PLI - Search Results - Facets: Audio Download (MP3) Practising Law Institutehttp://www.pli.edueditor@pli.edu (PLI Editor)Copyright 2013, Practising Law InstitutePractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu40938Supreme Court's 2011 Blockbuster Term: Review of Major Cases http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=156571Tue, 01 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:05:44Health CareImmigration & NaturalizationLitigationPractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu40996Advanced Trademark Law Annual Review 2012: Trademark Due Diligence in Corporate Acquisitions Up-to-date knowledge of current trends and case law involving trademarks is essential for corporate and law firm attorneys who specialize in, or often find themselves involved in, this critical area of intellectual property.  The 2012 Advanced Trademark Law Annual Review brings together an outstanding faculty of practitioners and industry experts who will provide up-to-date developments in trademark law and practice. This seminar is also noted for presenting topics emphasizing practical skills.


  • Overview of important 2011-2012 federal court, TTAB and UDRP decisions
  • Advanced U.S. trademark prosecution practice: The ramifications of everyday decisions
  • What you need to know about the new Trademark Trial and Appeal Board Manual of Procedure
  • Trademark due diligence in corporate acquisitions
  • Extraterritorial application of the Lanham Act and foreign trademark laws
  • The law on gray market imports
Special Feature
  • Earn one full hour of ethics credit

]]>http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=156670Wed, 02 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT00:58:30Mergers & AcquisitionsTrademarkPractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu40997Advanced Trademark Law Annual Review 2012: Extraterritorial Application of the Lanham Act and Foreign Trademark Laws; Gray Market Goods, What Are They and How Do You Stop Them at the Border? Up-to-date knowledge of current trends and case law involving trademarks is essential for corporate and law firm attorneys who specialize in, or often find themselves involved in, this critical area of intellectual property.  The 2012 Advanced Trademark Law Annual Review brings together an outstanding faculty of practitioners and industry experts who will provide up-to-date developments in trademark law and practice. This seminar is also noted for presenting topics emphasizing practical skills.


  • Overview of important 2011-2012 federal court, TTAB and UDRP decisions
  • Advanced U.S. trademark prosecution practice: The ramifications of everyday decisions
  • What you need to know about the new Trademark Trial and Appeal Board Manual of Procedure
  • Trademark due diligence in corporate acquisitions
  • Extraterritorial application of the Lanham Act and foreign trademark laws
  • The law on gray market imports
Special Feature
  • Earn one full hour of ethics credit

]]>http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=156671Wed, 02 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:02:19InternationalLitigationTrademarkPractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu40998Advanced Trademark Law Annual Review 2012: Trademark Ethics Up-to-date knowledge of current trends and case law involving trademarks is essential for corporate and law firm attorneys who specialize in, or often find themselves involved in, this critical area of intellectual property.  The 2012 Advanced Trademark Law Annual Review brings together an outstanding faculty of practitioners and industry experts who will provide up-to-date developments in trademark law and practice. This seminar is also noted for presenting topics emphasizing practical skills.


  • Overview of important 2011-2012 federal court, TTAB and UDRP decisions
  • Advanced U.S. trademark prosecution practice: The ramifications of everyday decisions
  • What you need to know about the new Trademark Trial and Appeal Board Manual of Procedure
  • Trademark due diligence in corporate acquisitions
  • Extraterritorial application of the Lanham Act and foreign trademark laws
  • The law on gray market imports
Special Feature
  • Earn one full hour of ethics credit

]]>http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=156672Wed, 02 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:04:24Ethics/Professional ResponsibilityTrademarkPractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu40995Advanced Trademark Law Annual Review 2012: What You Need to Know about the New TTAB Manual of Procedure Up-to-date knowledge of current trends and case law involving trademarks is essential for corporate and law firm attorneys who specialize in, or often find themselves involved in, this critical area of intellectual property.  The 2012 Advanced Trademark Law Annual Review brings together an outstanding faculty of practitioners and industry experts who will provide up-to-date developments in trademark law and practice. This seminar is also noted for presenting topics emphasizing practical skills.


  • Overview of important 2011-2012 federal court, TTAB and UDRP decisions
  • Advanced U.S. trademark prosecution practice: The ramifications of everyday decisions
  • What you need to know about the new Trademark Trial and Appeal Board Manual of Procedure
  • Trademark due diligence in corporate acquisitions
  • Extraterritorial application of the Lanham Act and foreign trademark laws
  • The law on gray market imports
Special Feature
  • Earn one full hour of ethics credit

]]>http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=156669Wed, 02 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:01:09LitigationTrademarkPractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu40994Advanced Trademark Law Annual Review 2012: Advanced U.S. Trademark Prosecution Practice Up-to-date knowledge of current trends and case law involving trademarks is essential for corporate and law firm attorneys who specialize in, or often find themselves involved in, this critical area of intellectual property.  The 2012 Advanced Trademark Law Annual Review brings together an outstanding faculty of practitioners and industry experts who will provide up-to-date developments in trademark law and practice. This seminar is also noted for presenting topics emphasizing practical skills.


  • Overview of important 2011-2012 federal court, TTAB and UDRP decisions
  • Advanced U.S. trademark prosecution practice: The ramifications of everyday decisions
  • What you need to know about the new Trademark Trial and Appeal Board Manual of Procedure
  • Trademark due diligence in corporate acquisitions
  • Extraterritorial application of the Lanham Act and foreign trademark laws
  • The law on gray market imports
Special Feature
  • Earn one full hour of ethics credit

]]>http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=156668Wed, 02 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT00:59:19LitigationTrademarkPractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu40993Advanced Trademark Law Annual Review 2012: Overview of 2011-2012 Federal Court, TTAB and UDRP Decisions Up-to-date knowledge of current trends and case law involving trademarks is essential for corporate and law firm attorneys who specialize in, or often find themselves involved in, this critical area of intellectual property.  The 2012 Advanced Trademark Law Annual Review brings together an outstanding faculty of practitioners and industry experts who will provide up-to-date developments in trademark law and practice. This seminar is also noted for presenting topics emphasizing practical skills.


  • Overview of important 2011-2012 federal court, TTAB and UDRP decisions
  • Advanced U.S. trademark prosecution practice: The ramifications of everyday decisions
  • What you need to know about the new Trademark Trial and Appeal Board Manual of Procedure
  • Trademark due diligence in corporate acquisitions
  • Extraterritorial application of the Lanham Act and foreign trademark laws
  • The law on gray market imports
Special Feature
  • Earn one full hour of ethics credit

]]>http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=156667Wed, 02 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:18:47AdvertisingNew TechnologyTrademarkPractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu41096Lawyers' Guide to Using Social Media for Professional and Client Development 2012: Social Media Monitoring and Engagement (NO CLE)Social media, whether blogging, LinkedIn™, Twitter™, Google™ or Facebook™, is bringing rapid change to professional and business development for lawyers. But what is social media really all about? Why are some lawyers realizing significant client development gains in their use of social media while other lawyers are struggling? Our faculty of lawyers and media professionals will demystify the challenges of developing a social media strategy and teach you how to use the social media needed to achieve success.


  • The principals of social media: listening, offering value, establishing trust, and entering into existing 'conversations' in your area of practice
  • How to develop a social media strategy
  • How to use the social media solutions offering the greatest return on your time and investment: RSS Reader, LinkedIn™, blogs, Twitter™, Facebook™, YouTube™ and Google+™
  • Best practices in the use of social media, so as to both realize your goals and not damage your reputation
  • How to manage your time so as to make effective use of social media
  • How social media is advancing legal discussion and authority
  • How to develop a case for the use of social media in your law firm, including case studies

]]>http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=156778Thu, 03 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:04:48Professional SkillsPractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu41097Lawyers' Guide to Using Social Media for Professional and Client Development 2012: Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Google+: Social Media Tools Offering the Greatest Value for Lawyers (NO CLE)Social media, whether blogging, LinkedIn™, Twitter™, Google™ or Facebook™, is bringing rapid change to professional and business development for lawyers. But what is social media really all about? Why are some lawyers realizing significant client development gains in their use of social media while other lawyers are struggling? Our faculty of lawyers and media professionals will demystify the challenges of developing a social media strategy and teach you how to use the social media needed to achieve success.


  • The principals of social media: listening, offering value, establishing trust, and entering into existing 'conversations' in your area of practice
  • How to develop a social media strategy
  • How to use the social media solutions offering the greatest return on your time and investment: RSS Reader, LinkedIn™, blogs, Twitter™, Facebook™, YouTube™ and Google+™
  • Best practices in the use of social media, so as to both realize your goals and not damage your reputation
  • How to manage your time so as to make effective use of social media
  • How social media is advancing legal discussion and authority
  • How to develop a case for the use of social media in your law firm, including case studies

]]>http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=156779Thu, 03 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:02:13Professional SkillsPractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu41099Lawyers' Guide to Using Social Media for Professional and Client Development 2012: Social Media's Role in Publishing and the Courts (NO CLE)Social media, whether blogging, LinkedIn™, Twitter™, Google™ or Facebook™, is bringing rapid change to professional and business development for lawyers. But what is social media really all about? Why are some lawyers realizing significant client development gains in their use of social media while other lawyers are struggling? Our faculty of lawyers and media professionals will demystify the challenges of developing a social media strategy and teach you how to use the social media needed to achieve success.


  • The principals of social media: listening, offering value, establishing trust, and entering into existing 'conversations' in your area of practice
  • How to develop a social media strategy
  • How to use the social media solutions offering the greatest return on your time and investment: RSS Reader, LinkedIn™, blogs, Twitter™, Facebook™, YouTube™ and Google+™
  • Best practices in the use of social media, so as to both realize your goals and not damage your reputation
  • How to manage your time so as to make effective use of social media
  • How social media is advancing legal discussion and authority
  • How to develop a case for the use of social media in your law firm, including case studies

]]>http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=156781Thu, 03 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:01:38LitigationNew TechnologyPractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu41101Beyond Brinker: Guidance on Meal and Rest Breaks and Employment Class Actions http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=156783Thu, 03 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:04:13EmploymentLitigationPractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu41102Lawyers' Guide to Using Social Media for Professional and Client Development 2012: Developing a Social Media Plan for Your Law Firm (NO CLE)Social media, whether blogging, LinkedIn™, Twitter™, Google™ or Facebook™, is bringing rapid change to professional and business development for lawyers. But what is social media really all about? Why are some lawyers realizing significant client development gains in their use of social media while other lawyers are struggling? Our faculty of lawyers and media professionals will demystify the challenges of developing a social media strategy and teach you how to use the social media needed to achieve success.


  • The principals of social media: listening, offering value, establishing trust, and entering into existing 'conversations' in your area of practice
  • How to develop a social media strategy
  • How to use the social media solutions offering the greatest return on your time and investment: RSS Reader, LinkedIn™, blogs, Twitter™, Facebook™, YouTube™ and Google+™
  • Best practices in the use of social media, so as to both realize your goals and not damage your reputation
  • How to manage your time so as to make effective use of social media
  • How social media is advancing legal discussion and authority
  • How to develop a case for the use of social media in your law firm, including case studies

]]>http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=156784Thu, 03 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:01:53AdvertisingProfessional SkillsPractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu41095Lawyers' Guide to Using Social Media for Professional and Client Development 2012: Effective Blogging Techniques (NO CLE)Social media, whether blogging, LinkedIn™, Twitter™, Google™ or Facebook™, is bringing rapid change to professional and business development for lawyers. But what is social media really all about? Why are some lawyers realizing significant client development gains in their use of social media while other lawyers are struggling? Our faculty of lawyers and media professionals will demystify the challenges of developing a social media strategy and teach you how to use the social media needed to achieve success.


  • The principals of social media: listening, offering value, establishing trust, and entering into existing 'conversations' in your area of practice
  • How to develop a social media strategy
  • How to use the social media solutions offering the greatest return on your time and investment: RSS Reader, LinkedIn™, blogs, Twitter™, Facebook™, YouTube™ and Google+™
  • Best practices in the use of social media, so as to both realize your goals and not damage your reputation
  • How to manage your time so as to make effective use of social media
  • How social media is advancing legal discussion and authority
  • How to develop a case for the use of social media in your law firm, including case studies

]]>http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=156777Thu, 03 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:02:11Professional SkillsPractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu41094Lawyers' Guide to Using Social Media for Professional and Client Development 2012: How Social Media Changes PR & Why it's Good for Lawyers (NO CLE)Social media, whether blogging, LinkedIn™, Twitter™, Google™ or Facebook™, is bringing rapid change to professional and business development for lawyers. But what is social media really all about? Why are some lawyers realizing significant client development gains in their use of social media while other lawyers are struggling? Our faculty of lawyers and media professionals will demystify the challenges of developing a social media strategy and teach you how to use the social media needed to achieve success.


  • The principals of social media: listening, offering value, establishing trust, and entering into existing 'conversations' in your area of practice
  • How to develop a social media strategy
  • How to use the social media solutions offering the greatest return on your time and investment: RSS Reader, LinkedIn™, blogs, Twitter™, Facebook™, YouTube™ and Google+™
  • Best practices in the use of social media, so as to both realize your goals and not damage your reputation
  • How to manage your time so as to make effective use of social media
  • How social media is advancing legal discussion and authority
  • How to develop a case for the use of social media in your law firm, including case studies

]]>http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=156776Thu, 03 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:08:32Professional SkillsPractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu41513Leveraged Financing 2012: Leveraged Financing TodayAt this conference, the country’s leading experts in leveraged finance will examine key concepts and strategies in serving leveraged companies, including portfolio companies of private equity firms. You will learn about the leveraged finance marketplace today, including new deal activity, continuing refinancing needs, evolving trends in leveraged finance, funding sources and product offerings, current covenant approaches, and mezzanine financing alternatives. In addition, you will learn about developments in restructurings and workouts and the implications of those developments for the leverage finance market.


  • Drivers of deal activity, including new transactions and refinancings
  • Available sources of debt and equity financing
  • Commitment letter “hot topics”
  • Law firm processes in financing acquisitions
  • Managing conflicts for law firms and clients
  • Financing related provisions of acquisition agreements
  • Restructuring leveraged companies
  • Middle market and mezzanine transactions

]]>http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=157350Tue, 08 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:39:15Corporate FinancePractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu41514Leveraged Financing 2012: Financing Commitments and Acquisition Agreement Terms At this conference, the country’s leading experts in leveraged finance will examine key concepts and strategies in serving leveraged companies, including portfolio companies of private equity firms. You will learn about the leveraged finance marketplace today, including new deal activity, continuing refinancing needs, evolving trends in leveraged finance, funding sources and product offerings, current covenant approaches, and mezzanine financing alternatives. In addition, you will learn about developments in restructurings and workouts and the implications of those developments for the leverage finance market.


  • Drivers of deal activity, including new transactions and refinancings
  • Available sources of debt and equity financing
  • Commitment letter “hot topics”
  • Law firm processes in financing acquisitions
  • Managing conflicts for law firms and clients
  • Financing related provisions of acquisition agreements
  • Restructuring leveraged companies
  • Middle market and mezzanine transactions

]]>http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=157351Tue, 08 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:29:35ContractCorporate FinancePractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu41515Leveraged Financing 2012: Restructuring Leveraged CompaniesAt this conference, the country’s leading experts in leveraged finance will examine key concepts and strategies in serving leveraged companies, including portfolio companies of private equity firms. You will learn about the leveraged finance marketplace today, including new deal activity, continuing refinancing needs, evolving trends in leveraged finance, funding sources and product offerings, current covenant approaches, and mezzanine financing alternatives. In addition, you will learn about developments in restructurings and workouts and the implications of those developments for the leverage finance market.


  • Drivers of deal activity, including new transactions and refinancings
  • Available sources of debt and equity financing
  • Commitment letter “hot topics”
  • Law firm processes in financing acquisitions
  • Managing conflicts for law firms and clients
  • Financing related provisions of acquisition agreements
  • Restructuring leveraged companies
  • Middle market and mezzanine transactions

]]>http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=157352Tue, 08 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT00:59:16Corporate FinancePractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu41516Leveraged Financing 2012: Ethical Considerations in Leveraged FinancingsAt this conference, the country’s leading experts in leveraged finance will examine key concepts and strategies in serving leveraged companies, including portfolio companies of private equity firms. You will learn about the leveraged finance marketplace today, including new deal activity, continuing refinancing needs, evolving trends in leveraged finance, funding sources and product offerings, current covenant approaches, and mezzanine financing alternatives. In addition, you will learn about developments in restructurings and workouts and the implications of those developments for the leverage finance market.


  • Drivers of deal activity, including new transactions and refinancings
  • Available sources of debt and equity financing
  • Commitment letter “hot topics”
  • Law firm processes in financing acquisitions
  • Managing conflicts for law firms and clients
  • Financing related provisions of acquisition agreements
  • Restructuring leveraged companies
  • Middle market and mezzanine transactions

]]>http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=157353Tue, 08 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:03:55Corporate FinanceEthics/Professional ResponsibilityPractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu41517Leveraged Financing 2012: Middle Market and Mezzanine FinancingsAt this conference, the country’s leading experts in leveraged finance will examine key concepts and strategies in serving leveraged companies, including portfolio companies of private equity firms. You will learn about the leveraged finance marketplace today, including new deal activity, continuing refinancing needs, evolving trends in leveraged finance, funding sources and product offerings, current covenant approaches, and mezzanine financing alternatives. In addition, you will learn about developments in restructurings and workouts and the implications of those developments for the leverage finance market.


  • Drivers of deal activity, including new transactions and refinancings
  • Available sources of debt and equity financing
  • Commitment letter “hot topics”
  • Law firm processes in financing acquisitions
  • Managing conflicts for law firms and clients
  • Financing related provisions of acquisition agreements
  • Restructuring leveraged companies
  • Middle market and mezzanine transactions

]]>http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=157354Tue, 08 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:16:16Corporate FinancePractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu41492Caraco v. Novo Nordisk: Supreme Court Alters the Landscape of Hatch-Waxman Litigation by Adopting Expansive Interpretation of Counterclaims Provision http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=157328Tue, 08 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:04:41LitigationPatentPractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu41670The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and International Anti-Corruption Developments 2012 - The Year in Review and Enforcement Trends Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”) enforcement actions continue to grab attention, from the sky high penalties that companies now pay, to the increased prosecution of individuals.  FCPA enforcement continues as a critical priority for both the DOJ and the SEC.  Recent FCPA enforcement actions and disclosures demonstrate that no industry is immune from FCPA scrutiny, and FCPA sweep investigations across industry sectors are becoming more common and challenging.  And beyond the FCPA, the anticorruption laws of other countries, including China and the UK, add to the complexity of legal compliance.  Companies everywhere must make anticorruption compliance and the creation of effective anticorruption programs a top priority.  This program, taught by a faculty of leading practitioners and government regulators, will give you the background and tools you need to spot the issues early, develop workable risk management processes and implement effective compliance programs.


  • The latest legal developments, and how they will effect you
  • Practical tips and best practices for establishing an effective FCPA compliance program
  • Strategies for navigating China, India and Latin America
  • Issues and tips for the financial, high-tech, and life sciences industries
  • How to manage risk in various third-party relationships and acquisitions
  • Conducting FCPA internal investigations in an environment of heightened prosecutions:  practical considerations
  • Enforcement trends going forward: new theories of liability, targeted industries, international trends
  • Settling or litigating with the government; how to evaluate your case

]]>http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=157543Wed, 09 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:20:02ComplianceEnforcementInternationalPractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu41672The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and International Anti-Corruption Developments 2012 - Hypothetical: Joint Ventures - Synergistic Relationships and Compliance Headaches Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”) enforcement actions continue to grab attention, from the sky high penalties that companies now pay, to the increased prosecution of individuals.  FCPA enforcement continues as a critical priority for both the DOJ and the SEC.  Recent FCPA enforcement actions and disclosures demonstrate that no industry is immune from FCPA scrutiny, and FCPA sweep investigations across industry sectors are becoming more common and challenging.  And beyond the FCPA, the anticorruption laws of other countries, including China and the UK, add to the complexity of legal compliance.  Companies everywhere must make anticorruption compliance and the creation of effective anticorruption programs a top priority.  This program, taught by a faculty of leading practitioners and government regulators, will give you the background and tools you need to spot the issues early, develop workable risk management processes and implement effective compliance programs.


  • The latest legal developments, and how they will effect you
  • Practical tips and best practices for establishing an effective FCPA compliance program
  • Strategies for navigating China, India and Latin America
  • Issues and tips for the financial, high-tech, and life sciences industries
  • How to manage risk in various third-party relationships and acquisitions
  • Conducting FCPA internal investigations in an environment of heightened prosecutions:  practical considerations
  • Enforcement trends going forward: new theories of liability, targeted industries, international trends
  • Settling or litigating with the government; how to evaluate your case

]]>http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=157545Wed, 09 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:15:26EnforcementInternationalMergers & AcquisitionsPractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu41673The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and International Anti-Corruption Developments 2012 - Difficult and Unresolved Questions Under the FCPA Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”) enforcement actions continue to grab attention, from the sky high penalties that companies now pay, to the increased prosecution of individuals.  FCPA enforcement continues as a critical priority for both the DOJ and the SEC.  Recent FCPA enforcement actions and disclosures demonstrate that no industry is immune from FCPA scrutiny, and FCPA sweep investigations across industry sectors are becoming more common and challenging.  And beyond the FCPA, the anticorruption laws of other countries, including China and the UK, add to the complexity of legal compliance.  Companies everywhere must make anticorruption compliance and the creation of effective anticorruption programs a top priority.  This program, taught by a faculty of leading practitioners and government regulators, will give you the background and tools you need to spot the issues early, develop workable risk management processes and implement effective compliance programs.


  • The latest legal developments, and how they will effect you
  • Practical tips and best practices for establishing an effective FCPA compliance program
  • Strategies for navigating China, India and Latin America
  • Issues and tips for the financial, high-tech, and life sciences industries
  • How to manage risk in various third-party relationships and acquisitions
  • Conducting FCPA internal investigations in an environment of heightened prosecutions:  practical considerations
  • Enforcement trends going forward: new theories of liability, targeted industries, international trends
  • Settling or litigating with the government; how to evaluate your case

]]>http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=157546Wed, 09 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:16:42ComplianceEnforcementInternationalPractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu41677The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and International Anti-Corruption Developments 2012 - Country Developments (Concurrent Sessions: Latin America, China, India) Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”) enforcement actions continue to grab attention, from the sky high penalties that companies now pay, to the increased prosecution of individuals.  FCPA enforcement continues as a critical priority for both the DOJ and the SEC.  Recent FCPA enforcement actions and disclosures demonstrate that no industry is immune from FCPA scrutiny, and FCPA sweep investigations across industry sectors are becoming more common and challenging.  And beyond the FCPA, the anticorruption laws of other countries, including China and the UK, add to the complexity of legal compliance.  Companies everywhere must make anticorruption compliance and the creation of effective anticorruption programs a top priority.  This program, taught by a faculty of leading practitioners and government regulators, will give you the background and tools you need to spot the issues early, develop workable risk management processes and implement effective compliance programs.


  • The latest legal developments, and how they will effect you
  • Practical tips and best practices for establishing an effective FCPA compliance program
  • Strategies for navigating China, India and Latin America
  • Issues and tips for the financial, high-tech, and life sciences industries
  • How to manage risk in various third-party relationships and acquisitions
  • Conducting FCPA internal investigations in an environment of heightened prosecutions:  practical considerations
  • Enforcement trends going forward: new theories of liability, targeted industries, international trends
  • Settling or litigating with the government; how to evaluate your case

]]>http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=157550Wed, 09 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:15:50ComplianceInternationalPractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu41675The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and International Anti-Corruption Developments 2012 - Effective Compliance Programs (Part 1)Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”) enforcement actions continue to grab attention, from the sky high penalties that companies now pay, to the increased prosecution of individuals.  FCPA enforcement continues as a critical priority for both the DOJ and the SEC.  Recent FCPA enforcement actions and disclosures demonstrate that no industry is immune from FCPA scrutiny, and FCPA sweep investigations across industry sectors are becoming more common and challenging.  And beyond the FCPA, the anticorruption laws of other countries, including China and the UK, add to the complexity of legal compliance.  Companies everywhere must make anticorruption compliance and the creation of effective anticorruption programs a top priority.  This program, taught by a faculty of leading practitioners and government regulators, will give you the background and tools you need to spot the issues early, develop workable risk management processes and implement effective compliance programs.


  • The latest legal developments, and how they will effect you
  • Practical tips and best practices for establishing an effective FCPA compliance program
  • Strategies for navigating China, India and Latin America
  • Issues and tips for the financial, high-tech, and life sciences industries
  • How to manage risk in various third-party relationships and acquisitions
  • Conducting FCPA internal investigations in an environment of heightened prosecutions:  practical considerations
  • Enforcement trends going forward: new theories of liability, targeted industries, international trends
  • Settling or litigating with the government; how to evaluate your case

]]>http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=157548Wed, 09 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:12:54ComplianceCorporate GovernanceInternationalPractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu41680The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and International Anti-Corruption Developments 2012 - Industry Panels: Financial Services and Private EquityForeign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”) enforcement actions continue to grab attention, from the sky high penalties that companies now pay, to the increased prosecution of individuals.  FCPA enforcement continues as a critical priority for both the DOJ and the SEC.  Recent FCPA enforcement actions and disclosures demonstrate that no industry is immune from FCPA scrutiny, and FCPA sweep investigations across industry sectors are becoming more common and challenging.  And beyond the FCPA, the anticorruption laws of other countries, including China and the UK, add to the complexity of legal compliance.  Companies everywhere must make anticorruption compliance and the creation of effective anticorruption programs a top priority.  This program, taught by a faculty of leading practitioners and government regulators, will give you the background and tools you need to spot the issues early, develop workable risk management processes and implement effective compliance programs.


  • The latest legal developments, and how they will effect you
  • Practical tips and best practices for establishing an effective FCPA compliance program
  • Strategies for navigating China, India and Latin America
  • Issues and tips for the financial, high-tech, and life sciences industries
  • How to manage risk in various third-party relationships and acquisitions
  • Conducting FCPA internal investigations in an environment of heightened prosecutions:  practical considerations
  • Enforcement trends going forward: new theories of liability, targeted industries, international trends
  • Settling or litigating with the government; how to evaluate your case

]]>http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=157553Wed, 09 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:16:03ComplianceInternationalPractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu41676The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and International Anti-Corruption Developments 2012 - Wake Up to Local Laws! What You Need to Consider When Running Multi-Jurisdictional Investigations Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”) enforcement actions continue to grab attention, from the sky high penalties that companies now pay, to the increased prosecution of individuals.  FCPA enforcement continues as a critical priority for both the DOJ and the SEC.  Recent FCPA enforcement actions and disclosures demonstrate that no industry is immune from FCPA scrutiny, and FCPA sweep investigations across industry sectors are becoming more common and challenging.  And beyond the FCPA, the anticorruption laws of other countries, including China and the UK, add to the complexity of legal compliance.  Companies everywhere must make anticorruption compliance and the creation of effective anticorruption programs a top priority.  This program, taught by a faculty of leading practitioners and government regulators, will give you the background and tools you need to spot the issues early, develop workable risk management processes and implement effective compliance programs.


  • The latest legal developments, and how they will effect you
  • Practical tips and best practices for establishing an effective FCPA compliance program
  • Strategies for navigating China, India and Latin America
  • Issues and tips for the financial, high-tech, and life sciences industries
  • How to manage risk in various third-party relationships and acquisitions
  • Conducting FCPA internal investigations in an environment of heightened prosecutions:  practical considerations
  • Enforcement trends going forward: new theories of liability, targeted industries, international trends
  • Settling or litigating with the government; how to evaluate your case

]]>http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=157549Wed, 09 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:02:31ComplianceEnforcementInternationalPractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu41683The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and International Anti-Corruption Developments 2012 - Benchmarking: Key Anti-Corruption IssuesForeign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”) enforcement actions continue to grab attention, from the sky high penalties that companies now pay, to the increased prosecution of individuals.  FCPA enforcement continues as a critical priority for both the DOJ and the SEC.  Recent FCPA enforcement actions and disclosures demonstrate that no industry is immune from FCPA scrutiny, and FCPA sweep investigations across industry sectors are becoming more common and challenging.  And beyond the FCPA, the anticorruption laws of other countries, including China and the UK, add to the complexity of legal compliance.  Companies everywhere must make anticorruption compliance and the creation of effective anticorruption programs a top priority.  This program, taught by a faculty of leading practitioners and government regulators, will give you the background and tools you need to spot the issues early, develop workable risk management processes and implement effective compliance programs.


  • The latest legal developments, and how they will effect you
  • Practical tips and best practices for establishing an effective FCPA compliance program
  • Strategies for navigating China, India and Latin America
  • Issues and tips for the financial, high-tech, and life sciences industries
  • How to manage risk in various third-party relationships and acquisitions
  • Conducting FCPA internal investigations in an environment of heightened prosecutions:  practical considerations
  • Enforcement trends going forward: new theories of liability, targeted industries, international trends
  • Settling or litigating with the government; how to evaluate your case

]]>http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=157556Wed, 09 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:11:45ComplianceInternationalPractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu41681The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and International Anti-Corruption Developments 2012 - Hypothetical: Ethical Issues in Internal InvestigationsForeign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”) enforcement actions continue to grab attention, from the sky high penalties that companies now pay, to the increased prosecution of individuals.  FCPA enforcement continues as a critical priority for both the DOJ and the SEC.  Recent FCPA enforcement actions and disclosures demonstrate that no industry is immune from FCPA scrutiny, and FCPA sweep investigations across industry sectors are becoming more common and challenging.  And beyond the FCPA, the anticorruption laws of other countries, including China and the UK, add to the complexity of legal compliance.  Companies everywhere must make anticorruption compliance and the creation of effective anticorruption programs a top priority.  This program, taught by a faculty of leading practitioners and government regulators, will give you the background and tools you need to spot the issues early, develop workable risk management processes and implement effective compliance programs.


  • The latest legal developments, and how they will effect you
  • Practical tips and best practices for establishing an effective FCPA compliance program
  • Strategies for navigating China, India and Latin America
  • Issues and tips for the financial, high-tech, and life sciences industries
  • How to manage risk in various third-party relationships and acquisitions
  • Conducting FCPA internal investigations in an environment of heightened prosecutions:  practical considerations
  • Enforcement trends going forward: new theories of liability, targeted industries, international trends
  • Settling or litigating with the government; how to evaluate your case

]]>http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=157554Wed, 09 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:03:32ComplianceEnforcementEthics/Professional ResponsibilityPractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu41913Antitrust Institute 2012: Developments & Hot Topics - Recents Decisions and Their Impact on Antitrust Enforcement and Litigation
  • Clear exposition of important recent decisions and new developments
  • Determining when it’s possible to require exclusive dealing
  • Understanding the twists and turns of tying
  • Practical risks of consumer class actions and private treble damages suits from competitors
  • Discuss changes to H-S-R pre-merger notification process
  • Impact of decisions in recent merger challenges
  • New DOJ remedy guidelines
  • What are the federal and state enforcement priorities?
  • How is international antitrust enforcement shaping U.S. antitrust law?
  • New topic! Antitrust issues in the NFL and NBA

]]>http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=157934Mon, 14 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:16:03AntitrustPractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu41911Antitrust Institute 2012: Developments & Hot Topics - Evolving Standards on Resale Price Maintenance, Tying and Other Vertical Restraints: Do We Still Have to Treat Vertical Restraints as a Serious Issue?
  • Clear exposition of important recent decisions and new developments
  • Determining when it’s possible to require exclusive dealing
  • Understanding the twists and turns of tying
  • Practical risks of consumer class actions and private treble damages suits from competitors
  • Discuss changes to H-S-R pre-merger notification process
  • Impact of decisions in recent merger challenges
  • New DOJ remedy guidelines
  • What are the federal and state enforcement priorities?
  • How is international antitrust enforcement shaping U.S. antitrust law?
  • New topic! Antitrust issues in the NFL and NBA

]]>http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=157932Mon, 14 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:17:08AntitrustPractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu41909Antitrust Institute 2012: Developments & Hot Topics - Cartels and Other Horizontal Relationships
  • Clear exposition of important recent decisions and new developments
  • Determining when it’s possible to require exclusive dealing
  • Understanding the twists and turns of tying
  • Practical risks of consumer class actions and private treble damages suits from competitors
  • Discuss changes to H-S-R pre-merger notification process
  • Impact of decisions in recent merger challenges
  • New DOJ remedy guidelines
  • What are the federal and state enforcement priorities?
  • How is international antitrust enforcement shaping U.S. antitrust law?
  • New topic! Antitrust issues in the NFL and NBA

]]>http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=157930Mon, 14 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:58:16AntitrustPractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu41917Antitrust Institute 2012: Developments & Hot Topics - Antitrust in the Sports Arena
  • Clear exposition of important recent decisions and new developments
  • Determining when it’s possible to require exclusive dealing
  • Understanding the twists and turns of tying
  • Practical risks of consumer class actions and private treble damages suits from competitors
  • Discuss changes to H-S-R pre-merger notification process
  • Impact of decisions in recent merger challenges
  • New DOJ remedy guidelines
  • What are the federal and state enforcement priorities?
  • How is international antitrust enforcement shaping U.S. antitrust law?
  • New topic! Antitrust issues in the NFL and NBA

]]>http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=157939Mon, 14 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:06:39AntitrustPractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu41923Antitrust Institute 2012: Developments & Hot Topics - What Lawyers Need to Know about International Antitrust Law
  • Clear exposition of important recent decisions and new developments
  • Determining when it’s possible to require exclusive dealing
  • Understanding the twists and turns of tying
  • Practical risks of consumer class actions and private treble damages suits from competitors
  • Discuss changes to H-S-R pre-merger notification process
  • Impact of decisions in recent merger challenges
  • New DOJ remedy guidelines
  • What are the federal and state enforcement priorities?
  • How is international antitrust enforcement shaping U.S. antitrust law?
  • New topic! Antitrust issues in the NFL and NBA

]]>http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=157946Mon, 14 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:04:30AntitrustInternationalPractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu41915Antitrust Institute 2012: Developments & Hot Topics - Discrimination in Price and Promotions
  • Clear exposition of important recent decisions and new developments
  • Determining when it’s possible to require exclusive dealing
  • Understanding the twists and turns of tying
  • Practical risks of consumer class actions and private treble damages suits from competitors
  • Discuss changes to H-S-R pre-merger notification process
  • Impact of decisions in recent merger challenges
  • New DOJ remedy guidelines
  • What are the federal and state enforcement priorities?
  • How is international antitrust enforcement shaping U.S. antitrust law?
  • New topic! Antitrust issues in the NFL and NBA

]]>http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=157937Mon, 14 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:46:38AntitrustPractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu41912Antitrust Institute 2012: Developments & Hot Topics - Acquisitions and Mergers
  • Clear exposition of important recent decisions and new developments
  • Determining when it’s possible to require exclusive dealing
  • Understanding the twists and turns of tying
  • Practical risks of consumer class actions and private treble damages suits from competitors
  • Discuss changes to H-S-R pre-merger notification process
  • Impact of decisions in recent merger challenges
  • New DOJ remedy guidelines
  • What are the federal and state enforcement priorities?
  • How is international antitrust enforcement shaping U.S. antitrust law?
  • New topic! Antitrust issues in the NFL and NBA

]]>http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=157933Mon, 14 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:05:58AntitrustMergers & AcquisitionsPractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu41910Antitrust Institute 2012: Developments & Hot Topics - Monopolization
  • Clear exposition of important recent decisions and new developments
  • Determining when it’s possible to require exclusive dealing
  • Understanding the twists and turns of tying
  • Practical risks of consumer class actions and private treble damages suits from competitors
  • Discuss changes to H-S-R pre-merger notification process
  • Impact of decisions in recent merger challenges
  • New DOJ remedy guidelines
  • What are the federal and state enforcement priorities?
  • How is international antitrust enforcement shaping U.S. antitrust law?
  • New topic! Antitrust issues in the NFL and NBA

]]>http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=157931Mon, 14 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:07:48AntitrustPractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu41925Antitrust Institute 2012: Developments & Hot Topics - Corporate Compliance and Ethics
  • Clear exposition of important recent decisions and new developments
  • Determining when it’s possible to require exclusive dealing
  • Understanding the twists and turns of tying
  • Practical risks of consumer class actions and private treble damages suits from competitors
  • Discuss changes to H-S-R pre-merger notification process
  • Impact of decisions in recent merger challenges
  • New DOJ remedy guidelines
  • What are the federal and state enforcement priorities?
  • How is international antitrust enforcement shaping U.S. antitrust law?
  • New topic! Antitrust issues in the NFL and NBA

]]>http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=157948Mon, 14 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:04:53Ethics/Professional ResponsibilityPractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu41960Taking and Defending Depositions 2012: Using the Deposition on Summary Judgment and at Trial
Our faculty of experienced litigators will take you through every facet of the deposition process, starting with general strategic principles and moving through the use of deposition testimony at trial. We’ll also use demonstrations to illustrate the dos and don’ts of depositions, give you practice tips for each stage of the process, and show the tactical and strategic considerations behind the techniques employed.
  • Deposition strategy and purpose: deciding where each deposition fits into your overall discovery plan
  • Doing your homework to prepare for a deposition
  • Nuts and bolts of taking a deposition, including stipulations, objections, and use of exhibits
  • Dealing with a difficult adversary
  • Defending the deposition: objections, instructing the witness, and going off the record
  • Expert witnesses and what you need to know
  • Using deposition testimony at trial: rules, techniques, and tactical concerns
  • Ethical issues unique to depositions: how to handle the situations that can arise

]]>http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=157992Tue, 15 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:00:29CommercialPractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu41962Taking and Defending Depositions 2012: Expert Depositions
Our faculty of experienced litigators will take you through every facet of the deposition process, starting with general strategic principles and moving through the use of deposition testimony at trial. We’ll also use demonstrations to illustrate the dos and don’ts of depositions, give you practice tips for each stage of the process, and show the tactical and strategic considerations behind the techniques employed.
  • Deposition strategy and purpose: deciding where each deposition fits into your overall discovery plan
  • Doing your homework to prepare for a deposition
  • Nuts and bolts of taking a deposition, including stipulations, objections, and use of exhibits
  • Dealing with a difficult adversary
  • Defending the deposition: objections, instructing the witness, and going off the record
  • Expert witnesses and what you need to know
  • Using deposition testimony at trial: rules, techniques, and tactical concerns
  • Ethical issues unique to depositions: how to handle the situations that can arise

]]>http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=157995Tue, 15 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT00:59:59CommercialPractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu41966Taking and Defending Depositions 2012: Deposition Strategy & Taking the Deposition
Our faculty of experienced litigators will take you through every facet of the deposition process, starting with general strategic principles and moving through the use of deposition testimony at trial. We’ll also use demonstrations to illustrate the dos and don’ts of depositions, give you practice tips for each stage of the process, and show the tactical and strategic considerations behind the techniques employed.
  • Deposition strategy and purpose: deciding where each deposition fits into your overall discovery plan
  • Doing your homework to prepare for a deposition
  • Nuts and bolts of taking a deposition, including stipulations, objections, and use of exhibits
  • Dealing with a difficult adversary
  • Defending the deposition: objections, instructing the witness, and going off the record
  • Expert witnesses and what you need to know
  • Using deposition testimony at trial: rules, techniques, and tactical concerns
  • Ethical issues unique to depositions: how to handle the situations that can arise

]]>http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=157999Tue, 15 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:55:33CommercialPractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu41967Taking and Defending Depositions 2012: Ethical Dilemmas Arising With Depositions
Our faculty of experienced litigators will take you through every facet of the deposition process, starting with general strategic principles and moving through the use of deposition testimony at trial. We’ll also use demonstrations to illustrate the dos and don’ts of depositions, give you practice tips for each stage of the process, and show the tactical and strategic considerations behind the techniques employed.
  • Deposition strategy and purpose: deciding where each deposition fits into your overall discovery plan
  • Doing your homework to prepare for a deposition
  • Nuts and bolts of taking a deposition, including stipulations, objections, and use of exhibits
  • Dealing with a difficult adversary
  • Defending the deposition: objections, instructing the witness, and going off the record
  • Expert witnesses and what you need to know
  • Using deposition testimony at trial: rules, techniques, and tactical concerns
  • Ethical issues unique to depositions: how to handle the situations that can arise

]]>http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=158012Tue, 15 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT00:59:44CommercialEthics/Professional ResponsibilityPractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu41964Taking and Defending Depositions 2012: Preparing the Witness and Defending the Deposition
Our faculty of experienced litigators will take you through every facet of the deposition process, starting with general strategic principles and moving through the use of deposition testimony at trial. We’ll also use demonstrations to illustrate the dos and don’ts of depositions, give you practice tips for each stage of the process, and show the tactical and strategic considerations behind the techniques employed.
  • Deposition strategy and purpose: deciding where each deposition fits into your overall discovery plan
  • Doing your homework to prepare for a deposition
  • Nuts and bolts of taking a deposition, including stipulations, objections, and use of exhibits
  • Dealing with a difficult adversary
  • Defending the deposition: objections, instructing the witness, and going off the record
  • Expert witnesses and what you need to know
  • Using deposition testimony at trial: rules, techniques, and tactical concerns
  • Ethical issues unique to depositions: how to handle the situations that can arise

]]>http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=157997Tue, 15 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:15:52CommercialPractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu42161Transfer Pricing: Managing Risks in Light of New IRS Enforcement Initiatives http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=158271Wed, 16 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:07:20CorporateInternationalPractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu42178SEC Examinations of Private Equity Fund Managers: Valuation and Other Critical Issues 2012http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=158349Fri, 18 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:07:44ComplianceInvestment Fund ManagementPractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu42196Psychological Issues in Employment Litigation -- The Juncture of Employment Law and Forensic Psychiatry http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=158400Tue, 22 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:04:42EmploymentHealth CareLitigationPractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu42248Basics of Accounting for Lawyers 2012: What Every Practicing Lawyer Needs to Know - Regulatory Trends, Fraud, and Other Issues on the Horizon Basics of Accounting for Lawyers 2012 will help you to help your company or clients.

Basics of Accounting for Lawyers will also offer insight into the effective use of financial experts, accounting and financial issues where attorneys can put themselves at risk, and current accounting and business “hot” topics.
  • Understanding Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Generally Accepted Auditing Standards (GAAS), and the accounting cycle
  • How to read:
    - The Balance Sheet
    - The Income Statement
    - The Statement of Cash Flows
    - The Notes to the Financial Statements
  • How lawyers can effectively use accountants as experts
  • Recent regulatory changes and views from those impacted or involved in the changes
  • Awareness of different accounting and reporting frameworks and requirements
  • Ethical issues for attorneys and accountants

]]>http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=158456Wed, 23 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:22:53AccountingPractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu42323Thirteenth Annual Institute on Privacy and Data Security Law: The Rise of Privacy Litigation - New Causes of Action, New Legal Theories This program focuses on critical issues of information privacy, security and data protection faced by all companies.  The Internet and other evolving information technologies, wired and wireless, have prompted the development of powerful tools for the collection, processing, storage and use of personal information.  These trends create numerous issues regarding limitations on corporate rights to use that information and obligations to protect it from a variety of new risks and vulnerabilities.  Legislators, regulators and the courts are rapidly developing new law and compliance obligations to address the privacy and security implications of the information economy.  This annual conference focuses on these developments with the goal of keeping attorneys and other privacy professionals informed and up-to-date in this complex and dynamic area of laws and regulations.


  • The latest federal and state legislation, regulations and decisions regarding privacy and security
  • Foreign developments in data protection law and their impact on U.S. companies
  • The current enforcement priorities of the FTC and the state attorneys general
  • Information privacy and security issues raised by technology trends, such as cloud computing, social networking, and texting
  • Best practices in managing security breach risks
  • The latest legislative developments pertaining to information security requirements
  • Ethical and privilege issues for lawyers in using information technology
  • Evolving online data collection and marketing techniques and their impact on privacy law
Special Features
  • Managing a Security Breach Crisis: Panel discussion on responding to a complex data breach
  • Panel of FTC and state attorney general representatives
  • Earn one hour of CLE Ethics credit
  • Earn Continuing Privacy Education credit

]]>http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=158545Wed, 23 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:04:00LitigationPrivacyPractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu42249Basics of Accounting for Lawyers 2012: What Every Practicing Lawyer Needs to Know - Insight from the Statement of Cash FlowsBasics of Accounting for Lawyers 2012 will help you to help your company or clients.

Basics of Accounting for Lawyers will also offer insight into the effective use of financial experts, accounting and financial issues where attorneys can put themselves at risk, and current accounting and business “hot” topics.
  • Understanding Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Generally Accepted Auditing Standards (GAAS), and the accounting cycle
  • How to read:
    - The Balance Sheet
    - The Income Statement
    - The Statement of Cash Flows
    - The Notes to the Financial Statements
  • How lawyers can effectively use accountants as experts
  • Recent regulatory changes and views from those impacted or involved in the changes
  • Awareness of different accounting and reporting frameworks and requirements
  • Ethical issues for attorneys and accountants

]]>http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=158457Wed, 23 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:56:15AccountingPractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu42324Thirteenth Annual Institute on Privacy and Data Security Law: Ethics and Risk Management for Privacy Professionals This program focuses on critical issues of information privacy, security and data protection faced by all companies.  The Internet and other evolving information technologies, wired and wireless, have prompted the development of powerful tools for the collection, processing, storage and use of personal information.  These trends create numerous issues regarding limitations on corporate rights to use that information and obligations to protect it from a variety of new risks and vulnerabilities.  Legislators, regulators and the courts are rapidly developing new law and compliance obligations to address the privacy and security implications of the information economy.  This annual conference focuses on these developments with the goal of keeping attorneys and other privacy professionals informed and up-to-date in this complex and dynamic area of laws and regulations.


  • The latest federal and state legislation, regulations and decisions regarding privacy and security
  • Foreign developments in data protection law and their impact on U.S. companies
  • The current enforcement priorities of the FTC and the state attorneys general
  • Information privacy and security issues raised by technology trends, such as cloud computing, social networking, and texting
  • Best practices in managing security breach risks
  • The latest legislative developments pertaining to information security requirements
  • Ethical and privilege issues for lawyers in using information technology
  • Evolving online data collection and marketing techniques and their impact on privacy law
Special Features
  • Managing a Security Breach Crisis: Panel discussion on responding to a complex data breach
  • Panel of FTC and state attorney general representatives
  • Earn one hour of CLE Ethics credit
  • Earn Continuing Privacy Education credit

]]>http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=158546Wed, 23 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:00:00Ethics/Professional ResponsibilityPrivacyPractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu42252Basics of Accounting for Lawyers 2012: What Every Practicing Lawyer Needs to Know - Current Topics in Professional Ethics for Accountants and Attorneys Basics of Accounting for Lawyers 2012 will help you to help your company or clients.

Basics of Accounting for Lawyers will also offer insight into the effective use of financial experts, accounting and financial issues where attorneys can put themselves at risk, and current accounting and business “hot” topics.
  • Understanding Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Generally Accepted Auditing Standards (GAAS), and the accounting cycle
  • How to read:
    - The Balance Sheet
    - The Income Statement
    - The Statement of Cash Flows
    - The Notes to the Financial Statements
  • How lawyers can effectively use accountants as experts
  • Recent regulatory changes and views from those impacted or involved in the changes
  • Awareness of different accounting and reporting frameworks and requirements
  • Ethical issues for attorneys and accountants

]]>http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=158460Wed, 23 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:00:33AccountingPractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu42330Thirteenth Annual Institute on Privacy and Data Security Law: Global Issues - Privacy and Data Protection in a Global Environment This program focuses on critical issues of information privacy, security and data protection faced by all companies.  The Internet and other evolving information technologies, wired and wireless, have prompted the development of powerful tools for the collection, processing, storage and use of personal information.  These trends create numerous issues regarding limitations on corporate rights to use that information and obligations to protect it from a variety of new risks and vulnerabilities.  Legislators, regulators and the courts are rapidly developing new law and compliance obligations to address the privacy and security implications of the information economy.  This annual conference focuses on these developments with the goal of keeping attorneys and other privacy professionals informed and up-to-date in this complex and dynamic area of laws and regulations.


  • The latest federal and state legislation, regulations and decisions regarding privacy and security
  • Foreign developments in data protection law and their impact on U.S. companies
  • The current enforcement priorities of the FTC and the state attorneys general
  • Information privacy and security issues raised by technology trends, such as cloud computing, social networking, and texting
  • Best practices in managing security breach risks
  • The latest legislative developments pertaining to information security requirements
  • Ethical and privilege issues for lawyers in using information technology
  • Evolving online data collection and marketing techniques and their impact on privacy law
Special Features
  • Managing a Security Breach Crisis: Panel discussion on responding to a complex data breach
  • Panel of FTC and state attorney general representatives
  • Earn one hour of CLE Ethics credit
  • Earn Continuing Privacy Education credit

]]>http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=158554Wed, 23 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT02:01:46PrivacyPractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu42246Basics of Accounting for Lawyers 2012: What Every Practicing Lawyer Needs to Know - Anatomy of the Balance SheetBasics of Accounting for Lawyers 2012 will help you to help your company or clients.

Basics of Accounting for Lawyers will also offer insight into the effective use of financial experts, accounting and financial issues where attorneys can put themselves at risk, and current accounting and business “hot” topics.
  • Understanding Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Generally Accepted Auditing Standards (GAAS), and the accounting cycle
  • How to read:
    - The Balance Sheet
    - The Income Statement
    - The Statement of Cash Flows
    - The Notes to the Financial Statements
  • How lawyers can effectively use accountants as experts
  • Recent regulatory changes and views from those impacted or involved in the changes
  • Awareness of different accounting and reporting frameworks and requirements
  • Ethical issues for attorneys and accountants

]]>http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=158454Wed, 23 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:44:24AccountingPractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu42250Basics of Accounting for Lawyers 2012: What Every Practicing Lawyer Needs to Know - Notes to the Financial Statements: The Rest of the Story Basics of Accounting for Lawyers 2012 will help you to help your company or clients.

Basics of Accounting for Lawyers will also offer insight into the effective use of financial experts, accounting and financial issues where attorneys can put themselves at risk, and current accounting and business “hot” topics.
  • Understanding Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Generally Accepted Auditing Standards (GAAS), and the accounting cycle
  • How to read:
    - The Balance Sheet
    - The Income Statement
    - The Statement of Cash Flows
    - The Notes to the Financial Statements
  • How lawyers can effectively use accountants as experts
  • Recent regulatory changes and views from those impacted or involved in the changes
  • Awareness of different accounting and reporting frameworks and requirements
  • Ethical issues for attorneys and accountants

]]>http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=158458Wed, 23 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:29:29AccountingPractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu42320Thirteenth Annual Institute on Privacy and Data Security Law - Health Privacy & Security: HIPAA Applies to Everyone Now! This program focuses on critical issues of information privacy, security and data protection faced by all companies.  The Internet and other evolving information technologies, wired and wireless, have prompted the development of powerful tools for the collection, processing, storage and use of personal information.  These trends create numerous issues regarding limitations on corporate rights to use that information and obligations to protect it from a variety of new risks and vulnerabilities.  Legislators, regulators and the courts are rapidly developing new law and compliance obligations to address the privacy and security implications of the information economy.  This annual conference focuses on these developments with the goal of keeping attorneys and other privacy professionals informed and up-to-date in this complex and dynamic area of laws and regulations.


  • The latest federal and state legislation, regulations and decisions regarding privacy and security
  • Foreign developments in data protection law and their impact on U.S. companies
  • The current enforcement priorities of the FTC and the state attorneys general
  • Information privacy and security issues raised by technology trends, such as cloud computing, social networking, and texting
  • Best practices in managing security breach risks
  • The latest legislative developments pertaining to information security requirements
  • Ethical and privilege issues for lawyers in using information technology
  • Evolving online data collection and marketing techniques and their impact on privacy law
Special Features
  • Managing a Security Breach Crisis: Panel discussion on responding to a complex data breach
  • Panel of FTC and state attorney general representatives
  • Earn one hour of CLE Ethics credit
  • Earn Continuing Privacy Education credit

]]>http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=158542Wed, 23 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:03:03Health CarePrivacyPractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu42247Basics of Accounting for Lawyers 2012: What Every Practicing Lawyer Needs to Know - Physiology of the Income Statement Basics of Accounting for Lawyers 2012 will help you to help your company or clients.

Basics of Accounting for Lawyers will also offer insight into the effective use of financial experts, accounting and financial issues where attorneys can put themselves at risk, and current accounting and business “hot” topics.
  • Understanding Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Generally Accepted Auditing Standards (GAAS), and the accounting cycle
  • How to read:
    - The Balance Sheet
    - The Income Statement
    - The Statement of Cash Flows
    - The Notes to the Financial Statements
  • How lawyers can effectively use accountants as experts
  • Recent regulatory changes and views from those impacted or involved in the changes
  • Awareness of different accounting and reporting frameworks and requirements
  • Ethical issues for attorneys and accountants

]]>http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=158455Wed, 23 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:33:53AccountingPractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu42322Thirteenth Annual Institute on Privacy and Data Security Law - Information Security Breaches: The Saga ContinuesThis program focuses on critical issues of information privacy, security and data protection faced by all companies.  The Internet and other evolving information technologies, wired and wireless, have prompted the development of powerful tools for the collection, processing, storage and use of personal information.  These trends create numerous issues regarding limitations on corporate rights to use that information and obligations to protect it from a variety of new risks and vulnerabilities.  Legislators, regulators and the courts are rapidly developing new law and compliance obligations to address the privacy and security implications of the information economy.  This annual conference focuses on these developments with the goal of keeping attorneys and other privacy professionals informed and up-to-date in this complex and dynamic area of laws and regulations.


  • The latest federal and state legislation, regulations and decisions regarding privacy and security
  • Foreign developments in data protection law and their impact on U.S. companies
  • The current enforcement priorities of the FTC and the state attorneys general
  • Information privacy and security issues raised by technology trends, such as cloud computing, social networking, and texting
  • Best practices in managing security breach risks
  • The latest legislative developments pertaining to information security requirements
  • Ethical and privilege issues for lawyers in using information technology
  • Evolving online data collection and marketing techniques and their impact on privacy law
Special Features
  • Managing a Security Breach Crisis: Panel discussion on responding to a complex data breach
  • Panel of FTC and state attorney general representatives
  • Earn one hour of CLE Ethics credit
  • Earn Continuing Privacy Education credit

]]>http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=158544Wed, 23 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:13:59PrivacyPractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu42251Basics of Accounting for Lawyers 2012: What Every Practicing Lawyer Needs to Know - Effective Use of Financial Experts Basics of Accounting for Lawyers 2012 will help you to help your company or clients.

Basics of Accounting for Lawyers will also offer insight into the effective use of financial experts, accounting and financial issues where attorneys can put themselves at risk, and current accounting and business “hot” topics.
  • Understanding Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Generally Accepted Auditing Standards (GAAS), and the accounting cycle
  • How to read:
    - The Balance Sheet
    - The Income Statement
    - The Statement of Cash Flows
    - The Notes to the Financial Statements
  • How lawyers can effectively use accountants as experts
  • Recent regulatory changes and views from those impacted or involved in the changes
  • Awareness of different accounting and reporting frameworks and requirements
  • Ethical issues for attorneys and accountants

]]>http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=158459Wed, 23 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:00:56AccountingPractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu42329Thirteenth Annual Institute on Privacy and Data Security Law: Being a Chief Privacy Officer - Greater Challenges, Smaller Budget This program focuses on critical issues of information privacy, security and data protection faced by all companies.  The Internet and other evolving information technologies, wired and wireless, have prompted the development of powerful tools for the collection, processing, storage and use of personal information.  These trends create numerous issues regarding limitations on corporate rights to use that information and obligations to protect it from a variety of new risks and vulnerabilities.  Legislators, regulators and the courts are rapidly developing new law and compliance obligations to address the privacy and security implications of the information economy.  This annual conference focuses on these developments with the goal of keeping attorneys and other privacy professionals informed and up-to-date in this complex and dynamic area of laws and regulations.


  • The latest federal and state legislation, regulations and decisions regarding privacy and security
  • Foreign developments in data protection law and their impact on U.S. companies
  • The current enforcement priorities of the FTC and the state attorneys general
  • Information privacy and security issues raised by technology trends, such as cloud computing, social networking, and texting
  • Best practices in managing security breach risks
  • The latest legislative developments pertaining to information security requirements
  • Ethical and privilege issues for lawyers in using information technology
  • Evolving online data collection and marketing techniques and their impact on privacy law
Special Features
  • Managing a Security Breach Crisis: Panel discussion on responding to a complex data breach
  • Panel of FTC and state attorney general representatives
  • Earn one hour of CLE Ethics credit
  • Earn Continuing Privacy Education credit

]]>http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=158553Wed, 23 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:01:36PrivacyPractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu42245Basics of Accounting for Lawyers 2012: What Every Practicing Lawyer Needs to Know - GAAP and IFRS, the Accounting Cycle, and GAAS - Why They Are Important Basics of Accounting for Lawyers 2012 will help you to help your company or clients.

Basics of Accounting for Lawyers will also offer insight into the effective use of financial experts, accounting and financial issues where attorneys can put themselves at risk, and current accounting and business “hot” topics.
  • Understanding Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Generally Accepted Auditing Standards (GAAS), and the accounting cycle
  • How to read:
    - The Balance Sheet
    - The Income Statement
    - The Statement of Cash Flows
    - The Notes to the Financial Statements
  • How lawyers can effectively use accountants as experts
  • Recent regulatory changes and views from those impacted or involved in the changes
  • Awareness of different accounting and reporting frameworks and requirements
  • Ethical issues for attorneys and accountants

]]>http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=158453Wed, 23 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:34:42AccountingCorporate & SecuritiesLitigationPractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu42319Thirteenth Annual Institute on Privacy and Data Security Law: Legislative and Regulatory Trends in U.S. Privacy and Security LawThis program focuses on critical issues of information privacy, security and data protection faced by all companies.  The Internet and other evolving information technologies, wired and wireless, have prompted the development of powerful tools for the collection, processing, storage and use of personal information.  These trends create numerous issues regarding limitations on corporate rights to use that information and obligations to protect it from a variety of new risks and vulnerabilities.  Legislators, regulators and the courts are rapidly developing new law and compliance obligations to address the privacy and security implications of the information economy.  This annual conference focuses on these developments with the goal of keeping attorneys and other privacy professionals informed and up-to-date in this complex and dynamic area of laws and regulations.


