May, 2012

From the program: Advanced Trademark Law Annual Review 2012

Released on: May. 29, 2012

Audio CD's from the program Advanced Trademark Law Annual Review 2012, held May, 2012.

From the program: Pension Plan Investments 2012

Released on: May. 1, 2012

Audio CD's from the program Pension Plan Investments 2012, held April, 2012.

Recorded on: May. 1, 2012

Taken from the briefing Supreme Court's 2011 Blockbuster Term: Review of Major Cases recorded April, 2012. This is a blockbuster term in the Supreme Court.  There are major cases concerning the Fourth Amendment (such as police planting of GPS devices on cars), the First Amendment such as the constitutionality of the prohibition of fleeting expletives over television and radio, and whether punishing lying about military honors is constitutional), ...

From the program: Real Estate Tax Forum (14th Annual)

Released on: May. 1, 2012

DVD's from the program Real Estate Tax Forum (14th Annual), held March, 2012.

From the program: Leveraged Financing 2012

Released on: May. 30, 2012

Audio CD's from the program Leveraged Financing 2012, held May, 2012.

From the program: Information Technology Law Institute 2012: Innovations in Apps, E-books, Cybersecurity, Mobile Technology, Privacy and Social Media

Released on: May. 2, 2012

Audio CD's from the program Information Technology Law Institute 2012: Innovations in Apps, E-books, Cybersecurity, Mobile Technology, Privacy and Social Media, held April 2012.

From the program: Expanding Your Practice Using Limited Scope Representation 2012

Released on: May. 2, 2012

This program will provide an introduction to the rapidly changing practice of limited scope representation (often called “unbundling”) in a family law context, including all of the fee agreements, forms and other materials you will need to practice limited scope representation competently, safely and profitably.Lecture Topics  [Total time 03:05:29] Segments with an asterisk (*) are available only with the purchase of the entire program. Program ...

From the program: New York CPLR 2012

Released on: May. 2, 2012

DVD's from the program New York CPLR 2012, held March, 2012.

From the program: Appellate Advocacy 2012

Released on: May. 2, 2012

DVD's from the program Appellate Advocacy 2012, held March 2012.

Recorded on: May. 2, 2012

KIERAN G. DOYLE: Good afternoon. Welcome back. I hope you all had a good lunch. We're going to start off our afternoon session with the topic, Trademark Due Diligence in Corporate Acquisitions. Our speaker will be Stephanie Foster. She's going to help us understand how to navigate the corporate transfer of intellectual property rights. Ms. Foster's a Vice President and Senior Attorney with Pearson Education, one of the world's leading and largest ...

Recorded on: May. 2, 2012

KIERAN G. DOYLE: Well, we're in the home stretch, and we're about to get those ever valuable ethics credits. Before I introduce our next segment, there's two things I want to remind you all in the room about. Number one, when the session is over, please sign out on your iPad so that you can get your credits and they'll be properly recorded. Number two, also on the iPad is a two part survey. We'd like you to fill that out so that we can count on you ...

Recorded on: May. 2, 2012

SHELDON H. KLEIN: The podium. Although Mike, were you planning to talk from the podium or from your seat? MICHAEL R. GRAY: The podium. SHELDON H. KLEIN: The podium. OK, we're back to the podium. It's my pleasure to introduce Mike Gray. Mike brings 26 years of experience representing companies and individuals in trial, arbitration, and other civil proceedings throughout the United States. He's a partner in Minneapolis office of Gray Plant Mooty. ...

Recorded on: May. 2, 2012

SHELDON: Without any further ado, I want to introduce our first speaker, Joe Welch. Joe is the managing partner at the Pattishall McAuliffe Firm in Chicago. He's represented clients in intellectual property litigation for more than 25 years. And he's taught at Northwestern Law School for more than 20 years. His publications include A Practitioners Guide, Trademarks and Unfair Competition Deskbook, and the law school coursebook, Trademarks and Unfair ...

Recorded on: May. 2, 2012

SHELDON H. KLEIN: Now you're in for real treat. You're going to hear from Allison Strickland about advanced US trademark prosecution practice. Allison is a partner at the firm of Fross Zelnick Lehrman & Zissu, where she's practiced exclusively in the area of trademarks and trademark prosecution for 16 years. She received her undergraduate degree from the University of Alabama, and her law degree from Columbia Law School, where she was a Harlan ...

