Seminars & Webcasts

Groupcasts

• Oct. 21 - 22, 2013 New Brunswick, NJ

Our annual Employment Law Institute combines a comprehensive review of case law and regulatory developments, an in-depth analysis of emerging issues, and best practices to maximize employment law compliance, mitigate legal risk and achieve business objectives. The faculty is comprised of nationally recognized management and plaintiffs’ attorneys, members of the judiciary, in-house counsel and government enforcement agency officials who share their ...

• Oct. 28 - 29, 2013 Cleveland, OH
• Oct. 28 - 29, 2013 Boston, MA
• Oct. 28 - 29, 2013 Mechanicsburg, PA
• Oct. 28 - 29, 2013 Pittsburgh, PA
• Oct. 28 - 29, 2013 Philadelphia, PA

The year 2013 brings new risks and new opportunities for companies sourcing or providing critical services, including information technology, finance and accounting, human resources, facilities management, analytics and other critical non-core functions. There are new technologies, such as Big Data and cloud computing. There are new laws and regulations, and in more and more countries. Also, cloud computing and other innovations have created new issues ...

• Oct. 30, 2013 Columbus, OH
• Oct. 30, 2013 Birmingham, AL
• Oct. 30, 2013 Philadelphia, PA
• Oct. 30, 2013 Mechanicsburg, PA
• Oct. 30, 2013 Pittsburgh, PA

In the aftermath of the financial crisis and recent scandals, and targeted examination and enforcement scrutiny, financial services firms’ corporate compliance and ethics programs are under intense observation. At this program, attendees will get a solid foundation in the relevant regulatory framework, as well as practical considerations regarding the design and implementation of such programs. A distinguished faculty of practitioners and regulators ...

• Nov. 1, 2013 Columbus, OH
• Nov. 1, 2013 Atlanta, GA
• Nov. 1, 2013 Pittsburgh, PA
• Nov. 1, 2013 Boston, MA
• Nov. 1, 2013 Cleveland, OH
• Nov. 1, 2013 Philadelphia, PA
• Nov. 1, 2013 Mechanicsburg, PA

Lawyers counseling businesses must possess a solid foundation in principles of antitrust law and an understanding of the latest antitrust developments. Running afoul of antitrust rules can result in class actions and treble damage litigation as well as government enforcement and adverse publicity. Are you prepared to provide practical answers to the antitrust questions your clients will ask? You will be after attending this program, developed with ...

• Nov. 7 - 8, 2013 Philadelphia, PA
• Nov. 7 - 8, 2013 Pittsburgh, PA
• Nov. 7 - 8, 2013 Columbus, OH
• Nov. 7 - 8, 2013 Boston, MA
• Nov. 7 - 8, 2013 New Brunswick, NJ

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 constructing on, investing in or lending on properties, knowing the “Commercial Lease,” current commercial leasing market trends, hot topics and current schemes is the most important investment they can make. Leases are long-term investments and your client or company expects you to make ...

• Nov. 11 - 12, 2013 Philadelphia, PA
• Nov. 11 - 12, 2013 Cleveland, OH
• Nov. 11 - 12, 2013 Pittsburgh, PA
• Nov. 11 - 12, 2013 Mechanicsburg, PA
• Nov. 11 - 12, 2013 New Brunswick, NJ

Rapid changes in patent law make it necessary that, whether you are plaintiff’s or defendant’s counsel, you are up-to-date on the current state of the law and can quickly develop successful litigation strategies and tactics. This program is taught by a faculty of both outside and in-house lawyers who have earned national reputations in patent litigation by trying and managing a wide variety of bench and jury patent trials, and provides comprehensive ...

• Nov. 14 - 15, 2013 Columbus, OH

The increasingly digital media environment continues to create new challenges for communications lawyers, and this program, long recognized as the most comprehensive in its field, will highlight the hottest issues and case law facing the industry today. Covering a wide array of topical issues in media, digital communications, First Amendment, intellectual property, and privacy law, this program brings together experts who include the country’s leading ...

• Nov. 18, 2013 Mechanicsburg, PA
• Nov. 18, 2013 Birmingham, AL
• Nov. 18, 2013 Pittsburgh, PA
• Nov. 18, 2013 Philadelphia, PA

Legal issues arising from technology have become a routine part of many lawyers’ daily practices. Technology issues arise in clients’ daily contracts, business negotiations and litigation. Lawyers, who often have no technical training, are required by court rules to report on their client’s technology infrastructure so that a judge may address electronic discovery issues. The proliferation of technology into every aspect of commerce requires that ...

