" in Miami, Florida. 
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  • Mergers & Acquisitions 2011 Committee Meeting
    January 28 - 29, 2011
    Director Gregory Varallo will be a panelist at this ABA-sponsored meeting in Coconut Grove, Florida.
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  • When the Court Calls
    January 25, 2011
    Associate Margot F. Alicks will speak at this event (live webcast available) sponsored by the New Lawyers Section of the Delaware State Bar Association.
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  • The 1, 2 ,3's of Financial Statements
    December 14, 2010
    Director Doneene Keemer Damon will speak at this American Bar Association CLE-accredited teleconference which will provide a basic overview of financial statements.
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  • A Practical Guide to LLCs
    December 13, 2010
    Director Matthew Criscimagna will speak at this New York City Bar seminar which will provide a practical introduction to LLCs.
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  • Corporate Roundtable: Hedge Funds
    December 10, 2010
    Director Gregory V. Varallo will be a panelist at this University of Pennsylvania Institute for Law and Economics event in Philadelphia.
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  • PLI's Advanced Venture Capital 2010
    December 7, 2010
    Director C. Stephen Bigler will speak at this PLI seminar in San Francisco focusing on current market practice, deal terms and conditions, transaction documents and applicable securities, tax matters and ethical issues in venture capital business.
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  • 2010 Delaware Trust Conference
    November 30 - December 1, 2010
    Directors Doneene Keemer Damon and Mark Purpura will speak at the annual Delaware Banker's Association conference in Wilmington, Delaware.
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  • Children & Families First Honors Director Mike Cochran
    November 15, 2010
    Children & Families First will honor Richards Layton director Mike Cochran with the 2010 J. Thompson Brown Award for his commitment to strengthening family life.
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  • PLI's 42nd Annual Institute on Securities Regulation
    November 10 - 12, 2010
    Director Gregory V. Varallo will speak at this PLI seminar in New York City focusing on the current state of securities, financial regulatory, and corporate law.
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  • Balancing Allegiances in the Boardroom
    November 4, 2010
    Directors Catherine G. Dearlove and Raymond J. DiCamillo will speak at this CLE-accredited ABA program via teleconference.
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  • Faegre & Benson 2010 M&A Conference
    October 27, 2010
    Director Mark Gentile will be a panelist at the 2010 Faegre & Benson LLP M&A Conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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  • IMPACT 2010
    October 26 - 29, 2010
    Director Donald Sparks will speak at IMPACT 2010 in Boston, Massachusetts at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center.
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  • 29th Annual Business Law Institute
    October 22 - 23, 2010
    Director Srinivas Raju will be a panelist at the State Bar of Georgia's Annual Business Law Institute near Atlanta, Georgia.
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  • 28th Annual New England Business & Securities Law Conference 2010
    October 20, 2010
    Director John Mark Zeberkiewicz will speak at the MCLE Business & Securities Law Conference in Boston.
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  • Working Group on Legal Opinions Fall 2010 Seminar
    October 19, 2010
    Director James Leyden will chair a panel at the Working Group on Legal Opinions Fall 2010 Seminar in New York, NY.
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  • 7th Annual Institute on Corporate, Securities and Related Aspects of Mergers and Acquisitions
    October 7 - 8, 2010
    Directors Lisa A. Schmidt and Gregory P. Williams will speak at the 7th Annual Institute on Corporate, Securities, and Related Aspects of Mergers and Acquisitions in New York City.
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  • Mergers and Acquisitions 2010: What You Need to Know Now
    October 7 - 8, 2010
    C. Stephen Bigler will speak at this PLI seminar in San Francisco focused on exploring the changed landscape engendered by the financial crisis.
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  • The International Bar Association's Annual Conference
    October 3 - 8, 2010

    Director Samuel A. Nolen will co-chair a panel at the International Bar Association's Annual Conference in Vancouver, Canada.

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  • State Capital Group's 2010 Annual Meeting
    September 30 - October 2, 2010
    Directors Gregory V. Varallo and Daniel J. DeFranceschi will speak at the State Capital Group's 2010 Annual Meeting in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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  • Northwestern Law's 49th Annual Corporate Counsel Institute
    September 30 - October 1, 2010
    Director Mark Gentile will be speaking at Northwestern Law's 49th Annual Corporate Counsel Institute in Chicago, Illinois.
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  • University of Texas' School of Law's 6th Annual Mergers and Acquisitions Institute
    September 30 - October 1, 2010
    Director Srinivas M. Raju will be a panelist at this CLE-accredited institute in Houston, Texas.
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  • The Complex Commercial Litigation Division of the Delaware Superior Court: A New Venue in Delaware
    September 24, 2010
    Frederick L. Cottrell III, Jeffrey L. Moyer and Melanie L. George will speak at this Delaware State Bar Association event in Wilmington, Delaware.
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  • American College of Mortgage Attorneys (ACMA) 2010 Annual Meeting
    September 23 - 25, 2010
    Director Mark Purpura will speak on a panel entitled "Third Party Legal Opinions after Fortress Credit Corp. v. Dechert LLP: Establishing Prudent Risk Management Policies and Practices" at the ACMA Annual Meeting in Quebec City, Canada.  Director Robert Krapf is president of ACMA.
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  • Delaware Minority Job Fair
    August 21, 2010
    Director Marcos Ramos will speak at the opening breakfast of the annual Delaware Minority Job Fair on Saturday, August 21, 2010 in Wilmington, Delaware.
