A. Gilchrist Sparks III Presents at the 37TH Annual Securities Regulation Institute – Avoiding the Corporate Lawyer's Own Nightmare: Ethical and Liability Landmines

January 2010

Wilmington, DE – January 28, 2010 – Morris, Nichols Corporate Litigation and Corporate Law Counseling Group Of Counsel and Best Lawyers 2009 Delaware Corporate Lawyer of the Year and 2010 Delaware Lawyer of the Year in Mergers & Acquisitions Law, served as a panelist on the session entitled Avoiding the Corporate Lawyer's Own Nightmare:  Ethical and Liability Landmines at the 37th Annual Securities Regulation Institute, in Coronado, California, January 20-22, 2010.  Over 300 professionals attended this year’s Institute.

Joining Gil on the panel were session chairs E. Norman Veasey, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP and Dixie L. Johnson, Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP, and co-panelist Daniel Cooperman, former General Counsel, Apple Inc. and Oracle Corporation.  Gil also hosted an informal roundtable discussion focusing on recent Delaware developments and the implications of proxy access.
 
SEC Chairman Mary L. Schapiro provided this year’s keynote address at the Institute, viewed as one of the top securities conferences in the country that provides corporate lawyers and corporate counsel with a timely look at developments in securities law, presented in part by respected members of the securities bar as well as by senior SEC officials, allowing attorneys to hear from many of the regulators who are creating rules that govern their practice.