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Released on: Sep. 25, 2013

Taken from the briefing CFPB's Responsible Business Conduct: Scope and Application recorded September, 2013. Over the summer, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued important new guidance on the factors it will consider in exercising its enforcement discretion.  CFPB Bulletin 2013-06,  Responsible Business Conduct:  Self-Policing, Self-Reporting, Remediation, and Cooperation provides details on the four factors used to ...

Released on: Jan. 27, 2012

There will be NO CLE available for this FREE briefing. Taken from the briefing Changing Jobs in the New Legal Environment: Tools, Tips and the Inside Scoop for Associates recorded January, 2012. We’ve all read about how the current legal environment has changed, and its impact on young lawyers. Still, there are many good opportunities for talented lawyers in a variety of practice areas and locations. In this Briefing, Executive Search ...

Released on: Apr. 13, 2012

There will be NO CLE available for this Audio-only On-Demand Program. Taken from the briefing Changing Jobs in the New Legal Environment: What Partner Candidates Should Expect recorded March, 2012. The American Lawyer recently reported that after several down years, lateral hiring of partners is back to pre-recession levels. But in many ways, the landscape has changed significantly. In this briefing, Executive Search Consultants Stephen Nelson ...

Released on: Oct. 22, 2013

Taken from the briefing Chapter 9 - Recent and Possible Future Developments in Chapter 9 in Light of the Detroit, Jefferson County, Stockton and Other Cases recorded October, 2013.While the country has not been beset by the flood of municipality bankruptcies that some have predicted, during the last five years, Detroit, Jefferson County, Alabama, and three significant California cities (populations of approximately 300,000, 215,000 and 130,000) ...

Released on: Aug. 1, 2013

Taken from the briefing Chinese Investment and U.S. National Security Reviews -- in 3D [Three Different Perspectives] recorded July, 2013.The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) is an interagency committee that conducts national security reviews of in-bound foreign investments.  Deals not approved by CFIUS can face significant risks, including the risk that the deal may be blocked before closing or even the risk ...

Released on: May. 8, 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 law. ...

Released on: Jun. 6, 2013

Taken from the briefing Conscious Strategies for Coping with Unconscious Bias: Real World Advice from Female Partners recorded May, 2013.We all have experienced unconscious bias, but sometimes we don’t recognize or know what to do when confronted with it.  A group of female partners will address conscious strategies that have worked for them when unconscious biases present obstacles to career success.Lecture Topics  [Total Time: 01:01:40]I.  ...

Released on: Jul. 8, 2013

Taken from the briefing Considerations for End-Users of Derivatives recorded June, 2013.Derivatives market participants are becoming subject to a series of regulatory requirements related to clearing, trade reporting, and record-keeping. Even occasional corporate end-users of derivatives will have to prepare to comply with certain of these new obligations.In this Briefing, James Schwartz and Anna T. Pinedo of Morrison & Foerster LLP, and Matthew ...

Released on: Dec. 17, 2012

Please note: There will be no CLE credit for this Audio Only On-Demand Web. Taken from the briefing Courageous Counsel: Conversations with Women General Counsel in the Fortune 500 recorded December, 2012. Despite all of the advances in the number of women graduating from law school over the past three decades, it remains that only roughly 20% of the General Counsel positions in Fortune 500 companies are filled by women.  Listen ...

Released on: May. 30, 2013

Taken from the briefing Crisis Management - A View from Inside and Outside the U.S. recorded May, 2013.Crises are unpredictable but not unmanageable. In recent years, we've seen numerous corporate crises in the headlines, some of which have caused significant damage to companies, and highlighted the critical role of the general counsel as crisis manager. Although a corporate crisis can be a turning point for any company, it does not need to end badly. ...

Released on: Apr. 22, 2013

Taken from the briefing Cybercrime: A Multi-Faceted Legal Challenge recorded April, 2013.Every day, more and more of our lives and our business is conducted online. It should come as no surprise, therefore, that savvy criminals are increasingly looking to the digital world as well. Each day brings new headlines about the growing threats posed by cybercriminals, ranging from thefts of personal information and intellectual property, to disruptive denial ...

