Celesq® AttorneysEd Center Announces May 2011 CLE Addressing Important Legal Developments and More for Attorneys
Boca Raton, FL, April 29, 2011 --(PR.com)-- With new developments in securities enforcement and white collar law in both the U.S. and UK; employment and labor law (NLRB); corporate governance and data security; and advertising and marketing law and the use of social media, Celesq® AttorneysEd Center has announced the following CLE web casts for May 2011:
How to Mitigate Risk and Avoid Becoming a WikiLeaks Target (2121)
May 3, 2011 (1:00 PM ET)
http://bit.ly/hJdtkU
WikiLeaks and copycat web sites will make anonymous publication of sensitive corporate information easier, safer and more widespread. In light of this emerging legal threat, Heather Egan Sussman and Obiamaka Madubuko, both partners at McDermott Will & Emery, provide inside and outside counsel with concrete strategies for mitigating risk of unwanted leaks and for helping clients to avoid becoming targets for the next public disclosure scandal.
SEC Enforcement Trends-2011: Directions, Questions and Analysis (2122)
May 4, 2011 (12:00 noon ET)
http://bit.ly/fu6Wso
The SEC has been focusing on traditional areas such as insider trading, the FCPA, financial fraud and regulated entities in its enforcement activities. At the same time, it is moving forward with new tools and new authority from Dodd-Frank. In this essential program for anyone dealing with the SEC, Tom Gorman of Dorsey & Whitney LLP projects the direction of SEC enforcement and analyzes the key questions about it
What U.S. and other non-UK Companies Need to Know about the UK Bribery Act (2133)
May 5, 2011 (12:00 noon ET)
http://bit.ly/hMqyzG
The United Kingdom's new Bribery Act, which comes into force on July 1, 2011, will apply to the worldwide activities of any company that conducts business in the UK, and will impose strict criminal liability for any improper payments made on its behalf, unless it has in place "adequate procedures to prevent" such payments from occurring. K&L Gates presenters Robert Hadley (London), Matt T. Morley (Washington, D.C.) and Laura Atherton (London) address the key issues for counsel for U.S. and other non-UK companies, including which companies will be affected by the Bribery Act; how it differs from the FCPA; and what is required for procedures to be considered “adequate” to avoid the Act’s provisions for strict criminal liability.
The New NLRB Means Changes for Both Unionized and Non-Union Employers—What In-House Counsel Should Know to Be Ready (2130)
May 10, 2011 (4:00 PM ET)
http://bit.ly/cHCxsX
President Obama’s pro-labor appointees to the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) are beginning to make their mark through administrative rather than legislative channels. These changes will greatly affect both unionized and non-union employers. Louis DiLorenzo, the Chair of Bond, Schoeneck & King’s Labor and Employment and Employee Benefits Practice Group, provides the latest update on recent developments from the NLRB.
Social Media Marketing and the Law (2129)
May 18, 2011 (12:00 noon ET)
http://bit.ly/h7MNGk
Jeffrey Edelstein, a partner at Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, discusses legal risks presented by social media marketing campaigns, including the application of the revised Federal Trade Commission's endorsement guides to social media campaigns, and the key changes to the FTC guides; recent FTC actions and NAD cases concerning social media; user-generated content promotions; copyright, trademark, defamation, and privacy issues; and more.
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 Celesq® Upcoming Webcasts, accessed at http://bit.ly/fjdBto
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.
How to Mitigate Risk and Avoid Becoming a WikiLeaks Target (2121)
May 3, 2011 (1:00 PM ET)
http://bit.ly/hJdtkU
WikiLeaks and copycat web sites will make anonymous publication of sensitive corporate information easier, safer and more widespread. In light of this emerging legal threat, Heather Egan Sussman and Obiamaka Madubuko, both partners at McDermott Will & Emery, provide inside and outside counsel with concrete strategies for mitigating risk of unwanted leaks and for helping clients to avoid becoming targets for the next public disclosure scandal.
SEC Enforcement Trends-2011: Directions, Questions and Analysis (2122)
May 4, 2011 (12:00 noon ET)
http://bit.ly/fu6Wso
The SEC has been focusing on traditional areas such as insider trading, the FCPA, financial fraud and regulated entities in its enforcement activities. At the same time, it is moving forward with new tools and new authority from Dodd-Frank. In this essential program for anyone dealing with the SEC, Tom Gorman of Dorsey & Whitney LLP projects the direction of SEC enforcement and analyzes the key questions about it
What U.S. and other non-UK Companies Need to Know about the UK Bribery Act (2133)
May 5, 2011 (12:00 noon ET)
http://bit.ly/hMqyzG
The United Kingdom's new Bribery Act, which comes into force on July 1, 2011, will apply to the worldwide activities of any company that conducts business in the UK, and will impose strict criminal liability for any improper payments made on its behalf, unless it has in place "adequate procedures to prevent" such payments from occurring. K&L Gates presenters Robert Hadley (London), Matt T. Morley (Washington, D.C.) and Laura Atherton (London) address the key issues for counsel for U.S. and other non-UK companies, including which companies will be affected by the Bribery Act; how it differs from the FCPA; and what is required for procedures to be considered “adequate” to avoid the Act’s provisions for strict criminal liability.
The New NLRB Means Changes for Both Unionized and Non-Union Employers—What In-House Counsel Should Know to Be Ready (2130)
May 10, 2011 (4:00 PM ET)
http://bit.ly/cHCxsX
President Obama’s pro-labor appointees to the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) are beginning to make their mark through administrative rather than legislative channels. These changes will greatly affect both unionized and non-union employers. Louis DiLorenzo, the Chair of Bond, Schoeneck & King’s Labor and Employment and Employee Benefits Practice Group, provides the latest update on recent developments from the NLRB.
Social Media Marketing and the Law (2129)
May 18, 2011 (12:00 noon ET)
http://bit.ly/h7MNGk
Jeffrey Edelstein, a partner at Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, discusses legal risks presented by social media marketing campaigns, including the application of the revised Federal Trade Commission's endorsement guides to social media campaigns, and the key changes to the FTC guides; recent FTC actions and NAD cases concerning social media; user-generated content promotions; copyright, trademark, defamation, and privacy issues; and more.
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 Celesq® Upcoming Webcasts, accessed at http://bit.ly/fjdBto
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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