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Recorded on: Apr. 25, 2013

Taken from the Web Program International Estate & Tax Planning 2013 Recorded April, 2013 in New YorkCase Study: Fundamental Concepts [01:00:46] Developing an integrated estate and tax plan for assets governed by civil law principles of marital property and succession How civil law entities such as foundations compare with common law trusts, and the potential advantages and disadvantages of each Using trusts effectively in succession planning ...

Recorded on: Nov. 26, 2012

AUSTIN T. FRAGOMEN JR: So our next topic deals with family immigration. And obviously, this is an area we've more than touched on, when it comes to all the different aspects of representing children in every context imaginable, right? So we've already been through children in great detail, but now, we're going to talk about family immigration. And we'll talk about children in the more traditional sense of media relative petitions and things of that ...

From the program: Immigration & Naturalization Institute (45th Annual)

Released on: Dec. 4, 2012

This year’s program will examine key immigration trends and hot topics for 2012.  You will hear from Washington insiders about what is likely to happen with immigration legislation during this election year.  Will anything move on bills eliminating the per-country limit for employment-based cases, or increasing immigration opportunities for high-skilled workers?  Will the Obama Administration’s recent actions on business ...

Recorded on: Nov. 26, 2012

CYNTHIA J. LANGE: Well, welcome back. We'll be rounding off the afternoon here with a couple of excellent panels. Right now, we'll be having Bernie Wolfsdorf and Stephen Yale-Loehr will talk to us about challenges to entrepreneurs coming to the United States. There's so much happening in this area, and we really appreciate the work that they've put into this. Robert Divine had planned on being here, and I think help work on the material but due to ...

Recorded on: Apr. 25, 2013

Taken from the briefing Choices of Law in Acquisitions Agreements: U.S. vs. U.K. recorded April, 2013.What are the key differences between U.K. and U.S. law with respect to acquisition agreements? These days the M&A community is ever more focused on this question, as these differences are becoming of increasing commercial and strategic importance in sale processes, particularly auction sales where seller often gets to select the governing ...

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

Recorded on: Jun. 12, 2012

Taken from the Web Program Cloud Computing 2012: Cut Through the Fluff & Tackle the Critical Stuff Recorded June 2012 in San Francisco Lecture Topics Government Related Issues [01:01:05] Federal procurement Export -Basic overview of U.S. export controls and trade sanctions -Export control and trade sanctions risks and responsibilities of cloud providers -Export control and trade sanctions risks and responsibilities ...

From the program: Corporate Compliance and Ethics Institute 2012

Recorded on: Jun. 4, 2012

Please note that "ethics" in the program title refers to the “Compliance and Ethics Program” used in the Federal Sentencing Guidelines for Organizations. It does not specifically refer to legal ethics. Please check the credit calculator to the right for credit information for your jurisdiction. Taken from the Web Program Corporate Compliance and Ethics Institute 2012 recorded May, 2012 in New York. Lecture Topics  ...

From the program: Corporate Counsel Institute 2012

Released on: Oct. 14, 2012

There’s always something new coming along to keep corporate counsel on their toes, and indeed, even awake at night. The role of the corporate counsel continues to evolve to meet new challenges in relation to an increasingly global economy, recent financial turmoil and continually changing new technologies. It is essential for all corporate counsel to be informed of the latest issues and possess effective, budget-conscious strategies for managing ...

Recorded on: Oct. 16, 2012

BOB: Aren't regulations wonderful? This is our corporate panel, and historically David and I started doing this about seven or eight years ago, and it turned out to be one of the really more popular part of the program each year. We try to bring in corporate speakers who represent something of a smattering of the companies that one finds in Northern California. Which is pretty much a reflection of companies you find all over the country. And talk ...

Recorded on: Oct. 17, 2012

Taken from the Web Program Intellectual Property Law Institute 2012 Recorded October, 2012 in San Francisco Corporate Counsel Panel: International Issues for Corporate IP and Ancillary Counsel Counsel [01:30:56] Developing procurement, defense and enforcement strategies for global commerce Enforcing patents and copyrights in foreign jurisdictions Licensing to and from foreign companies Pharma collaborations with companies ...

Recorded on: May. 8, 2012

RICHARD W. GRIME: Good morning, everybody. Welcome to day two of the PLI's program on FCPA and anti-corruption laws. This morning, I am pleased to be moderating a panel dealing specifically with China. And as you heard yesterday, there are many issues in dealing with that country. And in particular, we want to spend some time today sort of digging a little deeper than we're able to on panels that just deal generally with anti-corruption enforcement. And ...

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 ...

Recorded on: May. 8, 2012

MARK F. MENDELSOHN: OK, well, welcome back everybody. Our next panel is addressing difficult and unresolved questions under the FCPA. And we've got another great group of experts here to discuss quite a long list of really interesting issues. I'll start on the opposite end with Tim Dickinson, who is a partner at Paul Hastings. I'm not sure where you say you're a resident these days, but-- TIMOTHY L. DICKINSON: Washington. MARK F. MENDELSOHN: --Resident ...

