9-Hour Program

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Overview

Why you should attend

Despite a troubled economy, the technology sector and telecoms continue to prosper and grow.  Like the music industry a decade ago, the book publishing industry is undergoing fundamental structural changes because of the impact of e-readers.  Industry and government are moving more of their core information processing needs to cloud computing and their privacy officers continue to worry about data security.  Patent litigation continues to trouble many companies but the legal balance may be shifting.  This is a program for those who are called upon to lead their clients through the legal and practical minefields of cutting-edge technology issues.  It will give you the information necessary to keep up with the evolving digital landscape.  At this year’s Information Technology Law Institute, you will hear practical advice to some of Information Technology’s most difficult issues including: answers to data security issues, legal and regulatory issues impacting online advertising, and current legal trends in e-discovery.

What you will learn

  • How Google, Facebook and other social networks have become development platforms for advertising and new services
  • Critical issues in data security when using cloud computing services
  • How non-practicing entity patent owners are confronting a changing and more difficult environment
  • The changing organization of book publishing and how deals are now structured
  • Legislative changes and recent cases concerning e-discovery
  • How hackers attack corporate computer systems and how to protect against them

Special Feature

  • One full hour ethics credit

Who should attend

This program is designed for technology and IP lawyers, in-house counsel and outside counsel, and all lawyers who need to be on the cutting edge of legal changes in IT law.  Business professionals, computer professionals and information managers who need to keep up-to-date with the dramatic changes in this area will also find this program valuable.

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