The program will provide an update on key US securities law topics and issues and the important implications for European practice, as well as the intersection with EU developments, and useful best practices, on:

• The current regulatory environment, including new US rulemaking, and the implications on market developments and practice
• Technology, social media and the securities law
• The latest accounting and auditing developments
• The view from in-house counsel: a practical review of the issues
• Enforcement priorities and programs: what you and your clients or companies need to know
• Securities litigation developments
• Leveraged finance — market update
• Trends in mergers & acquisitions and shareholder activism
• What every securities lawyer needs to know about ethics

WilmerHale Partner Meredith Cross will moderate the panel "Technology, Social Media and the Securities Law."