Corporate & Securities partner Curtis R. Hearn will co-chair the SEC Hot Topics Institute at the Sheraton New Orleans Hotel on April 24, 2008, from 8:45 am until 4:30 pm. The seminar will be presented by RR Donnelley and will give a comprehensive update on the latest trends and practices:

• Shareholder Activism and Shareholder Communications
• Auditor – Friend or Foe?
• What’s Next Now that You are Public
• Disruptive Market Activity and How to Cope with It
• How to Respond−Bad News Crisis Management
• FCPA and Enforcement

Underwritten by RR Donnelley, this complimentary seminar will include lunch and course materials and provides CLE/CPE credit.