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My Father My Don - Hollywood East
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January 14, 2014 / Astoria Neighborhood / Film in Queens / Queens Buzz. I had an opportunity to watch the filming of a new indie in the making. The film is based on the book, My Father My Don, by Tony ['Tony Nap'] Napoli.
The story is an autobiographical account of Tony Napoli's life which began in 1935. But the book reaches back into the 1880's in recounting how Tony's father 'Jimmy Nap' began his life of crime. Jimmy Nap ran one of the biggest illegal gambling operations in America in the 1970's and 1980's. Jimmy Nap's gambling operations, which he ran for the Genovese Crime Family, is believed to have grossed many, many hundreds of millions of dollars.
Tony was the son of this infamous Brooklyn mobster, who among other things, did bootleg runs for Al Capone in his early years. Tony's story is one of redemption, as he used to be a mob enforcer, making sure people paid up on their numbers and other gambling debts. He worked for his father, his don [don means boss]; and eventually took to the bottle to numb the pain.
In the photo above we see the film crew in action at the offices of Halvatzis Realty on Ditmars Blvd in Astoria [aka Halvatzis Astoria Studio]. In this scene Tony's father, Jimmy, is called into Al Capone's office after finishing a bootleg run.
Producer Hussain Ahmed wrote and is directing the 20 minute short film in Queens. Click here to read the rest of our report, including a photo slide show of the production of the independent film, My Father, My Don in Queens NYC, and a brief interview with Tony Napoli, the author and resident of Forest Hills in Queens.
Queens Next Great Museum?
Friends of Steinway Mansion Begin Their Journey
October 8, 2013 / Astoria Neighborhood / Queens History / Queens Buzz. They reminded me a bit of George Washington's rag tag band, scurrying from pitched battle to pitched battle, never really winning ... until the end ... because of their unyielding will and their relentless pursuit of the greater good. This is a story about the Friends of the Steinway Mansion.
In 2010 Michael Halberian, the longest living inhabitant of the Steinway Mansion, put it on the market, likely knowing at the age of 83, that his time here on the planet was limited. After a flurry of publicity and verbal support for preserving the Steinway Mansion by Queens government officials, interest in it died down shortly after Michael's death in December of 2010.
But not everyone lost interst ... click here to read our report on an effort to preserve the Steinway Mansion by its Friends and transform it into a world class museum.
Rise of the Guardians
Animation Exhibit & Video at the Museum of the Moving Image
November 10, 2012 / Fashion Film & Music in Queens / Astoria / Queens Buzz. The Museum of the Moving Image in Astoria just opened a new film exhibit about the soon-to-be released Dreamworks film, Rise of the Guardians. I'll tell you more about the exhibit, after I tell you about the film itself, which opens nationally, Wednesday, November 21st in movie theaters around Queens and the nation.
In my mind, the movie is already a classic. The pop artwork is superb, the 3 D effects are the best I've seen [possibly in part thanks to MOMI facilities] and most importantly, the story is a well told tale - complete with Jungian archetypes and without any real violence. To a weather worn NYC public, this movie will be a welcome escape into a kinder, gentler, animated 3D world.
Click here to read more about the Rise of the Guardians 3D animated film exhibit in Astoria Queens.
Occupy Astoria, LIC & Queens
August 20, 2012 / Astoria & LIC / Social Issues in Queens / Queens Buzz. I attended the Occupy the Citi rally on June 27th at Citibank to learn a bit more about the Occupy Astoria / LIC movement. As it was only a few days before a number of large Queens high schools were to be re-opened as new schools [on July 1st, 2012], I found several teachers participating who were anxious about being able to keep their jobs. There were also a number of musicians in attendance and one of them was playing a tune on his sax.
As this was a protest of sorts, I had kind of expected to see a more angry crowd, but instead I encountered more of a mellow mood. Disillusionment? To be sure, but also some good old fashioned American optimism and tenaciousness right alongside it.
Click here to become more familiar with the Occupy Astoria LIC movement in Queens, as we introduce you to some of its members and include a photo slide show.
Musical Saw Festival 2011 In Astoria
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July 16, 2011 / Astoria Neighborhood / Live Music / Queens Buzz. I attended the 9th annual Musical Saw Festival this year. It was held at the Hellenic Cultural Center just off Crescent Street in Astoria. And while I had read about the festival for the past two years, and seen videos of it on the internet last year, I can now assure you that it's not nearly as good as being there.
I arrived midway through the four-hour festival and many of the headlining talent had finished playing. But as a novice whose sole interest was to experience the festival, exactly who was playing didn't matter as much as it might to an aficionado. I had come to see, hear and talk to people who play music on their saws.
Click here to read more about and see photos of the Musical Saw Festival in Astoria Queens NYC.
St Markella Festival In Astoria
14th Century Saint From Greek Island Of Chios Honored
September 19, 2011 / Astoria Neighborhood / Queens Buzz. I visited the parish of St. Markella this Sunday as they were winding down their weekend long celebration in honor of St. Markella. They had closed the block on 26th Street between 23rd Avenue and Ditmars Blvd, creating a warm, relaxing, village-like feel to the public occasion.