  • The latest federal and state legislation, regulations and decisions regarding privacy and security
  • Foreign developments in data protection law and their impact on U.S. companies
  • The current enforcement priorities of the FTC and the state attorneys general
  • Information privacy and security issues raised by technology trends, such as cloud computing, social networking, and texting
  • Best practices in managing security breach risks
  • The latest legislative developments pertaining to information security requirements
  • Ethical and privilege issues for lawyers in using information technology
  • Evolving online data collection and marketing techniques and their impact on privacy law
Special Features
  • Managing a Security Breach Crisis: Panel discussion on responding to a complex data breach
  • Panel of FTC and state attorney general representatives
  • Earn one hour of CLE Ethics credit
  • Earn Continuing Privacy Education credit

]]>http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=158541Wed, 23 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:02:58PrivacyPractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu42333Thirteenth Annual Institute on Privacy and Data Security Law: Understanding the Current Online Behavioral Advertising Landscape This program focuses on critical issues of information privacy, security and data protection faced by all companies.  The Internet and other evolving information technologies, wired and wireless, have prompted the development of powerful tools for the collection, processing, storage and use of personal information.  These trends create numerous issues regarding limitations on corporate rights to use that information and obligations to protect it from a variety of new risks and vulnerabilities.  Legislators, regulators and the courts are rapidly developing new law and compliance obligations to address the privacy and security implications of the information economy.  This annual conference focuses on these developments with the goal of keeping attorneys and other privacy professionals informed and up-to-date in this complex and dynamic area of laws and regulations.


  • The latest federal and state legislation, regulations and decisions regarding privacy and security
  • Foreign developments in data protection law and their impact on U.S. companies
  • The current enforcement priorities of the FTC and the state attorneys general
  • Information privacy and security issues raised by technology trends, such as cloud computing, social networking, and texting
  • Best practices in managing security breach risks
  • The latest legislative developments pertaining to information security requirements
  • Ethical and privilege issues for lawyers in using information technology
  • Evolving online data collection and marketing techniques and their impact on privacy law
Special Features
  • Managing a Security Breach Crisis: Panel discussion on responding to a complex data breach
  • Panel of FTC and state attorney general representatives
  • Earn one hour of CLE Ethics credit
  • Earn Continuing Privacy Education credit

]]>http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=158557Wed, 23 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT00:59:59AdvertisingNew TechnologyPrivacyPractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu42332Thirteenth Annual Institute on Privacy and Data Security Law: Clouds without Borders - How to Ensure Privacy and Security in the Cloud This program focuses on critical issues of information privacy, security and data protection faced by all companies.  The Internet and other evolving information technologies, wired and wireless, have prompted the development of powerful tools for the collection, processing, storage and use of personal information.  These trends create numerous issues regarding limitations on corporate rights to use that information and obligations to protect it from a variety of new risks and vulnerabilities.  Legislators, regulators and the courts are rapidly developing new law and compliance obligations to address the privacy and security implications of the information economy.  This annual conference focuses on these developments with the goal of keeping attorneys and other privacy professionals informed and up-to-date in this complex and dynamic area of laws and regulations.


  • The latest federal and state legislation, regulations and decisions regarding privacy and security
  • Foreign developments in data protection law and their impact on U.S. companies
  • The current enforcement priorities of the FTC and the state attorneys general
  • Information privacy and security issues raised by technology trends, such as cloud computing, social networking, and texting
  • Best practices in managing security breach risks
  • The latest legislative developments pertaining to information security requirements
  • Ethical and privilege issues for lawyers in using information technology
  • Evolving online data collection and marketing techniques and their impact on privacy law
Special Features
  • Managing a Security Breach Crisis: Panel discussion on responding to a complex data breach
  • Panel of FTC and state attorney general representatives
  • Earn one hour of CLE Ethics credit
  • Earn Continuing Privacy Education credit

]]>http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=158556Wed, 23 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT00:59:14New TechnologyPrivacyPractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu42338Thirteenth Annual Institute on Privacy and Data Security Law - Trend Lines in Privacy and Cyber-Security Law and Policy: Converging or Diverging? This program focuses on critical issues of information privacy, security and data protection faced by all companies.  The Internet and other evolving information technologies, wired and wireless, have prompted the development of powerful tools for the collection, processing, storage and use of personal information.  These trends create numerous issues regarding limitations on corporate rights to use that information and obligations to protect it from a variety of new risks and vulnerabilities.  Legislators, regulators and the courts are rapidly developing new law and compliance obligations to address the privacy and security implications of the information economy.  This annual conference focuses on these developments with the goal of keeping attorneys and other privacy professionals informed and up-to-date in this complex and dynamic area of laws and regulations.


  • The latest federal and state legislation, regulations and decisions regarding privacy and security
  • Foreign developments in data protection law and their impact on U.S. companies
  • The current enforcement priorities of the FTC and the state attorneys general
  • Information privacy and security issues raised by technology trends, such as cloud computing, social networking, and texting
  • Best practices in managing security breach risks
  • The latest legislative developments pertaining to information security requirements
  • Ethical and privilege issues for lawyers in using information technology
  • Evolving online data collection and marketing techniques and their impact on privacy law
Special Features
  • Managing a Security Breach Crisis: Panel discussion on responding to a complex data breach
  • Panel of FTC and state attorney general representatives
  • Earn one hour of CLE Ethics credit
  • Earn Continuing Privacy Education credit

]]>http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=158562Wed, 23 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:04:05PrivacyPractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu42336Thirteenth Annual Institute on Privacy and Data Security Law - Privacy and Security Enforcement Agenda: The Regulator's Perspective This program focuses on critical issues of information privacy, security and data protection faced by all companies.  The Internet and other evolving information technologies, wired and wireless, have prompted the development of powerful tools for the collection, processing, storage and use of personal information.  These trends create numerous issues regarding limitations on corporate rights to use that information and obligations to protect it from a variety of new risks and vulnerabilities.  Legislators, regulators and the courts are rapidly developing new law and compliance obligations to address the privacy and security implications of the information economy.  This annual conference focuses on these developments with the goal of keeping attorneys and other privacy professionals informed and up-to-date in this complex and dynamic area of laws and regulations.


  • The latest federal and state legislation, regulations and decisions regarding privacy and security
  • Foreign developments in data protection law and their impact on U.S. companies
  • The current enforcement priorities of the FTC and the state attorneys general
  • Information privacy and security issues raised by technology trends, such as cloud computing, social networking, and texting
  • Best practices in managing security breach risks
  • The latest legislative developments pertaining to information security requirements
  • Ethical and privilege issues for lawyers in using information technology
  • Evolving online data collection and marketing techniques and their impact on privacy law
Special Features
  • Managing a Security Breach Crisis: Panel discussion on responding to a complex data breach
  • Panel of FTC and state attorney general representatives
  • Earn one hour of CLE Ethics credit
  • Earn Continuing Privacy Education credit

]]>http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=158560Wed, 23 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT00:59:41PrivacyPractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu42385Civil Enforcement Cases: Emerging Trends and Issues in the Wake of the Financial Crisishttp://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=158616Thu, 24 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:06:42EnforcementLitigationPractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu42362Implications of Political Activity by Your Company, its Executives and Employees 2012http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=158590Thu, 24 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:09:01ComplianceCorporate GovernancePolitical LawPractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu42388Pinterest: Legal Considerations to Using the Internet's Hottest Social Media Platform http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=158620Thu, 24 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:14:14AdvertisingCopyrightPractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu42457Pretrial Practice 2012: Preliminary Remedies and Summary Judgment Motions & Preparing Discovery Demands and Discovery Responses Pretrial practice in federal civil litigation has undergone tremendous change. As fewer civil cases are tried, the staples of pretrial practice - pleadings, motions to dismiss, discovery, Daubert motions, summary judgment, and settlement - have replaced trials as the focus of litigation. What does the changing nature of pretrial practice in litigation mean for your practice? Join our faculty of experienced plaintiffs’ and defense attorneys and inside counsel and judges as they review what you need to know to succeed at this increasingly important stage of litigation.


  • Planning the litigation
  • Investigating the facts and the law
  • Pleading your case
  • Pretrial motions
  • Settlement strategies

]]>http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=158820Tue, 29 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:16:51Pre-TrialPractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu42459Pretrial Practice 2012: Use of ExpertsPretrial practice in federal civil litigation has undergone tremendous change. As fewer civil cases are tried, the staples of pretrial practice - pleadings, motions to dismiss, discovery, Daubert motions, summary judgment, and settlement - have replaced trials as the focus of litigation. What does the changing nature of pretrial practice in litigation mean for your practice? Join our faculty of experienced plaintiffs’ and defense attorneys and inside counsel and judges as they review what you need to know to succeed at this increasingly important stage of litigation.


  • Planning the litigation
  • Investigating the facts and the law
  • Pleading your case
  • Pretrial motions
  • Settlement strategies

]]>http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=158822Tue, 29 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:03:30EvidencePre-TrialPractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu42455Pretrial Practice 2012: Preparing to File a LawsuitPretrial practice in federal civil litigation has undergone tremendous change. As fewer civil cases are tried, the staples of pretrial practice - pleadings, motions to dismiss, discovery, Daubert motions, summary judgment, and settlement - have replaced trials as the focus of litigation. What does the changing nature of pretrial practice in litigation mean for your practice? Join our faculty of experienced plaintiffs’ and defense attorneys and inside counsel and judges as they review what you need to know to succeed at this increasingly important stage of litigation.


  • Planning the litigation
  • Investigating the facts and the law
  • Pleading your case
  • Pretrial motions
  • Settlement strategies

]]>http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=158818Tue, 29 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:08:01Pre-TrialPractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu42458Pretrial Practice 2012: DepositionsPretrial practice in federal civil litigation has undergone tremendous change. As fewer civil cases are tried, the staples of pretrial practice - pleadings, motions to dismiss, discovery, Daubert motions, summary judgment, and settlement - have replaced trials as the focus of litigation. What does the changing nature of pretrial practice in litigation mean for your practice? Join our faculty of experienced plaintiffs’ and defense attorneys and inside counsel and judges as they review what you need to know to succeed at this increasingly important stage of litigation.


  • Planning the litigation
  • Investigating the facts and the law
  • Pleading your case
  • Pretrial motions
  • Settlement strategies

]]>http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=158821Tue, 29 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:00:05EvidencePre-TrialPractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu42460Pretrial Practice 2012: SettlementPretrial practice in federal civil litigation has undergone tremendous change. As fewer civil cases are tried, the staples of pretrial practice - pleadings, motions to dismiss, discovery, Daubert motions, summary judgment, and settlement - have replaced trials as the focus of litigation. What does the changing nature of pretrial practice in litigation mean for your practice? Join our faculty of experienced plaintiffs’ and defense attorneys and inside counsel and judges as they review what you need to know to succeed at this increasingly important stage of litigation.


  • Planning the litigation
  • Investigating the facts and the law
  • Pleading your case
  • Pretrial motions
  • Settlement strategies

]]>http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=158823Tue, 29 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:00:10Pre-TrialPractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu42514JOBS Act 2012: What You Need to Know Now - Exempt Offerings Under the JOBS Act: Crowdfunding and Regulation A+ On April 5, 2012, the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act was signed into law, bringing about extraordinary changes to the regulation of capital formation in the United States.

The JOBS Act: (1) creates a new regulatory “on ramp” for emerging growth companies going public, with confidential SEC Staff review of draft IPO registration statements, reduced disclosure requirements and freer “test the waters” and research communications around the time of securities offerings; (2) permits general solicitation and general advertising in Rule 506 or Rule 144A offerings when sales are only to accredited investors or QIBs; (3) establishes a small offering exemption for crowdfunding; (4) creates a new public offering exemption for offerings up to $50 million; and (5) raises the “holder of record” threshold for mandatory SEC registration and reporting.

The program will provide you with the latest practical guidance on implementation of the various provisions of the JOBS Act, as well as what to expect as the SEC adopts rules under the Act over the next year.


  • How to conduct an initial public offering for an emerging growth company, including the latest SEC staff positions on the confidential registration statement review process and the use of test-the-waters communications
  • Disclosure considerations for emerging growth company in registration statements and periodic reports
  • Entering and exiting the SEC registration and reporting system for banks and other issuers
  • The impact of the JOBS Act on research analysts and research reports
  • Practical implications of the changes to Rule 506 offerings
  • How exempt crowdfunding offerings will work
  • The prospects for exempt public offerings of up to $50 million

]]>http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=158933Fri, 01 Jun 2012 04:00:00 GMT00:57:19Corporate FinanceFinancial ProductsPractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu42515JOBS Act 2012: What You Need to Know Now - Litigation and Ethical Traps in the JOBS Act On April 5, 2012, the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act was signed into law, bringing about extraordinary changes to the regulation of capital formation in the United States.

The JOBS Act: (1) creates a new regulatory “on ramp” for emerging growth companies going public, with confidential SEC Staff review of draft IPO registration statements, reduced disclosure requirements and freer “test the waters” and research communications around the time of securities offerings; (2) permits general solicitation and general advertising in Rule 506 or Rule 144A offerings when sales are only to accredited investors or QIBs; (3) establishes a small offering exemption for crowdfunding; (4) creates a new public offering exemption for offerings up to $50 million; and (5) raises the “holder of record” threshold for mandatory SEC registration and reporting.

The program will provide you with the latest practical guidance on implementation of the various provisions of the JOBS Act, as well as what to expect as the SEC adopts rules under the Act over the next year.


  • How to conduct an initial public offering for an emerging growth company, including the latest SEC staff positions on the confidential registration statement review process and the use of test-the-waters communications
  • Disclosure considerations for emerging growth company in registration statements and periodic reports
  • Entering and exiting the SEC registration and reporting system for banks and other issuers
  • The impact of the JOBS Act on research analysts and research reports
  • Practical implications of the changes to Rule 506 offerings
  • How exempt crowdfunding offerings will work
  • The prospects for exempt public offerings of up to $50 million

]]>http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=158934Fri, 01 Jun 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:00:13EnforcementPractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu42513JOBS Act 2012: What You Need to Know Now - General Solicitation/General Advertisinf in Rule 506 and Rule 144A OfferingsOn April 5, 2012, the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act was signed into law, bringing about extraordinary changes to the regulation of capital formation in the United States.

The JOBS Act: (1) creates a new regulatory “on ramp” for emerging growth companies going public, with confidential SEC Staff review of draft IPO registration statements, reduced disclosure requirements and freer “test the waters” and research communications around the time of securities offerings; (2) permits general solicitation and general advertising in Rule 506 or Rule 144A offerings when sales are only to accredited investors or QIBs; (3) establishes a small offering exemption for crowdfunding; (4) creates a new public offering exemption for offerings up to $50 million; and (5) raises the “holder of record” threshold for mandatory SEC registration and reporting.

The program will provide you with the latest practical guidance on implementation of the various provisions of the JOBS Act, as well as what to expect as the SEC adopts rules under the Act over the next year.


  • How to conduct an initial public offering for an emerging growth company, including the latest SEC staff positions on the confidential registration statement review process and the use of test-the-waters communications
  • Disclosure considerations for emerging growth company in registration statements and periodic reports
  • Entering and exiting the SEC registration and reporting system for banks and other issuers
  • The impact of the JOBS Act on research analysts and research reports
  • Practical implications of the changes to Rule 506 offerings
  • How exempt crowdfunding offerings will work
  • The prospects for exempt public offerings of up to $50 million

]]>http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=158932Fri, 01 Jun 2012 04:00:00 GMT00:59:37Corporate FinancePractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu42512JOBS Act 2012: What You Need to Know Now - JOBS Act Considerations for Broker-Dealers and Other Intermediaries On April 5, 2012, the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act was signed into law, bringing about extraordinary changes to the regulation of capital formation in the United States.

The JOBS Act: (1) creates a new regulatory “on ramp” for emerging growth companies going public, with confidential SEC Staff review of draft IPO registration statements, reduced disclosure requirements and freer “test the waters” and research communications around the time of securities offerings; (2) permits general solicitation and general advertising in Rule 506 or Rule 144A offerings when sales are only to accredited investors or QIBs; (3) establishes a small offering exemption for crowdfunding; (4) creates a new public offering exemption for offerings up to $50 million; and (5) raises the “holder of record” threshold for mandatory SEC registration and reporting.

The program will provide you with the latest practical guidance on implementation of the various provisions of the JOBS Act, as well as what to expect as the SEC adopts rules under the Act over the next year.


  • How to conduct an initial public offering for an emerging growth company, including the latest SEC staff positions on the confidential registration statement review process and the use of test-the-waters communications
  • Disclosure considerations for emerging growth company in registration statements and periodic reports
  • Entering and exiting the SEC registration and reporting system for banks and other issuers
  • The impact of the JOBS Act on research analysts and research reports
  • Practical implications of the changes to Rule 506 offerings
  • How exempt crowdfunding offerings will work
  • The prospects for exempt public offerings of up to $50 million

]]>http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=158931Fri, 01 Jun 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:02:52Corporate FinanceFinancial ProductsPractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu42511JOBS Act 2012: What You Need to Know Now - The IPO "On Ramp" for an Emerging Growth Company On April 5, 2012, the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act was signed into law, bringing about extraordinary changes to the regulation of capital formation in the United States.

The JOBS Act: (1) creates a new regulatory “on ramp” for emerging growth companies going public, with confidential SEC Staff review of draft IPO registration statements, reduced disclosure requirements and freer “test the waters” and research communications around the time of securities offerings; (2) permits general solicitation and general advertising in Rule 506 or Rule 144A offerings when sales are only to accredited investors or QIBs; (3) establishes a small offering exemption for crowdfunding; (4) creates a new public offering exemption for offerings up to $50 million; and (5) raises the “holder of record” threshold for mandatory SEC registration and reporting.

The program will provide you with the latest practical guidance on implementation of the various provisions of the JOBS Act, as well as what to expect as the SEC adopts rules under the Act over the next year.


  • How to conduct an initial public offering for an emerging growth company, including the latest SEC staff positions on the confidential registration statement review process and the use of test-the-waters communications
  • Disclosure considerations for emerging growth company in registration statements and periodic reports
  • Entering and exiting the SEC registration and reporting system for banks and other issuers
  • The impact of the JOBS Act on research analysts and research reports
  • Practical implications of the changes to Rule 506 offerings
  • How exempt crowdfunding offerings will work
  • The prospects for exempt public offerings of up to $50 million

]]>http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=158930Fri, 01 Jun 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:00:49Corporate FinanceFinancial ProductsPractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu42510JOBS Act 2012: What You Need to Know Now - The JOBS Act - SEC Response and Implementation On April 5, 2012, the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act was signed into law, bringing about extraordinary changes to the regulation of capital formation in the United States.

The JOBS Act: (1) creates a new regulatory “on ramp” for emerging growth companies going public, with confidential SEC Staff review of draft IPO registration statements, reduced disclosure requirements and freer “test the waters” and research communications around the time of securities offerings; (2) permits general solicitation and general advertising in Rule 506 or Rule 144A offerings when sales are only to accredited investors or QIBs; (3) establishes a small offering exemption for crowdfunding; (4) creates a new public offering exemption for offerings up to $50 million; and (5) raises the “holder of record” threshold for mandatory SEC registration and reporting.

The program will provide you with the latest practical guidance on implementation of the various provisions of the JOBS Act, as well as what to expect as the SEC adopts rules under the Act over the next year.


  • How to conduct an initial public offering for an emerging growth company, including the latest SEC staff positions on the confidential registration statement review process and the use of test-the-waters communications
  • Disclosure considerations for emerging growth company in registration statements and periodic reports
  • Entering and exiting the SEC registration and reporting system for banks and other issuers
  • The impact of the JOBS Act on research analysts and research reports
  • Practical implications of the changes to Rule 506 offerings
  • How exempt crowdfunding offerings will work
  • The prospects for exempt public offerings of up to $50 million

]]>http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=158929Fri, 01 Jun 2012 04:00:00 GMT00:56:21Corporate FinancePractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu42535IPO Market on the Upswing: The JOBS Act and Other Recent Developments http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=158982Mon, 04 Jun 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:08:13ComplianceCorporate GovernancePractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu42587International Employment Law 2012 - Foreign Companies Doing Business in the U.S.: Special Challenges Employment law is no longer a local issue.  Multinational employers must grapple with often conflicting standards for hiring, retaining, disciplining, and terminating employees.  The issues are all the more challenging today, as employment laws, corruption laws, and whistleblower laws, from the U.S. and overseas, impose standards of conduct across borders.

This program brings together highly experienced and sophisticated practitioners, in-house counsel, and senior human resources executives from around the world.  They will present in a practical way, how best to advise the multinational employer in these critical issues.


  • Different legal standards across borders for hiring and firing 
  • Discrimination and retaliation laws worldwide
  • Best practices in avoiding criminal and civil liability, and dealing with the international whistleblower
  • Why foreign multinationals in the U.S. are special targets for lawsuits, and how to prevent and defend them

]]>http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=159044Tue, 05 Jun 2012 04:00:00 GMT00:58:33EmploymentInternationalLitigationPractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu42588International Employment Law 2012 - International Whistleblowers: Investigating Corruption Across Borders Employment law is no longer a local issue.  Multinational employers must grapple with often conflicting standards for hiring, retaining, disciplining, and terminating employees.  The issues are all the more challenging today, as employment laws, corruption laws, and whistleblower laws, from the U.S. and overseas, impose standards of conduct across borders.

This program brings together highly experienced and sophisticated practitioners, in-house counsel, and senior human resources executives from around the world.  They will present in a practical way, how best to advise the multinational employer in these critical issues.


  • Different legal standards across borders for hiring and firing 
  • Discrimination and retaliation laws worldwide
  • Best practices in avoiding criminal and civil liability, and dealing with the international whistleblower
  • Why foreign multinationals in the U.S. are special targets for lawsuits, and how to prevent and defend them

]]>http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=159045Tue, 05 Jun 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:00:51EmploymentEthics/Professional ResponsibilityInternationalPractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu42566Corporate Compliance and Ethics Institute 2012 - Hot Topics in Compliance and EthicsNo matter how large or small your company (or client), paying careful attention to corporate compliance and ethics is no longer optional.

  • No area is safe - prosecutors all over the world continue to pursue corporate crime, as countries now pursue subjects like antitrust and bribery that were never before under the spotlight; fines keep getting larger, and governments are working together like never before
  • The Dodd-Frank Act has provided employees with an incentive to report concerns to the government - rather than their employers - which greatly enhances the need for robust compliance programs
  • Governments around the world are creating compliance incentives and standards
  • New technology is emerging to help prosecutors discover violations in many areas
  • Best practices in compliance are raising the bar of government expectations - but also providing ways for every compliance officer to do more with less
  • The upcoming political campaign will likely put corporate compliance on every politician’s agenda
In short, at no time has promoting and maintaining an ethical corporate culture been as challenging and as essential for a company’s survival, well-being, and success.

At the Corporate Compliance and Ethics Institute, a distinguished faculty, drawn from major corporations, academia, compliance and ethics organizations, law firms and the government will provide you with the tools you need to meet today’s compliance and ethics challenges. Whether you are constructing a new program, or refining an existing program, our panels of the leading compliance experts will discuss how to ensure that your company’s program satisfies government standards and best practices expectations.

You’ll learn about current developments in compliance and ethics, along with practical tips on compliance and ethics risk assessments, program structure and management, compliance and ethics training, auditing and monitoring, helpline and investigations procedures, technology tools, and board and senior management oversight of your program. The highly interactive format will allow you to benchmark on a real-time basis and learn best practices from your peers.
  • Do more with less - adding value to your program despite budgetary constraints
  • Minimizing the compliance risks created by social media and using social media tools to promote your program
  • Designing and conducting compliance risk assessments to obtain the most valuable information
  • Structuring your program so that it possesses appropriate independence and clout
  • The evolving role of the Board - avoiding the complacency traps where governance and compliance meet
  • Assessing your program for effectiveness and performing effective compliance audits
  • Investigating and managing allegations of wrongdoing in your organization
  • Best practices in compliance communications and training, including tools to help your program connect to employees of all ages
  • Global compliance expectations and best practices, including the UK Bribery Act and the OECD guidance on anti-bribery compliance programs
  • Hypothetical and interactive panels based on real-world scenarios, including the experiences of whistleblowers

]]>http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=159021Tue, 05 Jun 2012 04:00:00 GMT00:59:21CompliancePractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu42559Corporate Compliance and Ethics Institute 2012 - Standards, Procedures and Culture: Essential Components of Effective Programs No matter how large or small your company (or client), paying careful attention to corporate compliance and ethics is no longer optional.

  • No area is safe - prosecutors all over the world continue to pursue corporate crime, as countries now pursue subjects like antitrust and bribery that were never before under the spotlight; fines keep getting larger, and governments are working together like never before
  • The Dodd-Frank Act has provided employees with an incentive to report concerns to the government - rather than their employers - which greatly enhances the need for robust compliance programs
  • Governments around the world are creating compliance incentives and standards
  • New technology is emerging to help prosecutors discover violations in many areas
  • Best practices in compliance are raising the bar of government expectations - but also providing ways for every compliance officer to do more with less
  • The upcoming political campaign will likely put corporate compliance on every politician’s agenda
In short, at no time has promoting and maintaining an ethical corporate culture been as challenging and as essential for a company’s survival, well-being, and success.

At the Corporate Compliance and Ethics Institute, a distinguished faculty, drawn from major corporations, academia, compliance and ethics organizations, law firms and the government will provide you with the tools you need to meet today’s compliance and ethics challenges. Whether you are constructing a new program, or refining an existing program, our panels of the leading compliance experts will discuss how to ensure that your company’s program satisfies government standards and best practices expectations.

You’ll learn about current developments in compliance and ethics, along with practical tips on compliance and ethics risk assessments, program structure and management, compliance and ethics training, auditing and monitoring, helpline and investigations procedures, technology tools, and board and senior management oversight of your program. The highly interactive format will allow you to benchmark on a real-time basis and learn best practices from your peers.
  • Do more with less - adding value to your program despite budgetary constraints
  • Minimizing the compliance risks created by social media and using social media tools to promote your program
  • Designing and conducting compliance risk assessments to obtain the most valuable information
  • Structuring your program so that it possesses appropriate independence and clout
  • The evolving role of the Board - avoiding the complacency traps where governance and compliance meet
  • Assessing your program for effectiveness and performing effective compliance audits
  • Investigating and managing allegations of wrongdoing in your organization
  • Best practices in compliance communications and training, including tools to help your program connect to employees of all ages
  • Global compliance expectations and best practices, including the UK Bribery Act and the OECD guidance on anti-bribery compliance programs
  • Hypothetical and interactive panels based on real-world scenarios, including the experiences of whistleblowers

]]>http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=159014Tue, 05 Jun 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:02:56CompliancePractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu42567Corporate Compliance and Ethics Institute 2012 - Helplines, Investigations and Responding to Misconduct/Legal Ethics No matter how large or small your company (or client), paying careful attention to corporate compliance and ethics is no longer optional.

  • No area is safe - prosecutors all over the world continue to pursue corporate crime, as countries now pursue subjects like antitrust and bribery that were never before under the spotlight; fines keep getting larger, and governments are working together like never before
  • The Dodd-Frank Act has provided employees with an incentive to report concerns to the government - rather than their employers - which greatly enhances the need for robust compliance programs
  • Governments around the world are creating compliance incentives and standards
  • New technology is emerging to help prosecutors discover violations in many areas
  • Best practices in compliance are raising the bar of government expectations - but also providing ways for every compliance officer to do more with less
  • The upcoming political campaign will likely put corporate compliance on every politician’s agenda
In short, at no time has promoting and maintaining an ethical corporate culture been as challenging and as essential for a company’s survival, well-being, and success.

At the Corporate Compliance and Ethics Institute, a distinguished faculty, drawn from major corporations, academia, compliance and ethics organizations, law firms and the government will provide you with the tools you need to meet today’s compliance and ethics challenges. Whether you are constructing a new program, or refining an existing program, our panels of the leading compliance experts will discuss how to ensure that your company’s program satisfies government standards and best practices expectations.

You’ll learn about current developments in compliance and ethics, along with practical tips on compliance and ethics risk assessments, program structure and management, compliance and ethics training, auditing and monitoring, helpline and investigations procedures, technology tools, and board and senior management oversight of your program. The highly interactive format will allow you to benchmark on a real-time basis and learn best practices from your peers.
  • Do more with less - adding value to your program despite budgetary constraints
  • Minimizing the compliance risks created by social media and using social media tools to promote your program
  • Designing and conducting compliance risk assessments to obtain the most valuable information
  • Structuring your program so that it possesses appropriate independence and clout
  • The evolving role of the Board - avoiding the complacency traps where governance and compliance meet
  • Assessing your program for effectiveness and performing effective compliance audits
  • Investigating and managing allegations of wrongdoing in your organization
  • Best practices in compliance communications and training, including tools to help your program connect to employees of all ages
  • Global compliance expectations and best practices, including the UK Bribery Act and the OECD guidance on anti-bribery compliance programs
  • Hypothetical and interactive panels based on real-world scenarios, including the experiences of whistleblowers

]]>http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=159022Tue, 05 Jun 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:03:27ComplianceEthics/Professional ResponsibilityPractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu42561Corporate Compliance and Ethics Institute 2012 - The Government's Perspective on Compliance and Ethics Programs No matter how large or small your company (or client), paying careful attention to corporate compliance and ethics is no longer optional.

  • No area is safe - prosecutors all over the world continue to pursue corporate crime, as countries now pursue subjects like antitrust and bribery that were never before under the spotlight; fines keep getting larger, and governments are working together like never before
  • The Dodd-Frank Act has provided employees with an incentive to report concerns to the government - rather than their employers - which greatly enhances the need for robust compliance programs
  • Governments around the world are creating compliance incentives and standards
  • New technology is emerging to help prosecutors discover violations in many areas
  • Best practices in compliance are raising the bar of government expectations - but also providing ways for every compliance officer to do more with less
  • The upcoming political campaign will likely put corporate compliance on every politician’s agenda
In short, at no time has promoting and maintaining an ethical corporate culture been as challenging and as essential for a company’s survival, well-being, and success.

At the Corporate Compliance and Ethics Institute, a distinguished faculty, drawn from major corporations, academia, compliance and ethics organizations, law firms and the government will provide you with the tools you need to meet today’s compliance and ethics challenges. Whether you are constructing a new program, or refining an existing program, our panels of the leading compliance experts will discuss how to ensure that your company’s program satisfies government standards and best practices expectations.

You’ll learn about current developments in compliance and ethics, along with practical tips on compliance and ethics risk assessments, program structure and management, compliance and ethics training, auditing and monitoring, helpline and investigations procedures, technology tools, and board and senior management oversight of your program. The highly interactive format will allow you to benchmark on a real-time basis and learn best practices from your peers.
  • Do more with less - adding value to your program despite budgetary constraints
  • Minimizing the compliance risks created by social media and using social media tools to promote your program
  • Designing and conducting compliance risk assessments to obtain the most valuable information
  • Structuring your program so that it possesses appropriate independence and clout
  • The evolving role of the Board - avoiding the complacency traps where governance and compliance meet
  • Assessing your program for effectiveness and performing effective compliance audits
  • Investigating and managing allegations of wrongdoing in your organization
  • Best practices in compliance communications and training, including tools to help your program connect to employees of all ages
  • Global compliance expectations and best practices, including the UK Bribery Act and the OECD guidance on anti-bribery compliance programs
  • Hypothetical and interactive panels based on real-world scenarios, including the experiences of whistleblowers

]]>http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=159016Tue, 05 Jun 2012 04:00:00 GMT00:57:37CompliancePractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu42586International Employment Law 2012: Hiring, Disciplining and Firing: A Soup-to-Nuts Review of What You Can and Can't Do Overseas Employment law is no longer a local issue.  Multinational employers must grapple with often conflicting standards for hiring, retaining, disciplining, and terminating employees.  The issues are all the more challenging today, as employment laws, corruption laws, and whistleblower laws, from the U.S. and overseas, impose standards of conduct across borders.

This program brings together highly experienced and sophisticated practitioners, in-house counsel, and senior human resources executives from around the world.  They will present in a practical way, how best to advise the multinational employer in these critical issues.


  • Different legal standards across borders for hiring and firing 
  • Discrimination and retaliation laws worldwide
  • Best practices in avoiding criminal and civil liability, and dealing with the international whistleblower
  • Why foreign multinationals in the U.S. are special targets for lawsuits, and how to prevent and defend them

]]>http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=159043Tue, 05 Jun 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:03:30EmploymentInternationalPractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu42569Corporate Compliance and Ethics Institute 2012 - Social MediaNo matter how large or small your company (or client), paying careful attention to corporate compliance and ethics is no longer optional.

  • No area is safe - prosecutors all over the world continue to pursue corporate crime, as countries now pursue subjects like antitrust and bribery that were never before under the spotlight; fines keep getting larger, and governments are working together like never before
  • The Dodd-Frank Act has provided employees with an incentive to report concerns to the government - rather than their employers - which greatly enhances the need for robust compliance programs
  • Governments around the world are creating compliance incentives and standards
  • New technology is emerging to help prosecutors discover violations in many areas
  • Best practices in compliance are raising the bar of government expectations - but also providing ways for every compliance officer to do more with less
  • The upcoming political campaign will likely put corporate compliance on every politician’s agenda
In short, at no time has promoting and maintaining an ethical corporate culture been as challenging and as essential for a company’s survival, well-being, and success.

At the Corporate Compliance and Ethics Institute, a distinguished faculty, drawn from major corporations, academia, compliance and ethics organizations, law firms and the government will provide you with the tools you need to meet today’s compliance and ethics challenges. Whether you are constructing a new program, or refining an existing program, our panels of the leading compliance experts will discuss how to ensure that your company’s program satisfies government standards and best practices expectations.

You’ll learn about current developments in compliance and ethics, along with practical tips on compliance and ethics risk assessments, program structure and management, compliance and ethics training, auditing and monitoring, helpline and investigations procedures, technology tools, and board and senior management oversight of your program. The highly interactive format will allow you to benchmark on a real-time basis and learn best practices from your peers.
  • Do more with less - adding value to your program despite budgetary constraints
  • Minimizing the compliance risks created by social media and using social media tools to promote your program
  • Designing and conducting compliance risk assessments to obtain the most valuable information
  • Structuring your program so that it possesses appropriate independence and clout
  • The evolving role of the Board - avoiding the complacency traps where governance and compliance meet
  • Assessing your program for effectiveness and performing effective compliance audits
  • Investigating and managing allegations of wrongdoing in your organization
  • Best practices in compliance communications and training, including tools to help your program connect to employees of all ages
  • Global compliance expectations and best practices, including the UK Bribery Act and the OECD guidance on anti-bribery compliance programs
  • Hypothetical and interactive panels based on real-world scenarios, including the experiences of whistleblowers

]]>http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=159024Tue, 05 Jun 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:06:55ComplianceIntellectual PropertyPractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu42563Corporate Compliance and Ethics Institute 2012 - Audit/Assessment: Ensuring the Effectiveness of a Program No matter how large or small your company (or client), paying careful attention to corporate compliance and ethics is no longer optional.

  • No area is safe - prosecutors all over the world continue to pursue corporate crime, as countries now pursue subjects like antitrust and bribery that were never before under the spotlight; fines keep getting larger, and governments are working together like never before
  • The Dodd-Frank Act has provided employees with an incentive to report concerns to the government - rather than their employers - which greatly enhances the need for robust compliance programs
  • Governments around the world are creating compliance incentives and standards
  • New technology is emerging to help prosecutors discover violations in many areas
  • Best practices in compliance are raising the bar of government expectations - but also providing ways for every compliance officer to do more with less
  • The upcoming political campaign will likely put corporate compliance on every politician’s agenda
In short, at no time has promoting and maintaining an ethical corporate culture been as challenging and as essential for a company’s survival, well-being, and success.

At the Corporate Compliance and Ethics Institute, a distinguished faculty, drawn from major corporations, academia, compliance and ethics organizations, law firms and the government will provide you with the tools you need to meet today’s compliance and ethics challenges. Whether you are constructing a new program, or refining an existing program, our panels of the leading compliance experts will discuss how to ensure that your company’s program satisfies government standards and best practices expectations.

You’ll learn about current developments in compliance and ethics, along with practical tips on compliance and ethics risk assessments, program structure and management, compliance and ethics training, auditing and monitoring, helpline and investigations procedures, technology tools, and board and senior management oversight of your program. The highly interactive format will allow you to benchmark on a real-time basis and learn best practices from your peers.
  • Do more with less - adding value to your program despite budgetary constraints
  • Minimizing the compliance risks created by social media and using social media tools to promote your program
  • Designing and conducting compliance risk assessments to obtain the most valuable information
  • Structuring your program so that it possesses appropriate independence and clout
  • The evolving role of the Board - avoiding the complacency traps where governance and compliance meet
  • Assessing your program for effectiveness and performing effective compliance audits
  • Investigating and managing allegations of wrongdoing in your organization
  • Best practices in compliance communications and training, including tools to help your program connect to employees of all ages
  • Global compliance expectations and best practices, including the UK Bribery Act and the OECD guidance on anti-bribery compliance programs
  • Hypothetical and interactive panels based on real-world scenarios, including the experiences of whistleblowers

]]>http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=159018Tue, 05 Jun 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:00:44CompliancePractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu42558Corporate Compliance and Ethics Institute 2012 - Compliance and Ethics Risk Assessments: The Foundation of Effective Programs No matter how large or small your company (or client), paying careful attention to corporate compliance and ethics is no longer optional.

  • No area is safe - prosecutors all over the world continue to pursue corporate crime, as countries now pursue subjects like antitrust and bribery that were never before under the spotlight; fines keep getting larger, and governments are working together like never before
  • The Dodd-Frank Act has provided employees with an incentive to report concerns to the government - rather than their employers - which greatly enhances the need for robust compliance programs
  • Governments around the world are creating compliance incentives and standards
  • New technology is emerging to help prosecutors discover violations in many areas
  • Best practices in compliance are raising the bar of government expectations - but also providing ways for every compliance officer to do more with less
  • The upcoming political campaign will likely put corporate compliance on every politician’s agenda
In short, at no time has promoting and maintaining an ethical corporate culture been as challenging and as essential for a company’s survival, well-being, and success.

At the Corporate Compliance and Ethics Institute, a distinguished faculty, drawn from major corporations, academia, compliance and ethics organizations, law firms and the government will provide you with the tools you need to meet today’s compliance and ethics challenges. Whether you are constructing a new program, or refining an existing program, our panels of the leading compliance experts will discuss how to ensure that your company’s program satisfies government standards and best practices expectations.

You’ll learn about current developments in compliance and ethics, along with practical tips on compliance and ethics risk assessments, program structure and management, compliance and ethics training, auditing and monitoring, helpline and investigations procedures, technology tools, and board and senior management oversight of your program. The highly interactive format will allow you to benchmark on a real-time basis and learn best practices from your peers.
  • Do more with less - adding value to your program despite budgetary constraints
  • Minimizing the compliance risks created by social media and using social media tools to promote your program
  • Designing and conducting compliance risk assessments to obtain the most valuable information
  • Structuring your program so that it possesses appropriate independence and clout
  • The evolving role of the Board - avoiding the complacency traps where governance and compliance meet
  • Assessing your program for effectiveness and performing effective compliance audits
  • Investigating and managing allegations of wrongdoing in your organization
  • Best practices in compliance communications and training, including tools to help your program connect to employees of all ages
  • Global compliance expectations and best practices, including the UK Bribery Act and the OECD guidance on anti-bribery compliance programs
  • Hypothetical and interactive panels based on real-world scenarios, including the experiences of whistleblowers

]]>http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=159013Tue, 05 Jun 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:01:01CompliancePractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu42560Corporate Compliance and Ethics Institute 2012 - Effective Communications and TrainingNo matter how large or small your company (or client), paying careful attention to corporate compliance and ethics is no longer optional.

  • No area is safe - prosecutors all over the world continue to pursue corporate crime, as countries now pursue subjects like antitrust and bribery that were never before under the spotlight; fines keep getting larger, and governments are working together like never before
  • The Dodd-Frank Act has provided employees with an incentive to report concerns to the government - rather than their employers - which greatly enhances the need for robust compliance programs
  • Governments around the world are creating compliance incentives and standards
  • New technology is emerging to help prosecutors discover violations in many areas
  • Best practices in compliance are raising the bar of government expectations - but also providing ways for every compliance officer to do more with less
  • The upcoming political campaign will likely put corporate compliance on every politician’s agenda
In short, at no time has promoting and maintaining an ethical corporate culture been as challenging and as essential for a company’s survival, well-being, and success.

At the Corporate Compliance and Ethics Institute, a distinguished faculty, drawn from major corporations, academia, compliance and ethics organizations, law firms and the government will provide you with the tools you need to meet today’s compliance and ethics challenges. Whether you are constructing a new program, or refining an existing program, our panels of the leading compliance experts will discuss how to ensure that your company’s program satisfies government standards and best practices expectations.

You’ll learn about current developments in compliance and ethics, along with practical tips on compliance and ethics risk assessments, program structure and management, compliance and ethics training, auditing and monitoring, helpline and investigations procedures, technology tools, and board and senior management oversight of your program. The highly interactive format will allow you to benchmark on a real-time basis and learn best practices from your peers.
  • Do more with less - adding value to your program despite budgetary constraints
  • Minimizing the compliance risks created by social media and using social media tools to promote your program
  • Designing and conducting compliance risk assessments to obtain the most valuable information
  • Structuring your program so that it possesses appropriate independence and clout
  • The evolving role of the Board - avoiding the complacency traps where governance and compliance meet
  • Assessing your program for effectiveness and performing effective compliance audits
  • Investigating and managing allegations of wrongdoing in your organization
  • Best practices in compliance communications and training, including tools to help your program connect to employees of all ages
  • Global compliance expectations and best practices, including the UK Bribery Act and the OECD guidance on anti-bribery compliance programs
  • Hypothetical and interactive panels based on real-world scenarios, including the experiences of whistleblowers

]]>http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=159015Tue, 05 Jun 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:03:25CompliancePractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu42568Corporate Compliance and Ethics Institute 2012 - Third Parties/InternationalNo matter how large or small your company (or client), paying careful attention to corporate compliance and ethics is no longer optional.

  • No area is safe - prosecutors all over the world continue to pursue corporate crime, as countries now pursue subjects like antitrust and bribery that were never before under the spotlight; fines keep getting larger, and governments are working together like never before
  • The Dodd-Frank Act has provided employees with an incentive to report concerns to the government - rather than their employers - which greatly enhances the need for robust compliance programs
  • Governments around the world are creating compliance incentives and standards
  • New technology is emerging to help prosecutors discover violations in many areas
  • Best practices in compliance are raising the bar of government expectations - but also providing ways for every compliance officer to do more with less
  • The upcoming political campaign will likely put corporate compliance on every politician’s agenda
In short, at no time has promoting and maintaining an ethical corporate culture been as challenging and as essential for a company’s survival, well-being, and success.

At the Corporate Compliance and Ethics Institute, a distinguished faculty, drawn from major corporations, academia, compliance and ethics organizations, law firms and the government will provide you with the tools you need to meet today’s compliance and ethics challenges. Whether you are constructing a new program, or refining an existing program, our panels of the leading compliance experts will discuss how to ensure that your company’s program satisfies government standards and best practices expectations.

You’ll learn about current developments in compliance and ethics, along with practical tips on compliance and ethics risk assessments, program structure and management, compliance and ethics training, auditing and monitoring, helpline and investigations procedures, technology tools, and board and senior management oversight of your program. The highly interactive format will allow you to benchmark on a real-time basis and learn best practices from your peers.
  • Do more with less - adding value to your program despite budgetary constraints
  • Minimizing the compliance risks created by social media and using social media tools to promote your program
  • Designing and conducting compliance risk assessments to obtain the most valuable information
  • Structuring your program so that it possesses appropriate independence and clout
  • The evolving role of the Board - avoiding the complacency traps where governance and compliance meet
  • Assessing your program for effectiveness and performing effective compliance audits
  • Investigating and managing allegations of wrongdoing in your organization
  • Best practices in compliance communications and training, including tools to help your program connect to employees of all ages
  • Global compliance expectations and best practices, including the UK Bribery Act and the OECD guidance on anti-bribery compliance programs
  • Hypothetical and interactive panels based on real-world scenarios, including the experiences of whistleblowers

]]>http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=159023Tue, 05 Jun 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:04:49ComplianceInternationalPractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu42562Corporate Compliance and Ethics Institute 2012 - Board Oversight and Program Structure: The Authority and Independence of a Program No matter how large or small your company (or client), paying careful attention to corporate compliance and ethics is no longer optional.

  • No area is safe - prosecutors all over the world continue to pursue corporate crime, as countries now pursue subjects like antitrust and bribery that were never before under the spotlight; fines keep getting larger, and governments are working together like never before
  • The Dodd-Frank Act has provided employees with an incentive to report concerns to the government - rather than their employers - which greatly enhances the need for robust compliance programs
  • Governments around the world are creating compliance incentives and standards
  • New technology is emerging to help prosecutors discover violations in many areas
  • Best practices in compliance are raising the bar of government expectations - but also providing ways for every compliance officer to do more with less
  • The upcoming political campaign will likely put corporate compliance on every politician’s agenda
In short, at no time has promoting and maintaining an ethical corporate culture been as challenging and as essential for a company’s survival, well-being, and success.

At the Corporate Compliance and Ethics Institute, a distinguished faculty, drawn from major corporations, academia, compliance and ethics organizations, law firms and the government will provide you with the tools you need to meet today’s compliance and ethics challenges. Whether you are constructing a new program, or refining an existing program, our panels of the leading compliance experts will discuss how to ensure that your company’s program satisfies government standards and best practices expectations.

You’ll learn about current developments in compliance and ethics, along with practical tips on compliance and ethics risk assessments, program structure and management, compliance and ethics training, auditing and monitoring, helpline and investigations procedures, technology tools, and board and senior management oversight of your program. The highly interactive format will allow you to benchmark on a real-time basis and learn best practices from your peers.
  • Do more with less - adding value to your program despite budgetary constraints
  • Minimizing the compliance risks created by social media and using social media tools to promote your program
  • Designing and conducting compliance risk assessments to obtain the most valuable information
  • Structuring your program so that it possesses appropriate independence and clout
  • The evolving role of the Board - avoiding the complacency traps where governance and compliance meet
  • Assessing your program for effectiveness and performing effective compliance audits
  • Investigating and managing allegations of wrongdoing in your organization
  • Best practices in compliance communications and training, including tools to help your program connect to employees of all ages
  • Global compliance expectations and best practices, including the UK Bribery Act and the OECD guidance on anti-bribery compliance programs
  • Hypothetical and interactive panels based on real-world scenarios, including the experiences of whistleblowers

]]>http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=159017Tue, 05 Jun 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:04:13CompliancePractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu42751Pocket MBA Summer 2012: Overview of Relevant Accounting Frameworks and Sources of Information An understanding of key financial, accounting and economic concepts, principles and terminology will contribute to your ability to interact with and advise your clients with their critical issues.  The ability to identify and appropriately use financial and accounting information is relevant to a wide range of legal and regulatory matters for both external and in-house attorneys.  Litigators and transactional attorneys alike will benefit from this practical course designed specifically for non-accountant attorneys and allied professionals and taught by members of the nation’s top accounting, tax and advisory firms, major alternative asset managers and investment banks, leading law firms and universities.

Case studies will be incorporated throughout the various segments to provide you with a practical perspective on how business transactions impact financial statements and offer “hands-on” experience with performing financial ratio calculations and analysis, comparisons of different capital structures, effective use of financial statement disclosures and footnotes, legal issues and use of valuations in M&A litigation, and more.


  • Increase your knowledge and understanding of foundational finance, accounting and economics terminology and principles
  • Enhance your ability to navigate and understand the basic financial statements -- the balance sheet, income statement, statement of cash flows and statement of shareholders’ equity
  • Become more familiar with “core” accounting concepts like the matching principle and accrual accounting,  historical cost, tax basis and fair value accounting and valuation methodologies
  • Examine key corporate finance concepts, including financial ratios and analysis
  • Expand your perspective on international accounting and finance considerations
  • Gain insights from a legal perspective on the use of valuations, common claims and defenses in M&A litigation, and how accounting issues, valuations and M&A deal terms, such as earn-out provisions, are interpreted by the courts. 
  • Analyze a case study involving financial issues in common flow-through tax partnerships

]]>http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=159271Wed, 06 Jun 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:05:07AccountingComplianceCorporatePractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu42764Pocket MBA Summer 2012: Solvency, Restructuring and Bankruptcy An understanding of key financial, accounting and economic concepts, principles and terminology will contribute to your ability to interact with and advise your clients with their critical issues.  The ability to identify and appropriately use financial and accounting information is relevant to a wide range of legal and regulatory matters for both external and in-house attorneys.  Litigators and transactional attorneys alike will benefit from this practical course designed specifically for non-accountant attorneys and allied professionals and taught by members of the nation’s top accounting, tax and advisory firms, major alternative asset managers and investment banks, leading law firms and universities.

Case studies will be incorporated throughout the various segments to provide you with a practical perspective on how business transactions impact financial statements and offer “hands-on” experience with performing financial ratio calculations and analysis, comparisons of different capital structures, effective use of financial statement disclosures and footnotes, legal issues and use of valuations in M&A litigation, and more.


  • Increase your knowledge and understanding of foundational finance, accounting and economics terminology and principles
  • Enhance your ability to navigate and understand the basic financial statements -- the balance sheet, income statement, statement of cash flows and statement of shareholders’ equity
  • Become more familiar with “core” accounting concepts like the matching principle and accrual accounting,  historical cost, tax basis and fair value accounting and valuation methodologies
  • Examine key corporate finance concepts, including financial ratios and analysis
  • Expand your perspective on international accounting and finance considerations
  • Gain insights from a legal perspective on the use of valuations, common claims and defenses in M&A litigation, and how accounting issues, valuations and M&A deal terms, such as earn-out provisions, are interpreted by the courts. 
  • Analyze a case study involving financial issues in common flow-through tax partnerships

]]>http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=159284Wed, 06 Jun 2012 04:00:00 GMT00:59:04AccountingCorporatePractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu42752Pocket MBA Summer 2012: A Detailed Look at Basic Financial Statements An understanding of key financial, accounting and economic concepts, principles and terminology will contribute to your ability to interact with and advise your clients with their critical issues.  The ability to identify and appropriately use financial and accounting information is relevant to a wide range of legal and regulatory matters for both external and in-house attorneys.  Litigators and transactional attorneys alike will benefit from this practical course designed specifically for non-accountant attorneys and allied professionals and taught by members of the nation’s top accounting, tax and advisory firms, major alternative asset managers and investment banks, leading law firms and universities.

Case studies will be incorporated throughout the various segments to provide you with a practical perspective on how business transactions impact financial statements and offer “hands-on” experience with performing financial ratio calculations and analysis, comparisons of different capital structures, effective use of financial statement disclosures and footnotes, legal issues and use of valuations in M&A litigation, and more.


  • Increase your knowledge and understanding of foundational finance, accounting and economics terminology and principles
  • Enhance your ability to navigate and understand the basic financial statements -- the balance sheet, income statement, statement of cash flows and statement of shareholders’ equity
  • Become more familiar with “core” accounting concepts like the matching principle and accrual accounting,  historical cost, tax basis and fair value accounting and valuation methodologies
  • Examine key corporate finance concepts, including financial ratios and analysis
  • Expand your perspective on international accounting and finance considerations
  • Gain insights from a legal perspective on the use of valuations, common claims and defenses in M&A litigation, and how accounting issues, valuations and M&A deal terms, such as earn-out provisions, are interpreted by the courts. 
  • Analyze a case study involving financial issues in common flow-through tax partnerships

]]>http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=159272Wed, 06 Jun 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:32:37AccountingComplianceCorporate FinancePractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu42765Pocket MBA Summer 2012: Financial Analysis of Tax PartnershipsAn understanding of key financial, accounting and economic concepts, principles and terminology will contribute to your ability to interact with and advise your clients with their critical issues.  The ability to identify and appropriately use financial and accounting information is relevant to a wide range of legal and regulatory matters for both external and in-house attorneys.  Litigators and transactional attorneys alike will benefit from this practical course designed specifically for non-accountant attorneys and allied professionals and taught by members of the nation’s top accounting, tax and advisory firms, major alternative asset managers and investment banks, leading law firms and universities.

Case studies will be incorporated throughout the various segments to provide you with a practical perspective on how business transactions impact financial statements and offer “hands-on” experience with performing financial ratio calculations and analysis, comparisons of different capital structures, effective use of financial statement disclosures and footnotes, legal issues and use of valuations in M&A litigation, and more.


  • Increase your knowledge and understanding of foundational finance, accounting and economics terminology and principles
  • Enhance your ability to navigate and understand the basic financial statements -- the balance sheet, income statement, statement of cash flows and statement of shareholders’ equity
  • Become more familiar with “core” accounting concepts like the matching principle and accrual accounting,  historical cost, tax basis and fair value accounting and valuation methodologies
  • Examine key corporate finance concepts, including financial ratios and analysis
  • Expand your perspective on international accounting and finance considerations
  • Gain insights from a legal perspective on the use of valuations, common claims and defenses in M&A litigation, and how accounting issues, valuations and M&A deal terms, such as earn-out provisions, are interpreted by the courts. 
  • Analyze a case study involving financial issues in common flow-through tax partnerships

]]>http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=159286Wed, 06 Jun 2012 04:00:00 GMT00:52:38AccountingCorporateCorporate FinancePractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu42753Pocket MBA Summer 2012: Practical Elements of FinanceAn understanding of key financial, accounting and economic concepts, principles and terminology will contribute to your ability to interact with and advise your clients with their critical issues.  The ability to identify and appropriately use financial and accounting information is relevant to a wide range of legal and regulatory matters for both external and in-house attorneys.  Litigators and transactional attorneys alike will benefit from this practical course designed specifically for non-accountant attorneys and allied professionals and taught by members of the nation’s top accounting, tax and advisory firms, major alternative asset managers and investment banks, leading law firms and universities.

Case studies will be incorporated throughout the various segments to provide you with a practical perspective on how business transactions impact financial statements and offer “hands-on” experience with performing financial ratio calculations and analysis, comparisons of different capital structures, effective use of financial statement disclosures and footnotes, legal issues and use of valuations in M&A litigation, and more.


  • Increase your knowledge and understanding of foundational finance, accounting and economics terminology and principles
  • Enhance your ability to navigate and understand the basic financial statements -- the balance sheet, income statement, statement of cash flows and statement of shareholders’ equity
  • Become more familiar with “core” accounting concepts like the matching principle and accrual accounting,  historical cost, tax basis and fair value accounting and valuation methodologies
  • Examine key corporate finance concepts, including financial ratios and analysis
  • Expand your perspective on international accounting and finance considerations
  • Gain insights from a legal perspective on the use of valuations, common claims and defenses in M&A litigation, and how accounting issues, valuations and M&A deal terms, such as earn-out provisions, are interpreted by the courts. 
  • Analyze a case study involving financial issues in common flow-through tax partnerships

]]>http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=159273Wed, 06 Jun 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:14:49AccountingCorporate FinancePractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu42775New Jersey Basic CLE Marathon 2012: New Jersey Professional Responsibility & Ethics Satisfy part of the newly instated mandatory continuing legal education requirements in New Jersey and hone your legal professionalism by attending PLI’s New Jersey Basic CLE Marathon program on May 29, 2012.  In accordance with New Jersey’s requirements, this one-day program will include New Jersey-specific instruction and discussion on topics authorized by the Supreme Court of New Jersey Board of Continuing Legal Education.


  • Civil Trial Practice
  • Criminal Trial Practice
  • Basic Estate Administration
  • Real Estate Closing Procedures
  • Trust and Business Accounting
  • New Jersey Professional Responsibility and Ethics

]]>http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=159306Wed, 06 Jun 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:00:22Corporate & SecuritiesEthics/Professional ResponsibilityPractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu42759Pocket MBA Summer 2012: Closing Business TransactionsAn understanding of key financial, accounting and economic concepts, principles and terminology will contribute to your ability to interact with and advise your clients with their critical issues.  The ability to identify and appropriately use financial and accounting information is relevant to a wide range of legal and regulatory matters for both external and in-house attorneys.  Litigators and transactional attorneys alike will benefit from this practical course designed specifically for non-accountant attorneys and allied professionals and taught by members of the nation’s top accounting, tax and advisory firms, major alternative asset managers and investment banks, leading law firms and universities.

Case studies will be incorporated throughout the various segments to provide you with a practical perspective on how business transactions impact financial statements and offer “hands-on” experience with performing financial ratio calculations and analysis, comparisons of different capital structures, effective use of financial statement disclosures and footnotes, legal issues and use of valuations in M&A litigation, and more.


