• Mar. 1, 2019

Full scholarships and discounts to attend PLI programs are widely available to attorneys working in nonprofit/legal services organizations; pro bono attorneys; government attorneys; judges and judicial law clerks; law professors and law students; senior attorneys (age 65 and over); law librarians and paralegals who work for nonprofit/legal services organizations; unemployed attorneys; and others with financial hardships. We encourage all ...

Recorded on: Mar. 1, 2019

Why you should participate From PLI’s Interactive Learning Center comes Patent Law Practice: Learn to be a Successful Patent Practitioner 2019, a one-of-a-kind online virtual classroom experience for those who want to be patent practitioners and patent practitioners that want to sharpen their skills. Instructed by patent authority and PLI faculty member Jeffrey G. Sheldon, this program runs for 10 weeks, starting on March 1st and ending on May ...

• Mar. 4 - 5, 2019 New York, NY

• Mar. 4 - 5, 2019 Webcast

• Mar. 4 - 5, 2019 Philadelphia, PA
• Mar. 4 - 5, 2019 Atlanta, GA
• Mar. 4 - 5, 2019 Mechanicsburg, PA
• Mar. 4 - 5, 2019 New Brunswick, NJ
• Mar. 4 - 5, 2019 Pittsburgh, PA

Please be advised that only breakout sessions 1a, "Analysis of a Technology License Agreement," and 2a, "Licensing Issues in the Life Sciences Industry," will be available via Live Webcast and Groupcast. Why You Should Attend Intellectual property licensing continues to grow increasingly complex with the legal, regulatory and technical landscape constantly evolving.  Building and maintaining a successful and effective practice requires that practitioners ...

• Mar. 4 - 5, 2019 San Francisco, CA
• Mar. 27 - 28, 2019 New York, NY

• Mar. 4 - 5, 2019 Webcast

Why You Should Attend We are in the midst of a digital evolution. Technology continues to evolve and disrupt at breakneck speed, outpacing existing laws and regulations. As a result, businesses face challenges on all fronts on a daily basis.  Employees working from home and on the road present new and unique challenges for employers. Data breaches are not a matter of if, but when, stealing precious hours of sleep from information and compliance ...

• Mar. 5, 2019

In the backdrop of intense trade negotiations between the United States and China which are anchored around intellectual property issues, 2019 may prove to bring more changes to the Chinese Intellectual Property framework than in 2018.    After combining the State Intellectual Property Office and the Trademark Office to form the Chinese National Intellectual Property Administration (“CNIPA”) in late 2018, the Chinese government ...

• Mar. 5, 2019

Shareholder lawsuits are not only complicated to litigate, but due to the high financial stakes, these actions can be among the most threatening to a company and its directors and officers.  It has been over twenty years since Congress enacted the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, and since that time, private actions under the federal securities laws have continued to be filed at a steady pace.  Over the last decade, the ...

• Mar. 6, 2019 New York, NY

• Mar. 6, 2019 Webcast

• Mar. 6, 2019 Boston, MA
• Mar. 6, 2019 New Brunswick, NJ
• Mar. 6, 2019 Indianapolis, IN
• Mar. 6, 2019 Philadelphia, PA
• Mar. 6, 2019 Cleveland, OH
• Mar. 6, 2019 Mechanicsburg, PA
• Mar. 6, 2019 Pittsburgh, PA

Why You Should Attend The M&A market has seen a flurry of activity in 2018 with ups and downs, as macroeconomic trends and expectations continue to seesaw.  In addition to the continued high volumes, the market has also seen a number of hostile deals, creative deal structures, shareholder activist campaigns, and developments in Delaware M&A jurisprudence, as well as deal technology. This year’s program will also include an in-house ...

• Mar. 6, 2019 San Francisco, CA

• Mar. 6, 2019 Webcast

  Full scholarships and discounts to attend PLI programs are widely available to attorneys working in nonprofit/legal services organizations; pro bono attorneys; government attorneys; judges and judicial law clerks; law professors and law students; senior attorneys (age 65 and over); law librarians and paralegals who work for nonprofit/legal services organizations; unemployed attorneys; and others with financial hardships.  ...

