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It seems that Spring is the time for wonderful events for I have yet another timely educational seminar to share with our general counsel readers. "How to Get to the Top and Stay There: Becoming a Leader in Your Legal Department" is part of the monthly Corporate Counsel Roundtable series which my partner, Bill Capps, hosts each month. This month, Bill, who is the chair of JMBM's Corporate Department, teams up with Beverly Weise, special guest and founder of Leadership Talent Solutions, to identify skills that are valued by senior management in General Counsel. Note also that this event is a fully accredited MCLE seminar.

The live event will take place in JMBM's Los Angeles office on March 8 at 7:30am, and we will be videoconferencing the program to our San Francisco office at Two Embarcadero Center, 5th Floor and our Orange County office, located at Three Park Plaza, 11th Floor, in Irvine. Don't hesitate to join us in the office that is most convenient to you. Of course, the seminar is complimentary and parking will be validated! To RSVP, email jh7@jmbm.com.

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Many lenders are not very familiar with creditors' plans, which can be a useful tool to break through a logjam in a Chapter 11 bankruptcy case. JMBM Special Assets Team members and expert creditors' rights attorneys, Bob Kaplan and Nick De Lancie, are veterans at crafting and confirming creditor's plans in tough cases. Bob and Nick have created a seminar entitled, "Commercial Finance Roundtable: A Creditors Plan - A Way Out of the Morass of A Single Asset Real Estate Bankruptcy Case." The complimentary program is based on their 30 years of experience of representing creditors and includes recent bankruptcy court trial experience where they obtained a very successful result.

The program will take place on March 10, 2011, in our San Francisco office at Two Embarcadero Center, 5th Floor, with registration beginning at 5:00 PM and wine, cheese, and networking after the one-hour program. The seminar will also be MCLE accredited. RSVP your attendance to aluk@jmbm.com.

For more information, see the brochure by clicking the link below.

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In addition to compliance with financial and securities regulations, financial institutions must also be mindful of laws and regulations affecting a financial institution's responsibilities to disabled Americans.

As a member of the State Bar of California's Financial Institutions Committee, I have the opportunity to hear interesting speakers on timely issues directed toward general counsel, regulatory specialists and outside counsel for major financial institutions. JMBM Special Assets Team member and real estate attorney, Marty Orlick, recently gave an excellent presentation on the accessibility rules of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Marty is an expert at ADA defense and counseling having defended more than 400 ADA claims with many clients from financial institutions like Bank of America, Union Bank, and City National Bank. See his presentation and message by clicking the link below.

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