  • Increase your knowledge and understanding of foundational finance, accounting and economics terminology and principles
  • Enhance your ability to navigate and understand the basic financial statements -- the balance sheet, income statement, statement of cash flows and statement of shareholders’ equity
  • Become more familiar with “core” accounting concepts like the matching principle and accrual accounting,  historical cost, tax basis and fair value accounting and valuation methodologies
  • Examine key corporate finance concepts, including financial ratios and analysis
  • Expand your perspective on international accounting and finance considerations
  • Gain insights from a legal perspective on the use of valuations, common claims and defenses in M&A litigation, and how accounting issues, valuations and M&A deal terms, such as earn-out provisions, are interpreted by the courts. 
  • Analyze a case study involving financial issues in common flow-through tax partnerships

]]>http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=159279Wed, 06 Jun 2012 04:00:00 GMT00:59:50ContractFinancial InstitutionsPractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu42766Pocket MBA Summer 2012: Professional Ethics in the Transactional Setting An understanding of key financial, accounting and economic concepts, principles and terminology will contribute to your ability to interact with and advise your clients with their critical issues.  The ability to identify and appropriately use financial and accounting information is relevant to a wide range of legal and regulatory matters for both external and in-house attorneys.  Litigators and transactional attorneys alike will benefit from this practical course designed specifically for non-accountant attorneys and allied professionals and taught by members of the nation’s top accounting, tax and advisory firms, major alternative asset managers and investment banks, leading law firms and universities.

Case studies will be incorporated throughout the various segments to provide you with a practical perspective on how business transactions impact financial statements and offer “hands-on” experience with performing financial ratio calculations and analysis, comparisons of different capital structures, effective use of financial statement disclosures and footnotes, legal issues and use of valuations in M&A litigation, and more.


  • Increase your knowledge and understanding of foundational finance, accounting and economics terminology and principles
  • Enhance your ability to navigate and understand the basic financial statements -- the balance sheet, income statement, statement of cash flows and statement of shareholders’ equity
  • Become more familiar with “core” accounting concepts like the matching principle and accrual accounting,  historical cost, tax basis and fair value accounting and valuation methodologies
  • Examine key corporate finance concepts, including financial ratios and analysis
  • Expand your perspective on international accounting and finance considerations
  • Gain insights from a legal perspective on the use of valuations, common claims and defenses in M&A litigation, and how accounting issues, valuations and M&A deal terms, such as earn-out provisions, are interpreted by the courts. 
  • Analyze a case study involving financial issues in common flow-through tax partnerships

]]>http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=159287Wed, 06 Jun 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:22:09AccountingCorporateEthics/Professional ResponsibilityPractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu42778New Jersey Basic CLE Marathon 2012: Criminal Trial PracticeSatisfy part of the newly instated mandatory continuing legal education requirements in New Jersey and hone your legal professionalism by attending PLI’s New Jersey Basic CLE Marathon program on May 29, 2012.  In accordance with New Jersey’s requirements, this one-day program will include New Jersey-specific instruction and discussion on topics authorized by the Supreme Court of New Jersey Board of Continuing Legal Education.


  • Civil Trial Practice
  • Criminal Trial Practice
  • Basic Estate Administration
  • Real Estate Closing Procedures
  • Trust and Business Accounting
  • New Jersey Professional Responsibility and Ethics

]]>http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=159310Wed, 06 Jun 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:01:06Corporate & SecuritiesPractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu42774New Jersey Basic CLE Marathon 2012: Trust and Business AccountingSatisfy part of the newly instated mandatory continuing legal education requirements in New Jersey and hone your legal professionalism by attending PLI’s New Jersey Basic CLE Marathon program on May 29, 2012.  In accordance with New Jersey’s requirements, this one-day program will include New Jersey-specific instruction and discussion on topics authorized by the Supreme Court of New Jersey Board of Continuing Legal Education.


  • Civil Trial Practice
  • Criminal Trial Practice
  • Basic Estate Administration
  • Real Estate Closing Procedures
  • Trust and Business Accounting
  • New Jersey Professional Responsibility and Ethics

]]>http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=159305Wed, 06 Jun 2012 04:00:00 GMT00:59:43Corporate & SecuritiesEthics/Professional ResponsibilityPractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu42758Pocket MBA Summer 2012: Capital StructureAn understanding of key financial, accounting and economic concepts, principles and terminology will contribute to your ability to interact with and advise your clients with their critical issues.  The ability to identify and appropriately use financial and accounting information is relevant to a wide range of legal and regulatory matters for both external and in-house attorneys.  Litigators and transactional attorneys alike will benefit from this practical course designed specifically for non-accountant attorneys and allied professionals and taught by members of the nation’s top accounting, tax and advisory firms, major alternative asset managers and investment banks, leading law firms and universities.

Case studies will be incorporated throughout the various segments to provide you with a practical perspective on how business transactions impact financial statements and offer “hands-on” experience with performing financial ratio calculations and analysis, comparisons of different capital structures, effective use of financial statement disclosures and footnotes, legal issues and use of valuations in M&A litigation, and more.


  • Increase your knowledge and understanding of foundational finance, accounting and economics terminology and principles
  • Enhance your ability to navigate and understand the basic financial statements -- the balance sheet, income statement, statement of cash flows and statement of shareholders’ equity
  • Become more familiar with “core” accounting concepts like the matching principle and accrual accounting,  historical cost, tax basis and fair value accounting and valuation methodologies
  • Examine key corporate finance concepts, including financial ratios and analysis
  • Expand your perspective on international accounting and finance considerations
  • Gain insights from a legal perspective on the use of valuations, common claims and defenses in M&A litigation, and how accounting issues, valuations and M&A deal terms, such as earn-out provisions, are interpreted by the courts. 
  • Analyze a case study involving financial issues in common flow-through tax partnerships

]]>http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=159278Wed, 06 Jun 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:17:03AccountingComplianceCorporate FinancePractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu42771New Jersey Basic CLE Marathon 2012: Civil Trial Practice - The TrialSatisfy part of the newly instated mandatory continuing legal education requirements in New Jersey and hone your legal professionalism by attending PLI’s New Jersey Basic CLE Marathon program on May 29, 2012.  In accordance with New Jersey’s requirements, this one-day program will include New Jersey-specific instruction and discussion on topics authorized by the Supreme Court of New Jersey Board of Continuing Legal Education.


  • Civil Trial Practice
  • Criminal Trial Practice
  • Basic Estate Administration
  • Real Estate Closing Procedures
  • Trust and Business Accounting
  • New Jersey Professional Responsibility and Ethics

]]>http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=159302Wed, 06 Jun 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:08:49Corporate & SecuritiesPractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu42777New Jersey Basic CLE Marathon 2012: Basic Estate Administration Satisfy part of the newly instated mandatory continuing legal education requirements in New Jersey and hone your legal professionalism by attending PLI’s New Jersey Basic CLE Marathon program on May 29, 2012.  In accordance with New Jersey’s requirements, this one-day program will include New Jersey-specific instruction and discussion on topics authorized by the Supreme Court of New Jersey Board of Continuing Legal Education.


  • Civil Trial Practice
  • Criminal Trial Practice
  • Basic Estate Administration
  • Real Estate Closing Procedures
  • Trust and Business Accounting
  • New Jersey Professional Responsibility and Ethics

]]>http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=159309Wed, 06 Jun 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:01:06Estates & TrustsPractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu42761Pocket MBA Summer 2012: Integrated Performance ManagementAn understanding of key financial, accounting and economic concepts, principles and terminology will contribute to your ability to interact with and advise your clients with their critical issues.  The ability to identify and appropriately use financial and accounting information is relevant to a wide range of legal and regulatory matters for both external and in-house attorneys.  Litigators and transactional attorneys alike will benefit from this practical course designed specifically for non-accountant attorneys and allied professionals and taught by members of the nation’s top accounting, tax and advisory firms, major alternative asset managers and investment banks, leading law firms and universities.

Case studies will be incorporated throughout the various segments to provide you with a practical perspective on how business transactions impact financial statements and offer “hands-on” experience with performing financial ratio calculations and analysis, comparisons of different capital structures, effective use of financial statement disclosures and footnotes, legal issues and use of valuations in M&A litigation, and more.


  • Increase your knowledge and understanding of foundational finance, accounting and economics terminology and principles
  • Enhance your ability to navigate and understand the basic financial statements -- the balance sheet, income statement, statement of cash flows and statement of shareholders’ equity
  • Become more familiar with “core” accounting concepts like the matching principle and accrual accounting,  historical cost, tax basis and fair value accounting and valuation methodologies
  • Examine key corporate finance concepts, including financial ratios and analysis
  • Expand your perspective on international accounting and finance considerations
  • Gain insights from a legal perspective on the use of valuations, common claims and defenses in M&A litigation, and how accounting issues, valuations and M&A deal terms, such as earn-out provisions, are interpreted by the courts. 
  • Analyze a case study involving financial issues in common flow-through tax partnerships

]]>http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=159281Wed, 06 Jun 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:31:48AccountingCorporate FinancePractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu42776New Jersey Basic CLE Marathon 2012: Real Estate Closing ProceduresSatisfy part of the newly instated mandatory continuing legal education requirements in New Jersey and hone your legal professionalism by attending PLI’s New Jersey Basic CLE Marathon program on May 29, 2012.  In accordance with New Jersey’s requirements, this one-day program will include New Jersey-specific instruction and discussion on topics authorized by the Supreme Court of New Jersey Board of Continuing Legal Education.


  • Civil Trial Practice
  • Criminal Trial Practice
  • Basic Estate Administration
  • Real Estate Closing Procedures
  • Trust and Business Accounting
  • New Jersey Professional Responsibility and Ethics

]]>http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=159307Wed, 06 Jun 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:02:03Corporate & SecuritiesPractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu42760Pocket MBA Summer 2012: Valuation Application and MethodologiesAn understanding of key financial, accounting and economic concepts, principles and terminology will contribute to your ability to interact with and advise your clients with their critical issues.  The ability to identify and appropriately use financial and accounting information is relevant to a wide range of legal and regulatory matters for both external and in-house attorneys.  Litigators and transactional attorneys alike will benefit from this practical course designed specifically for non-accountant attorneys and allied professionals and taught by members of the nation’s top accounting, tax and advisory firms, major alternative asset managers and investment banks, leading law firms and universities.

Case studies will be incorporated throughout the various segments to provide you with a practical perspective on how business transactions impact financial statements and offer “hands-on” experience with performing financial ratio calculations and analysis, comparisons of different capital structures, effective use of financial statement disclosures and footnotes, legal issues and use of valuations in M&A litigation, and more.


  • Increase your knowledge and understanding of foundational finance, accounting and economics terminology and principles
  • Enhance your ability to navigate and understand the basic financial statements -- the balance sheet, income statement, statement of cash flows and statement of shareholders’ equity
  • Become more familiar with “core” accounting concepts like the matching principle and accrual accounting,  historical cost, tax basis and fair value accounting and valuation methodologies
  • Examine key corporate finance concepts, including financial ratios and analysis
  • Expand your perspective on international accounting and finance considerations
  • Gain insights from a legal perspective on the use of valuations, common claims and defenses in M&A litigation, and how accounting issues, valuations and M&A deal terms, such as earn-out provisions, are interpreted by the courts. 
  • Analyze a case study involving financial issues in common flow-through tax partnerships

]]>http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=159280Wed, 06 Jun 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:30:33AccountingCommercialCorporate FinancePractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu42937Fundamentals of Patent Litigation 2012: Anatomy and Timeline for a District Court Patent Infringement CaseAre you a litigator and have always wondered how patent litigation differs from your practice?  Or maybe you have considered pursuing patent litigation but first wanted to find out how it differs from other types of commercial litigation?  This exciting program will explore what makes patent litigation different from other types of litigation, from the Rule 11 pre-filing investigation through the appeal to the Federal Circuit.  Attendees will learn important practical details including who to sue and what to put in the complaint.  Learn what discovery is needed in a patent case and how discovery differs from other civil litigation.  Disclosures of infringement and invalidity contentions, the claim construction process at and leading up to the Markman hearing will also be examined.  Find out what is needed to prove infringement and how a patent may be invalidated by prior art or rendered unenforceable by inequitable conduct.  Hear what can be expected at trial and what remedies are available.  We will also discuss alternative forums, including the International Trade Commission, and review appeals to the Federal Circuit, and how it and the Supreme Court are reshaping patent law and patent litigation.


  • How the America Invents Act (“AIA”) will affect patent litigation
  • Determining who to sue
  • Whether to send a notice letter and what can go wrong if you do
  • What to do if your client receives a notice letter
  • The forums available for suing for patent infringement
  • What needs to be done before filing a complaint
  • What needs to be in a complaint, and answer, and when to counterclaim
  • What discovery you need to take
  • How claim terms are construed and the process courts use to do it
  • How a patent case is tried and who, judge or jury, decides what
  • What remedies are available and likely to be awarded
  • What issues are likely to be appealed
  • Appeals in the Federal Circuit
  • How long all this usually takes and what it is likely to cost

]]>http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=159521Thu, 07 Jun 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:01:26LitigationPatentPractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu42938Fundamentals of Patent Litigation 2012: The ITC and Other Forum, Venue and Remedy Issues Are you a litigator and have always wondered how patent litigation differs from your practice?  Or maybe you have considered pursuing patent litigation but first wanted to find out how it differs from other types of commercial litigation?  This exciting program will explore what makes patent litigation different from other types of litigation, from the Rule 11 pre-filing investigation through the appeal to the Federal Circuit.  Attendees will learn important practical details including who to sue and what to put in the complaint.  Learn what discovery is needed in a patent case and how discovery differs from other civil litigation.  Disclosures of infringement and invalidity contentions, the claim construction process at and leading up to the Markman hearing will also be examined.  Find out what is needed to prove infringement and how a patent may be invalidated by prior art or rendered unenforceable by inequitable conduct.  Hear what can be expected at trial and what remedies are available.  We will also discuss alternative forums, including the International Trade Commission, and review appeals to the Federal Circuit, and how it and the Supreme Court are reshaping patent law and patent litigation.


  • How the America Invents Act (“AIA”) will affect patent litigation
  • Determining who to sue
  • Whether to send a notice letter and what can go wrong if you do
  • What to do if your client receives a notice letter
  • The forums available for suing for patent infringement
  • What needs to be done before filing a complaint
  • What needs to be in a complaint, and answer, and when to counterclaim
  • What discovery you need to take
  • How claim terms are construed and the process courts use to do it
  • How a patent case is tried and who, judge or jury, decides what
  • What remedies are available and likely to be awarded
  • What issues are likely to be appealed
  • Appeals in the Federal Circuit
  • How long all this usually takes and what it is likely to cost

]]>http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=159522Thu, 07 Jun 2012 04:00:00 GMT00:59:36LitigationPatentPractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu42935Fundamentals of Patent Litigation 2012: Patent Prosecution for LitigatorsAre you a litigator and have always wondered how patent litigation differs from your practice?  Or maybe you have considered pursuing patent litigation but first wanted to find out how it differs from other types of commercial litigation?  This exciting program will explore what makes patent litigation different from other types of litigation, from the Rule 11 pre-filing investigation through the appeal to the Federal Circuit.  Attendees will learn important practical details including who to sue and what to put in the complaint.  Learn what discovery is needed in a patent case and how discovery differs from other civil litigation.  Disclosures of infringement and invalidity contentions, the claim construction process at and leading up to the Markman hearing will also be examined.  Find out what is needed to prove infringement and how a patent may be invalidated by prior art or rendered unenforceable by inequitable conduct.  Hear what can be expected at trial and what remedies are available.  We will also discuss alternative forums, including the International Trade Commission, and review appeals to the Federal Circuit, and how it and the Supreme Court are reshaping patent law and patent litigation.


  • How the America Invents Act (“AIA”) will affect patent litigation
  • Determining who to sue
  • Whether to send a notice letter and what can go wrong if you do
  • What to do if your client receives a notice letter
  • The forums available for suing for patent infringement
  • What needs to be done before filing a complaint
  • What needs to be in a complaint, and answer, and when to counterclaim
  • What discovery you need to take
  • How claim terms are construed and the process courts use to do it
  • How a patent case is tried and who, judge or jury, decides what
  • What remedies are available and likely to be awarded
  • What issues are likely to be appealed
  • Appeals in the Federal Circuit
  • How long all this usually takes and what it is likely to cost

]]>http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=159519Thu, 07 Jun 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:15:24LitigationPatentPractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu42939Fundamentals of Patent Litigation 2012: Critical Issues That Win a Patent Infringement Case for a Plaintiff and a Defendant Are you a litigator and have always wondered how patent litigation differs from your practice?  Or maybe you have considered pursuing patent litigation but first wanted to find out how it differs from other types of commercial litigation?  This exciting program will explore what makes patent litigation different from other types of litigation, from the Rule 11 pre-filing investigation through the appeal to the Federal Circuit.  Attendees will learn important practical details including who to sue and what to put in the complaint.  Learn what discovery is needed in a patent case and how discovery differs from other civil litigation.  Disclosures of infringement and invalidity contentions, the claim construction process at and leading up to the Markman hearing will also be examined.  Find out what is needed to prove infringement and how a patent may be invalidated by prior art or rendered unenforceable by inequitable conduct.  Hear what can be expected at trial and what remedies are available.  We will also discuss alternative forums, including the International Trade Commission, and review appeals to the Federal Circuit, and how it and the Supreme Court are reshaping patent law and patent litigation.


  • How the America Invents Act (“AIA”) will affect patent litigation
  • Determining who to sue
  • Whether to send a notice letter and what can go wrong if you do
  • What to do if your client receives a notice letter
  • The forums available for suing for patent infringement
  • What needs to be done before filing a complaint
  • What needs to be in a complaint, and answer, and when to counterclaim
  • What discovery you need to take
  • How claim terms are construed and the process courts use to do it
  • How a patent case is tried and who, judge or jury, decides what
  • What remedies are available and likely to be awarded
  • What issues are likely to be appealed
  • Appeals in the Federal Circuit
  • How long all this usually takes and what it is likely to cost

]]>http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=159523Thu, 07 Jun 2012 04:00:00 GMT00:59:11LitigationPatentPractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu42936Fundamentals of Patent Litigation 2012: The Markman Process and HearingAre you a litigator and have always wondered how patent litigation differs from your practice?  Or maybe you have considered pursuing patent litigation but first wanted to find out how it differs from other types of commercial litigation?  This exciting program will explore what makes patent litigation different from other types of litigation, from the Rule 11 pre-filing investigation through the appeal to the Federal Circuit.  Attendees will learn important practical details including who to sue and what to put in the complaint.  Learn what discovery is needed in a patent case and how discovery differs from other civil litigation.  Disclosures of infringement and invalidity contentions, the claim construction process at and leading up to the Markman hearing will also be examined.  Find out what is needed to prove infringement and how a patent may be invalidated by prior art or rendered unenforceable by inequitable conduct.  Hear what can be expected at trial and what remedies are available.  We will also discuss alternative forums, including the International Trade Commission, and review appeals to the Federal Circuit, and how it and the Supreme Court are reshaping patent law and patent litigation.


  • How the America Invents Act (“AIA”) will affect patent litigation
  • Determining who to sue
  • Whether to send a notice letter and what can go wrong if you do
  • What to do if your client receives a notice letter
  • The forums available for suing for patent infringement
  • What needs to be done before filing a complaint
  • What needs to be in a complaint, and answer, and when to counterclaim
  • What discovery you need to take
  • How claim terms are construed and the process courts use to do it
  • How a patent case is tried and who, judge or jury, decides what
  • What remedies are available and likely to be awarded
  • What issues are likely to be appealed
  • Appeals in the Federal Circuit
  • How long all this usually takes and what it is likely to cost

]]>http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=159520Thu, 07 Jun 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:04:49LitigationPatentPractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu42934Fundamentals of Patent Litigation 2012: Elements and Burdens in a Patent Infringement Case and the Defendant's Response Are you a litigator and have always wondered how patent litigation differs from your practice?  Or maybe you have considered pursuing patent litigation but first wanted to find out how it differs from other types of commercial litigation?  This exciting program will explore what makes patent litigation different from other types of litigation, from the Rule 11 pre-filing investigation through the appeal to the Federal Circuit.  Attendees will learn important practical details including who to sue and what to put in the complaint.  Learn what discovery is needed in a patent case and how discovery differs from other civil litigation.  Disclosures of infringement and invalidity contentions, the claim construction process at and leading up to the Markman hearing will also be examined.  Find out what is needed to prove infringement and how a patent may be invalidated by prior art or rendered unenforceable by inequitable conduct.  Hear what can be expected at trial and what remedies are available.  We will also discuss alternative forums, including the International Trade Commission, and review appeals to the Federal Circuit, and how it and the Supreme Court are reshaping patent law and patent litigation.


  • How the America Invents Act (“AIA”) will affect patent litigation
  • Determining who to sue
  • Whether to send a notice letter and what can go wrong if you do
  • What to do if your client receives a notice letter
  • The forums available for suing for patent infringement
  • What needs to be done before filing a complaint
  • What needs to be in a complaint, and answer, and when to counterclaim
  • What discovery you need to take
  • How claim terms are construed and the process courts use to do it
  • How a patent case is tried and who, judge or jury, decides what
  • What remedies are available and likely to be awarded
  • What issues are likely to be appealed
  • Appeals in the Federal Circuit
  • How long all this usually takes and what it is likely to cost

]]>http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=159518Thu, 07 Jun 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:10:07LitigationPatentPractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu43184Negotiating Real Estate Deals 2012: State of the Market and Representing Special Services Do you know the best negotiating strategies in the current real estate market? What are the “hot buttons” for seller, buyer and lender requirements? What are the factors and legal issues you should analyze with respect to investing in distressed real estate situations including purchasing defaulted loans. How do the characteristics of a property and the structuring of the acquisition fit with the current underwriting criteria of lenders? Which provisions in a sales contract are critical, and which ones are just nice to have? How do you manage your financing sources and your contractual obligations? This one-of-a-kind program will give you the answers to key questions such as these, plus offer a focus on workouts, both before and after the occurrence of the default, as well as look at the sources and the manner in which these deals are being recapitalized. Some of the best real estate lawyers in the country will be on hand to give you cutting-edge tips for our ever-changing marketplace. Make the most of this unique opportunity.


  • Explore the best techniques for negotiating under current market conditions
  • What you need to know about workouts and restructurings of loans
  • What to agree to in a prenegotiation agreement without giving away the store
  • Practical approaches to address defaulted loans, for both lenders and borrowers
  • How special servicers view their role in dealing with distressed real estate
  • How has special servicing changed with the new ownership of the special servicing platforms?
  • Joint ventures, including the critical areas to address, and remedies and responses for when they fail
  • Get tips on how to address the current concerns of financing sources
  • What are the real risks of those “good guy” guaranties and how can you protect yourself?
  • Learn which representations and warranties and covenants you really need in contracts
  • Understand strategies and remedies for breach of contract
  • Do these “binding” letters of intents really work?
  • Assess what risk areas may be acceptable to an individual investor but not to an institutional fund

]]>http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=159830Fri, 08 Jun 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:12:52FinancingPractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu43189Negotiating Real Estate Deals 2012: Ethical Issues in Real Estate TransactionsDo you know the best negotiating strategies in the current real estate market? What are the “hot buttons” for seller, buyer and lender requirements? What are the factors and legal issues you should analyze with respect to investing in distressed real estate situations including purchasing defaulted loans. How do the characteristics of a property and the structuring of the acquisition fit with the current underwriting criteria of lenders? Which provisions in a sales contract are critical, and which ones are just nice to have? How do you manage your financing sources and your contractual obligations? This one-of-a-kind program will give you the answers to key questions such as these, plus offer a focus on workouts, both before and after the occurrence of the default, as well as look at the sources and the manner in which these deals are being recapitalized. Some of the best real estate lawyers in the country will be on hand to give you cutting-edge tips for our ever-changing marketplace. Make the most of this unique opportunity.


  • Explore the best techniques for negotiating under current market conditions
  • What you need to know about workouts and restructurings of loans
  • What to agree to in a prenegotiation agreement without giving away the store
  • Practical approaches to address defaulted loans, for both lenders and borrowers
  • How special servicers view their role in dealing with distressed real estate
  • How has special servicing changed with the new ownership of the special servicing platforms?
  • Joint ventures, including the critical areas to address, and remedies and responses for when they fail
  • Get tips on how to address the current concerns of financing sources
  • What are the real risks of those “good guy” guaranties and how can you protect yourself?
  • Learn which representations and warranties and covenants you really need in contracts
  • Understand strategies and remedies for breach of contract
  • Do these “binding” letters of intents really work?
  • Assess what risk areas may be acceptable to an individual investor but not to an institutional fund

]]>http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=159835Fri, 08 Jun 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:00:40Ethics/Professional ResponsibilityReal EstatePractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu43187Negotiating Real Estate Deals 2012: Distressed Loan Workouts and Lender Remedies Do you know the best negotiating strategies in the current real estate market? What are the “hot buttons” for seller, buyer and lender requirements? What are the factors and legal issues you should analyze with respect to investing in distressed real estate situations including purchasing defaulted loans. How do the characteristics of a property and the structuring of the acquisition fit with the current underwriting criteria of lenders? Which provisions in a sales contract are critical, and which ones are just nice to have? How do you manage your financing sources and your contractual obligations? This one-of-a-kind program will give you the answers to key questions such as these, plus offer a focus on workouts, both before and after the occurrence of the default, as well as look at the sources and the manner in which these deals are being recapitalized. Some of the best real estate lawyers in the country will be on hand to give you cutting-edge tips for our ever-changing marketplace. Make the most of this unique opportunity.


  • Explore the best techniques for negotiating under current market conditions
  • What you need to know about workouts and restructurings of loans
  • What to agree to in a prenegotiation agreement without giving away the store
  • Practical approaches to address defaulted loans, for both lenders and borrowers
  • How special servicers view their role in dealing with distressed real estate
  • How has special servicing changed with the new ownership of the special servicing platforms?
  • Joint ventures, including the critical areas to address, and remedies and responses for when they fail
  • Get tips on how to address the current concerns of financing sources
  • What are the real risks of those “good guy” guaranties and how can you protect yourself?
  • Learn which representations and warranties and covenants you really need in contracts
  • Understand strategies and remedies for breach of contract
  • Do these “binding” letters of intents really work?
  • Assess what risk areas may be acceptable to an individual investor but not to an institutional fund

]]>http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=159833Fri, 08 Jun 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:00:05FinancingPractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu43185Negotiating Real Estate Deals 2012: Representing Lenders in a Changed Environment Do you know the best negotiating strategies in the current real estate market? What are the “hot buttons” for seller, buyer and lender requirements? What are the factors and legal issues you should analyze with respect to investing in distressed real estate situations including purchasing defaulted loans. How do the characteristics of a property and the structuring of the acquisition fit with the current underwriting criteria of lenders? Which provisions in a sales contract are critical, and which ones are just nice to have? How do you manage your financing sources and your contractual obligations? This one-of-a-kind program will give you the answers to key questions such as these, plus offer a focus on workouts, both before and after the occurrence of the default, as well as look at the sources and the manner in which these deals are being recapitalized. Some of the best real estate lawyers in the country will be on hand to give you cutting-edge tips for our ever-changing marketplace. Make the most of this unique opportunity.


  • Explore the best techniques for negotiating under current market conditions
  • What you need to know about workouts and restructurings of loans
  • What to agree to in a prenegotiation agreement without giving away the store
  • Practical approaches to address defaulted loans, for both lenders and borrowers
  • How special servicers view their role in dealing with distressed real estate
  • How has special servicing changed with the new ownership of the special servicing platforms?
  • Joint ventures, including the critical areas to address, and remedies and responses for when they fail
  • Get tips on how to address the current concerns of financing sources
  • What are the real risks of those “good guy” guaranties and how can you protect yourself?
  • Learn which representations and warranties and covenants you really need in contracts
  • Understand strategies and remedies for breach of contract
  • Do these “binding” letters of intents really work?
  • Assess what risk areas may be acceptable to an individual investor but not to an institutional fund

]]>http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=159831Fri, 08 Jun 2012 04:00:00 GMT00:55:27FinancingPractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu43188Negotiating Real Estate Deals 2012: What Provisions do Joint Venture Partners Negotiate the Most? Do you know the best negotiating strategies in the current real estate market? What are the “hot buttons” for seller, buyer and lender requirements? What are the factors and legal issues you should analyze with respect to investing in distressed real estate situations including purchasing defaulted loans. How do the characteristics of a property and the structuring of the acquisition fit with the current underwriting criteria of lenders? Which provisions in a sales contract are critical, and which ones are just nice to have? How do you manage your financing sources and your contractual obligations? This one-of-a-kind program will give you the answers to key questions such as these, plus offer a focus on workouts, both before and after the occurrence of the default, as well as look at the sources and the manner in which these deals are being recapitalized. Some of the best real estate lawyers in the country will be on hand to give you cutting-edge tips for our ever-changing marketplace. Make the most of this unique opportunity.


  • Explore the best techniques for negotiating under current market conditions
  • What you need to know about workouts and restructurings of loans
  • What to agree to in a prenegotiation agreement without giving away the store
  • Practical approaches to address defaulted loans, for both lenders and borrowers
  • How special servicers view their role in dealing with distressed real estate
  • How has special servicing changed with the new ownership of the special servicing platforms?
  • Joint ventures, including the critical areas to address, and remedies and responses for when they fail
  • Get tips on how to address the current concerns of financing sources
  • What are the real risks of those “good guy” guaranties and how can you protect yourself?
  • Learn which representations and warranties and covenants you really need in contracts
  • Understand strategies and remedies for breach of contract
  • Do these “binding” letters of intents really work?
  • Assess what risk areas may be acceptable to an individual investor but not to an institutional fund

]]>http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=159834Fri, 08 Jun 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:00:39FinancingPractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu43186Negotiating Real Estate Deals 2012: Successfully Closing Purchase and Sale Transacrtions in 2012 Do you know the best negotiating strategies in the current real estate market? What are the “hot buttons” for seller, buyer and lender requirements? What are the factors and legal issues you should analyze with respect to investing in distressed real estate situations including purchasing defaulted loans. How do the characteristics of a property and the structuring of the acquisition fit with the current underwriting criteria of lenders? Which provisions in a sales contract are critical, and which ones are just nice to have? How do you manage your financing sources and your contractual obligations? This one-of-a-kind program will give you the answers to key questions such as these, plus offer a focus on workouts, both before and after the occurrence of the default, as well as look at the sources and the manner in which these deals are being recapitalized. Some of the best real estate lawyers in the country will be on hand to give you cutting-edge tips for our ever-changing marketplace. Make the most of this unique opportunity.


  • Explore the best techniques for negotiating under current market conditions
  • What you need to know about workouts and restructurings of loans
  • What to agree to in a prenegotiation agreement without giving away the store
  • Practical approaches to address defaulted loans, for both lenders and borrowers
  • How special servicers view their role in dealing with distressed real estate
  • How has special servicing changed with the new ownership of the special servicing platforms?
  • Joint ventures, including the critical areas to address, and remedies and responses for when they fail
  • Get tips on how to address the current concerns of financing sources
  • What are the real risks of those “good guy” guaranties and how can you protect yourself?
  • Learn which representations and warranties and covenants you really need in contracts
  • Understand strategies and remedies for breach of contract
  • Do these “binding” letters of intents really work?
  • Assess what risk areas may be acceptable to an individual investor but not to an institutional fund

]]>http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=159832Fri, 08 Jun 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:03:01FinancingPractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu43313Fundamentals of Mutual Funds and Exchange-Traded Funds 2012 - Background: Mutual Funds and Exchange-Traded Funds This program is designed to provide attendees with a solid foundation in the legal, regulatory and operational issues affecting the $12 trillion mutual fund industry, including the emerging exchange-traded fund industry.  Attendees will learn how Congress, regulators, markets, and the courts have shaped the formation and structure of this industry.  Attendees will also learn about the impact of the financial crisis on the mutual fund and exchange-traded fund industry and what is in store regarding future regulatory developments.  A distinguished faculty of practitioners and regulators, including current and former SEC officials, will offer insights into recent proposals that could result in the potential overhaul of regulations governing mutual fund prospectus delivery, the determination of fund management fees, and the uncertain future of Rule 12b-1 - plus recent litigation and enforcement decisions.


  • How mutual funds are created, managed and sold
  • New types of funds - such as exchange-traded funds
  • How management arrangements and fees are negotiated
  • The inherent conflicts of interest - and how they are resolved
  • How the credit crisis impacted mutual fund valuation and pricing
  • How regulators monitor the industry

]]>http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=160033Mon, 11 Jun 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:02:11Corporate GovernanceFinancial ProductsInvestment Fund ManagementPractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu43314Fundamentals of Mutual Funds and Exchange-Traded Funds 2012: The Pattern of Regulation This program is designed to provide attendees with a solid foundation in the legal, regulatory and operational issues affecting the $12 trillion mutual fund industry, including the emerging exchange-traded fund industry.  Attendees will learn how Congress, regulators, markets, and the courts have shaped the formation and structure of this industry.  Attendees will also learn about the impact of the financial crisis on the mutual fund and exchange-traded fund industry and what is in store regarding future regulatory developments.  A distinguished faculty of practitioners and regulators, including current and former SEC officials, will offer insights into recent proposals that could result in the potential overhaul of regulations governing mutual fund prospectus delivery, the determination of fund management fees, and the uncertain future of Rule 12b-1 - plus recent litigation and enforcement decisions.


  • How mutual funds are created, managed and sold
  • New types of funds - such as exchange-traded funds
  • How management arrangements and fees are negotiated
  • The inherent conflicts of interest - and how they are resolved
  • How the credit crisis impacted mutual fund valuation and pricing
  • How regulators monitor the industry

]]>http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=160041Mon, 11 Jun 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:01:14EnforcementFinancial ProductsInvestment Fund ManagementPractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu43317Fundamentals of Mutual Funds and Exchange-Traded Funds 2012: Distribution of Funds & ValuationThis program is designed to provide attendees with a solid foundation in the legal, regulatory and operational issues affecting the $12 trillion mutual fund industry, including the emerging exchange-traded fund industry.  Attendees will learn how Congress, regulators, markets, and the courts have shaped the formation and structure of this industry.  Attendees will also learn about the impact of the financial crisis on the mutual fund and exchange-traded fund industry and what is in store regarding future regulatory developments.  A distinguished faculty of practitioners and regulators, including current and former SEC officials, will offer insights into recent proposals that could result in the potential overhaul of regulations governing mutual fund prospectus delivery, the determination of fund management fees, and the uncertain future of Rule 12b-1 - plus recent litigation and enforcement decisions.


  • How mutual funds are created, managed and sold
  • New types of funds - such as exchange-traded funds
  • How management arrangements and fees are negotiated
  • The inherent conflicts of interest - and how they are resolved
  • How the credit crisis impacted mutual fund valuation and pricing
  • How regulators monitor the industry

]]>http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=160045Mon, 11 Jun 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:00:12Financial ProductsInvestment Fund ManagementPractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu43319Fundamentals of Mutual Funds and Exchange-Traded Funds 2012: Exchange-Traded FundsThis program is designed to provide attendees with a solid foundation in the legal, regulatory and operational issues affecting the $12 trillion mutual fund industry, including the emerging exchange-traded fund industry.  Attendees will learn how Congress, regulators, markets, and the courts have shaped the formation and structure of this industry.  Attendees will also learn about the impact of the financial crisis on the mutual fund and exchange-traded fund industry and what is in store regarding future regulatory developments.  A distinguished faculty of practitioners and regulators, including current and former SEC officials, will offer insights into recent proposals that could result in the potential overhaul of regulations governing mutual fund prospectus delivery, the determination of fund management fees, and the uncertain future of Rule 12b-1 - plus recent litigation and enforcement decisions.


  • How mutual funds are created, managed and sold
  • New types of funds - such as exchange-traded funds
  • How management arrangements and fees are negotiated
  • The inherent conflicts of interest - and how they are resolved
  • How the credit crisis impacted mutual fund valuation and pricing
  • How regulators monitor the industry

]]>http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=160047Mon, 11 Jun 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:00:26EnforcementFinancial ProductsInvestment Fund ManagementPractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu43316Fundamentals of Mutual Funds and Exchange-Traded Funds 2012: Mutual Fund Anatomy - Role of the Board and the Adviser This program is designed to provide attendees with a solid foundation in the legal, regulatory and operational issues affecting the $12 trillion mutual fund industry, including the emerging exchange-traded fund industry.  Attendees will learn how Congress, regulators, markets, and the courts have shaped the formation and structure of this industry.  Attendees will also learn about the impact of the financial crisis on the mutual fund and exchange-traded fund industry and what is in store regarding future regulatory developments.  A distinguished faculty of practitioners and regulators, including current and former SEC officials, will offer insights into recent proposals that could result in the potential overhaul of regulations governing mutual fund prospectus delivery, the determination of fund management fees, and the uncertain future of Rule 12b-1 - plus recent litigation and enforcement decisions.


  • How mutual funds are created, managed and sold
  • New types of funds - such as exchange-traded funds
  • How management arrangements and fees are negotiated
  • The inherent conflicts of interest - and how they are resolved
  • How the credit crisis impacted mutual fund valuation and pricing
  • How regulators monitor the industry

]]>http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=160044Mon, 11 Jun 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:01:02Corporate GovernanceFinancial ProductsInvestment Fund ManagementPractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu43318Fundamentals of Mutual Funds and Exchange-Traded Funds 2012: Litigation Involving Mutual FundsThis program is designed to provide attendees with a solid foundation in the legal, regulatory and operational issues affecting the $12 trillion mutual fund industry, including the emerging exchange-traded fund industry.  Attendees will learn how Congress, regulators, markets, and the courts have shaped the formation and structure of this industry.  Attendees will also learn about the impact of the financial crisis on the mutual fund and exchange-traded fund industry and what is in store regarding future regulatory developments.  A distinguished faculty of practitioners and regulators, including current and former SEC officials, will offer insights into recent proposals that could result in the potential overhaul of regulations governing mutual fund prospectus delivery, the determination of fund management fees, and the uncertain future of Rule 12b-1 - plus recent litigation and enforcement decisions.


  • How mutual funds are created, managed and sold
  • New types of funds - such as exchange-traded funds
  • How management arrangements and fees are negotiated
  • The inherent conflicts of interest - and how they are resolved
  • How the credit crisis impacted mutual fund valuation and pricing
  • How regulators monitor the industry

]]>http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=160046Mon, 11 Jun 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:00:51Financial ProductsInvestment Fund ManagementSecuritiesPractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu43383Cloud Computing 2012: Cut Through the Fluff & Tackle the Critical Stuff - Government Related IssuesCorporations, government organizations and millions of consumers are shifting massive quantities of data and their software applications to cloud computing facilities.  Cloud computing uses the Internet to give every size organization access to large, dynamically scalable resources (data storage, software applications and computing power).  “The Cloud” allows users, at all levels, to avoid large capital outlays for hardware and up-front licensing fees and instead offers both hardware and software, as needed, in a flexible arrangement, as a monthly fee service.  Some organizations’ data centers are giving way to massive, secure and dynamically scalable shared hosting facilities.  Users rely on Internet connections to get access to their data and software applications from anywhere on the globe.  This new paradigm of computing provides flexibility, enhanced access to software functionality and potential cost savings, but can inject potential new risks.  Negotiating contracts for cloud computing services provides new challenges and a clear understanding of the inherent new hazards.

This program will provide practical advice on key terms for cloud computing contracts, help you define the vendors’ obligations for cloud computing facilities, offer strategies in protecting personal and corporate data, and assist in planning for transfers of data between cloud computing vendors.  This is an opportunity to hear industry experts who will help you understand and prepare for the massive changes inherent in the shift to cloud computing.


  • How cloud computing technology works and the inherent operational risks
  • The new business models in purchasing software as a service and storage as a scalable resource
  • How data security may be enhanced using cloud computing facilities
  • Critical factors courts will consider as to jurisdiction when a business using cloud computing is sued
  • Practical and contractual remedies to secure corporate assets and intellectual property
  • Why many cloud computing vendors are less flexible in contract negotiations
  • Practical concerns raised by the flood of e-discovery demands for cloud resources
  • Government related issues, including export control and trade sanctions risks
Special Features
  • Mock negotiation
  • Legal ethics issues (1 full hour credit)

]]>http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=160151Tue, 12 Jun 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:01:44InternationalNew TechnologyPrivacyPractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu43384Cloud Computing 2012: Cut Through the Fluff & Tackle the Critical Stuff - Contract IssuesCorporations, government organizations and millions of consumers are shifting massive quantities of data and their software applications to cloud computing facilities.  Cloud computing uses the Internet to give every size organization access to large, dynamically scalable resources (data storage, software applications and computing power).  “The Cloud” allows users, at all levels, to avoid large capital outlays for hardware and up-front licensing fees and instead offers both hardware and software, as needed, in a flexible arrangement, as a monthly fee service.  Some organizations’ data centers are giving way to massive, secure and dynamically scalable shared hosting facilities.  Users rely on Internet connections to get access to their data and software applications from anywhere on the globe.  This new paradigm of computing provides flexibility, enhanced access to software functionality and potential cost savings, but can inject potential new risks.  Negotiating contracts for cloud computing services provides new challenges and a clear understanding of the inherent new hazards.

This program will provide practical advice on key terms for cloud computing contracts, help you define the vendors’ obligations for cloud computing facilities, offer strategies in protecting personal and corporate data, and assist in planning for transfers of data between cloud computing vendors.  This is an opportunity to hear industry experts who will help you understand and prepare for the massive changes inherent in the shift to cloud computing.


  • How cloud computing technology works and the inherent operational risks
  • The new business models in purchasing software as a service and storage as a scalable resource
  • How data security may be enhanced using cloud computing facilities
  • Critical factors courts will consider as to jurisdiction when a business using cloud computing is sued
  • Practical and contractual remedies to secure corporate assets and intellectual property
  • Why many cloud computing vendors are less flexible in contract negotiations
  • Practical concerns raised by the flood of e-discovery demands for cloud resources
  • Government related issues, including export control and trade sanctions risks
Special Features
  • Mock negotiation
  • Legal ethics issues (1 full hour credit)

]]>http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=160152Tue, 12 Jun 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:01:49Corporate & SecuritiesNew TechnologyPrivacyPractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu43385Cloud Computing 2012: Cut Through the Fluff & Tackle the Critical Stuff - Mock NegotiationCorporations, government organizations and millions of consumers are shifting massive quantities of data and their software applications to cloud computing facilities.  Cloud computing uses the Internet to give every size organization access to large, dynamically scalable resources (data storage, software applications and computing power).  “The Cloud” allows users, at all levels, to avoid large capital outlays for hardware and up-front licensing fees and instead offers both hardware and software, as needed, in a flexible arrangement, as a monthly fee service.  Some organizations’ data centers are giving way to massive, secure and dynamically scalable shared hosting facilities.  Users rely on Internet connections to get access to their data and software applications from anywhere on the globe.  This new paradigm of computing provides flexibility, enhanced access to software functionality and potential cost savings, but can inject potential new risks.  Negotiating contracts for cloud computing services provides new challenges and a clear understanding of the inherent new hazards.

This program will provide practical advice on key terms for cloud computing contracts, help you define the vendors’ obligations for cloud computing facilities, offer strategies in protecting personal and corporate data, and assist in planning for transfers of data between cloud computing vendors.  This is an opportunity to hear industry experts who will help you understand and prepare for the massive changes inherent in the shift to cloud computing.


  • How cloud computing technology works and the inherent operational risks
  • The new business models in purchasing software as a service and storage as a scalable resource
  • How data security may be enhanced using cloud computing facilities
  • Critical factors courts will consider as to jurisdiction when a business using cloud computing is sued
  • Practical and contractual remedies to secure corporate assets and intellectual property
  • Why many cloud computing vendors are less flexible in contract negotiations
  • Practical concerns raised by the flood of e-discovery demands for cloud resources
  • Government related issues, including export control and trade sanctions risks
Special Features
  • Mock negotiation
  • Legal ethics issues (1 full hour credit)

]]>http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=160153Tue, 12 Jun 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:00:54Corporate & SecuritiesNew TechnologyPrivacyPractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu43386Cloud Computing 2012: Cut Through the Fluff & Tackle the Critical Stuff - Legal Ethics and the CloudCorporations, government organizations and millions of consumers are shifting massive quantities of data and their software applications to cloud computing facilities.  Cloud computing uses the Internet to give every size organization access to large, dynamically scalable resources (data storage, software applications and computing power).  “The Cloud” allows users, at all levels, to avoid large capital outlays for hardware and up-front licensing fees and instead offers both hardware and software, as needed, in a flexible arrangement, as a monthly fee service.  Some organizations’ data centers are giving way to massive, secure and dynamically scalable shared hosting facilities.  Users rely on Internet connections to get access to their data and software applications from anywhere on the globe.  This new paradigm of computing provides flexibility, enhanced access to software functionality and potential cost savings, but can inject potential new risks.  Negotiating contracts for cloud computing services provides new challenges and a clear understanding of the inherent new hazards.

This program will provide practical advice on key terms for cloud computing contracts, help you define the vendors’ obligations for cloud computing facilities, offer strategies in protecting personal and corporate data, and assist in planning for transfers of data between cloud computing vendors.  This is an opportunity to hear industry experts who will help you understand and prepare for the massive changes inherent in the shift to cloud computing.


  • How cloud computing technology works and the inherent operational risks
  • The new business models in purchasing software as a service and storage as a scalable resource
  • How data security may be enhanced using cloud computing facilities
  • Critical factors courts will consider as to jurisdiction when a business using cloud computing is sued
  • Practical and contractual remedies to secure corporate assets and intellectual property
  • Why many cloud computing vendors are less flexible in contract negotiations
  • Practical concerns raised by the flood of e-discovery demands for cloud resources
  • Government related issues, including export control and trade sanctions risks
Special Features
  • Mock negotiation
  • Legal ethics issues (1 full hour credit)

]]>http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=160154Tue, 12 Jun 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:03:04Ethics/Professional ResponsibilityNew TechnologyPrivacyPractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu43382Cloud Computing 2012: Cut Through the Fluff & Tackle the Critical Stuff - Privacy and Data SecurityCorporations, government organizations and millions of consumers are shifting massive quantities of data and their software applications to cloud computing facilities.  Cloud computing uses the Internet to give every size organization access to large, dynamically scalable resources (data storage, software applications and computing power).  “The Cloud” allows users, at all levels, to avoid large capital outlays for hardware and up-front licensing fees and instead offers both hardware and software, as needed, in a flexible arrangement, as a monthly fee service.  Some organizations’ data centers are giving way to massive, secure and dynamically scalable shared hosting facilities.  Users rely on Internet connections to get access to their data and software applications from anywhere on the globe.  This new paradigm of computing provides flexibility, enhanced access to software functionality and potential cost savings, but can inject potential new risks.  Negotiating contracts for cloud computing services provides new challenges and a clear understanding of the inherent new hazards.

This program will provide practical advice on key terms for cloud computing contracts, help you define the vendors’ obligations for cloud computing facilities, offer strategies in protecting personal and corporate data, and assist in planning for transfers of data between cloud computing vendors.  This is an opportunity to hear industry experts who will help you understand and prepare for the massive changes inherent in the shift to cloud computing.


  • How cloud computing technology works and the inherent operational risks
  • The new business models in purchasing software as a service and storage as a scalable resource
  • How data security may be enhanced using cloud computing facilities
  • Critical factors courts will consider as to jurisdiction when a business using cloud computing is sued
  • Practical and contractual remedies to secure corporate assets and intellectual property
  • Why many cloud computing vendors are less flexible in contract negotiations
  • Practical concerns raised by the flood of e-discovery demands for cloud resources
  • Government related issues, including export control and trade sanctions risks
Special Features
  • Mock negotiation
  • Legal ethics issues (1 full hour credit)

]]>http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=160150Tue, 12 Jun 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:01:24Corporate & SecuritiesNew TechnologyPrivacyPractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu43381Cloud Computing 2012: Cut Through the Fluff & Tackle the Critical Stuff - Cloud Technology and Business OverviewCorporations, government organizations and millions of consumers are shifting massive quantities of data and their software applications to cloud computing facilities.  Cloud computing uses the Internet to give every size organization access to large, dynamically scalable resources (data storage, software applications and computing power).  “The Cloud” allows users, at all levels, to avoid large capital outlays for hardware and up-front licensing fees and instead offers both hardware and software, as needed, in a flexible arrangement, as a monthly fee service.  Some organizations’ data centers are giving way to massive, secure and dynamically scalable shared hosting facilities.  Users rely on Internet connections to get access to their data and software applications from anywhere on the globe.  This new paradigm of computing provides flexibility, enhanced access to software functionality and potential cost savings, but can inject potential new risks.  Negotiating contracts for cloud computing services provides new challenges and a clear understanding of the inherent new hazards.

This program will provide practical advice on key terms for cloud computing contracts, help you define the vendors’ obligations for cloud computing facilities, offer strategies in protecting personal and corporate data, and assist in planning for transfers of data between cloud computing vendors.  This is an opportunity to hear industry experts who will help you understand and prepare for the massive changes inherent in the shift to cloud computing.


  • How cloud computing technology works and the inherent operational risks
  • The new business models in purchasing software as a service and storage as a scalable resource
  • How data security may be enhanced using cloud computing facilities
  • Critical factors courts will consider as to jurisdiction when a business using cloud computing is sued
  • Practical and contractual remedies to secure corporate assets and intellectual property
  • Why many cloud computing vendors are less flexible in contract negotiations
  • Practical concerns raised by the flood of e-discovery demands for cloud resources
  • Government related issues, including export control and trade sanctions risks
Special Features
  • Mock negotiation
  • Legal ethics issues (1 full hour credit)

]]>http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=160149Tue, 12 Jun 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:05:48Corporate & SecuritiesNew TechnologyPrivacyPractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu43411Acquiring or Selling the Privately Held Company 2012: Letters of Intent and Other Preliminary Considerations
You will also gain an understanding of the key tax, employee benefits, and intellectual property issues that arise and how to address them. Plus you will learn about special diligence concerns involving international deals, including FCPA, AML, tax and labor issues.
  • Analyze the terms of an acquisition agreement
  • Develop successful negotiation strategies
  • Use letters of intent to maximize strategic advantage
  • Structure and negotiate earn-outs and critical risk allocation provisions
  • Spot and deal with the key issues that arise in non-corporate law areas, such as:
    - Tax
    - Employee benefits
    - Intellectual property
  • Cope with the special problems associated with acquisitions of divisions or subsidiaries
  • Understand the fiduciary duties of directors and majority shareholders in a sale transaction
  • Understand the special issues relating to financial sponsors
  • Recognize ethical issues that arise during the negotiation and documentation of transactions
  • Avoid common drafting pitfalls when non-U.S. laws govern part or all of a deal

]]>http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=160194Wed, 13 Jun 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:01:01Mergers & AcquisitionsPractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu43412Acquiring or Selling the Privately Held Company 2012: Dealing with Financial Sponsors
You will also gain an understanding of the key tax, employee benefits, and intellectual property issues that arise and how to address them. Plus you will learn about special diligence concerns involving international deals, including FCPA, AML, tax and labor issues.
  • Analyze the terms of an acquisition agreement
  • Develop successful negotiation strategies
  • Use letters of intent to maximize strategic advantage
  • Structure and negotiate earn-outs and critical risk allocation provisions
  • Spot and deal with the key issues that arise in non-corporate law areas, such as:
    - Tax
    - Employee benefits
    - Intellectual property
  • Cope with the special problems associated with acquisitions of divisions or subsidiaries
  • Understand the fiduciary duties of directors and majority shareholders in a sale transaction
  • Understand the special issues relating to financial sponsors
  • Recognize ethical issues that arise during the negotiation and documentation of transactions
  • Avoid common drafting pitfalls when non-U.S. laws govern part or all of a deal

]]>http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=160195Wed, 13 Jun 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:00:20Mergers & AcquisitionsPractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu43413Acquiring or Selling the Privately Held Company 2012: Fiduciary Duties of Directors and Majority Shareholders; Specialty Areas: A. Tax Considerations
You will also gain an understanding of the key tax, employee benefits, and intellectual property issues that arise and how to address them. Plus you will learn about special diligence concerns involving international deals, including FCPA, AML, tax and labor issues.
  • Analyze the terms of an acquisition agreement
  • Develop successful negotiation strategies
  • Use letters of intent to maximize strategic advantage
  • Structure and negotiate earn-outs and critical risk allocation provisions
  • Spot and deal with the key issues that arise in non-corporate law areas, such as:
    - Tax
    - Employee benefits
    - Intellectual property
  • Cope with the special problems associated with acquisitions of divisions or subsidiaries
  • Understand the fiduciary duties of directors and majority shareholders in a sale transaction
  • Understand the special issues relating to financial sponsors
  • Recognize ethical issues that arise during the negotiation and documentation of transactions
  • Avoid common drafting pitfalls when non-U.S. laws govern part or all of a deal

]]>http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=160196Wed, 13 Jun 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:21:49Ethics/Professional ResponsibilityMergers & AcquisitionsTaxPractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu43445Antitrust Enforcement in the Health Care Industry: Current FTC and DOJ Activities http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=160260Wed, 13 Jun 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:04:06AntitrustEnforcementHealth CarePractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu43414Acquiring or Selling the Privately Held Company 2012 - Specialty Areas (Continued): B. Employee Benefits; C. Intellectual Property
You will also gain an understanding of the key tax, employee benefits, and intellectual property issues that arise and how to address them. Plus you will learn about special diligence concerns involving international deals, including FCPA, AML, tax and labor issues.
  • Analyze the terms of an acquisition agreement
  • Develop successful negotiation strategies
  • Use letters of intent to maximize strategic advantage
  • Structure and negotiate earn-outs and critical risk allocation provisions
  • Spot and deal with the key issues that arise in non-corporate law areas, such as:
    - Tax
    - Employee benefits
    - Intellectual property
  • Cope with the special problems associated with acquisitions of divisions or subsidiaries
  • Understand the fiduciary duties of directors and majority shareholders in a sale transaction
  • Understand the special issues relating to financial sponsors
  • Recognize ethical issues that arise during the negotiation and documentation of transactions
  • Avoid common drafting pitfalls when non-U.S. laws govern part or all of a deal

]]>http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=160197Wed, 13 Jun 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:31:23ERISAIntellectual PropertyMergers & AcquisitionsPractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu43410Acquiring or Selling the Privately Held Company 2012: General Business Considerations
You will also gain an understanding of the key tax, employee benefits, and intellectual property issues that arise and how to address them. Plus you will learn about special diligence concerns involving international deals, including FCPA, AML, tax and labor issues.
  • Analyze the terms of an acquisition agreement
  • Develop successful negotiation strategies
  • Use letters of intent to maximize strategic advantage
  • Structure and negotiate earn-outs and critical risk allocation provisions
  • Spot and deal with the key issues that arise in non-corporate law areas, such as:
    - Tax
    - Employee benefits
    - Intellectual property
  • Cope with the special problems associated with acquisitions of divisions or subsidiaries
  • Understand the fiduciary duties of directors and majority shareholders in a sale transaction
  • Understand the special issues relating to financial sponsors
  • Recognize ethical issues that arise during the negotiation and documentation of transactions
  • Avoid common drafting pitfalls when non-U.S. laws govern part or all of a deal

]]>http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=160193Wed, 13 Jun 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:10:14Mergers & AcquisitionsPractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu43417Acquiring or Selling the Privately Held Company 2012: A. International Aspects; B. Structuring and Negotiating Earn-Outs; C. Ethics in Negotiating and Documenting Transactions
You will also gain an understanding of the key tax, employee benefits, and intellectual property issues that arise and how to address them. Plus you will learn about special diligence concerns involving international deals, including FCPA, AML, tax and labor issues.
  • Analyze the terms of an acquisition agreement
  • Develop successful negotiation strategies
  • Use letters of intent to maximize strategic advantage
  • Structure and negotiate earn-outs and critical risk allocation provisions
  • Spot and deal with the key issues that arise in non-corporate law areas, such as:
    - Tax
    - Employee benefits
    - Intellectual property
  • Cope with the special problems associated with acquisitions of divisions or subsidiaries
  • Understand the fiduciary duties of directors and majority shareholders in a sale transaction
  • Understand the special issues relating to financial sponsors
  • Recognize ethical issues that arise during the negotiation and documentation of transactions
  • Avoid common drafting pitfalls when non-U.S. laws govern part or all of a deal

]]>http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=160200Wed, 13 Jun 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:32:50Ethics/Professional ResponsibilityInternationalMergers & AcquisitionsPractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu43416Acquiring or Selling the Privately Held Company 2012 - A. Indemnification; B. Special Issues Involved in Acquiring Divisions or Subsidiaries of Larger Companies; B. Special Issues Involved in Acquiring Divisions or Subsidiaries of Larger Companies
You will also gain an understanding of the key tax, employee benefits, and intellectual property issues that arise and how to address them. Plus you will learn about special diligence concerns involving international deals, including FCPA, AML, tax and labor issues.
  • Analyze the terms of an acquisition agreement
  • Develop successful negotiation strategies
  • Use letters of intent to maximize strategic advantage
  • Structure and negotiate earn-outs and critical risk allocation provisions
  • Spot and deal with the key issues that arise in non-corporate law areas, such as:
    - Tax
    - Employee benefits
    - Intellectual property
  • Cope with the special problems associated with acquisitions of divisions or subsidiaries
  • Understand the fiduciary duties of directors and majority shareholders in a sale transaction
  • Understand the special issues relating to financial sponsors
  • Recognize ethical issues that arise during the negotiation and documentation of transactions
  • Avoid common drafting pitfalls when non-U.S. laws govern part or all of a deal

]]>http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=160199Wed, 13 Jun 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:30:48Mergers & AcquisitionsPractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu43415Acquiring or Selling the Privately Held Company 2012: Mock Negotiation and Analysis of Form of Acquisition Agreement
You will also gain an understanding of the key tax, employee benefits, and intellectual property issues that arise and how to address them. Plus you will learn about special diligence concerns involving international deals, including FCPA, AML, tax and labor issues.
  • Analyze the terms of an acquisition agreement
  • Develop successful negotiation strategies
  • Use letters of intent to maximize strategic advantage
  • Structure and negotiate earn-outs and critical risk allocation provisions
  • Spot and deal with the key issues that arise in non-corporate law areas, such as:
    - Tax
    - Employee benefits
    - Intellectual property
  • Cope with the special problems associated with acquisitions of divisions or subsidiaries
  • Understand the fiduciary duties of directors and majority shareholders in a sale transaction
  • Understand the special issues relating to financial sponsors
  • Recognize ethical issues that arise during the negotiation and documentation of transactions
  • Avoid common drafting pitfalls when non-U.S. laws govern part or all of a deal

]]>http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=160198Wed, 13 Jun 2012 04:00:00 GMT03:00:54Mergers & AcquisitionsPractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu43465Energy Deal Making: Current Trends and Tensions http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=160285Thu, 14 Jun 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:11:18Corporate & SecuritiesEnergyEnvironmentalPractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu43502International Litigation 2012 - International Litigators Toolbox No. 1: When U.S. Discovery Rules Clash With Foreign Law (Including a Mock Argument Before District Court Judges)
  • Recent developments in international litigation
  • Pointers on international discovery
  • The valuable insights of federal judges on best practices for the resolution of international disputes
  • In-house counsel’s perspectives on managing global litigation

]]>http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=160331Mon, 18 Jun 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:13:59InternationalPre-TrialPractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu43504International Litigation 2012: Strategy in International Litigation
  • Recent developments in international litigation
  • Pointers on international discovery
  • The valuable insights of federal judges on best practices for the resolution of international disputes
  • In-house counsel’s perspectives on managing global litigation

]]>http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=160333Mon, 18 Jun 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:01:05CommercialInternationalPractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu43501International Litigation 2012: Recent Developments
  • Recent developments in international litigation
  • Pointers on international discovery
  • The valuable insights of federal judges on best practices for the resolution of international disputes
  • In-house counsel’s perspectives on managing global litigation

]]>http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=160330Mon, 18 Jun 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:30:20CommercialInternationalPractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu43503International Litigation 2012: In-House Counsel's Perspective on Managing Global Litigation
  • Recent developments in international litigation
  • Pointers on international discovery
  • The valuable insights of federal judges on best practices for the resolution of international disputes
  • In-house counsel’s perspectives on managing global litigation

]]>http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=160332Mon, 18 Jun 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:00:44InternationalLitigationPractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu43505International Litigation 2012- International Litigators Toolbox No. 2: The Service of Process on Foreign Defendants and the Taking of Evidence in International Litigation
  • Recent developments in international litigation
  • Pointers on international discovery
  • The valuable insights of federal judges on best practices for the resolution of international disputes
  • In-house counsel’s perspectives on managing global litigation

]]>http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=160334Mon, 18 Jun 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:06:15InternationalLitigationPractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu43518Delaware Law Developments 2012: What All Business Lawyers Need to Know - Recent Developments in Delaware LawDelaware law plays a critical role in U.S. corporate and securities law, particularly in today’s challenging and changing business environment.  This unique annual program focuses on the important Delaware corporate law developments over the past year and the practical impact on your corporate or legal practice.  The very top Delaware corporate law experts from the Delaware judiciary, leading law firms and corporations, and academia, will examine the latest case law and practical trends and share their real-world experiences, insights and advice on the issues of greatest concern to the corporate/securities legal community.


