Corporate & Securities Law Committee

NOTE FROM THE COMMITTEE CHAIR
ACC's Corporate and Securities Law Committee continues to provide ACC members with cutting edge information about new developments with the SEC and matters relating to corporate responsibility. Most recently, the Committee submitted comments on Section 404 of Sarbanes Oxley. These comments were submitted for consideration during the April 13 roundtable discussion held by the SEC to solicit feedback regarding the experiences of registrants, accounting firms and others in implementing the new internal control requirements under Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Thanks to Howard Kline and others for this effort.

The Committee is developing other resources, including webcasts such as Nonqualified Deferred Compensation - Validating Your Section 409A Transition and Compliance Plan, a recent presentation by the Committee and Kilpatrick Stockton. And as usual, the Committee has a full track of programs planned for the 2005 Annual Meeting.  

Be sure to visit the Corporate & Securities Law Committee webpage for information about these and other Committee activities. You are also encouraged to share your ideas and to participate in the Committee's monthly teleconferences held on the 2nd Tuesday at 4:00 p.m. ET.  Please contact ACC's committee manager, Jacqueline Windley, for more information.

Michael Wyatt
Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield
Chair, ACC Corporate & Securities Law Committee 

CORPORATE & SECURITIES LAW PROGRAMS AT THE 2005 ANNUAL MEETING
What does being an ACC Corporate and Securities Law Committee member mean? It means that you have the most up-to-date information to keep you current on the issues that affect you the most. At ACC's 2005 Annual Meeting (October 17-19, Marriott Wardman Park Hotel, Washington, DC), the Corporate and Securities Law Committee leadership will present an outstanding array of programs to provide you with the information you need to stay on top of the issues. Here is a listing of the programs the Corporate and Securities Law Committee will present at ACC's 2005 Annual Meeting:

* 108 SEC Annual Update
* 208 Anatomy of a Product Distribution Agreement
* 308 Hot Issues with Shareholders
* 408 A Comparative Study of Listing & Delisting Requirements
   for Foreign Entities
* 508 Introduction to SEC Reporting
* 608 Dealing with Accountants & Auditors
* 708 The Evolving Role of Audit Committees in Corporate
   Governance
* 808 Accounting Developments & Section 404 One Year Later

To view the complete committee schedule, including program descriptions and faculty, and to register, visit the Corporate & Securities Law Committee webpage.


CSL PRACTICE AREA RESOURCES
Practice area resources come in many different formats and from varying sources.  Below are links for material prepared by committee members, a committee sponsor or other sponsors of ACC resources. 

Webcast
Directors and Officers Coverage: Potentials and Pitfalls, June 28, 2005 1:00 p.m. ET presented by Lindquist & Vennum PLLP
During this webcast, panelists will examine the potential advantages of different D&O coverage and the practical pitfalls of having to deal with the insurance carriers, both before and after the claims. Please visit the ACC webcast page for a link to this program.

Lindquist & Vennum also sponsor two ACC two InfoPAKs that are of particular interest to the corporate practitioner. The  Internal Investigations  and the Responding to Government Investigations InfoPAKs can be found in ACC's Virtual Library.