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From the program: Basics of Accounting for Lawyers 2013: What Every Practicing Lawyer Needs to Know

Recorded on: Jul. 23, 2013

Taken from the Web Program Basics of Accounting for Lawyers 2013: What Every Practicing Lawyer Needs to Know recorded July, 2013 in San Francisco.Lecture Topics  [01:45:00]Anatomy of the Balance Sheet  [01:45:00] The elements of a balance sheet - assets, liabilities and stockholders’ equity and their significance What to look for when reading a balance sheet Current assets, such as cash, receivables, inventories, investments in debt ...

From the program: Basics of International Taxation 2013

Recorded on: Jul. 26, 2013

Taken from the Web Program Basics of International Taxation 2013 recorded July, 2013 in New York.Lecture Topics  [01:23:30]Controlled Foreign Corporations (CFCs) and Subpart F  [01:23:30] History and policies underlying Subpart F rules Key definitions and foundational concepts Required inclusions under Subpart F rules Treatment of distributions from CFCs Consequences of dispositions and liquidations of CFCs The purchase price ...

From the program: Class Action Litigation 2013

Recorded on: Jul. 11, 2013

Taken from the Web Program Class Action Litigation 2013 recorded July, 2013 in New York.Lecture Topics  [01:01:59]Ethics in Class Action Litigation  [01:01:59] What issues are judges seeing in class action cases? How have class certification issues changed litigation? The Supreme Court has ruled recently on several class action issues – what messages are being sent and how are district court judges interpreting them? Waiver of ...

From the program: Cybersecurity 2013: Managing the Risk

Recorded on: Jul. 1, 2013

Taken from the Web Program Cybersecurity 2013: Managing the Risk recorded July, 2013 in New York.Lecture Topics  [00:59:12]How to Protect Your Company  [00:59:12] Cyber threat response: first steps Managing a forensic investigation of a cybersecurity incident Preliminary legal considerations Assessing applicable reporting obligations SEC requirements and potential litigation Strategies for global companies facing persistent ...

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  [00:58:19]Antitrust Considerations in International Deals  [00:58:19] Recent developments in the antitrust frameworks applicable to deals in Emerging Markets Dealing with antitrust considerations in foreign acquisitions and joint ventures Antitrust enforcement The purchase price of this segment ...

From the program: End-of-Life Planning for the Low-Income Client 2013

Recorded on: Jul. 1, 2013

Taken from the Web Program End-of-Life Planning for the Low-Income Client recorded June, 2013 in San Francisco.Lecture Topics  [01:02:40]Advance Directives, POLST, Powers of Attorney and Working with the Medical System  [01:02:40] History of the Advance Directive and Legal Authority- ABA position Current Thinking on Advance Planning – Advance Planning as a Process - When does the conversation get started?- How does it progress?- What ...

From the program: Fundamentals of Copyright Law in the Data Era 2013

Recorded on: Jul. 10, 2013

Taken from the Web Program Fundamentals of Copyright Law in the Data Era 2013 recorded July, 2013 in San Francisco.Lecture Topics  [01:10:35]Basic Principles of Copyright Law & Copyright Office Practice  [01:10:35] What may be copyrighted and what exclusive rights are conferred? Statutory formalities Ownership issues, registration process Copyright duration, renewal process, transferring rights, and terminating rights International ...

From the program: Fundamentals of Investment Adviser Regulation 2013

Recorded on: Jul. 18, 2013

Taken from the Web Program Fundamentals of Investment Adviser Regulation 2013 recorded July, 2013 in New York.Lecture Topics  [01:07:14]Adviser Registration; Regulatory Jurisdiction  [01:07:14] State regulation The interplay between the SEC and the states Registration as an Adviser: The Form ADV Registration of Associated Persons The purchase price of this segment includes the following article from the Course Handbook available ...

From the program: Fundamentals of Trademark Law in the Global Marketplace 2013

Recorded on: Jul. 11, 2013

Taken from the Web Program Fundamentals of Trademark Law in the Global Marketplace 2013 recorded July, 2013 in San Francisco.Lecture Topics  [00:59:10]International Searching and Filing Strategies  [00:59:10] Seeking protection in different jurisdictions CTM and Madrid Protocol - alternatives to national filings Working with foreign counsel to clear marks Strategies for in-house counsel - what marks should be registered? The purchase ...

