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National Presto: December 14, 1999 Meeting - The Rights of Analysts to Say What They Really Think

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The Rights of Analysts to Say What They Really Think
DATE/TIME Tuesday, December 14, 1999
11:30 am lunch; 12:30 pm presentation
FEE $15 members; $30 non-members
CHAIR Peter Brennan
SPEAKER James C. Goodale
General Information
Analysts are judged by what they report, as well as by what they don't report. If you want to win the respect of the investment community, you need to understand your right to say what you really think. Does the subject of your analysis have the right to restrict what you report or even to restrict your access to information? What can you do to avoid libel claims or other lawsuits? What are your obligations to disclose what you learn to your clients, the public, and the SEC?

James C. Goodale, who is recognized for his leadership in defining modern First Amendment freedoms, will explain the practical application of these rights to analysts. Now at Debevoise & Plimpton, where he founded a 40-lawyer media and communications group, Mr. Goodale was vice chairman and general counsel of The New York Times until 1980. He is known as the father of the "reporter's privilege" and was responsible for many other legal foundations of journalism, including the Supreme Court decision in the Pentagon Papers case. On the business side, Mr. Goodale was responsible for management of The New York Times parent company and its development from a privately owned $100 million newspaper to a publicly traded, global communications company. Mr. Goodale previously made a presentation on behalf of The New York Times at its first appearance before NYSSA.

Mr. Goodale is the host of The Telecommunications and Information Revolution; a Thursday evening WNYE-TV investment program. This event is sponsored by NYSSA’s Corporate Governance Committee.

 

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