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For in-house counsel and other attorneys who manage (or need to learn about) IP litigation, understanding the specifics of trial strategy can mean the difference between success and failure. The most effective strategies and the applicable rules for ...

Program Number
1956IP
Program Date
2009-06-22
Category
California Participatory MCLE ProgramsColorado HomestudyCorporate and Commercial LawFederal CourtsIn-House CounselIntellectual Property LawLitigation & Litigation SkillsNew York AccreditedNorth CarolinaTexas Participatory CLE Programs
State
ArizonaCaliforniaColorado EligibleColorado HomestudyFloridaGeorgiaMissouriNew Jersey EligibleNew York
Program Credits
Skills:1 Credit1 General CLE credit:1 Credit
Total Credits
CLE Credit: 2

Join Kenneth W. Irvin, Vanessa G. Tanaka, and Philip Tingle, all partners at McDermott Will & Emery LLP, who provide an overview of best practices, trends and key issues in contracting for the development and procurement of Alternative Energy, Renewa...

Program Number
1952
Program Date
2009-06-17
Category
California Participatory MCLE ProgramsColorado HomestudyConstruction LawCorporate and Commercial LawCorporate and Securities LawGreen TechnologyIn-House CounselNew York AccreditedRegulatory and Administrative LawSecurities & InvestingTaxation Law
State
ArizonaCaliforniaColorado EligibleColorado HomestudyFloridaGeorgiaMissouriNew Jersey EligibleNew York
Program Credits
Areas of Professional Practice:1 Credit1.0 General CLE credit:1 Credit
Total Credits
CLE Credit: 2

On April 3, 2009, Iowa became the third state to legalize same-sex marriage. On the day before, Vermont passed same-sex marriage legislation, although the governor has indicated an intent to veto the bill. In addition, the California Supreme Court wi...

Program Number
1943
Program Date
2009-06-16
Category
California Participatory MCLE ProgramsColorado HomestudyConstitutional LawCorporate and Commercial LawDomestic RelationsEmployment & Labor LawIn-House CounselNew York AccreditedRegulatory and Administrative Law
State
ArizonaCaliforniaColorado EligibleColorado HomestudyFloridaGeorgiaMissouriNew Jersey EligibleNew YorkTexas Self Study
Program Credits
Areas of Professional Practice:1 Credit1 General CLE credit:1 Credit
Total Credits
CLE Credit: 2

Why are many intercultural matters so frustrating and time-consuming? What drives your counterpart’s behavior and your reaction to it? How can you build trust across the barriers of geography, culture and language? What are the key elements of succ...

Program Number
1945
Program Date
2009-06-11
Category
California Participatory MCLE ProgramsLaw Practice ManagementNew York AccreditedProfessionalism
State
ArizonaCaliforniaColorado EligibleFloridaGeorgiaMissouriNew Jersey EligibleNew York
Program Credits
Law Practice Management:1 Credit1 General CLE credit:1 Credit
Total Credits
CLE Credit: 2

Join Ben Wolkov as he provides a "best practices" approach to representing U.S. and European clients in cross-border mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures in Brazil and Mexico. Topics covered include: -Why Brazil and Mexico? -The Role of Local Cou...

Program Number
1935
Program Date
2009-06-11
Category
California Participatory MCLE ProgramsColorado HomestudyCorporate and Commercial LawCorporate and Securities LawIn-House CounselInternational LawNew York AccreditedRegulatory and Administrative LawSecurities & Investing
State
ArizonaCaliforniaColorado EligibleColorado HomestudyFloridaGeorgiaMissouriNew Jersey EligibleNew York
Program Credits
Areas of Professional Practice:1 Credit1 General CLE credit:1 Credit
Total Credits
CLE Credit: 2

In Rescuecom v. Google, the Second Circuit has distinguished (some would say overruled) its prior precedent as to what constitutes use in commerce in the context of keyword searching. Join Anthony F. Lo Cicero of Amster, Rothstein & Ebenstein LLP as ...

Program Number
1949IP
Program Date
2009-05-28
Category
AdvertisingCalifornia Participatory MCLE ProgramsCorporate and Commercial LawIn-House CounselIntellectual Property LawLitigation & Litigation SkillsNew York Accredited
State
ArizonaCaliforniaColorado EligibleFloridaGeorgiaMissouriNew Jersey EligibleNew YorkTexas Self Study
Program Credits
1 General CLE credit:1 Credit1 General CLE credit:1 Credit
Total Credits
CLE Credit: 2

Pundits have predicted the death of the billable hour for years, but with little change in the competitive landscape. However, the ongoing recession and resistance to increased rates from clients has pushed many firms to begin experimenting with alte...

Program Number
1942CIP
Program Date
2009-05-21
Category
California Participatory MCLE ProgramsColorado HomestudyCorporate and Commercial LawIn-House CounselIntellectual Property LawLaw Practice ManagementLitigation & Litigation SkillsNew York Accredited
State
ArizonaCaliforniaColorado EligibleColorado HomestudyFloridaGeorgiaMissouriNew Jersey EligibleNew York
Program Credits
1 General CLE credit:1 Credit1 General CLE credit:1 Credit
Total Credits
CLE Credit: 2

In a May 2007 publication, the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) addressed unlawful discrimination against working parents and other caregivers. As a presidential candidate in 2008, Barack Obama stated that he would commit the go...

