On March 18 - 20, 2012, the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) Compliance & Legal Society hosted its annual seminar. Drawing some 1,300 securities industry participants and observers, the seminar constitutes one of the leading educational seminars of its kind.

To share information from this meeting, we are sending a summary of certain selected seminars and workshops to our clients and others. The topics discussed are listed below:

I. Regulatory and Compliance Issues

II. Regulatory Issues with Particular Products

III. Arbitrations