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From the program: Staying Out of Trouble: What Every Attorney Must Know About Ethics 2012

Released on: Dec. 31, 2012

In this year’s program, our expert faculty will examine unexpected actions against law firms (excluding malpractice actions), and law firm risk management issues. Developments on fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, RICO and aiding and abetting lawsuits against law firms Risk management issues: - Privilege - Fees - Conflicts Lecture Topics  [Total time 03:10:10] Segments with an asterisk ...

From the program: Commercial Real Estate Financing 2012: Getting Back to Business

Released on: Mar. 27, 2012

DVD'sfrom the program Commercial Real Estate Financing 2012: Getting Back to Business, held February, 2012.

From the program: Venture Capital 2012: Nuts and Bolts

Released on: Apr. 27, 2012

DVD's from the program Venture Capital 2012: Nuts and Bolts, held March, 2012.

From the program: The Ethics Game Show: E-Discovery Edition 2012

Released on: May. 18, 2012

Audio CD's from the program The Ethics Game Show: E-Discovery Edition 2012, held April, 2012.

From the program: Privacy and Data Security Law Institute (Thirteenth Annual)

Released on: Jun. 5, 2012

This program focuses on critical issues of information privacy, security and data protection faced by all companies.  The Internet and other evolving information technologies, wired and wireless, have prompted the development of powerful tools for the collection, processing, storage and use of personal information.  These trends create numerous issues regarding limitations on corporate rights to use that information and obligations to protect ...

Recorded on: Jun. 6, 2012

Taken from the Web Program Pocket MBA Summer 2012 Recorded June, 2012 in San Francisco Professional Ethics in the Transactional Setting [01:22:09] Analysis of real-world situations that raise complex ethical issues for transactional lawyers Transactional practices that result in ethics violations and malpractice suits Typical Circular 230 disclaimer purposes and effects The overlap of federal tax penalties and professional ...

From the program: Handling a Securities Case 2012: From Investigation to Trial and Everything in Between

Released on: Jun. 7, 2012

DVD's from the program Handling a Securities Case 2012: From Investigation to Trial and Everything in Between, held April, 2012.

From the program: Taking and Defending Depositions 2012

Released on: Jun. 7, 2012

Audio CD's from the program Taking and Defending Depositions 2012, held May, 2012.

Recorded on: Jun. 8, 2012

Taken from the Web Program Negotiating Real Estate Deals 2012 Recorded June, 2012 in New York Ethical Issues in Real Estate Transactions [01:00:40]   Conflicts of interest Confidentiality Duty to disclose Professionalism The purchase price of this segment includes the following article(s) from the Course Handbook available online: A Brief Guide to Avoiding Violations of the Rules of Ethics Patricia A. ...

From the program: Cloud Computing 2012: Cut Through the Fluff & Tackle the Critical Stuff

Released on: Jun. 25, 2012

Corporations, government organizations and millions of consumers are shifting massive quantities of data and their software applications to cloud computing facilities.  Cloud computing uses the Internet to give every size organization access to large, dynamically scalable resources (data storage, software applications and computing power).  “The Cloud” allows users, at all levels, to avoid large capital outlays for hardware and ...

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

Released on: Jun. 22, 2012

Our experienced faculty walk you through all of the steps associated with acquiring and selling a privately held company, whether it is a large independent corporation, a division or subsidiary of a large public company, or a smaller venture capital-backed or family-owned entrepreneurial enterprise. You will learn about the special issues that apply when a private equity firm is the buyer or owns the target company, and about the techniques and strategies ...

From the program: Connecting the Dots: Family Law, Housing Law, and Trusts and Estates Practitioners Discuss Mortgage Debt, Families and Foreclosure (Free)

Released on: Jun. 12, 2012

View this training for an overview of legal and practical problems that arise within families and with mortgage servicers regarding mortgage debts, mortgage delinquencies and foreclosure when real property is co-owned by family members or is transferred in connection with death or divorce or other family changes.  During the session, practitioners specializing in family law, trusts and estates and housing law, respectively, will provide ...

From the program: Delaware Law Developments 2012: What All Business Lawyers Need to Know

Released on: Jun. 26, 2012

Delaware law plays a critical role in U.S. corporate and securities law, particularly in today’s challenging and changing business environment.  This unique annual program focuses on the important Delaware corporate law developments over the past year and the practical impact on your corporate or legal practice.  The very top Delaware corporate law experts from the Delaware judiciary, leading law firms and corporations, and academia, ...

From the program: Adoption Law Institute 2012

Released on: Jul. 4, 2012

The ALL NEW 2012 Adoption Law Institute will address current issues and new developments in adoption law in the United States and around the world, and explore modifications and alternatives to traditional adoptions, which raise ethical and practice considerations. The faculty and the course handbook materials will provide practice tips and practical solutions to a broad range of issues that legal and social work professionals commonly confront ...

