Ethics/Professional Responsibility

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From the program: School Law Institute 2013 (13th Annual)

Recorded on: Apr. 17, 2013

Taken from the Web Program School Law Institute 2013 (13th Annual) recorded April, 2013 in New York.Lecture Topics  [01:00:13]Ethics for the School Law Practitioner  [01:00:13] What's special about special education law? Issues and Concerns Ethical considerations surrounding the evolving nature of special education law practice Guidelines for varied situations The purchase price of this segment includes the following article ...

From the program: Advanced Licensing Agreements 2013

Recorded on: Mar. 22, 2013

Taken from the Web Program Advanced Licensing Agreements 2013 recorded March, 2013 in New York. Lecture Topics  [00:59:44] Ethical Considerations in Licensing  [00:59:44] Drafting in anticipation/avoidance of litigation What happens when a friendly deal turns litigious Deceit and candor Cross-border transactions Communications with adverse parties The purchase price of this segment includes the following ...

From the program: Asset Based Financing Strategies 2013

Recorded on: Mar. 18, 2013

Taken from the Web Program Asset Based Financing Strategies 2013 recorded March, 2013 in New York. Lecture Topics  [00:59:25] Ethics in Asset-Based Lending  [00:59:25] Common ethical problems in asset-based lending transactions Special issues in multi-lender transactions Ethical issues in opinion letter practice The purchase price of this segment includes the following article from the Course Handbook available ...

Recorded on: Mar. 19, 2013

RICHARD RAYSMAN: OK, we're back. And we're back online, as well. Our next topic is attorneys and social media. And there are just two speakers-- myself and Ignatius Grande, who is to my right, your left, who's a senior e-discovery attorney and director of the practice support at Hughes Hubbard & Reed. In his role, at Hughes Hubbard, Ignatius develops and implements strategies to ensure that the firm's clients receive the highest quality of litigation ...

From the program: Ethics in Social Media 2013

Released on: Apr. 1, 2013

Ethics permeates all areas of today's legal practice.  With the proliferation of social media, what types of personal information are companies permitted to access without the consent of their employees or applicants?  How is privacy and security addressed?  The New York City Bar Association, the New York State Bar Association and the New York County Lawyers' Association have all issued ethics opinions on "pretexting" and "social engineering" ...

Course Handbook from the program Bankruptcy & Reorganizations 2013: Current Developments, held April, 2013.

From the program: Basic Immigration Law 2013

Recorded on: Mar. 15, 2013

Taken from the Web Program Basic Immigration Law 2013 recorded March, 2013 in New York. Lecture Topics  [01:09:45] Overview of the U.S. Immigration System, Current Trends and Ethical Issues  [01:09:45] Non-immigrants and immigrants; immigrant intent Quotas and priority dates Latest trends - Deferred action and other remedies through prosecutorial discretion Understanding the morass of agencies Unique ...

From the program: Commercial Real Estate Financing 2013

Recorded on: Feb. 19, 2013

Taken from the Web Program Commercial Real Estate Financing 2013 recorded February, 2013 in New York. Lecture Topics  [00:59:57] Ethics in Commercial Real Estate Financing  [00:59:57] Representation of Multiple Parties Ethics Walls Common Escrow Problems Direct Communications with Represented Parties The purchase price of this segment includes the following article from the Course Handbook available online:  ...

Recorded on: Mar. 4, 2013

KAREN BALLACK: OK. back this afternoon for our last session of the day. As Lothar indicated, although it's the last session of the day, and is on common ethics issues in IP transactions-- and I know some of us all shutter when we hear the word ethics-- this is a delightful, and entertaining, and very educational session on ethics. And so, Lothar was telling the truth when he said, we were saving some great speakers here to keep this going to the very ...

Recorded on: Mar. 5, 2013

Taken from the Web Program IP Issues in Business Transactions 2013 Recorded March, 2013 in San Francisco Common Ethics Issues in IP Transactions [01:00:29] Potential unlicensed practice of law Ethical obligations relating to non-clients When are conflicts unwaivable? Attorney misconduct and duty to report The purchase price of this segment includes the following article(s) from the Course Handbook available online:  ...

From the program: Corporate Governance - A Master Class 2013

Recorded on: Feb. 20, 2013

Taken from the Web Program Corporate Governance - A Master Class 2013 recorded February, 2013 in New York. Lecture Topics  [00:59:29] Selected Topics in Ethics  [00:59:29] Ethical constraints on dealing with whistleblowers - are they different under the new rules? Ethics of multiple representations Preparing and representing witnesses in investigative testimony The purchase price of this segment includes the ...

From the program: Counseling Clients in the Entertainment Industry 2013 - Overview of Entertainment Law Issues; Television, Video & User-Generated Content; Videogames & Computer Entertainment; Building an Entertainment Law Practice; Ethics

Recorded on: Mar. 6, 2013

Taken from the Web Program Counseling Clients in the Entertainment Industry 2013 - Overview of Entertainment Law Issues; Television, Video & User-Generated Content; Videogames & Computer Entertainment; Building an Entertainment Law Practice; Ethics recorded March, 2013 in New York. Lecture Topics  [01:00:59] Ethics  [01:00:59] Recent developments in professional responsibility and discipline, e.g., ABA “ethics ...