The local parishoners had brought home made dishes of stuffed tomatoes, skewered lamb, mixed vegetables, moussaka, baclava and other desserts and delectables to celebrate the occasion. I talked with several people affiliated with the church including Father Michael. And in the report that will follow sometime in the future, we'll provide a bit of history and a slide show of St Markella in Astoria.
Queens Art Festival All Weekend
Queens Art Express Events This Weekend
June 15, 2011 / Astoria / Long Island City / Sunnyside & Woodside / Jackson Heights / Flushing / Art In Queens / Queens Buzz. I just returned from an evening at the Kick Off Party for this weekend's art extravaganza entitled Queens Art Express [aka QAX]. The reception was held in the main lobby of Kaufman Astoria Studios and attracted a crowd that included people involved in theater, art, history, dance and business in Queens.
The photo to your left shows the lobby of Kaufman Astoria Studios during the Queens Art Express Kick Off Party. Click here to view our story and photos of the Queens Art Express Kick Off Party.
Who Was Benjamin Pike?
Steinway Mansion Builder Made A Mint
April 17, 2011 / Astoria / History Of Queens / Queens Buzz. I had a rare opportunity to meet someone who was well acquainted with the story of Benjamin Pike Jr. Benjamin Pike Jr. was the man who built the mansion that was lived in for over fifty years by the Steinways of Steinway & Sons Piano in Astoria. During my efforts to report this story, I had here-to-fore found it very difficult to find much published about Benjamin Pike. Hence you can imagine my delight when I met Deborah Jean Warner, who had once curated an exhibit dedicated to the Steinway Mansion founder, at the Smithsonian Institution.
Deborah has curated many exhibits about the history of physical sciences and is the author of several books. Deborah's work in 19th century scientific instruments lead her to curate the Pike exhibit. When it comes to selling scientific instruments in America in the 19th century, Benjamin Pike Jr. was an innovator who loomed large.
Click here next week to read our full report about Benjamin Pike Jr., the founder and owner of the Pike Mansion, which later came to be known as the Steinway Mansion in Astoria.
Five Boro Bike Ride 2011 - Photos
Queens Boro Bridge & Astoria Park In Queens
May 1, 2011 / Long Island City LIC & Astoria Park / Sporting Activities / Queens Buzz. This event begins at 9 am in lower Manhattan, so we expect the first riders by about 9.30 with the bulk of them coming through between 10 am and the leisurely ones leaving about 12 noon. The 42 mile course runs through Queens by coming off the Queens Borough Bridge and heads north along 21st Street to Astoria Park. There's a rest stop at the park, while cyclists turn around and head south, mostly along Vernon Blvd before leaving the borough over the Pulaski Bridge. Over 30,000 cyclists are expected to participate and over 1,500 people volunteer in the program.
Click here to view our report of the Five / 5 Boro Bike Ride 2011 Astoria Park Queens with photos.
Greek Orthodox Easter 2011
St. Demetrios Procession Photos - Astoria
April 22, 2011 / Astoria / Ethnic & Religious Culture / Queens Buzz. Tonight I attended one of the most interesting religious events of the year – the Holy Friday procession through the streets of Astoria by the Greek Orthodox Church of St. Demetrios. It's an ancient tradition, dating back thousands of years, and having come to this country from nearly eight thousand kilometers away.
St Demetrios Church services had begun two hours earlier, commemorating the holiest week of the year, on one of the holiest days of the year. Holy Friday commemorates the death of Jesus Christ and the procession through the streets is a sort of symbolic funeral procession for Him.
Click here to read more about and view photos of the Greek Orthodox Easter 2011 in Astoria.
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FORTUNE -- Hiring the best people from around the world is a top priority for most leaders in today's relentlessly globalizing business landscape. At Fortune's Most Powerful Women Summit on Wednesday, a few executives offered their thoughts on where to find good global employees -- and how to keep them.
1. Don't overrate English proficiency
When interviewing a candidate, DuPont (DD) chair and CEO Ellen Kullman asks herself, "Am I letting their command of the language be a bigger decision point than their skills?" It's easy to get comfortable with an international candidate who speaks great English, but "you have to get beyond that," Kullman says. One of her top executives is Vietnamese and struggles with English, she says, but he's "head and shoulders above anybody else that I talk to."
The solution: Spend more time getting communication right. Gina Qiao, senior vice president of human resources at Lenovo, says that because of language barriers the company's leadership team will sometimes spend half a day on a decision that might otherwise take half an hour. But in the end, it pays off. "If we just speak one language, we just think one way," Qiao says.
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Melanie Healey, North American group president at Procter & Gamble (PG), says it's important to identify local talent early on, and then provide the mentoring, training, and support to keep those employees happy.
"I have never been disappointed by hiring local," says Barbara Kux, chief sustainability officer at Siemens (SI). "I have been more disappointed with expats." With local talent, she says, the motivation is higher, and the local knowledge proves critical.