  • Recent developments in Delaware law: a two-hour discussion of recent opinions of the Delaware Supreme Court and Court of Chancery by leading Delaware practitioners
  • Current state of poison pills
  • Disclosures and Delaware law
  • Trends in deal terms and structure
  • An update on Revlon and board obligations
  • Ethical issues in Delaware law (receive one hour of ethics CLE credit!)

]]>http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=160393Wed, 20 Jun 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:37:45Corporate GovernanceMergers & AcquisitionsSecuritiesPractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu43520Delaware Law Developments 2012: What All Business Lawyers Need to Know - Keynote AddressDelaware law plays a critical role in U.S. corporate and securities law, particularly in today’s challenging and changing business environment.  This unique annual program focuses on the important Delaware corporate law developments over the past year and the practical impact on your corporate or legal practice.  The very top Delaware corporate law experts from the Delaware judiciary, leading law firms and corporations, and academia, will examine the latest case law and practical trends and share their real-world experiences, insights and advice on the issues of greatest concern to the corporate/securities legal community.


  • Recent developments in Delaware law: a two-hour discussion of recent opinions of the Delaware Supreme Court and Court of Chancery by leading Delaware practitioners
  • Current state of poison pills
  • Disclosures and Delaware law
  • Trends in deal terms and structure
  • An update on Revlon and board obligations
  • Ethical issues in Delaware law (receive one hour of ethics CLE credit!)

]]>http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=160395Wed, 20 Jun 2012 04:00:00 GMT00:36:03Corporate GovernancePractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu43523Delaware Law Developments 2012: What All Business Lawyers Need to Know - He Did What?! He Said What?! Ethical Issues in Representing Representative Clients Delaware law plays a critical role in U.S. corporate and securities law, particularly in today’s challenging and changing business environment.  This unique annual program focuses on the important Delaware corporate law developments over the past year and the practical impact on your corporate or legal practice.  The very top Delaware corporate law experts from the Delaware judiciary, leading law firms and corporations, and academia, will examine the latest case law and practical trends and share their real-world experiences, insights and advice on the issues of greatest concern to the corporate/securities legal community.


  • Recent developments in Delaware law: a two-hour discussion of recent opinions of the Delaware Supreme Court and Court of Chancery by leading Delaware practitioners
  • Current state of poison pills
  • Disclosures and Delaware law
  • Trends in deal terms and structure
  • An update on Revlon and board obligations
  • Ethical issues in Delaware law (receive one hour of ethics CLE credit!)

]]>http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=160398Wed, 20 Jun 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:00:57Corporate & SecuritiesEthics/Professional ResponsibilitySecuritiesPractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu43519Delaware Law Developments 2012: What All Business Lawyers Need to Know - Deal Lawyers RoundtableDelaware law plays a critical role in U.S. corporate and securities law, particularly in today’s challenging and changing business environment.  This unique annual program focuses on the important Delaware corporate law developments over the past year and the practical impact on your corporate or legal practice.  The very top Delaware corporate law experts from the Delaware judiciary, leading law firms and corporations, and academia, will examine the latest case law and practical trends and share their real-world experiences, insights and advice on the issues of greatest concern to the corporate/securities legal community.


  • Recent developments in Delaware law: a two-hour discussion of recent opinions of the Delaware Supreme Court and Court of Chancery by leading Delaware practitioners
  • Current state of poison pills
  • Disclosures and Delaware law
  • Trends in deal terms and structure
  • An update on Revlon and board obligations
  • Ethical issues in Delaware law (receive one hour of ethics CLE credit!)

]]>http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=160394Wed, 20 Jun 2012 04:00:00 GMT00:57:59Corporate GovernanceMergers & AcquisitionsPractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu43542Hype or Help? How Can Alternative Fee Arrangements Add Demonstrable Value to Your Practice and Your Clients? http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=160437Wed, 20 Jun 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:07:35Corporate & SecuritiesLitigationProfessional SkillsPractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu43522Delaware Law Developments 2012: What All Business Lawyers Need to Know - Recent Developments with LLCs and Limited Partnerships Delaware law plays a critical role in U.S. corporate and securities law, particularly in today’s challenging and changing business environment.  This unique annual program focuses on the important Delaware corporate law developments over the past year and the practical impact on your corporate or legal practice.  The very top Delaware corporate law experts from the Delaware judiciary, leading law firms and corporations, and academia, will examine the latest case law and practical trends and share their real-world experiences, insights and advice on the issues of greatest concern to the corporate/securities legal community.


  • Recent developments in Delaware law: a two-hour discussion of recent opinions of the Delaware Supreme Court and Court of Chancery by leading Delaware practitioners
  • Current state of poison pills
  • Disclosures and Delaware law
  • Trends in deal terms and structure
  • An update on Revlon and board obligations
  • Ethical issues in Delaware law (receive one hour of ethics CLE credit!)

]]>http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=160397Wed, 20 Jun 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:01:27Corporate GovernancePractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu43521Delaware Law Developments 2012: What All Business Lawyers Need to Know - What Does Academic Research Have to Say About Selling a Public Company Delaware law plays a critical role in U.S. corporate and securities law, particularly in today’s challenging and changing business environment.  This unique annual program focuses on the important Delaware corporate law developments over the past year and the practical impact on your corporate or legal practice.  The very top Delaware corporate law experts from the Delaware judiciary, leading law firms and corporations, and academia, will examine the latest case law and practical trends and share their real-world experiences, insights and advice on the issues of greatest concern to the corporate/securities legal community.


  • Recent developments in Delaware law: a two-hour discussion of recent opinions of the Delaware Supreme Court and Court of Chancery by leading Delaware practitioners
  • Current state of poison pills
  • Disclosures and Delaware law
  • Trends in deal terms and structure
  • An update on Revlon and board obligations
  • Ethical issues in Delaware law (receive one hour of ethics CLE credit!)

]]>http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=160396Wed, 20 Jun 2012 04:00:00 GMT00:59:23Corporate GovernanceMergers & AcquisitionsSecuritiesPractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu43575Employment Discrimination Law & Litigation 2012 - Disabilities Discrimination Today: Take Two Asprin and Call HR Any attorney or human resources professional who advises or represents employers, employees, labor unions or government, or who has judicial/arbitral/mediator responsibility, must keep abreast of changes in the employment discrimination arena, and must also be aware of cutting-edge developments on the litigation front.

This program, designed for employment law practitioners and human resources professionals at all levels, brings together prominent practitioners from the management and plaintiffs’ bars, members of the judiciary and representatives from the EEOC, to analyze and provide practical guidance regarding the latest developments in the employment discrimination arena.


  • New laws and new rulings that can affect the advice you give, the strategies you choose, and the settlements you propose
  • What judges think about lawyers’ approaches to litigating employment discrimination claims
  • Lesser known/emerging discrimination claims
  • Discrimination trends and the experts’ future predictions

]]>http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=160587Mon, 25 Jun 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:00:37EmploymentLitigationPractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu43580Employment Discrimination Law & Litigation 2012 - Discrimination Trends and Future Predictions: Pulling Out the Crystal Ball Any attorney or human resources professional who advises or represents employers, employees, labor unions or government, or who has judicial/arbitral/mediator responsibility, must keep abreast of changes in the employment discrimination arena, and must also be aware of cutting-edge developments on the litigation front.

This program, designed for employment law practitioners and human resources professionals at all levels, brings together prominent practitioners from the management and plaintiffs’ bars, members of the judiciary and representatives from the EEOC, to analyze and provide practical guidance regarding the latest developments in the employment discrimination arena.


  • New laws and new rulings that can affect the advice you give, the strategies you choose, and the settlements you propose
  • What judges think about lawyers’ approaches to litigating employment discrimination claims
  • Lesser known/emerging discrimination claims
  • Discrimination trends and the experts’ future predictions

]]>http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=160592Mon, 25 Jun 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:01:53EmploymentLitigationPractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu43579Employment Discrimination Law & Litigation 2012 - Ethical and Other Challenges in Harassment Claims: Who Said High Wire Acts Were Only in the Circus?Any attorney or human resources professional who advises or represents employers, employees, labor unions or government, or who has judicial/arbitral/mediator responsibility, must keep abreast of changes in the employment discrimination arena, and must also be aware of cutting-edge developments on the litigation front.

This program, designed for employment law practitioners and human resources professionals at all levels, brings together prominent practitioners from the management and plaintiffs’ bars, members of the judiciary and representatives from the EEOC, to analyze and provide practical guidance regarding the latest developments in the employment discrimination arena.


  • New laws and new rulings that can affect the advice you give, the strategies you choose, and the settlements you propose
  • What judges think about lawyers’ approaches to litigating employment discrimination claims
  • Lesser known/emerging discrimination claims
  • Discrimination trends and the experts’ future predictions

]]>http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=160591Mon, 25 Jun 2012 04:00:00 GMT00:59:04EmploymentEthics/Professional ResponsibilityLitigationPractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu43578Employment Discrimination Law & Litigation 2012 - Retaliation Claims: Don't Get Mad, Don't Get Even, Don't Get Sued Any attorney or human resources professional who advises or represents employers, employees, labor unions or government, or who has judicial/arbitral/mediator responsibility, must keep abreast of changes in the employment discrimination arena, and must also be aware of cutting-edge developments on the litigation front.

This program, designed for employment law practitioners and human resources professionals at all levels, brings together prominent practitioners from the management and plaintiffs’ bars, members of the judiciary and representatives from the EEOC, to analyze and provide practical guidance regarding the latest developments in the employment discrimination arena.


  • New laws and new rulings that can affect the advice you give, the strategies you choose, and the settlements you propose
  • What judges think about lawyers’ approaches to litigating employment discrimination claims
  • Lesser known/emerging discrimination claims
  • Discrimination trends and the experts’ future predictions

]]>http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=160590Mon, 25 Jun 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:01:16EmploymentLitigationPractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu43577Employment Discrimination Law & Litigation 2012 - Discrimination Class Actions: Wal-Mart v. Dukes One Year Later - Were Reports of the Death of Class Actions Exaggerated?Any attorney or human resources professional who advises or represents employers, employees, labor unions or government, or who has judicial/arbitral/mediator responsibility, must keep abreast of changes in the employment discrimination arena, and must also be aware of cutting-edge developments on the litigation front.

This program, designed for employment law practitioners and human resources professionals at all levels, brings together prominent practitioners from the management and plaintiffs’ bars, members of the judiciary and representatives from the EEOC, to analyze and provide practical guidance regarding the latest developments in the employment discrimination arena.


  • New laws and new rulings that can affect the advice you give, the strategies you choose, and the settlements you propose
  • What judges think about lawyers’ approaches to litigating employment discrimination claims
  • Lesser known/emerging discrimination claims
  • Discrimination trends and the experts’ future predictions

]]>http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=160589Mon, 25 Jun 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:00:23EmploymentLitigationPractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu43576Employment Discrimination Law & Litigation 2012 - Accommodation in Practice: Do I Really Have to Pay for Her to Fly First Class? Any attorney or human resources professional who advises or represents employers, employees, labor unions or government, or who has judicial/arbitral/mediator responsibility, must keep abreast of changes in the employment discrimination arena, and must also be aware of cutting-edge developments on the litigation front.

This program, designed for employment law practitioners and human resources professionals at all levels, brings together prominent practitioners from the management and plaintiffs’ bars, members of the judiciary and representatives from the EEOC, to analyze and provide practical guidance regarding the latest developments in the employment discrimination arena.


  • New laws and new rulings that can affect the advice you give, the strategies you choose, and the settlements you propose
  • What judges think about lawyers’ approaches to litigating employment discrimination claims
  • Lesser known/emerging discrimination claims
  • Discrimination trends and the experts’ future predictions

]]>http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=160588Mon, 25 Jun 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:03:20EmploymentLitigationPractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu43608Audit Committee Workshop 2012: Risk Issues that Keep Audit Committee Members Awake at Night As we continue to see many new regulations from the SEC, PCAOB, CFTC and financial institution regulators, numerous challenges emerge for the audit committee.  If you are a director or member of an audit committee, or if you advise audit committees, this program will help you understand what is required of the audit committee in this new and rapidly changing environment.  An expert faculty of public company directors who have served on audit committees, lawyers and CPAs who advise audit committees, and government regulators who oversee the audit and financial reporting processes will offer practical advice based on real-world examples to give you the information and tools you need to successfully perform and meet the many challenges facing audit committees and boards today.


  • The most important developments in the past year for audit committees
  • Continuing impact of the Dodd-Frank regulatory reform legislation on financial reporting and audit committees
  • Dealing with the host of new regulations from the SEC, CFTC and financial institution regulators - what audit committees need to know
  • Key accounting developments: important changes in accounting for contingencies and GAAP/IFRS convergence update
  • Changes at the PCAOB and proposed changes to auditing and auditor communication standards you need to understand
  • How to build and maintain strong compliance programs
  • The audit committee’s role in overseeing risk, especially IT risk
  • Ethical issues arising when advising audit committees
Special Features
  • One full hour of ethics CLE credit
  • Interactive panels

]]>http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=160629Tue, 26 Jun 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:02:58AccountingComplianceCorporate GovernancePractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu43596Adoption Law Institute 2012: Surrogacy and Assisted Reproduction Issues The ALL NEW 2012 Adoption Law Institute will address current issues and new developments in adoption law in the United States and around the world, and explore modifications and alternatives to traditional adoptions, which raise ethical and practice considerations.

The faculty and the course handbook materials will provide practice tips and practical solutions to a broad range of issues that legal and social work professionals commonly confront in adoption cases.


  • Same sex marriage and implications for adoption
  • Parent attorney advocacy and reinstatement of parental rights
  • The impact of social media on adoption practice
  • Intercountry adoptions and immigration issues
  • Surrogacy and artificial reproductive technology (ART) issues
  • Ethical issues in adoption law practice

]]>http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=160617Tue, 26 Jun 2012 04:00:00 GMT00:56:53Children's LawPractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu43609Audit Committee Workshop 2012 - PCAOB Developments: What's Happening in the Auditing Arena? As we continue to see many new regulations from the SEC, PCAOB, CFTC and financial institution regulators, numerous challenges emerge for the audit committee.  If you are a director or member of an audit committee, or if you advise audit committees, this program will help you understand what is required of the audit committee in this new and rapidly changing environment.  An expert faculty of public company directors who have served on audit committees, lawyers and CPAs who advise audit committees, and government regulators who oversee the audit and financial reporting processes will offer practical advice based on real-world examples to give you the information and tools you need to successfully perform and meet the many challenges facing audit committees and boards today.


  • The most important developments in the past year for audit committees
  • Continuing impact of the Dodd-Frank regulatory reform legislation on financial reporting and audit committees
  • Dealing with the host of new regulations from the SEC, CFTC and financial institution regulators - what audit committees need to know
  • Key accounting developments: important changes in accounting for contingencies and GAAP/IFRS convergence update
  • Changes at the PCAOB and proposed changes to auditing and auditor communication standards you need to understand
  • How to build and maintain strong compliance programs
  • The audit committee’s role in overseeing risk, especially IT risk
  • Ethical issues arising when advising audit committees
Special Features
  • One full hour of ethics CLE credit
  • Interactive panels

]]>http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=160630Tue, 26 Jun 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:01:29AccountingComplianceCorporate GovernancePractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu43594Adoption Law Institute 2012: Intercountry Adoptions and Immigration Issues The ALL NEW 2012 Adoption Law Institute will address current issues and new developments in adoption law in the United States and around the world, and explore modifications and alternatives to traditional adoptions, which raise ethical and practice considerations.

The faculty and the course handbook materials will provide practice tips and practical solutions to a broad range of issues that legal and social work professionals commonly confront in adoption cases.


  • Same sex marriage and implications for adoption
  • Parent attorney advocacy and reinstatement of parental rights
  • The impact of social media on adoption practice
  • Intercountry adoptions and immigration issues
  • Surrogacy and artificial reproductive technology (ART) issues
  • Ethical issues in adoption law practice

]]>http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=160615Tue, 26 Jun 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:06:47Children's LawPractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu43597Adoption Law Institute 2012: Marriage Between Same-Sex Couples and Implications for Adoption The ALL NEW 2012 Adoption Law Institute will address current issues and new developments in adoption law in the United States and around the world, and explore modifications and alternatives to traditional adoptions, which raise ethical and practice considerations.

The faculty and the course handbook materials will provide practice tips and practical solutions to a broad range of issues that legal and social work professionals commonly confront in adoption cases.


  • Same sex marriage and implications for adoption
  • Parent attorney advocacy and reinstatement of parental rights
  • The impact of social media on adoption practice
  • Intercountry adoptions and immigration issues
  • Surrogacy and artificial reproductive technology (ART) issues
  • Ethical issues in adoption law practice

]]>http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=160618Tue, 26 Jun 2012 04:00:00 GMT00:58:41Children's LawPractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu43610Audit Committee Workshop 2012 - SEC Developments: What Audit Committees Should Be Focusing on Today As we continue to see many new regulations from the SEC, PCAOB, CFTC and financial institution regulators, numerous challenges emerge for the audit committee.  If you are a director or member of an audit committee, or if you advise audit committees, this program will help you understand what is required of the audit committee in this new and rapidly changing environment.  An expert faculty of public company directors who have served on audit committees, lawyers and CPAs who advise audit committees, and government regulators who oversee the audit and financial reporting processes will offer practical advice based on real-world examples to give you the information and tools you need to successfully perform and meet the many challenges facing audit committees and boards today.


  • The most important developments in the past year for audit committees
  • Continuing impact of the Dodd-Frank regulatory reform legislation on financial reporting and audit committees
  • Dealing with the host of new regulations from the SEC, CFTC and financial institution regulators - what audit committees need to know
  • Key accounting developments: important changes in accounting for contingencies and GAAP/IFRS convergence update
  • Changes at the PCAOB and proposed changes to auditing and auditor communication standards you need to understand
  • How to build and maintain strong compliance programs
  • The audit committee’s role in overseeing risk, especially IT risk
  • Ethical issues arising when advising audit committees
Special Features
  • One full hour of ethics CLE credit
  • Interactive panels

]]>http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=160631Tue, 26 Jun 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:02:39AccountingComplianceCorporate GovernancePractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu43607Audit Committee Workshop 2012: What's So Hard About Compliance Anyway?As we continue to see many new regulations from the SEC, PCAOB, CFTC and financial institution regulators, numerous challenges emerge for the audit committee.  If you are a director or member of an audit committee, or if you advise audit committees, this program will help you understand what is required of the audit committee in this new and rapidly changing environment.  An expert faculty of public company directors who have served on audit committees, lawyers and CPAs who advise audit committees, and government regulators who oversee the audit and financial reporting processes will offer practical advice based on real-world examples to give you the information and tools you need to successfully perform and meet the many challenges facing audit committees and boards today.


  • The most important developments in the past year for audit committees
  • Continuing impact of the Dodd-Frank regulatory reform legislation on financial reporting and audit committees
  • Dealing with the host of new regulations from the SEC, CFTC and financial institution regulators - what audit committees need to know
  • Key accounting developments: important changes in accounting for contingencies and GAAP/IFRS convergence update
  • Changes at the PCAOB and proposed changes to auditing and auditor communication standards you need to understand
  • How to build and maintain strong compliance programs
  • The audit committee’s role in overseeing risk, especially IT risk
  • Ethical issues arising when advising audit committees
Special Features
  • One full hour of ethics CLE credit
  • Interactive panels

]]>http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=160628Tue, 26 Jun 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:05:17AccountingComplianceCorporate GovernancePractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu43595Adoption Law Institute 2012: Parent Attorney Advocacy and Reinstatement of Parental Rights The ALL NEW 2012 Adoption Law Institute will address current issues and new developments in adoption law in the United States and around the world, and explore modifications and alternatives to traditional adoptions, which raise ethical and practice considerations.

The faculty and the course handbook materials will provide practice tips and practical solutions to a broad range of issues that legal and social work professionals commonly confront in adoption cases.


  • Same sex marriage and implications for adoption
  • Parent attorney advocacy and reinstatement of parental rights
  • The impact of social media on adoption practice
  • Intercountry adoptions and immigration issues
  • Surrogacy and artificial reproductive technology (ART) issues
  • Ethical issues in adoption law practice

]]>http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=160616Tue, 26 Jun 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:00:16Children's LawPractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu43593Adoption Law Institute 2012: Ethics and Adoption PracticeThe ALL NEW 2012 Adoption Law Institute will address current issues and new developments in adoption law in the United States and around the world, and explore modifications and alternatives to traditional adoptions, which raise ethical and practice considerations.

The faculty and the course handbook materials will provide practice tips and practical solutions to a broad range of issues that legal and social work professionals commonly confront in adoption cases.


  • Same sex marriage and implications for adoption
  • Parent attorney advocacy and reinstatement of parental rights
  • The impact of social media on adoption practice
  • Intercountry adoptions and immigration issues
  • Surrogacy and artificial reproductive technology (ART) issues
  • Ethical issues in adoption law practice

]]>http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=160614Tue, 26 Jun 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:01:17Children's LawEthics/Professional ResponsibilityPractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu43612Audit Committee Workshop 2012: Ethics Issues for Audit Committees and Their Advisors As we continue to see many new regulations from the SEC, PCAOB, CFTC and financial institution regulators, numerous challenges emerge for the audit committee.  If you are a director or member of an audit committee, or if you advise audit committees, this program will help you understand what is required of the audit committee in this new and rapidly changing environment.  An expert faculty of public company directors who have served on audit committees, lawyers and CPAs who advise audit committees, and government regulators who oversee the audit and financial reporting processes will offer practical advice based on real-world examples to give you the information and tools you need to successfully perform and meet the many challenges facing audit committees and boards today.


  • The most important developments in the past year for audit committees
  • Continuing impact of the Dodd-Frank regulatory reform legislation on financial reporting and audit committees
  • Dealing with the host of new regulations from the SEC, CFTC and financial institution regulators - what audit committees need to know
  • Key accounting developments: important changes in accounting for contingencies and GAAP/IFRS convergence update
  • Changes at the PCAOB and proposed changes to auditing and auditor communication standards you need to understand
  • How to build and maintain strong compliance programs
  • The audit committee’s role in overseeing risk, especially IT risk
  • Ethical issues arising when advising audit committees
Special Features
  • One full hour of ethics CLE credit
  • Interactive panels

]]>http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=160633Tue, 26 Jun 2012 04:00:00 GMT00:58:21AccountingCorporate GovernanceEthics/Professional ResponsibilityPractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu43598Adoption Law Institute 2012: The Impact of the Internet on Adoption Practice The ALL NEW 2012 Adoption Law Institute will address current issues and new developments in adoption law in the United States and around the world, and explore modifications and alternatives to traditional adoptions, which raise ethical and practice considerations.

The faculty and the course handbook materials will provide practice tips and practical solutions to a broad range of issues that legal and social work professionals commonly confront in adoption cases.


  • Same sex marriage and implications for adoption
  • Parent attorney advocacy and reinstatement of parental rights
  • The impact of social media on adoption practice
  • Intercountry adoptions and immigration issues
  • Surrogacy and artificial reproductive technology (ART) issues
  • Ethical issues in adoption law practice

]]>http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=160619Tue, 26 Jun 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:03:20Children's LawPractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu43611Audit Committee Workshop 2012 - Financial Reporting: How to Educate the Audit Committee As we continue to see many new regulations from the SEC, PCAOB, CFTC and financial institution regulators, numerous challenges emerge for the audit committee.  If you are a director or member of an audit committee, or if you advise audit committees, this program will help you understand what is required of the audit committee in this new and rapidly changing environment.  An expert faculty of public company directors who have served on audit committees, lawyers and CPAs who advise audit committees, and government regulators who oversee the audit and financial reporting processes will offer practical advice based on real-world examples to give you the information and tools you need to successfully perform and meet the many challenges facing audit committees and boards today.


  • The most important developments in the past year for audit committees
  • Continuing impact of the Dodd-Frank regulatory reform legislation on financial reporting and audit committees
  • Dealing with the host of new regulations from the SEC, CFTC and financial institution regulators - what audit committees need to know
  • Key accounting developments: important changes in accounting for contingencies and GAAP/IFRS convergence update
  • Changes at the PCAOB and proposed changes to auditing and auditor communication standards you need to understand
  • How to build and maintain strong compliance programs
  • The audit committee’s role in overseeing risk, especially IT risk
  • Ethical issues arising when advising audit committees
Special Features
  • One full hour of ethics CLE credit
  • Interactive panels

]]>http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=160632Tue, 26 Jun 2012 04:00:00 GMT00:59:12AccountingComplianceCorporate GovernancePractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu43642Expert Witness 2012: Role of Expert Witnesses in Complex Litigation For many attorneys, searching for, hiring, and using expert witnesses can be a daunting experience.  Don’t miss out on the critical benefits conferred by the effective use of expert witnesses in complex litigation.  Our faculty of experienced litigators and expert witnesses will demystify the challenges of selecting, preparing, and using experts.  You will come away with practical tools to handle the myriad of issues involved with expert witness preparation and testimony.


  • Selecting the right expert for your case
  • Preparing and conducting a Daubert hearing
  • Defending against a Daubert challenge
  • Understanding how recent amendments to the Federal Rules impact expert discovery
  • Taking an expert’s deposition and deposing the opposing expert
  • Preparing your expert to testify at trial
  • Mastering direct and cross examination of experts at trial

]]>http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=160685Thu, 28 Jun 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:06:39EvidencePre-TrialPractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu43641Expert Witness 2012: Taking and Defending Expert DepositionsFor many attorneys, searching for, hiring, and using expert witnesses can be a daunting experience.  Don’t miss out on the critical benefits conferred by the effective use of expert witnesses in complex litigation.  Our faculty of experienced litigators and expert witnesses will demystify the challenges of selecting, preparing, and using experts.  You will come away with practical tools to handle the myriad of issues involved with expert witness preparation and testimony.


  • Selecting the right expert for your case
  • Preparing and conducting a Daubert hearing
  • Defending against a Daubert challenge
  • Understanding how recent amendments to the Federal Rules impact expert discovery
  • Taking an expert’s deposition and deposing the opposing expert
  • Preparing your expert to testify at trial
  • Mastering direct and cross examination of experts at trial

]]>http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=160684Thu, 28 Jun 2012 04:00:00 GMT00:59:21EvidencePre-TrialPractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu43640Expert Witness 2012: Expert Witnesses at TrialFor many attorneys, searching for, hiring, and using expert witnesses can be a daunting experience.  Don’t miss out on the critical benefits conferred by the effective use of expert witnesses in complex litigation.  Our faculty of experienced litigators and expert witnesses will demystify the challenges of selecting, preparing, and using experts.  You will come away with practical tools to handle the myriad of issues involved with expert witness preparation and testimony.


  • Selecting the right expert for your case
  • Preparing and conducting a Daubert hearing
  • Defending against a Daubert challenge
  • Understanding how recent amendments to the Federal Rules impact expert discovery
  • Taking an expert’s deposition and deposing the opposing expert
  • Preparing your expert to testify at trial
  • Mastering direct and cross examination of experts at trial

]]>http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=160683Thu, 28 Jun 2012 04:00:00 GMT00:58:52EvidencePractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu43658Writing for Lawyers: A Whirlwind Tour of Legal Writing Fundamentals http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=160721Fri, 29 Jun 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:03:57LitigationProfessional SkillsPractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu43715A Capital Idea? Proposed Changes to the U.S. Regulatory Capital Framework http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=160804Mon, 02 Jul 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:09:55Corporate & SecuritiesFinancial InstitutionsPractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu43708M&A Litigation 2012: Unique Challenges of Delaware Court of Chancery Practice What better way to learn about M & A litigation than from the attorneys that litigate the nation’s most important M & A disputes and the judges who preside over them? We have assembled judges from the Delaware Supreme Court and the Court of Chancery, the most experienced and respected courts on M & A matters, and distinguished M & A litigators to give you their perspectives on the best ways to handle corporate M & A disputes.

Whether you are just embarking on a litigation career or are a veteran of fast-paced, high-stakes merger disputes, this course will give you unique insights into M & A litigation. Our stellar faculty will provide you with proven strategies and tips to successfully handle every phase of a merger dispute.


Join the masters of M & A litigation to learn about:

  • Assessing the advantages of special committees after Southern Peru
  • Predicting, awarding, timing and allocating corporate benefit fee awards
  • Valuing derivative claims in connection with M & A transactions
  • Invoking the reliance on counsel defense in deal litigation
  • Pursuing appraisal and quasi appraisal in the Court of Chancery
  • Litigating in the wake of Del Monte
  • Mastering the motion to expedite in the Court of Chancery

]]>http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=160797Mon, 02 Jul 2012 04:00:00 GMT00:57:50LitigationMergers & AcquisitionsPractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu43722Insurance Group Solvency Supervision: Proposed Enhancements 2012http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=160812Mon, 02 Jul 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:04:03BankingReinsurancePractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu43709M&A Litigation 2012: Litigating Over Alleged Process Flaws in M&A Deals What better way to learn about M & A litigation than from the attorneys that litigate the nation’s most important M & A disputes and the judges who preside over them? We have assembled judges from the Delaware Supreme Court and the Court of Chancery, the most experienced and respected courts on M & A matters, and distinguished M & A litigators to give you their perspectives on the best ways to handle corporate M & A disputes.

Whether you are just embarking on a litigation career or are a veteran of fast-paced, high-stakes merger disputes, this course will give you unique insights into M & A litigation. Our stellar faculty will provide you with proven strategies and tips to successfully handle every phase of a merger dispute.


Join the masters of M & A litigation to learn about:

  • Assessing the advantages of special committees after Southern Peru
  • Predicting, awarding, timing and allocating corporate benefit fee awards
  • Valuing derivative claims in connection with M & A transactions
  • Invoking the reliance on counsel defense in deal litigation
  • Pursuing appraisal and quasi appraisal in the Court of Chancery
  • Litigating in the wake of Del Monte
  • Mastering the motion to expedite in the Court of Chancery

]]>http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=160798Mon, 02 Jul 2012 04:00:00 GMT00:59:42LitigationMergers & AcquisitionsPractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu43707M&A Litigation 2012 - Tackling Procedure: Corporate Benefit Fee Awards and the Motion to Expedite What better way to learn about M & A litigation than from the attorneys that litigate the nation’s most important M & A disputes and the judges who preside over them? We have assembled judges from the Delaware Supreme Court and the Court of Chancery, the most experienced and respected courts on M & A matters, and distinguished M & A litigators to give you their perspectives on the best ways to handle corporate M & A disputes.

Whether you are just embarking on a litigation career or are a veteran of fast-paced, high-stakes merger disputes, this course will give you unique insights into M & A litigation. Our stellar faculty will provide you with proven strategies and tips to successfully handle every phase of a merger dispute.


Join the masters of M & A litigation to learn about:

  • Assessing the advantages of special committees after Southern Peru
  • Predicting, awarding, timing and allocating corporate benefit fee awards
  • Valuing derivative claims in connection with M & A transactions
  • Invoking the reliance on counsel defense in deal litigation
  • Pursuing appraisal and quasi appraisal in the Court of Chancery
  • Litigating in the wake of Del Monte
  • Mastering the motion to expedite in the Court of Chancery

]]>http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=160796Mon, 02 Jul 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:07:53LitigationMergers & AcquisitionsPractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu43725Ethics for Commercial Litgators 2012
  • New developments in confidentiality, the attorneyclient privilege, and the attorney work-product doctrine (including disclosure obligations to third parties, the status of government pressure to waive, congressional legislation, selective waiver, and inadvertent waiver)
  • Lawyers’ exposure to civil liability
  • Whistleblower remedies for lawyers
  • Recent developments impacting the “no-contact” rules and lawyer “dissemblance”
  • Recent cases involving conflicts of interest
  • Current issues relating to multiple representation
  • Dangers to lawyers arising out of parallel investigations
  • Dangers to lawyers in the heightened regulatory environment
  • Current issues in electronic discovery

    • ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=160815Tue, 03 Jul 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:58:58Ethics/Professional Responsibility    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu43768Understanding Copyright Law in the Data Era 2012: Basic Principles of Copyright Law & Copyright Office Practice The program will cover these and many more topics:
    • Fundamentals of copyright law: terminology,copyrightability, protectable subject matter, and associated rights
    • How copyright principles apply (or don’t apply) online
    • Hot issues in copyright law, including a review of the latest cases
    • Primer on copyright litigation and important defense strategies
    • Update on DMCA issues

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=160983Tue, 10 Jul 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:10:46Copyright    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu43769Understanding Copyright Law in the Data Era 2012: Enforcing CopyrightsThe program will cover these and many more topics:
    • Fundamentals of copyright law: terminology,copyrightability, protectable subject matter, and associated rights
    • How copyright principles apply (or don’t apply) online
    • Hot issues in copyright law, including a review of the latest cases
    • Primer on copyright litigation and important defense strategies
    • Update on DMCA issues

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=160984Tue, 10 Jul 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:00:01Copyright    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu43770Understanding Copyright Law in the Data Era 2012: Fair Use & PermissionsThe program will cover these and many more topics:
    • Fundamentals of copyright law: terminology,copyrightability, protectable subject matter, and associated rights
    • How copyright principles apply (or don’t apply) online
    • Hot issues in copyright law, including a review of the latest cases
    • Primer on copyright litigation and important defense strategies
    • Update on DMCA issues

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=160985Tue, 10 Jul 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:03:43Copyright    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu43783Big Data Business Models http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=160999Tue, 10 Jul 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:09:37New TechnologyPrivacyPractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu43797Understanding Patent Law 2012: Patent Strategies and TransactionsAs patents and other intellectual property become more and more valuable to companies, it is essential that general practitioners and business counselors have a firm grasp of the basic principles of patent law so they can better advise their clients.  This program is designed with the non-patent practitioner in mind, and it will cover all types of patent issues that might arise in the context of every day practice and business management.  The morning discussion of fundamental patent principles, including what is patentable and how to prosecute and protect patents, establishes an important foundation for the topics that follow throughout the afternoon.  Patent opinions, patent licensing, and patent issues that arise in the context of transactions such as mergers and acquisitions will be covered.  In addition, a broad overview of patent litigation, including coverage of recent case law, will be addressed.  In-house counsel, general attorneys and business managers will learn to spot key patent issues that may face their clients and/or organizations and will learn what steps need to be taken next.


    • What are the parts of a patent application and what makes something patentable?
    • Learn about the lifecycle of a patent, from application-preparation through filing, prosecution, and issuance
    • Examine the unique issues involved in patent infringement and litigation including claim construction, defenses and relevant timelines
    • Explore IP issues that may arise in mergers and acquisitions transactions
    • Gain practical tips for patent licensing scenarios
    • What changes the America Invents Act has brought to patent law

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=161019Tue, 10 Jul 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:48:57LicensingPatent    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu43771Understanding Copyright Law in the Data Era 2012: New Cases in Copyright Law - Internet and Beyond The program will cover these and many more topics:
    • Fundamentals of copyright law: terminology,copyrightability, protectable subject matter, and associated rights
    • How copyright principles apply (or don’t apply) online
    • Hot issues in copyright law, including a review of the latest cases
    • Primer on copyright litigation and important defense strategies
    • Update on DMCA issues

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=160986Tue, 10 Jul 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:31:18CopyrightLitigation    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu43796Understanding Patent Law 2012: Patent Overview, Part 1 & 2As patents and other intellectual property become more and more valuable to companies, it is essential that general practitioners and business counselors have a firm grasp of the basic principles of patent law so they can better advise their clients.  This program is designed with the non-patent practitioner in mind, and it will cover all types of patent issues that might arise in the context of every day practice and business management.  The morning discussion of fundamental patent principles, including what is patentable and how to prosecute and protect patents, establishes an important foundation for the topics that follow throughout the afternoon.  Patent opinions, patent licensing, and patent issues that arise in the context of transactions such as mergers and acquisitions will be covered.  In addition, a broad overview of patent litigation, including coverage of recent case law, will be addressed.  In-house counsel, general attorneys and business managers will learn to spot key patent issues that may face their clients and/or organizations and will learn what steps need to be taken next.


    • What are the parts of a patent application and what makes something patentable?
    • Learn about the lifecycle of a patent, from application-preparation through filing, prosecution, and issuance
    • Examine the unique issues involved in patent infringement and litigation including claim construction, defenses and relevant timelines
    • Explore IP issues that may arise in mergers and acquisitions transactions
    • Gain practical tips for patent licensing scenarios
    • What changes the America Invents Act has brought to patent law

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=161018Tue, 10 Jul 2012 04:00:00 GMT02:46:00Patent    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu43798Understanding Patent Law 2012: Patent Litigation, Patent Infringement, and Case Law Roundup As patents and other intellectual property become more and more valuable to companies, it is essential that general practitioners and business counselors have a firm grasp of the basic principles of patent law so they can better advise their clients.  This program is designed with the non-patent practitioner in mind, and it will cover all types of patent issues that might arise in the context of every day practice and business management.  The morning discussion of fundamental patent principles, including what is patentable and how to prosecute and protect patents, establishes an important foundation for the topics that follow throughout the afternoon.  Patent opinions, patent licensing, and patent issues that arise in the context of transactions such as mergers and acquisitions will be covered.  In addition, a broad overview of patent litigation, including coverage of recent case law, will be addressed.  In-house counsel, general attorneys and business managers will learn to spot key patent issues that may face their clients and/or organizations and will learn what steps need to be taken next.


    • What are the parts of a patent application and what makes something patentable?
    • Learn about the lifecycle of a patent, from application-preparation through filing, prosecution, and issuance
    • Examine the unique issues involved in patent infringement and litigation including claim construction, defenses and relevant timelines
    • Explore IP issues that may arise in mergers and acquisitions transactions
    • Gain practical tips for patent licensing scenarios
    • What changes the America Invents Act has brought to patent law

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=161020Tue, 10 Jul 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:29:06LitigationPatent    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu43772Understanding Copyright Law in the Data Era 2012 - Everything You Know is Wrong: Formerly Settled Copyright Issues The program will cover these and many more topics:
    • Fundamentals of copyright law: terminology,copyrightability, protectable subject matter, and associated rights
    • How copyright principles apply (or don’t apply) online
    • Hot issues in copyright law, including a review of the latest cases
    • Primer on copyright litigation and important defense strategies
    • Update on DMCA issues

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=160987Tue, 10 Jul 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:32:41Copyright    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu43822Understanding Trademark Law in the Global Marketplace 2012: International Searching and Filing Strategies
    The program is built on a rock-solid foundation of trademark law experience. The speakers come with dozens of years in the field, and they will share that experience with you and will answer your questions, both during their presentations and informally afterwards.

    Faculty members have protected famous brand names in federal court, written articles and treatises on trademarks, and managed portfolios containing some of our best-known trademarks. They will cover the basics, ranging from federal registration to cease and desist letters, as well as the hottest topics that face the practice area today.
    • Overview of key principles of trademark law and unfair competition, including terminology, the federal Lanham Act, and the underlying policies that support strong trademark protection
    • Practicalities, such as searching and clearing marks and applying for federal registration
    • Registration issues, both domestic and international
    • Hot topics and a review of the latest significant cases
    • Domain name issues and UDRP
    • Trademark infringement actions, strategies, and remedies, as well as a review of litigation alternatives

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=161054Wed, 11 Jul 2012 04:00:00 GMT00:46:30InternationalTrademark    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu43823Understanding Trademark Law in the Global Marketplace 2012: Trademark Infringement Primer
    The program is built on a rock-solid foundation of trademark law experience. The speakers come with dozens of years in the field, and they will share that experience with you and will answer your questions, both during their presentations and informally afterwards.

    Faculty members have protected famous brand names in federal court, written articles and treatises on trademarks, and managed portfolios containing some of our best-known trademarks. They will cover the basics, ranging from federal registration to cease and desist letters, as well as the hottest topics that face the practice area today.
    • Overview of key principles of trademark law and unfair competition, including terminology, the federal Lanham Act, and the underlying policies that support strong trademark protection
    • Practicalities, such as searching and clearing marks and applying for federal registration
    • Registration issues, both domestic and international
    • Hot topics and a review of the latest significant cases
    • Domain name issues and UDRP
    • Trademark infringement actions, strategies, and remedies, as well as a review of litigation alternatives

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=161055Wed, 11 Jul 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:17:13LitigationTrademark    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu43824Understanding Trademark Law in the Global Marketplace 2012: Litigation Alternatives and Hot Topics in the U.S. and Abroad
    The program is built on a rock-solid foundation of trademark law experience. The speakers come with dozens of years in the field, and they will share that experience with you and will answer your questions, both during their presentations and informally afterwards.

    Faculty members have protected famous brand names in federal court, written articles and treatises on trademarks, and managed portfolios containing some of our best-known trademarks. They will cover the basics, ranging from federal registration to cease and desist letters, as well as the hottest topics that face the practice area today.
    • Overview of key principles of trademark law and unfair competition, including terminology, the federal Lanham Act, and the underlying policies that support strong trademark protection
    • Practicalities, such as searching and clearing marks and applying for federal registration
    • Registration issues, both domestic and international
    • Hot topics and a review of the latest significant cases
    • Domain name issues and UDRP
    • Trademark infringement actions, strategies, and remedies, as well as a review of litigation alternatives

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=161056Wed, 11 Jul 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:29:03Trademark    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu43820Understanding Trademark Law in the Global Marketplace 2012: Key Principles of Trademark Law and Unfair Competition
    The program is built on a rock-solid foundation of trademark law experience. The speakers come with dozens of years in the field, and they will share that experience with you and will answer your questions, both during their presentations and informally afterwards.

    Faculty members have protected famous brand names in federal court, written articles and treatises on trademarks, and managed portfolios containing some of our best-known trademarks. They will cover the basics, ranging from federal registration to cease and desist letters, as well as the hottest topics that face the practice area today.
    • Overview of key principles of trademark law and unfair competition, including terminology, the federal Lanham Act, and the underlying policies that support strong trademark protection
    • Practicalities, such as searching and clearing marks and applying for federal registration
    • Registration issues, both domestic and international
    • Hot topics and a review of the latest significant cases
    • Domain name issues and UDRP
    • Trademark infringement actions, strategies, and remedies, as well as a review of litigation alternatives

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=161052Wed, 11 Jul 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:23:29Trademark    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu43821Understanding Trademark Law in the Global Marketplace 2012 - Trademarks in Practice: Searching, Clearance and the Application Process in the United States
    The program is built on a rock-solid foundation of trademark law experience. The speakers come with dozens of years in the field, and they will share that experience with you and will answer your questions, both during their presentations and informally afterwards.

    Faculty members have protected famous brand names in federal court, written articles and treatises on trademarks, and managed portfolios containing some of our best-known trademarks. They will cover the basics, ranging from federal registration to cease and desist letters, as well as the hottest topics that face the practice area today.
    • Overview of key principles of trademark law and unfair competition, including terminology, the federal Lanham Act, and the underlying policies that support strong trademark protection
    • Practicalities, such as searching and clearing marks and applying for federal registration
    • Registration issues, both domestic and international
    • Hot topics and a review of the latest significant cases
    • Domain name issues and UDRP
    • Trademark infringement actions, strategies, and remedies, as well as a review of litigation alternatives

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=161053Wed, 11 Jul 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:31:35Trademark    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu43855Supreme Court and the Affordable Care Act: Implications for the Futurehttp://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=161092Thu, 12 Jul 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:02:44Health CareInsuranceLitigationPractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu43858Class Action Litigation 2012: Recent Developments in Class Action Litigation Class action lawsuits remain one of the focal points of high stakes litigation in many areas of the law, yet the standards applicable to class actions are evolving.  How has the class action landscape changed?   How have courts addressed the issue of class certification?  How can you structure settlements that are beneficial to your clients?  This year’s program will answer these questions and many more.

    Our outstanding faculty of plaintiffs’ and defense counsel, distinguished judges and academics will bring you up-to-date on important developments in class action litigation.  You and your clients will benefit from this program whether your practice focuses on employment law, products liability, toxic tort, securities, consumer fraud, or civil rights.  The course also includes pragmatic tips on litigation and settlement strategies designed to improve your skills and your chances for success in the courtroom.


    • Evolving pleading requirements and their effect on class actions
    • How to strategically litigate the class certification motion
    • Experienced litigators’ perspectives on class actions
    • Best litigation practices
    Special Feature

    • Earn one hour of ethics credit with a discussion of the unique ethical issues involved in class action litigation

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=161100Fri, 13 Jul 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:11:04Litigation    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu43859Class Action Litigation 2012: Opt-in/Opt-out Class ActionsClass action lawsuits remain one of the focal points of high stakes litigation in many areas of the law, yet the standards applicable to class actions are evolving.  How has the class action landscape changed?   How have courts addressed the issue of class certification?  How can you structure settlements that are beneficial to your clients?  This year’s program will answer these questions and many more.

    Our outstanding faculty of plaintiffs’ and defense counsel, distinguished judges and academics will bring you up-to-date on important developments in class action litigation.  You and your clients will benefit from this program whether your practice focuses on employment law, products liability, toxic tort, securities, consumer fraud, or civil rights.  The course also includes pragmatic tips on litigation and settlement strategies designed to improve your skills and your chances for success in the courtroom.


    • Evolving pleading requirements and their effect on class actions
    • How to strategically litigate the class certification motion
    • Experienced litigators’ perspectives on class actions
    • Best litigation practices
    Special Feature

    • Earn one hour of ethics credit with a discussion of the unique ethical issues involved in class action litigation

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=161101Fri, 13 Jul 2012 04:00:00 GMT00:55:17Litigation    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu43860Class Action Litigation 2012: Pro-bono Class ActionsClass action lawsuits remain one of the focal points of high stakes litigation in many areas of the law, yet the standards applicable to class actions are evolving.  How has the class action landscape changed?   How have courts addressed the issue of class certification?  How can you structure settlements that are beneficial to your clients?  This year’s program will answer these questions and many more.

    Our outstanding faculty of plaintiffs’ and defense counsel, distinguished judges and academics will bring you up-to-date on important developments in class action litigation.  You and your clients will benefit from this program whether your practice focuses on employment law, products liability, toxic tort, securities, consumer fraud, or civil rights.  The course also includes pragmatic tips on litigation and settlement strategies designed to improve your skills and your chances for success in the courtroom.


    • Evolving pleading requirements and their effect on class actions
    • How to strategically litigate the class certification motion
    • Experienced litigators’ perspectives on class actions
    • Best litigation practices
    Special Feature

    • Earn one hour of ethics credit with a discussion of the unique ethical issues involved in class action litigation

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=161102Fri, 13 Jul 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:03:36Litigation    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu43861Class Action Litigation 2012: Pitfalls of Class Action Notice and Claims Administration Class action lawsuits remain one of the focal points of high stakes litigation in many areas of the law, yet the standards applicable to class actions are evolving.  How has the class action landscape changed?   How have courts addressed the issue of class certification?  How can you structure settlements that are beneficial to your clients?  This year’s program will answer these questions and many more.

    Our outstanding faculty of plaintiffs’ and defense counsel, distinguished judges and academics will bring you up-to-date on important developments in class action litigation.  You and your clients will benefit from this program whether your practice focuses on employment law, products liability, toxic tort, securities, consumer fraud, or civil rights.  The course also includes pragmatic tips on litigation and settlement strategies designed to improve your skills and your chances for success in the courtroom.


    • Evolving pleading requirements and their effect on class actions
    • How to strategically litigate the class certification motion
    • Experienced litigators’ perspectives on class actions
    • Best litigation practices
    Special Feature

    • Earn one hour of ethics credit with a discussion of the unique ethical issues involved in class action litigation

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=161103Fri, 13 Jul 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:00:26Litigation    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu43862Class Action Litigation 2012: Ethics/View from the BenchClass action lawsuits remain one of the focal points of high stakes litigation in many areas of the law, yet the standards applicable to class actions are evolving.  How has the class action landscape changed?   How have courts addressed the issue of class certification?  How can you structure settlements that are beneficial to your clients?  This year’s program will answer these questions and many more.

    Our outstanding faculty of plaintiffs’ and defense counsel, distinguished judges and academics will bring you up-to-date on important developments in class action litigation.  You and your clients will benefit from this program whether your practice focuses on employment law, products liability, toxic tort, securities, consumer fraud, or civil rights.  The course also includes pragmatic tips on litigation and settlement strategies designed to improve your skills and your chances for success in the courtroom.


    • Evolving pleading requirements and their effect on class actions
    • How to strategically litigate the class certification motion
    • Experienced litigators’ perspectives on class actions
    • Best litigation practices
    Special Feature

    • Earn one hour of ethics credit with a discussion of the unique ethical issues involved in class action litigation

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=161104Fri, 13 Jul 2012 04:00:00 GMT00:55:56Ethics/Professional ResponsibilityEvidence    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu43863Class Action Litigation 2012: Litigation StrategiesClass action lawsuits remain one of the focal points of high stakes litigation in many areas of the law, yet the standards applicable to class actions are evolving.  How has the class action landscape changed?   How have courts addressed the issue of class certification?  How can you structure settlements that are beneficial to your clients?  This year’s program will answer these questions and many more.

    Our outstanding faculty of plaintiffs’ and defense counsel, distinguished judges and academics will bring you up-to-date on important developments in class action litigation.  You and your clients will benefit from this program whether your practice focuses on employment law, products liability, toxic tort, securities, consumer fraud, or civil rights.  The course also includes pragmatic tips on litigation and settlement strategies designed to improve your skills and your chances for success in the courtroom.


    • Evolving pleading requirements and their effect on class actions
    • How to strategically litigate the class certification motion
    • Experienced litigators’ perspectives on class actions
    • Best litigation practices
    Special Feature

    • Earn one hour of ethics credit with a discussion of the unique ethical issues involved in class action litigation

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=161105Fri, 13 Jul 2012 04:00:00 GMT00:00:51Litigation    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu43870Financial Institution Planning and Compliance Under Dodd-Frank: Putting the Pieces Together http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=161112Fri, 13 Jul 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:04:15Corporate & SecuritiesFinancial InstitutionsPractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu43921Thirteenth Annual Private Equity Forum: Investment Advisers Act RegistrationThe current economic crisis and the state of financial markets continues to have a negative impact on private equity, leading to lower levels of fund-raising and deal-making activities. There has also been increasing regulatory and legislative focus on private equity funds and their roles in the financial markets leading to the downturn, as well as their potential roles going forward. In this environment, private equity faces a number of significant challenges as it redefines itself within the rapidly changing financial and business world.

    At this program, a distinguished panel of experts will discuss the basics of the private equity practice from fund formation to private equity M&A. Experts will guide you through an array of key topics, including current issues in private equity investing and private equity funds; dealing with fund sponsor issues; current regulatory and legislative issues; and how private equity funds are addressing compliance issues raised by the current environment.


    This program is designed to provide an understanding of the business and legal issues relating to private equity investment.

    • Registration under the Investment Advisers Act
    • New regulatory environment and implications for private equity funds
    • Negotiating with investors: Key issues
    • Current issues in private equity M&A
    • Ethical issues
    • Compliance programs for private equity firms that are registered investment advisers

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=161234Tue, 17 Jul 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:15:52Corporate FinanceEnforcementInvestment Fund Management    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu43922Thirteenth Annual Private Equity Forum: Other Regulatory Developments Affecting Private Equity FundsThe current economic crisis and the state of financial markets continues to have a negative impact on private equity, leading to lower levels of fund-raising and deal-making activities. There has also been increasing regulatory and legislative focus on private equity funds and their roles in the financial markets leading to the downturn, as well as their potential roles going forward. In this environment, private equity faces a number of significant challenges as it redefines itself within the rapidly changing financial and business world.

    At this program, a distinguished panel of experts will discuss the basics of the private equity practice from fund formation to private equity M&A. Experts will guide you through an array of key topics, including current issues in private equity investing and private equity funds; dealing with fund sponsor issues; current regulatory and legislative issues; and how private equity funds are addressing compliance issues raised by the current environment.


    This program is designed to provide an understanding of the business and legal issues relating to private equity investment.

    • Registration under the Investment Advisers Act
    • New regulatory environment and implications for private equity funds
    • Negotiating with investors: Key issues
    • Current issues in private equity M&A
    • Ethical issues
    • Compliance programs for private equity firms that are registered investment advisers

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=161235Tue, 17 Jul 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:17:07Corporate FinanceEnforcementInvestment Fund Management    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu4388612th Annual Municipal Law Institute: Recent Supreme Court Cases of Interest to Municipal Lawyers Regardless of experience level, municipal attorneys practicing in a city law department will want to attend this Institute, which equips attendees with analyses of important developments, emerging legal issues and best practices in the field of municipal law.


    • Employment law update
    • FOIA requests to city governments
    • The First Amendment and protest movements
    • Administrative tribunals

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=161191Tue, 17 Jul 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:00:02Municipal LawMunicipal Law    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu43923Thirteenth Annual Private Equity Forum: Conflicts of Interest and Other Ethics Issues The current economic crisis and the state of financial markets continues to have a negative impact on private equity, leading to lower levels of fund-raising and deal-making activities. There has also been increasing regulatory and legislative focus on private equity funds and their roles in the financial markets leading to the downturn, as well as their potential roles going forward. In this environment, private equity faces a number of significant challenges as it redefines itself within the rapidly changing financial and business world.

    At this program, a distinguished panel of experts will discuss the basics of the private equity practice from fund formation to private equity M&A. Experts will guide you through an array of key topics, including current issues in private equity investing and private equity funds; dealing with fund sponsor issues; current regulatory and legislative issues; and how private equity funds are addressing compliance issues raised by the current environment.


    This program is designed to provide an understanding of the business and legal issues relating to private equity investment.

    • Registration under the Investment Advisers Act
    • New regulatory environment and implications for private equity funds
    • Negotiating with investors: Key issues
    • Current issues in private equity M&A
    • Ethical issues
    • Compliance programs for private equity firms that are registered investment advisers

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=161236Tue, 17 Jul 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:01:09Corporate FinanceEthics/Professional ResponsibilityInvestment Fund Management    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu43911Doing Deals in and with Emerging Markets: BRIC and Beyond 2012 - Ethics and Anti-corruption Enforcement With emerging markets, like those of the BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India and China) countries, playing an ever greater role in the global economy, attorneys and other professionals facilitating cross-border transactions need to familiarize themselves with the world outside the Group of Eight. After all, according to a recent OECD study, emerging markets will account for over 60% of global economic output by 2030.

    This program will provide a comprehensive overview of the most pressing legal issues implicated in international dealmaking in and with emerging markets.

    Attorneys and other professionals in the field will benefit from the insights offered by a stellar faculty, who will draw on decades of combined experience to share the best practices and most effective strategies they have learned and successfully employed. This program will bring together dozens of leading attorneys with global expertise, providing an excellent networking opportunity in addition to an unmatched learning experience.


