Celesq® AttorneysEd Center Announces February 2012 CLE Addressing Important Developments in Ethics, Social Media, Intellectual Property and More

Boca Raton, FL, January 26, 2012 --(PR.com)-- With ongoing developments in Ethics, Social Media, Appellate Practice, Intellectual Property, and more, Celesq® AttorneysEd Center has announced the following CLE web casts for February 2012:

Developing Trends in Legal Ethics (2221)
February 1, 2012 (1:00 PM ET)

Amy Bomse, Arnold & Porter LLP, discusses developing trends in legal ethics concerning electronic information (maintaining client files, information, meta data and email privacy), electronic communications (inadvertent receipt of documents from one’s opponent or own client), and the use of ethical screens to protect confidential information and avoid conflicts of interest.

Recent Legal Developments in Social Media (2206)
February 23, 2012 (12:00 noon ET)

With the continuing evolution of privacy protections, corporate risks and liabilities relating to social media, Matt Karlyn and Peter F. McLaughlin of Foley & Lardner LLP share the newest updates impacting employment law, IP protection, privacy, and anticipated trends in this dynamic area.

Keyword Advertising—An Update, from the Celesq®-West LegalEdcenter IP Master Series (2205IP)
February 16, 2012 (12:00 noon ET)

Since Rescuecom v. Google, courts have struggled to define acceptable uses of another’s trademark in the context of keyword searching. Anthony F. Lo Cicero, Amster, Rothstein & Ebenstein LLP, discusses the implications of recent decisions, including Network Automation. v. Advanced Systems Concepts, which deal with a search engine’s right to sell keywords that trigger links to competitors’ ads.

Secrets to Success in Federal Appeals (2213)
February 15, 2012 (1:00 PM ET)

Sean SeLegue and Simona Agnolucci of Arnold & Porter LLP provide tips, strategies and the legal framework every lawyer handling a federal appeal should understand.

Choice of Law and Conflict of Law Issues for Asset Protection and Estate Planning Lawyers (2215)
February 28, 2012 (12:00 noon ET)

Barry Engel analyzes choice of law decisions and how they may lead to conflict of law issues in this program for asset protection and integrated estate planning lawyers.

Upcoming March 1 at 12:00 noon ET
Ethics in the Federal Courts: Complying with Rule 11 after Twombly and Iqbal (2210)

Rob Shilliday explores the potential effects of Twombly and Iqbal on the ethical requirements and enforcement of F.R.Civ.P. 11(b) (3), and analyzes how the prior 1983 Amendments to the Rule may be used to predict future application of Twombly and Iqbal.

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 btly link to http://www.celesq.com/news/category/hot_topic.

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, 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.