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"There's typically a bias in our German headquarters," Kux says. There, executives tend to be at slightly higher levels of seniority than their international counterparts. Occasionally Siemens makes a conscious decision to promote its international staff to parity with the German office. "You really need to make sure that the team understands that they have the fast career track locally," Kux says.
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Too often, leaders hire a staff that looks like they do. The solution: bring on international executives. "By forcing a diverse slate (at the top), you're going to have a much more diverse population," Kullman says. "We've measured it, and it's much more diverse than it was five years ago."
Kux says she shies away from international quotas while hiring, but in all, strives for a balance, particularly in emerging markets. "Get a little bit of support and knowledge from the mature markets," Kux said. "But please, not too much."
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Ok, so I woke up early this morning and I head to Cairo University. The first thing one has to say is that the security was very ncie and cordial and professional: You had to have an ID and the invite, and they would just let you in. Unfortunately, no one relayed that information to Ayman Nour, who was standing in front of me with an invite, but without an ID, and deamdning to go in, because " I am Ayman fuckin Nour". The secuirty people still had him go to his car to get an ID, which was funny. By the way, there are no burn marks on his face. Nuttin. Not even a scar, that liar. He did, hwoever paint/ dye his head black to hide the fact that he is getting bald. Douchebag.
You go inside, you sit down, you resist the efforts of every goddamn asshole Usher with a power trip trying to seat you elsewhere to accommodate his friends, and you simply watch the audience. We had to go there at 10:30, but the speech wasn't going to start till 1 pm, so we had to find ways to amuse ourselves. The organizing people sought to entertain us by playing theme songs from egyptian soap operas (Imagine awaiting Obama while people playing the song from Ze2ab el gabal). Anyway, we entertained yourselves by watching the audience trying to interact and mingle with each other. They had a bunch of southeast asian and african Azhar students invited, who kept taking pictures with Ayman Nour, and then with Adel Imam. And then the Egyptian government walked in, and what was amusing was that Omar Suleiman was the first inside, walking ahead of Gamal Mubarak, and the rest of the usual suspects, which is..ehh..telling. Anyway, this was a testment of the power of the ONE: Only he can get all these people to sit together in the same hall. I mean, Barrack Obama, Ayman nour, Omar Suleiman, Gamal Mubarak and Adel Imam in one room? Someone write a joke, quick.
Adel Imam to the left, Ayman Nour dyed bald head to low right!
So, after 2 hours of waiting and a million mic checks, Ambassador Scobey walks into the hall and starts shaking hands with government officials, and she didn't shake hands with The Mufti Al Gomaa, even though he wanted to shake her hand. Scobey, you are confusing the Mufti with the Aazhar Sheikh Tantawi, he is the one who doesn't touch women. And the Hillary Clinton walks into the hall and she gets a standing ovation and applause for 2.2 seconds before Obama goes all "Fuck that bitch stealing ma thunder" and makes his enterance. Crowd goes nuts.
The speech was everything was expected and more. The guy achieved his goals and executed it effectively and brilliantly. It was big on comfort and platitudes, and short on substance, but really, what does one expect other than that from an Obama speech?If you are going to see Obama, you are going to watch an expert showman. Just don't expect much beyond entertainment.
My favorite parts of the speech had to be the following in order: The way he deliverd el salamu alaikom (the audience looked like it just had a collective orgasm), the Koranic shout outs, the pandering to Hijabis, the dig at Hillary (women became leaders in islamic countries, while the US is still "struggling with it"? Nice!), and the way he spoke of the Israel Palestine Issue. For me, again, it didn't say what he intends to do, but it made people happy. They were walking outside saying how , for the first time, they hear an american leader "talk with some balance on the issue".
What I hated was the over-reaching part. I mean, he, as the US President, will personally battle every negative islamic stereotype? For real? Pander too much? Also, I am still waiting for a serious difference between him and Bush on the War on Terror. I mean, he said he will pull the troops out by 2012 and will close Gunatanmo some time later. So, if Gitmo ain't closed, detainees are still getting extradited, The troops are still in Iraq and Afghanistan, what exactly changed here? And how come people are all positive over this now? Wasn't that what Bush used to say? Now it's wise and good? WTF?
But whatever, I digress. The people liked it, and facebook and twitter are nuts with the Obama love comments. The man did a good job appeasing the Islamic world, and that's really what the people who voted for him wanted, right? That's why the section on human rights in his speech was the weakest, because let's face it, he ain;t going to push on human rights and democracy. That era is gone. We are all about diplomacy and friendship now, and that's what the American people want, even if the price is that the democracy activists in Egypt get fucked. But then again, the democracy activists in Egypt didn;t really like it when Bush was calling for democracy and human rights, so maybe they deserve it.
Anyway, like all good things, the speech had to end, and we had to leave the completely empties neighborhood of Dokki. While leaving the University I saw a small demonstration by CODE PINK. YES, fuckin Code Pink. Cindy Sheehan's Code Pink. And they were protesting the speech and Obama over Ghaza, and how they had a letter from the Hamas leaders that they want delivered to him. Oh Code Pink, you bunch of unemployed leftist wankers, you made my day.