    • In-bound investments: facilitating investments by emerging market companies
    • Resolving disputes in international deals
    • Negotiating issues in dealing with emerging market players
    • Due diligence and valuation issues in deals involving emerging market players
    • Antitrust considerations in international deals
    • Ethical issues for clients and their lawyers facilitating international transactions
    • Adhering to Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) regulations
    • Adapting deal terms to local practices and issues
    • How to hire and manage local counsel

    Special Feature

    Earn 1 hour of ethics credit


    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=161218Tue, 17 Jul 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:02:46Corporate & SecuritiesEthics/Professional ResponsibilityInternational    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu43909Doing Deals in and with Emerging Markets: BRIC and Beyond 2012 - Inbound InvestmentsWith emerging markets, like those of the BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India and China) countries, playing an ever greater role in the global economy, attorneys and other professionals facilitating cross-border transactions need to familiarize themselves with the world outside the Group of Eight. After all, according to a recent OECD study, emerging markets will account for over 60% of global economic output by 2030.

    This program will provide a comprehensive overview of the most pressing legal issues implicated in international dealmaking in and with emerging markets.

    Attorneys and other professionals in the field will benefit from the insights offered by a stellar faculty, who will draw on decades of combined experience to share the best practices and most effective strategies they have learned and successfully employed. This program will bring together dozens of leading attorneys with global expertise, providing an excellent networking opportunity in addition to an unmatched learning experience.


    • In-bound investments: facilitating investments by emerging market companies
    • Resolving disputes in international deals
    • Negotiating issues in dealing with emerging market players
    • Due diligence and valuation issues in deals involving emerging market players
    • Antitrust considerations in international deals
    • Ethical issues for clients and their lawyers facilitating international transactions
    • Adhering to Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) regulations
    • Adapting deal terms to local practices and issues
    • How to hire and manage local counsel

    Special Feature

    Earn 1 hour of ethics credit


    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=161216Tue, 17 Jul 2012 04:00:00 GMT00:58:03International    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu43906Doing Deals in and with Emerging Markets: BRIC and Beyond 2012 - Doing Due Diligence in BRICs With emerging markets, like those of the BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India and China) countries, playing an ever greater role in the global economy, attorneys and other professionals facilitating cross-border transactions need to familiarize themselves with the world outside the Group of Eight. After all, according to a recent OECD study, emerging markets will account for over 60% of global economic output by 2030.

    This program will provide a comprehensive overview of the most pressing legal issues implicated in international dealmaking in and with emerging markets.

    Attorneys and other professionals in the field will benefit from the insights offered by a stellar faculty, who will draw on decades of combined experience to share the best practices and most effective strategies they have learned and successfully employed. This program will bring together dozens of leading attorneys with global expertise, providing an excellent networking opportunity in addition to an unmatched learning experience.


    • In-bound investments: facilitating investments by emerging market companies
    • Resolving disputes in international deals
    • Negotiating issues in dealing with emerging market players
    • Due diligence and valuation issues in deals involving emerging market players
    • Antitrust considerations in international deals
    • Ethical issues for clients and their lawyers facilitating international transactions
    • Adhering to Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) regulations
    • Adapting deal terms to local practices and issues
    • How to hire and manage local counsel

    Special Feature

    Earn 1 hour of ethics credit


    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=161213Tue, 17 Jul 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:18:21Corporate & SecuritiesInternational    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu4388712th Annual Municipal Law Institute: Developing a Social Media Policy for Government Employees Regardless of experience level, municipal attorneys practicing in a city law department will want to attend this Institute, which equips attendees with analyses of important developments, emerging legal issues and best practices in the field of municipal law.


    • Employment law update
    • FOIA requests to city governments
    • The First Amendment and protest movements
    • Administrative tribunals

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=161192Tue, 17 Jul 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:01:59Municipal LawMunicipal Law    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu4388912th Annual Municipal Law Institute: Litigating Before Municipal Administrative Tribunals Regardless of experience level, municipal attorneys practicing in a city law department will want to attend this Institute, which equips attendees with analyses of important developments, emerging legal issues and best practices in the field of municipal law.


    • Employment law update
    • FOIA requests to city governments
    • The First Amendment and protest movements
    • Administrative tribunals

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=161194Tue, 17 Jul 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:02:03Municipal LawMunicipal Law    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu43924Thirteenth Annual Private Equity Forum: Fundamentals of Private Equity InvestingThe current economic crisis and the state of financial markets continues to have a negative impact on private equity, leading to lower levels of fund-raising and deal-making activities. There has also been increasing regulatory and legislative focus on private equity funds and their roles in the financial markets leading to the downturn, as well as their potential roles going forward. In this environment, private equity faces a number of significant challenges as it redefines itself within the rapidly changing financial and business world.

    At this program, a distinguished panel of experts will discuss the basics of the private equity practice from fund formation to private equity M&A. Experts will guide you through an array of key topics, including current issues in private equity investing and private equity funds; dealing with fund sponsor issues; current regulatory and legislative issues; and how private equity funds are addressing compliance issues raised by the current environment.


    This program is designed to provide an understanding of the business and legal issues relating to private equity investment.

    • Registration under the Investment Advisers Act
    • New regulatory environment and implications for private equity funds
    • Negotiating with investors: Key issues
    • Current issues in private equity M&A
    • Ethical issues
    • Compliance programs for private equity firms that are registered investment advisers

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=161237Tue, 17 Jul 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:14:25Corporate FinanceInvestment Fund ManagementMergers & Acquisitions    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu43912Taken from the briefing Climate Change and Insurance: What's Ahead?http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=161225Tue, 17 Jul 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:06:58Corporate & SecuritiesEnvironmentalInsurancePractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu4389112th Annual Municipal Law Institute: Practical and Ethical Approach to Compliance with Freedom of Information Laws Regardless of experience level, municipal attorneys practicing in a city law department will want to attend this Institute, which equips attendees with analyses of important developments, emerging legal issues and best practices in the field of municipal law.


    • Employment law update
    • FOIA requests to city governments
    • The First Amendment and protest movements
    • Administrative tribunals

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=161196Tue, 17 Jul 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:05:01Municipal LawMunicipal Law    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu43928Thirteenth Annual Private Equity Forum - Raising a Private Equity Fund: Current Terms The current economic crisis and the state of financial markets continues to have a negative impact on private equity, leading to lower levels of fund-raising and deal-making activities. There has also been increasing regulatory and legislative focus on private equity funds and their roles in the financial markets leading to the downturn, as well as their potential roles going forward. In this environment, private equity faces a number of significant challenges as it redefines itself within the rapidly changing financial and business world.

    At this program, a distinguished panel of experts will discuss the basics of the private equity practice from fund formation to private equity M&A. Experts will guide you through an array of key topics, including current issues in private equity investing and private equity funds; dealing with fund sponsor issues; current regulatory and legislative issues; and how private equity funds are addressing compliance issues raised by the current environment.


    This program is designed to provide an understanding of the business and legal issues relating to private equity investment.

    • Registration under the Investment Advisers Act
    • New regulatory environment and implications for private equity funds
    • Negotiating with investors: Key issues
    • Current issues in private equity M&A
    • Ethical issues
    • Compliance programs for private equity firms that are registered investment advisers

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=161241Tue, 17 Jul 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:21:01Corporate FinanceInvestment Fund Management    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu43910Doing Deals in and with Emerging Markets: BRIC and Beyond 2012 - How to Choose and Work with Local Law Firms With emerging markets, like those of the BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India and China) countries, playing an ever greater role in the global economy, attorneys and other professionals facilitating cross-border transactions need to familiarize themselves with the world outside the Group of Eight. After all, according to a recent OECD study, emerging markets will account for over 60% of global economic output by 2030.

    This program will provide a comprehensive overview of the most pressing legal issues implicated in international dealmaking in and with emerging markets.

    Attorneys and other professionals in the field will benefit from the insights offered by a stellar faculty, who will draw on decades of combined experience to share the best practices and most effective strategies they have learned and successfully employed. This program will bring together dozens of leading attorneys with global expertise, providing an excellent networking opportunity in addition to an unmatched learning experience.


    • In-bound investments: facilitating investments by emerging market companies
    • Resolving disputes in international deals
    • Negotiating issues in dealing with emerging market players
    • Due diligence and valuation issues in deals involving emerging market players
    • Antitrust considerations in international deals
    • Ethical issues for clients and their lawyers facilitating international transactions
    • Adhering to Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) regulations
    • Adapting deal terms to local practices and issues
    • How to hire and manage local counsel

    Special Feature

    Earn 1 hour of ethics credit


    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=161217Tue, 17 Jul 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:00:51International    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu43908Doing Deals in and with Emerging Markets: BRIC and Beyond 2012 - Resolving International DisputesWith emerging markets, like those of the BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India and China) countries, playing an ever greater role in the global economy, attorneys and other professionals facilitating cross-border transactions need to familiarize themselves with the world outside the Group of Eight. After all, according to a recent OECD study, emerging markets will account for over 60% of global economic output by 2030.

    This program will provide a comprehensive overview of the most pressing legal issues implicated in international dealmaking in and with emerging markets.

    Attorneys and other professionals in the field will benefit from the insights offered by a stellar faculty, who will draw on decades of combined experience to share the best practices and most effective strategies they have learned and successfully employed. This program will bring together dozens of leading attorneys with global expertise, providing an excellent networking opportunity in addition to an unmatched learning experience.


    • In-bound investments: facilitating investments by emerging market companies
    • Resolving disputes in international deals
    • Negotiating issues in dealing with emerging market players
    • Due diligence and valuation issues in deals involving emerging market players
    • Antitrust considerations in international deals
    • Ethical issues for clients and their lawyers facilitating international transactions
    • Adhering to Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) regulations
    • Adapting deal terms to local practices and issues
    • How to hire and manage local counsel

    Special Feature

    Earn 1 hour of ethics credit


    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=161215Tue, 17 Jul 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:02:30Corporate & SecuritiesInternational    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu4388812th Annual Municipal Law Institute: Standards for Summary Judgment in Mixed-Motive Disparate Treatment Claims After Desert Palace Regardless of experience level, municipal attorneys practicing in a city law department will want to attend this Institute, which equips attendees with analyses of important developments, emerging legal issues and best practices in the field of municipal law.


    • Employment law update
    • FOIA requests to city governments
    • The First Amendment and protest movements
    • Administrative tribunals

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=161193Tue, 17 Jul 2012 04:00:00 GMT00:58:07Municipal LawMunicipal Law    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu4389012th Annual Municipal Law Institute: The Role of the First Amendment in Protest Litigation Regardless of experience level, municipal attorneys practicing in a city law department will want to attend this Institute, which equips attendees with analyses of important developments, emerging legal issues and best practices in the field of municipal law.


    • Employment law update
    • FOIA requests to city governments
    • The First Amendment and protest movements
    • Administrative tribunals

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=161195Tue, 17 Jul 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:00:43Municipal LawMunicipal Law    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu43927Thirteenth Annual Private Equity Forum - Keynote Address Investment Adviser Act Audits: What is the SEC Looking for? The current economic crisis and the state of financial markets continues to have a negative impact on private equity, leading to lower levels of fund-raising and deal-making activities. There has also been increasing regulatory and legislative focus on private equity funds and their roles in the financial markets leading to the downturn, as well as their potential roles going forward. In this environment, private equity faces a number of significant challenges as it redefines itself within the rapidly changing financial and business world.

    At this program, a distinguished panel of experts will discuss the basics of the private equity practice from fund formation to private equity M&A. Experts will guide you through an array of key topics, including current issues in private equity investing and private equity funds; dealing with fund sponsor issues; current regulatory and legislative issues; and how private equity funds are addressing compliance issues raised by the current environment.


    This program is designed to provide an understanding of the business and legal issues relating to private equity investment.

    • Registration under the Investment Advisers Act
    • New regulatory environment and implications for private equity funds
    • Negotiating with investors: Key issues
    • Current issues in private equity M&A
    • Ethical issues
    • Compliance programs for private equity firms that are registered investment advisers

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=161240Tue, 17 Jul 2012 04:00:00 GMT00:48:41ComplianceEnforcementInvestment Fund Management    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu43926Thirteenth Annual Private Equity Forum - Monitoring Compliance at Private Equity Firms: Issues for CCOs The current economic crisis and the state of financial markets continues to have a negative impact on private equity, leading to lower levels of fund-raising and deal-making activities. There has also been increasing regulatory and legislative focus on private equity funds and their roles in the financial markets leading to the downturn, as well as their potential roles going forward. In this environment, private equity faces a number of significant challenges as it redefines itself within the rapidly changing financial and business world.

    At this program, a distinguished panel of experts will discuss the basics of the private equity practice from fund formation to private equity M&A. Experts will guide you through an array of key topics, including current issues in private equity investing and private equity funds; dealing with fund sponsor issues; current regulatory and legislative issues; and how private equity funds are addressing compliance issues raised by the current environment.


    This program is designed to provide an understanding of the business and legal issues relating to private equity investment.

    • Registration under the Investment Advisers Act
    • New regulatory environment and implications for private equity funds
    • Negotiating with investors: Key issues
    • Current issues in private equity M&A
    • Ethical issues
    • Compliance programs for private equity firms that are registered investment advisers

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=161239Tue, 17 Jul 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:17:56ComplianceCorporate FinanceInvestment Fund Management    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu43925Thirteenth Annual Private Equity Forum: Current Environment for Private Equity Investing The current economic crisis and the state of financial markets continues to have a negative impact on private equity, leading to lower levels of fund-raising and deal-making activities. There has also been increasing regulatory and legislative focus on private equity funds and their roles in the financial markets leading to the downturn, as well as their potential roles going forward. In this environment, private equity faces a number of significant challenges as it redefines itself within the rapidly changing financial and business world.

    At this program, a distinguished panel of experts will discuss the basics of the private equity practice from fund formation to private equity M&A. Experts will guide you through an array of key topics, including current issues in private equity investing and private equity funds; dealing with fund sponsor issues; current regulatory and legislative issues; and how private equity funds are addressing compliance issues raised by the current environment.


    This program is designed to provide an understanding of the business and legal issues relating to private equity investment.

    • Registration under the Investment Advisers Act
    • New regulatory environment and implications for private equity funds
    • Negotiating with investors: Key issues
    • Current issues in private equity M&A
    • Ethical issues
    • Compliance programs for private equity firms that are registered investment advisers

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=161238Tue, 17 Jul 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:30:58Corporate FinanceInvestment Fund ManagementMergers & Acquisitions    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu43934Engagement Letters: Addressing Conflicts and Other Thorny Issues Before They Arisehttp://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=161251Wed, 18 Jul 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:08:09LitigationProfessional SkillsPractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu43943Supreme Court Affordable Care Act Decision: What's Next for Health Care Providers? http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=161289Mon, 23 Jul 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:05:40Health CareInsuranceLitigationPractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu43942Compliance with Disability Accessibility Requirements When Buying or Selling Instructional Technology: A Legal, Policy and Technical Primer for Lawyers http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=161288Mon, 23 Jul 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:08:40ComplianceCopyrightHealth CarePractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu43973Fundamentals of Investment Adviser Regulation: Laying the FoundationIn the aftermath of the financial crisis and the resulting regulatory reform, the SEC has advanced significant rulemaking to impose a greater degree of controls on investment advisers’ operations.  In fact, the SEC has put the regulation of investment advisers under the microscope.  At the same time, Congress is considering financial regulatory reform that could impose a new self-regulatory organization in charge of adviser regulation.  At this program, attendees will get a solid foundation in the regulatory regime applying to investment advisers.  Attendees will learn how the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 and state securities laws interact in governing the advisory industry.

    A distinguished faculty will offer insights into recent rulemaking including advisor disclosure, custody, and pay-to-play, as well as the new SEC adviser exam program.


    • Who are the regulators and how do they interact?
    • How will financial regulatory reform impact the adviser industry?
    • What determines whether an adviser is SEC-registered or state-registered?
    • What does an adviser’s fiduciary duty entail?
    • How are conflicts of interest resolved?
    • What rules apply to adviser advertising?
    • What is the role of the adviser’s Chief Compliance Officer?
    • How do the SEC and state regulators conduct inspections?

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=161321Tue, 24 Jul 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:17:39EnforcementFinancial ProductsInvestment Fund Management    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu43974Fundamentals of Investment Adviser Regulation: Registration, Disclosure and Required Filings In the aftermath of the financial crisis and the resulting regulatory reform, the SEC has advanced significant rulemaking to impose a greater degree of controls on investment advisers’ operations.  In fact, the SEC has put the regulation of investment advisers under the microscope.  At the same time, Congress is considering financial regulatory reform that could impose a new self-regulatory organization in charge of adviser regulation.  At this program, attendees will get a solid foundation in the regulatory regime applying to investment advisers.  Attendees will learn how the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 and state securities laws interact in governing the advisory industry.

    A distinguished faculty will offer insights into recent rulemaking including advisor disclosure, custody, and pay-to-play, as well as the new SEC adviser exam program.


    • Who are the regulators and how do they interact?
    • How will financial regulatory reform impact the adviser industry?
    • What determines whether an adviser is SEC-registered or state-registered?
    • What does an adviser’s fiduciary duty entail?
    • How are conflicts of interest resolved?
    • What rules apply to adviser advertising?
    • What is the role of the adviser’s Chief Compliance Officer?
    • How do the SEC and state regulators conduct inspections?

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=161322Tue, 24 Jul 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:02:43EnforcementFinancial ProductsInvestment Fund Management    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu43975Fundamentals of Investment Adviser Regulation: Standards of Conduct; Marketing and Advertising; Trading Activity In the aftermath of the financial crisis and the resulting regulatory reform, the SEC has advanced significant rulemaking to impose a greater degree of controls on investment advisers’ operations.  In fact, the SEC has put the regulation of investment advisers under the microscope.  At the same time, Congress is considering financial regulatory reform that could impose a new self-regulatory organization in charge of adviser regulation.  At this program, attendees will get a solid foundation in the regulatory regime applying to investment advisers.  Attendees will learn how the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 and state securities laws interact in governing the advisory industry.

    A distinguished faculty will offer insights into recent rulemaking including advisor disclosure, custody, and pay-to-play, as well as the new SEC adviser exam program.


    • Who are the regulators and how do they interact?
    • How will financial regulatory reform impact the adviser industry?
    • What determines whether an adviser is SEC-registered or state-registered?
    • What does an adviser’s fiduciary duty entail?
    • How are conflicts of interest resolved?
    • What rules apply to adviser advertising?
    • What is the role of the adviser’s Chief Compliance Officer?
    • How do the SEC and state regulators conduct inspections?

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=161323Tue, 24 Jul 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:02:24EnforcementFinancial ProductsInvestment Fund Management    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu43978Fundamentals of Investment Adviser Regulation: Compliance and Exams; Ethics for Adviser Lawyers In the aftermath of the financial crisis and the resulting regulatory reform, the SEC has advanced significant rulemaking to impose a greater degree of controls on investment advisers’ operations.  In fact, the SEC has put the regulation of investment advisers under the microscope.  At the same time, Congress is considering financial regulatory reform that could impose a new self-regulatory organization in charge of adviser regulation.  At this program, attendees will get a solid foundation in the regulatory regime applying to investment advisers.  Attendees will learn how the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 and state securities laws interact in governing the advisory industry.

    A distinguished faculty will offer insights into recent rulemaking including advisor disclosure, custody, and pay-to-play, as well as the new SEC adviser exam program.


    • Who are the regulators and how do they interact?
    • How will financial regulatory reform impact the adviser industry?
    • What determines whether an adviser is SEC-registered or state-registered?
    • What does an adviser’s fiduciary duty entail?
    • How are conflicts of interest resolved?
    • What rules apply to adviser advertising?
    • What is the role of the adviser’s Chief Compliance Officer?
    • How do the SEC and state regulators conduct inspections?

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=161326Tue, 24 Jul 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:01:21ComplianceEthics/Professional ResponsibilityInvestment Fund Management    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu43957Prior Art, Obviousness, and the America Invents Act in 2012: Section 102, the MPEP and the CAFCPatent reform has arrived: what will be its impact on those touchstones of patentability, prior art and obviousness?  102 was already a complicated concept for patent practitioners, having undergone evolving interpretations in the PTO and CAFC.  How will the AIA now complicate matters further?  How does the concept of “prior art” and circumstance collide in the 21st century? How does prior art on the web impact the practice? What is truly enabled?  This program will allow you to obtain an essential working understanding of this complicated statute, including recent re-interpretations, case law, and explore the statutory revisions.  Meanwhile, obviousness, the most common reason any application is rejected or patent held invalid, is changing as a result of KSR (already 5 years old). Explore 103 from inside and outside the PTO as both the CAFC and PTO try to shoehorn their past decisions into a KSR pigeonhole!


    • Publication/Accessibility - on the web, on the shelf, in the mail, “routine” practices
    • The four steps of (d)
    • Ex parte 102 (g): abandon, suppress, conceal, and notebooks
    • Actual vs. constructive reduction to practice
    • A close look at 102 (e)
    • What issues are raised by successive common owner filings?
    • The new AIA 102 and its dates. What is the new “grace period”?
    • Is it truly a world wide landscape of “filing date” prior art?
    • A thorough review of the recent KSR “guidelines” and “timelines”
    • Examine the impact of proper and improper benefit claims on the prior art date of a reference and the effective filing date of the application being examined
    • How do you apply 103 post-KSR and the 2010 PTO Guidelines?

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=161305Tue, 24 Jul 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:47:30Patent    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu43976Fundamentals of Investment Adviser Regulation: Retail Advisory Services; Managed Advisory Programs In the aftermath of the financial crisis and the resulting regulatory reform, the SEC has advanced significant rulemaking to impose a greater degree of controls on investment advisers’ operations.  In fact, the SEC has put the regulation of investment advisers under the microscope.  At the same time, Congress is considering financial regulatory reform that could impose a new self-regulatory organization in charge of adviser regulation.  At this program, attendees will get a solid foundation in the regulatory regime applying to investment advisers.  Attendees will learn how the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 and state securities laws interact in governing the advisory industry.

    A distinguished faculty will offer insights into recent rulemaking including advisor disclosure, custody, and pay-to-play, as well as the new SEC adviser exam program.


    • Who are the regulators and how do they interact?
    • How will financial regulatory reform impact the adviser industry?
    • What determines whether an adviser is SEC-registered or state-registered?
    • What does an adviser’s fiduciary duty entail?
    • How are conflicts of interest resolved?
    • What rules apply to adviser advertising?
    • What is the role of the adviser’s Chief Compliance Officer?
    • How do the SEC and state regulators conduct inspections?

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=161324Tue, 24 Jul 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:21:16Corporate FinanceFinancial ProductsInvestment Fund Management    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu43961Prior Art, Obviousness, and the America Invents Act in 2012 - 102(e) now and forever (i.e., new 102 (d)): Effects of Priority Under 119, 120, 121, 356 Patent reform has arrived: what will be its impact on those touchstones of patentability, prior art and obviousness?  102 was already a complicated concept for patent practitioners, having undergone evolving interpretations in the PTO and CAFC.  How will the AIA now complicate matters further?  How does the concept of “prior art” and circumstance collide in the 21st century? How does prior art on the web impact the practice? What is truly enabled?  This program will allow you to obtain an essential working understanding of this complicated statute, including recent re-interpretations, case law, and explore the statutory revisions.  Meanwhile, obviousness, the most common reason any application is rejected or patent held invalid, is changing as a result of KSR (already 5 years old). Explore 103 from inside and outside the PTO as both the CAFC and PTO try to shoehorn their past decisions into a KSR pigeonhole!


    • Publication/Accessibility - on the web, on the shelf, in the mail, “routine” practices
    • The four steps of (d)
    • Ex parte 102 (g): abandon, suppress, conceal, and notebooks
    • Actual vs. constructive reduction to practice
    • A close look at 102 (e)
    • What issues are raised by successive common owner filings?
    • The new AIA 102 and its dates. What is the new “grace period”?
    • Is it truly a world wide landscape of “filing date” prior art?
    • A thorough review of the recent KSR “guidelines” and “timelines”
    • Examine the impact of proper and improper benefit claims on the prior art date of a reference and the effective filing date of the application being examined
    • How do you apply 103 post-KSR and the 2010 PTO Guidelines?

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=161309Tue, 24 Jul 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:17:18Patent    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu43958Prior Art, Obviousness, and the America Invents Act in 2012 - The AIA: New102(a) - (d) (effective March 16, 2013)Patent reform has arrived: what will be its impact on those touchstones of patentability, prior art and obviousness?  102 was already a complicated concept for patent practitioners, having undergone evolving interpretations in the PTO and CAFC.  How will the AIA now complicate matters further?  How does the concept of “prior art” and circumstance collide in the 21st century? How does prior art on the web impact the practice? What is truly enabled?  This program will allow you to obtain an essential working understanding of this complicated statute, including recent re-interpretations, case law, and explore the statutory revisions.  Meanwhile, obviousness, the most common reason any application is rejected or patent held invalid, is changing as a result of KSR (already 5 years old). Explore 103 from inside and outside the PTO as both the CAFC and PTO try to shoehorn their past decisions into a KSR pigeonhole!


    • Publication/Accessibility - on the web, on the shelf, in the mail, “routine” practices
    • The four steps of (d)
    • Ex parte 102 (g): abandon, suppress, conceal, and notebooks
    • Actual vs. constructive reduction to practice
    • A close look at 102 (e)
    • What issues are raised by successive common owner filings?
    • The new AIA 102 and its dates. What is the new “grace period”?
    • Is it truly a world wide landscape of “filing date” prior art?
    • A thorough review of the recent KSR “guidelines” and “timelines”
    • Examine the impact of proper and improper benefit claims on the prior art date of a reference and the effective filing date of the application being examined
    • How do you apply 103 post-KSR and the 2010 PTO Guidelines?

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=161306Tue, 24 Jul 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:03:46Patent    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu43977Fundamentals of Investment Adviser Regulation: Private Funds and Institutional Advisory Services In the aftermath of the financial crisis and the resulting regulatory reform, the SEC has advanced significant rulemaking to impose a greater degree of controls on investment advisers’ operations.  In fact, the SEC has put the regulation of investment advisers under the microscope.  At the same time, Congress is considering financial regulatory reform that could impose a new self-regulatory organization in charge of adviser regulation.  At this program, attendees will get a solid foundation in the regulatory regime applying to investment advisers.  Attendees will learn how the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 and state securities laws interact in governing the advisory industry.

    A distinguished faculty will offer insights into recent rulemaking including advisor disclosure, custody, and pay-to-play, as well as the new SEC adviser exam program.


    • Who are the regulators and how do they interact?
    • How will financial regulatory reform impact the adviser industry?
    • What determines whether an adviser is SEC-registered or state-registered?
    • What does an adviser’s fiduciary duty entail?
    • How are conflicts of interest resolved?
    • What rules apply to adviser advertising?
    • What is the role of the adviser’s Chief Compliance Officer?
    • How do the SEC and state regulators conduct inspections?

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=161325Tue, 24 Jul 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:00:30EnforcementFinancial ProductsInvestment Fund Management    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu43960Prior Art, Obviousness, and the America Invents Act in 2012: 35 USC 103 and the CAFCPatent reform has arrived: what will be its impact on those touchstones of patentability, prior art and obviousness?  102 was already a complicated concept for patent practitioners, having undergone evolving interpretations in the PTO and CAFC.  How will the AIA now complicate matters further?  How does the concept of “prior art” and circumstance collide in the 21st century? How does prior art on the web impact the practice? What is truly enabled?  This program will allow you to obtain an essential working understanding of this complicated statute, including recent re-interpretations, case law, and explore the statutory revisions.  Meanwhile, obviousness, the most common reason any application is rejected or patent held invalid, is changing as a result of KSR (already 5 years old). Explore 103 from inside and outside the PTO as both the CAFC and PTO try to shoehorn their past decisions into a KSR pigeonhole!


    • Publication/Accessibility - on the web, on the shelf, in the mail, “routine” practices
    • The four steps of (d)
    • Ex parte 102 (g): abandon, suppress, conceal, and notebooks
    • Actual vs. constructive reduction to practice
    • A close look at 102 (e)
    • What issues are raised by successive common owner filings?
    • The new AIA 102 and its dates. What is the new “grace period”?
    • Is it truly a world wide landscape of “filing date” prior art?
    • A thorough review of the recent KSR “guidelines” and “timelines”
    • Examine the impact of proper and improper benefit claims on the prior art date of a reference and the effective filing date of the application being examined
    • How do you apply 103 post-KSR and the 2010 PTO Guidelines?

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=161308Tue, 24 Jul 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:02:44Patent    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu43959Prior Art, Obviousness, and the America Invents Act in 2012 - Old 102(f) & (g) and New 102(c)(plus Continuity under 102(d)(2)): Joint Ventures and Co-Development Patent reform has arrived: what will be its impact on those touchstones of patentability, prior art and obviousness?  102 was already a complicated concept for patent practitioners, having undergone evolving interpretations in the PTO and CAFC.  How will the AIA now complicate matters further?  How does the concept of “prior art” and circumstance collide in the 21st century? How does prior art on the web impact the practice? What is truly enabled?  This program will allow you to obtain an essential working understanding of this complicated statute, including recent re-interpretations, case law, and explore the statutory revisions.  Meanwhile, obviousness, the most common reason any application is rejected or patent held invalid, is changing as a result of KSR (already 5 years old). Explore 103 from inside and outside the PTO as both the CAFC and PTO try to shoehorn their past decisions into a KSR pigeonhole!


    • Publication/Accessibility - on the web, on the shelf, in the mail, “routine” practices
    • The four steps of (d)
    • Ex parte 102 (g): abandon, suppress, conceal, and notebooks
    • Actual vs. constructive reduction to practice
    • A close look at 102 (e)
    • What issues are raised by successive common owner filings?
    • The new AIA 102 and its dates. What is the new “grace period”?
    • Is it truly a world wide landscape of “filing date” prior art?
    • A thorough review of the recent KSR “guidelines” and “timelines”
    • Examine the impact of proper and improper benefit claims on the prior art date of a reference and the effective filing date of the application being examined
    • How do you apply 103 post-KSR and the 2010 PTO Guidelines?

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=161307Tue, 24 Jul 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:00:19Patent    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu44011Basics of International Taxation: Tax Treaties
    At this new program, we will assemble some of the world’s leading tax experts to discuss the current rules of U.S. international taxation. We will describe how these rules work and focus upon their impact on financings, mergers, acquisitions and other commercial activities. In addition, we will analyze legislative proposals that have the potential to change these rules and discuss the likely impact of such changes on global business operations.
    • The background, purpose and history of foreign tax credits
    • The mechanics and significance of tax treaties
    • The possibility of U.S. international tax reform
    • Reporting and withholding requirements under the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA)
    • How to recognize Passive Foreign Investment Companies (PFICs)

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=161388Wed, 25 Jul 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:13:53International    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu44012Basics of International Taxation: Passive Foreign Investment Companies (PFICs)
    At this new program, we will assemble some of the world’s leading tax experts to discuss the current rules of U.S. international taxation. We will describe how these rules work and focus upon their impact on financings, mergers, acquisitions and other commercial activities. In addition, we will analyze legislative proposals that have the potential to change these rules and discuss the likely impact of such changes on global business operations.
    • The background, purpose and history of foreign tax credits
    • The mechanics and significance of tax treaties
    • The possibility of U.S. international tax reform
    • Reporting and withholding requirements under the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA)
    • How to recognize Passive Foreign Investment Companies (PFICs)

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=161389Wed, 25 Jul 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:13:28International    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu44013Basics of International Taxation: Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FACTA) and Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR) Provisions
    At this new program, we will assemble some of the world’s leading tax experts to discuss the current rules of U.S. international taxation. We will describe how these rules work and focus upon their impact on financings, mergers, acquisitions and other commercial activities. In addition, we will analyze legislative proposals that have the potential to change these rules and discuss the likely impact of such changes on global business operations.
    • The background, purpose and history of foreign tax credits
    • The mechanics and significance of tax treaties
    • The possibility of U.S. international tax reform
    • Reporting and withholding requirements under the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA)
    • How to recognize Passive Foreign Investment Companies (PFICs)

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=161390Wed, 25 Jul 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:15:59International    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu44014Basics of International Taxation: Foreign Currency Transactions
    At this new program, we will assemble some of the world’s leading tax experts to discuss the current rules of U.S. international taxation. We will describe how these rules work and focus upon their impact on financings, mergers, acquisitions and other commercial activities. In addition, we will analyze legislative proposals that have the potential to change these rules and discuss the likely impact of such changes on global business operations.
    • The background, purpose and history of foreign tax credits
    • The mechanics and significance of tax treaties
    • The possibility of U.S. international tax reform
    • Reporting and withholding requirements under the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA)
    • How to recognize Passive Foreign Investment Companies (PFICs)

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=161391Wed, 25 Jul 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:20:12International    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu44007Basics of International Taxation: M&A and Section 367
    At this new program, we will assemble some of the world’s leading tax experts to discuss the current rules of U.S. international taxation. We will describe how these rules work and focus upon their impact on financings, mergers, acquisitions and other commercial activities. In addition, we will analyze legislative proposals that have the potential to change these rules and discuss the likely impact of such changes on global business operations.
    • The background, purpose and history of foreign tax credits
    • The mechanics and significance of tax treaties
    • The possibility of U.S. international tax reform
    • Reporting and withholding requirements under the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA)
    • How to recognize Passive Foreign Investment Companies (PFICs)

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=161384Wed, 25 Jul 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:15:31International    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu44015Basics of International Taxation: Possible Legislative Changes to U.S. International Tax Rules
    At this new program, we will assemble some of the world’s leading tax experts to discuss the current rules of U.S. international taxation. We will describe how these rules work and focus upon their impact on financings, mergers, acquisitions and other commercial activities. In addition, we will analyze legislative proposals that have the potential to change these rules and discuss the likely impact of such changes on global business operations.
    • The background, purpose and history of foreign tax credits
    • The mechanics and significance of tax treaties
    • The possibility of U.S. international tax reform
    • Reporting and withholding requirements under the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA)
    • How to recognize Passive Foreign Investment Companies (PFICs)

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=161392Wed, 25 Jul 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:18:36International    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu44008Basics of International Taxation: Foreign Tax Credits
    At this new program, we will assemble some of the world’s leading tax experts to discuss the current rules of U.S. international taxation. We will describe how these rules work and focus upon their impact on financings, mergers, acquisitions and other commercial activities. In addition, we will analyze legislative proposals that have the potential to change these rules and discuss the likely impact of such changes on global business operations.
    • The background, purpose and history of foreign tax credits
    • The mechanics and significance of tax treaties
    • The possibility of U.S. international tax reform
    • Reporting and withholding requirements under the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA)
    • How to recognize Passive Foreign Investment Companies (PFICs)

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=161385Wed, 25 Jul 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:13:17International    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu44016Southern Union v. U.S.Taken from the briefing Corporate Crime: Southern Union v. United States and Other Key Supreme Court Decisions of the 2011-2012 Term recorded June, 2012.http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=161394Wed, 25 Jul 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:02:08ComplianceLitigationPractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu44009Basics of International Taxation: Foreign Investment in Real Property Tax Act (FIRPTA) Investments
    At this new program, we will assemble some of the world’s leading tax experts to discuss the current rules of U.S. international taxation. We will describe how these rules work and focus upon their impact on financings, mergers, acquisitions and other commercial activities. In addition, we will analyze legislative proposals that have the potential to change these rules and discuss the likely impact of such changes on global business operations.
    • The background, purpose and history of foreign tax credits
    • The mechanics and significance of tax treaties
    • The possibility of U.S. international tax reform
    • Reporting and withholding requirements under the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA)
    • How to recognize Passive Foreign Investment Companies (PFICs)

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=161386Wed, 25 Jul 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:13:44International    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu44010Basics of International Taxation: Transfer Pricing and Section 482
    At this new program, we will assemble some of the world’s leading tax experts to discuss the current rules of U.S. international taxation. We will describe how these rules work and focus upon their impact on financings, mergers, acquisitions and other commercial activities. In addition, we will analyze legislative proposals that have the potential to change these rules and discuss the likely impact of such changes on global business operations.
    • The background, purpose and history of foreign tax credits
    • The mechanics and significance of tax treaties
    • The possibility of U.S. international tax reform
    • Reporting and withholding requirements under the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA)
    • How to recognize Passive Foreign Investment Companies (PFICs)

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=161387Wed, 25 Jul 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:16:54International    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu44006Basics of International Taxation: Controlled Foreign Corporations (CFCs) and Subpart F
    At this new program, we will assemble some of the world’s leading tax experts to discuss the current rules of U.S. international taxation. We will describe how these rules work and focus upon their impact on financings, mergers, acquisitions and other commercial activities. In addition, we will analyze legislative proposals that have the potential to change these rules and discuss the likely impact of such changes on global business operations.
    • The background, purpose and history of foreign tax credits
    • The mechanics and significance of tax treaties
    • The possibility of U.S. international tax reform
    • Reporting and withholding requirements under the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA)
    • How to recognize Passive Foreign Investment Companies (PFICs)

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=161382Wed, 25 Jul 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:24:37International    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu44036Ethics for Discovery 2012
  • Technology assessments and inventory
  • Employee education
  • Designing and implementing document retention policies and preservation plans
  • Litigation risk assessments
    • The discovery process - recent developments and emerging issues, including:
    • Use of outside vendors and new technologies
    • Navigation of court-imposed duties and associated ethical obligations in litigation
    • Metadata
    • Instant messaging, mobile devices, and social media
    • Cloud computing and the implications of new technology
    • Preserving privilege and confidential client information in written discovery and deposition
    • Key (and potentially problematic) differences between federal and state court treatment of discovery
    • Counsel’s duties under the Federal Rules,Disciplinary Rules and selected regulations and state laws

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=161420Thu, 26 Jul 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:58:01Ethics/Professional Responsibility    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu44031From False Claims Act to FIRREA: The Government's Expanding Enforcement Arsenal Against Financial Institutions http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=161411Thu, 26 Jul 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:07:41BankingCorporate & SecuritiesLitigationPractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu44064This Really Happened: A Review of Real World Ethical Issues 2012 Join us once again at this unique interactive program. Chair Jeremy R. Feinberg and our expert faculty will review a new set of hypotheticals culled from some of the most outlandish cases recently reported. What did those attorneys do? What would you do? What do the experts say you should do? Test your knowledge of the pertinent ethical rules as you match wits with our expert faculty, and contestants. Referred to as the “ethics game show,” this program had past attendees raving: “This was one of the best programs I’ve attended!”; This is by far the best, most engaging, and frankly, most entertaining CLE program I've ever heard”; “Entertaining as well as instructive”; “Love the "quiz" format”; “Without a doubt the most painless and informative 2 hours of ethics training ever”; and “Best Ethics CLE EVER!”

    Join us as we review some of the strangest cases recently reported.

    Hear about:

    • What happens when lawyers use trickery to obtain an advantage in investigating cases
    • How the courts have treated the lack of civility by lawyers and their clients
    • What impact technological snafus can have on the client-lawyer relationship and privilege determinations
    • How even well-intentioned judges have a bad day and the attendant consequences

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=161512Fri, 27 Jul 2012 04:00:00 GMT02:02:39Ethics/Professional Responsibility    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu44146Gender and the Workplace: Dealing with Complex and Cutting Edge Issues http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=161647Tue, 31 Jul 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:09:37EmploymentLitigationPractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu44221Writing for Transactional Lawyers 2012: Foundational Principles (The Litigator's Perspective) By attending this program you will learn principles of effective writing and drafting that will enhance your transactional practice. Particular emphasis will be given to the perspectives of the end users:  your clients and those who litigate commercial disputes.


    You will learn effective transactional drafting and communication based on:

    • Knowledge of key principles of contract interpretation
    • Attention to the evolving body of commercial case law
    • Focus on client objectives and expectations
    • Application of crisp and clear drafting techniques, including use of “Plain English”

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=161798Thu, 02 Aug 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:01:12Corporate & Securities    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu44222Writing for Transactional Lawyers 2012: Fundamentals of Effective Drafting and Transactional Communication By attending this program you will learn principles of effective writing and drafting that will enhance your transactional practice. Particular emphasis will be given to the perspectives of the end users:  your clients and those who litigate commercial disputes.


    You will learn effective transactional drafting and communication based on:

    • Knowledge of key principles of contract interpretation
    • Attention to the evolving body of commercial case law
    • Focus on client objectives and expectations
    • Application of crisp and clear drafting techniques, including use of “Plain English”

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=161799Thu, 02 Aug 2012 04:00:00 GMT00:54:55Corporate & Securities    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu44223Writing for Transactional Lawyers 2012: Case StudiesBy attending this program you will learn principles of effective writing and drafting that will enhance your transactional practice. Particular emphasis will be given to the perspectives of the end users:  your clients and those who litigate commercial disputes.


    You will learn effective transactional drafting and communication based on:

    • Knowledge of key principles of contract interpretation
    • Attention to the evolving body of commercial case law
    • Focus on client objectives and expectations
    • Application of crisp and clear drafting techniques, including use of “Plain English”

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=161800Thu, 02 Aug 2012 04:00:00 GMT00:59:51Corporate & Securities    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu44230Health Care Reform After the Supreme Court Decision: What Employers Need to Know Now for Compliance, Transactions and Executive Compensation http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=161820Thu, 02 Aug 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:07:30EmploymentERISAHealth CarePractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu4421015th Annual Children's Law Institute: Indian Child Welfare ActWhether representing children, parents or a child welfare or foster care agency, in private practice, government, public interest practice or as a policy advocate, the issues and the environment in which advocates operate is increasingly complex.  This year, PLI’s 15th Annual Children’s Law Institute will focus on a variety of social and legal issues affecting child welfare practice.


    • Custody disputes in same-sex relationships
    • Post-adoption visitation
    • Cross examining a forensic evaluator
    • The Uniform Child Custody and Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act
    • The Indian Child Welfare Act and how it affects child welfare litigation
    • Ethical issues facing family court practitioners

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=161785Thu, 02 Aug 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:42:58Children's Law    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu4420715th Annual Children's Law Institute: Introduction and Custody Cases for the Child Welfare Attorney Whether representing children, parents or a child welfare or foster care agency, in private practice, government, public interest practice or as a policy advocate, the issues and the environment in which advocates operate is increasingly complex.  This year, PLI’s 15th Annual Children’s Law Institute will focus on a variety of social and legal issues affecting child welfare practice.


    • Custody disputes in same-sex relationships
    • Post-adoption visitation
    • Cross examining a forensic evaluator
    • The Uniform Child Custody and Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act
    • The Indian Child Welfare Act and how it affects child welfare litigation
    • Ethical issues facing family court practitioners

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=161782Thu, 02 Aug 2012 04:00:00 GMT02:27:54Children's Law    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu4420915th Annual Children's Law Institute: VisitationWhether representing children, parents or a child welfare or foster care agency, in private practice, government, public interest practice or as a policy advocate, the issues and the environment in which advocates operate is increasingly complex.  This year, PLI’s 15th Annual Children’s Law Institute will focus on a variety of social and legal issues affecting child welfare practice.


    • Custody disputes in same-sex relationships
    • Post-adoption visitation
    • Cross examining a forensic evaluator
    • The Uniform Child Custody and Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act
    • The Indian Child Welfare Act and how it affects child welfare litigation
    • Ethical issues facing family court practitioners

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=161784Thu, 02 Aug 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:14:14Children's Law    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu4420815th Annual Children's Law Institute: Utilizing Forensics in Custody CasesWhether representing children, parents or a child welfare or foster care agency, in private practice, government, public interest practice or as a policy advocate, the issues and the environment in which advocates operate is increasingly complex.  This year, PLI’s 15th Annual Children’s Law Institute will focus on a variety of social and legal issues affecting child welfare practice.


    • Custody disputes in same-sex relationships
    • Post-adoption visitation
    • Cross examining a forensic evaluator
    • The Uniform Child Custody and Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act
    • The Indian Child Welfare Act and how it affects child welfare litigation
    • Ethical issues facing family court practitioners

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=161783Thu, 02 Aug 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:00:42Children's Law    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu44254Securities Arbitration 2012: Expungement Hearings
    This year’s Securities Arbitration program will feature FINRA Dispute Resolution’s Director, staff, and arbitrators, as well as noted academics and experienced attorneys who represent both customers and industry players. Our faculty will explore FINRA’s efforts to improve the arbitrator disclosure process and provide you with practical tips on drafting claims and answers, striking and ranking proposed arbitrators, trying expungement hearings and resolving common ethical dilemmas that arise in securities arbitration practice.
    • Find out what’s new at FINRA, including:
      - Impact of recent rule changes
      - Proposed changes in FINRA Dispute Resolution’s arbitration rules and practices
      - Plans for the continued enhancement of the arbitrator selection process
      - The evolution of the discovery process in FINRA arbitration
    • Examine the proposed rules for brokers seeking expungement of their record in the Central Registration Depository but who are not named parties in disputes between firms and customers
    • Analyze recent legislative developments and case law trends
    • Learn about a new pilot program for large cases
    • Get tips on avoiding “cramdown” arbitrator appointments
    Plus participate in our special interactive demonstration of an expungement hearing and earn ethics credit at our new session exploring scenarios that highlight the ethical traps that counsel and arbitrators may encounter. You’ll also get a special introduction to the new Web portal that FINRA is currently developing, which will allow parties and arbitrators to exercise greater control over the administration of their cases.
    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=161850Fri, 03 Aug 2012 04:00:00 GMT    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu44256Securities Arbitration 2012: Demonstration of an Expungement Hearing
    This year’s Securities Arbitration program will feature FINRA Dispute Resolution’s Director, staff, and arbitrators, as well as noted academics and experienced attorneys who represent both customers and industry players. Our faculty will explore FINRA’s efforts to improve the arbitrator disclosure process and provide you with practical tips on drafting claims and answers, striking and ranking proposed arbitrators, trying expungement hearings and resolving common ethical dilemmas that arise in securities arbitration practice.
    • Find out what’s new at FINRA, including:
      - Impact of recent rule changes
      - Proposed changes in FINRA Dispute Resolution’s arbitration rules and practices
      - Plans for the continued enhancement of the arbitrator selection process
      - The evolution of the discovery process in FINRA arbitration
    • Examine the proposed rules for brokers seeking expungement of their record in the Central Registration Depository but who are not named parties in disputes between firms and customers
    • Analyze recent legislative developments and case law trends
    • Learn about a new pilot program for large cases
    • Get tips on avoiding “cramdown” arbitrator appointments
    Plus participate in our special interactive demonstration of an expungement hearing and earn ethics credit at our new session exploring scenarios that highlight the ethical traps that counsel and arbitrators may encounter. You’ll also get a special introduction to the new Web portal that FINRA is currently developing, which will allow parties and arbitrators to exercise greater control over the administration of their cases.
    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=161852Fri, 03 Aug 2012 04:00:00 GMT    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu44258Securities Arbitration 2012: Ethical Issues in Securities Arbitration and Mediations
    This year’s Securities Arbitration program will feature FINRA Dispute Resolution’s Director, staff, and arbitrators, as well as noted academics and experienced attorneys who represent both customers and industry players. Our faculty will explore FINRA’s efforts to improve the arbitrator disclosure process and provide you with practical tips on drafting claims and answers, striking and ranking proposed arbitrators, trying expungement hearings and resolving common ethical dilemmas that arise in securities arbitration practice.
    • Find out what’s new at FINRA, including:
      - Impact of recent rule changes
      - Proposed changes in FINRA Dispute Resolution’s arbitration rules and practices
      - Plans for the continued enhancement of the arbitrator selection process
      - The evolution of the discovery process in FINRA arbitration
    • Examine the proposed rules for brokers seeking expungement of their record in the Central Registration Depository but who are not named parties in disputes between firms and customers
    • Analyze recent legislative developments and case law trends
    • Learn about a new pilot program for large cases
    • Get tips on avoiding “cramdown” arbitrator appointments
    Plus participate in our special interactive demonstration of an expungement hearing and earn ethics credit at our new session exploring scenarios that highlight the ethical traps that counsel and arbitrators may encounter. You’ll also get a special introduction to the new Web portal that FINRA is currently developing, which will allow parties and arbitrators to exercise greater control over the administration of their cases.
    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=161855Fri, 03 Aug 2012 04:00:00 GMTEthics/Professional Responsibility    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu44260Securities Arbitration 2012 - Securities Arbitration: Recent Developments in the Law and Future Trends
    This year’s Securities Arbitration program will feature FINRA Dispute Resolution’s Director, staff, and arbitrators, as well as noted academics and experienced attorneys who represent both customers and industry players. Our faculty will explore FINRA’s efforts to improve the arbitrator disclosure process and provide you with practical tips on drafting claims and answers, striking and ranking proposed arbitrators, trying expungement hearings and resolving common ethical dilemmas that arise in securities arbitration practice.
    • Find out what’s new at FINRA, including:
      - Impact of recent rule changes
      - Proposed changes in FINRA Dispute Resolution’s arbitration rules and practices
      - Plans for the continued enhancement of the arbitrator selection process
      - The evolution of the discovery process in FINRA arbitration
    • Examine the proposed rules for brokers seeking expungement of their record in the Central Registration Depository but who are not named parties in disputes between firms and customers
    • Analyze recent legislative developments and case law trends
    • Learn about a new pilot program for large cases
    • Get tips on avoiding “cramdown” arbitrator appointments
    Plus participate in our special interactive demonstration of an expungement hearing and earn ethics credit at our new session exploring scenarios that highlight the ethical traps that counsel and arbitrators may encounter. You’ll also get a special introduction to the new Web portal that FINRA is currently developing, which will allow parties and arbitrators to exercise greater control over the administration of their cases.
    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=161857Fri, 03 Aug 2012 04:00:00 GMT    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu44249Securities Arbitration 2012: What's New?
    This year’s Securities Arbitration program will feature FINRA Dispute Resolution’s Director, staff, and arbitrators, as well as noted academics and experienced attorneys who represent both customers and industry players. Our faculty will explore FINRA’s efforts to improve the arbitrator disclosure process and provide you with practical tips on drafting claims and answers, striking and ranking proposed arbitrators, trying expungement hearings and resolving common ethical dilemmas that arise in securities arbitration practice.
    • Find out what’s new at FINRA, including:
      - Impact of recent rule changes
      - Proposed changes in FINRA Dispute Resolution’s arbitration rules and practices
      - Plans for the continued enhancement of the arbitrator selection process
      - The evolution of the discovery process in FINRA arbitration
    • Examine the proposed rules for brokers seeking expungement of their record in the Central Registration Depository but who are not named parties in disputes between firms and customers
    • Analyze recent legislative developments and case law trends
    • Learn about a new pilot program for large cases
    • Get tips on avoiding “cramdown” arbitrator appointments
    Plus participate in our special interactive demonstration of an expungement hearing and earn ethics credit at our new session exploring scenarios that highlight the ethical traps that counsel and arbitrators may encounter. You’ll also get a special introduction to the new Web portal that FINRA is currently developing, which will allow parties and arbitrators to exercise greater control over the administration of their cases.
    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=161845Fri, 03 Aug 2012 04:00:00 GMT    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu44251Securities Arbitration 2012: Arbitration Practicum on Prehearing Matters
    This year’s Securities Arbitration program will feature FINRA Dispute Resolution’s Director, staff, and arbitrators, as well as noted academics and experienced attorneys who represent both customers and industry players. Our faculty will explore FINRA’s efforts to improve the arbitrator disclosure process and provide you with practical tips on drafting claims and answers, striking and ranking proposed arbitrators, trying expungement hearings and resolving common ethical dilemmas that arise in securities arbitration practice.
    • Find out what’s new at FINRA, including:
      - Impact of recent rule changes
      - Proposed changes in FINRA Dispute Resolution’s arbitration rules and practices
      - Plans for the continued enhancement of the arbitrator selection process
      - The evolution of the discovery process in FINRA arbitration
    • Examine the proposed rules for brokers seeking expungement of their record in the Central Registration Depository but who are not named parties in disputes between firms and customers
    • Analyze recent legislative developments and case law trends
    • Learn about a new pilot program for large cases
    • Get tips on avoiding “cramdown” arbitrator appointments
    Plus participate in our special interactive demonstration of an expungement hearing and earn ethics credit at our new session exploring scenarios that highlight the ethical traps that counsel and arbitrators may encounter. You’ll also get a special introduction to the new Web portal that FINRA is currently developing, which will allow parties and arbitrators to exercise greater control over the administration of their cases.
    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=161847Fri, 03 Aug 2012 04:00:00 GMT    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu44345Prison Law 2012: Ethical Issues in Prison Actions
    • The constitutional, statutory, and state law bases for lawsuits brought on behalf of prisoners against individual prison officials and correctional institutions
    • How to address common ethical dilemmas that arise in the course of representing prisoners
    • The “nuts and bolts” of pleading, discovery, and trial practice in prison cases
    • General prison conditions and the failure to protect
    • Addressing health issues in prison

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=162031Wed, 08 Aug 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:00:55EnforcementEthics/Professional ResponsibilityPro Bono    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu44336Prison Law 2012: Segregation
    • The constitutional, statutory, and state law bases for lawsuits brought on behalf of prisoners against individual prison officials and correctional institutions
    • How to address common ethical dilemmas that arise in the course of representing prisoners
    • The “nuts and bolts” of pleading, discovery, and trial practice in prison cases
    • General prison conditions and the failure to protect
    • Addressing health issues in prison

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=162022Wed, 08 Aug 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:31:23EnforcementPro Bono    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu44346Prison Law 2012: Health Issues in Prison
    • The constitutional, statutory, and state law bases for lawsuits brought on behalf of prisoners against individual prison officials and correctional institutions
    • How to address common ethical dilemmas that arise in the course of representing prisoners
    • The “nuts and bolts” of pleading, discovery, and trial practice in prison cases
    • General prison conditions and the failure to protect
    • Addressing health issues in prison

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=162032Wed, 08 Aug 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:15:29EnforcementPro Bono    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu44347Prison Law 2012: Remedies for Conditions of Confinement, Failure to Protect, and Other Constitutional Violations
    • The constitutional, statutory, and state law bases for lawsuits brought on behalf of prisoners against individual prison officials and correctional institutions
    • How to address common ethical dilemmas that arise in the course of representing prisoners
    • The “nuts and bolts” of pleading, discovery, and trial practice in prison cases
    • General prison conditions and the failure to protect
    • Addressing health issues in prison

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=162033Wed, 08 Aug 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:15:55EnforcementPro Bono    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu44335Prison Law 2012: Introduction and Parental Rights
    • The constitutional, statutory, and state law bases for lawsuits brought on behalf of prisoners against individual prison officials and correctional institutions
    • How to address common ethical dilemmas that arise in the course of representing prisoners
    • The “nuts and bolts” of pleading, discovery, and trial practice in prison cases
    • General prison conditions and the failure to protect
    • Addressing health issues in prison

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=162021Wed, 08 Aug 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:27:31EnforcementPro Bono    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu44332U.S.-Listed Chinese Companies: Enforcement and Accounting Issues http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=162016Wed, 08 Aug 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:08:39AccountingCorporate & SecuritiesInternationalPractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu44380Contracts for Green Buildings: Solving the Split Incentive Problem and Contracting Well for Green Performance http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=162070Thu, 09 Aug 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:04:46EnergyEnvironmentalReal EstatePractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu44369ERISA: The Evolving World 2012 - Other Perspectives - the Smaller Firm and Inside Counsel - and ERISA in the Headlines A working knowledge of Employee Retirement Income Security Act’s (ERISA) framework is crucial for lawyers, HR practitioners and other professionals in the area of employee benefits and compensation planning. Our experienced faculty of leading practitioners will discuss a broad array of topics, including the basic regulatory framework, the types of plans covered, the requirements for intended tax treatment, fiduciary responsibilities and other issues relating to the investment of plan assets, how to correct errors and the role of the benefits practitioner in the transactional setting. In addition, you will learn about recent IRS, DOL and legislative and judicial developments. The benefits practice also reaches beyond ERISA and the tax laws, and the scope of the seminar will extend to executive compensation and to related laws other than ERISA and the Internal Revenue Code, such as those covering employment discrimination.


    • Requirements and special rules applicable to different retirement plans;
    • Specific rules applicable to defined benefit plans and defined contribution plans;
    • Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) insurance coverage;
    • Distributions from qualified plans; reporting and disclosure requirements; fiduciary responsibilities and other aspects of plan investment;
    • Ethical issues for the practitioner;
    • Design and operation of 401(k) plans

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=162059Thu, 09 Aug 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:01:29ERISA    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu44364ERISA: The Evolving World 2012 - Fiduciary Responsibilities/Prohibited Transactions A working knowledge of Employee Retirement Income Security Act’s (ERISA) framework is crucial for lawyers, HR practitioners and other professionals in the area of employee benefits and compensation planning. Our experienced faculty of leading practitioners will discuss a broad array of topics, including the basic regulatory framework, the types of plans covered, the requirements for intended tax treatment, fiduciary responsibilities and other issues relating to the investment of plan assets, how to correct errors and the role of the benefits practitioner in the transactional setting. In addition, you will learn about recent IRS, DOL and legislative and judicial developments. The benefits practice also reaches beyond ERISA and the tax laws, and the scope of the seminar will extend to executive compensation and to related laws other than ERISA and the Internal Revenue Code, such as those covering employment discrimination.


    • Requirements and special rules applicable to different retirement plans;
    • Specific rules applicable to defined benefit plans and defined contribution plans;
    • Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) insurance coverage;
    • Distributions from qualified plans; reporting and disclosure requirements; fiduciary responsibilities and other aspects of plan investment;
    • Ethical issues for the practitioner;
    • Design and operation of 401(k) plans

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=162054Thu, 09 Aug 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:01:19ERISA    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu44366ERISA: The Evolving World 2012 - Executive Compensation/Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plans/SERPs A working knowledge of Employee Retirement Income Security Act’s (ERISA) framework is crucial for lawyers, HR practitioners and other professionals in the area of employee benefits and compensation planning. Our experienced faculty of leading practitioners will discuss a broad array of topics, including the basic regulatory framework, the types of plans covered, the requirements for intended tax treatment, fiduciary responsibilities and other issues relating to the investment of plan assets, how to correct errors and the role of the benefits practitioner in the transactional setting. In addition, you will learn about recent IRS, DOL and legislative and judicial developments. The benefits practice also reaches beyond ERISA and the tax laws, and the scope of the seminar will extend to executive compensation and to related laws other than ERISA and the Internal Revenue Code, such as those covering employment discrimination.


