Celesq® AttorneysEd Center Announces Jan. 2011 CLE - Expert Discovery and Federal Rules Amendments; Intellectual Property Cases before Supreme Court; 2010 Tax Relief Act
Boca Raton, FL, January 06, 2011 --(PR.com)-- Responding to the need for information concerning new laws, rules, regulations and court decisions, Celesq® AttorneysEd Center has announced the following CLE web casts for January 2011 covering important topics for corporate, securities and white collar attorneys; Intellectual Property practitioners; litigators; and tax/estate planning/asset protection attorneys:
FCPA Enforcement at a Cross Roads: Demands for Larger Monetary Payments, Longer Prison Terms and Calls for Reform (2104)
January 11, 2011 (12:00 noon ET)
With ever-increasing sums paid in settlements of enforcement actions under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) by the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), cases against individuals increasingly going to trial, and DOJ demands for longer prison terms, there are now calls for reform. Tom Gorman, Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP, explores these recent enforcement developments and discusses the future course of FCPA enforcement.
New Rules and Old Habits: Expert Discovery in Federal Court (2103)
January 12, 2011 (12:00 noon ET)
Effective December 1, 2010, amendments to Rule 26(b)(4) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure made important changes concerning expert discovery, which involve work product protections for attorney-expert communications and draft reports. Matt Rita, Ford & Harrison LLP, examines those changes, including important exceptions to the new rule and potential ethical challenges attorneys may face as they adapt to it.
The Supreme Court and Intellectual Property Law 2010-11, from the Celesq®-West IP Master Series (2106IP)
January 13, 2011 (12:00 noon ET)
The Supreme Court has just affirmed the decision in Costco v. Omega, and will also rule this term in at least the Global-Tech v. SEB and Microsoft v. i4i cases. Anthony F. Lo Cicero, Amster, Rothstein & Ebenstein LLP, discusses the actual and likely impacts of these Supreme Court decisions on the practice of intellectual property law going forward, particularly in the areas of patent inducement, copyright exhaustion and the standard of proof for establishing patent validity.
The 2010 Tax Relief Act: A Primer for Estate Planners (2118)
January 18, 2011 (12:00 noon ET)
All estate practitioners must educate themselves on the changes implemented by the recently enacted 2010 Tax Relief Act (the “Act”), which provides important gift, estate and generation-skipping transfer tax law changes for a period of two years. John Garland and Ed Brown, Engel & Reiman pc, discuss the Act’s relevant provisions and how they impact both estate planning and asset protection planning.
How to Comply with the UK's Bribery Act of 2010 (2102)
January 26, 2011 (12:00 noon ET)
Although the new 2010 Bribery Act in the United Kingdom imposes strict criminal liability on companies for improper payments made on their behalf, it also enables companies with effective corporate compliance procedures to avoid that liability. Robert Hadley (London), Matt T. Morley (Washington, D.C.) and Laura Atherton (London), K&L Gates LLP, review key provisions of the Bribery Act; UK guidance as to the elements of “adequate procedures” that will provide a defense to corporate liability; and adjustments that will be required to FCPA-based compliance programs to tailor them to provisions of the Bribery Act.
Attorneys wishing to register for any of the live web casts, or to learn more about the programs, may visit www.celesq.com and click on the live web cast banner.
The web casts will be recorded and, like all Celesq® programs, will be available on demand and on CD directly from Celesq® (www.celesq.com). For more information about any of the programs, or to place an order from Celesq®, you may visit their web site at www.celesq.com and click on the program(s) in which you are interested; or email them at customer.care@celesq.com.
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About Celesq® AttorneysEd Center
Celesq® AttorneysEd Center (www.celesq.com), a nationally-recognized leader in providing high-quality continuing legal education programs to attorneys throughout the United States, focuses on the hottest topics and latest trends in practice areas of particular interest to outside and in-house corporate attorneys and litigators. A pioneer in online CLE now in its 11th year, Celesq® today offers its programs in a variety of convenient formats, including live web casts, online streaming audio and audio CDs. Contact Sharon Levine Mirsky, Esq., at (561) 241-1919 or slmirsky@celesq.com for more information.
FCPA Enforcement at a Cross Roads: Demands for Larger Monetary Payments, Longer Prison Terms and Calls for Reform (2104)
January 11, 2011 (12:00 noon ET)
With ever-increasing sums paid in settlements of enforcement actions under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) by the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), cases against individuals increasingly going to trial, and DOJ demands for longer prison terms, there are now calls for reform. Tom Gorman, Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP, explores these recent enforcement developments and discusses the future course of FCPA enforcement.
New Rules and Old Habits: Expert Discovery in Federal Court (2103)
January 12, 2011 (12:00 noon ET)
Effective December 1, 2010, amendments to Rule 26(b)(4) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure made important changes concerning expert discovery, which involve work product protections for attorney-expert communications and draft reports. Matt Rita, Ford & Harrison LLP, examines those changes, including important exceptions to the new rule and potential ethical challenges attorneys may face as they adapt to it.
The Supreme Court and Intellectual Property Law 2010-11, from the Celesq®-West IP Master Series (2106IP)
January 13, 2011 (12:00 noon ET)
The Supreme Court has just affirmed the decision in Costco v. Omega, and will also rule this term in at least the Global-Tech v. SEB and Microsoft v. i4i cases. Anthony F. Lo Cicero, Amster, Rothstein & Ebenstein LLP, discusses the actual and likely impacts of these Supreme Court decisions on the practice of intellectual property law going forward, particularly in the areas of patent inducement, copyright exhaustion and the standard of proof for establishing patent validity.
The 2010 Tax Relief Act: A Primer for Estate Planners (2118)
January 18, 2011 (12:00 noon ET)
All estate practitioners must educate themselves on the changes implemented by the recently enacted 2010 Tax Relief Act (the “Act”), which provides important gift, estate and generation-skipping transfer tax law changes for a period of two years. John Garland and Ed Brown, Engel & Reiman pc, discuss the Act’s relevant provisions and how they impact both estate planning and asset protection planning.
How to Comply with the UK's Bribery Act of 2010 (2102)
January 26, 2011 (12:00 noon ET)
Although the new 2010 Bribery Act in the United Kingdom imposes strict criminal liability on companies for improper payments made on their behalf, it also enables companies with effective corporate compliance procedures to avoid that liability. Robert Hadley (London), Matt T. Morley (Washington, D.C.) and Laura Atherton (London), K&L Gates LLP, review key provisions of the Bribery Act; UK guidance as to the elements of “adequate procedures” that will provide a defense to corporate liability; and adjustments that will be required to FCPA-based compliance programs to tailor them to provisions of the Bribery Act.
Attorneys wishing to register for any of the live web casts, or to learn more about the programs, may visit www.celesq.com and click on the live web cast banner.
The web casts will be recorded and, like all Celesq® programs, will be available on demand and on CD directly from Celesq® (www.celesq.com). For more information about any of the programs, or to place an order from Celesq®, you may visit their web site at www.celesq.com and click on the program(s) in which you are interested; or email them at customer.care@celesq.com.
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About Celesq® AttorneysEd Center
Celesq® AttorneysEd Center (www.celesq.com), a nationally-recognized leader in providing high-quality continuing legal education programs to attorneys throughout the United States, focuses on the hottest topics and latest trends in practice areas of particular interest to outside and in-house corporate attorneys and litigators. A pioneer in online CLE now in its 11th year, Celesq® today offers its programs in a variety of convenient formats, including live web casts, online streaming audio and audio CDs. Contact Sharon Levine Mirsky, Esq., at (561) 241-1919 or slmirsky@celesq.com for more information.
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