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Released on: May. 21, 2013

Taken from the briefing Sierra Club v. EPA: Clean Air Act Permitting Becomes Even More Complicated and Onerous recorded May, 2013.On January 22, 2013, the court in Sierra Club v. EPA, No. 10-1413 (D.C. Cir. Jan. 22, 2013) issued a decision with far reaching implications for sources seeking a Clean Air Act permit under the Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) program. The decision addressed two screening tools – Significant Impact Levels (SILs) ...

Recorded on: Nov. 7, 2012

Taken from the Web Program Nuts and Bolts of Corporate Bankruptcy 2012 Recorded November, 2012 in San Francisco Assumption of Rejection of Executory Contracts and Unexpired Leases [01:06:39] The purchase price of this segment includes the following article(s) from the Course Handbook available online: Bankruptcy Guide Andrew P. DeNatale Summary of the Treatment of Executory Contracts and Unexpired Leases Under Section 365 ...

Recorded on: Jul. 16, 2013

Taken from the briefing Avoiding the Bite of the Unrelated Business Income Tax recorded July, 2013.The Unrelated Business Income Tax (UBIT) and the related concept of Unrelated Debt Financed Income (UDFI) pose formidable hurdles to lawyers and business people handling investment transactions for nonprofit organizations.  Understanding these concepts and some of the techniques for avoiding them, are the focus of this seminar.  ...

From the program: Residential Foreclosure Actions in New York State 2013 (Free)

Released on: Feb. 22, 2013

Since 2008, and the onset of the economic downturn, New York State and the Nation have experienced a sharp increase in the number of residential foreclosures.  The New York State Unified Court System and the State Legislature responded with a series of measures establishing a foreclosure settlement conference framework and procedures for ensuring that documents in foreclosure cases are free of deficiencies that would prevent a case from proceeding ...

From the program: Bankruptcy, Mortgages and Foreclosure: What Bankruptcy Can and Can't Do for Borrowers in Distress

Released on: Apr. 12, 2012

In this training you will get an overview of how consumer bankruptcy interacts with mortgage debt and foreclosures.  During the session, practitioners working at the intersection of these two crucial areas in consumer law will provide a basic overview of consumer bankruptcy; share tools for assessing whether bankruptcy might help - or harm - a delinquent borrower; and discuss how bankruptcy can be used to address mortgage ...

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: Building Better Construction Contracts 2012

Released on: Oct. 2, 2012

Traditional construction contracts do not work as well as they should to align the parties' interests and clearly define rights and responsibilities. As a consequence, the design and construction process is more dispute prone than it needs to be. This course is designed to give you the tools you need to better negotiate and draft design and construction agreements. You will learn which risk allocation clauses, including the so-called "killer ...

From the program: California Eviction Defense: Protecting Low-Income Tenants 2013 (Free)

Released on: Mar. 27, 2013

In the current economic climate an increasing number of low-income Californians are facing eviction.  Unfortunately, many tenants are evicted without the benefit of legal counsel to guide them through the process or the representation necessary to vigorously defend against unlawful actions.  As a result, families face the very real possibility of homelessness.  This training is designed to help mitigate the crisis by providing attorneys ...

From the program: Real Estate M&A and REIT Transactions 2013

Released on: Jan. 24, 2013

Do you know the best negotiating strategies in the current real estate M&A market? What are the “hot buttons” for seller, buyer and lender requirements, in the board room, the courts and with the SEC?  What are the factors and legal issues you should analyze with respect to investing in distressed situations? How do the nature and ownership of the entity, and the characteristics of its property and the structuring of the acquisition ...

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  [01:00:15]Environmental and Land Use Law  [01:00:15] Oil spills and hazardous substance releases, reporting and cleanup obligations Cleanup liability for harm for release of oil or hazardous substances Regulatory issues (OSHA, EPA, state and municipal) ...

From the program: Negotiating Commercial Leases: How Owners & Corporate Occupants Can Avoid Costly Errors 2012

Released on: Nov. 2, 2012

Leases are the building blocks of value for all real estate, and whether your client is entering into a lease, acquiring a leasehold, purchasing a Ground Lease or investing in or lending on properties, knowing the “Commercial Lease” in and out is a must. Knowing the current commercial leasing market trends, hot topics and current schemes is the most important investment one can make. Leases are long-term investments and your client or ...

From the program: Negotiating Real Estate Deals 2013

Released on: Jun. 18, 2013

Many things have changed in the world of real estate: the structuring of transactions, availability of financing availability of equity capital, bankruptcy remote structures, the role of the bankruptcy process, joint venture considerations, work out pitfalls, carve-out guaranties and unanticipated judicial interpretations, global market gyrations, interest rate setting irregularities, evolving neighborhoods, mega public/private projects, special servicer ...

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: Consumer Financial Services Institute 2013 (18th Annual)

Recorded on: Apr. 17, 2013

Taken from the Web Program Consumer Financial Services Institute 2013 (18th Annual) recorded April, 2013 in New York.Lecture Topics  [01:46:18]Fair Lending & Mortgage Litigation  [01:46:18] Fair Lending- Update on disparate impact under Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA) and the FHA in the courts and before the CFPB, HUD and the DOJ- Effect of the absence of disparate impact on both government and private litigation- Risks and challenges ...

