From the program: Public Company Take-Private Transactions: A Historical Perspective and What the Future May Hold

Released on: Oct. 18, 2018

Taken from the Web Program Public Company Take-Private Transactions: A Historical Perspective and What the Future May Hold Recorded October, 2018 in New York [01:01:30] Before the financial crisis, major private equity firms were frequently successful in acquiring significant public companies in “take-private” deals.  Major take-privates, including Hilton, RJR Nabisco, Georgia Pacific and First Data, rank among the largest ...

From the program: Commodity Exchange Act Basics

Released on: Oct. 17, 2018

Taken from the Web Program Intellectual Property Law Institute 2018 Recorded October 2018 in New York Commodity Exchange Act Basics [01:05:49] This One-Hour Briefing provides all the basics a lawyer needs to be conversant in and familiar with the Commodity Exchange Act and the regulatory framework for futures, commodity options, swaps, and retail foreign exchange. Topics to be covered by Curtis A. Doty and Anna T. Pinedo of Mayer Brown ...

From the program: Cybersecurity Basics: Practical Advice for Financial Institutions and Businesses

Released on: Oct. 15, 2018

Taken from the Audio-only Briefing Cybersecurity Basics: Practical Advice for Financial Institutions and Businesses Recorded October 2018 in New York Cybersecurity Basics: Practical Advice for Financial Institutions and Businesses [01:05:02] It’s a question of when, and not if, your company will experience a cyber incident. Are you prepared? And is your cybersecurity program up to speed? This program will walk you through the steps ...

Recorded on: Oct. 12, 2018

Taken from the Audio-only Briefing FASB’s New CECL Standard Impacting Loans, Mortgages, Investment Securities and Other Financial Instrument Impairments - Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC), and Legal Implementation and Disclosure Considerations Recorded September 2018 in New York FASB’s New CECL Standard Impacting Loans, Mortgages, Investment Securities and Other Financial Instrument Impairments - Governance, Risk and Compliance ...

From the program: Fund Finance: Terms and Structures

Released on: Oct. 11, 2018

Taken from the Web Program Fund Finance: Terms and Structures Recorded October, 2018 in New York [01:03:15] Learn about the latest developments in the use of financial leverage by investment funds from experts from Blackstone/GSO and Dechert LLP.  The panel will discuss current trends in fund finance and address terms and structures of the following financing options available to investment funds: Fund-level credit facilities  ...

From the program: California’s New Rules of Professional Conduct: Key Changes You Need to Know

Released on: Oct. 10, 2018

On November 1, 2018, the revised California Rules of Professional Conduct go into effect.  The California Supreme Court has approved comprehensive changes to the rules, including increasing the rules from 46 to 69, and adopting the ABA Model Rules numbering and organization system.  Practitioners will get a crash course on the major substantive changes to help avoid claims of ethical misconduct.  Some specific amendments and modifications ...

From the program: Assessing Your Compliance and Ethics Program

Released on: Oct. 5, 2018

Taken from the Audio-only Briefing Assessing Your Compliance and Ethics Program Recorded September 2018 in New York Assessing Your Compliance and Ethics Program [01:05:24] Under applicable government standards and best practices, expectations regarding compliance & ethics (C&E) program assessments have never been higher.  In this Briefing, Jeffrey M. Kaplan and Rebecca Walker of Kaplan & Walker LLP will discuss government ...

From the program: The Future of Long-Term Services and Supports (LTSS): Affordability and Capacity Challenges

Released on: Oct. 4, 2018

Taken from the Audio-only Briefing The Future of Long-Term Services and Supports (LTSS): Affordability and Capacity Challenges Recorded September 2018 in New York The Future of Long-Term Services and Supports (LTSS): Affordability and Capacity Challenges [01:05:13] Long-Term Services and Supports (LTSS) are a range of non-medical services for people who need help with basic daily activities due to a disability or chronic condition ...

From the program: Tax Reform – Significant Changes for the Energy Industry

Released on: Oct. 3, 2018

Taken from the Audio-only Briefing Tax Reform – Significant Changes for the Energy Industry Recorded September 2018 in New York Tax Reform – Significant Changes for the Energy Industry [01:04:00] This One-Hour Briefing will help you understand provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act most relevant to each segment of the energy industry including oil and gas as well as conventional and renewable power.  Our panel will review ...

