Confidentiality in Public Filings: Avoiding Ethical Pitfalls
Program Number: 2075
Program Date: 11/09/2010
Description
The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, and most state rules, require public filing of most pleadings, motions and other litigation-related documents. What happens, however, when some part of such filings contain confidential information? Popular presenter Steve Bennett, a partner at Jones Day, addresses the ethical problems that can arise, the rules that may apply, and practical solutions to avoid or mitigate the problems. Topics include:
• Background of the problem: this could happen to you
• Pertinent rules / cases
• Ethical issues
• Best practices
• Resources
NOTE: This course has been approved for Minimum Continuing Legal Education credit by the State Bar of Texas Committee on MCLE in the amount of 1.0 credit hours, of which 1.0 credit hours will apply to legal ethics/professional responsibility credit.
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Arizona, California, Colorado Eligible, Florida, Georgia, New Jersey Eligible, New York, Texas Participatory
Credit Information
50 minute credit hour - 1 General CLE credit, including 1.0 Ethics credit, based on a 50-minute credit hour
60 minute credit hour - 1 General CLE credit, including 1.0 Ethics credit, based on a 60-minute credit hour
State Program Numbers
TX# 901222354, 1.0 General including 1.0 Ethics (5/1/11-4/30/12); NY 1.0 Ethics credit
Program Categories
California Participatory MCLE Programs
Ethics & Professionalism
Federal Courts
Litigation & Litigation Skills
New York Accredited
Texas Participatory CLE Programs
Presenters
 Steven C. Bennett, Esq. Jones Day |
Steven C. Bennett, Esq. is a partner at Jones Day, resident in its New York office. He focuses on domestic and international commercial litigation and arbitration, including cases involving bankruptcy, construction, corporate, energy, insurance, intellectual property, privacy and data security, and other disputes. Mr. Bennett is chair of his firm’s e-Discovery Committee and he co-founded the Sedona Conference Working Group on International E-Discovery. He teaches a course on conflicts of law at Hofstra Law School, co-teaches a course on advanced civil procedure (e-discovery) at New York Law School, and is a qualified arbitrator for the American Arbitration Association and the CPR Institute. Mr. Bennett, who regularly speaks to a wide array of groups for CLE and other purposes, is the author of Arbitration: Essential Concepts (American Lawyer Media 2002) and A Privacy Primer for Corporate Counsel (Aspatore/West 2009). |
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