Recorded on: Mar. 4, 2013

LIZETTE M. PEREZ-DEISBOECK: Thank you, Paul. We're going to slide into the next panel because we're going to keep you on time here. So, I'll start with the introductions. The next panel is, for me, one of my favorite panels because I think that, hopefully, you can make this venture terms Nuts and Bolts interesting by telling some stories, et cetera. But sometimes I think it's hard to make the ethics part of this interesting. And Bill and Deirdre ...

Recorded on: Mar. 4, 2013

Taken from the Web Program Venture Capital 2013: Nuts and Bolts Recorded February, 2013 in New York Crisis Management and Tough Judgment Calls in Representing Emerging Growth Companies [01:00:59] Inevitable conflicts: representing both the company and an investor Crisis management: advising the board and investors Best practices The purchase price of this segment includes the following article(s) from the Course Handbook ...

Recorded on: Mar. 25, 2013

LIZABETHANN R EISEN: Hey, we're returning from our break. And this will be our last panel before lunch. Just before we get started, I want to introduce two new panelists who've joined us. We have Sarah Beshar, who is a partner in Davis Polk's corporate department. Ms. Beshar represents clients in US and global capital markets transactions and advises on general securities and corporate governance issues. She regularly works for issuers and underwriters ...

Recorded on: Mar. 25, 2013

Taken from the Web Program Securities Offerings 2013: A Public Offering: How It Is Done Recorded March, 2013 in New YorkDue Diligence and the Offering Process [00:00:01]The purchase price of this segment includes the following article(s) from the Course Handbook available online:

From the program: Elder Law Institute 2013 (25th Annual)

Recorded on: Apr. 22, 2013

Taken from the Web Program Elder Law Institute 2013 (25th Annual) recorded April, 2013 in New York.Lecture Topics  [01:02:58]Ethics in Elder Law  [01:02:58] Attorney Client problems with multiple family members - who is the client? Avoiding crossing the line - self dealing vs. client's interests and wishes Use and abuse of Power of Attorney Who can tell you what is right and wrong? The purchase price of this segment includes the ...

Recorded on: Mar. 27, 2013

Taken from the briefing Email and the End of Privacy as We Know It: How to Protect the Privilege for Electronic Communications Actions recorded March, 2013.The increasing use of email to replace written correspondence, memos, and even phone calls raises questions about attorney-client confidentiality, particularly where clients choose to send emails from public venues or their place of employment. Attorneys and clients alike must be aware ...

From the program: Enforcement 2013: Perspectives from Government Agencies

Recorded on: Apr. 29, 2013

Taken from the Web Program Enforcement 2013: Perspectives from Government Agencies recorded April, 2013 in New York.Lecture Topics  [01:00:52]Ethics  [01:00:52] Clawback litigation Any impact of judicial skepticism regarding regulation of enforcement? Hot button issues for district courts: settlement review, not admit or deny The purchase price of this segment includes the following article from the Course Handbook available ...

Course Handbook from the program Environmental Regulation 2012: Hot Topics, Commercial Implications and Management Strategies, held March, 2012.

From the program: ERISA Fiduciary Investment Basics 2013

Recorded on: Feb. 11, 2013

Taken from the Web Program ERISA Fiduciary Investment Basics 2013 recorded February, 2013 in New York. Lecture Topics  [01:00:07] Ethics  [01:00:07] Identifying the client: Chief Investment Officer vs. Chair of the Investment Committee for the Plan Information Barriers Exceptions to the attorney client privilege Exemptive Relief Relied Upon Not Available: What should you do? The purchase price of this segment ...

Recorded on: Apr. 10, 2013

HOWARD PIANKO: Our last hour, we're going to go into ethical considerations for ERISA lawyers both outside lawyer and also the kind of questions that come up working in-house. We're really pleased to have Howard Shapiro with us. Howard, from Proskauer, is a litigator who many of us have heard of and worked with. And Liza LeAndre from Colgate-Palmolive is here to talk to us from the in-house perspective. I'll turn it over to-- who's starting? You? ...

Recorded on: Apr. 10, 2013

Taken from the Web Program Pension Plan Investments 2013: Current Perspectives NY Recorded April, 2013 in New YorkEthical Considerations [01:00:36] Attorney-Client Privilege Potential Conflicts of Interest: Participant Lawsuits Document Retention The purchase price of this segment includes the following article(s) from the Course Handbook available online: Professional Responsibility and the ERISA LawyerGlenn E. Butash Ethical Issues ...

Recorded on: Mar. 13, 2013

GERALD A. STEIN: OK, welcome back, everybody for our final panel, and I'm glad you're here, because this is a really fascinating area of our presentation today. Because in every deposition, both preparing for deposition and in taking depositions, they are always ethical dilemmas that arrive so it's appropriate we're doing this at the end, and I'm glad you're here for it. Because this is actually what one of the-- I mean, not that any panel was not ...

Recorded on: Mar. 18, 2013

Taken from the Web Program Taking and Defending Depositions 2013 Recorded March, 2013 in New York Ethical Dilemmas Arising With Depositions [01:01:28] The attorney client privilege and work product doctrine Protecting your witness and staying within ethical boundaries Improper/proper use of objections Conferring with witnesses during a deposition Remedial measures Practice Tip: What to do if you suspect your ...