• Mar. 6, 2019

Every minute counts for busy legal professionals managing large portfolios. This fast-paced and practical hour will introduce best practices to help you find more time in your day - starting immediately following the presentation! If you're tried several strategies, but still feel strapped for time, this is the session for you.  Ann Gomez of Clear Concept Inc. will help you: Learn the ART of delegating (Assign, Review, Teach) to better ...

• Mar. 7, 2019 New York, NY

• Mar. 7, 2019 Webcast

• Mar. 7, 2019 Atlanta, GA
• Mar. 7, 2019 Cleveland, OH
• Mar. 7, 2019 New Brunswick, NJ

Why You Should Attend This interactive program will provide junior through mid-level attorneys with an overview of the applicable Federal and New York State Rules of Civil Procedure, and strategic practice tips to use when taking and defending depositions and preparing witnesses. Seasoned litigators will explain how to prepare for as well as take and defend expert witness depositions. Panelists will further analyze examination technics and discuss ...

• Mar. 7, 2019

This One-Hour Briefing will explore the rise and use of the “Weinstein Clause” (also known as the “‘#metoo’ Representation”) in M&A transactions.  As more and more prominent people have been publicly accused of sexual misconduct – and as the companies they work for have suffered economic repercussions relating to those allegations – the M&A community has taken notice and taken action.  ...

• Mar. 8, 2019 Santa Clara, CA

Why You Should Attend Cybersecurity and data privacy concerns continue to keep General Counsel, board members and C-level executives up at night. While developments in Europe have dominated the news in 2018, much of the legal regime in the United States is determined through class action litigation. Presented by some of the most creative and experienced plaintiffs’ counsel and defense litigators, mediators and federal court judges, this advanced ...

• Mar. 8, 2019 New York, NY

• Mar. 8, 2019 Webcast

• Mar. 8, 2019 Indianapolis, IN
• Mar. 8, 2019 Columbus, OH
• Mar. 8, 2019 Atlanta, GA
• Mar. 8, 2019 New Brunswick, NJ
• Mar. 8, 2019 Cleveland, OH
• Mar. 8, 2019 Boston, MA
• Mar. 8, 2019 Nashville, TN

Why You Should Attend Corporate governance provides the framework within which directors and officers must operate in fulfilling their responsibilities. In-house and outside advisers are called on to provide day-to-day counseling and to address crisis situations in the corporate governance context. Our program will both highlight the fast-moving market and legal and regulatory developments that directors, officers and their advisers face, as well ...

• Mar. 8, 2019

The discipline to allocate financial resources, forecast revenues and expenses, and create and maintain budgets to ensure compliance with accounting and cash flow requirements is known as financial management.  Presented in cooperation with ACC, this presentation will include a panel of seasoned legal operations professionals and a leading service provider who will discuss the progression of financial management, including: •        ...

• Mar. 11, 2019 New York, NY

• Mar. 11, 2019 Webcast

• Mar. 11, 2019 Philadelphia, PA
• Mar. 11, 2019 Pittsburgh, PA
• Mar. 11, 2019 Mechanicsburg, PA
• Mar. 11, 2019 Atlanta, GA

The role lawyers play in the financial industry extends to that as gatekeepers tasked with protecting the public. This informative program will review the professional responsibility issues confronting lawyers who advise clients in connection with securities and derivatives transactions, including the Dodd-Frank Act, and its regulatory reform. This program is aimed at attorneys at all levels who are involved in securities, corporate, banking and finance, ...

• Mar. 11, 2019 New York, NY

• Mar. 11, 2019 Webcast

• Mar. 11, 2019 Nashville, TN
• Mar. 11, 2019 Pittsburgh, PA
• Mar. 11, 2019 Cleveland, OH
• Mar. 11, 2019 Philadelphia, PA
• Mar. 11, 2019 Mechanicsburg, PA

Why You Should Attend Many leading executive compensation experts agree that some of the most interesting and challenging issues in their practice arise in the context of privately held companies.   This program is specifically designed to bring leading experts to discuss cutting edge advanced developments on compensation and other “reward” practices for the non-publicly traded company.    Private equity funds ...