Recorded on: Feb. 26, 2013

Taken from the briefing Doing Business in Russia recorded February, 2013. As one of the world’s most important and growing economies, Russia continues to be a significant destination for global investment. Russia is a country rich in natural resources that has a highly-skilled and well-educated work force. Over the past decade, the Russian economy has demonstrated growth at rates exceeding most developed countries, doubling disposable ...

Recorded on: Nov. 29, 2012

Taken from the briefing Doing Business in the Middle East 2012 recorded November, 2012. The Middle East has been a cross roads between the East and West for thousands of years. Despite its turbulent politics, it continues to be a place of opportunity, which is predicted to outperform Europe and the US in the near term. This Briefing will provide a general introduction to doing business in the Middle East, review its legal system, ...

Recorded on: Jul. 26, 2011

MAURIZIO LEVI-MINZI: --variety of perspectives. We have a few presentations to start with on various topics. But let me tell you first a bit about our panelists, by way of introduction. So Alyona Kucher is a partner of Debevoise in Moscow. Her area of expertise is corporate law, infrastructure projects, and project financing. With an emphasis on transactions in the oil and gas sector, and construction. Alyona teaches civil law at Moscow University. ...

From the program: Doing Deals in and with Emerging Markets: BRIC and Beyond 2012

Released on: Jul. 26, 2012

With emerging markets, like those of the BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India and China) countries, playing an ever greater role in the global economy, attorneys and other professionals facilitating cross-border transactions need to familiarize themselves with the world outside the Group of Eight. After all, according to a recent OECD study, emerging markets will account for over 60% of global economic output by 2030. This program will provide a comprehensive ...

Recorded on: Jul. 17, 2012

MAURIZIO LEVI-MINZI: To help us sort through these issues, we have three phenomenal petitioners. First of all, Marielle Garrigo. Marielle is a partner at Pellerano & Herrera, a Dominican Republic firm. Marielle focuses primarily on project finance, international direct investments, and M&A. She has significant experience advising foreign investors regarding direct investments in a number of industry in the DR, including, for example, tourism, ...

Recorded on: Jul. 26, 2011

MAURIZIO LEVI-MINZI: So our next panel is about due diligence in BRIC countries. We will, in fact, continue to develop many of the same topics that we have already explored a bit during the first panel in many respects. But we want to focus a little bit more perhaps on the practical aspects of assessing the risk of making an investment in a BRIC country. Which is probably of interest to those of you here that are involved in the process of either ...

Released on: Apr. 30, 2013

Taken from the briefing Drafting New York Choice of Law and Choice of Court Clauses in International Commercial Transactions: An Update After IRB v. Inepar recorded April, 2013.Parties engaged in international business transactions often consider choosing New York law to govern their agreements and New York courts to hear any disputes arising out of the transaction. In its recent decision in IRB v. Inepar, New York’s highest court made it clear that ...

Recorded on: Dec. 13, 2011

AMY TAUB: Greetings. My name is Amy Taub, and I am a program attorney with PLI. I would like to welcome you to today's briefing, due diligence challenges in cross border transactions. Before we begin, I have some administrative announcements. This briefing will be one hour in length. Please feel free to send questions at any time during the briefing. Please remember that you have access to materials for this briefing via the course handbook tab in ...

Recorded on: May. 8, 2012

IVONNE KING: Good afternoon. I'm Ivonne King. We have no break right now, so we'll go until this panel ends, and then we will have a break. This is a kind of tough time slot, because you've been sitting in the audience for since the morning. And we've been talking to you for a while. And we've had lunch, and we've had no break. So I offered Laura Shields of PLI $50 to load Angry Birds on your iPad, and you'll have it for two minutes. I'm just kidding. ...

Recorded on: May. 8, 2012

IVONNE MENA KING: Good morning. My name is Ivonne King. I am a partner with Foley and Lardner in the Palo Alto, California office. It's my pleasure to be here with you today, and to continue the discussion that we had from yesterday on effective compliance programs. For those of you who were with us yesterday, you'll know, and anyone who's new to us today, we have prepared polling questions for the audience. We will continue with those today. In ...

Recorded on: Jul. 26, 2011

JOHN DU: Thank you for coming back. We're finally down to the last panel, which is, in my view, the most important panel on ethics and anti-bribery legislations. Well, I just want to make this-- can someone turn the screen on please? OK, thank you. I want to engage you a little bit, so this is a question which is not so related to this panel in particular, but of course, it's related to BRIC. So name the world's four largest economies in GDP for ...

Recorded on: Jul. 17, 2012

JOHN DU: Shift focus to the substantive issues of FCPA enforcement. So what is the current FCPA enforcement landscape in the US with respect to the emerging markets? Can we start with Mauro? MAURO WOLFE: Yeah thank you, John. I think one of the more important cases, and this one remains to be seen over the next year or so, is the Morgan Stanley case. For those of you who are not familiar with the case, a senior executive at Morgan Stanley named Garth ...