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Richard Sandler reads from and discusses his new book WITNESS TO A PROSECUTION: THE MYTH OF MICHAEL MILKEN at Chevalier's Books.ABOUT THE BOOKIn 1986, the SEC and the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York began an investigation into Michael Milken, Drexel Burnham Lambert, and its High Yield and Convertible Bond Department, a department Michael created and was head of. Michael was the most successful and innovative financier of his time. Drexel, an upstart investment bank was also the most successful securities firm on Wall Street, thanks to Michael.What was the investigation into Michael Milken going to focus on, other than his innovation in the financial markets? Mike was democratizing access to capital for the 99% of companies that could not previously access the public market and created a financial revolution that continues to this day. The high yield bond market grew rapidly from the end of the 1970's from $70 billion to over $2.2 trillion dollars in 2022. He created an industry that gave new businesses and investors the opportunity to create value by financing companies that were too small to access the markets.Richard Sandler decided to represent Michael as his personal lawyer, and to be responsible Read More ...

An Evening with Caster Semenya discussing her memoir, "The Race to Be Myself."Join us for an in-person* Live Talks Los Angeles event:Thursday, November 2, 2023, 8pm*Virtual event airs on November 8 at 6pm PT/9pm ETCaster Semenya with Diana Nyad discussing her memoir, "The Race to Be Myself."TICKETS:$48 General Admission ticket + signed copy of the book$20 General Admission ticketAdditional signed books available for purchase at eventFace masks recommendedTickets also include opportunity to watch the virtual event The virtual version of this event airs on November 8, at 6pm PT/9PM ET and is available on video-on-demand for five days Tickets for the virtual event can be purchased here (includes the book)ASL interpreter provided upon request.Free parking at the venueWorld champion runner Caster Semenya offers an empowering account of her extraordinary life and career, and her trailblazing battle to compete on her own terms.Caster Semenya, OIB, is a South African middle-distance runner and winner of two Olympic gold medals and three World Championships in the women’s 800 meters. The Race to Be Myself is her debut. She lives in Pretoria, South Africa.Diana Nyad is an American author, journalist, motivational speaker, and lomng-distance swimmer. Nyad gained national attention in 1975 when she swam around Manhattan Read More ...