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In June the Supreme Court will rule on the constitutionality of the Federal Defense of Marriage Act ("DOMA") and California Proposition 8. The Court's rulings will have dramatic implications for employee benefit plans covering domestic partners and t...

Program Number
2322
Program Date
2013-07-09
Category
Constitutional LawCorporate and Commercial LawDomestic RelationsEmployment & Labor LawIn-House CounselRegulatory and Administrative LawState Specific: CA (qualifies for Elimination of Bias)Taxation Law
State
CaliforniaColorado EligibleGeorgiaNew Jersey EligibleNew YorkTexas Self Study
Program Credits
Areas of Professional Practice:1 Credit1.00 General CLE credit:1 Credit
Total Credits
CLE Credit: 2

Ed Fishman of K&L Gates highlights ethical challenges that are often faced by in-house counsel and outside counsel when conducting internal investigations relating to conduct that has occurred outside the U.S. Such cross-border investigations have be...

Program Number
2325
Program Date
2013-06-26
Category
Corporate and Commercial LawCorporate and Securities LawCriminal Law & White CollarEthics & ProfessionalismFederal CourtsIn-House CounselLitigation & Litigation SkillsRegulatory and Administrative LawSecurities & Investing
State
CaliforniaColorado EligibleGeorgiaNew Jersey EligibleNew YorkTexas Self Study
Program Credits
Legal Ethics:1 CreditLegal Ethics:1 Credit
Total Credits
CLE Credit: 2

With the explosive growth of mobile applications, companies and their counsel are scrambling to keep pace with the myriad compatibility, privacy, licensing, and implementation issues that come with these types of applications. Join Aaron Tantleff of ...

Program Number
2332
Program Date
2013-06-25
Category
Computer, Internet & E-Commerce LawCorporate and Commercial LawData Security and OutsourcingIn-House CounselIntellectual Property LawPrivacy and Data SecurityPrivacy LawRegulatory and Administrative LawTechnology Law
State
CaliforniaColorado EligibleGeorgiaNew Jersey EligibleNew YorkTexas Self Study
Program Credits
Areas of Professional Practice:1 Credit1.0 General CLE credit, based on a 60-minute credi:1 Credit
Total Credits
CLE Credit: 2

Tom Mason of Zuckerman Spaeder discusses when a lawyer must withdraw from a representation and when a lawyer may withdraw from a representation under the ABA Model Rules (e.g., ABA Model Rules 1.16, 1.2, 1.8, 3.3) and various state Rules. Topics incl...

Program Number
2312
Program Date
2013-06-13
Category
Ethics & ProfessionalismFederal CourtsIn-House CounselLitigation & Litigation Skills
State
CaliforniaColorado EligibleGeorgiaNew Jersey EligibleNew YorkTexas Self Study
Program Credits
Legal Ethics:1 CreditLegal Ethics:1 Credit
Total Credits
CLE Credit: 2

As in other areas of the law, asset protection attorneys can learn important lessons and sharpen their planning skills by knowing and understanding the results of prior cases. Join Barry Engel as he provides an in-depth review and discussion of: the ...

Program Number
2316
Program Date
2013-06-12
Category
Asset ProtectionBankruptcy Law & Creditor RightsCorporate and Commercial LawEstate PlanningInternational LawLitigation & Litigation SkillsTaxation Law
State
ArizonaCaliforniaColorado EligibleGeorgiaMissouriNew Jersey EligibleNew YorkTexas Self Study
Program Credits
Areas of Professional Practice:1 Credit1.00 General CLE credit:1 Credit
Total Credits
CLE Credit: 2

Although the general obligation to preserve documents and potential penalties for spoliation are clear, the scope of the required preservation is often unclear. As a result, a company that must decide how broadly to preserve often ends up going beyon...

Program Number
2308
Program Date
2013-06-11
Category
Corporate and Commercial LawFederal CourtsIn-House CounselLitigation & Litigation SkillsSkills
State
ArizonaCaliforniaColorado EligibleGeorgiaMissouriMontanaNew Jersey EligibleNew YorkTexas Self Study
Program Credits
Areas of Professional Practice:1 Credit1.0 General CLE credit:1 Credit
Total Credits
CLE Credit: 2

When venture capital firms invest in portfolio companies, it is common for a general partner of the fund to take a position on the company's board. It is understood that the general partner owes a fiduciary duty to the company's stockholders, but wha...

Program Number
2328
Program Date
2013-06-10
Category
Corporate and Commercial LawCorporate and Securities LawCriminal Law & White CollarFederal CourtsIn-House CounselLitigation & Litigation SkillsRegulatory and Administrative LawSecurities & Investing
State
CaliforniaColorado EligibleGeorgiaNew Jersey EligibleNew YorkTexas Self Study
Program Credits
Areas of Professional Practice:1 Credit1.00 General CLE credit:1 Credit
Total Credits
CLE Credit: 2

In its Kirtsaeng decision, the Supreme Court extended the First Sale Doctrine to copyrighted works sold abroad. Anthony F LoCicero of Amster, Rothstein & Ebenstein discusses the implications of this case, not only for copyrighted works, but also for ...

