Raymond Natter to Speak at Knowledge Congress’ Live Webcast on Financial Reform

July 19, 2010 - PRLog -- This two-hour event is scheduled on Wednesday, July 21, 2010, at 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM ET. (For further details of the event and an updated list of panelists, please visit: http://www.knowledgecongress.org/event_2010_Afir.html)

Event Synopsis

The new financial industry reform’s sweeping legislation will change the structure and regulation of banks and other financial service providers. The final passage marks a significant overhaul to the financial industry. In this Knowledge Group Financial Reform LIVE webcast, a panel of distinguished professionals will help you understand the most critical issues which will include:

- A summary and explanation of the most significant changes contained in the legislation.
- The regulation of large banks and other financial institutions – what will change and why.
- Does the proposal really end too big to fail? Why or why not.
- The Consumer Financial Protection Agency. What is it and what will it do.
- National Bank Preemption – what has changed?
- Industrial loan companies and other non-bank banks.
- The new role and powers of the Federal Reserve Board.
- The Council of Regulators. What will it do and who will be effected?
- What should creditors know about the changes in the resolution provisions for financial institutions.
- How does this legislative deal with Hedge funds and private equity funds.
- The Volcker Rule. What is it and what will it do?
- Insurance Companies and Securities Firms – How are they treated?
- Derivatives– How will these contracts be regulated going forward?
- Securitization – How regulation will change
- Fiduciary duties of brokers – How their lives would change

About Raymond Natter

Raymond Natter is a partner in the Washington, D.C. law firm of Barnett Sivon & Natter, P.C. He specializes in representing financial institutions before the U.S. Congress and federal regulatory agencies.

Mr. Natter served as deputy chief counsel of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, where his responsibilities included the development and review of all of that agency’s regulatory undertakings from 1995 through 2004. At the OCC, Mr. Natter also was responsible for the legal department’s securities and corporate practices division, bank structure division and legislative affairs office. The legal department of the OCC’s New York and Chicago offices reported directly to Mr. Natter. Prior to the OCC, Mr. Natter served as a senior staffer for eight years on the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, and was the Committee’s Republican chief counsel from 1989 through 1995. Prior to the Senate, Mr. Natter was a senior counsel at the legal department of the Federal Reserve Board in Washington, D.C.

Mr. Natter has written extensively on financial services legal and policy issues, and is often asked to speak at financial institution conferences and seminars and cited in the industry’s leading publications for his expertise in the financial services field.
Mr. Natter received his undergraduate degree from Rensselear Polytechnic Institute and his law degree from Georgetown University Law Center. In 1979, he was awarded an LL. M. degree with highest honors from the George Washington University National Law Center. He is admitted to practice in the District of Columbia.

About Barnett Sivon & Natter

The law firm of Barnett Sivon & Natter, P.C. specializes in representing financial institutions and other parties before federal and state financial regulatory agencies and the U.S. Congress.

The firm’s clients include domestic and foreign banks, financial holding companies, savings associations, insurance companies, individual and corporate investors, financial consultants, and trade associations.

For more details on Raymond Natter and Barnett Sivon & Natter, please visit: www.bsnlawfirm.com

About The Knowledge Group, LLC/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series

The Knowledge Congress is a series of live webcasts produced by The Knowledge Group, LLC, which examine trends, regulatory, and technology changes across a variety of industries. “We bring together the world's leading authorities and industry participants through informative two-hour webcast that study the impact of changing regulations and help businesses succeed through proper regulatory compliance.” To contact or to register to an event, please visit: www.knowledgecongress.org