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Alerts Announcements Press Releases Publications Subscription	2008 December 1, 2008 Primer on CFTC Form 40 and Related Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Ida Draim \| David Aron November 26, 2008 Financial Crisis: Alerts and Updates November 26, 2008 Chancellor Proposes Special Insolvency Procedures for Investment Firms Holding Client Assets or Money November 26, 2008 FDIC Augments OCC Action to Expand Pool of Troubled Financial Institution Buyers November 25, 2008 OCC Introduces New Charter Method to Expand Pool of Troubled Financial Institution Buyers November 20, 2008 New Requirements for Background Checks November 18, 2008 SRZ Releases Shareholder Activism Insight Report in Association with mergermarket David Rosewater \| Marc Weingarten November 14, 2008 Lehman Brothers Debtors Seek to Establish Procedures for Assuming and Assigning Pre-Petition Derivatives Contracts and Settling Termination Payments November 13, 2008 Roth Discusses Hedge Fund Industry on CNBC's "Squawk Box" Paul Roth November 14, 2008 Bankruptcy Court Sets Deadlines for Filing Claims Against Lehman Brothers Inc. November 13, 2008 OFAC Revokes Iran’s ‘U-Turn’ License November 3, 2008 Schulte Roth & Zabel Expands Fund Practice in UK with Addition of Nick Terras Nick Terras November 4, 2008 NFA Adopts Forex Disclosure and Reporting Rules November 3, 2008 Narrow View of Prior Knowledge Exclusion Adopted Howard Epstein \| Theodore Keyes November 5, 2008 SEC Mandates Electronic Filing of Form D After Initial Transition Period November 1, 2008 SRZ No. 1 in American Lawyer for Tech Support October 31, 2008 OFAC Publishes Economic Sanctions Enforcement Guidelines as Interim Final Rule, Effective Sept. 8, 2008 October 31, 2008 FinCEN Withdraws Proposed Anti-Money Laundering Rules for Unregistered Investment Companies, Commodity Trading Advisors and Investment Advisers October 31, 2008 FSA Clarifies Short Sale Disclosure Requirements October 31, 2008 FTC Announces Delay in Enforcement of Red Flag Rules October 28, 2008 SRZ Hosts Forum with Managed Funds Association on LBIE Insolvency Adam Harris \| Paul Roth October 24, 2008 Involuntary Bankruptcy: Practical Tips and Advice for Creditors Michael Cook \| Lawrence Gelber \| Adam Harris \| David Hillman October 23, 2008 Update on SEC Form SH Filing Requirements October 23, 2008 SRZ Ranked No. 1 for First Three Quarters of 2008 in PIPE Market League Tables October 22, 2008 Impact of IRC Section 457A on Fund Structures October 21, 2008 Quigley Company Fends Off Motion for Examiner Michael Cook \| Lawrence Gelber \| Victoria Lepore October 21, 2008 New Requirements for New York Employers October 21, 2008 2009 Dollar Limits for Retirement Plans October 16, 2008 SEC Adopts New Short Selling Rules October 16, 2008 SEC Extends Form SH Short Sale Reporting Until Aug. 1, 2009, and Modifies Timing and Scope of Disclosure October 10, 2008 Amendments to the Americans with Disabilities Act October 9, 2008 NYSE and Nasdaq Modify Director Independence Rules October 7, 2008 Tax Legislation Limits Future Deferrals, Penalizes Future Side Pocket Incentive Fees from Offshore Funds October 7, 2008 Delaware Chancery Court Orders Hexion to Perform Its Obligations October 6, 2008 The Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 October 3, 2008 SEC Extends Emergency Orders October 1, 2008 How to Avoid Insider Preference Liability Michael Cook September 30, 2008 Registered Investment Advisers Required to Provide Notifications of Changes to Custody Arrangements September 29, 2008 Recent Treasury Guidance on the Structuring of Faculty Salary and Similar Arrangements September 26, 2008 SEC Provides New Guidance on the Use of Company Websites September 26, 2008 SEC Issues Guidance on Form SH September 25, 2008 Financial Institutions Must Adopt Programs Addressing ‘Red Flag Rules,’ ‘Special Rules for Card Issuers’ and ‘Address Discrepancy Rules’ September 25, 2008 Counterparty Risk Issues: Lessons Learned from the Recent Credit/Liquidity Crisis Paul Roth September 25, 2008 UPDATE No. 1: Countries Limiting Short Selling or Imposing Disclosure Requirements (Excluding U.S.A. and United Kingdom) September 25, 2008 FSA Clarifies Short Sale Prohibition and Disclosure Requirements September 24, 2008 New Resource Guide Provides Advice on Developing