From the program: Employment Discrimination Law & Litigation 2012

Released on: Jul. 5, 2012

Any attorney or human resources professional who advises or represents employers, employees, labor unions or government, or who has judicial/arbitral/mediator responsibility, must keep abreast of changes in the employment discrimination arena, and must also be aware of cutting-edge developments on the litigation front. This program, designed for employment law practitioners and human resources professionals at all levels, brings together prominent ...

From the program: Audit Committee Workshop 2012

Released on: Jul. 6, 2012

As we continue to see many new regulations from the SEC, PCAOB, CFTC and financial institution regulators, numerous challenges emerge for the audit committee.  If you are a director or member of an audit committee, or if you advise audit committees, this program will help you understand what is required of the audit committee in this new and rapidly changing environment.  An expert faculty of public company directors who have served on audit ...

From the program: Basics of Accounting for Lawyers 2012: What Every Practicing Lawyer Needs to Know

Released on: Jun. 26, 2012

DVD's from the program Basics of Accounting for Lawyers 2012: What Every Practicing Lawyer Needs to Know, held May, 2012.

From the program: Internal Investigations 2012: How to Protect Your Clients or Companies in the Global, Post-Dodd Frank World

Released on: Jul. 10, 2012

In today's uncertain economic, legal and regulatory environment, companies, their executives, and their counsel need to be proactive in identifying risks and remedying potential issues. Knowing how to conduct efficient and effective internal investigations is key to protecting your clients or company.  Using a real-world hypothetical fact pattern throughout the day, expert panels review the many considerations and issues that can and do arise ...

From the program: Ethics for Commercial Litigators 2012

Released on: Jul. 12, 2012

Lecture Topics  [Total time 01:58:06] Segments with an asterisk (*) are available only with the purchase of the entire program. Ethics for Commercial Litigators 2012  [01:58:06] C. Evan Stewart, S. Jeanine Conley, Susan J. Kohlmann, David S. Versfelt The purchase price of this Web Program includes the following articles from the Course Handbook available online: New York Rules of Professional Conduct The Legal ...

From the program: Class Action Litigation 2012

Released on: Jul. 25, 2012

Class action lawsuits remain one of the focal points of high stakes litigation in many areas of the law, yet the standards applicable to class actions are evolving.  How has the class action landscape changed?  How have courts addressed the issue of class certification?  How can you structure settlements that are beneficial to your clients?  This year’s program will answer these questions and many more. Our outstanding ...

From the program: Private Equity Forum (Thirteenth Annual)

Released on: Jul. 24, 2012

The current economic crisis and the state of financial markets continues to have a negative impact on private equity, leading to lower levels of fund-raising and deal-making activities. There has also been increasing regulatory and legislative focus on private equity funds and their roles in the financial markets leading to the downturn, as well as their potential roles going forward. In this environment, private equity faces a number of significant ...

From the program: Municipal Law Institute (12th Annual)

Released on: Jul. 27, 2012

Regardless of experience level, municipal attorneys practicing in a city law department will want to view this Institute, which equips you with analyses of important developments, emerging legal issues and best practices in the field of municipal law. Lecture Topics  [Total time 06:11:01] Segments with an asterisk (*) are available only with the purchase of the entire program. Introduction* [00:07:11] Martha J. Mullen, ...

From the program: Doing Deals in and with Emerging Markets: BRIC and Beyond 2012

Released on: Jul. 26, 2012

With emerging markets, like those of the BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India and China) countries, playing an ever greater role in the global economy, attorneys and other professionals facilitating cross-border transactions need to familiarize themselves with the world outside the Group of Eight. After all, according to a recent OECD study, emerging markets will account for over 60% of global economic output by 2030. This program will provide a comprehensive ...

From the program: Fundamentals of Investment Adviser Regulation 2012

Released on: Aug. 1, 2012

In the aftermath of the financial crisis and the resulting regulatory reform, the SEC has advanced significant rulemaking to impose a greater degree of controls on investment advisers’ operations.  In fact, the SEC has put the regulation of investment advisers under the microscope.  At the same time, Congress is considering financial regulatory reform that could impose a new self-regulatory organization in charge of adviser regulation.  In ...

From the program: Ethics for Discovery 2012

Released on: Aug. 8, 2012

Lecture Topics  [Total time 01:57:17] Segments with an asterisk (*) are available only with the purchase of the entire program. Ethics for Discovery [01:57:17] Stephen D. Brody, Philip N. Yannella, Allison J. Schoenthal The purchase price of this Web Program includes the following articles from the Course Handbook available online: New York Rules of Professional Conduct Do's and Don'ts of Ethics Research Jeremy ...