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The NYU Journal of Law & Business Annual Symposium will take place on Tuesday, February 26, 2008.

This year's topic is: "Contemporary Issues in Private Equity after the Credit Crunch"

Date:Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Location:New York University School of Law - Vanderbilt Hall
40 Washington Square South
(Between Sullivan and MacDougal Streets)
Room:Greenberg Lounge
Time:9am - 1pm
CLE credit will be available for all-day attendance


PANEL DESCRIPTION:

Panel 1: Private Equity's Challenges after the Credit Crunch

This panel will look at the history of private equity and the reasons behind the boom of the last several years.  Panelists will then examine the economic and political forces at work behind the credit crunch, the challenges it has created for private equity, and the legal issues private equity players are facing today.

Panel 2:  Private Equity's Current Challenges and their Impact on Future Transactions

The second panel will discuss the way in which various private equity players are dealing with these current challenges, and examine the impact the credit crunch will have on the way deals are done today and in the near future.  The role of regulators will also be analyzed.  Finally, panelists will debate the role private equity will play in the future.


SCHEDULE:

9:00 – 9:30 am:Welcome Reception (Continental Breakfast) and CLE Registration
9:30 – 9:45 am:Opening Remarks
9:45 – 11:15 am:Panel 1
11:15 – 11:30 am:Coffee Break
11:30 – 1:00 pm:Panel 2


SPEAKERS:

Audra Cohen, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
Gregory Gooding, Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
Larry Graev, The GlenRock Group
Mark Lebovich, Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossman LLP
Geoffrey W. Levin, Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Andy Nussbaum, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen, & Katz
Rick Press, Apollo Management, L.P.
Mitchell Presser, Fox Paine & Company LLC
Penny Rosenberg, Financial Industry Regulatory Authority
David Yermack, New York University Stern School of Business


For questions, please contact:

Ben Gildin
Symposium Editor
Journal of Law & Business
ben.gildin@nyu.edu

or

Jonathan Salzberger
Editor in Chief
Journal of Law & Business
jsalzberger@gmail.com