Paula Drake with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to Speak at KC’s SEC and Dodd-Frank Act Regulations Compliance: Emerging Issues and Practical Guidance Event
New York, NY, May 21, 2013 --(PR.com)-- The Knowledge Group/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series, the leading producer of regulatory focused webcasts, has announced today that Paula Drake, Associate Director, Chief Counsel, and Chief Ethics Officer, Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission will speak at the Knowledge Congress’ webcast entitled: “SEC and Dodd-Frank Act Regulations Compliance: Emerging Issues and Practical Guidance.” This event is scheduled for June 19, 2013 from 12:00pm – 2:00pm (ET).
For further details, please visit:
http://www.knowledgecongress.org/event_2013_Regulations_Compliance.html
Event Synopsis:
The Dodd-Frank Act contains more than 90 provisions that require the SEC to adopt rules and dozens of other provisions that give the SEC discretionary rulemaking authority. To date, the SEC has proposed or adopted rules affecting, among other things, securities-based swaps, hedge funds, private fund advisers, executive compensation, and credit rating agencies. Because the Dodd-Frank Act affects almost every part of the U.S. financial services industry, compliance officers, corporate counsel, and other industry professionals must become versed in its key provisions.
In this Live two-hour web cast, regulators, lawyers, and other professionals will explain key aspects of the Dodd-Frank Act and its rules and will provide practical guidance for complying with those provisions.
About Paula Drake
Paula Drake joined the Securities and Exchange Commission as the Associate Director, Chief Counsel and Chief Ethics Officer of the Office of Compliance, Inspections and Examinations in August 2012.
From 1996 to 2012, Ms. Drake was General Counsel and Chief Operating Officer (from 2008) of Oechsle International Advisors, LLC, an international investment adviser with operations in Boston, London, Hong Kong and Frankfurt. Previously, she was Legal Counsel at Fidelity Investments and an Associate at the Boston law firm, Ropes & Gray. From 2004 to 2012, Ms. Drake served as a Board Member of the Investment Advisers Association.
Ms. Drake has a J.D., cum laude, from Harvard Law School and a Ph.D., in English, with Distinction, from the University of Massachusetts.
About The Knowledge Group, LLC/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series
The Knowledge Congress was established with the mission to produce unbiased, objective, and educational live webinars that examine industry trends and regulatory changes from a variety of different perspectives. The goal is to deliver a unique multilevel analysis of an important issue affecting business in a highly focused format. To contact or register to an event, please visit: www.knowledgecongress.org.
For further details, please visit:
http://www.knowledgecongress.org/event_2013_Regulations_Compliance.html
Event Synopsis:
The Dodd-Frank Act contains more than 90 provisions that require the SEC to adopt rules and dozens of other provisions that give the SEC discretionary rulemaking authority. To date, the SEC has proposed or adopted rules affecting, among other things, securities-based swaps, hedge funds, private fund advisers, executive compensation, and credit rating agencies. Because the Dodd-Frank Act affects almost every part of the U.S. financial services industry, compliance officers, corporate counsel, and other industry professionals must become versed in its key provisions.
In this Live two-hour web cast, regulators, lawyers, and other professionals will explain key aspects of the Dodd-Frank Act and its rules and will provide practical guidance for complying with those provisions.
About Paula Drake
Paula Drake joined the Securities and Exchange Commission as the Associate Director, Chief Counsel and Chief Ethics Officer of the Office of Compliance, Inspections and Examinations in August 2012.
From 1996 to 2012, Ms. Drake was General Counsel and Chief Operating Officer (from 2008) of Oechsle International Advisors, LLC, an international investment adviser with operations in Boston, London, Hong Kong and Frankfurt. Previously, she was Legal Counsel at Fidelity Investments and an Associate at the Boston law firm, Ropes & Gray. From 2004 to 2012, Ms. Drake served as a Board Member of the Investment Advisers Association.
Ms. Drake has a J.D., cum laude, from Harvard Law School and a Ph.D., in English, with Distinction, from the University of Massachusetts.
About The Knowledge Group, LLC/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series
The Knowledge Congress was established with the mission to produce unbiased, objective, and educational live webinars that examine industry trends and regulatory changes from a variety of different perspectives. The goal is to deliver a unique multilevel analysis of an important issue affecting business in a highly focused format. To contact or register to an event, please visit: www.knowledgecongress.org.
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