and Implementing Policies for Students with Life-Threatening Allergies September 23, 2008 SEC Amends Emergency Order Banning Short Sales of Financial Firm Securities September 23, 2008 Federal Reserve Provides Greater Flexibility for Non-Controlling Investments in Banks and Bank Holding Companies September 22, 2008 SEC Announces “Sweeping Expansion” of Its Investigation of Short Selling by Hedge Funds and Other Market Participants... September 21, 2008 Countries Limiting Short Selling or Imposing Disclosure Requirements (Excluding USA and United Kingdom) September 19, 2008 SEC Bans Short Selling and Imposes New Disclosures September 19, 2008 FSA Bans Short Selling in Financial Stocks and Requires Daily Short-Position Disclosures September 18, 2008 SRZ Wins Hedge Fund Journal Award for Leading US Law Firm Paul Roth September 18, 2008 SEC Adopts New Short Sale Rules September 18, 2008 'Amato': Second Circuit Recognizes Costs of Being Victim Harry Sandick September 18, 2008 Zabel Announces first "Steinberg Distinguished Playwright Award" William Zabel Fall 2008 Activist Investing Developments - Fall 2008 Marc Weingarten \| David Rosewater \| Barry McCarty \| William Cassin \| Emily Vincent Fall 2008 The Permissible Scope of Bylaws: CA, Inc. v. AFSCME Employees Pension Plan Fall 2008 Stockholders’ Rights to Demand Inspection of Corporate Books and Records: Recent Developments Fall 2008 “Plans” to Sell Stock: SEC 13D Settlement with Kerkorian September 10, 2008 SRZ Bolsters Investment Management Practice in London Josh Dambacher September 10, 2008 Schulte Roth & Zabel Partner Takes on Additional Role Daniel Shapiro September 10, 2008 New York Landlords Required to Provide Notification of Indoor Air Contaminants September 4, 2008 New NASDAQ Rule Allows SPAC Listings September 1, 2008 SRZ Scores on Bankruptcy League Tables Lawrence Gelber August 28, 2008 NYC Department of Health Issues New Regulations for Kindergarten and Pre-Kindergarten Programs August 28, 2008 Deadline for Complying with the Final Section 409A Regulations Governing Deferred Compensation Arrangements is Dec. 31, 2008 August 18, 2008 Bankruptcy Appeals Court Limits Lien-Stripping in § 363(B) Asset Sale August 12, 2008 SEC Sanctions Brokerage Firms for Failing to Comply with Anti-Money Laundering Rule August 7, 2008 Amendments to Brownfield Cleanup Program Alter Tax Credits But Not Eligibility Criteria August 1, 2008 SRZ Wins Claim Estimation Motion Against Carrier Claiming Creditor Status Michael Cook \| Lawrence Gelber \| Victoria Lepore July 31, 2008 Tenth Circuit Finds No Insider Preference Liability Based On Close Relationship Alone July 30, 2008 SEC Extends Emergency Order Restricting Short Selling July 25, 2008 Court Dismisses Wood River Investors’ Claims Against Prime Broker Summer 2008 Private Equity Developments - Summer 2008 Michael Littenberg \| Benjamin Polk \| Christian Mittweg \| Martin Ruhaak July 17, 2008 Paul Roth Appears on CNBC's "Squawk Box" Paul Roth July 1, 2008 Schulte Roth & Zabel Expands Securities Litigation Team with Addition of Prominent Group, Launch of D.C. Office Howard Schiffman \| Mark Mandel \| Ida Draim \| Eric Bensky \| James Wines July 17, 2008 SRZ Ranked No. 1 for First Half of 2008 in PIPE Market League Tables July 17, 2008 Kindergarten and Pre-Kindergarten Programs Exempt from Article 47 July 16, 2008 Oversecured Creditor Wins Default Interest Issue July 16, 2008 SEC Issues Emergency Order Restricting Short Selling Summer 2008 Impact of Proposed CFIUS Regulations on Foreign Investment in U.S. Private Equity Summer 2008 Time to Add SPACs to Your Repertoire? July 1, 2008 Private Equity Funds: Formation and Operation Stephanie Breslow \| Phyllis Schwartz Summer 2008 Tips on Complying with U.S. Department of Labor Fee Disclosure Rules Ronald Richman \| Erica Frank June 30, 2008 Fifth Circuit Reverses Equitable Subordination of Insiders’ Secured Loan June 30, 2008 Investments in Banks: Possible Regulatory Developments June 26, 2008 SEC Approves One-Year Extension of SOX Section 404(b) Compliance Date for Non-Accelerated Filers June 20, 2008 The 'General Counsel' Model Daniel Greenberg June 18, 2008 New NYSE Rule Allows SPACs to List on ‘Big Board’ June 18, 2008 UK FSA Issues Guidance on New Short Selling Rule June 16, 2008 UK FSA Rule on Short Selling in Rights Issues, Effective 20 June 2008 June 12, 2008 