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From the program: Acquiring or Selling the Privately Held Company 2013

Released on: Jun. 21, 2013

In this perennial favorite, our experienced faculty will walk you through all of the steps associated with acquiring and selling a privately held company, whether it is a large independent corporation, a division or subsidiary of a large public company, or a smaller venture capital-backed or family-owned entrepreneurial enterprise. You will learn about the special issues that apply when a private equity firm is the buyer or owns the target company, ...

From the program: Advanced Licensing Agreements 2013

Released on: Apr. 4, 2013

Licensing transactions are more complex than ever. The constantly evolving legal, regulatory and technical landscape drives the need to stay current in all of these key areas. Whether utilized to develop technology, expand or create market opportunities, or generate returns from existing assets, managing complex licensing transactions requires a broad and varied toolkit. Additionally, whether licensing patents, copyrights, trade secrets or trademarks, ...

From the program: Advanced Patent Licensing 2012: Current Developments and Best Practices

Released on: Nov. 5, 2012

In the current economy, more and more companies are seeking to monetize their patent portfolios. Thus, understanding patent transactions has never been more important. Experts in patent licensing will cover recent legal developments; techniques for drafting agreements for patent licensing, purchases and sales; and practical advice on negotiation and enforcement considerations. Lecture Topics  [Total time 06:15:55] Segments with an asterisk ...

From the program: Advanced Swaps & Other Derivatives 2012

Released on: Oct. 31, 2012

The Dodd-Frank Act establishes a novel, comprehensive framework for the regulation of over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives and the market participants who transact in these products. The far-reaching effect of the Dodd-Frank Act upon the OTC markets is only now becoming clear. The new regulatory regime touches the activities of all participants in the swaps markets, from end users to major swap participants to swap dealers. The new regulations will ...

From the program: Asset Based Financing Strategies 2013

Released on: Mar. 25, 2013

Asset-based financing is a key source of credit for small and medium-size companies and for some larger, publicly traded companies as well. In contrast to equity financing where ownership in the company is diluted, asset-based financing allows companies to use their own assets to generate cash flow. In structuring these loans, lenders and their counsel must consider all senior interests in the collateral, as well as the practical difficulties in ...

From the program: Audit Committees and Financial Reporting 2013: Recent Developments and Current Issues

Released on: Jul. 5, 2013

As we continue to see many new regulations from the SEC, PCAOB and financial institution regulators, we also continue to see numerous challenges emerge for the audit committee. If you are a director or member of an audit committee, or if you advise audit committees, this program will help you understand what is required of the audit committee, and those who advise them, in this rapidly changing environment. You will hear from an expert faculty of ...

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

Released on: Aug. 2, 2013

Accounting is a language of business. Because attorneys encounter accounting information in a wide range of legal issues, it is critical for lawyers to understand financial statements and core accounting concepts. This practical course, specifically designed for the non-accountant attorney, will provide an understanding of financial statements and the key principles of accounting, using “real life” examples of accounting issues that attorneys commonly ...

From the program: Cloud Computing 2012: Cut Through the Fluff & Tackle the Critical Stuff

Released on: Jun. 25, 2012

Corporations, government organizations and millions of consumers are shifting massive quantities of data and their software applications to cloud computing facilities.  Cloud computing uses the Internet to give every size organization access to large, dynamically scalable resources (data storage, software applications and computing power).  “The Cloud” allows users, at all levels, to avoid large capital outlays for hardware and ...

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

Released on: Jun. 24, 2013

Corporations, government organizations and millions of consumers are shifting massive quantities of data and their software applications to cloud computing facilities. Cloud computing provides flexibility, enhanced access to software functionality and potential cost savings, but can inject potential new risks. Negotiating contracts for cloud computing services presents new challenges and it can be difficult to formulate a clear understanding of the ...

From the program: Commercial Real Estate Financing 2013

Released on: Mar. 1, 2013

This seminar will explore major issues and problems, and recent changes, in how lenders and borrowers negotiate commercial real estate loans in the still-lingering shadow of the recent financial crisis. Speakers will show how today’s lower valuations and the renewed conservatism of lenders will shape the terms, legal negotiations, and closing process of commercial real estate financing in 2013. This year’s program will turn back toward ...

From the program: Commercial Real Estate Institute (14th Annual)

Released on: Nov. 23, 2012

As commercial real estate slowly recovers from the recession, practitioners will need a broad skill set to achieve and maintain a viable real estate practice. This program helps practicing attorneys enhance traditional transactional skills, and develop workout and enforcement skills, so that they can help their clients regain their footing more quickly. Lecture Topics  [Total time 12:51:20] Segments with an asterisk (*) are available only ...

From the program: Communications Law in the Digital Age 2012

Released on: Nov. 30, 2012

The world of communications and media law is robust with change, and this program, long recognized as the most comprehensive in its field, will highlight the hottest issues and case law in media, digital communications, intellectual property and privacy law. Reflecting an increased focus on the legal ramifications of an increasingly digital media environment, the program features a remarkable faculty comprising the country’s leading practitioners ...

