Ethics/Professional Responsibility

This Year

From the program: Ethical Issues in Pro Bono Representation 2012

Released on: Jan. 1, 2013

This program is dedicated to the memory of Steven H. Leleiko, Vice President, Practising Law Institute, who passed away in December 2008 after serving PLI for more than 25 years. In addition to his on-going responsibilities, Steve was deeply committed and devoted much of his time to pro bono and ethics training.   Using hypotheticals as the basis for discussion, the faculty will analyze new developments and everyday ethical issues that arise ...

From the program: Drafting and Negotiating Corporate Agreements 2013

Recorded on: Jan. 3, 2013

Taken from the Web Program Drafting and Negotiating Corporate Agreements 2013 recorded January, 2013 in New York. Lecture Topics  [01:37:05] Enforcement and Ethics: A. When the Deal Goes Wrong: Enforcing Corporate Agreements and the Importance of Boilerplate; B. Ethical Issues in Drafting Corporate Agreements  [01:37:05] A. When the Deal Goes Wrong: Enforcing Corporate Agreements and the Importance of Boilerplate [45 minutes]  ...

Recorded on: Jan. 2, 2013

Taken from the Web Program Ethics for Corporate Lawyers 2012 Recorded December, 2012 in New York Ethics for Corporate Lawyers 2012 [01:57:54] When participation in Joint Defense Agreements can lead to disqualification Limits on assisting clients communicating with adverse parties The propriety of copying opposing parties on lawyer communications Problems with representation of third party witnesses Use of client’s ...

From the program: IP Issues in Business Transactions 2013

Recorded on: Mar. 4, 2013

Taken from the Web Program IP Issues in Business Transactions 2013 recorded February, 2013 in San Francisco. Lecture Topics  [00:59:50] Common Ethics Issues in IP Transactions  [00:59:50] 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 ...

Recorded on: Jan. 3, 2013

ALYSSA A. GRIKSCHEIT: Great. Welcome back. Thank you. It's now my pleasure to introduce Eric Alan Stone. He's a litigator. He's a partner at Paul Weiss. And he will talk to us about when deals go bad. ERIC ALAN STONE: Hi, folks. Nice to meet you all. So let me start by asking for a brief show of hands. How many of you are litigators? Oh my god, I'm alone. We're nine short of litigator minion. OK. All right. So giving the litigators lecture speech ...

From the program: Understanding Financial Products 2013

Recorded on: Jan. 14, 2013

Taken from the Web Program Understanding Financial Products 2013 recorded January, 2013 in New York. Lecture Topics  [01:03:35] Ethical Challenges and Other Hot Topics in Financial Products  [01:03:35] Special responsibilities of counsel: delivery of legal opinions, responses to auditors and attorney reporting requirements Rating agency perspectives FINRA’s new suitability and know your customer rules Anticipated ...

From the program: Ethics for the Negotiating Lawyer 2013

Released on: Jan. 25, 2013

Lecture Topics  [Total time 01:55:35] Segments with an asterisk (*) are available only with the purchase of the entire program. Ethics for the Negotiating Lawyer 2013 [01:55:35] J. Richard Supple, David Rabinowitz The purchase price of this Web Program includes the following articles from the Course Handbook available online: New York Rules of Professional Conduct Ethics for Corporate Lawyers David G. Keyko  ...

From the program: Mergers & Acquisitions 2013: Trends and Developments

Recorded on: Jan. 29, 2013

Taken from the Web Program Mergers & Acquisitions 2013: Trends and Developments recorded January, 2013 in New York. Lecture Topics  [00:58:31] Ethical Traps for the M&A Practitioner  [00:58:31] Clearing conflicts in an M&A transaction Where do ethical duties lie in a management buy-out? Ethical issues arising in the representation of a special committee Negotiating with in-house counsel and more The ...

From the program: Securities Products of Insurance Companies in the Course of Regulatory Reform 2013

Recorded on: Jan. 25, 2013

Taken from the Web Program Securities Products of Insurance Companies in the Course of Regulatory Reform 2013 recorded January, 2013 in New York. Lecture Topics  [00:56:37] Distribution of Insurance/Securities Products; Advertising; and Ethics  [00:56:37] FINRA and social media Suitability Advertising standards Ethical practices in distribution The purchase price of this segment includes the following ...

From the program: Hedge Fund Compliance & Regulation 2013

Recorded on: Feb. 4, 2013

Taken from the Web Program Hedge Fund Compliance & Regulation 2013 recorded January, 2013 in New York. Lecture Topics  [01:00:43] Investor Relations: Ethical Considerations and Compliance Challenges  [01:00:43] Best practices for interacting with investors and prospective investors SEC hot button issues Managing conflicts of interest: weighing the appropriate approach Solicitation and advertising after the ...