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The only concern I have here with KG is that I hope he doesn't expect Brown or Wilson to be as good at pass protection as Bradshaw is. That is a ridiculously high bar to set and one that most RBs in this league can't even reach. Brown could use a little more improvement but he looks like after another game or two of experience with it, that he would be ready for a larger role in the offense.
3/25/14 - Updated Mock with 5th round comp pick
1. Anthony Barr, Defensive End, UCLA
2. Marcus Martin, Center Guard, USC
3. Anthony Johnson, Defensive Nostril Tackle, LSU
4. Marcel Jensen, Offensive End, Fresno State
5. Wesley Johnson, Offensive Any Guard, Vanderbilt
5. Aaron Colvin, Defensive Halfback, Oklahoma
6. Storm Johnson, Guy Who Runs With Football, UCF
Sounds like a coaching problem, time to earn your pay Gilbride....Fix it!
I know what everyone will say "No, but we arent the coaches we dont see these guys in practice and we dont analyze the film as much yada yada yada"
I know...I just would rather see Brown and Wilson get more touches. Kind of like how 5 years ago I was super hyped on Bradshaw and couldnt wait to see him get more touches.
Its just a natural cycle and we should start it sooner than later the way our running game has been going...
"Bradshaw played 58 of the 68 offensive snaps. Brown was in on just nine and had five carries for 14 yards.".................so much for "They are both going to get equal snaps theory"
Sometimes the Giants coaches really want to make you pull your hair out.........they had all kinds of machinations about how Cruz was not ready for prime time too..........they had to be bludgeoned and dragged to starting Cruz by relentless injuries


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The Curious Case of Carlyle...and Efforts to Shut Down Investor Access to Courts
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The Curious Case of Carlyle...and Efforts to Shut Down Investor Access to Courts
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Prof. Barbara Black, Prof. Adam Pritchard, Salvatore Graziano
Investor rights and the shareholder franchise in general have been impacted not only by corporate-friendly interpretations of existing law, but also by the direct efforts of companies to limit investors in public companies from exercising their existing rights.
Recently there have been several high-profile arguments that companies should insert mandatory arbitration clauses into their corporate charters and registration statements, in order to force investors to arbitrate shareholder claims on an individual basis, and effectively waive their rights to pursue class action claims. This presentation will discuss the legality of this type of arrangement and whether such clauses may violate the federal securities laws.
In particular, the presentation will discuss the Carlyle Group IPO, and that company's attempt to insert a provision in its registration statement requiring that all investor claims of any kind be arbitrated on an individual basis in Delaware. The presentation will also discuss the merits and implications of the current litigation between the brokerage company Charles Schwab and FINRA, as Schwab vigorously contests FINRA's disciplinary proceedings initiated in response to Schwab's use of mandatory class action waivers in customer agreements, claiming that the waivers violate FINRA rules.
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Cybersecurity and Financial Firms -- Bracing for the Regulatory Onslaught
May 1 2014
5:00 pm
75 mins
John Stark, Bradley Bondi
Given the recent SEC Risk Alert regarding cybersecurity and the recent FINRA Sweep announcement, the time is now for financial firms to refresh and improve their cybersecurity efforts. Today, when financial firms experience any form of data breach, financial regulators are going to come knocking (or even pounding) on the door.
Recent reports indicate that regulatory examiners have expanded their focus beyond merely what financial firms have in place to protect the data of their customers. In 2014 and beyond, regulators will also want to know much more about firms' security measures--including the policies and procedures firms have to detect the origin, nature and extent of the cyber-related incident; regulatory notifications of any cybersecurity breach; and remediation efforts after any cybersecurity-related incident.
A regulatory cyber-storm is clearly brewing and its onslaught will have a dramatic impact upon how financial firms build, manage and protect their information and trading systems, To help practitioners, in-house counsel, compliance officers, technology personnel, exchanges and the many other professionals impacted by this recent financial regulatory surge, we are providing two webcasts from two teams of experts.
In this, the first of these two webcasts, we will discuss:
* The current regulatory landscape of, and recent regulatory interest in, the cybersecurity policies and practices at financial firms;
* SEC enforcement actions pertaining to cybersecurity;
* The type of cybersecurity information FINRA and OCIE examiners may expect to receive during their examinations; and
* Recommended technology-related steps for broker-dealers, registered investment advisers, hedge funds, private equity firms, exchanges and other financial firms to take in response to increased regulatory focus and new regulatory initiatives, including how financial firms can launch a "pre-emptive holistic strike" to counter the anticipated regulatory offensive.
Financial and Corporate Crime in the UK: Legal Trends and Developments
Apr 1 2014
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Satnam Tumani, Jeffrey Bryant, Julian Glass
This webcast features a panel discussion of recent UK legal developments in the field of corporate crime - in particular a focus on Deferred Prosecution Agreements, the related Prosecutors' Code of Practice, the recent Sentencing Council guidelines for corporate offenders and confiscation in corporate crime cases.
