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Released on: Mar. 18, 2013

There will be no CLE credit for this briefing. Taken from the briefing Mentoring: The Best Kept Secret to Success in the Recovery recorded March, 2013. Mentoring has not been a priority in many law firms during the recent years of economic turbulence and rapid change. Yet it is an essential investment in legal talent because firms cannot function or survive without well-prepared and confident associates to meet current and future client needs, ...

Released on: Oct. 3, 2012

Taken from the briefing Mobile Payments Compliance: Unique Disclosure, Advertising, and Money Transmission Issues recorded September, 2012. There has been considerable growth in the mobile payment space over the last year or so.  This One-Hour Briefing panel will examine unique compliance issues for those involved in mobile payments and will explore a number of compliance issues associated with meeting the requirements of various consumer ...

Released on: Mar. 26, 2013

Taken from the briefing Navigating the Requirements for Derivatives Trading: Title VII of Dodd-Frank recorded March, 2013. Now that the rulemaking relating to Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Act has been nearly finalized, market participants are preparing themselves to function in a very different derivatives market.  Title VII imposes a comprehensive regulatory framework for derivatives, and requires both end-users and dealers to adopt new compliance ...

Released on: Apr. 11, 2013

Taken from the briefing New Compensation Committee Independence Standards recorded March, 2013. In January, the Securities and Exchange Commission approved changes to the listing standards of the national securities exchanges to complete the implementation of Section 952 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. As has been widely reported, these revised standards strengthen the independence requirements for members of the ...

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 ...

Released on: Aug. 21, 2012

Please note:  CLE credit is not availabe for this briefing. Taken from the briefing Nitty Gritty of Negotiating Flexible and Reduced Hours and Making it Work recorded August, 2012. If you think you want to work flexible or reduced hours but you don’t know where to start, listen in to learn how to create a flexible arrangement that works.  Deborah Epstein Henry of Law and Reorder, a Division of Flex-Time Lawyers LLC will ...

Released on: Jul. 2, 2012

Please note: There is no CLE credit available for this program. Law firms require leadership at many levels - on cases and matters, in practice groups and offices, and in general firm management.  But what does it take to be a leader of other lawyers and earn your corner office?  Young lawyers need to understand the ways in which leaders are different from other lawyers as well as the reasons why law firm leadership is different from ...

Released on: Jan. 28, 2013

Taken from the briefing On-Line Defamation: The Latest Developments and Trends recorded January, 2013. The explosion of social media and on-line review websites has resulted in a dramatic increase in defamation claims by employees, businesses and consumers. This briefing will focus on the latest legal developments and practical approaches to avoid and defend on-line defamation claims. For this new program we have an experienced faculty ...

Released on: Oct. 30, 2012

Please note: There will be no CLE credit for this briefing. Taken from the briefing Opening and Running Your Own Law Practice: Hanging Out a Shingle in 2012 recorded October, 2012. So you’re thinking of starting your own law firm but you don’t know the first thing about owning a business.  How can you find space? Do you need your own staff or can you hire per-diem help? What kind of computer equipment and software do you ...

Released on: Dec. 4, 2012

Taken from the briefing Pensions and Corporate Finance: How to Avoid Buyer's Remorse 2012 recorded November, 2012. Ever since the PBGC’s 2007 opinion that a private equity fund with a controlling interest can be liable for a portfolio company’s pension problems, there is increased evidence that corporate transactions can go seriously awry if ERISA benefit plans are not properly addressed. Legal issues are not the only risk factor ...

Released on: Jun. 8, 2012

Taken from the briefing Pinterest: Legal Considerations to Using the Internet's Hottest Social Media Platform recorded May 2012. Pinterest is 2012's "most talked-about" social media platform and one of the fastest-growing standalone websites in history.  By tapping into the enthusiasm for gathering and presenting images that have been pulled from across the web, Pinterest has created a powerful content sharing platform - and ...

Released on: Nov. 15, 2012

Please note:  There will be no CLE credit for this briefing. Taken from the briefing Practicing Law in a Globalized Economy: Cultural Competency and Other Skill Sets for Success recorded November, 2012. Globalization is increasingly the norm in the legal industry. Research suggests that most U.S. lawyers work with multi-national colleagues or clients. To build relationships, attract business, and represent clients in the globalized ...

Released on: Mar. 5, 2013

Taken from the briefing Preparing and Disclosing Financial Projections in Public M&A recorded February, 2013. Sullivan & Cromwell LLP M&A partners Francis J. Aquila and Krishna Veeraraghavan will discuss the basics of preparing and disclosing financial projections in public mergers and acquisitions transactions.   Lecture Topics  [Total Time: 01:02:58] Best practices of a target board in having financial forecasts ...