    • Requirements and special rules applicable to different retirement plans;
    • Specific rules applicable to defined benefit plans and defined contribution plans;
    • Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) insurance coverage;
    • Distributions from qualified plans; reporting and disclosure requirements; fiduciary responsibilities and other aspects of plan investment;
    • Ethical issues for the practitioner;
    • Design and operation of 401(k) plans

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=162056Thu, 09 Aug 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:02:59ERISA    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu44361ERISA: The Evolving World 2012 - Eligibility, Coverage, Vesting, Distributions A working knowledge of Employee Retirement Income Security Act’s (ERISA) framework is crucial for lawyers, HR practitioners and other professionals in the area of employee benefits and compensation planning. Our experienced faculty of leading practitioners will discuss a broad array of topics, including the basic regulatory framework, the types of plans covered, the requirements for intended tax treatment, fiduciary responsibilities and other issues relating to the investment of plan assets, how to correct errors and the role of the benefits practitioner in the transactional setting. In addition, you will learn about recent IRS, DOL and legislative and judicial developments. The benefits practice also reaches beyond ERISA and the tax laws, and the scope of the seminar will extend to executive compensation and to related laws other than ERISA and the Internal Revenue Code, such as those covering employment discrimination.


    • Requirements and special rules applicable to different retirement plans;
    • Specific rules applicable to defined benefit plans and defined contribution plans;
    • Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) insurance coverage;
    • Distributions from qualified plans; reporting and disclosure requirements; fiduciary responsibilities and other aspects of plan investment;
    • Ethical issues for the practitioner;
    • Design and operation of 401(k) plans

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=162051Thu, 09 Aug 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:32:13ERISA    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu44368ERISA: The Evolving World 2012 - A Grab-Bag of Additional Considerations - Welfare Plans and Health-Care Reform,Bankruptcy, Employment and Labor Laws, Accounting and Ethics A working knowledge of Employee Retirement Income Security Act’s (ERISA) framework is crucial for lawyers, HR practitioners and other professionals in the area of employee benefits and compensation planning. Our experienced faculty of leading practitioners will discuss a broad array of topics, including the basic regulatory framework, the types of plans covered, the requirements for intended tax treatment, fiduciary responsibilities and other issues relating to the investment of plan assets, how to correct errors and the role of the benefits practitioner in the transactional setting. In addition, you will learn about recent IRS, DOL and legislative and judicial developments. The benefits practice also reaches beyond ERISA and the tax laws, and the scope of the seminar will extend to executive compensation and to related laws other than ERISA and the Internal Revenue Code, such as those covering employment discrimination.


    • Requirements and special rules applicable to different retirement plans;
    • Specific rules applicable to defined benefit plans and defined contribution plans;
    • Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) insurance coverage;
    • Distributions from qualified plans; reporting and disclosure requirements; fiduciary responsibilities and other aspects of plan investment;
    • Ethical issues for the practitioner;
    • Design and operation of 401(k) plans

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=162058Thu, 09 Aug 2012 04:00:00 GMT02:02:26ERISA    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu44363ERISA: The Evolving World 2012 - Determination Letters/IRS and DOL Correction Programs; Reporting and Disclosure; and Research Tools A working knowledge of Employee Retirement Income Security Act’s (ERISA) framework is crucial for lawyers, HR practitioners and other professionals in the area of employee benefits and compensation planning. Our experienced faculty of leading practitioners will discuss a broad array of topics, including the basic regulatory framework, the types of plans covered, the requirements for intended tax treatment, fiduciary responsibilities and other issues relating to the investment of plan assets, how to correct errors and the role of the benefits practitioner in the transactional setting. In addition, you will learn about recent IRS, DOL and legislative and judicial developments. The benefits practice also reaches beyond ERISA and the tax laws, and the scope of the seminar will extend to executive compensation and to related laws other than ERISA and the Internal Revenue Code, such as those covering employment discrimination.


    • Requirements and special rules applicable to different retirement plans;
    • Specific rules applicable to defined benefit plans and defined contribution plans;
    • Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) insurance coverage;
    • Distributions from qualified plans; reporting and disclosure requirements; fiduciary responsibilities and other aspects of plan investment;
    • Ethical issues for the practitioner;
    • Design and operation of 401(k) plans

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=162053Thu, 09 Aug 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:32:18ERISA    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu44365ERISA: The Evolving World 2012 - ERISA LitigationA working knowledge of Employee Retirement Income Security Act’s (ERISA) framework is crucial for lawyers, HR practitioners and other professionals in the area of employee benefits and compensation planning. Our experienced faculty of leading practitioners will discuss a broad array of topics, including the basic regulatory framework, the types of plans covered, the requirements for intended tax treatment, fiduciary responsibilities and other issues relating to the investment of plan assets, how to correct errors and the role of the benefits practitioner in the transactional setting. In addition, you will learn about recent IRS, DOL and legislative and judicial developments. The benefits practice also reaches beyond ERISA and the tax laws, and the scope of the seminar will extend to executive compensation and to related laws other than ERISA and the Internal Revenue Code, such as those covering employment discrimination.


    • Requirements and special rules applicable to different retirement plans;
    • Specific rules applicable to defined benefit plans and defined contribution plans;
    • Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) insurance coverage;
    • Distributions from qualified plans; reporting and disclosure requirements; fiduciary responsibilities and other aspects of plan investment;
    • Ethical issues for the practitioner;
    • Design and operation of 401(k) plans

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=162055Thu, 09 Aug 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:01:24ERISA    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu44360ERISA: The Evolving World 2012: Overview of ERISA Fundamentals, and Tax-Qualified Plans A working knowledge of Employee Retirement Income Security Act’s (ERISA) framework is crucial for lawyers, HR practitioners and other professionals in the area of employee benefits and compensation planning. Our experienced faculty of leading practitioners will discuss a broad array of topics, including the basic regulatory framework, the types of plans covered, the requirements for intended tax treatment, fiduciary responsibilities and other issues relating to the investment of plan assets, how to correct errors and the role of the benefits practitioner in the transactional setting. In addition, you will learn about recent IRS, DOL and legislative and judicial developments. The benefits practice also reaches beyond ERISA and the tax laws, and the scope of the seminar will extend to executive compensation and to related laws other than ERISA and the Internal Revenue Code, such as those covering employment discrimination.


    • Requirements and special rules applicable to different retirement plans;
    • Specific rules applicable to defined benefit plans and defined contribution plans;
    • Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) insurance coverage;
    • Distributions from qualified plans; reporting and disclosure requirements; fiduciary responsibilities and other aspects of plan investment;
    • Ethical issues for the practitioner;
    • Design and operation of 401(k) plans

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=162050Thu, 09 Aug 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:34:27ERISA    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu44367ERISA: The Evolving World 2012 - The M&A Transactional PracticeA working knowledge of Employee Retirement Income Security Act’s (ERISA) framework is crucial for lawyers, HR practitioners and other professionals in the area of employee benefits and compensation planning. Our experienced faculty of leading practitioners will discuss a broad array of topics, including the basic regulatory framework, the types of plans covered, the requirements for intended tax treatment, fiduciary responsibilities and other issues relating to the investment of plan assets, how to correct errors and the role of the benefits practitioner in the transactional setting. In addition, you will learn about recent IRS, DOL and legislative and judicial developments. The benefits practice also reaches beyond ERISA and the tax laws, and the scope of the seminar will extend to executive compensation and to related laws other than ERISA and the Internal Revenue Code, such as those covering employment discrimination.


    • Requirements and special rules applicable to different retirement plans;
    • Specific rules applicable to defined benefit plans and defined contribution plans;
    • Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) insurance coverage;
    • Distributions from qualified plans; reporting and disclosure requirements; fiduciary responsibilities and other aspects of plan investment;
    • Ethical issues for the practitioner;
    • Design and operation of 401(k) plans

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=162057Thu, 09 Aug 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:00:04ERISA    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu44362ERISA: The Evolving World 2012 - 401(k) Plan Fundamentals, Title IV Defined Benefit Plans, and Employer Securities in Qualified Plans A working knowledge of Employee Retirement Income Security Act’s (ERISA) framework is crucial for lawyers, HR practitioners and other professionals in the area of employee benefits and compensation planning. Our experienced faculty of leading practitioners will discuss a broad array of topics, including the basic regulatory framework, the types of plans covered, the requirements for intended tax treatment, fiduciary responsibilities and other issues relating to the investment of plan assets, how to correct errors and the role of the benefits practitioner in the transactional setting. In addition, you will learn about recent IRS, DOL and legislative and judicial developments. The benefits practice also reaches beyond ERISA and the tax laws, and the scope of the seminar will extend to executive compensation and to related laws other than ERISA and the Internal Revenue Code, such as those covering employment discrimination.


    • Requirements and special rules applicable to different retirement plans;
    • Specific rules applicable to defined benefit plans and defined contribution plans;
    • Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) insurance coverage;
    • Distributions from qualified plans; reporting and disclosure requirements; fiduciary responsibilities and other aspects of plan investment;
    • Ethical issues for the practitioner;
    • Design and operation of 401(k) plans

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=162052Thu, 09 Aug 2012 04:00:00 GMT02:16:10ERISA    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu4441514th Annual Supreme Court Review: October 2011 Term - First Amendment Freedom of Speech and Religion A distinguished faculty of leading constitutional scholars, civil rights experts, a  law school dean and a Supreme Court journalist will analyze, discuss, and debate the leading Supreme Court decisions of the October 2011 Term.  The faculty represent a variety of constitutional views and perspectives.  The decisions will be analyzed for their precedential, doctrinal and, where appropriate, societal and litigation significance.


    The program will feature an in-depth analysis of the Court’s decisions concerning the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act health care legislation.  In addition, the Court’s 2011 plenary docket features numerous other highly significant cases involving clashes between individual and government interests and state and federal government power.  The cases involve a wide range of important issues concerning freedom of speech and religion, Fourth Amendment searches, the Eighth Amendment prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment, civil rights litigation, and the Supremacy Clause.

    Some of the specific issues include:

    • Congress’s power under Commerce Clause to require health insurance (Florida v. U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services)
    • Police GPS tracking under the Fourth Amendment (United States v. Jones)
    • Validity of Arizona law requiring police checks of immigration status of arrestees (Arizona v. United States)
    • Constitutionality under First Amendment of FCC indecency regulations (FCC v. Fox Television Stations)
    • Constitutionality of life sentences for juveniles convicted of murder (Miller v. Alabama; Jackson v. Hobbs)

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=162143Tue, 14 Aug 2012 04:00:00 GMT00:57:04Litigation    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu4441614th Annual Supreme Court Review: October 2011 Term - Constitutionality of Affordable Health Care Act Legislation and Expansion of Medicaid A distinguished faculty of leading constitutional scholars, civil rights experts, a  law school dean and a Supreme Court journalist will analyze, discuss, and debate the leading Supreme Court decisions of the October 2011 Term.  The faculty represent a variety of constitutional views and perspectives.  The decisions will be analyzed for their precedential, doctrinal and, where appropriate, societal and litigation significance.


    The program will feature an in-depth analysis of the Court’s decisions concerning the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act health care legislation.  In addition, the Court’s 2011 plenary docket features numerous other highly significant cases involving clashes between individual and government interests and state and federal government power.  The cases involve a wide range of important issues concerning freedom of speech and religion, Fourth Amendment searches, the Eighth Amendment prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment, civil rights litigation, and the Supremacy Clause.

    Some of the specific issues include:

    • Congress’s power under Commerce Clause to require health insurance (Florida v. U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services)
    • Police GPS tracking under the Fourth Amendment (United States v. Jones)
    • Validity of Arizona law requiring police checks of immigration status of arrestees (Arizona v. United States)
    • Constitutionality under First Amendment of FCC indecency regulations (FCC v. Fox Television Stations)
    • Constitutionality of life sentences for juveniles convicted of murder (Miller v. Alabama; Jackson v. Hobbs)

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=162144Tue, 14 Aug 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:10:51Litigation    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu4441214th Annual Supreme Court Review: October 2011 Term - Business Interests, Supremacy Clause and Federalism A distinguished faculty of leading constitutional scholars, civil rights experts, a  law school dean and a Supreme Court journalist will analyze, discuss, and debate the leading Supreme Court decisions of the October 2011 Term.  The faculty represent a variety of constitutional views and perspectives.  The decisions will be analyzed for their precedential, doctrinal and, where appropriate, societal and litigation significance.


    The program will feature an in-depth analysis of the Court’s decisions concerning the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act health care legislation.  In addition, the Court’s 2011 plenary docket features numerous other highly significant cases involving clashes between individual and government interests and state and federal government power.  The cases involve a wide range of important issues concerning freedom of speech and religion, Fourth Amendment searches, the Eighth Amendment prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment, civil rights litigation, and the Supremacy Clause.

    Some of the specific issues include:

    • Congress’s power under Commerce Clause to require health insurance (Florida v. U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services)
    • Police GPS tracking under the Fourth Amendment (United States v. Jones)
    • Validity of Arizona law requiring police checks of immigration status of arrestees (Arizona v. United States)
    • Constitutionality under First Amendment of FCC indecency regulations (FCC v. Fox Television Stations)
    • Constitutionality of life sentences for juveniles convicted of murder (Miller v. Alabama; Jackson v. Hobbs)

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=162140Tue, 14 Aug 2012 04:00:00 GMT00:54:44Litigation    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu4441714th Annual Supreme Court Review: October 2011 Term - Criminal ProcedureA distinguished faculty of leading constitutional scholars, civil rights experts, a  law school dean and a Supreme Court journalist will analyze, discuss, and debate the leading Supreme Court decisions of the October 2011 Term.  The faculty represent a variety of constitutional views and perspectives.  The decisions will be analyzed for their precedential, doctrinal and, where appropriate, societal and litigation significance.


    The program will feature an in-depth analysis of the Court’s decisions concerning the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act health care legislation.  In addition, the Court’s 2011 plenary docket features numerous other highly significant cases involving clashes between individual and government interests and state and federal government power.  The cases involve a wide range of important issues concerning freedom of speech and religion, Fourth Amendment searches, the Eighth Amendment prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment, civil rights litigation, and the Supremacy Clause.

    Some of the specific issues include:

    • Congress’s power under Commerce Clause to require health insurance (Florida v. U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services)
    • Police GPS tracking under the Fourth Amendment (United States v. Jones)
    • Validity of Arizona law requiring police checks of immigration status of arrestees (Arizona v. United States)
    • Constitutionality under First Amendment of FCC indecency regulations (FCC v. Fox Television Stations)
    • Constitutionality of life sentences for juveniles convicted of murder (Miller v. Alabama; Jackson v. Hobbs)

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=162145Tue, 14 Aug 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:00:35Litigation    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu4441414th Annual Supreme Court Review: October 2011 Term - Overview of October 2011 Term; Preview of New Term (Affirmative Action on the Horizon) A distinguished faculty of leading constitutional scholars, civil rights experts, a  law school dean and a Supreme Court journalist will analyze, discuss, and debate the leading Supreme Court decisions of the October 2011 Term.  The faculty represent a variety of constitutional views and perspectives.  The decisions will be analyzed for their precedential, doctrinal and, where appropriate, societal and litigation significance.


    The program will feature an in-depth analysis of the Court’s decisions concerning the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act health care legislation.  In addition, the Court’s 2011 plenary docket features numerous other highly significant cases involving clashes between individual and government interests and state and federal government power.  The cases involve a wide range of important issues concerning freedom of speech and religion, Fourth Amendment searches, the Eighth Amendment prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment, civil rights litigation, and the Supremacy Clause.

    Some of the specific issues include:

    • Congress’s power under Commerce Clause to require health insurance (Florida v. U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services)
    • Police GPS tracking under the Fourth Amendment (United States v. Jones)
    • Validity of Arizona law requiring police checks of immigration status of arrestees (Arizona v. United States)
    • Constitutionality under First Amendment of FCC indecency regulations (FCC v. Fox Television Stations)
    • Constitutionality of life sentences for juveniles convicted of murder (Miller v. Alabama; Jackson v. Hobbs)

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=162142Tue, 14 Aug 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:06:41Litigation    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu4441314th Annual Supreme Court Review: October 2011 Term - Civil Rights Litigation and Bivens ClaimA distinguished faculty of leading constitutional scholars, civil rights experts, a  law school dean and a Supreme Court journalist will analyze, discuss, and debate the leading Supreme Court decisions of the October 2011 Term.  The faculty represent a variety of constitutional views and perspectives.  The decisions will be analyzed for their precedential, doctrinal and, where appropriate, societal and litigation significance.


    The program will feature an in-depth analysis of the Court’s decisions concerning the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act health care legislation.  In addition, the Court’s 2011 plenary docket features numerous other highly significant cases involving clashes between individual and government interests and state and federal government power.  The cases involve a wide range of important issues concerning freedom of speech and religion, Fourth Amendment searches, the Eighth Amendment prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment, civil rights litigation, and the Supremacy Clause.

    Some of the specific issues include:

    • Congress’s power under Commerce Clause to require health insurance (Florida v. U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services)
    • Police GPS tracking under the Fourth Amendment (United States v. Jones)
    • Validity of Arizona law requiring police checks of immigration status of arrestees (Arizona v. United States)
    • Constitutionality under First Amendment of FCC indecency regulations (FCC v. Fox Television Stations)
    • Constitutionality of life sentences for juveniles convicted of murder (Miller v. Alabama; Jackson v. Hobbs)

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=162141Tue, 14 Aug 2012 04:00:00 GMT00:59:58Litigation    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu44419Ethics in ArbitrationThere has been a proliferation of ethical guidelines and Codes which seek to simplify the issue of what and how much an arbitrator needs to disclose before (or during) an arbitration. Despite all these efforts, the U.S. Supreme Court continues to apply the “evident partiality” standard of the Federal Arbitration Act that was espoused over forty years ago in the Commonwealth Coatings case. The result is a non-uniform body of case law from the different circuit courts that has resulted in uncertainty and even in the extreme result of the vacation of an arbitral award for non-disclosure by an arbitrator. This practical program, taught by experienced practitioners, will seek to clarify the relevant issues and provide strategies for dealing with them effectively.


    • Review of recent case law interpreting the “evident partiality” standard of the Federal Arbitration Act
    • Practical examples of ethical issues for arbitrators
    • Institutional Codes of Ethics (i.e., IBA, ABA, Chartered Institute, etc.), and are they useful?
    • Jurisdictional variations on ethical disclosure - both domestic and international
    • Conflicts of Interest - what every arbitrator needs to know
    • Successfully challenging a potentially biased arbitrator
    • Recent decisions on arbitrator ethics - their viability and applicability

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=162147Tue, 14 Aug 2012 04:00:00 GMT02:00:36Ethics/Professional Responsibility    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu44471Hello World: The CFPB - One Year Later http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=162224Thu, 16 Aug 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:08:49Consumer FinanceCorporate & SecuritiesPractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu44449Defending Immigration Removal Proceedings 2012: Winning Waivers
    This program will provide panels of nationally recognized experts imparting a comprehensive, nuts and bolts overview of how to most effectively defend immigrants facing removal proceedings.
    • Prosecutorial discretion - how to make it work for your client, you never know until you ask!
    • The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) and its use in removal proceedings
    • Tackling the special challenge of representing children in removal
    • Practical examples of ethical problems in removal practice
    • Building a case for relief: how to prepare a winning waiver application for clients with criminal convictions
    • Pitfalls for asylum applicants and how to avoid them, firm resettlement, the one year filing deadline, and more

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=162192Thu, 16 Aug 2012 04:00:00 GMT00:49:44Immigration & NaturalizationLitigation    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu44450Defending Immigration Removal Proceedings 2012: Representing Children in Removal Proceedings and VAWA Claims
    This program will provide panels of nationally recognized experts imparting a comprehensive, nuts and bolts overview of how to most effectively defend immigrants facing removal proceedings.
    • Prosecutorial discretion - how to make it work for your client, you never know until you ask!
    • The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) and its use in removal proceedings
    • Tackling the special challenge of representing children in removal
    • Practical examples of ethical problems in removal practice
    • Building a case for relief: how to prepare a winning waiver application for clients with criminal convictions
    • Pitfalls for asylum applicants and how to avoid them, firm resettlement, the one year filing deadline, and more

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=162193Thu, 16 Aug 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:25:23Children's LawImmigration & NaturalizationLitigation    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu44470Are You Ready to Enter the U.S. Biosimilars Pathway? http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=162223Thu, 16 Aug 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:11:33LitigationPatentPractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu44448Defending Immigration Removal Proceedings 2012: The Nuts and Bolts of Cancellation of Removal
    This program will provide panels of nationally recognized experts imparting a comprehensive, nuts and bolts overview of how to most effectively defend immigrants facing removal proceedings.
    • Prosecutorial discretion - how to make it work for your client, you never know until you ask!
    • The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) and its use in removal proceedings
    • Tackling the special challenge of representing children in removal
    • Practical examples of ethical problems in removal practice
    • Building a case for relief: how to prepare a winning waiver application for clients with criminal convictions
    • Pitfalls for asylum applicants and how to avoid them, firm resettlement, the one year filing deadline, and more

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=162191Thu, 16 Aug 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:14:03Immigration & NaturalizationLitigation    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu44447Defending Immigration Removal Proceedings 2012: Recent Developments in Asylum law
    This program will provide panels of nationally recognized experts imparting a comprehensive, nuts and bolts overview of how to most effectively defend immigrants facing removal proceedings.
    • Prosecutorial discretion - how to make it work for your client, you never know until you ask!
    • The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) and its use in removal proceedings
    • Tackling the special challenge of representing children in removal
    • Practical examples of ethical problems in removal practice
    • Building a case for relief: how to prepare a winning waiver application for clients with criminal convictions
    • Pitfalls for asylum applicants and how to avoid them, firm resettlement, the one year filing deadline, and more

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=162190Thu, 16 Aug 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:10:27Immigration & Naturalization    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu44452Defending Immigration Removal Proceedings 2012: Prosecutorial Discretion
    This program will provide panels of nationally recognized experts imparting a comprehensive, nuts and bolts overview of how to most effectively defend immigrants facing removal proceedings.
    • Prosecutorial discretion - how to make it work for your client, you never know until you ask!
    • The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) and its use in removal proceedings
    • Tackling the special challenge of representing children in removal
    • Practical examples of ethical problems in removal practice
    • Building a case for relief: how to prepare a winning waiver application for clients with criminal convictions
    • Pitfalls for asylum applicants and how to avoid them, firm resettlement, the one year filing deadline, and more

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=162195Thu, 16 Aug 2012 04:00:00 GMT00:57:23Immigration & Naturalization    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu44451Defending Immigration Removal Proceedings 2012: Ethical Issues in Removal Proceedings
    This program will provide panels of nationally recognized experts imparting a comprehensive, nuts and bolts overview of how to most effectively defend immigrants facing removal proceedings.
    • Prosecutorial discretion - how to make it work for your client, you never know until you ask!
    • The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) and its use in removal proceedings
    • Tackling the special challenge of representing children in removal
    • Practical examples of ethical problems in removal practice
    • Building a case for relief: how to prepare a winning waiver application for clients with criminal convictions
    • Pitfalls for asylum applicants and how to avoid them, firm resettlement, the one year filing deadline, and more

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=162194Thu, 16 Aug 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:01:46Ethics/Professional ResponsibilityImmigration & Naturalization    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu44621The Attorney-Client Privilege & Internal Investigations 2012
  • Privilege issues arising from cooperation with the government
  • Recent trends in government agency approaches to internal investigations, cooperation and waiver of privilege
  • Ethical issues in conducting the investigation
  • Conflict of interest issues arising in the representation and interview of company employees
  • Conflicts between the company and employees on privilege waiver issues
  • Best practices in conducting investigations
  • Issues arising in international internal investigations
  • Reporting the results of the investigation

    • ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=162841Fri, 07 Sep 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:59:56Ethics/Professional Responsibility    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu44684California Employment Law Update 2012: Elimination of Bias in the Legal Workplace California Employment Law Update addresses the issues confronted by employment law advisers, litigators and human resources management and professionals. This program combines a comprehensive review of a broad range of case law and regulatory developments, an in-depth analysis of emerging issues, and practical guidance about best practices to maximize employment law compliance, mitigate legal risk and achieve business objectives.

    The faculty is comprised of nationally recognized employer and employee advocates, in-house counsel, and regulatory and judicial officers, all of whom will share their perspectives, insights, and experiences.
    Year-in-Review: a summary of important United States and California Supreme Court and other appellate case law that California practitioners need to know; and regulatory developments
    • How Dukes v. Wal-Mart is changing the class action landscape
    • Hear valuable tips about litigating employment discrimination cases
    • Master the key wage and hour developments
    • Views from the Bench and juries: what every practitioner must know
    • The impact of social media on the workplace

    Special Features

    • Earn one full hour of Ethics credit
    • Earn Elimination of Bias credit


    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=162937Mon, 10 Sep 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:02:51EmploymentProfessional Skills    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu44647Hot Topics in Mergers & Acquisitions 2012: Corporate Carveouts, Divestitures and Spinoffs
    • Tactics for dealing with activists and proxy advisors
    • The latest technology in deal protection and relevant developments in Delaware Law
    • Trends in spinoffs, carveouts and divestitures
    • Ethical challenges in M&A transactions
    • SEC and antitrust developments

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=162872Mon, 10 Sep 2012 04:00:00 GMTMergers & Acquisitions    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu44642Hot Topics in Mergers & Acquisitions 2012: Deal Protection
    • Tactics for dealing with activists and proxy advisors
    • The latest technology in deal protection and relevant developments in Delaware Law
    • Trends in spinoffs, carveouts and divestitures
    • Ethical challenges in M&A transactions
    • SEC and antitrust developments

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=162867Mon, 10 Sep 2012 04:00:00 GMTMergers & Acquisitions    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu44685California Employment Law Update 2012 - Class and Pattern Cases: Emerging Trends and Issues California Employment Law Update addresses the issues confronted by employment law advisers, litigators and human resources management and professionals. This program combines a comprehensive review of a broad range of case law and regulatory developments, an in-depth analysis of emerging issues, and practical guidance about best practices to maximize employment law compliance, mitigate legal risk and achieve business objectives.

    The faculty is comprised of nationally recognized employer and employee advocates, in-house counsel, and regulatory and judicial officers, all of whom will share their perspectives, insights, and experiences.
    Year-in-Review: a summary of important United States and California Supreme Court and other appellate case law that California practitioners need to know; and regulatory developments
    • How Dukes v. Wal-Mart is changing the class action landscape
    • Hear valuable tips about litigating employment discrimination cases
    • Master the key wage and hour developments
    • Views from the Bench and juries: what every practitioner must know
    • The impact of social media on the workplace

    Special Features

    • Earn one full hour of Ethics credit
    • Earn Elimination of Bias credit


    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=162938Mon, 10 Sep 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:04:34EmploymentLitigation    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu44643Hot Topics in Mergers & Acquisitions 2012: Antitrust Issues for the M&A Lawyer
    • Tactics for dealing with activists and proxy advisors
    • The latest technology in deal protection and relevant developments in Delaware Law
    • Trends in spinoffs, carveouts and divestitures
    • Ethical challenges in M&A transactions
    • SEC and antitrust developments

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=162868Mon, 10 Sep 2012 04:00:00 GMTAntitrustMergers & Acquisitions    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu44686California Employment Law Update 2012: Ethical Issues Arising Out of the Use of Social Media California Employment Law Update addresses the issues confronted by employment law advisers, litigators and human resources management and professionals. This program combines a comprehensive review of a broad range of case law and regulatory developments, an in-depth analysis of emerging issues, and practical guidance about best practices to maximize employment law compliance, mitigate legal risk and achieve business objectives.

    The faculty is comprised of nationally recognized employer and employee advocates, in-house counsel, and regulatory and judicial officers, all of whom will share their perspectives, insights, and experiences.
    Year-in-Review: a summary of important United States and California Supreme Court and other appellate case law that California practitioners need to know; and regulatory developments
    • How Dukes v. Wal-Mart is changing the class action landscape
    • Hear valuable tips about litigating employment discrimination cases
    • Master the key wage and hour developments
    • Views from the Bench and juries: what every practitioner must know
    • The impact of social media on the workplace

    Special Features

    • Earn one full hour of Ethics credit
    • Earn Elimination of Bias credit


    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=162939Mon, 10 Sep 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:10:54EmploymentEthics/Professional ResponsibilityPrivacy    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu44644Hot Topics in Mergers & Acquisitions 2012: Ethical Issues for the Corporate Lawyer
    • Tactics for dealing with activists and proxy advisors
    • The latest technology in deal protection and relevant developments in Delaware Law
    • Trends in spinoffs, carveouts and divestitures
    • Ethical challenges in M&A transactions
    • SEC and antitrust developments

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=162869Mon, 10 Sep 2012 04:00:00 GMTEthics/Professional ResponsibilityMergers & Acquisitions    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu44665Hedge Funds 2012: Strategies and Structures for an Evolving Marketplace - Managing Hedge Funds Through Critical Issues In 2012, hedge funds and their managers face their first year of operations under new regulations enacted under Dodd-Frank.  The Dodd-Frank Act has triggered a massive change in the regulatory framework for the entire financial industry that significantly alters the registration and reporting requirements for hedge fund managers and many of their trading activities.  The hedge fund industry continues to grow, with a reported $2 trillion in assets under management at the end of 2011, even with volatile markets and a negative overall performance during the past year.  The major players in the hedge fund industry continue to attract investors, while new entrants face larger barriers to entry, and some managers have been forced to grapple with regulatory investigations and insider trading allegations.  Meanwhile, hedge fund managers continue to refine their relationships with counterparties to incorporate the lessons learned from the Lehman and MF Global meltdowns.  At this program, you will hear from distinguished experts about these and other developments affecting the industry.


    • How are hedge funds typically formed and structured?
    • How will the new registration and disclosure requirements affect hedge fund managers?
    • What happens when a hedge fund manager suspends redemptions or liquidates a fund?
    • How do hedge funds trade and clear derivative transactions?
    • How can hedge funds improve their prime brokerage relationships?

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=162912Mon, 10 Sep 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:00:12Corporate GovernanceFinancial ProductsInvestment Fund Management    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu44645Hot Topics in Mergers & Acquisitions 2012: Dealing with Activists and Proxy Advisor
    • Tactics for dealing with activists and proxy advisors
    • The latest technology in deal protection and relevant developments in Delaware Law
    • Trends in spinoffs, carveouts and divestitures
    • Ethical challenges in M&A transactions
    • SEC and antitrust developments

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=162870Mon, 10 Sep 2012 04:00:00 GMTMergers & Acquisitions    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu44663Hedge Funds 2012: Strategies and Structures for an Evolving Marketplace - Operational and Compliance Requirements for Hedge Fund Managers In 2012, hedge funds and their managers face their first year of operations under new regulations enacted under Dodd-Frank.  The Dodd-Frank Act has triggered a massive change in the regulatory framework for the entire financial industry that significantly alters the registration and reporting requirements for hedge fund managers and many of their trading activities.  The hedge fund industry continues to grow, with a reported $2 trillion in assets under management at the end of 2011, even with volatile markets and a negative overall performance during the past year.  The major players in the hedge fund industry continue to attract investors, while new entrants face larger barriers to entry, and some managers have been forced to grapple with regulatory investigations and insider trading allegations.  Meanwhile, hedge fund managers continue to refine their relationships with counterparties to incorporate the lessons learned from the Lehman and MF Global meltdowns.  At this program, you will hear from distinguished experts about these and other developments affecting the industry.


    • How are hedge funds typically formed and structured?
    • How will the new registration and disclosure requirements affect hedge fund managers?
    • What happens when a hedge fund manager suspends redemptions or liquidates a fund?
    • How do hedge funds trade and clear derivative transactions?
    • How can hedge funds improve their prime brokerage relationships?

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=162910Mon, 10 Sep 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:03:38ComplianceEthics/Professional ResponsibilityFinancial Products    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu44666Hedge Funds 2012: Strategies and Structures for an Evolving Marketplace - Prime Brokerage IssuesIn 2012, hedge funds and their managers face their first year of operations under new regulations enacted under Dodd-Frank.  The Dodd-Frank Act has triggered a massive change in the regulatory framework for the entire financial industry that significantly alters the registration and reporting requirements for hedge fund managers and many of their trading activities.  The hedge fund industry continues to grow, with a reported $2 trillion in assets under management at the end of 2011, even with volatile markets and a negative overall performance during the past year.  The major players in the hedge fund industry continue to attract investors, while new entrants face larger barriers to entry, and some managers have been forced to grapple with regulatory investigations and insider trading allegations.  Meanwhile, hedge fund managers continue to refine their relationships with counterparties to incorporate the lessons learned from the Lehman and MF Global meltdowns.  At this program, you will hear from distinguished experts about these and other developments affecting the industry.


    • How are hedge funds typically formed and structured?
    • How will the new registration and disclosure requirements affect hedge fund managers?
    • What happens when a hedge fund manager suspends redemptions or liquidates a fund?
    • How do hedge funds trade and clear derivative transactions?
    • How can hedge funds improve their prime brokerage relationships?

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=162913Mon, 10 Sep 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:04:02ContractFinancial ProductsInvestment Fund Management    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu44683California Employment Law Update 2012 - Views from the Bench and Juries: What Every Practioner Must Know California Employment Law Update addresses the issues confronted by employment law advisers, litigators and human resources management and professionals. This program combines a comprehensive review of a broad range of case law and regulatory developments, an in-depth analysis of emerging issues, and practical guidance about best practices to maximize employment law compliance, mitigate legal risk and achieve business objectives.

    The faculty is comprised of nationally recognized employer and employee advocates, in-house counsel, and regulatory and judicial officers, all of whom will share their perspectives, insights, and experiences.
    Year-in-Review: a summary of important United States and California Supreme Court and other appellate case law that California practitioners need to know; and regulatory developments
    • How Dukes v. Wal-Mart is changing the class action landscape
    • Hear valuable tips about litigating employment discrimination cases
    • Master the key wage and hour developments
    • Views from the Bench and juries: what every practitioner must know
    • The impact of social media on the workplace

    Special Features

    • Earn one full hour of Ethics credit
    • Earn Elimination of Bias credit


    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=162936Mon, 10 Sep 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:09:44EmploymentLitigation    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu44646Hot Topics in Mergers & Acquisitions 2012: SEC Developments in M&A
    • Tactics for dealing with activists and proxy advisors
    • The latest technology in deal protection and relevant developments in Delaware Law
    • Trends in spinoffs, carveouts and divestitures
    • Ethical challenges in M&A transactions
    • SEC and antitrust developments

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=162871Mon, 10 Sep 2012 04:00:00 GMTMergers & Acquisitions    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu44641Hot Topics in Mergers & Acquisitions 2012: The Current M&A Landscape
    • Tactics for dealing with activists and proxy advisors
    • The latest technology in deal protection and relevant developments in Delaware Law
    • Trends in spinoffs, carveouts and divestitures
    • Ethical challenges in M&A transactions
    • SEC and antitrust developments

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=162866Mon, 10 Sep 2012 04:00:00 GMTMergers & Acquisitions    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu44664Hedge Funds 2012: Strategies and Structures for an Evolving Marketplace - The Changing Regulatory Framework for Hedge Funds and Managers In 2012, hedge funds and their managers face their first year of operations under new regulations enacted under Dodd-Frank.  The Dodd-Frank Act has triggered a massive change in the regulatory framework for the entire financial industry that significantly alters the registration and reporting requirements for hedge fund managers and many of their trading activities.  The hedge fund industry continues to grow, with a reported $2 trillion in assets under management at the end of 2011, even with volatile markets and a negative overall performance during the past year.  The major players in the hedge fund industry continue to attract investors, while new entrants face larger barriers to entry, and some managers have been forced to grapple with regulatory investigations and insider trading allegations.  Meanwhile, hedge fund managers continue to refine their relationships with counterparties to incorporate the lessons learned from the Lehman and MF Global meltdowns.  At this program, you will hear from distinguished experts about these and other developments affecting the industry.


    • How are hedge funds typically formed and structured?
    • How will the new registration and disclosure requirements affect hedge fund managers?
    • What happens when a hedge fund manager suspends redemptions or liquidates a fund?
    • How do hedge funds trade and clear derivative transactions?
    • How can hedge funds improve their prime brokerage relationships?

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=162911Mon, 10 Sep 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:11:26EnforcementFinancial ProductsInvestment Fund Management    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu44667Hedge Funds 2012: Strategies and Structures for an Evolving Marketplace - Trading Issues Related to Swaps Under Dodd-Frank In 2012, hedge funds and their managers face their first year of operations under new regulations enacted under Dodd-Frank.  The Dodd-Frank Act has triggered a massive change in the regulatory framework for the entire financial industry that significantly alters the registration and reporting requirements for hedge fund managers and many of their trading activities.  The hedge fund industry continues to grow, with a reported $2 trillion in assets under management at the end of 2011, even with volatile markets and a negative overall performance during the past year.  The major players in the hedge fund industry continue to attract investors, while new entrants face larger barriers to entry, and some managers have been forced to grapple with regulatory investigations and insider trading allegations.  Meanwhile, hedge fund managers continue to refine their relationships with counterparties to incorporate the lessons learned from the Lehman and MF Global meltdowns.  At this program, you will hear from distinguished experts about these and other developments affecting the industry.


    • How are hedge funds typically formed and structured?
    • How will the new registration and disclosure requirements affect hedge fund managers?
    • What happens when a hedge fund manager suspends redemptions or liquidates a fund?
    • How do hedge funds trade and clear derivative transactions?
    • How can hedge funds improve their prime brokerage relationships?

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=162914Mon, 10 Sep 2012 04:00:00 GMT00:58:36EnforcementFinancial ProductsInvestment Fund Management    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu44662Hedge Funds 2012: Strategies and Structures for an Evolving Marketplace - Basic Hedge Fund StructuresIn 2012, hedge funds and their managers face their first year of operations under new regulations enacted under Dodd-Frank.  The Dodd-Frank Act has triggered a massive change in the regulatory framework for the entire financial industry that significantly alters the registration and reporting requirements for hedge fund managers and many of their trading activities.  The hedge fund industry continues to grow, with a reported $2 trillion in assets under management at the end of 2011, even with volatile markets and a negative overall performance during the past year.  The major players in the hedge fund industry continue to attract investors, while new entrants face larger barriers to entry, and some managers have been forced to grapple with regulatory investigations and insider trading allegations.  Meanwhile, hedge fund managers continue to refine their relationships with counterparties to incorporate the lessons learned from the Lehman and MF Global meltdowns.  At this program, you will hear from distinguished experts about these and other developments affecting the industry.


    • How are hedge funds typically formed and structured?
    • How will the new registration and disclosure requirements affect hedge fund managers?
    • What happens when a hedge fund manager suspends redemptions or liquidates a fund?
    • How do hedge funds trade and clear derivative transactions?
    • How can hedge funds improve their prime brokerage relationships?

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=162909Mon, 10 Sep 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:00:07ContractFinancial ProductsInvestment Fund Management    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu44682California Employment Law Update 2012: Key Wage and Hour DevelopmentsCalifornia Employment Law Update addresses the issues confronted by employment law advisers, litigators and human resources management and professionals. This program combines a comprehensive review of a broad range of case law and regulatory developments, an in-depth analysis of emerging issues, and practical guidance about best practices to maximize employment law compliance, mitigate legal risk and achieve business objectives.

    The faculty is comprised of nationally recognized employer and employee advocates, in-house counsel, and regulatory and judicial officers, all of whom will share their perspectives, insights, and experiences.
    Year-in-Review: a summary of important United States and California Supreme Court and other appellate case law that California practitioners need to know; and regulatory developments
    • How Dukes v. Wal-Mart is changing the class action landscape
    • Hear valuable tips about litigating employment discrimination cases
    • Master the key wage and hour developments
    • Views from the Bench and juries: what every practitioner must know
    • The impact of social media on the workplace

    Special Features

    • Earn one full hour of Ethics credit
    • Earn Elimination of Bias credit


    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=162935Mon, 10 Sep 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:01:39EmploymentLitigation    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu44681California Employment Law Update 2012: Year in ReviewCalifornia Employment Law Update addresses the issues confronted by employment law advisers, litigators and human resources management and professionals. This program combines a comprehensive review of a broad range of case law and regulatory developments, an in-depth analysis of emerging issues, and practical guidance about best practices to maximize employment law compliance, mitigate legal risk and achieve business objectives.

    The faculty is comprised of nationally recognized employer and employee advocates, in-house counsel, and regulatory and judicial officers, all of whom will share their perspectives, insights, and experiences.
    Year-in-Review: a summary of important United States and California Supreme Court and other appellate case law that California practitioners need to know; and regulatory developments
    • How Dukes v. Wal-Mart is changing the class action landscape
    • Hear valuable tips about litigating employment discrimination cases
    • Master the key wage and hour developments
    • Views from the Bench and juries: what every practitioner must know
    • The impact of social media on the workplace

    Special Features

    • Earn one full hour of Ethics credit
    • Earn Elimination of Bias credit


    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=162934Mon, 10 Sep 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:07:20EmploymentLitigation    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu44694Catching Up on Clawbacks http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=163012Tue, 11 Sep 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:11:57ComplianceCorporate GovernancePractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu44728Directors' Institute on Corporate Governance (Tenth Annual): Audit Committee Institute, leading corporate governance experts - directors, government officials, corporate counsel, and academics - will share their perspectives on the fast-changing regulatory environment, the new expectations for board oversight, and needed steps boards will want to consider.
    • The new expectations facing boards of directors in the arena of social responsibility
    • How to address particularly difficult issues, including compensation, audit committee and audit firm oversight, board governance, and shareholder activism
    • The latest thinking on where boards of directors may be most vulnerable
    • What’s on the government’s agenda
    • Challenges for the future as financial reporting and oversight continues to evolve
    • Considerations for directors arising out of the governance and executive compensation provisions of the Dodd-Frank legislation
    • Board responsibilities in the annual meeting and proxy statement process

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=163096Thu, 13 Sep 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:02:29ComplianceCorporate Governance    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu44729Directors' Institute on Corporate Governance (Tenth Annual): Enforcement & Compliance Institute, leading corporate governance experts - directors, government officials, corporate counsel, and academics - will share their perspectives on the fast-changing regulatory environment, the new expectations for board oversight, and needed steps boards will want to consider.
    • The new expectations facing boards of directors in the arena of social responsibility
    • How to address particularly difficult issues, including compensation, audit committee and audit firm oversight, board governance, and shareholder activism
    • The latest thinking on where boards of directors may be most vulnerable
    • What’s on the government’s agenda
    • Challenges for the future as financial reporting and oversight continues to evolve
    • Considerations for directors arising out of the governance and executive compensation provisions of the Dodd-Frank legislation
    • Board responsibilities in the annual meeting and proxy statement process

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=163097Thu, 13 Sep 2012 04:00:00 GMT00:58:14ComplianceCorporate Governance    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu44726Directors' Institute on Corporate Governance (Tenth Annual): Corporate Social Responsibility Institute, leading corporate governance experts - directors, government officials, corporate counsel, and academics - will share their perspectives on the fast-changing regulatory environment, the new expectations for board oversight, and needed steps boards will want to consider.
    • The new expectations facing boards of directors in the arena of social responsibility
    • How to address particularly difficult issues, including compensation, audit committee and audit firm oversight, board governance, and shareholder activism
    • The latest thinking on where boards of directors may be most vulnerable
    • What’s on the government’s agenda
    • Challenges for the future as financial reporting and oversight continues to evolve
    • Considerations for directors arising out of the governance and executive compensation provisions of the Dodd-Frank legislation
    • Board responsibilities in the annual meeting and proxy statement process

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=163094Thu, 13 Sep 2012 04:00:00 GMT00:59:45ComplianceCorporate Governance    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu44724Directors' Institute on Corporate Governance (Tenth Annual): Compensation CommitteeInstitute, leading corporate governance experts - directors, government officials, corporate counsel, and academics - will share their perspectives on the fast-changing regulatory environment, the new expectations for board oversight, and needed steps boards will want to consider.
    • The new expectations facing boards of directors in the arena of social responsibility
    • How to address particularly difficult issues, including compensation, audit committee and audit firm oversight, board governance, and shareholder activism
    • The latest thinking on where boards of directors may be most vulnerable
    • What’s on the government’s agenda
    • Challenges for the future as financial reporting and oversight continues to evolve
    • Considerations for directors arising out of the governance and executive compensation provisions of the Dodd-Frank legislation
    • Board responsibilities in the annual meeting and proxy statement process

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=163092Thu, 13 Sep 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:05:03ComplianceCorporate Governance    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu44727Directors' Institute on Corporate Governance (Tenth Annual): Nuts and Bolts of Proxy Statement and Annual Meeting Preparation Institute, leading corporate governance experts - directors, government officials, corporate counsel, and academics - will share their perspectives on the fast-changing regulatory environment, the new expectations for board oversight, and needed steps boards will want to consider.
    • The new expectations facing boards of directors in the arena of social responsibility
    • How to address particularly difficult issues, including compensation, audit committee and audit firm oversight, board governance, and shareholder activism
    • The latest thinking on where boards of directors may be most vulnerable
    • What’s on the government’s agenda
    • Challenges for the future as financial reporting and oversight continues to evolve
    • Considerations for directors arising out of the governance and executive compensation provisions of the Dodd-Frank legislation
    • Board responsibilities in the annual meeting and proxy statement process

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=163095Thu, 13 Sep 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:01:07ComplianceCorporate Governance    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu44725Directors' Institute on Corporate Governance (Tenth Annual): Nominating and Governance CommitteeInstitute, leading corporate governance experts - directors, government officials, corporate counsel, and academics - will share their perspectives on the fast-changing regulatory environment, the new expectations for board oversight, and needed steps boards will want to consider.
    • The new expectations facing boards of directors in the arena of social responsibility
    • How to address particularly difficult issues, including compensation, audit committee and audit firm oversight, board governance, and shareholder activism
    • The latest thinking on where boards of directors may be most vulnerable
    • What’s on the government’s agenda
    • Challenges for the future as financial reporting and oversight continues to evolve
    • Considerations for directors arising out of the governance and executive compensation provisions of the Dodd-Frank legislation
    • Board responsibilities in the annual meeting and proxy statement process

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=163093Thu, 13 Sep 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:00:16ComplianceCorporate Governance    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu44754Writing for Litigators 2012Do you feel compelled to include phrases like “wherefore,” “heretofore,” and “albeit” in your writing? What actually is good legal writing? This program will teach you the secrets of successful legal writing, whether you are writing for judges, partners, or clients.


    Topics to be discussed will include:

    • Getting started: planning your document and getting it done
    • How to persuade
    • The myths of writing well
    • Legal writing dos and don’ts
    • Legal style: making writing precise, concise, and powerful
    • What do judges need and want?

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=163134Mon, 17 Sep 2012 04:00:00 GMT02:41:28Litigation    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu44764Planning for Post-Death DecisionsThe Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of2010, which was enacted on December 17, 2010, completely changed the landscape regarding federal estate taxes, gift taxes and generation- skipping transfer taxes, but these tax law changes are scheduled to expire on December 31, 2012. In addition, President's Obama's budget for the government's fiscal year ending September 30, 2013 contains major proposals for transfer tax and income tax changes. The program will explore the possible transfer tax and income tax changes that may occur in 2013 and how you can use this information to your clients' maximum advantage.


    • An analysis of the consequences that would result from the expiration of the 2010 Tax Act on December 31, 2012
    • A review of the Administration’s current transfer tax and income tax proposals
    • Drafting estate planning documents to comply with and take advantage of the 2010 Tax Act
    • Marital deduction planning under the 2010 Tax Act
    • Prudent investing for the fiduciary in the 21st century
    • Post-death elections and planning under the 2010 Tax Act
    • State transfer tax consequences of the 2010 Tax Act
    • Effective life insurance planning
    • Marital deduction planning in the age of portability
    • An update on recent developments in all other areas of estate, trust and transfer tax planning
    • Sophisticated planning techniques in a low interest rate environment
    • Ethical concerns in estate planning
    • Estate planning for collectibles

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=163146Tue, 18 Sep 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:03:13EstateEstates & Trusts    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu4475743rd Annual Estate Planning Institute: Charitable Planning and Tax StrategiesThe Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of2010, which was enacted on December 17, 2010, completely changed the landscape regarding federal estate taxes, gift taxes and generation- skipping transfer taxes, but these tax law changes are scheduled to expire on December 31, 2012. In addition, President's Obama's budget for the government's fiscal year ending September 30, 2013 contains major proposals for transfer tax and income tax changes. The program will explore the possible transfer tax and income tax changes that may occur in 2013 and how you can use this information to your clients' maximum advantage.


    • An analysis of the consequences that would result from the expiration of the 2010 Tax Act on December 31, 2012
    • A review of the Administration’s current transfer tax and income tax proposals
    • Drafting estate planning documents to comply with and take advantage of the 2010 Tax Act
    • Marital deduction planning under the 2010 Tax Act
    • Prudent investing for the fiduciary in the 21st century
    • Post-death elections and planning under the 2010 Tax Act
    • State transfer tax consequences of the 2010 Tax Act
    • Effective life insurance planning
    • Marital deduction planning in the age of portability
    • An update on recent developments in all other areas of estate, trust and transfer tax planning
    • Sophisticated planning techniques in a low interest rate environment
    • Ethical concerns in estate planning
    • Estate planning for collectibles

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=163139Tue, 18 Sep 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:00:17EstateEstates & Trusts    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu4476543rd Annual Estate Planning Institute: Estate and Tax Planning for Same Sex Couples and Multiple Marriages The Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of2010, which was enacted on December 17, 2010, completely changed the landscape regarding federal estate taxes, gift taxes and generation- skipping transfer taxes, but these tax law changes are scheduled to expire on December 31, 2012. In addition, President's Obama's budget for the government's fiscal year ending September 30, 2013 contains major proposals for transfer tax and income tax changes. The program will explore the possible transfer tax and income tax changes that may occur in 2013 and how you can use this information to your clients' maximum advantage.


    • An analysis of the consequences that would result from the expiration of the 2010 Tax Act on December 31, 2012
    • A review of the Administration’s current transfer tax and income tax proposals
    • Drafting estate planning documents to comply with and take advantage of the 2010 Tax Act
    • Marital deduction planning under the 2010 Tax Act
    • Prudent investing for the fiduciary in the 21st century
    • Post-death elections and planning under the 2010 Tax Act
    • State transfer tax consequences of the 2010 Tax Act
    • Effective life insurance planning
    • Marital deduction planning in the age of portability
    • An update on recent developments in all other areas of estate, trust and transfer tax planning
    • Sophisticated planning techniques in a low interest rate environment
    • Ethical concerns in estate planning
    • Estate planning for collectibles

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=163147Tue, 18 Sep 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:02:40EstateEstates & Trusts    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu4475943rd Annual Estate Planning Institute: Estate Planning With Life InsuranceThe Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of2010, which was enacted on December 17, 2010, completely changed the landscape regarding federal estate taxes, gift taxes and generation- skipping transfer taxes, but these tax law changes are scheduled to expire on December 31, 2012. In addition, President's Obama's budget for the government's fiscal year ending September 30, 2013 contains major proposals for transfer tax and income tax changes. The program will explore the possible transfer tax and income tax changes that may occur in 2013 and how you can use this information to your clients' maximum advantage.


    • An analysis of the consequences that would result from the expiration of the 2010 Tax Act on December 31, 2012
    • A review of the Administration’s current transfer tax and income tax proposals
    • Drafting estate planning documents to comply with and take advantage of the 2010 Tax Act
    • Marital deduction planning under the 2010 Tax Act
    • Prudent investing for the fiduciary in the 21st century
    • Post-death elections and planning under the 2010 Tax Act
    • State transfer tax consequences of the 2010 Tax Act
    • Effective life insurance planning
    • Marital deduction planning in the age of portability
    • An update on recent developments in all other areas of estate, trust and transfer tax planning
    • Sophisticated planning techniques in a low interest rate environment
    • Ethical concerns in estate planning
    • Estate planning for collectibles

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=163141Tue, 18 Sep 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:02:15Estates & Trusts    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu4476343rd Annual Estate Planning Institute: Sophisticated Planning Techniques in a Long Term Low Interest-Rate Environment The Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of2010, which was enacted on December 17, 2010, completely changed the landscape regarding federal estate taxes, gift taxes and generation- skipping transfer taxes, but these tax law changes are scheduled to expire on December 31, 2012. In addition, President's Obama's budget for the government's fiscal year ending September 30, 2013 contains major proposals for transfer tax and income tax changes. The program will explore the possible transfer tax and income tax changes that may occur in 2013 and how you can use this information to your clients' maximum advantage.


    • An analysis of the consequences that would result from the expiration of the 2010 Tax Act on December 31, 2012
    • A review of the Administration’s current transfer tax and income tax proposals
    • Drafting estate planning documents to comply with and take advantage of the 2010 Tax Act
    • Marital deduction planning under the 2010 Tax Act
    • Prudent investing for the fiduciary in the 21st century
    • Post-death elections and planning under the 2010 Tax Act
    • State transfer tax consequences of the 2010 Tax Act
    • Effective life insurance planning
    • Marital deduction planning in the age of portability
    • An update on recent developments in all other areas of estate, trust and transfer tax planning
    • Sophisticated planning techniques in a low interest rate environment
    • Ethical concerns in estate planning
    • Estate planning for collectibles

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=163145Tue, 18 Sep 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:00:00EstateEstates & Trusts    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu4475643rd Annual Estate Planning Institute: Recent Developments in Estate Planning and Federal Taxation The Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of2010, which was enacted on December 17, 2010, completely changed the landscape regarding federal estate taxes, gift taxes and generation- skipping transfer taxes, but these tax law changes are scheduled to expire on December 31, 2012. In addition, President's Obama's budget for the government's fiscal year ending September 30, 2013 contains major proposals for transfer tax and income tax changes. The program will explore the possible transfer tax and income tax changes that may occur in 2013 and how you can use this information to your clients' maximum advantage.


    • An analysis of the consequences that would result from the expiration of the 2010 Tax Act on December 31, 2012
    • A review of the Administration’s current transfer tax and income tax proposals
    • Drafting estate planning documents to comply with and take advantage of the 2010 Tax Act
    • Marital deduction planning under the 2010 Tax Act
    • Prudent investing for the fiduciary in the 21st century
    • Post-death elections and planning under the 2010 Tax Act
    • State transfer tax consequences of the 2010 Tax Act
    • Effective life insurance planning
    • Marital deduction planning in the age of portability
    • An update on recent developments in all other areas of estate, trust and transfer tax planning
    • Sophisticated planning techniques in a low interest rate environment
    • Ethical concerns in estate planning
    • Estate planning for collectibles

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=163138Tue, 18 Sep 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:12:35EstateEstates & Trusts    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu4475843rd Annual Estate Planning Institute: Update on Elder Law, Especially Medicare and Medicaid The Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of2010, which was enacted on December 17, 2010, completely changed the landscape regarding federal estate taxes, gift taxes and generation- skipping transfer taxes, but these tax law changes are scheduled to expire on December 31, 2012. In addition, President's Obama's budget for the government's fiscal year ending September 30, 2013 contains major proposals for transfer tax and income tax changes. The program will explore the possible transfer tax and income tax changes that may occur in 2013 and how you can use this information to your clients' maximum advantage.


    • An analysis of the consequences that would result from the expiration of the 2010 Tax Act on December 31, 2012
    • A review of the Administration’s current transfer tax and income tax proposals
    • Drafting estate planning documents to comply with and take advantage of the 2010 Tax Act
    • Marital deduction planning under the 2010 Tax Act
    • Prudent investing for the fiduciary in the 21st century
    • Post-death elections and planning under the 2010 Tax Act
    • State transfer tax consequences of the 2010 Tax Act
    • Effective life insurance planning
    • Marital deduction planning in the age of portability
    • An update on recent developments in all other areas of estate, trust and transfer tax planning
    • Sophisticated planning techniques in a low interest rate environment
    • Ethical concerns in estate planning
    • Estate planning for collectibles

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=163140Tue, 18 Sep 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:00:30Estates & Trusts    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu4476243rd Annual Estate Planning Institute: Online Life After DeathThe Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of2010, which was enacted on December 17, 2010, completely changed the landscape regarding federal estate taxes, gift taxes and generation- skipping transfer taxes, but these tax law changes are scheduled to expire on December 31, 2012. In addition, President's Obama's budget for the government's fiscal year ending September 30, 2013 contains major proposals for transfer tax and income tax changes. The program will explore the possible transfer tax and income tax changes that may occur in 2013 and how you can use this information to your clients' maximum advantage.


    • An analysis of the consequences that would result from the expiration of the 2010 Tax Act on December 31, 2012
    • A review of the Administration’s current transfer tax and income tax proposals
    • Drafting estate planning documents to comply with and take advantage of the 2010 Tax Act
    • Marital deduction planning under the 2010 Tax Act
    • Prudent investing for the fiduciary in the 21st century
    • Post-death elections and planning under the 2010 Tax Act
    • State transfer tax consequences of the 2010 Tax Act
    • Effective life insurance planning
    • Marital deduction planning in the age of portability
    • An update on recent developments in all other areas of estate, trust and transfer tax planning
    • Sophisticated planning techniques in a low interest rate environment
    • Ethical concerns in estate planning
    • Estate planning for collectibles

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=163144Tue, 18 Sep 2012 04:00:00 GMT00:59:47Estates & TrustsIntellectual Property    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu4476743rd Annual Estate Planning Institute: Estate Planning for Collectibles The Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of2010, which was enacted on December 17, 2010, completely changed the landscape regarding federal estate taxes, gift taxes and generation- skipping transfer taxes, but these tax law changes are scheduled to expire on December 31, 2012. In addition, President's Obama's budget for the government's fiscal year ending September 30, 2013 contains major proposals for transfer tax and income tax changes. The program will explore the possible transfer tax and income tax changes that may occur in 2013 and how you can use this information to your clients' maximum advantage.