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Insider Trading Enforcement Update
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Lawrence Gerschwer, Allen D. Applbaum
This webcast will highlight important recent developments in the government's ongoing crackdown on insider trading, including lessons learned from recent high-profile criminal trials and debated legal issues. The panel will address:
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• The effect prosecutions involving information from expert networks may have on the "mosaic theory." Mosaic theory is the concept under which the SEC theoretically permits investors to piece together immaterial nonpublic information to form an investment thesis.
• The sentences—usually no jail time—handed down to defendants who plead guilty and cooperate with the government's investigation, versus the relatively long sentences of defendants who are convicted at trial.
The speakers will include Lawrence Gerschwer, Partner, Morrison & Foerster LLP, and Allen D. Applbaum, Senior Managing Director and Global Leader of FTI Consulting's Global Risk & Investigations Practice. Mssrs. Gerschwer and Applbaum are both former Assistant US Attorneys for the Southern District of New York.
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This webcast will consist of an analysis of the issues commonly confronted in fraudulent transfer litigation under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code and state law. The first portion of the program will provide attendees with an overview of the relevant legal aspects of the fraudulent transfer litigation, including discussion of:
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A case study will be used during the program to highlight the legal and valuation issues.
The program will be presented by litigation and bankruptcy attorneys Craig Simon and Dan Winikka from the law firm of Simon, Ray & Winikka LLP and valuation experts Jeff Litvak and Jack Schwager of FTI Consulting.
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F. Joseph Warin, John Chesley, Jay Perlman
It has been another year of plenty for enforcement of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act ("FCPA") and international anti-corruption statutes worldwide. From a return to the robust enforcement totals of recent years, to a nearly fourfold increase in the size of the average corporate fine, to increasingly aggressive deployment of traditional criminal investigative techniques, to the expansion of multi-jurisdictional, cross-border cooperation and prosecutions, 2013 marked another year of vigorous international anti-corruption enforcement.
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CFO Liability - the Toughest Job in Corporate America
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62 mins
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This webcast provides guidance for CFOs who face heightened scrutiny and liability as a result of the culmination of legislated rules and regulations, including Sarbanes-Oxley and Dodd-Frank. Newly enacted provisions provide for significant enhancement of SEC enforcement powers, coupled with heightened standards of liability for financial executives.
In addition, the webcast highlights cases in which CFOs and other financial executives have been sanctioned for violations committed by their subordinates under a "should have known" standard. Finally, this webinar offers practical recommendations to assist CFOs in compliance with the increasingly complex regulations and requirements to which they are subjected.
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SEC Enforcement: Key Developments in 2013
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•The increased use of analytic technology to identify fraud;
•The renewed focus on enforcement against "gatekeepers;"
•Results of litigating with the SEC; and much more.
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The FCPA Guidance After One Year: The Impact on Compliance and Practice
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Robertson Park, Timothy Peterson, Greg Esslinger
It has now been a year since the DOJ and SEC released their long-awaited guidance on the FCPA, "A Resource Guide to the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act." The guidance provided user-friendly insight into how the government approaches FCPA enforcement, and set forth a number of factors companies should consider in evaluating their anti-corruption compliance programs and procedures.
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F. Joseph Warin, John Chesley, Jay Perlman
We are in a brave new world of whistleblower regulation and litigation. Now three years after the passage of Dodd-Frank, the SEC Office of the Whistleblower is making an increasing number of bounty awards – including a recent record-breaking $14 million award – and federal courts across the country are defining and redefining the statute's complex contours. Companies, meanwhile, continue to field the flood of hotline complaints in an effort to sift the chaff from tomorrow morning's front-page expose. These trends, coupled with the continuing robust pace of FCPA enforcement, provide the perfect storm for keeping in-house counsel and compliance professionals up at night.
Featuring an experienced panel of anti-corruption and compliance practitioners, this webcast will detail Dodd-Frank's statutory and regulatory framework, discuss its early interpretations by the SEC Office of the Whistleblower and federal courts, and provide the participant with practical tips for navigating the minefield of whistleblower complaints.
Please join F. Joseph Warin, partner, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher; John Chesley, associate, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher; and Jay Perlman, Director, Navigant as they address these issues and your questions in a free, one-hour webcast.
Financial Statements 101 – Accounting Fundamentals for Lawyers
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92 mins
Jeff Litvak, Michael Stubbs
This webcast will cover fundamental concepts of accounting, focusing on issues that lawyers often encounter. Our panel of accounting experts will cover the three financial statements–balance sheet, income statement, and cash flows–and describe the components that are used to create them. In addition, our panel will cover how to derive meaningful conclusions from the data through ratio and trend analysis.
In addition to understanding financial statements, this webcast will cover common Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and International Financial Reporting Standards.
The panelists for this webcast are Jeff Litvak, CPA/ABV/CFF, ASA and Jack Schwager, CPA/ABV/CFF, CFE, both of FTI Forensic & Litigation Consulting.
