Celesq® Announces December CLE: Ethics in Litigation, IP/Patent Law, and for All Attorneys; Elimination of Bias; Corporate/Securities
Boca Raton, FL, November 26, 2013 --(PR.com)-- Celesq® AttorneysEd Center has announced the following web casts for December 2013:
Legal Ethics of Working with Experts: Privilege Protection, Expert Fees and other Issues (2350)
Live web cast: December 4, 2013 (12:00 noon ET)
Steve Bennett, Jones Day, discusses the latest ethical developments involved in attorneys working with experts. Topics include a discussion of ABA Model Rules 1.6, 1.6(b) and 5.3, 5.3(b), 5.3(c), and Comments to 5.3, and the importance of expert assistance, consulting versus testifying experts, and practical guidance for privilege protection.
Multiple Affiliations: Can a Lawyer Be a Partner or Of Counsel to more than one Firm under the Applicable Ethics Rules? (2340)
Live web cast: December 17, 2013 (12:00 noon ET)
Tom Mason, Zuckerman Spaeder, discusses whether a lawyer can be part of multiple firms and the ethical consequences of multiple affiliations. Topics include states which permit multiple affiliations and those states which do not (e.g., ABA Formal Opinion 90-357; DC Legal Ethics Opinion 338); the impact on conflict-checking procedures when a lawyer is affiliated with more than one firm (New York State Ethics Op. 793 and 876); confidentiality issues in conflicts checks among firms with affiliated lawyers (ABA Model Rule 1.6(b)(7); which cases a lawyer brings to which firms and the potential for disputes when a lawyer takes a lucrative case to one firm rather than another; and fee-splitting and whether the rules for fee division between different firms apply when a lawyer is affiliated with multiple firms (Ohio Supreme Court Ethics Op. 2008-1; California Formal Ethics Op. 1986-88).
Understanding the Brand New Ethics Rules before the USPTO, from the Celesq®-West LegalEdcenter IP Master Series (2354IP)
Live web cast: December 18, 2013 (12:00 noon ET)
Revisions to the USPTO Rules of Professional Conduct (“the Rules”) took effect on May 3, 2013. Michael J. Kasdan discusses the differences between the new rules and the prior regime, as well as other ethical issues pertaining to practice before the USPTO.
Elimination of Bias-2013: Understanding Gender Stereotypes and the Rules for Better Gender Communication in the Legal Profession (2348)
Live web cast: December 10, 2013 (12:00 noon ET)
Andrea S. Kramer, McDermott Will & Emery LLP, co-author of the new ABA’s Presidential Task Force on Gender Equity’s guide on “What You Need to Know About Negotiating Compensation,” and author of “Professional Advancement and Gender Stereotypes: The “Rules’ for Better Gender Communications©” and “Self-Evaluations: Dos and Don’ts”, provides important guidance for women and men regarding elimination of bias in the legal profession.
Deal Developments for In-House Counsel (2357)
Live web cast: December 12, 2013 (12:00 noon ET)
The market for corporate deals, whether M&A or going private transactions, remains relatively robust. Roger Lane, Courtney Worcester and Michael Thompson provide an update on the courts' current views of various deal terms, thoughts on the recent use of intervening event clauses (aka, a buyer’s MAC), the implications for boards in deals with such clauses, as well as a discussion of the unique challenges faced by boards contemplating transactions with their major stockholders.
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.
Legal Ethics of Working with Experts: Privilege Protection, Expert Fees and other Issues (2350)
Live web cast: December 4, 2013 (12:00 noon ET)
Steve Bennett, Jones Day, discusses the latest ethical developments involved in attorneys working with experts. Topics include a discussion of ABA Model Rules 1.6, 1.6(b) and 5.3, 5.3(b), 5.3(c), and Comments to 5.3, and the importance of expert assistance, consulting versus testifying experts, and practical guidance for privilege protection.
Multiple Affiliations: Can a Lawyer Be a Partner or Of Counsel to more than one Firm under the Applicable Ethics Rules? (2340)
Live web cast: December 17, 2013 (12:00 noon ET)
Tom Mason, Zuckerman Spaeder, discusses whether a lawyer can be part of multiple firms and the ethical consequences of multiple affiliations. Topics include states which permit multiple affiliations and those states which do not (e.g., ABA Formal Opinion 90-357; DC Legal Ethics Opinion 338); the impact on conflict-checking procedures when a lawyer is affiliated with more than one firm (New York State Ethics Op. 793 and 876); confidentiality issues in conflicts checks among firms with affiliated lawyers (ABA Model Rule 1.6(b)(7); which cases a lawyer brings to which firms and the potential for disputes when a lawyer takes a lucrative case to one firm rather than another; and fee-splitting and whether the rules for fee division between different firms apply when a lawyer is affiliated with multiple firms (Ohio Supreme Court Ethics Op. 2008-1; California Formal Ethics Op. 1986-88).
Understanding the Brand New Ethics Rules before the USPTO, from the Celesq®-West LegalEdcenter IP Master Series (2354IP)
Live web cast: December 18, 2013 (12:00 noon ET)
Revisions to the USPTO Rules of Professional Conduct (“the Rules”) took effect on May 3, 2013. Michael J. Kasdan discusses the differences between the new rules and the prior regime, as well as other ethical issues pertaining to practice before the USPTO.
Elimination of Bias-2013: Understanding Gender Stereotypes and the Rules for Better Gender Communication in the Legal Profession (2348)
Live web cast: December 10, 2013 (12:00 noon ET)
Andrea S. Kramer, McDermott Will & Emery LLP, co-author of the new ABA’s Presidential Task Force on Gender Equity’s guide on “What You Need to Know About Negotiating Compensation,” and author of “Professional Advancement and Gender Stereotypes: The “Rules’ for Better Gender Communications©” and “Self-Evaluations: Dos and Don’ts”, provides important guidance for women and men regarding elimination of bias in the legal profession.
Deal Developments for In-House Counsel (2357)
Live web cast: December 12, 2013 (12:00 noon ET)
The market for corporate deals, whether M&A or going private transactions, remains relatively robust. Roger Lane, Courtney Worcester and Michael Thompson provide an update on the courts' current views of various deal terms, thoughts on the recent use of intervening event clauses (aka, a buyer’s MAC), the implications for boards in deals with such clauses, as well as a discussion of the unique challenges faced by boards contemplating transactions with their major stockholders.
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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