Celesq® Announces August-September CLE Involving Ethics; Legal Developments in Corporate/Securities Law & Regulation; IP; Litigation; Asset Protection; Technology Law
Boca Raton, FL, August 01, 2013 --(PR.com)-- Celesq® AttorneysEd Center has announced the following web casts for August-September 2013:
Contacts with Represented Persons: Ethical Considerations for Lawyers under ABA Model Rule 4.2 (2339)
Live web cast: September 17, 2013 (12:00 noon ET)
Tom Mason, Zuckerman Spaeder, discusses the “no-contact” rule which prohibits a lawyer from contacting represented persons without the permission of the person’s attorney.
In-House Counsel: Ethics Rules and the Attorney-Client & Work-Product Privileges: Avoiding Traps for the Unwary (2351)
Live web cast: September 18, 2013 (12:00 noon ET)
Roger Lane and Courtney Worcester explore how in-house counsel can avoid traps when conducting investigations, negotiating transactions and working overseas, including an overview of ABA Model Rules 1.6, 1.7 and 1.13.
Association for Molecular Pathology v. Myriad Genetics, Inc.: The Supreme Court Declares Isolated DNA Unpatentable, from the Celesq®-West LegalEdcenter IP Master Series (2347IP)
Live web cast: August 7, 2013 (12:00 noon ET)
Anthony LoCicero, Amster, Rothstein and Ebenstein LLC (who participated as an amicus) discusses the Supreme Court’s new Myriad decision and the implications to the biotechnology industry and other fields for which patentable subject matter issues are economically crucial.
Whistleblower Retaliation Suits after Asadi v. GE Energy: How the Fifth Circuit Changed Legal Precedent and Existing Practices under Dodd-Frank (2353)
Live web cast: August 22, 2013 (12:00 noon ET)
Dodd-Frank provides whistleblowers a private right of action against employers who retaliate against them for reporting wrongdoing, but does not specify to whom the whistleblower has to report. Courtney Worcester and Michael Thompson discuss the anti-retaliation provision, the various approaches taken by District Courts, the new Asadi holding that requires the whistleblower to report to the SEC, and its implications for both employers and whistleblowers.
Financial Fraud: Avoiding the Path of the New SEC Investigative Priority (2343)
Live web cast: September 25, 2013 (12:00 noon ET)
Tom Gorman discusses the SEC’s renewed emphasis on investigating and enforcement activities against financial fraud, and the potential new tools and future directions that the SEC is likely to employ, thus providing critical guidance to help attorneys counsel issuers, directors and officers.
Counseling Foreign Clients Involved in U.S. Litigation (2337)
Live web cast: September 26, 2013 (12:00 noon ET)
Steve Bennett, Jones Day, provides guidance for lawyers whose foreign clients are involved in U.S. litigation. Topics include venue, jurisdiction, service, forum non conveniens; choice of law/conflicts of law; U.S. discovery; immunity/Act of State doctrine; and arbitration.
Asset Protection Planning Techniques for Clients with Modest to Medium-Sized Estates-2013 (2317)
Live web cast: September 19, 2013 (12:00 noon ET)
Regardless of size, estate planning attorneys should consider some degree of asset protection as part of the client’s overall estate planning. Barry Engel and Ed Brown provide appropriate asset protection planning strategies tailored to those individuals with small to medium-sized estates.
Technology Contracting-Strategies for Success: Tips Every Counsel Needs to Know (Part I) (2344)
Live web cast: August 28, 2013 (12:00 noon ET)
Technology Contracting-Strategies for Success: Tips Every Counsel Needs to Know (Part II) (2345)
Live web cast: September 24, 2013 (12:00 noon ET)
In this 2-part series, Aaron Tantleff, Foley & Larder LLP, provides explanations for typical provisions; strategies for negotiations; tips for avoiding common mistakes and road bumps in the negotiation process; and ways to best resolve some typical disputes.
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.
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.
Contacts with Represented Persons: Ethical Considerations for Lawyers under ABA Model Rule 4.2 (2339)
Live web cast: September 17, 2013 (12:00 noon ET)
Tom Mason, Zuckerman Spaeder, discusses the “no-contact” rule which prohibits a lawyer from contacting represented persons without the permission of the person’s attorney.
In-House Counsel: Ethics Rules and the Attorney-Client & Work-Product Privileges: Avoiding Traps for the Unwary (2351)
Live web cast: September 18, 2013 (12:00 noon ET)
Roger Lane and Courtney Worcester explore how in-house counsel can avoid traps when conducting investigations, negotiating transactions and working overseas, including an overview of ABA Model Rules 1.6, 1.7 and 1.13.
Association for Molecular Pathology v. Myriad Genetics, Inc.: The Supreme Court Declares Isolated DNA Unpatentable, from the Celesq®-West LegalEdcenter IP Master Series (2347IP)
Live web cast: August 7, 2013 (12:00 noon ET)
Anthony LoCicero, Amster, Rothstein and Ebenstein LLC (who participated as an amicus) discusses the Supreme Court’s new Myriad decision and the implications to the biotechnology industry and other fields for which patentable subject matter issues are economically crucial.
Whistleblower Retaliation Suits after Asadi v. GE Energy: How the Fifth Circuit Changed Legal Precedent and Existing Practices under Dodd-Frank (2353)
Live web cast: August 22, 2013 (12:00 noon ET)
Dodd-Frank provides whistleblowers a private right of action against employers who retaliate against them for reporting wrongdoing, but does not specify to whom the whistleblower has to report. Courtney Worcester and Michael Thompson discuss the anti-retaliation provision, the various approaches taken by District Courts, the new Asadi holding that requires the whistleblower to report to the SEC, and its implications for both employers and whistleblowers.
Financial Fraud: Avoiding the Path of the New SEC Investigative Priority (2343)
Live web cast: September 25, 2013 (12:00 noon ET)
Tom Gorman discusses the SEC’s renewed emphasis on investigating and enforcement activities against financial fraud, and the potential new tools and future directions that the SEC is likely to employ, thus providing critical guidance to help attorneys counsel issuers, directors and officers.
Counseling Foreign Clients Involved in U.S. Litigation (2337)
Live web cast: September 26, 2013 (12:00 noon ET)
Steve Bennett, Jones Day, provides guidance for lawyers whose foreign clients are involved in U.S. litigation. Topics include venue, jurisdiction, service, forum non conveniens; choice of law/conflicts of law; U.S. discovery; immunity/Act of State doctrine; and arbitration.
Asset Protection Planning Techniques for Clients with Modest to Medium-Sized Estates-2013 (2317)
Live web cast: September 19, 2013 (12:00 noon ET)
Regardless of size, estate planning attorneys should consider some degree of asset protection as part of the client’s overall estate planning. Barry Engel and Ed Brown provide appropriate asset protection planning strategies tailored to those individuals with small to medium-sized estates.
Technology Contracting-Strategies for Success: Tips Every Counsel Needs to Know (Part I) (2344)
Live web cast: August 28, 2013 (12:00 noon ET)
Technology Contracting-Strategies for Success: Tips Every Counsel Needs to Know (Part II) (2345)
Live web cast: September 24, 2013 (12:00 noon ET)
In this 2-part series, Aaron Tantleff, Foley & Larder LLP, provides explanations for typical provisions; strategies for negotiations; tips for avoiding common mistakes and road bumps in the negotiation process; and ways to best resolve some typical disputes.
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.
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.
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