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Raymond G. Mullady, Jr., Jeff Litvak, Patricia Mazur
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•Measurement of damages
•Overview of damages
•"But for" concept
•Legal and other economic criteria to consider when proving damages
•Discussion of the lost profit model
•Discussion of the destruction of a business model
The latter half of the program will deal with an actual case of proving damages for a new business. The case focuses on an e-retailing business who in the past lost in excess of $25 million in venture capital money and never sustained a profit. The new business had six months of positive contribution margins. The case discusses the challenges of proving damages for the new business and the defense's position that the damages were speculative and flawed.
The program will also include a review of the most recent case law on proving damages for a new business and the reasonable certainty standard in California.
The Supreme Court's Decision in Amgen and Other Recent Securities Cases
Jul 24 2013
59 mins
Jordan Eth, Deanne E. Maynard, Dr. David Tabak
This year, on the heels of its rulings in Erica P. John Fund, Inc. v. Halliburton (2011) and Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Dukes (2011), the Supreme Court has issued several opinions affecting securities fraud litigation. Of particular note, Amgen, Inc. v. Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds held that proof of materiality was not required at the class certification stage for an action based on the fraud on the market (FOTM) theory.
This webcast will examine this recent Supreme Court decision, including the possible implications of four Justices suggesting a willingness to revisit whether the FOTM presumption of reliance is still proper. The Supreme Court's possible willingness to revisit this theory could have a dramatic effect on securities litigation.
This webcast also will discuss other recent Supreme Court cases and how they could affect parties in both private securities class actions and government enforcement actions:
•Comcast Corp. v. Behrend, which required proof of classwide damages at the certification stage, may also affect securities class actions.
•Gabelli v. SEC limited the "discovery rule" for statute of limitations to non-government enforcement actions.
•The Court's upcoming ruling in Chadbourne & Parke LLP v. Troice will address the scope of SLUSA's "in connection with" requirement.
The UK Bribery Act Two Years On: What Was All the Fuss About?
Jul 2 2013
61 mins
Vivian Robinson QC, Barry Vitou, Richard Kovalevsky QC, Julian Glass
On July 1, 2013, the UK Bribery Act will mark its two-year anniversary. After the hype the question is: What was all the fuss about?
In this webcast, a panel of leading UK lawyers and professionals will discuss the UK Bribery Act after its second birthday. This webcast is a "must attend" for general counsel, ethics officers and compliance counsel of any business affected by the UK Bribery Act. Don't miss this opportunity to hear Vivian Robinson QC, former general counsel to the UK's Serious Fraud Office and now a partner in McGuireWoods London; Barry Vitou, partner in Pinsent Masons LLP's London office; Richard Kovalevsky QC, 2 Bedford Row; and Julian Glass, Managing Director, FTI Consulting answer your questions and address key topics, including:
•Will the UK government water down the Bribery Act?
•What is the likelihood of UK enforcement and when (if any) ?
•What are the emerging trends?
•Will deferred prosecution agreements make any difference?
•Compliance benchmarking – what are other companies doing?
Financial Fraud Enforcement at the Crossroads: Which Way From Here?
Jun 25 2013
62 mins
Professor James D. Cox, Thomas A. Hanusik, Martin S. Wilczynski
Since 2007, the number of SEC enforcement actions involving financial fraud has declined steadily each year—from a record 219 in 2007 down to just 94 in 2012. Over the period of this decline, numerous explanations have been offered by the SEC and other commentators, including the success of Sarbanes-Oxley in reducing restatements, shifting Enforcement Division priorities, the disbanding of the SEC's "Financial Fraud Task Force," and even the core metrics by which the SEC Enforcement Division's performance is evaluated.
The SEC has recently signaled that a renewed focus on financial fraud is imminent, with new analytical tools and an increased mobilization of resources. How this initiative is put into practice by the new SEC leadership could have important consequences for registrants, management, auditors and counsel.
Please join us as we address these issues as well as your questions in a free, one-hour webcast that will analyze the past, present and future of financial fraud enforcement.
Navigating the Intersection of the FCPA, AML and Extraterritorial US Laws
Jun 18 2013
67 mins
Jeffrey Lehtman, Kurt Wolfe, Sarah Cox, Ellen Zimiles, Alma Angotti, Jay Perlman
In a recent case the DOJ dubbed a "wake-up call," the SEC and DOJ charged four individuals for their roles in a massive international bribery scheme, which the SEC discovered during a periodic examination of a broker-dealer. The agencies allege that employees of Direct Access Partners, LLC ("DAP"), a registered broker dealer, paid illicit bribes to high-ranking officials of Banco de Desarrollo Economico y Social de Venezuela ("BANDES"), the state-owned economic development bank of Venezuela. The action illustrates how conduct that has traditionally formed the basis of a Foreign Corrupt Practices Act ("FCPA") case might also subject individuals and entities to a much broader array of charges under US law, including charges under anti-money laundering laws and the Travel Act.
Join an experienced panel of government enforcement experts to learn how multi-national organizations in all industries can ensure that they have developed and implemented robust compliance programs that address these overlapping regulatory schemes.