    • An analysis of the consequences that would result from the expiration of the 2010 Tax Act on December 31, 2012
    • A review of the Administration’s current transfer tax and income tax proposals
    • Drafting estate planning documents to comply with and take advantage of the 2010 Tax Act
    • Marital deduction planning under the 2010 Tax Act
    • Prudent investing for the fiduciary in the 21st century
    • Post-death elections and planning under the 2010 Tax Act
    • State transfer tax consequences of the 2010 Tax Act
    • Effective life insurance planning
    • Marital deduction planning in the age of portability
    • An update on recent developments in all other areas of estate, trust and transfer tax planning
    • Sophisticated planning techniques in a low interest rate environment
    • Ethical concerns in estate planning
    • Estate planning for collectibles

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=163149Tue, 18 Sep 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:02:09Estates & Trusts    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu4476143rd Annual Estate Planning Institute - Ethical Perils for Individual Trustees: What Every Trustee and Advisor Should Know About Defusing Ethical Conflicts and Reducing Litigation Exposure The Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of2010, which was enacted on December 17, 2010, completely changed the landscape regarding federal estate taxes, gift taxes and generation- skipping transfer taxes, but these tax law changes are scheduled to expire on December 31, 2012. In addition, President's Obama's budget for the government's fiscal year ending September 30, 2013 contains major proposals for transfer tax and income tax changes. The program will explore the possible transfer tax and income tax changes that may occur in 2013 and how you can use this information to your clients' maximum advantage.


    • An analysis of the consequences that would result from the expiration of the 2010 Tax Act on December 31, 2012
    • A review of the Administration’s current transfer tax and income tax proposals
    • Drafting estate planning documents to comply with and take advantage of the 2010 Tax Act
    • Marital deduction planning under the 2010 Tax Act
    • Prudent investing for the fiduciary in the 21st century
    • Post-death elections and planning under the 2010 Tax Act
    • State transfer tax consequences of the 2010 Tax Act
    • Effective life insurance planning
    • Marital deduction planning in the age of portability
    • An update on recent developments in all other areas of estate, trust and transfer tax planning
    • Sophisticated planning techniques in a low interest rate environment
    • Ethical concerns in estate planning
    • Estate planning for collectibles

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=163143Tue, 18 Sep 2012 04:00:00 GMT00:59:40Estates & TrustsEthics/Professional Responsibility    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu4476643rd Annual Estate Planning Institute: Marital Deduction Planning in the Age of Portability The Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of2010, which was enacted on December 17, 2010, completely changed the landscape regarding federal estate taxes, gift taxes and generation- skipping transfer taxes, but these tax law changes are scheduled to expire on December 31, 2012. In addition, President's Obama's budget for the government's fiscal year ending September 30, 2013 contains major proposals for transfer tax and income tax changes. The program will explore the possible transfer tax and income tax changes that may occur in 2013 and how you can use this information to your clients' maximum advantage.


    • An analysis of the consequences that would result from the expiration of the 2010 Tax Act on December 31, 2012
    • A review of the Administration’s current transfer tax and income tax proposals
    • Drafting estate planning documents to comply with and take advantage of the 2010 Tax Act
    • Marital deduction planning under the 2010 Tax Act
    • Prudent investing for the fiduciary in the 21st century
    • Post-death elections and planning under the 2010 Tax Act
    • State transfer tax consequences of the 2010 Tax Act
    • Effective life insurance planning
    • Marital deduction planning in the age of portability
    • An update on recent developments in all other areas of estate, trust and transfer tax planning
    • Sophisticated planning techniques in a low interest rate environment
    • Ethical concerns in estate planning
    • Estate planning for collectibles

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=163148Tue, 18 Sep 2012 04:00:00 GMT00:59:00Estates & Trusts    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu4476043rd Annual Estate Planning Institute: Prudent Investing for the Fiduciary in the 21st Century The Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of2010, which was enacted on December 17, 2010, completely changed the landscape regarding federal estate taxes, gift taxes and generation- skipping transfer taxes, but these tax law changes are scheduled to expire on December 31, 2012. In addition, President's Obama's budget for the government's fiscal year ending September 30, 2013 contains major proposals for transfer tax and income tax changes. The program will explore the possible transfer tax and income tax changes that may occur in 2013 and how you can use this information to your clients' maximum advantage.


    • An analysis of the consequences that would result from the expiration of the 2010 Tax Act on December 31, 2012
    • A review of the Administration’s current transfer tax and income tax proposals
    • Drafting estate planning documents to comply with and take advantage of the 2010 Tax Act
    • Marital deduction planning under the 2010 Tax Act
    • Prudent investing for the fiduciary in the 21st century
    • Post-death elections and planning under the 2010 Tax Act
    • State transfer tax consequences of the 2010 Tax Act
    • Effective life insurance planning
    • Marital deduction planning in the age of portability
    • An update on recent developments in all other areas of estate, trust and transfer tax planning
    • Sophisticated planning techniques in a low interest rate environment
    • Ethical concerns in estate planning
    • Estate planning for collectibles

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=163142Tue, 18 Sep 2012 04:00:00 GMT00:58:37Estates & Trusts    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu44816Technology and Entertainment Convergence 2012: Hot Business and Legal Issues in "Technotainment"- Distributing Digital Content Through Smartphone Apps: Managing Risk and RewardThis year’s program is completely revised to include today’s major legal and business issues in the convergence of entertainment and technology.  The program brings together a faculty of experienced in-house lawyers, law firm attorneys and senior business executives on the cutting edge of this burgeoning practice.  The expert faculty explores distribution of digital content to Apps; advertising and privacy issues in social media; social and mobile games’ legal and business issues; union and guild issues for content on the internet and mobile devices; social media issues for employers; and recent key cases involving convergence issues.  Be sure that you are on top of all of the developments and burning legal issues at the intersection of technology and entertainment! You will learn what you need to know to maintain your practice edge by attending this one-day “Technotainment” program.


    • New technologies behind App distribution and related issues and approaches
    • Targeted and behavioral advertising issues in social media, including privacy
    • Legal issues in social media for hiring and managing employees
    • Social and mobile games’ business models and legal rights and licenses
    • Potential exposure for cloud services, mobile providers and new technologies
    • SAG-AFTRA, Writers Guild and Directors Guild key terms and entertainment agreements for new media
    • Circuit splits in digital entertainment cases
    • Trends in litigation over Terms of Use and other online agreements and licenses

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=163236Thu, 20 Sep 2012 04:00:00 GMT00:57:31LicensingNew TechnologyTax    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu44801Building Better Construction Contracts 2012: Ethical Concerns for Counsel When Advising a Government Contractor Traditional construction contracts do not work as well as they should to align the parties' interests and clearly define rights and responsibilities. As a consequence, the design and construction process is more dispute prone than it needs to be. This course is designed to give you the tools you need to better negotiate and draft design and construction agreements. You will learn which risk allocation clauses, including the so-called "killer clauses", work and under what circumstances and those that more often prove counter-productive. We will examine such new collaborative contracting models as Integrated Project Delivery (IPD), so as to enable you to choose what aspects of these agreements might assist your clients. We will also look at how to best leverage such new technologies as Building Information Modeling (BIM) to achieve better project outcomes. You will also learn what risks are best handled through insurance and how to draft state-of-the-art insurance and indemnity provisions, including those for such integrated programs as Owner-Controlled Insurance Programs (OCIPs). Innovative dispute resolution approaches will also be examined. This course will give you the tools to advise on many of the new and important developments in construction contracting.


    • How to evaluate and draft meaningful and effective incentive provisions
    • Better understand the role of insurance in construction contracting and how to negotiate and draft appropriate insurance and indemnity clauses
    • To develop collaborative contracting arrangements and how the new IPD agreements work
    • To identify and draft appropriate dispute resolution models
    • How to leverage new technologies through creating BIM execution plans

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=163207Thu, 20 Sep 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:00:52ConstructionEthics/Professional Responsibility    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu44799Building Better Construction Contracts 2012 - Managing Risk Through Insurance Bonding: New Developments Traditional construction contracts do not work as well as they should to align the parties' interests and clearly define rights and responsibilities. As a consequence, the design and construction process is more dispute prone than it needs to be. This course is designed to give you the tools you need to better negotiate and draft design and construction agreements. You will learn which risk allocation clauses, including the so-called "killer clauses", work and under what circumstances and those that more often prove counter-productive. We will examine such new collaborative contracting models as Integrated Project Delivery (IPD), so as to enable you to choose what aspects of these agreements might assist your clients. We will also look at how to best leverage such new technologies as Building Information Modeling (BIM) to achieve better project outcomes. You will also learn what risks are best handled through insurance and how to draft state-of-the-art insurance and indemnity provisions, including those for such integrated programs as Owner-Controlled Insurance Programs (OCIPs). Innovative dispute resolution approaches will also be examined. This course will give you the tools to advise on many of the new and important developments in construction contracting.


    • How to evaluate and draft meaningful and effective incentive provisions
    • Better understand the role of insurance in construction contracting and how to negotiate and draft appropriate insurance and indemnity clauses
    • To develop collaborative contracting arrangements and how the new IPD agreements work
    • To identify and draft appropriate dispute resolution models
    • How to leverage new technologies through creating BIM execution plans

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=163205Thu, 20 Sep 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:01:49ConstructionInsurance    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu44797Building Better Construction Contracts 2012: Public and Private Partnerships and Public Sector Contracts Traditional construction contracts do not work as well as they should to align the parties' interests and clearly define rights and responsibilities. As a consequence, the design and construction process is more dispute prone than it needs to be. This course is designed to give you the tools you need to better negotiate and draft design and construction agreements. You will learn which risk allocation clauses, including the so-called "killer clauses", work and under what circumstances and those that more often prove counter-productive. We will examine such new collaborative contracting models as Integrated Project Delivery (IPD), so as to enable you to choose what aspects of these agreements might assist your clients. We will also look at how to best leverage such new technologies as Building Information Modeling (BIM) to achieve better project outcomes. You will also learn what risks are best handled through insurance and how to draft state-of-the-art insurance and indemnity provisions, including those for such integrated programs as Owner-Controlled Insurance Programs (OCIPs). Innovative dispute resolution approaches will also be examined. This course will give you the tools to advise on many of the new and important developments in construction contracting.


    • How to evaluate and draft meaningful and effective incentive provisions
    • Better understand the role of insurance in construction contracting and how to negotiate and draft appropriate insurance and indemnity clauses
    • To develop collaborative contracting arrangements and how the new IPD agreements work
    • To identify and draft appropriate dispute resolution models
    • How to leverage new technologies through creating BIM execution plans

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=163203Thu, 20 Sep 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:03:17Construction    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu44817Technology and Entertainment Convergence 2012: Hot Business and Legal Issues in "Technotainment" - Social Media - Legal Implications for Hiring and Managing Employees This year’s program is completely revised to include today’s major legal and business issues in the convergence of entertainment and technology.  The program brings together a faculty of experienced in-house lawyers, law firm attorneys and senior business executives on the cutting edge of this burgeoning practice.  The expert faculty explores distribution of digital content to Apps; advertising and privacy issues in social media; social and mobile games’ legal and business issues; union and guild issues for content on the internet and mobile devices; social media issues for employers; and recent key cases involving convergence issues.  Be sure that you are on top of all of the developments and burning legal issues at the intersection of technology and entertainment! You will learn what you need to know to maintain your practice edge by attending this one-day “Technotainment” program.


    • New technologies behind App distribution and related issues and approaches
    • Targeted and behavioral advertising issues in social media, including privacy
    • Legal issues in social media for hiring and managing employees
    • Social and mobile games’ business models and legal rights and licenses
    • Potential exposure for cloud services, mobile providers and new technologies
    • SAG-AFTRA, Writers Guild and Directors Guild key terms and entertainment agreements for new media
    • Circuit splits in digital entertainment cases
    • Trends in litigation over Terms of Use and other online agreements and licenses

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=163237Thu, 20 Sep 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:01:05EmploymentNew Technology    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu44800Building Better Construction Contracts 2012: Managing Delay and Disruption Claims Through ContractsTraditional construction contracts do not work as well as they should to align the parties' interests and clearly define rights and responsibilities. As a consequence, the design and construction process is more dispute prone than it needs to be. This course is designed to give you the tools you need to better negotiate and draft design and construction agreements. You will learn which risk allocation clauses, including the so-called "killer clauses", work and under what circumstances and those that more often prove counter-productive. We will examine such new collaborative contracting models as Integrated Project Delivery (IPD), so as to enable you to choose what aspects of these agreements might assist your clients. We will also look at how to best leverage such new technologies as Building Information Modeling (BIM) to achieve better project outcomes. You will also learn what risks are best handled through insurance and how to draft state-of-the-art insurance and indemnity provisions, including those for such integrated programs as Owner-Controlled Insurance Programs (OCIPs). Innovative dispute resolution approaches will also be examined. This course will give you the tools to advise on many of the new and important developments in construction contracting.


    • How to evaluate and draft meaningful and effective incentive provisions
    • Better understand the role of insurance in construction contracting and how to negotiate and draft appropriate insurance and indemnity clauses
    • To develop collaborative contracting arrangements and how the new IPD agreements work
    • To identify and draft appropriate dispute resolution models
    • How to leverage new technologies through creating BIM execution plans

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=163206Thu, 20 Sep 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:00:05Construction    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu44798Building Better Construction Contracts 2012: Key Contracting Issues from the Owner, Designer and Contractor Perspectives Traditional construction contracts do not work as well as they should to align the parties' interests and clearly define rights and responsibilities. As a consequence, the design and construction process is more dispute prone than it needs to be. This course is designed to give you the tools you need to better negotiate and draft design and construction agreements. You will learn which risk allocation clauses, including the so-called "killer clauses", work and under what circumstances and those that more often prove counter-productive. We will examine such new collaborative contracting models as Integrated Project Delivery (IPD), so as to enable you to choose what aspects of these agreements might assist your clients. We will also look at how to best leverage such new technologies as Building Information Modeling (BIM) to achieve better project outcomes. You will also learn what risks are best handled through insurance and how to draft state-of-the-art insurance and indemnity provisions, including those for such integrated programs as Owner-Controlled Insurance Programs (OCIPs). Innovative dispute resolution approaches will also be examined. This course will give you the tools to advise on many of the new and important developments in construction contracting.


    • How to evaluate and draft meaningful and effective incentive provisions
    • Better understand the role of insurance in construction contracting and how to negotiate and draft appropriate insurance and indemnity clauses
    • To develop collaborative contracting arrangements and how the new IPD agreements work
    • To identify and draft appropriate dispute resolution models
    • How to leverage new technologies through creating BIM execution plans

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=163204Thu, 20 Sep 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:16:34Construction    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu44796Building Better Construction Contracts 2012: Green Design and Green ConstructionTraditional construction contracts do not work as well as they should to align the parties' interests and clearly define rights and responsibilities. As a consequence, the design and construction process is more dispute prone than it needs to be. This course is designed to give you the tools you need to better negotiate and draft design and construction agreements. You will learn which risk allocation clauses, including the so-called "killer clauses", work and under what circumstances and those that more often prove counter-productive. We will examine such new collaborative contracting models as Integrated Project Delivery (IPD), so as to enable you to choose what aspects of these agreements might assist your clients. We will also look at how to best leverage such new technologies as Building Information Modeling (BIM) to achieve better project outcomes. You will also learn what risks are best handled through insurance and how to draft state-of-the-art insurance and indemnity provisions, including those for such integrated programs as Owner-Controlled Insurance Programs (OCIPs). Innovative dispute resolution approaches will also be examined. This course will give you the tools to advise on many of the new and important developments in construction contracting.


    • How to evaluate and draft meaningful and effective incentive provisions
    • Better understand the role of insurance in construction contracting and how to negotiate and draft appropriate insurance and indemnity clauses
    • To develop collaborative contracting arrangements and how the new IPD agreements work
    • To identify and draft appropriate dispute resolution models
    • How to leverage new technologies through creating BIM execution plans

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=163202Thu, 20 Sep 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:04:13ConstructionEnvironmental    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu44821Technology and Entertainment Convergence 2012: Hot Business and Legal Issues in "Technotainment" - Trends in Techno-Entertainment Litigation This year’s program is completely revised to include today’s major legal and business issues in the convergence of entertainment and technology.  The program brings together a faculty of experienced in-house lawyers, law firm attorneys and senior business executives on the cutting edge of this burgeoning practice.  The expert faculty explores distribution of digital content to Apps; advertising and privacy issues in social media; social and mobile games’ legal and business issues; union and guild issues for content on the internet and mobile devices; social media issues for employers; and recent key cases involving convergence issues.  Be sure that you are on top of all of the developments and burning legal issues at the intersection of technology and entertainment! You will learn what you need to know to maintain your practice edge by attending this one-day “Technotainment” program.


    • New technologies behind App distribution and related issues and approaches
    • Targeted and behavioral advertising issues in social media, including privacy
    • Legal issues in social media for hiring and managing employees
    • Social and mobile games’ business models and legal rights and licenses
    • Potential exposure for cloud services, mobile providers and new technologies
    • SAG-AFTRA, Writers Guild and Directors Guild key terms and entertainment agreements for new media
    • Circuit splits in digital entertainment cases
    • Trends in litigation over Terms of Use and other online agreements and licenses

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=163241Thu, 20 Sep 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:05:54CopyrightLitigationNew Technology    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu44820Technology and Entertainment Convergence 2012: Hot Business and Legal Issues in "Technotainment" - The Unions and Guilds Have Staked Their Claim in the New World This year’s program is completely revised to include today’s major legal and business issues in the convergence of entertainment and technology.  The program brings together a faculty of experienced in-house lawyers, law firm attorneys and senior business executives on the cutting edge of this burgeoning practice.  The expert faculty explores distribution of digital content to Apps; advertising and privacy issues in social media; social and mobile games’ legal and business issues; union and guild issues for content on the internet and mobile devices; social media issues for employers; and recent key cases involving convergence issues.  Be sure that you are on top of all of the developments and burning legal issues at the intersection of technology and entertainment! You will learn what you need to know to maintain your practice edge by attending this one-day “Technotainment” program.


    • New technologies behind App distribution and related issues and approaches
    • Targeted and behavioral advertising issues in social media, including privacy
    • Legal issues in social media for hiring and managing employees
    • Social and mobile games’ business models and legal rights and licenses
    • Potential exposure for cloud services, mobile providers and new technologies
    • SAG-AFTRA, Writers Guild and Directors Guild key terms and entertainment agreements for new media
    • Circuit splits in digital entertainment cases
    • Trends in litigation over Terms of Use and other online agreements and licenses

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=163240Thu, 20 Sep 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:03:14EmploymentNew Technology    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu44819Technology and Entertainment Convergence 2012: Hot Business and Legal Issues in "Technotainment" - The Legal and Business Framework of Social and Mobile Games This year’s program is completely revised to include today’s major legal and business issues in the convergence of entertainment and technology.  The program brings together a faculty of experienced in-house lawyers, law firm attorneys and senior business executives on the cutting edge of this burgeoning practice.  The expert faculty explores distribution of digital content to Apps; advertising and privacy issues in social media; social and mobile games’ legal and business issues; union and guild issues for content on the internet and mobile devices; social media issues for employers; and recent key cases involving convergence issues.  Be sure that you are on top of all of the developments and burning legal issues at the intersection of technology and entertainment! You will learn what you need to know to maintain your practice edge by attending this one-day “Technotainment” program.


    • New technologies behind App distribution and related issues and approaches
    • Targeted and behavioral advertising issues in social media, including privacy
    • Legal issues in social media for hiring and managing employees
    • Social and mobile games’ business models and legal rights and licenses
    • Potential exposure for cloud services, mobile providers and new technologies
    • SAG-AFTRA, Writers Guild and Directors Guild key terms and entertainment agreements for new media
    • Circuit splits in digital entertainment cases
    • Trends in litigation over Terms of Use and other online agreements and licenses

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=163239Thu, 20 Sep 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:00:37LicensingNew TechnologyTax    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu44818Technology and Entertainment Convergence 2012: Hot Business and Legal Issues in "Technotainment" - Tracking, Behavioral Advertising and Other Privacy Issues in Social Media: The Benefits and Risks of Targeted Ads This year’s program is completely revised to include today’s major legal and business issues in the convergence of entertainment and technology.  The program brings together a faculty of experienced in-house lawyers, law firm attorneys and senior business executives on the cutting edge of this burgeoning practice.  The expert faculty explores distribution of digital content to Apps; advertising and privacy issues in social media; social and mobile games’ legal and business issues; union and guild issues for content on the internet and mobile devices; social media issues for employers; and recent key cases involving convergence issues.  Be sure that you are on top of all of the developments and burning legal issues at the intersection of technology and entertainment! You will learn what you need to know to maintain your practice edge by attending this one-day “Technotainment” program.


    • New technologies behind App distribution and related issues and approaches
    • Targeted and behavioral advertising issues in social media, including privacy
    • Legal issues in social media for hiring and managing employees
    • Social and mobile games’ business models and legal rights and licenses
    • Potential exposure for cloud services, mobile providers and new technologies
    • SAG-AFTRA, Writers Guild and Directors Guild key terms and entertainment agreements for new media
    • Circuit splits in digital entertainment cases
    • Trends in litigation over Terms of Use and other online agreements and licenses

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=163238Thu, 20 Sep 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:00:24AdvertisingLitigationPrivacy    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu44857Social Networking and the NLRA: The 21st Century Water Cooler http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=163404Mon, 24 Sep 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:11:07Communications / TelecommunicationsEmploymentLitigationPractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu44853Courtroom Skills for Pro Bono Attorneys: Closing Your CaseAttend this training for an overview of trial skills helpful to attorneys handling Pro Bono litigation matters particularly in an Unlawful Detainer context. Unlawful Detainers as summary proceedings provide unique challenges in trial preparation and representation. This three hour training is designed for practitioners at all experience levels. The panelists are experienced litigators in Pro Bono cases and eviction defense. This training provides useful tools for trial preparation and representation.


    • Development of theory and theme of your case and how to translate that into a persuasive story at trial
    • Tips on trial preparation, witness preparation, jury selection and pre-trial motions
    • Direct and Cross examination, presentation of exhibits
    • Effective use of objections and other evidence issues
    • Persuasive closing arguments

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=163381Mon, 24 Sep 2012 04:00:00 GMT00:59:55LitigationPro Bono    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu44852Courtroom Skills for Pro Bono Attorneys - Trial Skills in Practice: The Nuts and Bolts Attend this training for an overview of trial skills helpful to attorneys handling Pro Bono litigation matters particularly in an Unlawful Detainer context. Unlawful Detainers as summary proceedings provide unique challenges in trial preparation and representation. This three hour training is designed for practitioners at all experience levels. The panelists are experienced litigators in Pro Bono cases and eviction defense. This training provides useful tools for trial preparation and representation.


    • Development of theory and theme of your case and how to translate that into a persuasive story at trial
    • Tips on trial preparation, witness preparation, jury selection and pre-trial motions
    • Direct and Cross examination, presentation of exhibits
    • Effective use of objections and other evidence issues
    • Persuasive closing arguments

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=163380Mon, 24 Sep 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:27:24LitigationPro Bono    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu44851Courtroom Skills for Pro Bono Attorneys - Getting Started: Preparing Your Case for Trial Attend this training for an overview of trial skills helpful to attorneys handling Pro Bono litigation matters particularly in an Unlawful Detainer context. Unlawful Detainers as summary proceedings provide unique challenges in trial preparation and representation. This three hour training is designed for practitioners at all experience levels. The panelists are experienced litigators in Pro Bono cases and eviction defense. This training provides useful tools for trial preparation and representation.


    • Development of theory and theme of your case and how to translate that into a persuasive story at trial
    • Tips on trial preparation, witness preparation, jury selection and pre-trial motions
    • Direct and Cross examination, presentation of exhibits
    • Effective use of objections and other evidence issues
    • Persuasive closing arguments

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=163379Mon, 24 Sep 2012 04:00:00 GMT00:45:01LitigationPro Bono    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu44873Dodd-Frank Act's Conflict Minerals Provisions: Analysis of the Due Diligence and Reporting Requirements http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=163477Wed, 26 Sep 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:04:10ComplianceCorporate GovernancePractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu44874Electronic Discovery Guidance 2012: What Corporate and Outside Counsel Need to Know - View from the Bench: Status of E-discovery Law
    This seminar is designed to provide counsel with the understanding necessary to advise clients on state, federal and international e-discovery strategic and technology issues. You will take away practical strategies you can use when you are called upon to provide guidance on e-retention policies or e-discovery.
    • Review the latest legal developments in e-discovery
    • Hear from judges, in-house counsel, outside counsel, and others facing the myriad of e-discovery issues that can arise in litigation
    • Gain the perspectives of experienced e-discovery attorneys who have encountered problems similar to those your clients likely face
    • Get practical tips for conducting efficient and defensible discovery in the electronic age
    • Learn why sanctions are imposed for e-discovery violations and how you can avoid similar missteps
    Special Feature
    • Earn one hour of Ethics credit

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=163551Thu, 27 Sep 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:00:18EvidencePre-Trial    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu44875Electronic Discovery Guidance 2012: What Corporate and Outside Counsel Need to Know - Litigation Begins: Early Case Assessment and the Rule 26(f) Conference
    This seminar is designed to provide counsel with the understanding necessary to advise clients on state, federal and international e-discovery strategic and technology issues. You will take away practical strategies you can use when you are called upon to provide guidance on e-retention policies or e-discovery.
    • Review the latest legal developments in e-discovery
    • Hear from judges, in-house counsel, outside counsel, and others facing the myriad of e-discovery issues that can arise in litigation
    • Gain the perspectives of experienced e-discovery attorneys who have encountered problems similar to those your clients likely face
    • Get practical tips for conducting efficient and defensible discovery in the electronic age
    • Learn why sanctions are imposed for e-discovery violations and how you can avoid similar missteps
    Special Feature
    • Earn one hour of Ethics credit

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=163552Thu, 27 Sep 2012 04:00:00 GMT00:56:47EvidencePre-Trial    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu44879Electronic Discovery Guidance 2012: What Corporate and Outside Counsel Need to Know - Hot Topics in E-Discovery: Defensibility in E-Discovery
    This seminar is designed to provide counsel with the understanding necessary to advise clients on state, federal and international e-discovery strategic and technology issues. You will take away practical strategies you can use when you are called upon to provide guidance on e-retention policies or e-discovery.
    • Review the latest legal developments in e-discovery
    • Hear from judges, in-house counsel, outside counsel, and others facing the myriad of e-discovery issues that can arise in litigation
    • Gain the perspectives of experienced e-discovery attorneys who have encountered problems similar to those your clients likely face
    • Get practical tips for conducting efficient and defensible discovery in the electronic age
    • Learn why sanctions are imposed for e-discovery violations and how you can avoid similar missteps
    Special Feature
    • Earn one hour of Ethics credit

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=163556Thu, 27 Sep 2012 04:00:00 GMT00:58:21EvidencePre-Trial    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu44878Electronic Discovery Guidance 2012: What Corporate and Outside Counsel Need to Know - Ethics in E-Discovery
    This seminar is designed to provide counsel with the understanding necessary to advise clients on state, federal and international e-discovery strategic and technology issues. You will take away practical strategies you can use when you are called upon to provide guidance on e-retention policies or e-discovery.
    • Review the latest legal developments in e-discovery
    • Hear from judges, in-house counsel, outside counsel, and others facing the myriad of e-discovery issues that can arise in litigation
    • Gain the perspectives of experienced e-discovery attorneys who have encountered problems similar to those your clients likely face
    • Get practical tips for conducting efficient and defensible discovery in the electronic age
    • Learn why sanctions are imposed for e-discovery violations and how you can avoid similar missteps
    Special Feature
    • Earn one hour of Ethics credit

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=163555Thu, 27 Sep 2012 04:00:00 GMT00:52:30Ethics/Professional ResponsibilityPre-Trial    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu44877Electronic Discovery Guidance 2012: What Corporate and Outside Counsel Need to Know - Annual Update of In-house Counsel's Guide to E-Discovery: Everything You Need to Know
    This seminar is designed to provide counsel with the understanding necessary to advise clients on state, federal and international e-discovery strategic and technology issues. You will take away practical strategies you can use when you are called upon to provide guidance on e-retention policies or e-discovery.
    • Review the latest legal developments in e-discovery
    • Hear from judges, in-house counsel, outside counsel, and others facing the myriad of e-discovery issues that can arise in litigation
    • Gain the perspectives of experienced e-discovery attorneys who have encountered problems similar to those your clients likely face
    • Get practical tips for conducting efficient and defensible discovery in the electronic age
    • Learn why sanctions are imposed for e-discovery violations and how you can avoid similar missteps
    Special Feature
    • Earn one hour of Ethics credit

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=163554Thu, 27 Sep 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:05:42EvidencePre-Trial    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu44876Electronic Discovery Guidance 2012: What Corporate and Outside Counsel Need to Know - Litigation Continues: Nuts and Bolts of Preservation and Document Review
    This seminar is designed to provide counsel with the understanding necessary to advise clients on state, federal and international e-discovery strategic and technology issues. You will take away practical strategies you can use when you are called upon to provide guidance on e-retention policies or e-discovery.
    • Review the latest legal developments in e-discovery
    • Hear from judges, in-house counsel, outside counsel, and others facing the myriad of e-discovery issues that can arise in litigation
    • Gain the perspectives of experienced e-discovery attorneys who have encountered problems similar to those your clients likely face
    • Get practical tips for conducting efficient and defensible discovery in the electronic age
    • Learn why sanctions are imposed for e-discovery violations and how you can avoid similar missteps
    Special Feature
    • Earn one hour of Ethics credit

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=163553Thu, 27 Sep 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:01:44EvidencePre-Trial    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu44896"Bet the Company" Litigation 2012: Best Practices for Complex Cases - Litigation Financing: New Developents, Ethical Issues and More
    The presence of multijurisdictional legal, business and technology issues requires sophisticated case management skills and techniques. This program brings together the experienced practitioners who litigate these cases and the judges who rule on them to provide you with the most up-to-date intelligence on proven strategies and tools. Panelists will include both defense and plaintiffs’ counsel experienced in multijurisdictional litigation, regulatory attorneys who handle complex investigations, distinguished judges, and in-house counsel.
    • New developments in the law relating to removal from state to federal court and remand back to state court
    • The current regulatory landscape and how it can overlap with complex litigation
    • The “View from the Bench”: experienced judges share their insights on the intricacies of “Bet the Company” cases
    • Successful strategies for mediation
    Special Feature
    • Understanding the new world of litigation financing, and its related legal and ethical issues

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=163573Fri, 28 Sep 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:02:16Ethics/Professional ResponsibilityLitigation    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu44915A New "Must-Do" for Children's Products Manufacturers and Importers: Developing a CPSC-Compliant Product Testing and Certification Program http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=163596Fri, 28 Sep 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:03:27Products LiabilityTorts & Personal InjuryPractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu44895"Bet the Company" Litigation 2012: Best Practices for Complex Cases - View from the Bench
    The presence of multijurisdictional legal, business and technology issues requires sophisticated case management skills and techniques. This program brings together the experienced practitioners who litigate these cases and the judges who rule on them to provide you with the most up-to-date intelligence on proven strategies and tools. Panelists will include both defense and plaintiffs’ counsel experienced in multijurisdictional litigation, regulatory attorneys who handle complex investigations, distinguished judges, and in-house counsel.
    • New developments in the law relating to removal from state to federal court and remand back to state court
    • The current regulatory landscape and how it can overlap with complex litigation
    • The “View from the Bench”: experienced judges share their insights on the intricacies of “Bet the Company” cases
    • Successful strategies for mediation
    Special Feature
    • Understanding the new world of litigation financing, and its related legal and ethical issues

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=163572Fri, 28 Sep 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:04:42Litigation    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu44894"Bet the Company" Litigation 2012: Best Practices for Complex Cases - Mediation Strategies
    The presence of multijurisdictional legal, business and technology issues requires sophisticated case management skills and techniques. This program brings together the experienced practitioners who litigate these cases and the judges who rule on them to provide you with the most up-to-date intelligence on proven strategies and tools. Panelists will include both defense and plaintiffs’ counsel experienced in multijurisdictional litigation, regulatory attorneys who handle complex investigations, distinguished judges, and in-house counsel.
    • New developments in the law relating to removal from state to federal court and remand back to state court
    • The current regulatory landscape and how it can overlap with complex litigation
    • The “View from the Bench”: experienced judges share their insights on the intricacies of “Bet the Company” cases
    • Successful strategies for mediation
    Special Feature
    • Understanding the new world of litigation financing, and its related legal and ethical issues

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=163571Fri, 28 Sep 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:04:52Litigation    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu44893"Bet the Company" Litigation 2012: Best Practices for Complex Cases - Regulatory Investigations
    The presence of multijurisdictional legal, business and technology issues requires sophisticated case management skills and techniques. This program brings together the experienced practitioners who litigate these cases and the judges who rule on them to provide you with the most up-to-date intelligence on proven strategies and tools. Panelists will include both defense and plaintiffs’ counsel experienced in multijurisdictional litigation, regulatory attorneys who handle complex investigations, distinguished judges, and in-house counsel.
    • New developments in the law relating to removal from state to federal court and remand back to state court
    • The current regulatory landscape and how it can overlap with complex litigation
    • The “View from the Bench”: experienced judges share their insights on the intricacies of “Bet the Company” cases
    • Successful strategies for mediation
    Special Feature
    • Understanding the new world of litigation financing, and its related legal and ethical issues

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=163570Fri, 28 Sep 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:00:17Litigation    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu44892"Bet the Company" Litigation 2012: Best Practices for Complex Cases - Removal and Remand
    The presence of multijurisdictional legal, business and technology issues requires sophisticated case management skills and techniques. This program brings together the experienced practitioners who litigate these cases and the judges who rule on them to provide you with the most up-to-date intelligence on proven strategies and tools. Panelists will include both defense and plaintiffs’ counsel experienced in multijurisdictional litigation, regulatory attorneys who handle complex investigations, distinguished judges, and in-house counsel.
    • New developments in the law relating to removal from state to federal court and remand back to state court
    • The current regulatory landscape and how it can overlap with complex litigation
    • The “View from the Bench”: experienced judges share their insights on the intricacies of “Bet the Company” cases
    • Successful strategies for mediation
    Special Feature
    • Understanding the new world of litigation financing, and its related legal and ethical issues

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=163569Fri, 28 Sep 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:00:03Litigation    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu44918Patent Litigation 2012: Trends in ITC Practice
    The program schedule has been totally revised, based on comments from prior year attendees at this popular annual program, and many new sessions have been added to address hot topic developments over the last year.
    • An expanded opening session focusing on recent case law, as well as the effect on patent litigation of the America Invents Act
    • An in-depth exploration of growing joint/multiple infringement litigation
    • The still-evolving law of the patentability of business methods and what constitutes a business method two years after Bilski
    • Strategy and tactics in reexamination and post-grant review proceedings
    • The new rules promulgated by the PTO after enactment of the America Invents Act to implement the changes in the law and the new PTO procedures created by the AIA
    • Current trends in patent damages in the post-Uniloc environment
    • The wide array of pretrial motions relating to: adequacy of pleadings; jurisdiction/venue; evidentiary issues; and substantive issues, that determine where a case will be tried, if a case is tried, what issues will be tried and what evidence will be considered
    Special Features:
    • Direct and cross-examination of a technical expert at trial
    • Ethical issues in patent litigation: one hour of Ethics credit!

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=163603Mon, 01 Oct 2012 04:00:00 GMT00:59:45LitigationPatent    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu44919Patent Litigation 2012: Two Years After Bilski - The Patentability Of Business Methods
    The program schedule has been totally revised, based on comments from prior year attendees at this popular annual program, and many new sessions have been added to address hot topic developments over the last year.
    • An expanded opening session focusing on recent case law, as well as the effect on patent litigation of the America Invents Act
    • An in-depth exploration of growing joint/multiple infringement litigation
    • The still-evolving law of the patentability of business methods and what constitutes a business method two years after Bilski
    • Strategy and tactics in reexamination and post-grant review proceedings
    • The new rules promulgated by the PTO after enactment of the America Invents Act to implement the changes in the law and the new PTO procedures created by the AIA
    • Current trends in patent damages in the post-Uniloc environment
    • The wide array of pretrial motions relating to: adequacy of pleadings; jurisdiction/venue; evidentiary issues; and substantive issues, that determine where a case will be tried, if a case is tried, what issues will be tried and what evidence will be considered
    Special Features:
    • Direct and cross-examination of a technical expert at trial
    • Ethical issues in patent litigation: one hour of Ethics credit!

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=163604Mon, 01 Oct 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:01:09LitigationPatent    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu44921Patent Litigation 2012: Parallel Patent Reexaminations
    The program schedule has been totally revised, based on comments from prior year attendees at this popular annual program, and many new sessions have been added to address hot topic developments over the last year.
    • An expanded opening session focusing on recent case law, as well as the effect on patent litigation of the America Invents Act
    • An in-depth exploration of growing joint/multiple infringement litigation
    • The still-evolving law of the patentability of business methods and what constitutes a business method two years after Bilski
    • Strategy and tactics in reexamination and post-grant review proceedings
    • The new rules promulgated by the PTO after enactment of the America Invents Act to implement the changes in the law and the new PTO procedures created by the AIA
    • Current trends in patent damages in the post-Uniloc environment
    • The wide array of pretrial motions relating to: adequacy of pleadings; jurisdiction/venue; evidentiary issues; and substantive issues, that determine where a case will be tried, if a case is tried, what issues will be tried and what evidence will be considered
    Special Features:
    • Direct and cross-examination of a technical expert at trial
    • Ethical issues in patent litigation: one hour of Ethics credit!

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=163606Mon, 01 Oct 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:01:34LitigationPatent    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu44924Patent Litigation 2012: Opinion Letters, Willful Infringement and Exceptional Case
    The program schedule has been totally revised, based on comments from prior year attendees at this popular annual program, and many new sessions have been added to address hot topic developments over the last year.
    • An expanded opening session focusing on recent case law, as well as the effect on patent litigation of the America Invents Act
    • An in-depth exploration of growing joint/multiple infringement litigation
    • The still-evolving law of the patentability of business methods and what constitutes a business method two years after Bilski
    • Strategy and tactics in reexamination and post-grant review proceedings
    • The new rules promulgated by the PTO after enactment of the America Invents Act to implement the changes in the law and the new PTO procedures created by the AIA
    • Current trends in patent damages in the post-Uniloc environment
    • The wide array of pretrial motions relating to: adequacy of pleadings; jurisdiction/venue; evidentiary issues; and substantive issues, that determine where a case will be tried, if a case is tried, what issues will be tried and what evidence will be considered
    Special Features:
    • Direct and cross-examination of a technical expert at trial
    • Ethical issues in patent litigation: one hour of Ethics credit!

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=163609Mon, 01 Oct 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:01:09LitigationPatent    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu44917Patent Litigation 2012: Recent Developments and Changes in Patent Law and Their Effects on Patent Litigation
    The program schedule has been totally revised, based on comments from prior year attendees at this popular annual program, and many new sessions have been added to address hot topic developments over the last year.
    • An expanded opening session focusing on recent case law, as well as the effect on patent litigation of the America Invents Act
    • An in-depth exploration of growing joint/multiple infringement litigation
    • The still-evolving law of the patentability of business methods and what constitutes a business method two years after Bilski
    • Strategy and tactics in reexamination and post-grant review proceedings
    • The new rules promulgated by the PTO after enactment of the America Invents Act to implement the changes in the law and the new PTO procedures created by the AIA
    • Current trends in patent damages in the post-Uniloc environment
    • The wide array of pretrial motions relating to: adequacy of pleadings; jurisdiction/venue; evidentiary issues; and substantive issues, that determine where a case will be tried, if a case is tried, what issues will be tried and what evidence will be considered
    Special Features:
    • Direct and cross-examination of a technical expert at trial
    • Ethical issues in patent litigation: one hour of Ethics credit!

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=163602Mon, 01 Oct 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:11:26LitigationPatent    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu44920Patent Litigation 2012: Changes in Patent Office Practice
    The program schedule has been totally revised, based on comments from prior year attendees at this popular annual program, and many new sessions have been added to address hot topic developments over the last year.
    • An expanded opening session focusing on recent case law, as well as the effect on patent litigation of the America Invents Act
    • An in-depth exploration of growing joint/multiple infringement litigation
    • The still-evolving law of the patentability of business methods and what constitutes a business method two years after Bilski
    • Strategy and tactics in reexamination and post-grant review proceedings
    • The new rules promulgated by the PTO after enactment of the America Invents Act to implement the changes in the law and the new PTO procedures created by the AIA
    • Current trends in patent damages in the post-Uniloc environment
    • The wide array of pretrial motions relating to: adequacy of pleadings; jurisdiction/venue; evidentiary issues; and substantive issues, that determine where a case will be tried, if a case is tried, what issues will be tried and what evidence will be considered
    Special Features:
    • Direct and cross-examination of a technical expert at trial
    • Ethical issues in patent litigation: one hour of Ethics credit!

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=163605Mon, 01 Oct 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:00:25LitigationPatent    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu44923Patent Litigation 2012: Patent Damages
    The program schedule has been totally revised, based on comments from prior year attendees at this popular annual program, and many new sessions have been added to address hot topic developments over the last year.
    • An expanded opening session focusing on recent case law, as well as the effect on patent litigation of the America Invents Act
    • An in-depth exploration of growing joint/multiple infringement litigation
    • The still-evolving law of the patentability of business methods and what constitutes a business method two years after Bilski
    • Strategy and tactics in reexamination and post-grant review proceedings
    • The new rules promulgated by the PTO after enactment of the America Invents Act to implement the changes in the law and the new PTO procedures created by the AIA
    • Current trends in patent damages in the post-Uniloc environment
    • The wide array of pretrial motions relating to: adequacy of pleadings; jurisdiction/venue; evidentiary issues; and substantive issues, that determine where a case will be tried, if a case is tried, what issues will be tried and what evidence will be considered
    Special Features:
    • Direct and cross-examination of a technical expert at trial
    • Ethical issues in patent litigation: one hour of Ethics credit!

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=163608Mon, 01 Oct 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:03:19LitigationPatent    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu44922Patent Litigation 2012: Before the Trial - The Pleadings, Motions and Other Factors that Determine What Gets to Trial in a Patent Case
    The program schedule has been totally revised, based on comments from prior year attendees at this popular annual program, and many new sessions have been added to address hot topic developments over the last year.
    • An expanded opening session focusing on recent case law, as well as the effect on patent litigation of the America Invents Act
    • An in-depth exploration of growing joint/multiple infringement litigation
    • The still-evolving law of the patentability of business methods and what constitutes a business method two years after Bilski
    • Strategy and tactics in reexamination and post-grant review proceedings
    • The new rules promulgated by the PTO after enactment of the America Invents Act to implement the changes in the law and the new PTO procedures created by the AIA
    • Current trends in patent damages in the post-Uniloc environment
    • The wide array of pretrial motions relating to: adequacy of pleadings; jurisdiction/venue; evidentiary issues; and substantive issues, that determine where a case will be tried, if a case is tried, what issues will be tried and what evidence will be considered
    Special Features:
    • Direct and cross-examination of a technical expert at trial
    • Ethical issues in patent litigation: one hour of Ethics credit!

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=163607Mon, 01 Oct 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:03:16LitigationPatent    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu44928Patent Litigation 2012: Ethical Issues in Patent Litigation
    The program schedule has been totally revised, based on comments from prior year attendees at this popular annual program, and many new sessions have been added to address hot topic developments over the last year.
    • An expanded opening session focusing on recent case law, as well as the effect on patent litigation of the America Invents Act
    • An in-depth exploration of growing joint/multiple infringement litigation
    • The still-evolving law of the patentability of business methods and what constitutes a business method two years after Bilski
    • Strategy and tactics in reexamination and post-grant review proceedings
    • The new rules promulgated by the PTO after enactment of the America Invents Act to implement the changes in the law and the new PTO procedures created by the AIA
    • Current trends in patent damages in the post-Uniloc environment
    • The wide array of pretrial motions relating to: adequacy of pleadings; jurisdiction/venue; evidentiary issues; and substantive issues, that determine where a case will be tried, if a case is tried, what issues will be tried and what evidence will be considered
    Special Features:
    • Direct and cross-examination of a technical expert at trial
    • Ethical issues in patent litigation: one hour of Ethics credit!

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=163613Mon, 01 Oct 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:00:39Ethics/Professional ResponsibilityLitigationPatent    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu44927Patent Litigation 2012: Expert Direct/Cross-Examination
    The program schedule has been totally revised, based on comments from prior year attendees at this popular annual program, and many new sessions have been added to address hot topic developments over the last year.
    • An expanded opening session focusing on recent case law, as well as the effect on patent litigation of the America Invents Act
    • An in-depth exploration of growing joint/multiple infringement litigation
    • The still-evolving law of the patentability of business methods and what constitutes a business method two years after Bilski
    • Strategy and tactics in reexamination and post-grant review proceedings
    • The new rules promulgated by the PTO after enactment of the America Invents Act to implement the changes in the law and the new PTO procedures created by the AIA
    • Current trends in patent damages in the post-Uniloc environment
    • The wide array of pretrial motions relating to: adequacy of pleadings; jurisdiction/venue; evidentiary issues; and substantive issues, that determine where a case will be tried, if a case is tried, what issues will be tried and what evidence will be considered
    Special Features:
    • Direct and cross-examination of a technical expert at trial
    • Ethical issues in patent litigation: one hour of Ethics credit!

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=163612Mon, 01 Oct 2012 04:00:00 GMT00:59:05LitigationPatent    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu44926Patent Litigation 2012: Infringement Based on the Acts of Multiple Parties
    The program schedule has been totally revised, based on comments from prior year attendees at this popular annual program, and many new sessions have been added to address hot topic developments over the last year.
    • An expanded opening session focusing on recent case law, as well as the effect on patent litigation of the America Invents Act
    • An in-depth exploration of growing joint/multiple infringement litigation
    • The still-evolving law of the patentability of business methods and what constitutes a business method two years after Bilski
    • Strategy and tactics in reexamination and post-grant review proceedings
    • The new rules promulgated by the PTO after enactment of the America Invents Act to implement the changes in the law and the new PTO procedures created by the AIA
    • Current trends in patent damages in the post-Uniloc environment
    • The wide array of pretrial motions relating to: adequacy of pleadings; jurisdiction/venue; evidentiary issues; and substantive issues, that determine where a case will be tried, if a case is tried, what issues will be tried and what evidence will be considered
    Special Features:
    • Direct and cross-examination of a technical expert at trial
    • Ethical issues in patent litigation: one hour of Ethics credit!

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=163611Mon, 01 Oct 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:02:29LitigationPatent    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu44925Patent Litigation 2012: Dealing With Experts, Including Rule 26 Employee Experts
    The program schedule has been totally revised, based on comments from prior year attendees at this popular annual program, and many new sessions have been added to address hot topic developments over the last year.
    • An expanded opening session focusing on recent case law, as well as the effect on patent litigation of the America Invents Act
    • An in-depth exploration of growing joint/multiple infringement litigation
    • The still-evolving law of the patentability of business methods and what constitutes a business method two years after Bilski
    • Strategy and tactics in reexamination and post-grant review proceedings
    • The new rules promulgated by the PTO after enactment of the America Invents Act to implement the changes in the law and the new PTO procedures created by the AIA
    • Current trends in patent damages in the post-Uniloc environment
    • The wide array of pretrial motions relating to: adequacy of pleadings; jurisdiction/venue; evidentiary issues; and substantive issues, that determine where a case will be tried, if a case is tried, what issues will be tried and what evidence will be considered
    Special Features:
    • Direct and cross-examination of a technical expert at trial
    • Ethical issues in patent litigation: one hour of Ethics credit!

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=163610Mon, 01 Oct 2012 04:00:00 GMT00:59:59LitigationPatent    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu44946Law Firm Finance 101 - Understanding the Numbers that Matter http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=163652Tue, 02 Oct 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:02:50AccountingProfessional SkillsPractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu44966How to Effectively Prosecute AIA Post-Grant Proceedings 2012: Practice before the Patent Trial and Appeals Board, Part Two The America Invents Act (AIA) post-grant proceedings effectively hybridize patent litigation and prosecution practices to yield new procedures to challenge or reinforce granted patents. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) rules to implement the AIA will be fully effective by September 17, 2012.

    Join our expert, experienced faculty of in-house and law firm attorneys, as well as senior PTO officials, to learn what you must know to succeed in the new environment.

    This seminar details the diverse skill set necessary to critically evaluate, file, and effectively prosecute these proceedings. Take away what you need to know to file and respond to petitions and conduct discovery, motion practice and trial before the Patent Trial and Appeals Board.


    • Master the new post-grant proceedings for resolving patent disputes
    • Updates to the rules and legislation relevant to the new post-grant proceedings
    • When to use the new post-grant review, inter partes review, and transitional program for covered business method patents
    • Understand derivation proceedings and supplemental examination
    • The new role of ex parte reexamination
    • Budgeting time and money for these new proceedings
    • The new definition of prior art
    • Strategies and tactics for patent trial and appeal board practice: pre-trial preparation; the use of experts; discovery; motion practice; oral hearings; and appeals

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=163751Thu, 04 Oct 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:02:14LitigationPatent    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu44967How to Effectively Prosecute AIA Post-Grant Proceedings 2012: Practice before the Patent Trial and Appeals Board, Part Three The America Invents Act (AIA) post-grant proceedings effectively hybridize patent litigation and prosecution practices to yield new procedures to challenge or reinforce granted patents. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) rules to implement the AIA will be fully effective by September 17, 2012.

    Join our expert, experienced faculty of in-house and law firm attorneys, as well as senior PTO officials, to learn what you must know to succeed in the new environment.

    This seminar details the diverse skill set necessary to critically evaluate, file, and effectively prosecute these proceedings. Take away what you need to know to file and respond to petitions and conduct discovery, motion practice and trial before the Patent Trial and Appeals Board.


    • Master the new post-grant proceedings for resolving patent disputes
    • Updates to the rules and legislation relevant to the new post-grant proceedings
    • When to use the new post-grant review, inter partes review, and transitional program for covered business method patents
    • Understand derivation proceedings and supplemental examination
    • The new role of ex parte reexamination
    • Budgeting time and money for these new proceedings
    • The new definition of prior art
    • Strategies and tactics for patent trial and appeal board practice: pre-trial preparation; the use of experts; discovery; motion practice; oral hearings; and appeals

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=163767Thu, 04 Oct 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:00:19LitigationPatent    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu44973White Collar Crime 2012: Prosecutors and Regulators Speak - Review of Significant Cases and Recent Developments For more than a decade, white collar enforcement has been a top priority for the Justice Department, the SEC, and other prosecutors and regulators.  The government has targeted a wide range of business organizations and, in recent years, has focused heavily on prosecutions of individuals.  The focus on individuals has led inexorably to more trials, and the past year has seen some notable successes and failures for the government.  In today’s world, white collar investigations often transcend international boundaries.  In addition, Congress has given the government new statutory authority, including Dodd- Frank, the STOCK Act, and increased white collar penalties.  Prosecutors continue to use aggressive investigative techniques such as wiretaps, search warrants, and confidential informants.

    This unique and well-established program, now in its fifth year, will give you the background and tools necessary to deal with white collar cases and civil enforcement actions, and to design and implement effective compliance and risk management strategies.  You will hear directly from current and former high-level officials in many of the country’s top enforcement agencies - including the U.S. Attorney’s Offices for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York and the District of New Jersey, the Department of Justice Fraud Section, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office, and the U.K. Financial Services Authority - as well as federal judges and leading defense practitioners about the current and future priorities for the government and the practical implications for your company or clients.


    • Current enforcement priorities, including an assessment of trends and significant cases over the past year
    • The reasons the government is attempting to hold individuals accountable, and how to deal with investigations focusing on individuals, as opposed to business organizations
    • Takeaways and lessons learned from recent white collar trials
    • The continuing expansion of cross border investigations - often in areas other than the FCPA

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=163774Thu, 04 Oct 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:09:01CriminalSecurities    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu44974White Collar Crime 2012: Prosecutors and Regulators Speak - Securities Enforcement - Developments and TrendsFor more than a decade, white collar enforcement has been a top priority for the Justice Department, the SEC, and other prosecutors and regulators.  The government has targeted a wide range of business organizations and, in recent years, has focused heavily on prosecutions of individuals.  The focus on individuals has led inexorably to more trials, and the past year has seen some notable successes and failures for the government.  In today’s world, white collar investigations often transcend international boundaries.  In addition, Congress has given the government new statutory authority, including Dodd- Frank, the STOCK Act, and increased white collar penalties.  Prosecutors continue to use aggressive investigative techniques such as wiretaps, search warrants, and confidential informants.

    This unique and well-established program, now in its fifth year, will give you the background and tools necessary to deal with white collar cases and civil enforcement actions, and to design and implement effective compliance and risk management strategies.  You will hear directly from current and former high-level officials in many of the country’s top enforcement agencies - including the U.S. Attorney’s Offices for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York and the District of New Jersey, the Department of Justice Fraud Section, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office, and the U.K. Financial Services Authority - as well as federal judges and leading defense practitioners about the current and future priorities for the government and the practical implications for your company or clients.


    • Current enforcement priorities, including an assessment of trends and significant cases over the past year
    • The reasons the government is attempting to hold individuals accountable, and how to deal with investigations focusing on individuals, as opposed to business organizations
    • Takeaways and lessons learned from recent white collar trials
    • The continuing expansion of cross border investigations - often in areas other than the FCPA

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=163775Thu, 04 Oct 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:13:37CriminalSecurities    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu44963How to Effectively Prosecute AIA Post-Grant Proceedings 2012: The New Framework for Resolving Patent Disputes within the PTO, Part One The America Invents Act (AIA) post-grant proceedings effectively hybridize patent litigation and prosecution practices to yield new procedures to challenge or reinforce granted patents. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) rules to implement the AIA will be fully effective by September 17, 2012.

    Join our expert, experienced faculty of in-house and law firm attorneys, as well as senior PTO officials, to learn what you must know to succeed in the new environment.

    This seminar details the diverse skill set necessary to critically evaluate, file, and effectively prosecute these proceedings. Take away what you need to know to file and respond to petitions and conduct discovery, motion practice and trial before the Patent Trial and Appeals Board.


    • Master the new post-grant proceedings for resolving patent disputes
    • Updates to the rules and legislation relevant to the new post-grant proceedings
    • When to use the new post-grant review, inter partes review, and transitional program for covered business method patents
    • Understand derivation proceedings and supplemental examination
    • The new role of ex parte reexamination
    • Budgeting time and money for these new proceedings
    • The new definition of prior art
    • Strategies and tactics for patent trial and appeal board practice: pre-trial preparation; the use of experts; discovery; motion practice; oral hearings; and appeals

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=163748Thu, 04 Oct 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:06:09LitigationPatent    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu44976White Collar Crime 2012: Prosecutors and Regulators Speak - A New Facet to the Special Relationship: Cooperation in White Collar Investigations Between the U.S. and U.K. For more than a decade, white collar enforcement has been a top priority for the Justice Department, the SEC, and other prosecutors and regulators.  The government has targeted a wide range of business organizations and, in recent years, has focused heavily on prosecutions of individuals.  The focus on individuals has led inexorably to more trials, and the past year has seen some notable successes and failures for the government.  In today’s world, white collar investigations often transcend international boundaries.  In addition, Congress has given the government new statutory authority, including Dodd- Frank, the STOCK Act, and increased white collar penalties.  Prosecutors continue to use aggressive investigative techniques such as wiretaps, search warrants, and confidential informants.

    This unique and well-established program, now in its fifth year, will give you the background and tools necessary to deal with white collar cases and civil enforcement actions, and to design and implement effective compliance and risk management strategies.  You will hear directly from current and former high-level officials in many of the country’s top enforcement agencies - including the U.S. Attorney’s Offices for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York and the District of New Jersey, the Department of Justice Fraud Section, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office, and the U.K. Financial Services Authority - as well as federal judges and leading defense practitioners about the current and future priorities for the government and the practical implications for your company or clients.


    • Current enforcement priorities, including an assessment of trends and significant cases over the past year
    • The reasons the government is attempting to hold individuals accountable, and how to deal with investigations focusing on individuals, as opposed to business organizations
    • Takeaways and lessons learned from recent white collar trials
    • The continuing expansion of cross border investigations - often in areas other than the FCPA

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=163777Thu, 04 Oct 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:00:44CriminalEvidenceInternational    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu44983Akamai-McKesson: The En Banc Federal Circuit Takes on "Divided Infringement" http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=163813Thu, 04 Oct 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:06:25LitigationPatentPractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu44965How to Effectively Prosecute AIA Post-Grant Proceedings 2012: Practice before the Patent Trial and Appeals Board, Part One The America Invents Act (AIA) post-grant proceedings effectively hybridize patent litigation and prosecution practices to yield new procedures to challenge or reinforce granted patents. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) rules to implement the AIA will be fully effective by September 17, 2012.

    Join our expert, experienced faculty of in-house and law firm attorneys, as well as senior PTO officials, to learn what you must know to succeed in the new environment.

    This seminar details the diverse skill set necessary to critically evaluate, file, and effectively prosecute these proceedings. Take away what you need to know to file and respond to petitions and conduct discovery, motion practice and trial before the Patent Trial and Appeals Board.


