Seminars & Webcasts

Groupcasts

• Nov. 11 - 12, 2013 New Brunswick, NJ
• Nov. 11 - 12, 2013 Philadelphia, PA
• Nov. 11 - 12, 2013 Pittsburgh, PA
• Nov. 11 - 12, 2013 Mechanicsburg, PA
• Nov. 11 - 12, 2013 Cleveland, OH

Rapid changes in patent law make it necessary that, whether you are plaintiff’s or defendant’s counsel, you are up-to-date on the current state of the law and can quickly develop successful litigation strategies and tactics. This program is taught by a faculty of both outside and in-house lawyers who have earned national reputations in patent litigation by trying and managing a wide variety of bench and jury patent trials, and provides comprehensive ...

• Nov. 14 - 15, 2013 Columbus, OH

The increasingly digital media environment continues to create new challenges for communications lawyers, and this program, long recognized as the most comprehensive in its field, will highlight the hottest issues and case law facing the industry today. Covering a wide array of topical issues in media, digital communications, First Amendment, intellectual property, and privacy law, this program brings together esteemed experts comprising the country’s ...

• Nov. 18 - 19, 2013 Philadelphia, PA
• Nov. 18 - 19, 2013 Pittsburgh, PA
• Nov. 18 - 19, 2013 Mechanicsburg, PA
• Nov. 18 - 19, 2013 Columbus, OH

Legal drivers for corporate compliance and ethics programs have continued to grow in complexity and importance in recent years. The costs of non-compliance have never been greater. Indeed, five of the ten largest corporate criminal fines in U.S. history were imposed or agreed to last year alone. And harsh penalties - both against business organizations and individuals - are increasingly becoming the norm outside the U.S. Moreover, the whistleblower ...

• Nov. 18, 2013 Mechanicsburg, PA
• Nov. 18, 2013 Philadelphia, PA
• Nov. 18, 2013 Pittsburgh, PA
• Nov. 18, 2013 Birmingham, AL

Legal issues arising from technology have become a routine part of many lawyers’ daily practices. Technology issues arise in clients’ daily contracts, business negotiations and litigation. Lawyers, who often have no technical training, are required by court rules to report on their client’s technology infrastructure so that a judge may address electronic discovery issues. The proliferation of technology into every aspect of commerce requires that ...

• Nov. 19, 2013 Philadelphia, PA
• Nov. 19, 2013 Pittsburgh, PA
• Nov. 19, 2013 Mechanicsburg, PA
• Nov. 19, 2013 Boston, MA

The government’s continued crackdown on insider trading has focused on hedge funds, their consultants and those who analyze and trade for them. Regulators and enforcement officials have now turned their sights to conflicts of interest, valuation, cross-trades, expense and trade allocation, and fee practices. Following new registration requirements under Dodd-Frank, private equity firms are under examination scrutiny by the SEC, and according to senior ...

• Nov. 20, 2013 Atlanta, GA
• Nov. 20, 2013 New Brunswick, NJ
• Nov. 20, 2013 Birmingham, AL
• Nov. 20, 2013 Cleveland, OH

From opening statements to closing arguments, the jury trial is a unique and essential part of our system of justice. Whether you are just embarking on a career as a trial attorney or are very familiar with the inside of a courtroom, this course will give you valuable insights into jury trials and the best way to handle them. We’ve assembled some of the most experienced and respected state and federal judges, as well as many distinguished litigators, ...