The Internal Audit Function and Anti-Corruption Compliance
Jun 13 2013
92 mins
F. Joseph Warin, John Sturc, John Chesley, Peter Bradford
The continuing surge of FCPA enforcement is but one pitfall that the internal audit function is tasked with avoiding, and the list of pitfalls just keeps growing. These days, internal audit functions face increased expectations from a wide variety of constituencies, and the stakes are high: failures can mean SEC and DOJ actions which name internal auditors as defendants or as those who could have prevented that high-visibility settlement.
Featuring an experienced panel of anti-corruption, internal audit, and compliance practitioners, this webcast will detail the current statutory, regulatory, and standards-based framework within which internal auditors function, discuss the increasingly dynamic and complex role of internal audit, explore the successes and failures of internal audit functions through the lens of FCPA enforcement actions, and provide practical tips for establishing a successful relationship between internal audit and compliance functions.
ESI Meets CSI:What Every Lawyer Should Know About Technology & Digital Forensics
May 23 2013
64 mins
John Reed Stark
Whether conducting an internal investigation, engaged in an adversarial dispute or handling a criminal, civil or regulatory enforcement matter, today's legal practitioners strive to provide definitive answers to critical data-related questions: What sort of digital DNA can turn the tides for a defendant? Did a witness spoliate or tamper with digital evidence? What thought-to-be-deleted evidence can be recovered from the unallocated or slack space of a computer, phone or tablet? What should counsel do when the SEC or some other government entity subpoenas a client's hard drive? What are the technological threats posed by so-called "bad leavers (i.e. disgruntled former employees who seek revenge against their former employers)? These are just a few of the questions covered by this presentation which will not only enlighten even the most tech-savvy attorney but will also help attendees avoid the kind of data-handling failures that can result in malpractice claims, disbarment or even worse, prosecution for an obstruction-related crime.
This webinar will feature John Reed Stark – John founded and served for 11 years as Chief of the SEC's Office of Internet Enforcement; taught technology and law courses at Georgetown Law School for 15 years; and now serves as a Managing Director at Stroz Friedberg, a digital risk management firm that specializes in digital forensics, data breach & cybercrime response, electronic discovery, business intelligence & investigation and security risk consulting. An expert in particular on handling DOJ and SEC data-related matters and on combating bad leavers, John will address these issues and your questions throughout his discussion.
Shareholder Efforts to Improve Transparency of Corporate Political Spending
Apr 3 2013
69 mins
Ian Bassin, John Coates, Bruce Freed, Mark Lebovitch
This webcast, the latest in BLB&G's Webcast Series for Institutional Investors, focuses on the latest developments in efforts to achieve disclosure of corporate political spending.
In Citizens United v. FEC, the United States Supreme Court made it easier for corporate directors and executives to use company funds - shareholder assets - to support political candidates or causes. In response to Citizens United, the institutional investor community has urged public companies to enhance their disclosures of political spending.
Because compliance is voluntary, however, these efforts cannot account for the companies for whom disclosure is most important - those who have something to hide in their political spending. Without meaningful regulation from the SEC or legal precedent to require public disclosures, shareholder efforts to improve transparency faced a roadblock.
Since Summer 2012, BLB&G's Corporate Governance team, working on behalf of the New York State Common Retirement Fund, pursued a novel alternative for addressing this problem - a Section 220 books and records request. The Fund demanded that technology giant Qualcomm Inc. provide the Fund with corporate books and records reflecting its prior political spending. While Section 220 is regularly used by shareholders seeking to investigate corporate malfeasance, it had never before been used to obtain disclosure of corporate political spending.
After Qualcomm refused to provide the Fund with the requested books and records, BLB&G filed a lawsuit on behalf of the Fund to enforce its rights under Section 220. On February 22, 2013, Qualcomm adopted a Political Contributions and Expenditures Policy that will provide its shareholders with comprehensive disclosures regarding the Company's political activities.
The Fund and BLB&G may have broken important new ground that can help the shareholder community obtain more fulsome disclosure of corporate political spending.
Earnouts in M&A Transactions -- Emerging Trends
Mar 21 2013
90 mins
Jeff Litvak, Jeremy McGannon, Jim Rolfes
This webcast will introduce participants to the basics of the earnout as an element of the purchase price in M&A transactions and the common disputes that arise from earnout provisions.
The panel will discuss the intricacies of earnouts, legal considerations and recent case law relating to earnouts, the mechanics of earnouts, common disputes involving earnouts, the valuation and recognition of earnouts, and more. This program will also address the role of the neutral accounting arbitrator in resolving an earnout dispute.
The program is geared to lawyers involved in mergers and acquisitions.
Please join panelists Jeff Litvak and Jeremy McGannon, both of FTI Consulting's Forensic and Litigation Consulting practice, and Jim Rolfes of Reed Smith as they address these issues and your questions in this free webcast.