• Nov. 19, 2013 Mechanicsburg, PA
• Nov. 19, 2013 Pittsburgh, PA
• Nov. 19, 2013 Philadelphia, PA
• Nov. 19, 2013 Boston, MA

The government’s continued crackdown on insider trading has focused on hedge funds, their consultants and those who analyze and trade for them. Regulators and enforcement officials have now turned their sights to conflicts of interest, valuation, cross-trades, expense and trade allocation, and fee practices. Following new registration requirements under Dodd-Frank, private equity firms are under examination scrutiny by the SEC, and according to senior ...

• Nov. 20, 2013 Cleveland, OH
• Nov. 20, 2013 New Brunswick, NJ
• Nov. 20, 2013 Atlanta, GA
• Nov. 20, 2013 Birmingham, AL

You won’t want to miss this popular program, where the masters of the bar and the bench come together to share their valuable and useful insights on jury trials. We have assembled the most experienced and respected state and federal judges, as well as many distinguished litigators, to discuss their experience of what constitutes stellar advocacy when trying jury cases. There is no better way to learn about jury trial practice than from the attorneys ...

• Jan. 8, 2014 New Brunswick, NJ

How some of the key transactions completed in 2013 were structured, negotiated and closed How to reconcile the interests of the many constituencies in REIT M&A How to evaluate and address SEC developments relating to the REIT capital markets How to reconcile traditional non-exchange traded REITs with the many “non-exchange traded” REITs that have listed on a national securities exchange How to think about and structure REIT conversions, ...

• Jan. 10, 2014 Birmingham, AL
• Jan. 10, 2014 Atlanta, GA
• Jan. 10, 2014 Philadelphia, PA
• Jan. 10, 2014 Pittsburgh, PA
• Jan. 10, 2014 Boston, MA
• Jan. 10, 2014 Cleveland, OH
• Jan. 10, 2014 Columbus, OH
• Jan. 10, 2014 Mechanicsburg, PA

At this perennial favorite, our expert faculty will teach you the basics of drafting and negotiating corporate agreements - from how the provisions of an agreement fit together, to the fundamental drafting and negotiating principles common to all corporate agreements. You will learn how to reduce your client’s goals to a complete, clearly written and enforceable agreement, and how to identify what issues are most likely to come up in a negotiation ...

• Jan. 15, 2014 Atlanta, GA

Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code applies to secured transactions, which are interests in specific collateral granted by the debtor in conjunction with the debtor’s promise to pay. At Secured Transactions 2014: What Lawyers Need to Know About UCC Article 9, you will learn the fundamentals of acquiring a security interest, including how to attach, to perfect (filing and non-filing methods) and to gain (and maintain) priority in the collateral ...

• Jan. 16 - 17, 2014 Boston, MA
• Jan. 16 - 17, 2014 Mechanicsburg, PA
• Jan. 16 - 17, 2014 Pittsburgh, PA
• Jan. 16 - 17, 2014 New Brunswick, NJ
• Jan. 16 - 17, 2014 Philadelphia, PA

Effective negotiations and deal execution require that M&A practitioners be well versed in the latest trends. Recent developments in M&A transactions have included novel walk-away provisions, tailored go-shop provisions and new twists on reverse break-up fees. In a race to the finish line, some two-step tender offer transactions have proceeded on a dual track, in which a one-step merger transaction is pursued while the tender offer is proceeding. ...

• Jan. 21, 2014 Birmingham, AL
• Jan. 21, 2014 Cleveland, OH
• Jan. 21, 2014 Mechanicsburg, PA
• Jan. 21, 2014 Pittsburgh, PA
• Jan. 21, 2014 Philadelphia, PA

Depositions provide a unique forum to put forth your best case and get a glimpse at your adversary’s evidence. Whether you’ve done one deposition or 100, you need to be prepared to handle the special situations that arise and know how to identify and exploit the opportunities that exist. This program covers a range of topics and scenarios that can challenge even the most seasoned litigators. Our faculty of experienced litigators and deposition experts ...

