This year's agenda reflects significant developments in the securities laws, as well as changes in the business and legal environment, including continued implementation of the Dodd-Frank and JOBS Acts, the latest developments in the IPO process, capital formation and merger and acquisitions; panels on activism, communications to investors and crisis management, the latest accounting and disclosure developments, ongoing aggressive enforcement efforts, and an active private litigation environment. The Institute panels have been organized to offer targeted, comprehensive and practice-oriented sessions. Focusing on today's most pressing issues in the most critical areas, this program provides the information you need to provide best practices to your clients or company.

WilmerHale Partner Meredith Cross will moderate the panel "Communications to Investors in the Era of Social Media and Activist Investors," and Partner William McLucas will be a featured speaker on the panel "Interview with Past Directors of Enforcement."