FATCA Final Regulations: The Clock is Ticking
Mar 14 2013
54 mins
Richard Kando, Jeffrey Locke
The due diligence requirements for new and pre-existing accounts are now set and deadlines are quickly approaching. There are less than 10 months until FATCA goes live and foreign financial institutions across the globe need to start getting ready now. FATCA's Final Regulations and the model intergovernmental agreements ("IGAs"), although complex when first read, can be simplified to make implementation more efficient.
In this complimentary webcast, Navigant's FATCA experts Richard Kando and Jeffrey Locke will discuss concrete steps, challenges and best practices that all financial institutions need to know to successfully operationalize FATCA's due diligence requirements.
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With cable news' extensive media coverage, the George Zimmerman trial has become the news story of the summer.
Ben Bogardus, chair and assistant professor of journalism in the School of Communications, is available to comment.
"The summer is a slow time for national news," Bogardus said. "Once the Supreme Court and congress end their sessions and the president goes on vacation, there isn't a lot for the 24-hour cable networks to cover. The Zimmerman trial fills the need for new, dramatic "happening now" content. It's also a great television news story because it has most of the elements producers look for: cameras are allowed in the courtroom, emotions are running high on both sides, you have the greater racial / societal angle to talk about, and the witnesses have turned into 'characters' in their own right. When you combine it with the prior coverage of the shooting and Zimmerman's arrest, it's like watching a real-live episode of 'Law and Order' unfolding every day."
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I'm sure many of you have heard or read something about at least one Facebook page with a title which many witches are finding offensive. I'm not going to give you access to them from this blog nor will I mention them directly. The quick fervor whipped up around the name of this page, led me to all kinds of questions, and a few extremely important answers...and some perspective. I'd like to share what I've learned, hopefully it can move all of us forward on this issue.
Facebook doesn't get to decide what hate speech is, the law does.
When I reported the page for 'hate speech', as so many others had done, I was also told in a very fast reply, by an automated system on Facebook, that the page wasn't 'hate speech', and so it wouldn't be removed. How could that be? The title sure looked hateful to me!
Who is Facebook?
Since I felt that Facebook was being negligent, I figured the next step was to report Facebook to someone, but who? A state attorney's general office? The USDOJ? I needed to do some more book work to know. As it turns out, Facebook was originally incorporated in Florida, but that was later moved to Delaware, a popular state for incorporation because of favorable tax laws....
I tend to err on the side of giving idiots enough rope to hang themselves with, particularly given the free-speech tenets here in
I disagree that your first reaction was over-blown. See, the thing is, with that page being based, as much as anyone could discern
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Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl would be exchanged for five Taliban detainees at Guantanamo Bay.
Bergdahl's family in Hailey, Idaho, Tuesday welcomed the news and said they're cautiously optimistic their son could finally come home from Afghanistan.
Meanwhile, a Southern California-based veterans group called the American Soldier Network is getting involved. It's trying to enlist celebrities to wear a distinctive bracelet to bring public attention to the only U.S. POW from the war in Afghanistan.
Organization founder Annie Nelson says she's already got musicians Paul McCartney Queen Latifah, and sportscaster Marshall Faulk on board.
"You know, for whatever reason, when people tack the term 'celebrity' on someone that gives them credibility in a lot of people's eyes. People will pick up that message or their fan base will at least learn," Nelson says. "And yes, I hope more people know about Bowe and are like, 'If that was my boy, I would do everything I could to get him home.'"
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Charlie Smith's real name is Charles Smith. There is no definite record about him or his musical career. He was not mentioned much in the jazz music genre nor was he mentioned in other major musical field. The only popular or familiar information that can be gathered about him is that he played or performed in Oscar Peterson's group. He was not too much of a public figure although he was known to be an American jazz drummer and percussionist.
Nevertheless, this article will talk about him and the field of music he has chosen to play. He was a jazz drummer and percussionist. And to become one of the jazz drummers and one of the jazz percussionists, a musician has to understand and comprehend what jazz is and even learn how to play and perform it onstage.
Charles "Charlie" Smith was born on April 15, 1927 in New York City, New York. He died at a fairly young age of 38 in New Haven, Connecticut on January 15, 1966. No one knows or has any record of the reason or cause of his death. That could be why there is nothing much written about him or his career in the music, especially jazz music, industry.
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During the span of his short lifetime, he has had the chance of playing with famous musicians like Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, Hank Jones, Ella Fitzgerald, Oscar Pettiford, Piano Red (Blues), Billy Taylor, and others. Although there is not much information about how he started his career or how he has come to be involved with famous musicians like the above-mentioned personalities, it is obvious that Charlie Smith has got a talent like any other musician who gained their prestige and honor through their efforts. He would not have been able to play or perform with popular people if he did not have what it takes. But he sure did.
His specialty instruments were the drums and percussions. Playing these instruments can be hard if played alone because these instruments do not really speak words or make melodies or tunes on their own. In probably getting to hone his skills and talents on the said instruments, Charlie Smith's efforts could have brought him to people who trained and taught him well that he was able to reach the stage with famous celebrities of his time.
Despite his life being so short, there will always be someone inspired by his music and his style. And there will always be people who will look up to him not because he is well-known or because he was a musician but because he served his purpose and role while still living.