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Ethics/Professional Responsibility

From the program: Delaware Law Developments 2013: What All Business Lawyers Need to Know

Recorded on: Jun. 3, 2013

Taken from the Web Program Delaware Law Developments 2013: What All Business Lawyers Need to Know recorded May, 2013 in New York.Lecture Topics  [00:57:35]The Top Ten Things That Will Tick Off The Chancellors, and the Ethical Issues They Raise  [00:57:35]Types of conduct to be discussed include: Rules, shmules! Disregarding known rules (attestations and Rule 23(a) affidavits) Sandbagging in litigation and transactional work (changes ...

From the program: Pocket MBA Summer 2013: Finance for Lawyers

Recorded on: Jun. 5, 2013

Taken from the Web Program Pocket MBA Summer 2013: Finance for Lawyers recorded June, 2013 in San Francisco.Lecture Topics  [01:30:30]Practical and Ethical Considerations for Corporate Transactions Today  [01:30:30] Reconciling deal considerations with ethical obligations Common pitfalls associated with drafting transaction documents Ethical negotiation of representations and warranties Post-acquisition considerations The purchase ...

From the program: Negotiating Real Estate Deals 2013

Recorded on: Jun. 10, 2013

Taken from the Web Program Negotiating Real Estate Deals 2013 recorded June, 2013 in New York.Lecture Topics  [01:00:36]Ethics in Real Estate Transactions: Dealing with Conflicts of Interest  [01:00:36] Conflicts with current clients Advance waivers of future conflicts Obtaining informed consent to conflicts Imputation of conflicts to an entire firm Firewalls to prevent imputation of conflicts Conflicts caused by lateral hires ...

From the program: Cloud Computing 2013: Cut Through the Fluff & Tackle the Critical Stuff

Recorded on: Jun. 11, 2013

Taken from the Web Program Cloud Computing 2013: Cut Through the Fluff & Tackle the Critical Stuff recorded June, 2013 in San Francisco.Lecture Topics  [00:58:50]Legal Ethics and the Cloud  [00:58:50] Ethical duty of technical competence Client confidentiality and the cloud Due diligence and supervision of cloud providers E-discovery issues in connection with the cloud The purchase price of this segment includes the following ...

From the program: International Employment Law 2013

Recorded on: Jun. 11, 2013

Taken from the Web Program International Employment Law 2013 recorded June, 2013 in New York.Lecture Topics  [01:01:11]Cross-Border Investigations & Ethical Issues  [01:01:11] Update on international enforcement of SOX, Dodd Frank, FCPA and UK Bribery Act Investigating employment law claims across borders Attorney-client privilege Privacy and discovery: workplace e-mails, social media and other electronic data Interacting ...

From the program: New Jersey Basic CLE Marathon 2013

Released on: Jun. 11, 2013

This program contains 4 NJ NA categories for 6.5 hours. They are 1.2 credits of New Jersey Basic Estate Planning (NA2) , 2.9 credits of Civil Trial Practice – The Trial  (NA3), 1.2 credits of New Jersey Real Estate Closing Procedures (NA5), and 1.2 credits of New Jersey Trust and Business Accounting (NA6).Satisfy part of your mandatory continuing legal education requirements in New Jersey and hone your legal professionalism with PLI’s New Jersey ...

From the program: Corporate Compliance and Ethics Institute 2013

Released on: Jun. 14, 2013

Compliance and ethics programs should no longer be considered optional. They are an important aspect of legal risk management, and government standards on compliance programs have become increasingly specific. No matter how large or small the company, paying careful attention to corporate compliance and ethics is critical. No area is safe - prosecutors all over the world aggressively attack corporate crime, as countries now pursue subjects ...

From the program: Tax Planning for Domestic & Foreign Partnerships, LLCs, Joint Ventures & Other Strategic Alliances 2013 (San Francisco)

Recorded on: Jun. 14, 2013

Taken from the Web Program Tax Planning for Domestic & Foreign Partnerships, LLCs, Joint Ventures & Other Strategic Alliances 2013 (San Francisco) recorded June, 2013 in San Francisco.Lecture Topics  [00:59:10]Economic Substance-Understanding the Limits;Effects of Codification;Other Judicial Doctrines;Partnership Anti-Abuse Rules,Tax Shelters,Recent Tax Shelter Cases,Ethical Considerations-Distinguishing Good Planning from Aggressive ...

Course Handbook from the program Audit Committees and Financial Reporting 2013: Recent Developments and Current Issues, held June, 2013.

• Jun. 26, 2013 New York, NY

• Jun. 26, 2013 Webcast

• Jun. 26, 2013 Atlanta, GA

New developments in confidentiality, the attorney-client privilege, and the attorney work-product doctrine (including disclosure obligations to third parties, the status of government pressure to waive, congressional legislation, selective waiver and inadvertent waiver) Lawyer’s exposure to civil liability Whistle-blower remedies for lawyers Recent developments impacting the "no-contact" rules and lawyer "dissemblance"  ...