From the program: Corporate Governance - A Master Class 2013

Released on: Feb. 27, 2013

Recent developments, including increasingly intense shareholder activism, seemingly shorter investment time horizons, and regulatory developments under the Dodd-Frank Act, have accelerated changes in corporate governance. Many of the changes are fundamental and will have a profound impact on public companies, their directors and management, and the securities markets. Our stellar faculty will discuss what has already occurred as well as what ...

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

Released on: Mar. 18, 2013

This session will address high-level issues in entertainment industry transactions and will cover legal and business issues and emerging trends in the television and video industries, including recent developments involving online video and user-generated content. It will sort out the parties to game development deals and their respective interests, take a look at key negotiating issues from both sides of the table, and conclude with a mock ...

From the program: Current Developments in Federal Civil Practice 2013

Released on: Feb. 13, 2013

Are you up-to-date on the important developments in federal civil practice and the implications of these developments for your cases?  In Current Developments in Federal Civil Practice 2013, a distinguished faculty of trial lawyers and judges will review and offer their insights into significant recent developments in the law.  The program will focus on applying these developments for best pretrial and trial practices. Lecture Topics  ...

From the program: Defending Immigration Removal Proceedings 2012

Released on: Aug. 27, 2012

With more than 300,000 deportation and removal cases initiated by U.S. immigration authorities each year, immigrants in the United States are in need of competent and knowledgeable representation in this important area of law. Over half of those facing removal proceedings are unrepresented, and studies have shown that those without legal representation face a significantly higher risk of deportation, regardless of eligibility for relief. In response ...

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

Released on: Jun. 26, 2012

Delaware law plays a critical role in U.S. corporate and securities law, particularly in today’s challenging and changing business environment.  This unique annual program focuses on the important Delaware corporate law developments over the past year and the practical impact on your corporate or legal practice.  The very top Delaware corporate law experts from the Delaware judiciary, leading law firms and corporations, and academia, ...

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

Released on: Jun. 12, 2013

Delaware law continues to play a critical role in U.S. corporate and securities law, particularly in today’s challenging and changing business environment. This unique annual program focuses on the important Delaware corporate law developments over the past year and the practical impact on your corporate or legal practice. The very top Delaware corporate law experts from the Delaware judiciary, leading law firms and corporations, and academia, will ...

From the program: Drafting and Negotiating Corporate Agreements 2013

Released on: Jan. 16, 2013

In this perennial favorite, our expert faculty will teach you the basics of drafting and negotiating corporate agreements - from how the provisions of an agreement fit together, to the fundamental drafting and negotiating principles common to all corporate agreements. You will learn how to reduce your client’s goals to a complete, clearly written and enforceable agreement, and how to identify what issues are most likely to come up in a ...

From the program: Drafting Securities Filings 2012

Released on: Oct. 12, 2012

This workshop will analyze in detail the principal forms and certain drafting issues and techniques used in filings with the SEC under the Securities Act of 1933 (“Securities Act”) and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Exchange Act”), with particular emphasis on the mechanics of and timing for assembling particular filings. Recent legislation, including the controversial Jumpstart Our Business Startups (“JOBS”) ...

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

Released on: May. 1, 2013

The 25th Annual Elder Law Institute presents current legal topics that are of importance to your older clients, and all your younger clients with aging parents. Many of the subjects covered this year focus on planning for incapacity, paying for health care, and maintaining the legal autonomy and dignity of your aging clients. The subject of elder law is becoming a part of every practice - we cannot stop the aging process, nor the reality that ...

Released on: Apr. 5, 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 of potential ...

From the program: Employment Law Institute 2012

Released on: Nov. 6, 2012

PLI’s annual Employment Law Institute combines a comprehensive review of case law and regulatory developments, an in-depth analysis of emerging issues, and best practices to maximize employment law compliance, mitigate legal risk and achieve business objectives. The faculty is comprised of nationally recognized management and plaintiffs’ attorneys, in-house counsel and government enforcement agency officials who share their perspectives, ...

From the program: Enforcement 2013: Perspectives from Government Agencies

Released on: May. 10, 2013

We continue to see unprecedented changes in our economic, business and regulatory regimes in general, and in enforcement efforts in particular. This unique program brings together panels of senior staff from the various enforcement and regulatory agencies, including the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, FINRA, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, U.S. Attorney’s Office, U.S. Department of the Treasury, U.S. Department of Justice, Federal ...

From the program: ERISA Fiduciary Investment Basics 2013

Released on: Feb. 20, 2013

This course provides an introduction to the basics of ERISA fiduciary law using a case-study vehicle, and is intended for lawyers seeking to solidify their understanding of the regulatory framework, to ensure that they have a full picture of the important issues to be addressed and to develop their analytical abilities.  In this year’s program, you will learn about the principal issues in ERISA’s regulation of plan investments ...