Program Number
1951
Program Date
2009-05-20
Category
California Participatory MCLE ProgramsColorado HomestudyCorporate and Commercial LawEmployment & Labor LawIn-House CounselNew York AccreditedRegulatory and Administrative Law
State
ArizonaCaliforniaColorado EligibleColorado HomestudyFloridaGeorgiaMissouriNew Jersey EligibleNew YorkTexas Self Study
Program Credits
1.0 General CLE credit:1 Credit1.0 General CLE credit:1 Credit
Total Credits
CLE Credit: 2

Join Eric Moser and Edward Smith, both partners at K&L Gates LLP, for this installment of our new series on real estate and financing hot topics in 2009. The program provides an overview of the treatment of commercial leases under the U.S. Bankruptcy...

Program Number
1918REF
Program Date
2009-05-19
Category
Bankruptcy Law & Creditor RightsCalifornia Participatory MCLE ProgramsColorado HomestudyCorporate and Commercial LawIn-House CounselInternational LawNew York AccreditedReal EstateRegulatory and Administrative Law
State
ArizonaCaliforniaColorado EligibleColorado HomestudyFloridaGeorgiaMissouriNew Jersey EligibleNew YorkTexas Self Study
Program Credits
1 General CLE credit:1 Credit1 General CLE credit:1 Credit
Total Credits
CLE Credit: 2

Join Mark Waxman and Mark Neuberger of Foley & Lardner LLP, as they discuss the legal challenges presented to health care institutions and their management resulting from the swine flu pandemic. Our presenters focus on some of the particular issues w...

Program Number
1965
Program Date
2009-05-15
Category
California Participatory MCLE ProgramsColorado HomestudyCorporate and Commercial LawEmployment & Labor LawHealth Care LawIn-House CounselNew York AccreditedRegulatory and Administrative Law
State
ArizonaCaliforniaColorado EligibleColorado HomestudyFloridaGeorgiaMissouriNew Jersey EligibleNew YorkTexas Self Study
Program Credits
Areas of Professional Practice:1 Credit1 General CLE credit:1 Credit
Total Credits
CLE Credit: 2

With the ongoing financial crisis, there are more and more bankruptcies and credit downgrades. These events can result in terminations of existing derivative contracts and stock lending agreements. With such early terminations, the expected tax treat...

Program Number
1950
Program Date
2009-05-12
Category
Bankruptcy Law & Creditor RightsCalifornia Participatory MCLE ProgramsColorado HomestudyCorporate and Commercial LawCorporate and Securities LawIn-House CounselNew York AccreditedRegulatory and Administrative LawSecurities & InvestingTaxation Law
State
ArizonaCaliforniaColorado EligibleColorado HomestudyFloridaGeorgiaMissouriNew Jersey EligibleNew YorkTexas Self Study
Program Credits
Elimination of Bias:1 Credit1.0 General CLE credit:1 Credit
Total Credits
CLE Credit: 2

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) continues to apply the Bilski decision and other recent Federal Circuit decisions broadly. In our latest installment of the Celesq®-West IP Master Series, Leigh J. Martinson, Esq., a partner in McDermott Wi...

Program Number
1938IP
Program Date
2009-05-07
Category
California Participatory MCLE ProgramsColorado HomestudyCorporate and Commercial LawIn-House CounselIntellectual Property LawNew York AccreditedRegulatory and Administrative Law
State
ArizonaCaliforniaColorado EligibleColorado HomestudyFloridaGeorgiaMissouriNew Jersey EligibleNew YorkTexas Self Study
Program Credits
1 General CLE credit:1 Credit1 General CLE credit:1 Credit
Total Credits
CLE Credit: 2

Private equity real estate funds are an important source of capital to the real estate industry, particularly because they provide significant flexibility in pursuing various real estate objectives. In this installment of our new series on real estat...

Program Number
1917REF
Program Date
2009-04-21
Category
California Participatory MCLE ProgramsColorado HomestudyCorporate and Commercial LawCorporate and Securities LawEmployment & Labor LawIn-House CounselInternational LawNew York AccreditedReal EstateRegulatory and Administrative LawSecurities & InvestingTaxation Law
State
ArizonaCaliforniaColorado EligibleColorado HomestudyFloridaGeorgiaMissouriNew Jersey EligibleNew YorkTexas Self Study
Program Credits
1 General CLE credit:1 Credit1 General CLE credit:1 Credit
Total Credits
CLE Credit: 2

In this installment of his popular series on securities and white collar hot topics, Tom Gorman is joined by Frank Razzano of Pepper Hamilton to discuss key issues arising out of the current market crisis, including the record number of white collar ...

Program Number
1939
Program Date
2009-04-14
Category
California Participatory MCLE ProgramsColorado HomestudyCorporate and Commercial LawCorporate and Securities LawCriminal Law & White CollarIn-House CounselLitigation & Litigation SkillsNew York AccreditedRegulatory and Administrative LawSecurities & Investing
State
ArizonaCaliforniaColorado EligibleColorado HomestudyFloridaGeorgiaMissouriNew Jersey EligibleNew YorkTexas Self Study
Program Credits
1 General CLE credit:1 Credit1 General CLE credit:1 Credit
Total Credits
CLE Credit: 2

In its decision in Tellabs, the Supreme Court resolved a split among the Circuits, including one between the Second and Ninth Circuits, regarding a key PSLRA provision on pleading a strong inference of scienter. Since that decision a number of courts...

Program Number
1926
Program Date
2009-04-01
Category
California Participatory MCLE ProgramsColorado HomestudyCorporate and Commercial LawCorporate and Securities LawCriminal Law & White CollarIn-House CounselLitigation & Litigation SkillsNew York AccreditedRegulatory and Administrative LawSecurities & Investing
State
ArizonaCaliforniaColorado EligibleColorado HomestudyFloridaGeorgiaMissouriNew Jersey EligibleNew YorkTexas Self Study
Program Credits
1 General CLE credit:1 Credit1 General CLE credit:1 Credit
Total Credits
CLE Credit: 2