Nashville partner Gary Brown and his PLI colleague, George Wilson, will do a deep dive into the SEC's new guidance on the use of metrics and the practical issues companies will face as they implement the new rules. This legal interpretation follows the SEC's regulatory decision on Jan. 30 providing formal guidance on metrics.

Among the topics he will cover are:

• The definition of a metric
• The difference between metrics and non-GAAP measures
• The details and implementation challenges of the SEC's new metric guidance
• Examples of metric use, disclosure, and related SEC comments
• Non-GAAP measure developments and related SEC comments

Brown practices in the areas of securities compliance and corporate governance. Prior to joining Nelson Mullins, he served for more than six years as the chief executive officer of a Florida-based financial services company that specialized in the life insurance settlement industry. He is also a PLI faculty member.