Ethics/Professional Responsibility

Past 3 Months

From the program: Handling a Securities Case 2013: From Investigation to Trial and Everything in Between

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 York.Lecture Topics  [00:59:35]Ethical Issues in Complex Securities Litigation  [00:59:35] Drafting the complaint and the use of confidential witnesses Crafting a motion to dismiss limited by the allegations in the complaint Selecting the forum and interactions between plaintiff and defendant ...

From the program: Bankruptcy & Reorganizations 2013: Current Developments

Recorded on: May. 1, 2013

Taken from the Web Program Bankruptcy & Reorganizations 2013: Current Developments recorded April, 2013 in New York.Lecture Topics  [01:15:23]Creditors' Committees, Examiners, Role of the U.S. Trustee, and Ethics  [01:15:23] Critical issues for the U.S. Trustee in Chapter 11 cases, including appointments, solicitation and venue issues; proposed new fee guidelines Committee and examiner functions and selection processes, Rule 2019 ...

Course Handbook from the program PLI Ethics Programs: Chicago 2013, held May, 2013.

Recorded on: May. 1, 2013

JONATHAN K. YOUNGWOOD: --panel of the day is not on a specific part of the case, as the prior panels have all been. It's a panel that's going to focus on an ethical issues that really surround each of the topics that we've talked about today. And you actually may see that some of the things we discuss have in some way or another been discussed by earlier panels. But we're going to try and take a different angle on them. We're going to really focus ...

From the program: The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and International Anti-Corruption Developments 2013

Recorded on: May. 6, 2013

Taken from the Web Program The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and International Anti-Corruption Developments 2013 recorded May, 2013 in New York.Lecture Topics  [00:59:14]Hypothetical: Ethical Issues in Internal Investigations [00:59:14] Ethical considerations in internal investigations Attorney-client privilege/waiver Who is the client, who owns the privilege? Dealing with other countries’ governments, etc. Privacy and data security ...

From the program: Antitrust Institute 2013: Developments & Hot Topics

Recorded on: May. 9, 2013

Taken from the Web Program Antitrust Institute 2013: Developments & Hot Topics recorded May, 2013 in New York.Lecture Topics  [01:01:45]Corporate Compliance and Ethics  [01:01:45] Designing an effective compliance program Sentencing Commission Guidelines Attorney-client privilege including Akzo-Nobel Monitoring, auditing and reporting mechanisms Conflicts of interest The purchase price of this segment includes the following ...

Recorded on: May. 6, 2013

MARK F. MENDELSOHN: Bring your cup of coffees back in. We're going to make this interesting for you. Our next panel is, number one, your opportunity to get ethics credit for your attendance today. But more importantly, we're going to try to address what are actually some very real world and sometimes difficult issues to navigate in connection with FCPA and anti-corruption internal investigations. Let me briefly introduce our panelists, and then we'll ...

From the program: Leveraged Financing 2013

Recorded on: May. 15, 2013

Taken from the Web Program Leveraged Financing 2013 recorded May, 2013 in New York.Lecture Topics  [01:00:21]Ethical Considerations in Leveraged Financings  [01:00:21] Conflicts of interest and conflict waivers Who is the client; prospective and former clients Client confidences Candor in negotiations Contact with other parties represented by counsel The purchase price of this segment includes the following article from the Course ...

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: Hot Topics in Advertising Law 2013

Recorded on: May. 20, 2013

Taken from the Web Program Hot Topics in Advertising Law 2013 recorded May, 2013 in New York.Lecture Topics  [00:59:38]Ethics in Advertising  [00:59:38] The client wants you to vet an ad that references a competitor…sort of…The substantiation test you need to advocate for Client A could disadvantage Client B in a different matter. How do you handle this situation? E-discovery ethical challenges and more Latest guidance on the ethical ...