SRZ Partner Named to Board of Directors of 100 Women in Hedge Funds Stephanie Breslow June 5, 2008 District Court Affirms Decision to Deny Cayman Islands Hedge Funds Access to U.S. Bankrupcty Court Under Chapter 15 May 30, 2008 SEC Proposes Mandatory XBRL Tagging May 23, 2008 SEC Expands Flexibility of Business Development Companies May 23, 2008 New Law Bans Genetic Discrimination May 21, 2008 SEC Sets Fee Rate for Fiscal Year 2009 May 20, 2008 New Legislation Limiting Deferral of Offshore Compensation Proposed; Side Pocket Incentive Fees May Be Significantly Impacted May 13, 2008 CFTC 'Event Contracts' Concept Release May Lead to New, Uncorrelated Trading Opportunities May 8, 2008 Consequential Damages: Only if Forseen at Time of Pact Howard Epstein \| Theodore Keyes May 1, 2008 Environmental Due Diligence in the Era of Climate Change Lawrence Schnapf May 1, 2008 SRZ Partners Selected for The Burton Awards for Legal Achievement Betty Santangelo \| Gary Stein April 29, 2008 Fund Seeding Landscape Changes Philippe Benedict \| Steven Fredman \| David Nissenbaum April 28, 2008 SRZ Places No. 1 Again in PIPEs for First Quarter 2008 April 17, 2008 Highlights and Analysis of PWG Asset Managers' Committee Report on Hedge Fund Best Practices April 16, 2008 Ninth Circuit OKs Coordinated Civil/Criminal Probes Harry Sandick \| Sung-Hee Suh April 2008 Sharper Image Bankruptcy: Ramifications for the Gift Card Industry Richard Foster April 15, 2008 President’s Working Group on Financial Markets Releases Asset Managers’ Committee Report ‘Best Practices for the Hedge Fund Industry’ and Investors’ Committee Report ‘Principles and Best Practices for Hedge Fund Investors’ Spring 2008 Activist Investing Developments - Spring 2008 Marc Weingarten \| David Rosewater \| Avital Gopas Spring 2008 Proxy Campaign Websites and the Compliance Questions They Raise Spring 2008 Short Slates, Majority Slates and Full Slates: Strategic and Voting Considerations April 4, 2008 SRZ's Bank Regulatory Group Receives IFLR Award Donald Mosher \| Joseph Vitale April 3, 2008 Summary of the U.S. Treasury Department’s ‘Blueprint for a Modernized Financial Regulatory Structure’ March 31, 2008 Time to Add SPACS to Your Repertoire? Michael Littenberg March 28, 2008 Summary of Deferred Prosecution Agreement and FinCEN Civil Money Penalty Against Sigue Corporation and Sigue LLC Betty Santangelo \| Jessica Sklute \| Ana Kang March 28, 2008 Regulators Investigating Market Rumors March 27, 2008 Mark Brossman Receives Groat Award Mark Brossman March 19, 2008 The Risks Associated with Financial Counterparties March 17, 2008 Recent Developments in Labor and Employment Law March 2008 SRZ Continues to Work on Behalf of FEMA Victims Howard Godnick March 12, 2008 Breach of Fiduciary Duty by Insiders of Chapter 11 Debtors March 6, 2008 World Trade Center Debris: Meaning of ‘Contamination’ Howard Epstein \| Theodore Keyes March 4, 2008 Steroid Smackdown Harry Sandick March 3, 2008 The Earmarking Defense Lives On Michael Cook \| Lauren Paris February 29, 2008 SPACs and the Alternative Asset Manager – Not Your Garden Variety SPAC February 28, 2008 SEC Introduces New Reporting Requirements for Smaller Companies February 13, 2008 Allergy and Anaphylaxis Guidelines To Be Issued Soon February 12, 2008 Practice note: Developing an Effective AML Compliance Program for Hedge Funds Betty Santangelo February 8, 2008 FACTA Credit Card Receipt Requirements, Related Class Actions and Proposed Corrective Legislation February 2008 Gall and Kimbrough and Their Relevance to Sentencing in White-Collar Cases Harry Sandick Winter 2008 Four Words That Can End Your Career: How a Single E-Mail Can Lead to Criminal Charges, Civil Sanctions and Disbarment Sung-Hee Suh \| Christopher Giampapa January 23, 2008 Oversecured Lender Awarded Post-Petition Interest at Contractual Default Rate Plus Compounded Interest January 22, 2008 SEC Provides Guidance on MD&A Disclosure for Off-Balance Sheet Entities January 17, 2008 SEC Expands Eligibility for Primary Offerings on Forms S-3 and F-3 January 17, 2008 Supreme Court Eliminates “Scheme Liability” in Private Securities Fraud Cases January 8, 2008 Schulte Roth & Zabel Announces Election of Five New Partners and Thirteen Special Counsel Dominique Gallego \| Laurence Moss \| Omoz Osayimwese \| John Pollack \| Joseph Vitale \| Yehuda Braunstein \| Stacy Cooper \| Brett Director \| Nicholas Fagge \| David Griffel \| Marnie Grossman \| Gregory Kasper \| Helen Lloyd-Davies \| Kimberly Monroe \| Eric Piasta \| Jessica Sklute \| Lynn Tanner \| Kerrie Walsh January 4, 2008 Decisions In Gall, Kimbrough Signal Enhanced Judicial Discretion in Sentencing Harry Sandick January 4, 2008 Choice of Law Can Be the Key to an Insurance Case Howard Epstein \| Theodore Keyes January 2008 The Bankruptcy Code's Automatic Stay Michael Cook January 2, 2008 New Child Abuse Reporting Law Requires Direct Notification 2007-2008 Bankruptcy Litigation Manual Michael Cook January 2008 US Courts Usually Enforce Creditors’ Contract Rights Michael Cook January 2008 Preference Litigation Michael Cook \| Victoria Lepore January 2008 Fraudulent Transfers Michael Cook \| Adam Hirsch December 20, 2007 The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act: Recent Cases and Enforcement Trends Betty Santangelo \| Gary Stein December 13, 2007 Are You Ready for Electronic Proxy Delivery? December 12, 2007 Delaware Chancery Court Orders Disclosure of Special Committee’s Privileged Communications in Stockholder Derivative Suit December 4, 2007 Former Assistant United States Attorney Joins Schulte Roth & Zabel Harry Sandick November 28, 2007 Appeals Court Orders Immediate Payment of DIP Lender's Commitment and Facility Funding Fees November 26, 2007 Summary of Deferred Prosecution Agreement and Civil Enforcement Actions Against Union Bank of California Betty Santangelo \| Ana Kang November 20, 2007 New Regulation on Qualified Default Investment Alternatives for Participant-Directed Individual Account Plans Fall 2007 Private Equity Developments - Fall 2007 John Pollack \| Richard Presutti \| Abraham Spira \| Catherine Yoon Fall 2007 Go-Shop Provisions Fall 2007 The Sallie Mae MAE Dispute: A Useful Reminder for Buyers & Sellers John Pollack \| Catherine Yoon Fall 2007 Investment Management Developments - Fall 2007 Marc Elovitz Fall 2007 Changes to Regulation SHO Fall 2007 SEC Examination Staff Issues Expanded Request Letter Targeting Inside Information and Other Areas Fall 2007 Update on Registration, Compliance and Examinations Fall 2007 Proposed Amendments to Regulation D Fall 2007 New Anti-Fraud Rule Under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 Fall 2007 SEC Finalizes New Rule on Short Selling in Connection with a Public Offering November 16, 2007 Oversecured Lender's Contractual Prepayment Penalty Held Enforceable As Unsecured Claim Against Solvent Debtor November 14, 2007 New Employment Eligibility Verification Form I-9 November 13, 2007 Summary of Deferred Prosecution Agreement and Civil Enforcement Actions Against American Express Bank International Betty Santangelo \| Stephanie Valentin November 12, 2007 SEC Issues Additional Guidance Under 2006 Executive Compensation Disclosure Rules November 8, 2007 New Fairness Opinion Rule Approved by the SEC November 5, 2007 Key Issues Directors & Officers Insurance Should Address Howard Epstein \| Theodore Keyes November 5, 2007 Options Backdating Complaint Dismissed With Prejudice by California District Court October 25, 2007 Schulte Roth & Zabel Expands Employment Group With Addition of Special Counsel Judith Kurzweil October 22, 2007 Robert J. Ward Joins Schulte Roth & Zabel as Partner in the Litigation Group Robert Ward October 19, 2007 Legislation Introduced to Limit Deferrals of Compensation from Many Offshore Corporations October 18, 2007 2008 Dollar Limits for Retirement Plans October 17, 2007 Schulte Roth & Zabel Adds Prominent Attorney to Real Estate Group Angela Works October 9, 2007 Sixth Circuit Holds Buyer of Chapter 11 Debtor's Contract Liable Only for Expressly Assumed Obligations September 28, 2007 Second Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Employees' Lender Liability WARN Act Suit September 26, 2007 Summary of Final Rule Regarding Enhanced Due Diligence for Correspondent Accounts Under Section 312 of the PATRIOT Act September 19, 2007 Cayman Hedge Funds Liquidators' Request for Chapter 15 Protection Denied by Bankruptcy Court September 5, 2007 Mutual Fund Compliance and the Anti-Money Laundering Regulatory Regime (Part II) Betty Santangelo September 2007 Court Insulates Lender's Collateral from Professional Fee Surcharge Michael Cook

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