2007 Symposium

IPOs in the Internet Age: The Case for Updated Regulations

March 2, 2007 | 8 a.m. - 3 p.m. | Barrister Club

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Do you think the IPO process should be updated to take advantage of the Internet? Do you have ideas as to how the paper-based rules can be amended to better reflect current technological capabilities?

The Ohio State University Entrepreneurial Business Law Journal Symposium 2007 will feature expert panelists from the legal practice, business sector, and academia presenting their insights on the present-day IPO process and how it can be updated. Speakers will focus on both federal securities law and international law. The symposium will provide attorneys with an understanding of the IPO process and tools to create value as they navigate clients through the IPO process. CLE credit has been requested.

The Current Regulatory Constraints on Internet IPOs will focus on past and present regulations governing the IPO process. Panelists will discuss the extent to which Internet use is permissible under the current regulatory scheme and ways in which successful IPOs have used the Internet. Various influences on the IPO process such as the power of information and interest groups will also be discussed in detail and their impact on the process as a whole will be analyzed.

Commentary on the Current State of Affairs will be provided by Professor Donald C. Langevoort of Georgetown University Law Center. As an expert in the field of securities law and former Special Counsel of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Professor Langevoort will provide insights on the developing trends in the industry and what those developments mean to the practice of law.

The Keynote Address given by Professor Peter B. Oh of the University of Pittsburgh School of Law will explore various regulations from the international setting that govern auction-based IPOs. He will provide analysis on how the international regulatory framework can be used to critique the current IPO process as it is in the United States.

The Case for Updated Regulations: Capitalizing on the Internet as a Resource will explore ways in which the Internet can be used to enhance the efficiency of the IPO process. Panelists will discuss alternatives, which involve greater use of the Internet in the IPO process. With the use of case studies, individual experience, and international examples, each expert panelist will provide his or her own perspective on the best way to involve the Internet in the IPO process.

The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law's Entrepreneurial Business Law Journal is privileged to host its second annual symposium. We at Ohio State hope that you will join us in Columbus, Ohio, to participate in this event. All symposium papers will be published in Volume 2, Issue 2, of the Entrepreneurial Business Law Journal, scheduled for publication in the late fall of 2007.

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For more information, contact Huda Ahmed at ahmed.89@osu.edu.