Released on: Feb. 13, 2013

Taken from the briefing Reading Public Company Financials - What You Need to Know recorded January, 2013. Knowing how to read a public company’s financial statements can help you hear what is sometimes not being said.  This briefing will show you how to read between the numbers to extrapolate relevant information; spot red flags; gauge the financial health of a company; and better communicate with business and financial professionals. Using ...

Released on: Feb. 15, 2013

Taken from the briefing Regulation FD and Social Media in the Wake of the Netflix Investigation: Facebook, Blogging and Beyond recorded February, 2013. The continued surge in the number of people using social media and the many different types of information outlets available for use have put significant pressure on companies' ability to comply with SEC Regulation Fair Disclosure's requirements and restrictions.  Recent news that Netflix, ...

Released on: Nov. 7, 2012

Taken from the briefing Representing Unaccompanied Children in Immigration Proceedings: Learn How to Help recorded October, 2012. The number of unaccompanied children placed in U.S. custody in Fiscal Year 2012 has reached an historic high: over 14,000 children, more than double the number last year.  Many of these children, who range from toddlers to teenagers, are fleeing abuse, abandonment, and persecution in their home countries, or are ...

Released on: Apr. 17, 2013

Taken from the briefing Researching Ethical and Legal Issues in Data Privacy & Social Media recorded March, 2013.The use of social media in the legal industry is continually gaining momentum. But there may be ethical pitfalls with its use. This session will alert you to the ethical issues you should be aware of.This briefing, featuring instruction from experts in research strategy and social media, was conceived and created in cooperation with ...

Released on: Nov. 19, 2012

Taken from the briefing Role of Patents in Business and the Impact of the America Invents Act recorded November, 2012. Changes instituted by the recently enacted America Invents Act will impact all industries. This presentation will summarize the critical role patents are playing in business decisions today. Lecture Topics  [Total Time: 01:04:46] An overview of the value of patents and how they are being leveraged as a business ...

Released on: Mar. 28, 2013

Taken from the briefing SEC Focus on Asset Valuation: What Fund Managers Should Know recorded March, 2013. For the past year, top officials of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) have repeatedly identified the valuation of illiquid assets held by registered funds and private equity and hedge funds as one of the regulatory agency’s top five areas of enforcement and examination focus. In a December action, the SEC charged ...

Released on: Jan. 24, 2013

Taken from the briefing Setting Your Compliance Program Agenda for 2013 recorded January, 2013. The FCPA guidance issued last month by the Department of Justice and Securities and Exchange Commission indicates an enhanced focus on compliance programs by the federal government in its enforcement efforts.  While good news for the business community, this also means that companies should pay extra attention to setting their own compliance ...

Released on: Jun. 26, 2012

Taken from the briefing Smart Grid Privacy and Data Access - An Overview of Recent Federal, State and Private Sector Initiatives recorded June 2012. The rapidly increasing deployment of smart meters is creating a vibrant market for data analytics.  Currently, there are more than 20 states that have smart meter penetration rates in excess of 50 percent.  By 2016, analysts estimate that the advanced meter infrastructure (AMI) ...

Released on: Oct. 9, 2012

Taken from the briefing Social Networking and the NLRA: The 21st Century Water Cooler recorded September, 2012. Within the past eighteen months, the National Labor Relations Board has received more than 100 charges by employees who claim that they were disciplined or fired because of their work-related online communications, primarily through Facebook or other social networking sites.  These charges have highlighted the sometimes difficult ...

Released on: Dec. 3, 2012

Taken from the briefing Special Litigation Committees: Back in Vogue? recorded November, 2012. Between the fallout from the credit crisis and other financial or ethical misdeeds, corporations are seeing an upswing in shareholder derivative demands - the initial step in the legal process by which shareholders bring lawsuits on behalf of corporations against directors and senior executives.  Shareholder derivative suits are unique ...

Released on: Apr. 23, 2013

Taken from the briefing Special Problems in Representing Foreign Companies in US Criminal Investigations recorded April, 2013.At an accelerating rate, Department of Justice criminal investigations of antitrust, FCPA, money-laundering, financial fraud and other areas focus on foreign companies. A US lawyer representing a foreign company in such an investigation is likely to encounter cultural, institutional and legal disconnects with the US criminal ...

Released on: Oct. 24, 2012

Taken from the briefing Stranger in a Strange Land: CFPB and DOJ Bring Non-Mortgage Products into the Fair and Responsible Lending Fold recorded October, 2012. Regulators have long patrolled residential mortgage lending data for compliance with fair lending laws - principally the Fair Housing Act and the Equal Credit Opportunity Act - and “responsible” banking practices, generally meaning practices that are not unfair, deceptive, or ...