From the program: Which Jurisdiction’s Employment Laws Reach Border-Crossing Staff? A Guide to International Choice-of-Employment-Law and Forum

Released on: Oct. 2, 2018

Taken from the Web Program Which Jurisdiction’s Employment Laws Reach Border-Crossing Staff? A Guide to International Choice-of-Employment-Law and Forum Recorded September, 2018 in New York [01:06:16] Choice-of-employment-law is surely the toughest and most common legal problem in all of international employment law. That said, for the vast majority of employment relationships around the world, choice-of-law analysis is a non-issue ...

From the program: Beyond the California Consumer Privacy Act: “Competing” Privacy Rules and Whether Any Might Become a National Standard

Released on: Oct. 1, 2018

Taken from the Web Program Beyond the California Consumer Privacy Act: “Competing” Privacy Rules and Whether Any Might Become a National Standard Recorded September, 2018 in New York [01:04:53] Data privacy is the “big thing” for individuals and business entities and is the focus of legislative initiatives across the United States and the world. This Briefing will compare the newly-enacted California Consumer ...

From the program: Process and Project Management for In-House Counsel

Released on: Sep. 28, 2018

This briefing does not offer credit for any jurisdiction. Taken from the Audio-only Briefing Process and Project Management for In-House Counsel Recorded September 2018 in New York Process and Project Management for In-House Counsel [01:03:05] What is legal project management? More than the use of management software, legal project management also requires the integration of planning, budgeting and communication. Presented in cooperation ...

From the program: Tips for Law Firm Associates in Complying with Their Professional Duties

Released on: Sep. 21, 2018

Taken from the Audio-only Briefing Tips for Law Firm Associates in Complying with Their Professional Duties Recorded September 2018 in New York Tips for Law Firm Associates in Complying with Their Professional Duties [01:02:32] Associates in law firms have a unique role. They rarely have clients of their own, but may instead be focused on honing the skills that will carry them through their careers. They may be under pressure to meet billing ...

From the program: Palliative Care – The Legal and Regulatory Landscape

Released on: Sep. 20, 2018

Taken from the Audio-only Briefing Palliative Care – The Legal and Regulatory Landscape Recorded September 2018 in New York Palliative Care – The Legal and Regulatory Landscape [01:02:35] Palliative care is suddenly everywhere.  From its roots in hospice, to the hospital, and now in the community, palliative care is rightly seen as a person-centered model that fits well with the transformation from traditional fee-for-service ...

From the program: FBOs—New Growth Opportunities and Continuing Challenges for U.S. Operations of Foreign Banks

Released on: Sep. 19, 2018

Taken from the Audio-only Briefing FBOs—New Growth Opportunities and Continuing Challenges for U.S. Operations of Foreign Banks Recorded September 2018 in New York FBOs—New Growth Opportunities and Continuing Challenges for U.S. Operations of Foreign Banks [01:02:45] With several of the largest U.S. bank deals since the crisis and U.S. branches larger than many U.S. regional banks, foreign banking organizations (“FBOs”) ...

From the program: Law Firms #MeToo Moment: Results from a Survey of Workplace Conduct and Behaviors in Law Firms

Released on: Sep. 14, 2018

Taken from the Audio-only Briefing Law Firms #MeToo Moment: Results from a Survey of Workplace Conduct and Behaviors in Law Firms Recorded September 2018 in New York Law Firms #MeToo Moment: Results from a Survey of Workplace Conduct and Behaviors in Law Firms [01:03:13] In the wake of #MeToo and the enormous focus on workplace behaviors that profoundly impact careers, the Women’s Bar Association of Massachusetts, in partnership ...

Recorded on: Sep. 12, 2018

Taken from the Web Program Gearing-Up for Your Third-Quarter Form 10-Q Recorded September, 2018 in New York. Total RunTime: 01:04:20 This Video One-Hour Briefing will help you effectively plan for and deal with current and evolving issues in your next quarterly report on Form 10-Q.  We will also help you get on the right trajectory to handle key topics and issues for your next year-end. Please join Bob Laux and George M. Wilson, both workshop ...