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  • 6th Annual Mid-Atlantic Bankruptcy Workshop - Sponsored by the American Bankruptcy Institute
    August 5 - 7, 2010
    Director Mark D. Collins will act as moderator of a session entitled Rule 2019 Issues at ABI's Mid-Atlantic Bankruptcy Workshop in Cambridge, Maryland.
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  • American Bar Association's 2010 Annual Meeting
    August 5 - 10, 2010
    Directors C. Stephen Bigler, Doneene K. Damon, Catherine G. Dearlove, Raymond J. DiCamillo, Gregory W. Ladner, and Gregory V. Varallo will be speaking at this annual event in San Francisco.
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  • Compensation Committees 2010: Performing in the Spotlight
    June 29, 2010
    Richards Layton director Greg Varallo will speak at this PLI seminar in New York City.
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  • Federal Bar Association Annual Luncheon with The United States District Court for the District of Delaware
    June 23, 2010
    Anne Shea Gaza, of counsel at Richards, Layton & Finger will be speaking at the FBA Annual Luncheon in Wilmington, Delaware.
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  • Environmental Law 2010 - Sponsored by the Environmental Law Section of the Delaware State Bar Association
    June 16, 2010
    Director Robert W. Whetzel and associate Todd A. Coomes will act as a panelist and moderator, respectively, for the Coastal Zone Panel Discussion for this CLE program in Wilmington, Delaware.
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  • Mock Oral Argument for Bankruptcy Inns of Court for Delaware and New Jersey
    June 15, 2010
    Director Russell Silberglied and associate Cory Kandestin will present a mock oral argument for a joint session of the Bankruptcy Inns of Court for Delaware and New Jersey in Philadelphia, PA.
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  • Turning Ideas to Dollars: Marketing Intellectual Property
    June 5, 2010
    Director Robert Whetzel will speak at this University of Delaware Forum & Reunion Weekend session in Newark, Delaware.
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  • Hot Issues in Executive Compensation 2010
    June 3, 2010
    C. Stephen Bigler will speak at this PLI seminar in New York City focused on emerging best practices and current reactions to the changing landscape.
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  • "A Conversation with the United States Patent and Trademark Office"
    May 24, 2010
    Director Frederick L. Cottrell will be a panelist at this Wilmington, Delaware CLE program co-sponsored by the U.S. District Court and the Federal Bar Association.
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  • New York State Bar Association's Corporations Law Committee
    May 20, 2010
    Director Mark Gentile will be the key speaker at this CLE program held in New York City.
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  • Hot Topics on Delaware Limited Liability Companies and Limited Partnerships
    May 13, 2010
    Lisa Schmidt and Melissa Stubenberg will speak in Wilmington, Delaware at this CLE event sponsored by the Delaware State Bar Association.
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  • Delaware State Bar Association's Labor & Employment Update 2010
    May 11, 2010
    Richards Layton director Jennifer C. Jauffret and associate Lori A. Brewington will be speaking on ADA Regulations at this Wilmington, Delaware program.
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  • The 2010 Minnesota Business Law Institute
    May 10 - 11, 2010
    William Haubert will speak at this Minnesota seminar entitled "Surviving Our Spotty Recovery!  How You Can Be Proactive on the 'Wild Ride' Ahead."
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  • Delaware Law Developments 2010: What All Business Lawyers Need to Know
    May 6, 2010
    Richards Layton directors Gregory Williams and Srinivas Raju will speak at this PLI seminar.
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  • ABA Section of Real Property, Trust and Estate Law Annual Spring Symposia
    May 6 - 7, 2010
    Director Greg Ladner will be a speaker at this comprehensive CLE Symposia.
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  • 30th Annual Ray Garrett Jr. Corporate & Securities Law Institute
    April 29 - 30, 2010
    Gregory P. Williams will present a mock oral argument at this pre-eminent securities law conference.
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  • ABA Business Law Section Spring Meeting
    April 22 - 24, 2010
    Directors Elisa Erlenbach Maas and Doneene Keemer Damon will speak at this ABA section meeting.
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  • Tulane University Law School's 22nd Annual Corporate Law Institute
    April 15 - 16, 2010
    Directors Mark Gentile and Greg Williams will be panelists at this two-day seminar on corporate law.
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  • The 28th Annual Federal Securities Institute
    February 11 - 12, 2010
    Directors Srinivas M. Raju, Lisa A. Schmidt and Gregory P. Williams, Institute co-chair, will speak at this event entitled "Focusing on the Outlook for 2010 -- Deals in a Distressed Economy and SEC Enforcement Trends."
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  • Sam Nolen is a panelist at the 15th Annual Rocky Mountain Bankruptcy Conference
    January 21 - 22, 2010
    Straddling the Continental Divide at Rocky Mountain National  Park: Ethical and Legal Challenges in Advising Boards of Directors of Distressed Companies (Large and Small).
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  • Mark Gentile - Speaking at the ABA Committee on Corporate Laws Winter Meeting
    December 11 - 12, 2009
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  • The Middle Market Corporate Growth Conference
    October 13 - 14, 2009
    Richards Layton lawyer William Haubert is a scheduled speaker at this conference.
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  • Protecting Directors from Legislative and Regulatory Pitfalls
    October 6, 2009
    Raymond DiCamillo is a speaker at this event sponsored by CT Corporation.
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