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EDUCATION SESSION #727
A Summer Evening with Congressman Jim Himes
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Currently serving his fifth term in the U.S. House of Representatives, Congressman Himes has been a member of the House Financial Services Committee since 2009. In what promises to be an engaging and informative discussion, you will have the opportunity to hear Congressman Himes' perspective on the financial services regulatory landscape, including the Financial Services Committee's agenda, the future of Dodd Frank and other industry regulation, and cybersecurity in the financial markets. Congressman Himes will also share his thoughts on the U.S. financial system and international financial markets, as well as his own goals and what is important to him as a member of Congress in serving his constituents.
Bring your questions for this interactive and timely discussion, and stay for networking with the Congressman and your peers during an outdoor reception overlooking Long Island Sound.
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5:30 PM Registration
6:30 PM Event Begins
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We will begin promptly
at 6:30 PM; please arrive early. Since it is disruptive to everyone when latecomers enter the session, those arriving after the event has begun will only be admitted at the discretion of 100WF and the host. Please note the start time on this invite and plan to arrive early.
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Networking and cocktails will follow.
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Stamford Yacht Club
97 Ocean Drive West
Stamford, CT 06902
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PARTICIPANTS
The Honorable Jim Himes
U.S. House of Representatives
State of Connecticut
Stacy Louizos
Moderator
Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
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Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
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The Honorable Jim Himes
Congressman, U.S. House of Representatives, State of Connecticut
Jim Himes represents Connecticut’s 4th District in the United States House of Representatives where he is serving his fifth term. He is a member of the House Committee on Financial Services, serves as the ranking member of the NSA and Cybersecurity Subcommittee of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and is Chair of the New Democrat Coalition. Jim began his professional career at Goldman Sachs & Co., where he headed the bank’s telecommunications technology group.
Stacy Louizos
Partner, Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
Stacy is a partner in Drinker Biddle’s nationally ranked Investment Management Practice Group. Her national practice focuses on the representation of registered investment companies and their independent directors and investment advisers. Over the past nineteen years, she has advised clients on a broad range of matters relating to the operation of investment companies, including the organization and offering of open-end and closed-end investment companies, mergers of individual mutual funds and of fund complexes, and compliance and other regulatory matters under the federal securities laws. She has served as fund counsel and/or counsel to the independent directors of fund complexes of all sizes, including a number of large and well-known fund groups. Stacy regularly counsels on topics such as board governance best practices, distribution, D&O insurance, the 15(c) contract renewal process, risk management oversight, and on new regulatory and industry matters, such as the fund liquidity risk management program and DOL fiduciary rules. She has substantial experience relating to alternative investment funds, variable annuity insurance funds, funds of funds, manager of managers structures, series trusts, master-feeder funds and money market funds. Stacy has been consistently recommended in the area of Mutual/Registered Funds law in The Legal 500 United States. She is a member of Drinker Biddle’s Financial Services Industry Steering Committee. She received her J.D. from Washington & Lee University and her B.A. from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP is a full service law firm with 11 offices nationwide. Our Financial Services Group brings the depth of experience and legal insights needed to assist clients in the financial services industry stay ahead of today's ever-changing economic and regulatory environments. Our clients include private banks, commercial lenders, broker-dealers, investment banks, private equity firms and asset managers. We provide transactional, regulatory and litigation counsel to clients in most of the country's largest money centers, and we work seamlessly across practices and offices to provide a coordinated approach to each client engagement.
Our nationally recognized investment management practice has been ranked repeatedly by Chambers USA, The Legal 500, and U.S. News & World Report-Best Lawyers. We represent both registered and unregistered investment management clients, including: registered investment companies and their trustees (such as alternative funds); ETFs; investment advisers; private equity funds; registered and unregistered hedge funds (both offshore and domestic); commodity futures funds; commodities advisors and pools; broker-dealers; banks and trust companies; credit unions; insurance companies; bank investment funds and their sponsors; business development companies; underwriters and selling dealers; and service providers to the investment management industry such as distributors, fund administrators and transfer agents. Our services include regulatory compliance; the registration, operation and reorganization of investment companies (including ETFs); hedge fund formation and operations; liquid alternatives and derivatives; variable annuity and insurance products; ERISA, tax and fiduciary services; fund and adviser litigation; and governmental investigations and proceedings. We have been recognized for our work with innovative financial products and noted for our work with alternative funds, funds-of-funds, master-feeder funds and multi-class hedge funds.
For more information about Drinker Biddle, please visit www.dbr.com.
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