From the program: M&A Litigation 2013

Recorded on: Jul. 11, 2013

Taken from the Web Program M&A Litigation 2013 recorded June, 2013 in New York.Lecture Topics  [01:06:23]Addressing Disputes Over Stockholder Meetings  [01:06:23] Disputing Stockholder Communications Before the Stockholder Meeting- What has Delaware done with the materiality standard?- Can contractual restraints limit the duty of disclosure?- How long do stockholders need to absorb supplemental disclosures? Litigating Over the ...

From the program: Municipal Law Institute 2013 (13th Annual)

Recorded on: Jul. 22, 2013

Taken from the Web Program Municipal Law Institute (13th Annual) recorded July, 2013 in New York.Lecture Topics  [02:02:26]Ethics and the Municipal Law Department  [02:02:26] Making the right choices in defending employees, policy and legislation Making the right choices when policy, politics and the law do not always converge The purchase price of this segment includes the following article from the Course Handbook available online: Rules, ...

From the program: Prior Art, Obviousness, and the America Invents Act in 2013

Recorded on: Jul. 23, 2013

Taken from the Web Program Prior Art, Obviousness, and the America Invents Act in 2013 recorded July, 2013 in San Francisco.Lecture Topics  [00:55:58]35 USC 103 and CAFC  [00:55:58] KSR in 2012-13 in the District Courts KSR as implemented by the CAFC in 2012-13 Rader: “…from my perspective 103 has not changed…under KSR.” Where do we go from here: Did the AIA change anything but a word? The purchase price of this segment includes ...

From the program: Private Equity Forum 2013 (Fourteenth Annual)

Recorded on: Jul. 9, 2013

Taken from the Web Program Private Equity Forum 2013 (Fourteenth Annual) recorded July, 2013 in New York.Lecture Topics  [00:59:20]Conflicts of Interest and Other Ethics Issues  [00:59:20] Conflicts of interest Issues arising among funds with the same adviser Issues arising within the adviser The purchase price of this segment includes the following article from the Course Handbook available online: Ethical Issues and Conflicts ...

From the program: Representing the Pro Bono Client: Consumer Law Basics 2013 (Free)

Recorded on: Jul. 29, 2013

Taken from the Web Program Representing the Pro Bono Client: Consumer Law Basics 2013 recorded July, 2013 in San Francisco.Lecture Topics  [01:00:00]A Primer on Automobile Fraud  [01:00:00]The topic will cover the basic concepts of the representation of consumers who may have been the victim of automobile dealership fraud/misconduct, including: Review of dealer terminology and practices Common auto dealer sales and financing scams ...

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

Recorded on: Jul. 31, 2013

Taken from the Web Program Supreme Court Review (15th Annual): October 2012 Term recorded July, 2013 in New York.Lecture Topics  [00:56:11]Business and Property Interests  [00:56:11] Alien Tort Claims Statute (Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum Co.) Presenter: Dean Erwin Chemerinsky Takings Claims Presenter: Professor Michael C. Dorf Commentator: Professor Thomas W. Merrill Preemption Claims Presenter: Professor Thomas W. Merrill ...

From the program: Understanding Patent Law 2013

Recorded on: Jul. 2, 2013

Taken from the Web Program Understanding Patent Law 2013 recorded June, 2013 in New York.Lecture Topics  [01:32:40]Analysis of the Patent Landscape: Asserting Your Rights and the New Face of Patent Litigation; District Courts, ITC, IPR, and PGR  [01:32:40] Analysis of the Patent Landscape; patentability, freedom to operate, invalidity, and infringement Determine whether and how to assert patent rights Overview of patent litigation: ...

From the program: Understanding the Securities Laws 2013

Recorded on: Jul. 30, 2013

Taken from the Web Program Understanding the Securities Laws 2013 recorded July, 2013 in New York.Lecture Topics  [01:01:00]Derivatives, Structured Notes and Other Alternatives to Traditional Securities Offerings  [01:01:00] Derivatives transactions related to securities, including new reporting and clearing obligations Structured notes and medium-term note programs Spin-offs, carve outs and reverse mergers to go public PIPES – ...

From the program: Writing for Litigators 2013

Recorded on: Jul. 18, 2013

Taken from the Web Program Writing for Litigators 2013 recorded July, 2013 in New York.Lecture Topics  [01:24:45]Getting Started; Legal Style: How to Make Your Writing Precise and Powerful  [01:24:45]Getting Started: Organizing the draft Legal writing controversies Legal writing myths Legal Style: What constitutes good legal writing? Legal writing do’s and don’ts Document designThe purchase price of this segment includes ...