Program Number
2341IP
Program Date
2013-05-22
Category
Copyright LawCorporate and Commercial LawFederal CourtsIn-House CounselIntellectual Property LawLitigation & Litigation SkillsPatent LawTrademark Law
State
ArizonaCaliforniaColorado EligibleGeorgiaMissouriNew Jersey EligibleNew YorkTexas Self Study
Program Credits
Areas of Professional Practice:1 Credit1.0 General CLE credit, based on a 60-minute credi:1 Credit
Total Credits
CLE Credit: 2

In M&A transactions, the results of a legal due diligence investigation can significantly impact the terms of the transaction and in some cases, whether the deal even moves forward. Proper intellectual property due diligence investigation may lead to...

Program Number
2330
Program Date
2013-05-21
Category
Corporate and Commercial LawCorporate and Securities LawIn-House CounselIntellectual Property LawSecurities & InvestingSkillsTechnology Law
State
CaliforniaColorado EligibleGeorgiaNew Jersey EligibleNew YorkTexas Self Study
Program Credits
Skills:1 Credit1.00 General CLE credit:1 Credit
Total Credits
CLE Credit: 2

The SEC is expected to continue its focus on the private equity industry in 2013. In this program of particular interest to attorneys who advise private equity firms, Roger Lane and Courtney Worcester provide: • an overview of several areas that th...

Program Number
2327
Program Date
2013-05-16
Category
Corporate and Commercial LawCorporate and Securities LawCriminal Law & White CollarFederal CourtsIn-House CounselLitigation & Litigation SkillsRegulatory and Administrative LawSecurities & Investing
State
CaliforniaColorado EligibleGeorgiaNew Jersey EligibleNew YorkTexas Self Study
Program Credits
Areas of Professional Practice:1 Credit1.00 General CLE credit:1 Credit
Total Credits
CLE Credit: 2

Former EEOC General Counsel Eric Dreiband, currently a partner at Jones Day, discusses investigations and litigation by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and its priorities, court decisions that address the EEOC's process and challen...

Program Number
2338
Program Date
2013-05-09
Category
Corporate and Commercial LawEmployment & Labor LawFederal CourtsIn-House CounselLitigation & Litigation SkillsRegulatory and Administrative Law
State
CaliforniaColorado EligibleGeorgiaNew Jersey EligibleNew YorkTexas Self Study
Program Credits
Areas of Professional Practice:1 Credit1.0 General CLE credit, based on a 60-minute credi:1 Credit
Total Credits
CLE Credit: 2

Michael Kasdan provides an overview of Section 337 Actions before the ITC, including initiating actions with the ITC complaint, discovery, motion practice and summary determination motions, the role of OUII /staff counsel and remedies and resolution....

Program Number
2324IP
Program Date
2013-05-08
Category
Corporate and Commercial LawFederal CourtsIn-House CounselIntellectual Property LawInternational LawLitigation & Litigation SkillsPatent Law
State
ArizonaCaliforniaColorado EligibleGeorgiaMissouriNew Jersey EligibleNew YorkTexas Self Study
Program Credits
Areas of Professional Practice:1 Credit1.00 General CLE credit:1 Credit
Total Credits
CLE Credit: 2

Too often the asset protection planning process stops at protecting individually held assets; the assets of the client’s operating business, professional practice and/or real estate holdings are left unattended. Join Barry Engel as he discusses var...

Program Number
2315
Program Date
2013-04-30
Category
Asset ProtectionBankruptcy Law & Creditor RightsCorporate and Commercial LawCorporate and Securities LawEstate PlanningIn-House CounselInternational LawReal EstateTaxation Law
State
ArizonaCaliforniaColorado EligibleGeorgiaMissouriNew Jersey EligibleNew YorkTexas Self Study
Program Credits
Areas of Professional Practice:1 Credit1.00 General CLE credit:1 Credit
Total Credits
CLE Credit: 2

Jeffrey Fowler, a partner at O’Melveny & Myers LLP and one of the country’s few full-time e-discovery litigators, covers recent developments in the legal duty to preserve evidence, including proposed new amendments to the Federal Rules and recent...

Program Number
2311
Program Date
2013-04-08
Category
Computer, Internet & E-Commerce LawCorporate and Commercial LawData Security and OutsourcingFederal CourtsIn-House CounselLitigation & Litigation SkillsTechnology Law
State
ArizonaColorado EligibleGeorgiaMissouriNew Jersey EligibleNew YorkTexas Self Study
Program Credits
Areas of Professional Practice:1 Credit1.00 General CLE credit:1 Credit
Total Credits
CLE Credit: 2

Two years ago the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act created Section 14A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, which required certain public companies to conduct a shareholder advisory vote on executive compensation. Smaller ...

Program Number
2326
Program Date
2013-04-03
Category
Corporate and Commercial LawCorporate and Securities LawFederal CourtsIn-House CounselLitigation & Litigation SkillsRegulatory and Administrative LawSecurities & Investing
State
CaliforniaColorado EligibleGeorgiaNew Jersey EligibleNew YorkTexas Self Study
Program Credits
Areas of Professional Practice:1 Credit1.00 General CLE credit:1 Credit
Total Credits
CLE Credit: 2