• Mar. 11, 2019

From Wal-Mart to Yahoo! to the most recent pronouncements in Palantir Technologies and Papa John's, the Delaware courts have made clear that emails, text messages, and other electronic documents can fall within the scope of “books and records” subject to inspection under Section 220 of Delaware’s General Corporation Law.  Please join Marjorie P. Duffy (a former Court of Chancery clerk) of Jones Day to learn more about books-and-records ...

• Mar. 12 - 15, 2019 Chicago, IL

Please note: You MUST use a .edu email address as your primary email address in order to get the student discount automatically. By doing so, you certify that you are a currently enrolled student and that you are not buying the course for someone who is not currently a student. If you have any questions in this regard or would like to ask about a discount even though you are not a student (e.g., unemployed, government attorney), do ...

• Mar. 12, 2019 New York, NY

• Mar. 12, 2019 Webcast

• Mar. 12, 2019 Indianapolis, IN
• Mar. 12, 2019 Cincinnati, OH
• Mar. 12, 2019 Cleveland, OH

Why You Should Attend 2018 has been a year of almost unprecedented tax law changes.  In the past year companies have been faced with the daunting task of assessing the state impacts of the 2017 Tax Act, evaluating significant state law changes/overhauls, such as the New Jersey corporate business tax, adjusting to the Supreme Court’s decision in Wayfair, and dealing with increased challenges of qui tam/False Claim act lawsuits.  All ...

• Mar. 12, 2019 New York, NY

• Mar. 12, 2019 Webcast

Why You Should Attend This instructive program will provide a comprehensive review of developments concerning the important procedural rules that govern litigation in New York State. This program is for attorneys who litigate in the state courts of New York, managing attorneys, and in-house counsel who have responsibility for making decisions concerning litigation or who work with outside litigation counsel. What You Will Learn   Update regarding ...

• Mar. 12, 2019

What phrases and terms are functional, structural, and statements of intended use in patent claims, and how do patent professionals leverage them?  Join Jason M. Perilla of Thomas | Horstemeyer, LLP, a former primary patent examiner at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, as he introduces the lingo of patent claims.  Learn the patent claim jargon to communicate the concepts and styles behind various claim formats, as understood by seasoned ...

• Mar. 13, 2019 New York, NY

• Mar. 13, 2019 Webcast

• Mar. 13, 2019 New Brunswick, NJ

Why You Should Attend This advanced level program will provide an up-to-the-minute review of current trends and case law impacting the practice of trademark law today. Essential for corporate and law firm attorneys who specialize or often find themselves involved in trademark law, this program brings together an outstanding expert faculty of practitioners, industry experts, and USPTO officials who will provide information on the most recent developments ...

• Mar. 13, 2019 New York, NY

• Mar. 13, 2019 Webcast

• Mar. 13, 2019 Columbus, OH
• Mar. 13, 2019 Nashville, TN

Why You Should Attend This program continues to deliver lively analysis of recent legal ethics developments and their related practice pointers for corporate lawyers.  Our expert panel will discuss common ethical pitfalls arising out of multijurisdictional practice along with related ethical issues that corporate lawyers often face.  The faculty will also address how jurisdictional distinctions regarding an ethics matter can prompt changes ...

• Mar. 13, 2019

With the onset of the GDPR in May 2018, businesses subject to the law must enter into contracts with their business partners in multiple circumstances.  Not only must a contract be in place, but the GDPR also requires that these agreements include certain specified content depending on the nature of the relationship between the parties.  Going beyond the mandated content, the GDPR also opens up the possibility of substantial fines for regulatory ...

• Mar. 14, 2019 New York, NY

• Mar. 14, 2019 Webcast

• Mar. 14, 2019 Philadelphia, PA
• Mar. 14, 2019 Pittsburgh, PA
• Mar. 14, 2019 Mechanicsburg, PA
• Mar. 14, 2019 Cleveland, OH
• Mar. 14, 2019 Nashville, TN

Why You Should Attend Hear from a roster of all-star players in law firm and in-house leadership and have the chance to learn what you can do to market your practice and grow your business. Expert chief marketing officers and successful law firm partners will provide tips that they have learned on the playing field of business development. Influential general counsel will discuss the factors they consider when hiring a law firm including legal operations, ...