From the program: EU’s Fifth Anti-Money Laundering Directive

Released on: Aug. 23, 2018

Taken from the Audio-only Briefing EU’s Fifth Anti-Money Laundering Directive Recorded August 2018 in New York EU’s Fifth Anti-Money Laundering Directive [01:03:25] On April 19, 2018, the European Union (“EU”) announced that it had voted to adopt the Fifth Anti-Money Laundering Directive (“5AMLD”).  The Directive will enter into force twenty days after its publication in the EU’s Official Journal.  ...

From the program: Arbitration in Life Sciences Transaction Disputes

Released on: Aug. 22, 2018

Taken from the Audio-only Briefing Arbitration in Life Sciences Transaction Disputes Recorded August 2018 in New York Arbitration in Life Sciences Transaction Disputes [01:00:40] Arbitration is rapidly becoming the preferred dispute resolution mechanism for the life sciences sector.  There are numerous reasons for this.  The most obvious is that increasingly M&A transactions are cross-border (e.g. Takeda’s acquisition ...

From the program: Patent Owners and the PTAB – Is There a Light at the End of the Tunnel?

Released on: Aug. 21, 2018

Taken from the Web Program Patent Owners and the PTAB – Is There a Light at the End of the Tunnel? Recorded August, 2018 in New York [01:04:09] Presentation Material CAFC and SCOTUS Decisions: 2017-2018 Cases Emerging from the PTAB Scott A. McKeown, Robert Greene Sterne Decision Denying Request for Rehearing Patent Owner Scott A. McKeown, Robert Greene Sterne Patent Owners and the PTAB: Is There a Light at the End ...

From the program: eDiscovery and the Importance of Process Maturity

Released on: Aug. 20, 2018

This briefing does not offer credit for any jurisdiction. Taken from the Web Program eDiscovery and the Importance of Process Maturity Recorded August, 2018 in New York[01:03:00] Presentation Material eDiscovery and the Importance of Process Maturity Philip D. Algieri, Robert Coppola, Daniel Lee, Julie Richer, Mike Russell, Karen L. Wagshul

From the program: Getting Your Message Across: Best Practices for Private Companies

Released on: Aug. 9, 2018

Taken from the Web Program Getting Your Message Across: Best Practices for Private Companies Recorded August, 2018 in New York [01:02:25] Presentation Material Getting Your Message Across: Best Practices for Private Companies Anna T. Pinedo Mayer Brown Legal Update: SEC Issues Concept Release on Compensatory Offerings Anna T. Pinedo Mezzanine Private Placements Anna T. Pinedo Social Media Compliance Guide Anna T. Pinedo

From the program: Basics of the Federal Election Campaign Act 2018

Released on: Aug. 8, 2018

Taken from the Audio-only Briefing Basics of the Federal Election Campaign Act 2018 Recorded July 2018 in New York Basics of the Federal Election Campaign Act 2018 [01:02:27] In just one hour, this Briefing will provide you with a summary of federal candidate and PAC campaign law, as regulated by the Federal Election Campaign Act and administered by the Federal Election Commission’s Regulations and Disclosure Rules. Please join ...

From the program: Advising Clients on Community Capital Offerings

Released on: Aug. 7, 2018

Taken from the Audio-only Briefing Advising Clients on Community Capital Offerings Recorded July 2018 in New York Advising Clients on Community Capital Offerings [01:05:45] Although growing in popularity, community capital security offerings continue to be underutilized. In this presentation, we will discuss why raising community capital should be considered and when it might be appropriate for your clients. Please join Kim Arnone and ...

From the program: Global Sweepstakes and Contests

Released on: Aug. 2, 2018

Taken from the Audio-only Briefing Global Sweepstakes and Contests Recorded July 2018 in New York Global Sweepstakes and Contests [01:05:15] With the rapidly changing digital landscape, running a global sweepstakes program or contest has become a multifaceted marketing tactic. Join members of the Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance from the USA, Canada, Columbia, Sweden, and Portugal on a panel discussing key considerations when running ...