The Seton Hall Law Review hosted its annual Symposium on October 30, 2009, to address the impact of securities regulation on the current global financial crisis. Specifically, this event examined the origins and genesis of the crisis, addressed the future of securities regulation both domestically and internationally, and attempted to anticipate the role of government agencies and private market participants in shaping and effectuating regulation. Some of the brightest minds from the legal, financial, and academic communities, state and federal governments, and self-regulatory organizations were on hand to assess and debate the challenges and opportunities presented by the prospective landscape of global securities regulation, as well as discussed what may be to come in the areas of corporate governance and risk management.

About the Speakers

Schedule

2009
Friday, October 30th
8:00 AM

Registration/Breakfast

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8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
9:00 AM

Opening Remarks

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9:00 AM - 9:15 AM
9:15 AM

Panel 1: Managing Corporate Risk in a Meltdown

Michelle M. Harner, Associate Professor of Law, University of Maryland School of Law
Richard W. Painter, S. Walter Richey Professor of Corporate Law, University of Minnesota School of Law
Wulf A. Kaal, Assistant Professor, Mississippi College School of Law

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9:15 AM - 10:45 AM
10:45 AM

Coffee Break

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10:45 AM - 11:00 AM
11:00 AM

Panel 2: Balance of Power: Shareholder Activism and Federal Intervention

Lisa M. Fairfax, Leroy Sorenson Merrifield Research Professor of Law, The George Washington University Law School
J. W. Verret, Assistant Professor of Law, George Mason University School of Law
Joan MacLeod Heminway, Distinguished Professor of Law, The University of Tennessee College of Law

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11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
12:30 PM

Lunch

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12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
2:00 PM

Panel 3: The Way Forward: A New Paradigm for International Securities Regulation

Eric Chaffee, Associate Professor and Chair, Project for Law & Business Ethics, University of Dayton School of Law
Chris Brummer, Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center

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2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
3:00 PM

Coffee Break

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3:00 PM - 3:15 PM
3:15 PM

Practitioner Panel Discussion / Audience Q & A

Francis H. Byrd, Managing Director and Co-Leader, Corporate Governance Advisory Practice, The Altman Group
Amy J. Greer, Partner, Reed Smith LLP
William Jannace, Managing Director, Member Regulation Division, FINRA
Robert A. Marchman, Executive Vice President, Enforcement & Risk Group, NYSER
Marc B. Minor, Chief of the Bureau of Securities, State of New Jersey Bureau of Securities

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3:15 PM - 4:45 PM
4:45 PM

Closing Remarks

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4:45 PM - 5:00 PM