This Year

From the program: Ethical Issues in Pro Bono Representation 2012

Released on: Jan. 1, 2013

This program is dedicated to the memory of Steven H. Leleiko, Vice President, Practising Law Institute, who passed away in December 2008 after serving PLI for more than 25 years. In addition to his on-going responsibilities, Steve was deeply committed and devoted much of his time to pro bono and ethics training.   Using hypotheticals as the basis for discussion, the faculty will analyze new developments and everyday ethical issues that arise ...

From the program: Drafting and Negotiating Corporate Agreements 2013

Released on: Jan. 16, 2013

In 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 ...

From the program: Health Care and Life Sciences Law 2012

Released on: Jan. 2, 2013

Our expert faculty of attorneys representing the health care and life sciences industries, government regulators, and policy makers will examine the current state of health care and life sciences law and what the future might hold. This program will cover the broad range of issues confronting you and your clients today: structuring compliant relationships with health care providers and clinical investigators; promotional guidelines affecting FDA-regulated ...

Recorded on: Jan. 2, 2013

Taken from the Web Program Ethics for Corporate Lawyers 2012 Recorded December, 2012 in New York Ethics for Corporate Lawyers 2012 [01:57:54] When participation in Joint Defense Agreements can lead to disqualification Limits on assisting clients communicating with adverse parties The propriety of copying opposing parties on lawyer communications Problems with representation of third party witnesses Use of client’s ...

From the program: IP Issues in Business Transactions 2013

Released on: Mar. 12, 2013

This comprehensive program will provide an in-depth understanding of intellectual property issues that arise in corporate transactions, including the strategic role of intellectual property in a company and the many unique considerations that come into play. Learn how to assess intellectual property as a strategic asset and how to evaluate opportunities to monetize IP while avoiding costly missteps. Other essential topics addressed include IP portfolio ...

Recorded on: Jan. 3, 2013

GRACE E. O'HANLON: It's now my pleasure to introduce you to the chair of today's program, Alyssa Grikscheit. Alyssa is a partner in the New York office of Sidley Austin. She has a diverse corporate practice that currently emphasizes complex transactions and alternative investment funds. Her experience also includes private equity and hedge funds, mergers and acquisitions, strategic alliances, and restructurings. She represents domestic and foreign ...

Recorded on: Jan. 3, 2013

ALYSSA A. GRIKSCHEIT: Great. Welcome back. Thank you. It's now my pleasure to introduce Eric Alan Stone. He's a litigator. He's a partner at Paul Weiss. And he will talk to us about when deals go bad. ERIC ALAN STONE: Hi, folks. Nice to meet you all. So let me start by asking for a brief show of hands. How many of you are litigators? Oh my god, I'm alone. We're nine short of litigator minion. OK. All right. So giving the litigators lecture speech ...

Recorded on: Jan. 3, 2013

NANCY LIEBERMAN: --rather than shareholder agreements. So we're switching the next two segments. So it's my great pleasure to introduce Nadia Burgard, whom I've known for practically my entire career practicing law. She is a partner at Hunton & Williams, and her expertise is on financing and restructuring transactions. NADIA BURGARD: Great. Thank you. Good afternoon. OK, I'm going to talk about drafting debt agreements. And there's actually a ...

Recorded on: Jan. 3, 2013

ALYSSA GRIKSCHEIT: OK. We are moving on to acquisition agreements. You'll notice this is the longest segment of the day. We have a networking break in the middle of it. It is worth devoting this amount of time to the topic, though. These types of agreements are very complex, and I think if you can negotiate these, you can negotiate almost anything. It gives me great pleasure to introduce Sarkis Jebejian. He's a corporate partner of Kirkland & ...

Released on: Jan. 4, 2013

Taken from the briefing FCPA Due Diligence in Cross-Border Transactions recorded December, 2012. On November 14, 2012, the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released their much-anticipated Resource Guide to the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, a self-described “unprecedented undertaking … to provide the public with detailed information about our FCPA enforcement approach and priorities.”  ...

