On Course Spring Summer 2015

On Course Guiding Your Path to Legal Knowledge

2nd Edition | Spring/Summer 2015

For further information on our programme, to register or to propose topics please contact [email protected]

“No power and no treasure can outweigh the extension of our knowledge.”

-Democritus

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Since the launch of our dedicated London Seminar Programme - On Course - in the Autumn of 2014, we have seen a steady rise in the uptake for our already popular seminars. We are therefore delighted to introduce you to the Spring/Summer edition of On Course, providing you with a broad range of seminars over the next six months.

In putting the programme together, we have listened to your feedback, combining specific industry and sector knowledge with specific legal updates. You will see seminars hosted by our Shipping, Commercial Disputes, Financial Industries, and Labour & Employment Groups as well as a series of three seminars from our newly formed Industry Group – Entertainment and Media. Each session will be led by leading lawyers in the field, combined where appropriate, with expert outside speakers. We look forward to welcoming you to our seminars and indeed to hearing from you if there are particular themes you would like us to explore in this or in future series.

Richard Swinburn Reed Smith London office managing partner


About Reed Smith Reed Smith is a global relationship law firm with more than 1,800 lawyers in 25 offices throughout the United States, Europe, Asia and the Middle East.

Founded in 1877, the firm represents leading international businesses, from Fortune 100 corporations to mid-market and emerging enterprises. Its lawyers provide litigation and other dispute-resolution services in multi-jurisdictional and high-stakes matters, deliver regulatory counsel, and execute the full range of strategic domestic and cross-border transactions. Reed Smith is a preeminent advisor to industries including financial services, life sciences, health care, advertising, entertainment and media, shipping and transport, energy and natural resources, real estate, manufacturing and technology, and education. For more information, visit reedsmith.com.

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U.S.: New York, Chicago, Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, San Francisco, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Houston, Princeton, N. Virginia, Wilmington, Silicon Valley, Century City, Richmond

Europe: London, Paris, Munich, Athens Middle East: Abu Dhabi, Dubai Asia: Hong Kong, Beijing, Shanghai, Singapore, Kazakhstan


London Employment Horizon .......................................................... 10 March

Supply Chain Finance and Alternative Capital .................... 12 March

Introduction to Intellectual Property ....................................... 19 May

Container Leasing and Financing – Challenges and Opportunities in 2015 ................................. 11 June

Market Abuse: Coping with Regulatory Reform and Handling Regulatory Investigation ................................. 23 June

Chartering the Waters .............................................................. 2 July

Entertainment and Media Seminar Series 2015 ............ Various Dates

Europe Aktuelle Änderungen im Arbeitsrecht 2015 (Current Changes in Labour Law 2015) ............................. 12 March

Tax & Intellectual Property Law: Tomorrow’s Main Business Challenges ................................... 9 April

Annual Cyprus Shipping Seminar & Reception ........................ 4 June

On Course Spring/Summer 2015


Supply Chain Finance and Alternative Capital 12 March | 6 – 8 p.m. - London

2014 saw rapid evolution in global receivables and working capital finance with increasing financial and technological sophistication. Join us at this interactive seminar where industry experts including investors, alternative capital providers and technology providers will share their views.

This will be a multi panel event featuring dedicated speakers from the industry.

Topics to be addressed include:

• Challenges and rewards for new entrants to the sector• Potential for corporate investment, joint ventures and consolidation• Credit risk analysis and management

Suggested attendees: Investors, financiers and corporates.

1CPD Point

Employment Horizon10 March | 3.30 – 7 p.m. - London

Reed Smith’s London Labour and Employment Team will host an afternoon seminar assessing the developments that are on the horizon in the industry.

With the general election approaching in May, we will look at what could happen to employment law if the UK were to leave the EU, sure to be one of the most hotly debated topics in the lead up to the general election.

Further topics to be covered will include the ‘Broadening Landscape of Discrimination Law’, as well as a dedicated round-up of recent cases and their likely impact on UK employment law.

Suggested attendees: General Counsel, in-house lawyers, senior executives, and HR personnel.

2 CPD

Points


Entertainment and Media Seminar Series 201521 April, 3 June & 1 July 8.30 – 11 a.m. - London

Reed Smith’s Entertainment and Media Industry Group will be hosting three seminars on significant developments in the Entertainment, Music, Media, Technology, Film & TV, and Sports sectors.

These events will consist of seminars and panel discussions featuring Reed Smith lawyers and other external industry experts.

Topics addressed will include issues around net neutrality, data security, protection and talent agreements, copyright and various issues in sport.

Suggested attendees: General Counsel, in-house lawyers and senior executives.

Introduction to Intellectual Property19 May | 8.30 – 10 a.m. - London

An introduction/refresher on the basics of intellectual property for the in-house lawyer.

The event will be a breakfast seminar led by partner Carolyn Pepper and associate Philip Thomas.

Topics addressed will include trade marks, copyright and patents.

Suggested Attendees: General Counsel and in-house lawyers.