• Jan. 22, 2014 Columbus, OH
• Jan. 22, 2014 Mechanicsburg, PA
• Jan. 22, 2014 Philadelphia, PA
• Jan. 22, 2014 Pittsburgh, PA

The insurance industry continues to navigate the legal environment in meeting insurance and retirement needs in the face of regulatory initiatives adopted in recent years, and ongoing initiatives for regulatory and legislative change, as well as new technological developments. This timely program provides critical content on the prevailing and emerging legal issues practitioners must understand and insights into product development. As the evolving ...

• Jan. 23, 2014 Birmingham, AL
• Jan. 23, 2014 Pittsburgh, PA
• Jan. 23, 2014 Philadelphia, PA
• Jan. 23, 2014 Mechanicsburg, PA
• Jan. 23, 2014 Nashville, TN

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• Jan. 23, 2014 Cleveland, OH
• Jan. 23, 2014 Philadelphia, PA
• Jan. 23, 2014 Mechanicsburg, PA
• Jan. 23, 2014 Pittsburgh, PA

Project management has evolved from something many lawyers thought was a fad to a discipline every lawyer needs to understand and apply. Legal departments are under pressure to reduce total legal costs to their organizations and to improve their management of outside counsel. Applying legal project management to the management of these matters and the management of outside counsel are the keys to achieving these goals. This program will provide practical ...

• Jan. 24, 2014 Boston, MA
• Jan. 24, 2014 New Brunswick, NJ

The unprecedented scope and continuation of the credit crisis, recession, and weak recovery requires business people and professionals to react quickly and deal with distressed companies and defaults.  This includes problems in the financial services, automotive, airlines, manufacturing, retail, sports and entertainment and real estate industries.  The program will cover current issues relating to structuring, drafting and enforcing the ...

• Jan. 27 - 28, 2014 Pittsburgh, PA
• Jan. 27 - 28, 2014 New Brunswick, NJ
• Jan. 27 - 28, 2014 Mechanicsburg, PA
• Jan. 27 - 28, 2014 Philadelphia, PA

Attend this renowned program and hear cutting-edge analysis of federal initiatives and FCC regulations. Plus, examine the latest negotiation trends, current case law, and the latest technology forecasts. Join the country’s leading outside and in-house counsel representing cable operators, programming networks, and online video distributors - and the regulators themselves - to gain an understanding of what has transpired in broadband and cable law ...

• Jan. 28, 2014 Birmingham, AL

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• Jan. 29, 2014 Cleveland, OH
• Jan. 29, 2014 Atlanta, GA
• Jan. 29, 2014 Birmingham, AL
• Jan. 29, 2014 New Brunswick, NJ

Are you up-to-date on the important developments in federal civil practice and the implications of these developments for your cases? At Current Developments in Federal Civil Practice 2014, a distinguished faculty of trial lawyers and judges will review and offer their insights into significant recent developments in the law. The program will focus on applying these developments for best pretrial and trial practices.

• Jan. 30, 2014 Pittsburgh, PA
• Jan. 30, 2014 Mechanicsburg, PA
• Jan. 30, 2014 Philadelphia, PA

As the world’s economies grow increasingly integrated, the international tax laws of the U.S. impact a greater percentage of businesses and transactions.  These international tax rules affect not only large U.S. and foreign-based multinationals, but also increasingly affect mid-sized and smaller firms, financing transactions, mergers and acquisitions, and other commercial activity.  As a result, a working knowledge of these international ...

• Jan. 31, 2014 Atlanta, GA
• Jan. 31, 2014 Philadelphia, PA
• Jan. 31, 2014 Pittsburgh, PA
• Jan. 31, 2014 New Brunswick, NJ
• Jan. 31, 2014 Mechanicsburg, PA

This program is designed to bring you up to date on intellectual property enforcement, not only in the U.S. but around the world. From the physical world to the Internet, learn how to protect the intellectual property your company or client has invested in and developed against infringement by the billion dollar piracy industry. This program will put you in a better position to think outside of the box when it comes to enforcement options and strategies. ...

• Feb. 3 - 4, 2014 Mechanicsburg, PA
• Feb. 3 - 4, 2014 New Brunswick, NJ
• Feb. 3 - 4, 2014 Pittsburgh, PA
• Feb. 3 - 4, 2014 Philadelphia, PA

The Institute is designed to be of ultimate practice value to all three subgroups in the patent law community: patent prosecutors, patent litigators, and strategic/transactional lawyers. The two-day schedule includes seven plenary sessions of interest to all patent lawyers and five breakout sessions in each of the three subgroups.You design the two-day schedule that best meets your professional needs.Do not miss this unique opportunity to sharpen ...