Recorded on: Jan. 4, 2013

AMY TAUB: Thank you. Greetings. My name is Amy Taub, and I am a Program Attorney with PLI. I would like to welcome you to today's briefing, First Read-- DOJ/SEC's Resource Guide to the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. Before we begin, I have some administrative announcements. This briefing will be one hour in length. Please feel free to send questions at any time during the briefing. Please remember that you have access to materials for this briefing ...

From the program: Understanding Financial Products 2013

Released on: Jan. 22, 2013

The explosion of new financial products over the past decade, the implosion of the credit markets and the resulting significant new regulatory requirements underline the importance of a basic understanding of financial products. While these instruments have been, in the view of many, invaluable investment tools, and have presented enormous potential for product manufacturers and investors, they also create potentially significant legal risks and challenges ...

From the program: Secured Transactions 2013: What Lawyers Need to Know About UCC Article 9

Released on: Jan. 23, 2013

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 2013: 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 ...

Recorded on: Jan. 9, 2013

Taken from the briefing JOBS Act: Growing Momentum recorded January, 2013. Since enactment of the JOBS Act in April 2012, the Staff of the Securities & Exchange Commission has published many of the required studies and released significant guidance concerning many of the JOBS Act provisions. Market practice continues to evolve in relation to emerging growth company IPOs. Lecture Topics  [Total Time: 01:09:15]  ...

Recorded on: Jan. 9, 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 ...

Course Handbook from the program Silicon Valley Corporate Law Update 2013, held January, 2013.

From the program: Real Estate M&A and REIT Transactions 2013

Released on: Jan. 24, 2013

Do you know the best negotiating strategies in the current real estate M&A market? What are the “hot buttons” for seller, buyer and lender requirements, in the board room, the courts and with the SEC?  What are the factors and legal issues you should analyze with respect to investing in distressed situations? How do the nature and ownership of the entity, and the characteristics of its property and the structuring of the acquisition ...

Recorded on: Jan. 11, 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 ...

From the program: Basic Negotiation Skills 2013

Released on: Jan. 28, 2013

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. Lecture Topics [Total time 06:12:31] Segments ...

Recorded on: Jan. 14, 2013

CLIFFORD E KIRSCH: All right. Welcome back for our final panel of the day. We're going to be looking at insurance products, a new panel for this program. And I'm pleased to welcome back Gary Brown, who's doing double duty on this panel. Thanks for rejoining us again, Gary. And I'm also pleased to introduce Dodie Kent. Dodie is the Vice President and Associate General Counsel at AXA Equitable, here in New York. And among Dodie's responsibilities, ...

Recorded on: Jan. 14, 2013

ROBERT S. RISOLEO: Hello everyone. Welcome back from lunch. We're entering the home stretch. This afternoon, the next two hours-- well, with a break in-between-- we will spend talking about derivatives. There have been, as you've heard some information about, you'll hear a lot more. There have been a lot of changes to the regulation of derivatives in the past year. And our panel will ably discuss those issues, and some others, as well. Rebecca Simmons ...

Recorded on: Jan. 14, 2013

CLIFFORD E. KIRSCH: Welcome back everyone. My name is Cliff Kirsch, and I'm going to take you through the next three panels, where in turn, we're going to be looking at mutual funds, hedge funds, and insurance products. And each of these panels get fuller treatment, longer treatment, at other PLI programs. Day long, or two day long programs. But what we're going to try to do for each of these panels is give you a summary, a survey, a working knowledge ...

Recorded on: Jan. 14, 2013

KENNETH CHIN: And for our next speaker we have Ken Carl, who's a partner at Sheppard Mullin from Los Angeles. I'm so happy he's traveled all the way across the country in order to give this presentation. Ken's practice focuses on lender and borrower representation and financing transactions, loan workouts, and bankruptcies. And Ken is a classmate of mine from law school. And I'm so happy that he's here. So Ken will talk to us about default and remedies. ...

Recorded on: Jan. 14, 2013

MALE SPEAKER: Good morning to everyone in the room here, and on the web. Welcome back for day two of our program. This morning, for the first segment, we're going to talk about more financial products, a different type. And then we're going to have a pause to hear from a tax practitioner about some of the tax issues that arise in this area of practice. We can never cover everything, so each year, we choose topics that seem to be topical and interesting. I ...