Dave’s reference to the phrase “if it’s free, it’s for me” in a blog last week reminded me of a continuing ed program my mom attended in Chicago for dental hygiene credit when I was nine years old. It’s a weird thing to remember, but it had quite an impact on our household. For starters, whatever my mom learned there caused her to become a vegetarian. (And vegan briefly. While I aspire to a plant-based diet now, at the time, that meant my brother and I ate cereal for dinner for a few months.) Plus, the speaker (who was vegan) had a favorite saying that got a lot of “airtime” in our house: “What’s the best kind of food? Free food!” (Meaning, even though he ate plant-based all other times, he would gladly partake in animal products when free.) I guess we all really love free stuff!

Luckily, with tomorrow’s FREE webcast, you don’t need to compromise your chosen diet or anything else! Our speakers will be serving up information you need to know on the SEC’s Registered Offering Reform proposal, including real-world implications, areas of uncertainty, and key issues to watch as the SEC’s proposal moves toward adoption. Good for your pocketbook, your career and your clients!

So, whether you’re a member or not, tune in tomorrow at 2:00 pm Eastern for our webcast “The SEC’s Registered Offering Reform Proposal: What You Need to Know Now” to hear from Valian Afshar, Chief, Office of Rulemaking in the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance, Sonia Gupta Barros, Partner at Sidley, Edwin O’Connor, Partner at Goodwin, Ted Yu, Associate Director (Specialized Policy and Disclosure) in the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance, and Dave Lynn, Partner at Goodwin and Senior Editor here at TheCorporateCounsel.net. 

Topics include:

– Key changes to Form S-3 eligibility
– Expanded communications flexibility
– Modernization of registration processes and shelf offerings
– Impacts on capital-raising strategy
– Transition timing, open questions and practical implementation considerations

Current members of TheCorporateCounsel.net automatically have access. Non-members can register for the free stream here. (The on-demand version of the webcast will only be available to current members.)

As usual, we will apply for CLE credit in all applicable states (with the exception of SC and NE, which require advance notice) for this one-hour webcast. You must submit your state and license number prior to or during the live program. 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