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From the program: Acquiring or Selling the Privately Held Company 2012

Recorded on: Jun. 12, 2012

Taken from the Web Program Acquiring or Selling the Privately Held Company 2012 Recorded June 2012 in New York City Lecture Topics Fiduciary Duties of Directors and Majority Shareholders; Specialty Areas: A. Tax Considerations [01:30:00] A discussion of the duty of controlling and majority stockholders to minority holders in: Business combinations/sales/mergers Squeeze outs Transactions with affiliated entities A. Tax Considerations  ...

From the program: Basic Immigration Law 2013

Recorded on: Mar. 15, 2013

Taken from the Web Program Basic Immigration Law 2013 recorded March, 2013 in New York. Lecture Topics  [01:09:45] Overview of the U.S. Immigration System, Current Trends and Ethical Issues  [01:09:45] Non-immigrants and immigrants; immigrant intent Quotas and priority dates Latest trends - Deferred action and other remedies through prosecutorial discretion Understanding the morass of agencies Unique ...

From the program: Drafting and Negotiating Corporate Agreements 2013

Recorded on: Jan. 3, 2013

Taken from the Web Program Drafting and Negotiating Corporate Agreements 2013 recorded January, 2013 in New York. Lecture Topics  [01:37:05] Enforcement and Ethics: A. When the Deal Goes Wrong: Enforcing Corporate Agreements and the Importance of Boilerplate; B. Ethical Issues in Drafting Corporate Agreements  [01:37:05] A. When the Deal Goes Wrong: Enforcing Corporate Agreements and the Importance of Boilerplate [45 minutes]  ...

Recorded on: Mar. 25, 2013

Taken from the Web Program Securities Offerings 2013: A Public Offering: How It Is Done Recorded March, 2013 in New YorkDue Diligence and the Offering Process [01:29:40]The purchase price of this segment includes the following article(s) from the Course Handbook available online: Lawyers as Gatekeepers in the Underwriting ProcessSarah E. Beshar Presentation Material Due Diligence and the Offering ProcessSarah E. Beshar

Recorded on: Jul. 17, 2012

Taken from the Web Program Doing Deals in and with Emerging Markets: BRIC and Beyond 2012 Recorded July, 2012 in New York Ethics and Anti-corruption Enforcement [01:02:46] Ethical issues for clients and their lawyers facilitating international transactions Varying corporate cultures, and avoiding impropriety The purchase price of this  segment includes the following article(s) from the Course Handbook available online:

From the program: Ethics and Law Department Management 2012: A View from the Inside

Released on: Nov. 20, 2012

This program will examine the ethical issues confronting in-house law departments in the second decade of the 21st century. While reducing outside legal spending remains a top priority, there is now increased pressure to become more productive. With total legal spending remaining flat or slightly decreasing, more is required with less. This pressure for increased productivity can lead to failure to meet ethical and legal requirements in managing litigation, ...