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Ethics/Professional Responsibility

Recorded on: Dec. 7, 2011

SPEAKER 1: OK, welcome back from the lunch break. So for our first panel we're gonna talk about corporate governance. I find that this is an area that, at first blush, you require a lot of experience. You just have to be in the board room and deal with all the kind of conflicts and judgment calls. But once you're in there, you find that you need to call Delaware counsel or call corporate governance gurus. Because funny things that are highly technical ...

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. 20, 2012

LIZETTE M. PEREZ-DEISBOECK: So if you are doing this from home, or even here, you can do the seventh inning stretch while our two new panelists, thank you guys, come up. This is the most entertaining panel in no small measure because it's Bill Asher and Deirdre Cunnane. Bill is a partner at Choate Hall and has been representing companies and investors for over 30 years. So he has seen all sorts of horror stories. Deirdre is a general counsel of Advanced ...

Recorded on: Mar. 14, 2011

CURTIS L. MO: Let me introduce the final panel. So I don't even have to tell you where they're sitting, because it's Bill and Deirdre. Bill Asher is a partner at Choate, Hall, & Stewart in Boston. He's on the firm's executive committee and he co-chairs their life sciences group. Deirdre Cunnane is with ATV, Advanced Technology Ventures, where she co-leads the operations team. She's a long time veteran at BancBoston Ventures and Goodwin Procter, ...

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: Jun. 11, 2013

PHILIP M. BERKOWITZ: OK, everyone, I guess we're ready to start for our final panel. This is going to be a real fascinating presentation. I'm very pleased to introduce you to Ed O'Callaghan. Ed is the moderator of this particular panel. Ed is a partner in Clifford Chance's litigation and dispute resolution practice in New York. He has, as will become evident, extensive litigation experience. Ed was assistant US attorney in the Southern District of ...

Recorded on: Jun. 11, 2013

Taken from the Web Program International Employment Law 2013 Recorded June, 2013 in New YorkCross-Border Investigations & Ethical Issues [01:01:54] 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 with witnesses: cultural issues The purchase ...

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 ...

Recorded on: Jul. 23, 2013

LARRY CIRELLI: So we're going to move right on to our last topic of the day and our last topic of this class, Current Topics and Professional Ethics for Accountants and Attorneys. And with us is J. Michael Matthews. Mike is sitting down there at the far end because he contracted some form of the plague in the last day. And we're not letting him sit anywhere near us. If you have a question, stay over there, because he's got a really bad cold going ...

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  [01:00:42] Ethical Issues in Removal Proceedings  [01:00:42] Overview of EOIR attorney discipline process Common complaints about immigration attorneys and how to avoid them How to balance zealous representation of your client with your ethical responsibilities The purchase price of this includes ...

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 He Did What?! He Said What?! Ethical Issues in Representing Representative Clients [01:00:08] This panel will discuss the challenges counsel face when representing or opposing representative clients - What are the ethical obligations of counsel when they learn facts that may undermine ...

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: Oct. 19, 2012

JOSHUA D. COHN: Welcome back from lunch. We're going to begin the afternoon with what is the most sought-after hour in the program. That is, this is the hour that brings you Ethics credits. But, of course, that's not the reason it's the most sought-after hour in the program. The reason is Michael Sackheim is our presenter. And Michael is an accomplished derivatives practitioner. But I think, he also has a role in the industry as Mr. Ethics and is ...

Recorded on: Jan. 28, 2013

Taken from the Web Program Securities Products of Insurance Companies in the Course of Regulatory Reform 2013 Recorded January, 2013 in New York Distribution of Insurance/Securities Products; Advertising; and Ethics [00:57:20] FINRA and social media Suitability Advertising standards Ethical practices in distribution The purchase price of this segment includes the following article(s) from the Course Handbook available online:  ...

From the program: Doing Deals in and with Emerging Markets: BRICs and Beyond 2013

Recorded on: Jul. 12, 2013

Taken from the Web Program Doing Deals in and with Emerging Markets: BRICs and Beyond 2013 recorded July, 2013 in New York.Lecture Topics  [00:59:44]Ethics and Anti-Corruption Enforcement  [00:59:44] Ethical issues for clients and their lawyers facilitating international transactions Varying corporate cultures, and avoiding impropriety Recent developments in FCPA enforcements involving Emerging Market The purchase price of this segment ...

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]  ...

From the program: Drafting Securities Filings 2012

Recorded on: Oct. 5, 2012

Taken from the Web Program Drafting Securities Filings 2012 recorded September, 2012 in New York. Lecture Topics  [01:00:50] Ethical Dilemmas in Preparation and Review of SEC Filings  [01:00:50] Ethical considerations in SEC practice Lawyers as “gatekeepers” The SEC’s “reporting up” rules 2(e) (now 102(e)) proceedings Implications of and experience under the 2010 whistleblower rules The ...

Recorded on: Apr. 19, 2012

ANDREW PITTS: Welcome back. We're going to get started. Our next session is focused on Due Diligence and the Offering Process. My name is Andy Pitts. As John White mentioned earlier, he and I are substituting for Liz Ann Eisen, our partner at Cravath, who unexpectedly is traveling today. You met some of the panelists in earlier sessions, but I'll introduce our new panelists with a little biographical information and just identify the folks you've ...

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 ...

From the program: Electronic Discovery Guidance 2012: What Corporate and Outside Counsel Need to Know

Recorded on: Sep. 26, 2012

Taken from the Web Program Electronic Discovery Guidance 2012: What Corporate and Outside Counsel Need to Know recorded September, 2012 in New York. Lecture Topics  [00:51:46] Ethics in E-Discovery  [00:51:46] What ethical factors does a court review to determine whether to issue sanctions? Changes to the approach to sanctions in the courts and the ethical issues that raises Recent developments in ethical issues in ...

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 ...

Recorded on: Apr. 20, 2011

JOSEPH SAMET: All right. We're back on the subjects of mediation, and a subject near and dear to some of your hearts, attorneys fees. How to collect them, how to keep them. On the subject of mediation, Ken Rosen has been very active in this area, both in the Third Circuit in Delaware and elsewhere. Ken is a partner and leads the firm's bankruptcy practice at Lowenstein Sandler. Ken has gotten many honors in terms of this practice, business development, ...