Structured Securities

• Record foreclosures.
• Bear Stearns, just a memory.
• Election year posturing.
• Client panic and confusion.

The sub-prime crisis promises to have lasting effects on our country and the world. It is doubtful that any area of law or legal practice will be left untouched by the events contributing to and surrounding this debacle. Trillions of dollars of wealth have disappeared, prominent firms of all types have collapsed, and the economy is in the beginning stages of what promises to be a severe recession. Understanding the sub-prime meltdown and its ripple effects throughout the financial world is indispensable to providing effective counsel to your clients.

Structured Securities with Edward S. Adams provides you with an introduction and overview of how the crisis promises to impact your clients, your practice and your personal finances. Understanding the sub-prime meltdown and its ripple effects throughout the financial world is indispensable to providing effective counsel to your clients.

The program gives you:

• a tutorial on sub-prime lending and how we got where we are now;
• an overview of securitization, its operation and its potential contribution to the debacle;
• a review of litigation ad enforcement actions;
• a review of litigation and liability in the secondary market; and
• ethical issues that may arise in this setting.

Adams’s background as a corporate lawyer, business owner, director, legal commentator, author and law professor all come into play in this compelling program. Well known as the presenter of MBA Concepts for Lawyers, Adams breaks new ground and provides invaluable insights that will make you a better and more effective advocate.

Program Outline & Schedule (3 hours)

[Part I: 90 minutes]

Introduction

• Overview of Meltdown
• Mortgage Loans
• Anatomy of a CMO

Securitization

• Process
• Benefits
• Role of CDOs

[15 Minute Break]

[Part Ii: 90 minutes]

Litigation & Enforcement

Litigation & Liability in the Secondary Market

Ethical Issues

[Adjourn (Or break for Master’s Roundtable)]