Recorded on: Jan. 29, 2013

RICHARD A. GOLDBERG: James Walker, who is at Richards, Kibbe and Orbe, practices in internal investigations and complex commercial litigation, but also specializes in ethical issues, has been on Bar Association panels for ethics for more than 15 years, and is general counsel to his own firm, dealing with ethical issues for his own firm. And so we have the benefit of hearing his perspective on some ethical issues that come up in the M&A context. ...

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: Current Developments in Federal Civil Practice 2013

Recorded on: Jan. 31, 2013

Taken from the Web Program Current Developments in Federal Civil Practice 2013 recorded January, 2013 in New York. Lecture Topics  [01:01:08] Ethical Issues in Federal Practice  [01:01:08] Competence with new technologies, including protecting confidentiality when sharing metadata within electronically stored information Upjohn warnings and internal investigations: the ethical obligations owed to the corporation as well ...

From the program: Institute on Securities Regulation in Europe 2013 (Twelfth Annual): Overcoming Deal-Making Challenges in the Current Markets

Recorded on: Feb. 7, 2013

Taken from the Web Program Institute on Securities Regulation in Europe 2013 (Twelfth Annual): Overcoming Deal-Making Challenges in the Current Markets recorded January 31 - February 1, 2013 in London. Lecture Topics  [00:59:37] What Every Securities Lawyer Needs to Know About Ethics  [00:59:37] Ethics 20/20 and other recent developments Conflicts in multinational context Confidentiality issues Ethics issues for ...

From the program: IP Enforcement and Litigation 2013: Criminal and Civil Update

Recorded on: Feb. 12, 2013

Taken from the Web Program IP Enforcement and Litigation 2013: Criminal and Civil Update recorded February, 2013 in New York. Lecture Topics  [00:59:29] Selected Ethics Issues in IP Rights Enforcement and Defense  [00:59:29] Investigating suspected infringement, including the risks of using social media and/or deception Communicating with unrepresented parties Lurking conflicts of interest Pitfalls in negotiating ...

From the program: Patent Law Institute 2013 (7th Annual)

Recorded on: Mar. 20, 2013

Taken from the Web Program Patent Law Institute 2013 (7th Annual) recorded March, 2013 in San Francisco.Lecture Topics  [01:00:46]PTO Ethics and the AIA  [01:00:46] Statute of limitations tolling under the AIA and PTO rules The new ethical reality of first-to-file- Mistakes may be catastrophic; malpractice issues- Streamline client intake; setting expectations- Informed consent early and often- "Best practices" advice; new “grace” ...

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: Feb. 7, 2013

ROBERT MUNDHEIM: We are just about ready to start the ethics panel. It's quite remarkable that we should have two alumni of Freshfields as the panelists. Jo Rickard was a partner at Freshfields, is now a partner and the head of litigation at Sherman and Sterling. And Michael Giesen was a partner at Freshfields through the Bruckhaus firm, and is now practicing in a two-person firm in Berlin. In previous years, I've alerted you to the work of the ...

Recorded on: Feb. 11, 2013

HOWARD PIANKO: OK. We're going to do the ethics part of the program by going back to the second panel. I'm going to resume my role as the Chief Investment Officer. And this hour I'm going to be talking to two different lawyers from the same firm. To my right is Glenn Butash and Linda Haynes. And they're going to be the counsel. I'm going to start off by thanking them for coming. And I really enjoyed meeting your two colleagues this morning. And we ...

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: 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: Feb. 19, 2013

JOSHUA STEIN: OK, we're going to conclude the program today with about an hour on legal ethics. We're pleased to have Pery Krinsky speaking on legal ethics. His practice is devoted exclusively to attorney ethics matters as well as art law ethics, litigation, representing law school students before the committees on character and fitness. And he's chair of the Ethics Committee of the Entertainment, Arts, and Sports Law section of the state bar association. ...

Recorded on: Feb. 20, 2013

DAVID M. BECKER: OK. Once again, we've acquiesced in the cheap trick of having the ethics panel last in order to keep people here. And let me tell you who we have. To my right-- always to my right-- is Bill Baker, a partner at Latham & Watkins and before that, 15 years in the enforcement division of the SEC. And to his right is Rob Khuzami, who is presently unemployed, which is appropriate, and before that, served as Director of the Division ...

From the program: The SEC Speaks in 2013

Recorded on: Feb. 25, 2013

Taken from the Web Program The SEC Speaks in 2013 recorded February, 2013 in Washington, D.C. Lecture Topics  [00:59:07] Ethics  [00:59:07] Overview of recent Rule 102(e) proceedings - Rule 102(e)(3) - Segal - Rule 102(e)(1) - Tamman Suspension compliance/scope of “appearing and practicing” - Reilly Conflict issues - Multiple representations - SEC alumni/ae appearing and practicing ...

From the program: Venture Capital 2013: Nuts and Bolts

Recorded on: Mar. 4, 2013

Taken from the Web Program Venture Capital 2013: Nuts and Bolts recorded February, 2013 in New York. Lecture Topics  [01:00:16] Crisis Management and Tough Judgment Calls in Representing Emerging Growth Companies  [01:00:16] 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 ...