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Released on: Aug. 13, 2012

Taken from the briefing Swaps Regulation: CFTC's Proposed Dodd-Frank Extraterritoriality Guidance and Implementation Schedule recorded July, 2012. On June 29 the CFTC unveiled its proposed position on extraterritorial application of much of its Dodd-Frank regulation of swaps.  The CFTC is taking an aggressive view of the extraterritorial scope of its jurisdiction - a view likely to have an unsettling effect on non-U.S. persons potentially ...

Released on: Nov. 28, 2012

Taken from the briefing Technology-Assisted Review: Evolving Case Law and Practice recorded November, 2012. Technology-assisted review - also known as “computer-assisted review” or “predictive coding” - uses computer “machine learning” algorithms to dramatically reduce the amount of human effort necessary to sift through massive volumes of electronic information for responsive documents.  ...

Released on: Apr. 25, 2012

Taken from the briefing The JOBS Act: A Dialogue with Senior Staff from the SEC Division of Corporation Finance and Private Practitioners recorded April 2012.   On April 5, 2012, the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act was signed into law, bringing about significant changes to the regulation of capital formation in the United States.  The JOBS Act creates a new regulatory on-ramp for emerging growth companies going public, ...

Released on: Feb. 22, 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] How ...

Released on: Mar. 20, 2013

Taken from the briefing "Tightening the Chokehold" - An Overview of Enhanced OFAC Sanctions and Enforcement recorded March, 2013. The United States has ratcheted up its pressure on bad-actor states- Iran, in particular - through a series of enactments that strengthen sanctions administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”). In the words of one Congresswoman, this legislation “seeks to tighten the chokehold . . . ...

Released on: Oct. 31, 2012

Taken from the briefing Tips for Attorneys to Communicate Logically: The Written Word, the Spoken Word recorded October, 2012. Being able to communicate effectively - both in writing and in speech - is perhaps the most important skill that an attorney can possess.  Although we are taught, before attending law school and throughout law school, how to convey our ideas, the practice of law demands continued refinement of our skills. We must ...

Released on: Aug. 22, 2012

Taken from the briefing U.S.-Listed Chinese Companies: Enforcement and Accounting Issues recorded August, 2012. Until recently, the many Chinese companies seeking to “go public” in the United States did so through reverse mergers.  Compared to the traditional IPO process, reverse mergers offered significant cost and speed advantages for Chinese companies hoping to list on U.S. exchanges and access the U.S. capital markets.  ...

Released on: Dec. 19, 2012

Taken from the briefing Understanding ISS' 2013 Governance and Executive Pay Policies recorded December, 2012. Institutional Shareholder Services (“ISS”), the prominent corporate governance advisory services firm, will be updating its U.S. corporate governance policies for 2013 in the next few weeks.  In the aftermath of the backlash that ISS received during the 2012 proxy season over its new methodology for analyzing ...

Released on: Feb. 27, 2013

Taken from the briefing Update on CA Penal Code 1170.9 for Veterans recorded February, 2013. Learn about the restorative relief now available to veterans under subdivision (h) of the California Penal Code 1170.9, effective as of January 1, 2013! Under Penal Code 1170.9, where a veteran alleges and the court concludes that a veteran committed a criminal offense as a result of sexual trauma, traumatic brain injury, post-traumatic stress disorder, ...

Released on: Mar. 21, 2013

Taken from the briefing USPTO First-to-File Implementation Guidelines: What They Say and What They Mean recorded March, 2013. The USPTO has now finalized their approach to the role out of First-to-File. Find out the details and learn some of the wrinkles that may be resolved only once the CAFC has had a chance to have their say. It is a place to start, but where do we go from here, and can we obtain some insight on the approach the CAFC might consider? Listen ...

Released on: Nov. 29, 2012

Taken from the briefing Veterans Benefits Law: Women Veterans; and Don't Ask, Don't Tell, One Year Later recorded November, 2012. Thousands of veterans have returned home from overseas service in Iraq and Afghanistan, many of whom are women.  Women currently comprise 14.5% of the active duty military, and 18% of the National Guard and Reserves.  The VA denies female veterans’ disability claims for PTSD at a greater rate than ...

Released on: May. 13, 2013

Taken from the briefing Violence Against Women Act 2013 recorded April, 2013.The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) has been a valuable tool for both law enforcement and immigration practitioners alike. The legislation has helped survivors of domestic and sexual violence come out the shadows and it has provided a mechanism for regularizing the immigration status of these survivors. VAWA 2013 now extends protections to other vulnerable groups.Listen ...

Released on: Apr. 10, 2013

Taken from the briefing What Tactics are "Fair" When FRAND is in Dispute? FRAND Commitments and the Disabilities They Create recorded March, 2013. The interplay between patents and standards is not exactly new, but the magnitude and intensity of the contest between patent owners and their potential licensees has become highly charged and has made harmonization difficult. This program will explore the origins of the problem and the need for ...