Join us tomorrow Wednesday, July 16, at 2:00 pm Eastern for our “Securities Offerings During Blackout Periods” webcast to hear Willkie Farr’s Eddie Best, O’Melveny’s Ryan Coombs, Perkins Coie’s Allison Handy and Jones Day’s Michael Solecki discuss all the things issuers considering tapping the capital markets during a “blackout period” have to think about. Our panel of experienced practitioners will explore these issues:

– Challenges blackout periods present for capital raising

– Factors to consider in deciding whether to offer securities during a blackout period

– Issues surrounding use and content of “flash numbers” in a prospectus

– SEC staff and judicial views on flash numbers

– Perspective of underwriters & their counsel

– Differences between recently completed quarter and one in-process

– Due diligence and comfort letter issues

– Offering-specific issues

– Process of updating prospectus disclosure

As a junior associate, I worked on a lot of debt capital markets transactions representing the underwriters, so I have negotiated my fair share of comfort letters. I’m thankful I had the benefit of a forward-thinking and training-focused partner sitting me down the first time I worked on an offering during a blackout period and explaining to me why and how the comfort letter would differ a bit and that we might need a CFO certificate. Not all junior associates are so lucky, and I would especially encourage any new capital markets attorneys to join this webcast to benefit from the valuable practice pointers our panelists will share about navigating the challenges posed by these transactions.

Members of this site can attend this critical webcast at no charge. If you’re not yet a member, try a no-risk trial now. Our “100-Day Promise” guarantees that during the first 100 days as an activated member, you may cancel for any reason and receive a full refund. The webcast cost for non-members is $595. You can sign up with a credit card online. If you need assistance, send us an email at info@ccrcorp.com – or call us at 800.737.1271.

We will apply for CLE credit in all applicable states (with the exception of SC and NE which require advance notice) for this 60-minute webcast. You must submit your state and license number prior to or during the program using this form. Attendees must participate in the live webcast and fully complete all the CLE credit survey links during the program. You will receive a CLE certificate from our CLE provider when your state issues approval; typically within 30 days of the webcast. All credits are pending state approval.

This program will also be eligible for on-demand CLE credit when the archive is posted, typically within 48 hours of the original air date. Instructions on how to qualify for on-demand CLE credit will be posted on the archive page.

– Meredith Ervine