Securities Practice And Electronic Technology

Securities Practice and Electronic Technology provides complete, practical, hands-on guidance to the legal and regulatory developments spurred by the online revolution. You'll get coverage of the impact on all major securities laws and regulations, plus step-by-step advice on electronic delivery of information to investors, establishing corporate and broker-dealer Web sites, the use of electronic advertising and sales literature, and many other issues. Securities Practice and Electronic Technology provides unique advice and perspective on how to use the Internet, extranets and other new media when dealing with clients. Other topics include: corporate disclosure and capital formation; electronic offering circulars; electronic roadshows; exempt offerings; shareholder communications; creating, developing and maintaining a corporate Web site; informed consent; overseas investing; security and encryption; alternative trading systems; intellectual property issues; electronic storage requirements under E-Sign; and uniform electronic communications policy.

"This book is a compilation of essays written by lawyers who were enrolled in a corporate governance seminar in 2002 as a part of the Part-Time Master of Laws program in Securities Law at Osgoode Hall Law School. The contributors include securities lawyers at major Canadian law firms, provincial securities commissions, self-regulatory organizations and corporations. An essay was also contributed by two professors at Osgoode Hall Law School. Each chapter represents a critical aspect of securities law and corporate governance reform, looking at how legal and market mechanisms aim to encourage better corporate governance monitoring."--Pub. desc.

Provides information and analysis on such topics as: risks when marketing and conducting commerce via the Web; the law of electronic contracts; the patchwork of case law on jurisdiction; financial privacy and data-protection; and more. This book is useful for attorneys who advise banks, brokerage firms, and insurance companies.