Seminars & Webcasts

Next 3 Months

• Jan. 13, 2014 San Francisco, CA

• Jan. 13, 2014 Webcast

Negotiation is part of any lawyer’s everyday life.  You negotiate with colleagues, clients, and staff about an array of issues, ranging from simple project deadlines to complex contractual language.  This program is designed to help you gain confidence in every negotiation you conduct.  The panelists represent academicians, sole practitioners, and members of leading local law firms.

• Jan. 15, 2014 New York, NY

• Jan. 15, 2014 Webcast

• 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 New York, NY

• Jan. 16 - 17, 2014 Webcast

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

• Jan. 21, 2014 Webcast

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

• Jan. 22, 2014 New York, NY

• Jan. 22, 2014 Webcast

• Jan. 22, 2014 Philadelphia, PA
• Jan. 22, 2014 Mechanicsburg, PA
• Jan. 22, 2014 Columbus, OH
• 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 New York, NY

• Jan. 23, 2014 Webcast

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

Mark Your Calendar.  More Information to Come!

• Jan. 23, 2014 New York, NY

• Jan. 23, 2014 Webcast

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

• Jan. 24, 2014 New York, NY

• Jan. 24, 2014 Webcast

• 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 New York, NY

• Jan. 27 - 28, 2014 Webcast

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

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 New York, NY

• Jan. 28, 2014 Webcast

• Jan. 28, 2014 Birmingham, AL

Nearly 40% of investment advisers that are currently registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission manage at least one private fund.  As a result, the SEC’s examination staff has developed new strategies and processes to address the risks associated with managing hedge funds and other private funds.  In addition, in light of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s increased jurisdiction over private funds, the National Futures ...

• Jan. 29, 2014 New York, NY

• Jan. 29, 2014 Webcast

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

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. 29 - 30, 2014 San Francisco, CA

• Jan. 29 - 30, 2014 Webcast

Licensing transactions are more complex and more important than ever. The constantly evolving legal, regulatory and technical landscape drives the need to stay current in a wide variety of key areas. Whether utilized to develop technology, expand or create market opportunities, or generate returns from existing assets, managing complex licensing transactions requires a broad and varied toolkit. Additionally, whether licensing patents, copyrights, ...

• Jan. 30, 2014 New York, NY

• Jan. 30, 2014 Webcast

• Jan. 30, 2014 Philadelphia, PA
• Jan. 30, 2014 Mechanicsburg, PA
• Jan. 30, 2014 Pittsburgh, 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 New York, NY

• Jan. 31, 2014 Webcast

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

• Jan. 31, 2014 San Francisco, CA

• Jan. 31, 2014 Webcast

For low-income families who often do not have the benefit of legal counsel, eviction can mean homelessness. Most are unrepresented.  Won’t you volunteer to help those in our community who are most vulnerable?  Get the legal training you need at this half-day program and then sign up with the Justice & Diversity Center of The Bar Association of San Francisco and make a difference.