Litigation

Professional Practice

From the program: Veterans Issues: Family Law, Consumer Rights, Job Protection and Diversionary Courts

Released on: Nov. 22, 2011

Learn about laws, courts and practices that protect or are designed for veterans.  The three hour program will inform and update general practitioners and the criminal bar about each. Lecture Topics  [Total time 03:15:13] Segments with an asterisk (*) are available only with the purchase of the entire program. Program Overview* [00:04:23] Theresa Mesa Veterans in the Criminal Justice System: Penal Code 1170.9 [01:08:14]  ...

From the program: Expanding Your Practice Using Limited Scope Representation 2012

Released on: May. 2, 2012

This program will provide an introduction to the rapidly changing practice of limited scope representation (often called “unbundling”) in a family law context, including all of the fee agreements, forms and other materials you will need to practice limited scope representation competently, safely and profitably.Lecture Topics  [Total time 03:05:29] Segments with an asterisk (*) are available only with the purchase of the entire program. Program ...

Recorded on: Jun. 5, 2012

Taken from the Web Program International Employment Law 2012 Recorded June, 2012 in New York Foreign Companies Doing Business in the U.S.: Special Challenges [00:58:33]   Managing the cultural and legal expectations of multinationals Special defenses and dangers for foreign companies Preparing the foreign executive for litigation Privacy/data protection and US discovery The purchase price of this segment includes ...

Released on: Jun. 7, 2012

Taken from the briefing Civil Enforcement Cases: Emerging Trends and Issues in the Wake of the Financial Crisis recorded May 2012. In recent years, many practitioners have anticipated criminal prosecutions related to the Financial Crisis.  Often overlooked, however, are the significant civil enforcement actions that have been brought in this area.   Lecture Topics  [Total Time: 01:06:00] Discovery tools available ...

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.

Recorded on: Jun. 11, 2012

Taken from the Web Program Fundamentals of Mutual Funds and Exchange-Traded Funds 2012 Recorded June, 2012 in New York Litigation Involving Mutual Funds [01:00:51] Private rights of action under the Investment Company Act Excessive fee cases The mutual fund as plaintiff The purchase price of this segment includes the following article(s) from the Course Handbook available online: Excessive Fee Litigation and The Investment ...

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

Recorded on: Jun. 18, 2012

Taken from the Web Program Delaware Law Developments 2012: What All Business Lawyers Need to Know Recorded June 2012 in New York City Lecture Topics What Does Academic Research Have to Say About Selling a Public Company [00:58:40] How bid mechanics work when examined across a wide sample of deals How termination fees, match rights, and other defenses affect sale outcomes How single-bidder strategies compare with multi-bidder ...

Recorded on: Jun. 18, 2012

Taken from the Web Program International Litigation 2012 Recorded June, 2012 in New York International Litigators Toolbox No. 2: The Service of Process on Foreign Defendants and the Taking of Evidence in International Litigation [01:06:15] Serving papers and taking evidence across borders Hague Service Convention Hague Evidence Convention Section 1782 The purchase price of this segment includes the following article(s) ...

Recorded on: Jun. 20, 2012

Taken from the briefing Hype or Help? How Can Alternative Fee Arrangements Add Demonstrable Value to Your Practice and Your Clients? recorded June 2012. The discussion of AFA's (aka alternative fee arrangements or value-based fees), is no longer a discussion of "alternatives" as much as it is a discussion of "appropriate" fee arrangements: namely, legal pricing and cost models that focus on finding and focusing ...

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: 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: Expert Witness 2012

Released on: Jul. 11, 2012

For many attorneys, searching for, hiring, and using expert witnesses can be a daunting experience.  Don’t miss out on the critical benefits conferred by the effective use of expert witnesses in complex litigation.  Our faculty of experienced litigators and expert witnesses will demystify the challenges of selecting, preparing, and using experts.  You will come away with practical tools to handle the myriad of issues involved ...

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

Recorded on: Jun. 28, 2012

Taken from the Web Program Internal Investigations 2012: How to Protect Your Clients or Companies in the Global, Post-Dodd Frank World recorded June, 2012 in New York. Lecture Topics  [01:29:11] Concluding the Investigation  [01:29:11] Whether and how to self-report When to prepare a report Alternatives to a written report Contents of the report: type, how much detail, facts vs. legal conclusions Handling ...