1CPD Point

2 CPD

Points


1CPD

Point

Market Abuse: Coping with Regulatory Reform and Handling Regulatory Investigations23 June | 8.30 a.m. – 12 p.m. - London

Reed Smith’s Financial Markets Regulatory Group will be hosting a tailored seminar to provide an overview of the most important regulatory reforms, particularly in terms of market abuse, and how to manage regulatory investigations. It will involve examining a practical scenario on how to handle incidents bringing multiple European/UK threats, including:

•Marketabuse •Competition•Anti-corruptionoffences

This seminar will consider how companies should plan strategically for regulatory reform and for the different turns that an investigation might take, to increase delegates’ understanding of potential European/UK regulatory threats.

Suggested attendees: General Counsel, in-house lawyers and senior executives.

Container Leasing and Financing – Challenges and Opportunities in 2015 11 June | 9.30 a.m. – 1 p.m. - London

Reed Smith’s Shipping Group are hosting a morning forum analysing and identifying practical solutions to issues arising in the containerisation industry.

Members of the Reed Smith Shipping team will talk about the key issues in container leasing agreements, container management and responding effectively to counterparty and environmental issues. This will be followed by further talks from our Ship Finance and Insolvency teams.

Topics addressed will include all aspects of container leasing – from the leasing agreement, financing of the business, carriage of the containers and relationship between the competing interests. The session will conclude with a panel of specialists taking questions from the floor on the issues discussed and current hot-topics.

Suggested attendees: In-house lawyers, Container Lessors / Lessees, container funds, Managers, Carriers, Owners, Charterers and financing banks.

2 CPD

Points

2 CPD

Points


Chartering the Waters 2 July | 3.30 – 7 p.m. - London

Join lawyers from Reed Smith’s Shipping Group who will host a break-out style seminar looking at key aspects of chartering. The event will be made up of three dedicated sessions, of which delegates will be able to attend two.

Topics covered will include: •Safeports•Redeliveryissues,includingrecoverablelosses•Hireandtherightofwithdrawal

Suggested attendees: Junior to mid-level claims handlers.

2 CPD

Points


Aktuelle Änderungen im Arbeitsrecht 2015 (Current Changes in Labour Law 2015)12 March | 5 – 7 p.m. - Munich

Reed Smith’s Munich Labour & Employment team is hosting an evening seminar on significant developments in labour law in Germany in 2015.

The 2 hour seminar will contain presentations about the main developments which came into effect at the beginning of 2015 as well as about the new Minimum Wage Act and will give an outlook on the upcoming or expected changes new changes and developments in 2015 and 2016.

Suggested attendees: All HR professionals.

(Presented in German)

EuropeWe are pleased to present seminars in the following locations:

Munich, Germany Reed Smith is one of few international firms to have a fully integrated German practice. The Munich office is comprised of partners, counsel and experienced associates who have taken the lead in complex and multi-jurisdictional commercial, finance and corporate transactions, and have represented clients in related regulatory and litigation matters.

Paris, France Reed Smith provides a comprehensive service in French and English law. As a full-service international office, Paris has many lawyers who are dual-qualified in Paris and England (and Wales), with the additional capabilities of lawyers qualified in New York offering further support to clients. The partners and staff in the Paris office are bilingual and habitually handle international transactions.

Reed Smith’s commitment to providing high quality seminars outside of London also extends to locations where we are not located. In this edition of On Course alongside our German and French offerings at our offices, we will proudly host our annual shipping seminar in Cyprus.


Tax & Intellectual Property Law: Tomorrow’s Main Business Challenges9 April | 9 – 10.30 a.m. - Paris

Reed Smith’s Tax and Intellectual Property teams in Paris are holding an event looking at tax and IP-related challenges for companies, focussing on how to secure your business and optimise your strategies.

The event will consist of a 40-minute exchange and presentation between Reed Smith IP partners, Marina Cousté and Francois Jonquères, and Tax partner Stéphane Letranchant.

Topics addressed will include management of intellectual property, tax inspection on research tax credit, transfer pricing, IP assets protection, valuation of intangible assets and unitary patents.

Suggested attendees: Legal Tax Directors, Legal Counsel specialising in intellectual property matters, and General Counsel.

(Presented in French)

Annual Cyprus Shipping Seminar & Reception 4 June | 5.30 – 8.30 p.m. - Cyprus

Reed Smith’s Shipping Group invites you to attend its annual Cyprus seminar and reception. This year the event will be hosted at the Hotel Londa in Limassol.

Our seminar will consist of 3 short presentations followed by the opportunity for delegates to network with our lawyers at a drinks reception.

We hope you will be able to join us and look forward to welcoming friends from the Cypriot Shipping Community to our event.

Suggested attendees: Ship Managers, Owners, Brokers, Insurers and in-house counsel specialising in shipping matters.

Programme subject to change.

Reed Smith is accredited with the Solicitors Regulatory Authority and registered with The Bar Council (in England and Wales) as a CPD provider.

Professional development points for non legal professions can be checked for upon request.

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