• Oct. 17 - 18, 2018 Chicago, IL

Why You Should Attend Whether you are plaintiff’s or defendant’s counsel, you must be up to date on the current state of the law and able to quickly develop successful litigation strategies and tactics. Outside and in-house lawyers with national reputations in patent litigation will offer guidance on trying and managing bench and jury patent trials, as well as U.S. Patent Office post-grant trial proceedings, and the program as a whole ...

• Oct. 22 - 23, 2018 Chicago, IL

Why You Should Attend Designed for accounting and financial reporting professionals, this Workshop will help you build the foundational knowledge and practical experience necessary to prepare and review the SEC’s periodic and current reporting forms. Participants will learn the structure and details of Forms 10-K, 10-Q, and 8-K, with particular emphasis on challenging and complex disclosures and how to effectively use the SEC’s ...

• Oct. 24 - 25, 2018 Chicago, IL

Why You Should Attend Improving the skills of identifying, appreciating and weighing your client’s leverage in negotiating the commercial real estate fundamentals (rents, vacancy rates and development activity) will be the focus of the 2018 Commercial Real Estate Institute. Practitioners with this understanding will find it easier to achieve and maintain a viable real estate practice where their advice adds value. This program helps practicing ...

• Oct. 24, 2018 Chicago, IL

Why You Should Attend The FASB’s new lease accounting standard presents complex accounting, internal control, system and implementation challenges.  In this interactive Workshop you will learn the conceptual underpinnings, overall structure and details of this new standard as it applies to both lessees and lessors.  Implementation considerations, transition accounting and related topics will be discussed in detail.  Concepts ...

• Oct. 25 - 26, 2018 Chicago, IL

Why You Should Attend Many lawyers learn SEC reporting through on-the-job training that often is piecemeal at best.  This Workshop is intended to replace that ad-hoc learning process by helping participants develop a comprehensive and in-depth understanding of the structure, organization and details of the reporting requirements of the U.S. federal securities laws, including how to use the SEC’s online resources and all related sources ...

• Oct. 31. - Nov. 1, 2018 Chicago, IL

Why You Should Attend This program is specifically designed for in-house and law firm attorneys and other professionals who work with financial information. It will enhance understanding of business strategies, accounting fundamentals and vocabulary used by management, investors, auditors and bankers. Practical advice and application of information to actual situations and financial reports will provide participants with opportunities to immediately ...

• Nov. 1 - 2, 2018 Chicago, IL

Why You Should Attend Licensing intellectual property can be a practical and efficient strategy for companies looking to expand into a new market, enhance an existing product line, reduce costs or accomplish other business goals.  The IP under consideration to license could be a patent, copyright, trademark, software or any combination of them all.  IP licensing is a practice that is increasingly common across industries and as the need ...

• Nov. 14 - 16, 2018 Chicago, IL

This three-day program will focus on the tax issues presented by the entire spectrum of modern major corporate transactions, from single-buyer acquisitions of a division or subsidiary to multi-party joint ventures, cross-border mergers, and complex acquisitions of public companies with domestic and foreign operations, including spin-offs and other dispositions of unwanted operations.  Tax Strategies 2018 will be the most comprehensive and insightful ...

• Jan. 31, 2019 Chicago, IL

Why You Should Attend Learn the basics of drafting and negotiating corporate agreements — from how the provisions of an agreement fit together, to the fundamental drafting and negotiating principles common to all corporate agreements. Our expert faculty will teach you how to reduce your client’s goals to a complete, clearly written and enforceable agreement, and how to identify what issues are most likely to come up in a negotiation of ...

• Mar. 12 - 15, 2019 Chicago, IL

• Apr. 10, 2019 Chicago, IL

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• Apr. 15 - 16, 2019 Chicago, IL

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• Apr. 25 - 26, 2019 Chicago, IL

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• May. 7 - 9, 2019 Chicago, IL

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• May. 9 - 10, 2019 Chicago, IL

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 stay sharp and current in a wide variety of key areas. Whether you are using licensing to develop technology, expand or create market opportunities, or generate returns from existing assets, ...

• May. 14 - 16, 2019 Chicago, IL

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• May. 20 - 21, 2019 Chicago, IL

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• May. 20, 2019 Chicago, IL

Why You Should Attend The FASB’s new current expected credit loss (CECL) impairment standard creates an entirely new model for estimating allowances for loss on all financial assets.  Under this new model, systems and methodologies will need to be adapted and implementation will require complex estimation processes, including developing new information about historical credit losses and making judgments about when and how to adjust historical ...

• May. 21, 2019 Chicago, IL

Why You Should Attend In this interactive Workshop participants will learn the details and mechanics of the FASB’s new hedge accounting standard.  Discussion and case studies will include changes to the designation and documentation requirements and the process of assessing hedge effectiveness, along with the revisions to the accounting and presentation for hedging activities.  This new hedge accounting guidance has two main goals: ...

• May. 30 - 31, 2019 Chicago, IL

Increasingly, lawyers are learning how helpful it is to have a basic knowledge of accounting. Whether working on an M&A deal or litigating an accounting fraud allegation, having a baseline understanding of accounting concepts and terms can only help lawyers to better understand the full picture of legal matters they work on that may involve elements of accounting or finance. Designed for lawyers of all experience levels, Basics of Accounting for ...

• Jun. 3 - 4, 2019 Chicago, IL

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• Jun. 5 - 6, 2019 Chicago, IL

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• Jun. 12, 2019 Chicago, IL

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• Jun. 13, 2019 Chicago, IL

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• Jun. 17, 2019 Chicago, IL

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