Recorded on: May. 9, 2013

YVONNE S. QUINN: All right. Welcome back from the afternoon break. You've done a great job. You're heading into the home stretch here. Or maybe you've rounded third. I don't know. I'm bad at sports analogies. But as we try to do throughout this program, we like to come up with true experts, not just antitrust lawyers, but true antitrust lawyers who are expert in things to come in and talk to you. And we've done it again for this last session, which ...

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 ...

Course Handbook from the program Illinois MCLE Marathon 2013, held May, 2013.

From the program: Basics of Accounting for Lawyers 2013: What Every Practicing Lawyer Needs to Know

Recorded on: Jul. 23, 2013

Taken from the Web Program Basics of Accounting for Lawyers 2013: What Every Practicing Lawyer Needs to Know recorded July, 2013 in San Francisco.Lecture Topics  [01:30:05]Current Topics in Professional Ethics for Accountants and Attorneys  [01:30:05] As law, accounting and finance continue to intersect, every practicing attorney should be alert to areas of ethical risk, learn from the mistakes of others, and have a basic understanding ...

Recorded on: May. 15, 2013

DAVID BRITTENHAM: We turn to our final presentation by Ed Smith on ethics. And Patrick, maybe you can tell us a little bit about Ed? PATRICK RYAN: Ed is joining us today. Ed is a partner in the New York City and Boston offices of Bingham McCutcheon. And he's also a member of the teaching faculty at Boston University Law School and has a great passion for ethics, which we're going to share with him today. EDWIN SMITH: A great passion for it. Thank ...

From the program: Information Technology Law Institute 2013: Privacy and Cybersecurity, Mobile Advertising, Digital Distribution, Social Media and the Third Industrial Revolution

Recorded on: May. 17, 2013

Taken from the Web Program Information Technology Law Institute 2013: Privacy and Cybersecurity, Mobile Advertising, Digital Distribution, Social Media and the Third Industrial Revolution recorded May, 2013 in San Francisco.Lecture Topics  [01:03:52]Legal Ethics in the Era of iPads, Cloud Computing and Facebook  [01:03:52] Ethical concerns in using cloud computing applications Managing ethical risks of Software as a Service (SaaS) ...

Recorded on: May. 17, 2013

PETER: All right, we're in the home stretch now. If everyone could take a seat please, and we'll finish up for the day. Before we finish up, I would like to remind you that there is an evaluation form online. It is very useful for you to fill out that evaluation form. Let me know and Mark know what your evaluation of the program, each of the speakers, any comments you make, and any changes or additions you'd like. I know this sounds like it's talk, ...

From the program: Privacy and Data Security Law Institute 2013 (Fourteenth Annual)

Recorded on: May. 22, 2013

Taken from the Web Program Privacy and Data Security Law Institute 2013 (Fourteenth Annual) recorded May, 2013 in San Francisco.Lecture Topics  [00:59:30]Privacy and Security Ethics and Risk Management  [00:59:30] Do lawyers need information security policies under the new ethics rules? Social media guidelines for lawyers E-discovery risks Recent bar opinions, cases and guidance on technology use in law practice The purchase price ...

Recorded on: May. 20, 2013

JEREMY FEIGELSON: Great. OK. Good afternoon again, and welcome to the ethics session. This is going to be highly interactive. The materials include the opportunity for you to vote on a series of ethics questions. We're going to crowd source at least the initial response to the ethics questions. Just a technical note. On the iPad, you have the little button at the bottom that says Polling, and then you also have access to the presentation. We're going ...

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: 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 ...

Recorded on: May. 29, 2013

LAN HOANG: OK, we're going to start again. It's 11:40. On the schedule we have is the New Jersey Professional Responsibility & Ethics portion. This is your one credit ethics live. Our presenters are Stephen Falanga and Sheila Rafferty Wiggins. Stephen has over 18 years of experience in commercial law and expertise in insolvency law specifically. He heads his firm's bankruptcy reorganization and creditors rights practice groups. Stephen was also ...

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: 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: 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 ...