From the program: M&A Litigation 2012

Released on: Jul. 12, 2012

What better way to learn about M & A litigation than from the attorneys that litigate the nation’s most important M & A disputes and the judges who preside over them?  We have assembled judges from the Delaware Supreme Court and the Court of Chancery, the most experienced and respected courts on M & A matters, and distinguished M & A litigators to give you their perspectives on the best ways to handle corporate M & ...

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 ...

Recorded on: Jul. 12, 2012

Taken from the briefing Supreme Court and the Affordable Care Act: Implications for the Futurerecorded July, 2012. By all accounts, the Supreme Court’s decision concerning the Affordable Care Act is one of its most important in recent years. Listen to Erwin Chemerinsky, Founding Dean and Distinguished Professor of Law at the University of California, Irvine School of Law for this important presentation. Lecture Topics  [Total ...

Released on: Jul. 16, 2012

Taken from the briefing Government Investigations and Demands for ESI - What's a Corporation to Do? recorded June, 2012. It is a fact of life that many corporations and organizations are regulated by federal agencies and that agency investigations require the production of large volumes of electronically stored information (“ESI”).  This briefing will explore the nature and scope of those investigations, how corporations and ...

Recorded on: Jul. 18, 2012

Taken from the briefing Engagement Letters: Addressing Conflicts and Other Thorny Issues Before They Ariserecorded July, 2012. During difficult economic times, when lawyers and their firms feel a particularly strong urge to develop new business, great care must be taken to identify and manage present and potential future conflicts.  Careful preparation of the opening engagement letter is the first and typically the best way to manage ...

Recorded on: Jul. 23, 2012

Taken from the briefing Supreme Court Affordable Care Act Decision 2012: What's Next for Health Care Providers? recorded July, 2012. The U.S. Supreme Court issued its historic decision upholding the individual mandates under the Affordable Care Act ACA), while striking down the Medicaid expansion provisions. Many health care providers braced for the decision, while other forged ahead regardless of the how the Court decided. In this ...

Recorded on: Jul. 25, 2012

Taken from the briefing Corporate Crime: Southern Union v. United States and Other Key Supreme Court Decisions of the 2011-2012 Term recorded June, 2012. On June 21, 2012, the Supreme Court decided Southern Union v. United States, holding that the Apprendi rule extends to facts that increase the maximum fines in criminal cases. Apprendi ruled that “any fact that increases the penalty for a ...

Recorded on: Jul. 26, 2012

Taken from the briefing From False Claims Act to FIRREA: The Government's Expanding Enforcement Arsenal Against Financial Institutions 2012 recorded July, 2012. In its pursuit of financial fraud, the Department of Justice has recently "rediscovered" civil enforcement statutes that have not traditionally been applied in the context of financial fraud, particularly the False Claims Act, FIRREA, and the Fraud Injunction Statute. Listen ...

Recorded on: Jul. 31, 2012

Taken from the briefing Gender and the Workplace: Dealing with Complex and Cutting Edge Issuesrecorded July, 2012. With women continuing their rise in the ranks of corporate America, employers and employees alike continue to face a multitude of challenging and nuanced legal issues.  These issues arise along the entire spectrum of the employment relationship, from recruiting to promoting, to accommodating leave requests, to ensuring ...

Released on: Aug. 3, 2012

Taken from the briefing Calling all DREAMers recorded July, 2012. The DREAM Act was first introduced in 2007 and has subsequently been reintroduced annually since 2009.  The Act aims to provide conditional permanent residence to individuals who were brought to the U.S. as children to continue their education, leading to the possibility of permanent residence.  The Act, however, has yet to become law.  In furtherance of DHS’s ...

From the program: Supreme Court Review (14th Annual): October 2011 Term

Released on: Aug. 23, 2012

A distinguished faculty of leading constitutional scholars, civil rights experts, a  law school dean and a Supreme Court journalist will analyze, discuss, and debate the leading Supreme Court decisions of the October 2011 Term.  The faculty represent a variety of constitutional views and perspectives.  The decisions will be analyzed for their precedential, doctrinal and, where appropriate, societal and litigation significance. Lecture ...

From the program: Defending Immigration Removal Proceedings 2012

Recorded on: Aug. 15, 2012

Taken from the Web Program Defending Immigration Removal Proceedings 2012 recorded August, 2012 in New York. Lecture Topics  [01:13:20] The Nuts and Bolts of Cancellation of Removal  [01:13:20] How to prepare a winning case Assessing the available options Cancellation of removal for LPRs as well as non-LPRs Important precedents The purchase price of this segment includes the following article from the ...