    • Master the new post-grant proceedings for resolving patent disputes
    • Updates to the rules and legislation relevant to the new post-grant proceedings
    • When to use the new post-grant review, inter partes review, and transitional program for covered business method patents
    • Understand derivation proceedings and supplemental examination
    • The new role of ex parte reexamination
    • Budgeting time and money for these new proceedings
    • The new definition of prior art
    • Strategies and tactics for patent trial and appeal board practice: pre-trial preparation; the use of experts; discovery; motion practice; oral hearings; and appeals

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=163750Thu, 04 Oct 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:05:49LitigationPatent    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu44975White Collar Crime 2012: Prosecutors and Regulators Speak - The Government's Continuing Focus on Individuals: Exploring the Challenges For Prosecutors and Defense Counsel For more than a decade, white collar enforcement has been a top priority for the Justice Department, the SEC, and other prosecutors and regulators.  The government has targeted a wide range of business organizations and, in recent years, has focused heavily on prosecutions of individuals.  The focus on individuals has led inexorably to more trials, and the past year has seen some notable successes and failures for the government.  In today’s world, white collar investigations often transcend international boundaries.  In addition, Congress has given the government new statutory authority, including Dodd- Frank, the STOCK Act, and increased white collar penalties.  Prosecutors continue to use aggressive investigative techniques such as wiretaps, search warrants, and confidential informants.

    This unique and well-established program, now in its fifth year, will give you the background and tools necessary to deal with white collar cases and civil enforcement actions, and to design and implement effective compliance and risk management strategies.  You will hear directly from current and former high-level officials in many of the country’s top enforcement agencies - including the U.S. Attorney’s Offices for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York and the District of New Jersey, the Department of Justice Fraud Section, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office, and the U.K. Financial Services Authority - as well as federal judges and leading defense practitioners about the current and future priorities for the government and the practical implications for your company or clients.


    • Current enforcement priorities, including an assessment of trends and significant cases over the past year
    • The reasons the government is attempting to hold individuals accountable, and how to deal with investigations focusing on individuals, as opposed to business organizations
    • Takeaways and lessons learned from recent white collar trials
    • The continuing expansion of cross border investigations - often in areas other than the FCPA

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=163776Thu, 04 Oct 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:14:46CriminalSecurities    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu44964How to Effectively Prosecute AIA Post-Grant Proceedings 2012: The New Framework for Resolving Patent Disputes within the PTO, Part Two The America Invents Act (AIA) post-grant proceedings effectively hybridize patent litigation and prosecution practices to yield new procedures to challenge or reinforce granted patents. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) rules to implement the AIA will be fully effective by September 17, 2012.

    Join our expert, experienced faculty of in-house and law firm attorneys, as well as senior PTO officials, to learn what you must know to succeed in the new environment.

    This seminar details the diverse skill set necessary to critically evaluate, file, and effectively prosecute these proceedings. Take away what you need to know to file and respond to petitions and conduct discovery, motion practice and trial before the Patent Trial and Appeals Board.


    • Master the new post-grant proceedings for resolving patent disputes
    • Updates to the rules and legislation relevant to the new post-grant proceedings
    • When to use the new post-grant review, inter partes review, and transitional program for covered business method patents
    • Understand derivation proceedings and supplemental examination
    • The new role of ex parte reexamination
    • Budgeting time and money for these new proceedings
    • The new definition of prior art
    • Strategies and tactics for patent trial and appeal board practice: pre-trial preparation; the use of experts; discovery; motion practice; oral hearings; and appeals

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=163749Thu, 04 Oct 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:00:19InternationalLitigationPatent    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu44977White Collar Crime 2012: Prosecutors and Regulators Speak - Trial TacticsFor more than a decade, white collar enforcement has been a top priority for the Justice Department, the SEC, and other prosecutors and regulators.  The government has targeted a wide range of business organizations and, in recent years, has focused heavily on prosecutions of individuals.  The focus on individuals has led inexorably to more trials, and the past year has seen some notable successes and failures for the government.  In today’s world, white collar investigations often transcend international boundaries.  In addition, Congress has given the government new statutory authority, including Dodd- Frank, the STOCK Act, and increased white collar penalties.  Prosecutors continue to use aggressive investigative techniques such as wiretaps, search warrants, and confidential informants.

    This unique and well-established program, now in its fifth year, will give you the background and tools necessary to deal with white collar cases and civil enforcement actions, and to design and implement effective compliance and risk management strategies.  You will hear directly from current and former high-level officials in many of the country’s top enforcement agencies - including the U.S. Attorney’s Offices for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York and the District of New Jersey, the Department of Justice Fraud Section, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office, and the U.K. Financial Services Authority - as well as federal judges and leading defense practitioners about the current and future priorities for the government and the practical implications for your company or clients.


    • Current enforcement priorities, including an assessment of trends and significant cases over the past year
    • The reasons the government is attempting to hold individuals accountable, and how to deal with investigations focusing on individuals, as opposed to business organizations
    • Takeaways and lessons learned from recent white collar trials
    • The continuing expansion of cross border investigations - often in areas other than the FCPA

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=163778Thu, 04 Oct 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:16:46CriminalSecurities    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu45024Drafting Securities Filings 2012: Overview of the Federal Securities Laws
    • Overview of the disclosure cycle and the integrated disclosure system; Regulation S-K
    • Exchange Act registration and reporting, including Forms 10-K, 10-Q, 8-K and more
    • Securities Act registration statements, including discussion of eligibility, the drafting process, incorporation by reference, “experts,” consents and shelf registration
    • Securities Act Section 5 - the communication rules and related filings
    • Broad overview of proxy statements, including when preliminary filings are required, the shareholder proposal process, as well as year-end timing and filing issues
    • Securities filings used in mergers, acquisitions and other significant corporate transactions
    • Section 16 filings
    • Mechanics and implications of risk disclosures in both Securities Act and Exchange Act filings
    • Review procedures in the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance
    • The JOBS Act and continuing issues in securities filings resulting from the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act
    Special Features
    • Earn one hour of Ethics credit
    • Earn Skills credit

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=163906Tue, 09 Oct 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:07:38Compliance    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu45029Drafting Securities Filings 2012: Proxy Statements
    • Overview of the disclosure cycle and the integrated disclosure system; Regulation S-K
    • Exchange Act registration and reporting, including Forms 10-K, 10-Q, 8-K and more
    • Securities Act registration statements, including discussion of eligibility, the drafting process, incorporation by reference, “experts,” consents and shelf registration
    • Securities Act Section 5 - the communication rules and related filings
    • Broad overview of proxy statements, including when preliminary filings are required, the shareholder proposal process, as well as year-end timing and filing issues
    • Securities filings used in mergers, acquisitions and other significant corporate transactions
    • Section 16 filings
    • Mechanics and implications of risk disclosures in both Securities Act and Exchange Act filings
    • Review procedures in the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance
    • The JOBS Act and continuing issues in securities filings resulting from the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act
    Special Features
    • Earn one hour of Ethics credit
    • Earn Skills credit

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=163911Tue, 09 Oct 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:08:07ComplianceCorporate Governance    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu45028Drafting Securities Filings 2012: MD&A and the Annual Report to Shareholders
    • Overview of the disclosure cycle and the integrated disclosure system; Regulation S-K
    • Exchange Act registration and reporting, including Forms 10-K, 10-Q, 8-K and more
    • Securities Act registration statements, including discussion of eligibility, the drafting process, incorporation by reference, “experts,” consents and shelf registration
    • Securities Act Section 5 - the communication rules and related filings
    • Broad overview of proxy statements, including when preliminary filings are required, the shareholder proposal process, as well as year-end timing and filing issues
    • Securities filings used in mergers, acquisitions and other significant corporate transactions
    • Section 16 filings
    • Mechanics and implications of risk disclosures in both Securities Act and Exchange Act filings
    • Review procedures in the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance
    • The JOBS Act and continuing issues in securities filings resulting from the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act
    Special Features
    • Earn one hour of Ethics credit
    • Earn Skills credit

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=163910Tue, 09 Oct 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:13:04ComplianceCorporate Governance    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu45033Drafting Securities Filings 2012: Ethical Dilemmas in Preparation and Review of SEC Filings
    • Overview of the disclosure cycle and the integrated disclosure system; Regulation S-K
    • Exchange Act registration and reporting, including Forms 10-K, 10-Q, 8-K and more
    • Securities Act registration statements, including discussion of eligibility, the drafting process, incorporation by reference, “experts,” consents and shelf registration
    • Securities Act Section 5 - the communication rules and related filings
    • Broad overview of proxy statements, including when preliminary filings are required, the shareholder proposal process, as well as year-end timing and filing issues
    • Securities filings used in mergers, acquisitions and other significant corporate transactions
    • Section 16 filings
    • Mechanics and implications of risk disclosures in both Securities Act and Exchange Act filings
    • Review procedures in the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance
    • The JOBS Act and continuing issues in securities filings resulting from the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act
    Special Features
    • Earn one hour of Ethics credit
    • Earn Skills credit

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=163915Tue, 09 Oct 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:01:33ComplianceEthics/Professional Responsibility    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu45027Drafting Securities Filings 2012: Current Report on Form 8-K
    • Overview of the disclosure cycle and the integrated disclosure system; Regulation S-K
    • Exchange Act registration and reporting, including Forms 10-K, 10-Q, 8-K and more
    • Securities Act registration statements, including discussion of eligibility, the drafting process, incorporation by reference, “experts,” consents and shelf registration
    • Securities Act Section 5 - the communication rules and related filings
    • Broad overview of proxy statements, including when preliminary filings are required, the shareholder proposal process, as well as year-end timing and filing issues
    • Securities filings used in mergers, acquisitions and other significant corporate transactions
    • Section 16 filings
    • Mechanics and implications of risk disclosures in both Securities Act and Exchange Act filings
    • Review procedures in the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance
    • The JOBS Act and continuing issues in securities filings resulting from the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act
    Special Features
    • Earn one hour of Ethics credit
    • Earn Skills credit

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=163909Tue, 09 Oct 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:02:17Compliance    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu45032Drafting Securities Filings 2012: Securities Filings in M&A Transactions
    • Overview of the disclosure cycle and the integrated disclosure system; Regulation S-K
    • Exchange Act registration and reporting, including Forms 10-K, 10-Q, 8-K and more
    • Securities Act registration statements, including discussion of eligibility, the drafting process, incorporation by reference, “experts,” consents and shelf registration
    • Securities Act Section 5 - the communication rules and related filings
    • Broad overview of proxy statements, including when preliminary filings are required, the shareholder proposal process, as well as year-end timing and filing issues
    • Securities filings used in mergers, acquisitions and other significant corporate transactions
    • Section 16 filings
    • Mechanics and implications of risk disclosures in both Securities Act and Exchange Act filings
    • Review procedures in the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance
    • The JOBS Act and continuing issues in securities filings resulting from the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act
    Special Features
    • Earn one hour of Ethics credit
    • Earn Skills credit

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=163914Tue, 09 Oct 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:00:01ComplianceMergers & Acquisitions    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu45026Drafting Securities Filings 2012: The Disclosure Cycle and Related Filings
    • Overview of the disclosure cycle and the integrated disclosure system; Regulation S-K
    • Exchange Act registration and reporting, including Forms 10-K, 10-Q, 8-K and more
    • Securities Act registration statements, including discussion of eligibility, the drafting process, incorporation by reference, “experts,” consents and shelf registration
    • Securities Act Section 5 - the communication rules and related filings
    • Broad overview of proxy statements, including when preliminary filings are required, the shareholder proposal process, as well as year-end timing and filing issues
    • Securities filings used in mergers, acquisitions and other significant corporate transactions
    • Section 16 filings
    • Mechanics and implications of risk disclosures in both Securities Act and Exchange Act filings
    • Review procedures in the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance
    • The JOBS Act and continuing issues in securities filings resulting from the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act
    Special Features
    • Earn one hour of Ethics credit
    • Earn Skills credit

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=163908Tue, 09 Oct 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:01:05Compliance    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu45031Drafting Securities Filings 2012: Current Issues in Securities Practice
    • Overview of the disclosure cycle and the integrated disclosure system; Regulation S-K
    • Exchange Act registration and reporting, including Forms 10-K, 10-Q, 8-K and more
    • Securities Act registration statements, including discussion of eligibility, the drafting process, incorporation by reference, “experts,” consents and shelf registration
    • Securities Act Section 5 - the communication rules and related filings
    • Broad overview of proxy statements, including when preliminary filings are required, the shareholder proposal process, as well as year-end timing and filing issues
    • Securities filings used in mergers, acquisitions and other significant corporate transactions
    • Section 16 filings
    • Mechanics and implications of risk disclosures in both Securities Act and Exchange Act filings
    • Review procedures in the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance
    • The JOBS Act and continuing issues in securities filings resulting from the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act
    Special Features
    • Earn one hour of Ethics credit
    • Earn Skills credit

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=163913Tue, 09 Oct 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:15:11Compliance    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu45025Drafting Securities Filings 2012: Filings Under the '34 Act
    • Overview of the disclosure cycle and the integrated disclosure system; Regulation S-K
    • Exchange Act registration and reporting, including Forms 10-K, 10-Q, 8-K and more
    • Securities Act registration statements, including discussion of eligibility, the drafting process, incorporation by reference, “experts,” consents and shelf registration
    • Securities Act Section 5 - the communication rules and related filings
    • Broad overview of proxy statements, including when preliminary filings are required, the shareholder proposal process, as well as year-end timing and filing issues
    • Securities filings used in mergers, acquisitions and other significant corporate transactions
    • Section 16 filings
    • Mechanics and implications of risk disclosures in both Securities Act and Exchange Act filings
    • Review procedures in the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance
    • The JOBS Act and continuing issues in securities filings resulting from the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act
    Special Features
    • Earn one hour of Ethics credit
    • Earn Skills credit

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=163907Tue, 09 Oct 2012 04:00:00 GMT00:46:03Compliance    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu45030Drafting Securities Filings 2012: Deconstructing the Registration Statement; the Regulatory Process
    • Overview of the disclosure cycle and the integrated disclosure system; Regulation S-K
    • Exchange Act registration and reporting, including Forms 10-K, 10-Q, 8-K and more
    • Securities Act registration statements, including discussion of eligibility, the drafting process, incorporation by reference, “experts,” consents and shelf registration
    • Securities Act Section 5 - the communication rules and related filings
    • Broad overview of proxy statements, including when preliminary filings are required, the shareholder proposal process, as well as year-end timing and filing issues
    • Securities filings used in mergers, acquisitions and other significant corporate transactions
    • Section 16 filings
    • Mechanics and implications of risk disclosures in both Securities Act and Exchange Act filings
    • Review procedures in the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance
    • The JOBS Act and continuing issues in securities filings resulting from the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act
    Special Features
    • Earn one hour of Ethics credit
    • Earn Skills credit

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=163912Tue, 09 Oct 2012 04:00:00 GMT03:14:51Compliance    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu45082Tax, Credit and Other Financial Consequences of Foreclosures, Short Sales and Mortgage Loan Principal Forgiveness: Post-Foreclosure Liability for Mortgage DebtsAttend this training to improve your ability to counsel homeowners in financial distress.  The training will provide an overview of the financial issues - including tax and credit consequences - homeowners may face after a foreclosure, short sale or loan modification.  Tax experts will explain the fundamentals of how cancelled mortgage debt is treated under state and federal tax law, and provide insights into changes in tax law that may take effect as early as next year.  Practitioners will discuss what types of personal liability homeowners may still face following a foreclosure, short sale or deed-in-lieu, and will use case examples to illustrate the credit impact of various forms of mortgage delinquency resolution.  Panelists will also outline legal strategies for addressing these issues through bankruptcy, fair debt collections and fair credit reporting claims.


    • The basic types of mortgage delinquency resolution, from loan modification to foreclosure
    • How cancellation of mortgage debt income is taxed under state and federal law
    • Why we may see changes in the tax law relating to cancellation of mortgage debt starting January 1, 2013, unless Congress and the President act soon
    • How to determine if a borrower will still face personal liability for mortgage debts after losing the home
    • How foreclosures, short sales and loan modifications impact a borrower’s credit score and future ability to buy another home - and how scammers often misrepresent the facts to lure in victims
    • Legal strategies for addressing post-foreclosure debt collection and credit reporting errors

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=163980Wed, 10 Oct 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:05:44Pro BonoReal EstateTax    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu45083Tax, Credit and Other Financial Consequences of Foreclosures, Short Sales and Mortgage Loan Principal Forgiveness: Tax Consequences of Cancelled Mortgage Debt Attend this training to improve your ability to counsel homeowners in financial distress.  The training will provide an overview of the financial issues - including tax and credit consequences - homeowners may face after a foreclosure, short sale or loan modification.  Tax experts will explain the fundamentals of how cancelled mortgage debt is treated under state and federal tax law, and provide insights into changes in tax law that may take effect as early as next year.  Practitioners will discuss what types of personal liability homeowners may still face following a foreclosure, short sale or deed-in-lieu, and will use case examples to illustrate the credit impact of various forms of mortgage delinquency resolution.  Panelists will also outline legal strategies for addressing these issues through bankruptcy, fair debt collections and fair credit reporting claims.


    • The basic types of mortgage delinquency resolution, from loan modification to foreclosure
    • How cancellation of mortgage debt income is taxed under state and federal law
    • Why we may see changes in the tax law relating to cancellation of mortgage debt starting January 1, 2013, unless Congress and the President act soon
    • How to determine if a borrower will still face personal liability for mortgage debts after losing the home
    • How foreclosures, short sales and loan modifications impact a borrower’s credit score and future ability to buy another home - and how scammers often misrepresent the facts to lure in victims
    • Legal strategies for addressing post-foreclosure debt collection and credit reporting errors

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=163981Wed, 10 Oct 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:02:41Pro BonoReal EstateTax    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu45084Tax, Credit and Other Financial Consequences of Foreclosures, Short Sales and Mortgage Loan Principal Forgiveness: Credit Consequences of Foreclosures, Short Sales and Loan Modification Attend this training to improve your ability to counsel homeowners in financial distress.  The training will provide an overview of the financial issues - including tax and credit consequences - homeowners may face after a foreclosure, short sale or loan modification.  Tax experts will explain the fundamentals of how cancelled mortgage debt is treated under state and federal tax law, and provide insights into changes in tax law that may take effect as early as next year.  Practitioners will discuss what types of personal liability homeowners may still face following a foreclosure, short sale or deed-in-lieu, and will use case examples to illustrate the credit impact of various forms of mortgage delinquency resolution.  Panelists will also outline legal strategies for addressing these issues through bankruptcy, fair debt collections and fair credit reporting claims.


    • The basic types of mortgage delinquency resolution, from loan modification to foreclosure
    • How cancellation of mortgage debt income is taxed under state and federal law
    • Why we may see changes in the tax law relating to cancellation of mortgage debt starting January 1, 2013, unless Congress and the President act soon
    • How to determine if a borrower will still face personal liability for mortgage debts after losing the home
    • How foreclosures, short sales and loan modifications impact a borrower’s credit score and future ability to buy another home - and how scammers often misrepresent the facts to lure in victims
    • Legal strategies for addressing post-foreclosure debt collection and credit reporting errors

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=163982Wed, 10 Oct 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:01:34Pro BonoReal EstateTax    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu45065Hot Issues in Executive Compensation 2012: Stock Plan DesignAs the economy shifts and the legislature, SEC and shareholders respond, the design, implementation and disclosure of executive compensation undergoes continual change. At this program, experts in the area - from major corporations, the SEC, the IRS and shareholder activist groups, as well as from leading law, and consulting firms - will lead you through the emerging best practices and the current reactions to the changing landscape.


    • Changes in the legal, tax and regulatory landscape
    • Developing practices under the new Say-on-Pay regime and a proxy season wrap up
    • Current compensation practices, structures and levels
    • The role of risk management in incentive compensation
    • Developing best practices in executive compensation and succession planning
    • Corporate governance, compensation committee best practices and shareholder activism
    • Changing practices in employment agreements, severance and  golden parachutes
    • New approaches in equity compensation, performance goals and clawbacks
    • Global regulations: structuring compensation for multinational corporations

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=163960Wed, 10 Oct 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:01:33ERISA    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu45063Hot Issues in Executive Compensation 2012: Current State of Clawback DesignAs the economy shifts and the legislature, SEC and shareholders respond, the design, implementation and disclosure of executive compensation undergoes continual change. At this program, experts in the area - from major corporations, the SEC, the IRS and shareholder activist groups, as well as from leading law, and consulting firms - will lead you through the emerging best practices and the current reactions to the changing landscape.


    • Changes in the legal, tax and regulatory landscape
    • Developing practices under the new Say-on-Pay regime and a proxy season wrap up
    • Current compensation practices, structures and levels
    • The role of risk management in incentive compensation
    • Developing best practices in executive compensation and succession planning
    • Corporate governance, compensation committee best practices and shareholder activism
    • Changing practices in employment agreements, severance and  golden parachutes
    • New approaches in equity compensation, performance goals and clawbacks
    • Global regulations: structuring compensation for multinational corporations

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=163958Wed, 10 Oct 2012 04:00:00 GMT00:56:56ERISA    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu45066Hot Issues in Executive Compensation 2012 - Advising the Board and the Compensation Committee: Governance Considerations As the economy shifts and the legislature, SEC and shareholders respond, the design, implementation and disclosure of executive compensation undergoes continual change. At this program, experts in the area - from major corporations, the SEC, the IRS and shareholder activist groups, as well as from leading law, and consulting firms - will lead you through the emerging best practices and the current reactions to the changing landscape.


    • Changes in the legal, tax and regulatory landscape
    • Developing practices under the new Say-on-Pay regime and a proxy season wrap up
    • Current compensation practices, structures and levels
    • The role of risk management in incentive compensation
    • Developing best practices in executive compensation and succession planning
    • Corporate governance, compensation committee best practices and shareholder activism
    • Changing practices in employment agreements, severance and  golden parachutes
    • New approaches in equity compensation, performance goals and clawbacks
    • Global regulations: structuring compensation for multinational corporations

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=163961Wed, 10 Oct 2012 04:00:00 GMT00:58:51ERISA    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu45060Hot Issues in Executive Compensation 2012: Proxy Advisors & Shareholder ActivismAs the economy shifts and the legislature, SEC and shareholders respond, the design, implementation and disclosure of executive compensation undergoes continual change. At this program, experts in the area - from major corporations, the SEC, the IRS and shareholder activist groups, as well as from leading law, and consulting firms - will lead you through the emerging best practices and the current reactions to the changing landscape.


    • Changes in the legal, tax and regulatory landscape
    • Developing practices under the new Say-on-Pay regime and a proxy season wrap up
    • Current compensation practices, structures and levels
    • The role of risk management in incentive compensation
    • Developing best practices in executive compensation and succession planning
    • Corporate governance, compensation committee best practices and shareholder activism
    • Changing practices in employment agreements, severance and  golden parachutes
    • New approaches in equity compensation, performance goals and clawbacks
    • Global regulations: structuring compensation for multinational corporations

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=163955Wed, 10 Oct 2012 04:00:00 GMT00:59:15ERISA    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu45064Hot Issues in Executive Compensation 2012 - Advising in Changing Circumstances: M&A & Bankruptcy As the economy shifts and the legislature, SEC and shareholders respond, the design, implementation and disclosure of executive compensation undergoes continual change. At this program, experts in the area - from major corporations, the SEC, the IRS and shareholder activist groups, as well as from leading law, and consulting firms - will lead you through the emerging best practices and the current reactions to the changing landscape.


    • Changes in the legal, tax and regulatory landscape
    • Developing practices under the new Say-on-Pay regime and a proxy season wrap up
    • Current compensation practices, structures and levels
    • The role of risk management in incentive compensation
    • Developing best practices in executive compensation and succession planning
    • Corporate governance, compensation committee best practices and shareholder activism
    • Changing practices in employment agreements, severance and  golden parachutes
    • New approaches in equity compensation, performance goals and clawbacks
    • Global regulations: structuring compensation for multinational corporations

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=163959Wed, 10 Oct 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:04:00ERISA    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu45062Hot Issues in Executive Compensation 2012: Luncheon SpeakerAs the economy shifts and the legislature, SEC and shareholders respond, the design, implementation and disclosure of executive compensation undergoes continual change. At this program, experts in the area - from major corporations, the SEC, the IRS and shareholder activist groups, as well as from leading law, and consulting firms - will lead you through the emerging best practices and the current reactions to the changing landscape.


    • Changes in the legal, tax and regulatory landscape
    • Developing practices under the new Say-on-Pay regime and a proxy season wrap up
    • Current compensation practices, structures and levels
    • The role of risk management in incentive compensation
    • Developing best practices in executive compensation and succession planning
    • Corporate governance, compensation committee best practices and shareholder activism
    • Changing practices in employment agreements, severance and  golden parachutes
    • New approaches in equity compensation, performance goals and clawbacks
    • Global regulations: structuring compensation for multinational corporations

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=163957Wed, 10 Oct 2012 04:00:00 GMT00:40:50ERISA    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu45061Hot Issues in Executive Compensation 2012: Dodd-Frank and SEC NewsAs the economy shifts and the legislature, SEC and shareholders respond, the design, implementation and disclosure of executive compensation undergoes continual change. At this program, experts in the area - from major corporations, the SEC, the IRS and shareholder activist groups, as well as from leading law, and consulting firms - will lead you through the emerging best practices and the current reactions to the changing landscape.


    • Changes in the legal, tax and regulatory landscape
    • Developing practices under the new Say-on-Pay regime and a proxy season wrap up
    • Current compensation practices, structures and levels
    • The role of risk management in incentive compensation
    • Developing best practices in executive compensation and succession planning
    • Corporate governance, compensation committee best practices and shareholder activism
    • Changing practices in employment agreements, severance and  golden parachutes
    • New approaches in equity compensation, performance goals and clawbacks
    • Global regulations: structuring compensation for multinational corporations

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=163956Wed, 10 Oct 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:00:48ERISA    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu45088Corporate Counsel Institute 2012: Preparing for Patent Warfare, Trolls and Other IP Issues
    • Guidance for managing cyber theft and other data protection and privacy law concerns
    • Pointers on preparing for patent warfare, trolls and other IP issues
    • Effective strategies for advising the Board on: crisis management, executive misdeeds, activist shareholders, and corporate transactions
    • Enterprise risk management: explore real-world successes - and failures
    • Navigating the impact of the European sovereign debt crisis on multinational companies
    • General Counsel under scrutiny: as targets of investigations, attorney-client privilege, executive compensation and related disclosures, insider trading risks, and reserve/accrual issues
    Special Features
    • Lunch with keynote presentation
    • Network with General Counsel from leading corporations

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=163986Thu, 11 Oct 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:01:10Corporate & SecuritiesPatent    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu45089Corporate Counsel Institute 2012: Effective Strategies for Advising the Board in a Crisis
    • Guidance for managing cyber theft and other data protection and privacy law concerns
    • Pointers on preparing for patent warfare, trolls and other IP issues
    • Effective strategies for advising the Board on: crisis management, executive misdeeds, activist shareholders, and corporate transactions
    • Enterprise risk management: explore real-world successes - and failures
    • Navigating the impact of the European sovereign debt crisis on multinational companies
    • General Counsel under scrutiny: as targets of investigations, attorney-client privilege, executive compensation and related disclosures, insider trading risks, and reserve/accrual issues
    Special Features
    • Lunch with keynote presentation
    • Network with General Counsel from leading corporations

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=163987Thu, 11 Oct 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:03:55ComplianceCorporate Governance    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu45090Corporate Counsel Institute 2012: The Value of Enterprise Risk Management Programs
    • Guidance for managing cyber theft and other data protection and privacy law concerns
    • Pointers on preparing for patent warfare, trolls and other IP issues
    • Effective strategies for advising the Board on: crisis management, executive misdeeds, activist shareholders, and corporate transactions
    • Enterprise risk management: explore real-world successes - and failures
    • Navigating the impact of the European sovereign debt crisis on multinational companies
    • General Counsel under scrutiny: as targets of investigations, attorney-client privilege, executive compensation and related disclosures, insider trading risks, and reserve/accrual issues
    Special Features
    • Lunch with keynote presentation
    • Network with General Counsel from leading corporations

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=163988Thu, 11 Oct 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:01:58ComplianceCorporate Governance    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu45091Corporate Counsel Institute 2012: Navigating the Impact of the European Sovereign Debt Crisis on Multinational Companies
    • Guidance for managing cyber theft and other data protection and privacy law concerns
    • Pointers on preparing for patent warfare, trolls and other IP issues
    • Effective strategies for advising the Board on: crisis management, executive misdeeds, activist shareholders, and corporate transactions
    • Enterprise risk management: explore real-world successes - and failures
    • Navigating the impact of the European sovereign debt crisis on multinational companies
    • General Counsel under scrutiny: as targets of investigations, attorney-client privilege, executive compensation and related disclosures, insider trading risks, and reserve/accrual issues
    Special Features
    • Lunch with keynote presentation
    • Network with General Counsel from leading corporations

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=163989Thu, 11 Oct 2012 04:00:00 GMT00:56:57Corporate & SecuritiesInternational    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu45092Corporate Counsel Institute 2012: General Counsel Under Scrutiny
    • Guidance for managing cyber theft and other data protection and privacy law concerns
    • Pointers on preparing for patent warfare, trolls and other IP issues
    • Effective strategies for advising the Board on: crisis management, executive misdeeds, activist shareholders, and corporate transactions
    • Enterprise risk management: explore real-world successes - and failures
    • Navigating the impact of the European sovereign debt crisis on multinational companies
    • General Counsel under scrutiny: as targets of investigations, attorney-client privilege, executive compensation and related disclosures, insider trading risks, and reserve/accrual issues
    Special Features
    • Lunch with keynote presentation
    • Network with General Counsel from leading corporations

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=163990Thu, 11 Oct 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:01:36ComplianceCorporate Governance    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu45098Stranger in a Strange Land: CFPB and DOJ Bring Non-Mortgage Products into the Fair and Responsible Lending Fold http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=163996Thu, 11 Oct 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:08:21BankingComplianceLitigationPractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu45122Judges' Pet Peeves 2012: Tips from the Bench on Trial Practice - Judicial Pet Peeves in Civil LitigationDo you wonder what the judges really think about your case?  At this candid program, you  will  hear - directly from the judges - how they view trial practice and how lawyers can help (or sabotage) their cases.


    • Based on a hypothetical, a panel of state and federal court judges and attorneys will discuss:
      - Appropriate civil litigation techniques, including how to build  credibility with the court
      - Effective pleadings
      - Do’s and don’ts of motion practice
      - Effective written and oral communication with the court
      - Conducting discovery
      - The trial
      - Civility and ethics issues: suggestions for handling the “uncivil”  adversary

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=164281Mon, 15 Oct 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:40:13Litigation    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu45123Judges' Pet Peeves 2012: Tips from the Bench on Trial Practice - Civility Issues in LitigationDo you wonder what the judges really think about your case?  At this candid program, you  will  hear - directly from the judges - how they view trial practice and how lawyers can help (or sabotage) their cases.


    • Based on a hypothetical, a panel of state and federal court judges and attorneys will discuss:
      - Appropriate civil litigation techniques, including how to build  credibility with the court
      - Effective pleadings
      - Do’s and don’ts of motion practice
      - Effective written and oral communication with the court
      - Conducting discovery
      - The trial
      - Civility and ethics issues: suggestions for handling the “uncivil”  adversary

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=164282Mon, 15 Oct 2012 04:00:00 GMT00:23:23Ethics/Professional ResponsibilityLitigation    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu45110Financial Reporting, Whistle Blowers and Legal Ethics: A Case Study http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=164237Mon, 15 Oct 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:04:12Corporate GovernanceEthics/Professional ResponsibilityPractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu45171Global Corporate Social Responsibility: Strategies and Collaborations - Alignment of CSR Initiatives and Commercial Strategies: Maximizing Impact and Opportunity Increasingly, in-house counsel, law firms, and NGOs are collaborating across borders on a range of corporate social responsibility initiatives, including pro bono representations to impact complex social problems.  This program will address perspectives and new models for collaborations, as well as strategic alignments with private sector interests.


    • What is Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and what forms does it take?
    • Alignment of CSR initiatives and commercial strategies: maximizing impact and opportunity
    • Ethical approaches to CSR programs: rules of professional conduct and principled approaches to CSR programs

    Special Feature: Earn one hour of Ethics credit!


    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=164377Wed, 17 Oct 2012 04:00:00 GMT00:59:46Pro Bono    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu45190Intellectual Property Law Institute 2012: IP Lawyer Ethical IssuesIntellectual Property Law Institute is a “must-attend” program for IP lawyers. This program provides a complete analysis of key events in all areas of IP, including updates on cases, legislation and government agency developments that IP lawyers need to know.

    A highlight of the program will be a panel of in-house IP counsel from prominent companies discussing the many facets of dealing with IP and related issues in a global context and suggesting some best practices and strategies. Plenary sessions will treat the issues in cloud computing; the problems associated with the large-scale acquisition of patents; the interface between copyright law and contract law; the growing conceptual tension between providers of information technology and the providers of media content; developments in trademark law; trade secret law update; and ethics for the IP lawyer (one full hour credit).

    This year’s program will feature four breakout sessions, each with three current topics, that will focus respectively on copyrights, licensing, patents, and trademarks. Among the breakout topics will be a comparative discussion of IP licensing in the U.S., Asia and Europe; a discussion of revisions to the Patent Statute (the America Invents Act) after one year; recent developments in divided infringement and secondary liability for infringement; the implications of license terminations under Section 203 of the Copyright Act and the closely watched Rosetta Stone v. Google keyword case. (Webcast viewers will view the 1:30 p.m. Copyright breakout session and the 3:30 p.m. Patent breakout session.)
    • The latest updates in the law of patents, copyrights, trademarks, and trade secrets
    • Pending legislation regarding online piracy
    • How to purchase and manage the acquisition of patents or other IP
    • The proof problems in divided infringement and induced infringement
    • Which IP issues you can, and which you cannot, expect to control with a contract
    • Effective techniques for combating counterfeiting
    • Problems in cloud computing and how to ameliorate some of them
    • The latest developments in trademark law
    Special Features

    • In-house panel providing guidance on managing IP and related issues internationally
    • Four separate breakout sessions
    • Complete overview of IP law
    • Earn one full hour of Ethics credit

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=164401Wed, 17 Oct 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:00:17Ethics/Professional ResponsibilityIntellectual Property    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu45169Global Corporate Social Responsibility: Strategies and Collaborations - CSR for Corporations and Law Firms: What Does It Involve? Increasingly, in-house counsel, law firms, and NGOs are collaborating across borders on a range of corporate social responsibility initiatives, including pro bono representations to impact complex social problems.  This program will address perspectives and new models for collaborations, as well as strategic alignments with private sector interests.


    • What is Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and what forms does it take?
    • Alignment of CSR initiatives and commercial strategies: maximizing impact and opportunity
    • Ethical approaches to CSR programs: rules of professional conduct and principled approaches to CSR programs

    Special Feature: Earn one hour of Ethics credit!


    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=164375Wed, 17 Oct 2012 04:00:00 GMT00:56:29Pro Bono    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu45182Intellectual Property Law Institute 2012: Legal Issues in Cloud ComputingIntellectual Property Law Institute is a “must-attend” program for IP lawyers. This program provides a complete analysis of key events in all areas of IP, including updates on cases, legislation and government agency developments that IP lawyers need to know.

    A highlight of the program will be a panel of in-house IP counsel from prominent companies discussing the many facets of dealing with IP and related issues in a global context and suggesting some best practices and strategies. Plenary sessions will treat the issues in cloud computing; the problems associated with the large-scale acquisition of patents; the interface between copyright law and contract law; the growing conceptual tension between providers of information technology and the providers of media content; developments in trademark law; trade secret law update; and ethics for the IP lawyer (one full hour credit).

    This year’s program will feature four breakout sessions, each with three current topics, that will focus respectively on copyrights, licensing, patents, and trademarks. Among the breakout topics will be a comparative discussion of IP licensing in the U.S., Asia and Europe; a discussion of revisions to the Patent Statute (the America Invents Act) after one year; recent developments in divided infringement and secondary liability for infringement; the implications of license terminations under Section 203 of the Copyright Act and the closely watched Rosetta Stone v. Google keyword case. (Webcast viewers will view the 1:30 p.m. Copyright breakout session and the 3:30 p.m. Patent breakout session.)
    • The latest updates in the law of patents, copyrights, trademarks, and trade secrets
    • Pending legislation regarding online piracy
    • How to purchase and manage the acquisition of patents or other IP
    • The proof problems in divided infringement and induced infringement
    • Which IP issues you can, and which you cannot, expect to control with a contract
    • Effective techniques for combating counterfeiting
    • Problems in cloud computing and how to ameliorate some of them
    • The latest developments in trademark law
    Special Features

    • In-house panel providing guidance on managing IP and related issues internationally
    • Four separate breakout sessions
    • Complete overview of IP law
    • Earn one full hour of Ethics credit

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=164393Wed, 17 Oct 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:01:51New TechnologyPrivacy    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu45185Intellectual Property Law Institute 2012 - Breakouts: PATENT & TRADEMARKIntellectual Property Law Institute is a “must-attend” program for IP lawyers. This program provides a complete analysis of key events in all areas of IP, including updates on cases, legislation and government agency developments that IP lawyers need to know.

    A highlight of the program will be a panel of in-house IP counsel from prominent companies discussing the many facets of dealing with IP and related issues in a global context and suggesting some best practices and strategies. Plenary sessions will treat the issues in cloud computing; the problems associated with the large-scale acquisition of patents; the interface between copyright law and contract law; the growing conceptual tension between providers of information technology and the providers of media content; developments in trademark law; trade secret law update; and ethics for the IP lawyer (one full hour credit).

    This year’s program will feature four breakout sessions, each with three current topics, that will focus respectively on copyrights, licensing, patents, and trademarks. Among the breakout topics will be a comparative discussion of IP licensing in the U.S., Asia and Europe; a discussion of revisions to the Patent Statute (the America Invents Act) after one year; recent developments in divided infringement and secondary liability for infringement; the implications of license terminations under Section 203 of the Copyright Act and the closely watched Rosetta Stone v. Google keyword case. (Webcast viewers will view the 1:30 p.m. Copyright breakout session and the 3:30 p.m. Patent breakout session.)
    • The latest updates in the law of patents, copyrights, trademarks, and trade secrets
    • Pending legislation regarding online piracy
    • How to purchase and manage the acquisition of patents or other IP
    • The proof problems in divided infringement and induced infringement
    • Which IP issues you can, and which you cannot, expect to control with a contract
    • Effective techniques for combating counterfeiting
    • Problems in cloud computing and how to ameliorate some of them
    • The latest developments in trademark law
    Special Features

    • In-house panel providing guidance on managing IP and related issues internationally
    • Four separate breakout sessions
    • Complete overview of IP law
    • Earn one full hour of Ethics credit

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=164396Wed, 17 Oct 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:32:18PatentTrademark    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu45170Global Corporate Social Responsibility: Strategies and Collaborations - Ethical and Legal Implications for CSR Programs: Considerations for Companies and Law Firms Increasingly, in-house counsel, law firms, and NGOs are collaborating across borders on a range of corporate social responsibility initiatives, including pro bono representations to impact complex social problems.  This program will address perspectives and new models for collaborations, as well as strategic alignments with private sector interests.


    • What is Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and what forms does it take?
    • Alignment of CSR initiatives and commercial strategies: maximizing impact and opportunity
    • Ethical approaches to CSR programs: rules of professional conduct and principled approaches to CSR programs

    Special Feature: Earn one hour of Ethics credit!


    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=164376Wed, 17 Oct 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:00:29Ethics/Professional ResponsibilityPro Bono    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu45189Intellectual Property Law Institute 2012 - Corporate Counsel Panel: International Issues for Corporate IP and Ancillary Counsel Counsel Intellectual Property Law Institute is a “must-attend” program for IP lawyers. This program provides a complete analysis of key events in all areas of IP, including updates on cases, legislation and government agency developments that IP lawyers need to know.

    A highlight of the program will be a panel of in-house IP counsel from prominent companies discussing the many facets of dealing with IP and related issues in a global context and suggesting some best practices and strategies. Plenary sessions will treat the issues in cloud computing; the problems associated with the large-scale acquisition of patents; the interface between copyright law and contract law; the growing conceptual tension between providers of information technology and the providers of media content; developments in trademark law; trade secret law update; and ethics for the IP lawyer (one full hour credit).

    This year’s program will feature four breakout sessions, each with three current topics, that will focus respectively on copyrights, licensing, patents, and trademarks. Among the breakout topics will be a comparative discussion of IP licensing in the U.S., Asia and Europe; a discussion of revisions to the Patent Statute (the America Invents Act) after one year; recent developments in divided infringement and secondary liability for infringement; the implications of license terminations under Section 203 of the Copyright Act and the closely watched Rosetta Stone v. Google keyword case. (Webcast viewers will view the 1:30 p.m. Copyright breakout session and the 3:30 p.m. Patent breakout session.)
    • The latest updates in the law of patents, copyrights, trademarks, and trade secrets
    • Pending legislation regarding online piracy
    • How to purchase and manage the acquisition of patents or other IP
    • The proof problems in divided infringement and induced infringement
    • Which IP issues you can, and which you cannot, expect to control with a contract
    • Effective techniques for combating counterfeiting
    • Problems in cloud computing and how to ameliorate some of them
    • The latest developments in trademark law
    Special Features

    • In-house panel providing guidance on managing IP and related issues internationally
    • Four separate breakout sessions
    • Complete overview of IP law
    • Earn one full hour of Ethics credit

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=164400Wed, 17 Oct 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:30:56Intellectual PropertyInternational    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu45181Intellectual Property Law Institute 2012: The Intersection of Contract Law and IP Law in Software Licensing Intellectual Property Law Institute is a “must-attend” program for IP lawyers. This program provides a complete analysis of key events in all areas of IP, including updates on cases, legislation and government agency developments that IP lawyers need to know.

    A highlight of the program will be a panel of in-house IP counsel from prominent companies discussing the many facets of dealing with IP and related issues in a global context and suggesting some best practices and strategies. Plenary sessions will treat the issues in cloud computing; the problems associated with the large-scale acquisition of patents; the interface between copyright law and contract law; the growing conceptual tension between providers of information technology and the providers of media content; developments in trademark law; trade secret law update; and ethics for the IP lawyer (one full hour credit).

    This year’s program will feature four breakout sessions, each with three current topics, that will focus respectively on copyrights, licensing, patents, and trademarks. Among the breakout topics will be a comparative discussion of IP licensing in the U.S., Asia and Europe; a discussion of revisions to the Patent Statute (the America Invents Act) after one year; recent developments in divided infringement and secondary liability for infringement; the implications of license terminations under Section 203 of the Copyright Act and the closely watched Rosetta Stone v. Google keyword case. (Webcast viewers will view the 1:30 p.m. Copyright breakout session and the 3:30 p.m. Patent breakout session.)
    • The latest updates in the law of patents, copyrights, trademarks, and trade secrets
    • Pending legislation regarding online piracy
    • How to purchase and manage the acquisition of patents or other IP
    • The proof problems in divided infringement and induced infringement
    • Which IP issues you can, and which you cannot, expect to control with a contract
    • Effective techniques for combating counterfeiting
    • Problems in cloud computing and how to ameliorate some of them
    • The latest developments in trademark law
    Special Features

    • In-house panel providing guidance on managing IP and related issues internationally
    • Four separate breakout sessions
    • Complete overview of IP law
    • Earn one full hour of Ethics credit

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=164392Wed, 17 Oct 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:07:23CopyrightNew Technology    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu45184Intellectual Property Law Institute 2012 - Breakouts: LICENSING & COPYRIGHTIntellectual Property Law Institute is a “must-attend” program for IP lawyers. This program provides a complete analysis of key events in all areas of IP, including updates on cases, legislation and government agency developments that IP lawyers need to know.

    A highlight of the program will be a panel of in-house IP counsel from prominent companies discussing the many facets of dealing with IP and related issues in a global context and suggesting some best practices and strategies. Plenary sessions will treat the issues in cloud computing; the problems associated with the large-scale acquisition of patents; the interface between copyright law and contract law; the growing conceptual tension between providers of information technology and the providers of media content; developments in trademark law; trade secret law update; and ethics for the IP lawyer (one full hour credit).

    This year’s program will feature four breakout sessions, each with three current topics, that will focus respectively on copyrights, licensing, patents, and trademarks. Among the breakout topics will be a comparative discussion of IP licensing in the U.S., Asia and Europe; a discussion of revisions to the Patent Statute (the America Invents Act) after one year; recent developments in divided infringement and secondary liability for infringement; the implications of license terminations under Section 203 of the Copyright Act and the closely watched Rosetta Stone v. Google keyword case. (Webcast viewers will view the 1:30 p.m. Copyright breakout session and the 3:30 p.m. Patent breakout session.)
    • The latest updates in the law of patents, copyrights, trademarks, and trade secrets
    • Pending legislation regarding online piracy
    • How to purchase and manage the acquisition of patents or other IP
    • The proof problems in divided infringement and induced infringement
    • Which IP issues you can, and which you cannot, expect to control with a contract
    • Effective techniques for combating counterfeiting
    • Problems in cloud computing and how to ameliorate some of them
    • The latest developments in trademark law
    Special Features

    • In-house panel providing guidance on managing IP and related issues internationally
    • Four separate breakout sessions
    • Complete overview of IP law
    • Earn one full hour of Ethics credit

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=164395Wed, 17 Oct 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:30:28CopyrightLicensing    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu45188Intellectual Property Law Institute 2012: Trademark UpdateIntellectual Property Law Institute is a “must-attend” program for IP lawyers. This program provides a complete analysis of key events in all areas of IP, including updates on cases, legislation and government agency developments that IP lawyers need to know.

    A highlight of the program will be a panel of in-house IP counsel from prominent companies discussing the many facets of dealing with IP and related issues in a global context and suggesting some best practices and strategies. Plenary sessions will treat the issues in cloud computing; the problems associated with the large-scale acquisition of patents; the interface between copyright law and contract law; the growing conceptual tension between providers of information technology and the providers of media content; developments in trademark law; trade secret law update; and ethics for the IP lawyer (one full hour credit).

    This year’s program will feature four breakout sessions, each with three current topics, that will focus respectively on copyrights, licensing, patents, and trademarks. Among the breakout topics will be a comparative discussion of IP licensing in the U.S., Asia and Europe; a discussion of revisions to the Patent Statute (the America Invents Act) after one year; recent developments in divided infringement and secondary liability for infringement; the implications of license terminations under Section 203 of the Copyright Act and the closely watched Rosetta Stone v. Google keyword case. (Webcast viewers will view the 1:30 p.m. Copyright breakout session and the 3:30 p.m. Patent breakout session.)
    • The latest updates in the law of patents, copyrights, trademarks, and trade secrets
    • Pending legislation regarding online piracy
    • How to purchase and manage the acquisition of patents or other IP
    • The proof problems in divided infringement and induced infringement
    • Which IP issues you can, and which you cannot, expect to control with a contract
    • Effective techniques for combating counterfeiting
    • Problems in cloud computing and how to ameliorate some of them
    • The latest developments in trademark law
    Special Features

    • In-house panel providing guidance on managing IP and related issues internationally
    • Four separate breakout sessions
    • Complete overview of IP law
    • Earn one full hour of Ethics credit

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=164399Wed, 17 Oct 2012 04:00:00 GMT00:55:46Trademark    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu45180Opening and Running Your Own Law Practice: Hanging Out a Shingle in 2012 http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=164387Wed, 17 Oct 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:03:30Professional SkillsPractising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu45183Intellectual Property Law Institute 2012: Trade Secret Update Intellectual Property Law Institute is a “must-attend” program for IP lawyers. This program provides a complete analysis of key events in all areas of IP, including updates on cases, legislation and government agency developments that IP lawyers need to know.

    A highlight of the program will be a panel of in-house IP counsel from prominent companies discussing the many facets of dealing with IP and related issues in a global context and suggesting some best practices and strategies. Plenary sessions will treat the issues in cloud computing; the problems associated with the large-scale acquisition of patents; the interface between copyright law and contract law; the growing conceptual tension between providers of information technology and the providers of media content; developments in trademark law; trade secret law update; and ethics for the IP lawyer (one full hour credit).

    This year’s program will feature four breakout sessions, each with three current topics, that will focus respectively on copyrights, licensing, patents, and trademarks. Among the breakout topics will be a comparative discussion of IP licensing in the U.S., Asia and Europe; a discussion of revisions to the Patent Statute (the America Invents Act) after one year; recent developments in divided infringement and secondary liability for infringement; the implications of license terminations under Section 203 of the Copyright Act and the closely watched Rosetta Stone v. Google keyword case. (Webcast viewers will view the 1:30 p.m. Copyright breakout session and the 3:30 p.m. Patent breakout session.)
    • The latest updates in the law of patents, copyrights, trademarks, and trade secrets
    • Pending legislation regarding online piracy
    • How to purchase and manage the acquisition of patents or other IP
    • The proof problems in divided infringement and induced infringement
    • Which IP issues you can, and which you cannot, expect to control with a contract
    • Effective techniques for combating counterfeiting
    • Problems in cloud computing and how to ameliorate some of them
    • The latest developments in trademark law
    Special Features

    • In-house panel providing guidance on managing IP and related issues internationally
    • Four separate breakout sessions
    • Complete overview of IP law
    • Earn one full hour of Ethics credit

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=164394Wed, 17 Oct 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:01:30New TechnologyTrade Secrets    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu45187Intellectual Property Law Institute 2012: The Sudden Wave of Patent Acquisitions and What It Portends Intellectual Property Law Institute is a “must-attend” program for IP lawyers. This program provides a complete analysis of key events in all areas of IP, including updates on cases, legislation and government agency developments that IP lawyers need to know.

    A highlight of the program will be a panel of in-house IP counsel from prominent companies discussing the many facets of dealing with IP and related issues in a global context and suggesting some best practices and strategies. Plenary sessions will treat the issues in cloud computing; the problems associated with the large-scale acquisition of patents; the interface between copyright law and contract law; the growing conceptual tension between providers of information technology and the providers of media content; developments in trademark law; trade secret law update; and ethics for the IP lawyer (one full hour credit).

    This year’s program will feature four breakout sessions, each with three current topics, that will focus respectively on copyrights, licensing, patents, and trademarks. Among the breakout topics will be a comparative discussion of IP licensing in the U.S., Asia and Europe; a discussion of revisions to the Patent Statute (the America Invents Act) after one year; recent developments in divided infringement and secondary liability for infringement; the implications of license terminations under Section 203 of the Copyright Act and the closely watched Rosetta Stone v. Google keyword case. (Webcast viewers will view the 1:30 p.m. Copyright breakout session and the 3:30 p.m. Patent breakout session.)
    • The latest updates in the law of patents, copyrights, trademarks, and trade secrets
    • Pending legislation regarding online piracy
    • How to purchase and manage the acquisition of patents or other IP
    • The proof problems in divided infringement and induced infringement
    • Which IP issues you can, and which you cannot, expect to control with a contract
    • Effective techniques for combating counterfeiting
    • Problems in cloud computing and how to ameliorate some of them
    • The latest developments in trademark law
    Special Features

    • In-house panel providing guidance on managing IP and related issues internationally
    • Four separate breakout sessions
    • Complete overview of IP law
    • Earn one full hour of Ethics credit

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=164398Wed, 17 Oct 2012 04:00:00 GMT00:58:30Patent    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu45186Intellectual Property Law Institute 2012: The Battle Between the Entertainment/Information and Technology/Online Service Industries: An Overview and Debate Intellectual Property Law Institute is a “must-attend” program for IP lawyers. This program provides a complete analysis of key events in all areas of IP, including updates on cases, legislation and government agency developments that IP lawyers need to know.

    A highlight of the program will be a panel of in-house IP counsel from prominent companies discussing the many facets of dealing with IP and related issues in a global context and suggesting some best practices and strategies. Plenary sessions will treat the issues in cloud computing; the problems associated with the large-scale acquisition of patents; the interface between copyright law and contract law; the growing conceptual tension between providers of information technology and the providers of media content; developments in trademark law; trade secret law update; and ethics for the IP lawyer (one full hour credit).

    This year’s program will feature four breakout sessions, each with three current topics, that will focus respectively on copyrights, licensing, patents, and trademarks. Among the breakout topics will be a comparative discussion of IP licensing in the U.S., Asia and Europe; a discussion of revisions to the Patent Statute (the America Invents Act) after one year; recent developments in divided infringement and secondary liability for infringement; the implications of license terminations under Section 203 of the Copyright Act and the closely watched Rosetta Stone v. Google keyword case. (Webcast viewers will view the 1:30 p.m. Copyright breakout session and the 3:30 p.m. Patent breakout session.)
    • The latest updates in the law of patents, copyrights, trademarks, and trade secrets
    • Pending legislation regarding online piracy
    • How to purchase and manage the acquisition of patents or other IP
    • The proof problems in divided infringement and induced infringement
    • Which IP issues you can, and which you cannot, expect to control with a contract
    • Effective techniques for combating counterfeiting
    • Problems in cloud computing and how to ameliorate some of them
    • The latest developments in trademark law
    Special Features

    • In-house panel providing guidance on managing IP and related issues internationally
    • Four separate breakout sessions
    • Complete overview of IP law
    • Earn one full hour of Ethics credit

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=164397Wed, 17 Oct 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:04:55CopyrightNew Technology    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu45205Representing the Games Industry Client 2012: Understanding and Negotiating Core IP and Game Development Deal Points The videogame industry has emerged as a leader in home entertainment, rivaling recorded music, television and motion pictures for the consumer entertainment mindshare.  Intellectual property, including videogames, has become one of America’s leading exports in the 21st Century.  The emergence of the Internet, Facebook and other social platforms and destinations, Apple iOS, Android, Windows Mobile and other digital delivery vehicles, and the explosive growth of casual and social gaming, have broadened the reach and audiences for games far beyond videogame consoles and personal computers.  Any lawyer who represents creators of content, developers of technology or other intellectual property should have a basic understanding of current business and legal issues and practices in this dynamic field.


    • The parties to the deal - multiple interests are the norm, not the exception, in games deals
    • Understanding and negotiating key IP issues
    • Deal terms found in every developer-publisher game development negotiation
    • Licensing developer “tools and tech” - how far should rights granted to a game publisher extend?
    • Termination clauses in game development contracts - when the deal ends early
    • Subcontracting and outsourcing:  securing sufficient IP rights from your off-shore suppliers
    • Monetizing games - a developer’s and a publisher’s view of the issue
    • Contests and promotions - what is legal and what is not?
    • Games of skill vs. games of chance:  when are your games violating anti-gambling laws?
    • Privacy issues and social games: does your online privacy policy meet the latest requirements; special considerations in marketing to children (COPPA)
    • Data security - what is required?  Making sure you’re in compliance with the law
    • The End User License Agreement, Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.  Making all three of these legal documents work for your client’s business objectives
    • User-generated content:  applying the DMCA “safe harbor” provisions to user-generated games content
    • Financing game development and distribution - methods and strategies to raise or source capital for game development and publishing
    • Eavesdrop on a financing negotiation between a would-be start-up and potential equity partners

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=164445Thu, 18 Oct 2012 04:00:00 GMT02:00:21Media Entertainment & SportsNew Technology    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu45207Representing the Games Industry Client 2012: Finance of Game Developers from Start-up to Cash OutThe videogame industry has emerged as a leader in home entertainment, rivaling recorded music, television and motion pictures for the consumer entertainment mindshare.  Intellectual property, including videogames, has become one of America’s leading exports in the 21st Century.  The emergence of the Internet, Facebook and other social platforms and destinations, Apple iOS, Android, Windows Mobile and other digital delivery vehicles, and the explosive growth of casual and social gaming, have broadened the reach and audiences for games far beyond videogame consoles and personal computers.  Any lawyer who represents creators of content, developers of technology or other intellectual property should have a basic understanding of current business and legal issues and practices in this dynamic field.


    • The parties to the deal - multiple interests are the norm, not the exception, in games deals
    • Understanding and negotiating key IP issues
    • Deal terms found in every developer-publisher game development negotiation
    • Licensing developer “tools and tech” - how far should rights granted to a game publisher extend?
    • Termination clauses in game development contracts - when the deal ends early
    • Subcontracting and outsourcing:  securing sufficient IP rights from your off-shore suppliers
    • Monetizing games - a developer’s and a publisher’s view of the issue
    • Contests and promotions - what is legal and what is not?
    • Games of skill vs. games of chance:  when are your games violating anti-gambling laws?
    • Privacy issues and social games: does your online privacy policy meet the latest requirements; special considerations in marketing to children (COPPA)
    • Data security - what is required?  Making sure you’re in compliance with the law
    • The End User License Agreement, Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.  Making all three of these legal documents work for your client’s business objectives
    • User-generated content:  applying the DMCA “safe harbor” provisions to user-generated games content
    • Financing game development and distribution - methods and strategies to raise or source capital for game development and publishing
    • Eavesdrop on a financing negotiation between a would-be start-up and potential equity partners

    ]]>    http://www.pli.edu/re.aspx?ID=164447Thu, 18 Oct 2012 04:00:00 GMT01:53:51Media Entertainment & SportsNew Technology    Practising Law Institute810 Seventh AvenueNew YorkNY10019USA(800)260-4PLIinfo@pli.edu45206Representing the Games Industry Client 2012 - The Regulatory and Legal Overlay: The FTC, Privacy, Maintaining Personally Identifiable Information, Marketing to Children, Contests and Sweepstakes in a Social Media World The videogame industry has emerged as a leader in home entertainment, rivaling recorded music, television and motion pictures for the consumer entertainment mindshare.  Intellectual property, including videogames, has become one of America’s leading exports in the 21st Century.  The emergence of the Internet, Facebook and other social platforms and destinations, Apple iOS, Android, Windows Mobile and other digital delivery vehicles, and the explosive growth of casual and social gaming, have broadened the reach and audiences for games far beyond videogame consoles and personal computers.  Any lawyer who represents creators of content, developers of technology or other intellectual property should have a basic understanding of current business and legal issues and practices in this dynamic field.


    • The parties to the deal - multiple interests are the norm, not the exception, in games deals
    • Understanding and negotiating key IP issues
    • Deal terms found in every developer-publisher game development negotiation
    • Licensing developer “tools and tech” - how far should rights granted to a game publisher extend?
    • Termination clauses in game development contracts - when the deal ends early