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Recorded on: Jan. 29, 2013

Taken from the Web Program Advanced Deposition Techniques 2013 Recorded January, 2013 in New York Advanced Deposition Tools, Skills and Challenges for the Modern Age [01:22:42] How to handle the unexpected in a deposition, and more important - preparing for the unexpected Advanced use of Rule 30(b)(6) depositions - pitfalls and possibilities Best ways to handle witnesses who take the Fifth Amendment - asking the right questions ...

Recorded on: Mar. 27, 2013

Taken from the Web Program Social Security Disability: From Administrative Proceedings to Federal Practice Recorded March, 2013 in New York Agency's Review of the Decision; Federal Court Review in Social Security Cases [01:01:26] Part A: Agency’s Review of the Decision Appeals Council Review Procedural Issues Typical arguments Possible outcomes Part B: Federal Court Review in Social Security Cases  ...

Recorded on: Jan. 28, 2013

Taken from the Web Program Project Management for Lawyers 2013 Recorded January, 2013 in New York Applying Legal Project Management -- A Case Study in Using LPM in Legal Organizations - Part 1 [01:01:10] Getting buy-in and getting initial initiatives off the ground Getting started with pilot projects or organization-wide approaches Selecting tools and getting systems aligned Changing the way matters are managed Different ...

Recorded on: Mar. 15, 2013

Taken from the Web Program Basic Immigration Law 2013 Recorded March, 2013 in New York Asylum and Related Relief [01:18:53] Asylum and related relief Cancellation of removal VAWA, U&T Visas The purchase price of this segment includes the following article(s) from the Course Handbook available online: A Review of Common Areas of Confusion in Domestic Violence-Related Immigration Law Julie E. Dinnerstein  ...

Recorded on: Jan. 24, 2013

Taken from the Web Program Defending Privacy and Behavioral Advertising Class Action Suits 2013: What Every Litigator and In-House Lawyer Needs to Know Recorded January, 2013 in San Francisco Best Practices in a Changing Data Privacy Landscape: Strategies to Minimize the Risk of Privacy Class Action Litigation [01:13:13] In addition to the courts, the regulatory landscape is changing dramatically. State, federal and foreign legislation and regulation ...

Recorded on: May. 1, 2013

Taken from the Web Program Handling a Securities Case 2013: From Investigation to Trial and Everything in Between Recorded April, 2013 in New YorkCommencement of a Civil Action: Filing the Complaint, Preparing the Motion to Dismiss, Coordinating Multiple Actions [01:05:55] The plaintiffs’ perspective: investigating the claim and filing the complaint The defendants’ perspective: analyzing the potential motion to dismiss Recent developments in ...

Recorded on: Mar. 19, 2013

Taken from the briefing Defending Corporations and Executives in Congressional Investigations 2013 recorded March, 2013.Congressional investigations, in which corporate executives are called to account by Congress in televised hearings, have long been a fixture of American politics. And they often exact a steep price for individual corporate executives and the companies they represent. Yet few corporations are as prepared to handle congressional ...

Recorded on: Jan. 31, 2013

Taken from the Web Program Current Developments in Federal Civil Practice 2013 Recorded January, 2013 in New York Discovery and the Federal Rules [01:02:48] Rule 16, inadvertent disclosures of privileged information, clawbacks and evidence Rule 503 Preserving documents and ESI within, and collecting and producing it from, the cloud and social media The rise of proportional review E-discovery malpractice The purchase price ...

Recorded on: Mar. 5, 2013

Taken from the briefing ERISA Controlled Group Liability for Private Equity Funds: Fully Covered or Over Exposed? recorded February, 2013. The presentation will focus on the court and administrative decisions addressing whether ERISA's controlled group liability provisions expose investment fund assets (including minority investments) to the pension plan liabilities of distressed portfolio companies. Lecture Topics [Total Time: ...

Recorded on: Feb. 11, 2013

Taken from the Web Program ERISA Fiduciary Investment Basics 2013 NY Recorded February, 2013 in New York ERISA Litigation [01:03:05] What are the basic fiduciary responsibilities in the context of a 401(k) plan How does participant direction of account investment limit this fiduciary responsibility What are the key areas of possible fiduciary liability exposure The purchase price of this segment includes the following article(s) ...

Recorded on: Apr. 10, 2013

Taken from the Web Program Pension Plan Investments 2013: Current Perspectives NY Recorded April, 2013 in New YorkERISA Litigation Review [01:00:34] Current DOL enforcement and litigation issues Summary of case law developments The purchase price of this segment includes the following article(s) from the Course Handbook available online: Fiduciary Litigation Under ERISARobert N. Eccles, Shannon Barrett

Recorded on: Mar. 6, 2013

Taken from the Web Program Trends in Merger Litigation 2013: Corporate, Litigation, and Judicial Perspectives Recorded March, 2013 in San Francisco Forum Selection Provisions and their Impact on Merger Litigation [01:01:10] More than 300 publicly traded entities, including many well-known firms such as Berkshire Hathaway, Chevron, and Fedex, have adopted intra-corporate forum selection provisions. The validity of these provisions is currently ...