Recorded on: Aug. 9, 2012

Taken from the briefing Contracts for Green Buildings: Solving the Split Incentive Problem and Contracting Well for Green Performance recorded August, 2012. With the increased popularity of LEED-certified buildings and other green aspects of building, contracting or leasing for green has increased in complexity.  Many commercial leases are structured in a manner that actually discourages energy saving improvements, and we will ...

From the program: Tax, Credit and Other Financial Consequences of Foreclosures, Short Sales and Mortgage Loan Principal Forgiveness (Free)

Released on: Oct. 24, 2012

This training will help improve your ability to counsel homeowners in financial distress.  The training will provide an overview of the financial issues - including tax and credit consequences - homeowners may face after a foreclosure, short sale or loan modification.  Tax experts will explain the fundamentals of how cancelled mortgage debt is treated under state and federal tax law, and provide insights into changes ...

From the program: Working with Immigrants: The Intersection of Basic Immigration, Housing, and Domestic Violence Issues in California (Free)

Released on: May. 28, 2013

You should view this training if you would like to provide pro bono services to immigrant clients in the areas of housing, immigration, or domestic violence or you would like to improve your representation of immigrant clients generally.  Many immigrant clients require assistance with a constellation of related yet distinct issues.  This program attempts to address these particular areas of overlap.  Experienced practitioners in ...

Recorded on: Jan. 14, 2013

Taken from the Web Program Understanding Financial Products 2013 Recorded January, 2013 in New York Flow-Through Entities and Tax Considerations [01:16:07] Considerations under the Investment Company Act Business Development Corporations (BDCs) and similar vehicles Tax treatment of flow through entities and other financial products Tax reform and other anticipated regulatory initiatives The purchase price of this segment ...

Recorded on: Jul. 10, 2013

Taken from the briefing Hotel Management Agreements: The Owner - Operator Relationship recorded June, 2013.Balancing the economic and legal interests of hotel owners and hotel operators in the best of economic times is challenging. Striking the right balance has become even more challenging in the choppy global economic environment of recent years. Consequently, negotiations of long-term hotel management agreements have become more complex ...

From the program: International Estate & Tax Planning 2013

Recorded on: Apr. 24, 2013

Taken from the Web Program International Estate & Tax Planning 2013 recorded April, 2013 in New York.Lecture Topics  [00:56:44]Planning for the Acquisition, Ownership, and Disposition of U.S. Residential Real Estate by Non-U.S. Persons [00:56:44] Alternative ownership structures: Domestic trusts, foreign trusts, corporations, LLCs, partnerships U.S. income tax considerations U.S. estate tax considerations Practical considerations ...

From the program: New Developments in Residential Loan Servicing: State, Federal and Programmatic Laws, Regulations and Standards (Free)

Released on: May. 20, 2013

The rules of the road for residential mortgage servicing have changed significantly since the crash in 2008. Since then, a wide variety of agencies, including Congress, federal banking regulators, state attorneys general and the California legislature, have all sought to improve loan servicers’ practices, particularly in connection with the loss mitigation process. The result is a series of overlapping rules, laws and regulations –  from the ...

Recorded on: Oct. 25, 2012

Don’t miss this important Free Briefing in recognition of National Pro Bono Celebration Week! Taken from the briefing Making the Most of California's New Homeowner Bill of Rights recorded October, 2012. On July 11, 2012, Governor Jerry Brown signed into law key provisions of Attorney General Kamala Harris’ Homeowner Bill of Rights.  This landmark legislation is designed to protect California homeowners from losing their ...

Released on: Apr. 11, 2013

Taken from the briefing New OCC Foreclosure Settlements: Moving on From the Independent Foreclosure Review Process recorded March, 2013. Millions of homeowners have lost their homes and been subjected to unlawful conduct by mortgage servicing companies in the context of both judicial and non-judicial foreclosure proceedings around the country. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the Federal Reserve recently announced that they reached ...

From the program: Representing Tenants in Unlawful Detainer Actions in San Francisco 2012 (Free)

Released on: Dec. 27, 2012

For low-income families who often do not have the benefit of legal counsel, eviction can mean homelessness. Most are unrepresented.  Won’t you volunteer to help those in our community who are most vulnerable?  Get the legal training you need in this program and then sign up with The Volunteer Legal Services Program of The Bar Association of San Francisco and make a difference. Lecture Topics  [Total time 03:10:50] Segments ...

From the program: Pathways to Justice 2012: Special Housing Updates (Free)

Released on: Jun. 22, 2012

PLI has joined with the State Bar of California Office of Legal Services to share special sessions from the 2012 Pathways to Justice Conference.  The sessions will focus on hot topics in housing law, including affordable housing, tenant relocation and replacement housing in the wake of the foreclosure and economic crises, and recent developments in fair housing and anti-discrimination laws, litigation, and enforcement.  The panelists are ...