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Continuing Legal EducationCumberland School of Law offers a full complement of Continuing Legal Education seminars led by distinguished attorneys from the Alabama Bar, some of the nation's top legal consultants, and our own outstanding faculty. For information, contact Cumberland CLE at (205) 726-2391 or 1-800-888-7454, or e-mail us. All seminars are offered in Birmingham unless otherwise indicated. Online and Webinar (On-Demand) Courses (Please note that you must follow ALL the steps to submit a completion certificate in order to receive MCLE credit in Alabama.) Webinar: October 6, 2010 12:00 (Central Time) to 1:00pm On July 21, 2010, in the wake of the most severe economic downturn since the Great Depression, President Obama signed into law The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the “Act”). The webinar will review key areas of the Act, including (i) consumer financial reform; (ii) restrictions on proprietary trading---the “Volcker Rule;” (iii) new monitoring and controls of large, systemically significant financial institutions; (iv) heightened capital and liquidity standards; (v) corporate governance reform; (vi) changes in investment adviser registration requirements, including elimination of the “private adviser” exemption; and (vii) increased regulation of executive compensation.
In addition to transactional work, Mr. Ware has significant experience advising public and private companies and their boards of directors on fiduciary and corporate governance matters and ongoing securities and reporting obligations. He holds a J.D. (cum laude) from Washington and Lee University School of Law and a B.A. from the University of the South. CLE staff: LaVone R. Warren, Assistant Professor and Assistant Dean for Continuing Legal Education Patricia Garrison Muse, Director of Continuing Legal Education Martha Martin, Secretary Page last updated: Mon, 08/23/2010 - 10:13 |