Recorded on: May. 9, 2012

Taken from the Web Program The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and International Anti-Corruption Developments 2012 Recorded May, 2012 in New York Industry Panels: Financial Services and Private Equity [01:16:03] Current investigations impacting the financial sector Transactional due diligence - principal investing, debt offerings, and joint ventures Can anti-corruption programs work for private equity? Key risk areas for financial ...

From the program: Developments in Pharmaceutical and Biotech Patent Law 2012

Released on: May. 3, 2012

Audio CD's from the program Developments in Pharmaceutical and Biotech Patent Law 2012, held April, 2012.

Recorded on: May. 3, 2012

Taken from the Web Program Lawyers' Guide to Using Social Media for Professional and Client Development 2012 Recorded May, 2012 in San Francisco Social Media's Role in Publishing and the Courts [01:01:38] Social media and the courts Blogs as a secondary authority Use of social media by mainstream media and in legal publishing Impact of social media on research - open source The purchase price of this segment includes the ...

Recorded on: May. 3, 2012

Taken from the briefing Beyond Brinker: Guidance on Meal and Rest Breaks and Employment Class Actions recorded May, 2012. On April 12, 2012, the California Supreme Court issued its much anticipated decision in the case Brinker Restaurant Corp. et al. v. The of San Diego (Adam Hohnbaum et al.), __ P.3d __, 2012 WL 1216356 (2012).  In 2008, the appellate court had ruled, among other issues, that the California meal period law only required ...

From the program: Environmental Regulation 2012: Hot Topics, Commercial Implications and Management Strategies

Released on: May. 3, 2012

DVD's from the program Environmental Regulation 2012: Hot Topics, Commercial Implications and Management Strategies, held March, 2012.

Recorded on: May. 3, 2012

RICHARD DANNAY: OK. Alright, we're going to begin the afternoon session. It's obvious that a lot of people are still at lunch and will be coming in, but let me introduce our two new speakers for the afternoon. One speaker will arrive later, and I'll introduce him, Bob Berstein, when he arrives. Our first speaker this afternoon is Eric Schwartz. He'll be talking about statutory termination issues. Eric is a partner at Mitchell Silverberg and Knupp ...

Recorded on: May. 3, 2012

RICHARD DANNAY: We're now to our final speaker, last but not least, Bob Bernstein, who's going to talk about copyright remedies, something everyone wants to know, whether you litigate or not. Bob has specialized in copyright and trademark litigation and counseling for over 30 years. His practice includes mediation, both as a mediator and as an advocate, entertainment law, contracts, licensing, internet law, the rights of publicity and privacy, trade ...

Recorded on: May. 3, 2012

LORI E. LESSER: So I timed my presentation to include audience participation on the hypotheticals. So if you want to make sure you get your CLA credit, I'm afraid everyone's going to have to speak up. I'm the first speaker, so I know your breakfast caffeine is probably still good. So hopefully-- So fair use. What is the basic philosophy behind fair use? It has been called "the most troublesome doctrine in the whole law of copyright." And ...

Recorded on: May. 3, 2012

RICHARD DANNAY: Are we back on? Here's Gloria now with her presentation on copyright restoration. For those of you, which seem to be most people in the room when I asked, who do not know that much about this area, listen carefully because this is not really an esoteric area that doesn't come up. At least in my experience, it comes up a lot. And you really need to know about what copyright restoration means, both in terms of licensing and just more ...

Recorded on: May. 3, 2012

ROBERT BERNSTEIN: And now my second speaker, Stanley Pierre-Louis is here. Let me introduce him. He is the Vice President and Associate General Counsel, Intellectual Property and Content Protection at Viacom. He's responsible for developing strategies to protect digital content, managing major intellectual property litigation, and leading other IP-related legal initiatives for Viacom and its various brands, which include-- as I'm sure you all know-- ...

Recorded on: May. 3, 2012

RICHARD DANNAY: And now Nancy, copyright preemption. Do you want to go up here? You could sit there if you want, yeah, either way. NANCY J. MERTZEL: All right, I'll sit there. RICHARD DANNAY: Thank you very much. NANCY J. MERTZEL: Make sure you stay awake for this one. It will keep me focused. RICHARD DANNAY: OK. NANCY J. MERTZEL: Good afternoon. My name is Nancy Mertzel. My topic is preemption. And for some of us, at least for me, my first exposure ...