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Notes: Northwestern's San Diego Conference

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Notes: Northwestern's San Diego Conference

In our "Conference Notes" Practice Area, we have posted 21-pages of notes - courtesy of Liza Mark of Dorsey & Whitney - from Northwestern's recent "36th Annual Securities Regulation Institute" in San Diego.

Enforcement Director Thomsen Resigns

Yesterday, SEC Enforcement Director Linda Chatman Thomsen resigned - with the lead candidate for replacement being former prosecutor Robert Khuzami, now a top Deutsche Bank lawyer.

This is not unexpected given the crisis that the SEC faces and the resulting stain on its reputation. Even if Linda is thought of as a solid performer - and I personally think she is - it's smart of Chair Schapiro to "clean house" at the top to help regain the confidence of the markets (and Congress).

How far has the SEC fallen? A former Staff that I know just landed a new job and was told to remove the SEC from his bio from the announcement that was being sent to clients. Having the SEC in your bio used to be a feather in your cap!

Nasdaq's Response to Market Decline

In this podcast, Suzanne Rothwell of Skadden Arps explains how Nasdaq has responded to the current market downturn, including:

- What is Nasdaq's general position for companies not meeting the continued listing standards?
- What accommodations has Nasdaq adopted to the listing standards or policies?
- What are struggling companies doing? Are some deciding it's not worth trying to maintain their Nasdaq listing?
- Do you have any practical pointers for struggling companies?

Part II: Your Upcoming Proxy Disclosures—What You Need to Do Now!

We have posted the transcript from the second part of our popular two-part CompensationStandards.com webconference: “The Latest Developments: Your Upcoming Proxy Disclosures—What You Need to Do Now!”

- Broc Romanek

Full post as published by The Corporate Counsel.net Blog on February 10, 2009 (boomark / email).