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From the program: Bridge-the-Gap: Basic Skills for Newly Admitted Illinois Attorneys 2012

Released on: Nov. 29, 2012

Taught by a faculty of expert practitioners from varied practice areas, this program will help you to “bridge the gap” between your law school education and the real world skills and knowledge needed for success in law.  Topics have been selected for their relevance and importance to legal practice, and to enable you to complete first year Minimum Continuing Legal Education Basic Skills requirements for newly admitted attorneys admitted ...

From the program: Building Better Construction Contracts 2013

Released on: Oct. 9, 2013

Construction is one of the largest sectors in the U.S. economy. After several lean years, construction activity is beginning to pick up. The need for major infrastructure development is apparent, but tight budgets require novel contracting approaches. The Great Recession has resulted in the failure of many construction firms. This has placed a renewed emphasis on appropriate risk allocation. These challenging times require innovation in project delivery ...

Recorded on: Jul. 31, 2013

DEAN ERWIN CHEMERINSKY: Our last hour focus on business and property interest, of course, that overlaps with what we were just talking about in terms of business liability under Title VII. Marty, you had some points that you wanted to make before we had to take our break. PROFESSOR MARTIN A. SCHWARTZ: Well, the two decisions in the Title VII cases that Ted was talking about, these are the type of decisions that to me drive me to poetry. Because-- PROFESSOR ...

From the program: Supreme Court Review (15th Annual): October 2012 Term

Released on: Aug. 13, 2013

A distinguished faculty, including constitutional scholars, a law school dean, and a Supreme Court journalist, will analyze, discuss, and debate the leading Supreme Court decisions of the October 2012 Term. The faculty represents a variety of constitutional views and perspectives, and the decisions will be analyzed for their precedential, doctrinal, and, where appropriate, their societal and litigation significance.Lecture Topics  [Total time ...

Recorded on: Aug. 13, 2012

ERWIN CHEMERINSKY: In our last hour, we're going to talk about business cases, the supremacy clause, and federalism. Want to focus primarily on four cases here. Leon's going to talk about the Arizona immigration case. Marci's going to talk about the 11th Amendment sovereign immunity case. Mike is going to talk about the equal protection tax case. And Marty is going to talk about the application of Apprendi versus New Jersey to fines against corporations. ...

From the program: California Trial Advocacy 2013

Released on: Aug. 21, 2013

If you think you will ever try a case, or if you want to do better the next time you are in trial, then this is the program you have been waiting for. In this program, some of the most experienced trial lawyers in California will talk about the best way to prepare and present a case to a jury. We will cover what you need to do before the trial begins, in limine motions, jury selection, opening statements, witness preparation, direct and cross examination, ...

Recorded on: Aug. 3, 2012

AMY TAUB: Greetings. My name is Amy Taub, and I am a program attorney with PLI. I would like to welcome to today's briefing, Calling All DREAMers. 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 the program window. Our speaker for ...

Recorded on: Oct. 18, 2011

DAVID KISTENBROKER: All right. Welcome back to the 1:30 session, the afternoon kickoff session. This is going to be, I think, as Seth pointed out this morning, a first time ever in San Francisco, mediation simulation, if you will, to show you how the sausage is really made. We've got a great panel assembled for you today. You know Seth Aronson. Seth will be playing the defense counsel for the corporation in this case. Next to him is Allan Kleidon. ...

From the program: Catastrophe and the Law: What Lawyers Need to Know to Advise Clients to Prepare and Respond to Disasters 2013

Recorded on: Apr. 10, 2013

Taken from the Web Program Catastrophe and the Law: What Lawyers Need to Know to Advise Clients to Prepare and Respond to Disasters 2013 recorded April, 2013 in New York.Lecture Topics  [00:58:48]Real Estate Litigation, Property Law and Landlord-Tenant Law  [00:58:48]IntroductionI. Property and Landlord-Tenant Law relating to Casualties Differences in the law in the commercial and residential contexts Landlord’s duty to repair and ...

Recorded on: Oct. 15, 2012

Taken from the Web Program Judges' Pet Peeves 2012: Tips from the Bench on Trial Practice Recorded October, 2012 in New York Civility Issues in Litigation [00:23:23] How to be a zealous advocate within the bounds of ethical behavior The difference between slaying the adversary's case and slaying the adversary Is civility an obligation? How should you respond to uncivil conduct by your adversary? The purchase price of this ...

Recorded on: Aug. 13, 2012

ERWIN CHEMERINSKY: Lest anyone say that this program is going to the dogs, that won't happen until next year. Now we turn to the civil rights cases. Marty. MARTIN A. SCHWARTZ: Well, this segment is entitled civil rights litigation and Bivens claims. And I take responsibility for the title, and I also take responsibility for retitling the segment because I think there's a more appropriate and more enticing title, remedies for constitutional violations. ...

Recorded on: Jul. 6, 2011

THOMAS L. CREEL: Welcome back, everyone. So we're going to switch emphasis again. We're going to move in from the litigators to a different perspective. So our next speaker is going to give you a business perspective, in-house counsel perspective. Kathlyn Card Beckles is the Executive Director and Assistant General Counsel for Intellectual Property and Technology at JPMorgan Chase. She's a registered patent attorney, responsible for patents, copyrights, ...

From the program: Class Action Litigation 2013

Released on: Jul. 24, 2013

Class action lawsuits remain an integral and exciting part of high stakes litigation and the courts, including the Supreme Court, have taken notice. This year’s program will focus on recent changes in class action law and give you the tools and strategies you need to effectively handle these complex cases. Our outstanding faculty of plaintiffs’ and defense counsel, distinguished judges, and academics will bring you up-to-date on important developments ...

