The UK Parliament is in turmoil, and no deal has been agreed upon. With a "no deal" Brexit looming as a real possibility, Prime Minister Theresa May is trying to open a dialogue with her fellow MPs. The landscape is changing by the hour, and our panelists shared their insights and brought you the latest update from London. Presented by Oonagh Harrison, Senior Lawyer, Allen & Overy, Elizabeth Leckie, Partner, Allen & Overy, Bridget Marsh, LSTA and Bob Penn, Partner, Allen & Overy. Presentation available to LSTA Members.

Investment managers that solicit investment assets from public pension systems need to consider a broad array of federal, state and local laws that may govern the marketing to such pension plans. These federal, state and local laws are far from uniform, and investment managers must assess the applicable restrictions with respect to each public pension system whose funds they seek to manage. Presented by David Y. Dickstein, Partner, Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP, Elliot Ganz, LSTA, Richard Marshall, Partner, Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP and Amanda Segal, Partner, Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP. Presentation available to LSTA Members.

Our panel of experts analyzed the latest trends in the middle market. Presented by Carolyn Alford, Partner, King & Spalding LLP, Mike Blumberg, Executive Director, Varagon Capital Management, Brad Charchut, Managing Director, Bain Capital, Linda Filardi, Senior Director and Associate General Counsel, Capital, Moderator, Martha Gurwit, Managing Director, Antares Capital, Nan McNally, Partner, AEA Investors, L.P. and Joshua A. Tinkelman, Partner, Latham & Watkins LLP.

Blockchain expert, Aaron Wright, was interviewed by LSTA’s Bridget Marsh in this webinar.  A Professor at Cardozo law school and Chairman of the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance’s Legal Advisory Working Group, Professor Wright is a renowned thought-leader in the blockchain space and has extensive experience in Internet and new technology issues. Presentation available to LSTA Members.

The political situation in the United States and around the world has affected both the loan market and cross-border flows of trade and investment throughout 2018. Presented by David Chmiel, Managing Director, Geopolitical Risk Advisors Global Torchlight. Presentation available to LSTA Members.

Members joined us for the bi-annual oil & gas update presented by the Haynes and Boone team of experts.  This update covered prices, profits, and consolidation in the upstream industry and developments in marketing and trading structures. Presented by Austin Elam, Chair, Oil and Gas Practice Group, Jeff Nicholas, Co-Chair, Energy Practice Group, Katie Shurin, Commodity Trade and Finance Practice Group and Brent Shultz, Finance Practice Group. Presentation available to LSTA Members.