Recorded on: Feb. 28, 2013

Taken from the Web Program The SEC Speaks in 2013 Recorded February, 2013 in Washington Judicial and Legislative Developments [01:01:55] Aiding and abetting the violation of antifraud provisions Brokerage firm liability for sales representatives’ misrepresentations Insider trading liability Statute of limitations for civil penalties Court approval of consent judgments First Amendment challenge to Commission’s ...

Recorded on: Apr. 17, 2013

Taken from the Web Program New York CPLR 2013 Recorded April, 2013 in New YorkJurisdiction, Disclosure, Parties, Motion Practice, Enforcing Judgments [01:31:28] CPLR 301 - General Jurisdiction CPLR 302 - Long Arm Jurisdiction The “Good Faith” rule for disclosure motions Informal disclosure Non-party disclosure Privileges Electronic discovery Depositions Document production Medical records and exams Substitution of parties Intervention ...

Recorded on: Apr. 29, 2013

Taken from the Web Program Enforcement 2013: Perspectives from Government Agencies Recorded April, 2013 in New YorkLegal Issues in the Courts: The Year in Review [01:00:09]The purchase price of this Web segment includes the following article(s) from the Course Handbook available online: What More Can be Done to Deter Violations of the Federal Securities Laws?, Texas Law Review, Vol. 90, pp. 1849–1889 (2012)David M. Becker

Recorded on: Mar. 25, 2013

Taken from the Web Program Advanced Licensing Agreements 2013 Recorded March, 2013 in New York Litigation and Case Law Issues for Licensing Lawyers [01:01:07] Strategic drafting considerations to account for litigation risks Pitfalls, and examples, of sloppy wording Impact of recent cases on drafting and negotiating Arbitration and other dispute resolution considerations Case law update The purchase price of this ...

Recorded on: Feb. 28, 2013

Taken from the briefing Mediation and Settlement - Real World Strategies recorded February, 2013. Mediation is an alternative to litigation increasingly demanded by both judges and clients.  Lawyers who are experts in taking depositions or trying cases often find themselves in unfamiliar territory in a mediation or settlement negotiation, where the required skill set is a combination of advocacy, psychology, and poker.   Lecture ...

Recorded on: Jan. 11, 2013

Taken from the briefing On-Line Defamation: The Latest Developments and Trends recorded January, 2013. The explosion of social media and on-line review websites has resulted in a dramatic increase in defamation claims by employees, businesses and consumers. This briefing will focus on the latest legal developments and practical approaches to avoid and defend on-line defamation claims. For this new program we have an experienced ...

Recorded on: Apr. 12, 2013

Taken from the Web Program Catastrophe and the Law: What Lawyers Need to Know to Advise Clients to Prepare and Respond to Disasters 2013 Recorded April, 2013 in New YorkReal Estate Litigation, Property Law and Landlord-Tenant Law [00:59:27] IntroductionI. Property and Landlord-Tenant Law relating to Casualties  Differences in the law in the commercial and residential contexts Landlord’s duty to repair and tenants’ obligation to pay rent ...

Recorded on: Feb. 1, 2013

Taken from the briefing Regulation FD and Social Media in the Wake of the Netflix Investigation: Facebook, Blogging and Beyond recorded February, 2013. The continued surge in the number of people using social media and the many different types of information outlets available for use have put significant pressure on companies' ability to comply with SEC Regulation Fair Disclosure's requirements and restrictions.  Recent news that ...

Recorded on: Apr. 10, 2013

Taken from the Web Program Government Investigations 2013: The Role of Electronic Information in Investigation and Response Recorded April, 2013 in New YorkResponding to Government Requests for ESI: Providing Information, Handling the Investigation, and Ending the Case [02:01:08] Preservation: When is the duty to preserve triggered? Negotiation: How to approach the government and see if there is room for negotiation Cooperation: Should you ...

Recorded on: Apr. 9, 2013

Taken from the briefing Special Problems in Representing Foreign Companies in US Criminal Investigationsrecorded April, 2013.At an accelerating rate, Department of Justice criminal investigations of antitrust, FCPA, money-laundering, financial fraud and other areas focus on foreign companies. A US lawyer representing a foreign company in such an investigation is likely to encounter cultural, institutional and legal disconnects with the US criminal ...

Recorded on: Mar. 25, 2013

Taken from the Web Program Appellate Advocacy 2013 Recorded March, 2013 in New York Strategic Choice in Trial Courts/Discretionary Review Proceedings/The View from the Bench [01:46:28] Part I: Strategic choices and discretionary review: Making strategic choices and issue preservation in the trial court How is each type of objection preserved? Working with trial counsel Part II: Discretionary review: Petitions for ...

Recorded on: Feb. 11, 2013

Taken from the briefing Third Party Litigation Finance: What Is It and What Are Its Implications? recorded February, 2013. With the dramatically increasing use of third party funding arrangements, lawyers and law firms are facing the issue of how to manage these relationships, as well as how to potentially increase legal business for their practices, or even compete with those who are doing so. Lecture Topics [Total Time: 01:08:00]  ...