Recorded on: Jan. 24, 2013

IAN BALLON: OK. Why don't we get started. Our next panel is on Class Certification Issues. And we have as our speaker, my colleague Rob Harrington, who's a shareholder at Greenberg Traurig in the Los Angeles office. He also was the Chair of our firm's Product Liability and Mass Tort practice. He's successfully defended more than 75 class action cases in his career. He's also author of the bestselling book, Verdict for the Defense, which provides ...

Recorded on: Jun. 5, 2013

RAJ TANDEN: All right. So we're going to get started here. We're on to our last panel, which is Closing Business Transactions. We have Andrew Wiederhorn, who is the CEO of Fatburger. Previously, Andy founded and served as the CEO of Wilshire Credit Corporation, and by the age of 32 amassed a fortune estimated to be worth $140 million. From there, he founded Fogcutter Capital Group, which invested in a diverse range of equity, corporate, debt, and ...

Recorded on: Jun. 5, 2013

Taken from the Web Program Pocket MBA Summer 2013: Finance for Lawyers Recorded June, 2013 in San FranciscoClosing Business Transactions [00:51:50] A detailed look at negotiation How to divide-and-conquer when working with an investment bank Common stumbling blocks to closing transactions Examination of “fringe” deal issues that often create transaction friction The purchase price of this segment includes the following article(s) from the ...

Recorded on: Sep. 21, 2012

ROBERT E. BORTON: Thank you, Christina. Bring that little screen up if you can too. KATIE DANIELSON: OK. ROBERT E. BORTON: There it is. I got it. KATIE DANIELSON: [INAUDIBLE] microphone [INAUDIBLE]? ROBERT E. BORTON: Yes. So obviously we want to offer the exhibit in evidence. That's the whole point of going through that litany and struggling our way through it. And then once it's there, publish it, and then use the document with the witness. In ...

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

Recorded on: Jun. 11, 2013

Taken from the Web Program Cloud Computing 2013: Cut Through the Fluff & Tackle the Critical Stuff recorded June, 2013 in San Francisco.Lecture Topics  [01:05:25]eDiscovery and Litigation Issues  [01:05:25] Planning for litigation - key considerations overview: preservation, collection, identification, review, and production Potential litigation pitfalls Preservation obstacles and practical solutions Addressing issues associated ...

Recorded on: Jun. 28, 2011

LEONARD T. NUARA: OK, we're starting, folks. Thanks for the cue. All right, welcome back everyone. Our next topic is "Cloud e-Discovery: It Just Isn't So Clear." Which, I love our titles. We take great pride in creating these titles. And for this topic we have, again, Steve Young, who is a senior attorney and Microsoft. I'm going to introduce Steve again, because these segments are sliced and diced for sale on the web. So Steve is a senior ...

Recorded on: May. 1, 2013

JONATHAN K. YOUNGWOOD: So most of these things don't begin and end with the discovery of the press release, or the press story with the regulatory investigation. Any company that's experienced what this company just experienced is, without fail, going to face civil litigation, as well. And the rest of the day is really largely going to focus on that, although, keeping in the back of our minds that there's an ongoing regulatory investigation. And ...

Recorded on: Apr. 27, 2012

LYLE ROBERTS: Great. If everyone is settled in, or getting settled in, we will launch into our second panel today, which is, OK, we've had the investigation. Or at least we've talked about the issues surrounding investigation, and perhaps a quick, early settlement, if possible, with the SEC. But what about the civil actions? Our fact patterns suggest that we're going to have a lot of civil actions going on, including multiple securities class actions ...

From the program: Handling a Securities Case 2013: From Investigation to Trial and Everything in Between

Released on: May. 9, 2013

The landscape of securities litigation is constantly evolving and changing. This program takes you through all the issues that arise in even the most complex securities matters - from the initial government investigation to the filing of the civil cases to either settlement or trial. If you practice in this dynamic field, you know that the need to stay current and develop new strategies and tactics has never been more important. Our faculty of leading ...

Recorded on: Jun. 28, 2012

STEVEN R. PEIKEN: Thanks, Rich. Sounds like my mom wrote that introduction. We have a great group of panelists, and let me introduce them to you briefly before we jump into this. So seated immediately to my right is David Anders, who's a partner at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, where his practice focuses on the representation of Fortune 500 and other companies in white collar criminal and related investigations. Before joining Wachtell, Lipton, ...

From the program: Commercial Real Estate Institute 2012 (14th Annual)

Recorded on: Nov. 12, 2012

Taken from the Web Program Commercial Real Estate Institute 2012 (14th Annual) recorded November, 2012 in San Francisco. Lecture Topics  [01:15:00] Real Estate Litigation: A Toolkit for Transactional Lawyers  [01:15:00] Pre-litigation strategy Litigating landlord/tenant, mortgage loan, and other real estate disputes - Finding the right forum; forum selection clauses - Similarities/differences from other litigation; ...

Recorded on: Oct. 22, 2012

MIKE MEYER: So thank you for being here, stay here. I need to bring up our two new panelists. And we're in for a great treat. What are you [INAUDIBLE]? OK. They're on their way up? They're making a grand entrance? It's like, let's make a deal. Come on down, it's 10 o'clock, 10:02, it's coming out of their time. But the two people who are walking in and making this grand entrance, we're really lucky to have. One is Alan Robin who, there's no better ...