Released on: Apr. 3, 2013

Taken from the briefing Defending Corporations and Executives in Congressional Investigations 2013 recorded March, 2013. Congressional investigations, in which corporate executives are called to account by Congress in televised hearings, have long been a fixture of American politics. And they often exact a steep price for individual corporate executives and the companies they represent. Yet few corporations are as prepared to handle congressional ...

Released on: Sep. 24, 2013

Taken from the briefing Delaware's Corporation and Alternative Entity Laws: 2013 Amendments You Must Know About recorded September, 2013.The Delaware General Corporation Law and Delaware’s alternative entity statutes are amended periodically to keep them current and maintain their preeminence.  This year is no exception.  Numerous amendments have been enacted in 2013.  The amendments are relevant to lawyers with transactional ...

Released on: May. 23, 2013

Taken from the briefing Distressed IP: Buying, Selling and Licensing Intellectual Property in Distressed Situations recorded May, 2013.The aftermath of the financial meltdown and the continued financial instability around the world give rise to potential opportunities, as well as risks, relating to intellectual property transactions. High-profile bankruptcy filings by global technology companies, such as Nortel and Kodak, followed by the offering ...

Released on: Mar. 12, 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 ...

Released on: Dec. 12, 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, and discuss ...

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 ...

Released on: May. 7, 2013

There will be no CLE credit for this briefing!Taken from the briefing Effective Lateral Partner Recruitment recorded April, 2013.Growing a law firm through lateral hiring is now more difficult than ever before. In almost all areas of practice, there are more firms searching for partners than there are partners committed to moving. At the same time, managing partners are reporting mixed success in their lateral recruitment efforts, with many reporting ...

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 ...

Released on: Feb. 11, 2013

Taken from the briefing Empty Voting and the TELUS Experience recorded January, 2013. Empty voting has enormous corporate governance implications.  We rely on the fact that shareholders will vote rationally, in their own economic interest in the issuer.  If the shares are voted at a shareholder meeting by persons who do not have commensurate economic exposure to the company (in other words, if the shares and the economic interest associated ...

Released on: Mar. 13, 2013

Taken from the briefing ERISA Controlled Group Liability for Private Equity Funds: Fully Covered or Over Exposed? recorded February, 2013. The presentation will focus on the court and administrative decisions addressing whether ERISA's controlled group liability provisions expose investment fund assets (including minority investments) to the pension plan liabilities of distressed portfolio companies. Lecture Topics [Total Time: 01:02:55]  ...

Released on: May. 9, 2013

Taken from the briefing Europe's New Unitary Patent Regime: One Patent, One Court recorded April, 2013.Now that 24 EU member states have signed an international treaty establishing a European unified patent court, Europe’s dream of a unified patent system is moving closer to reality. If enough participating states ratify the agreement, the EU will get a new Unitary Patent right - taking effect via a single application throughout most of the EU - and ...

Released on: Apr. 2, 2013

Taken from the briefing Europe for Sale? European M&A Opportunities and Challenges in 2013 recorded March, 2013. Against a backdrop of economic and political uncertainty, the European capital markets are undoubtedly in turmoil. Valuations of many European companies have slipped and several companies are seeking to divest non-core businesses and operations to improve their balance sheets. In addition, some European companies are nearing the ...

Released on: Dec. 20, 2012

Taken from the briefing Fashion Law - The Global Challenge recorded December, 2012. The fashion and retail industries face significant and distinctive challenges.  These companies operate in a global marketplace characterized by shifting consumer preferences, rapid technological advances and omnichannel purchasing options.  This program will discuss the dominant trends in the fashion and retail industries and how those trends shape ...

Released on: Nov. 1, 2012

Taken from the briefing FATCA: The Deadline Looms... Will You Be Ready? recorded October, 2012. In the wake of the massive criminal tax prosecutions of UBS and other foreign firms by the Department of Justice in the late 2000s, Congress enacted FATCA to combat tax evasion by U.S. persons and to deter the facilitation of tax evasion by foreign financial institutions (“FFIs”).  To achieve these goals, FATCA requires that foreign ...