Celesq® Announces January CLE: Ethics; Competence, Substance Abuse; Securities, White Collar; Data Security, Privacy; Drone Law; Employment Law; Estate Planning

Boca Raton, FL, December 31, 2015 --(PR.com)-- Celesq® AttorneysEd Center has announced the following web casts for January 2016:

Mental Health, Competency and Addiction Issues in Older Attorneys: Understanding the Signs and Symptoms and How to Provide Treatment and Support (2547)
Moderated web cast: January 21, 2016 (12:00 noon ET)

For attorneys who missed this web cast on December 16, 2015. Joan Bibelhausen, Esq., Executive Director of Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers (LCL), St. Paul, Minnesota, and an expert on mental health and addiction issues involving attorneys, discusses the warning signs and realistic approaches and options for treatment and support.

Ethical Considerations in E-Discovery for Corporate Attorneys and Litigators-2015 (2539)
Moderated web cast: January 7, 2016 (12:00 noon ET)

For attorneys who missed this web cast on November 5, 2015. Irene Fiorentinos and Josh Fuchs, Jones Day, address how to implement ethical and competent solutions for the scope and cost challenges surrounding electronic document retention, preservation and production, and suggest approaches for establishing reasonable steps in preservation under the anticipated amendment of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 37(e) while incorporating proportionality principles; provide an update on competent selection and use of computer analytics technology by litigators; and discuss ABA Model Rules, ethical opinions, and recent case law relating to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 1, 16, 26 and 37.

Monitoring Employee Use of Computers, Phones, Social Media and More: Latest Developments for In-House Corporate and Employment Lawyers (2602)
Live web cast: January 26, 2016 (12:00 noon ET)

Although employers have a variety of technological means to monitor employees’ communications and activities, employees still have legally protected privacy rights that must be respected. Dan Prywes and Josh James discuss:
· basic principles respecting different monitoring tools and areas of legal uncertainty,
· the development of employer policies and employee-consent forms to best advance employers’ legitimate goals, and
· variations among state laws, union bargaining over monitoring, and emerging issues.

Disclosure to the Government: Navigating the Complex World of Privilege Waiver and Cooperation Credit (2604)
Live web cast: January 12, 2016 (12:00 noon ET)

Matt Orwig, Evan Singer, and Mark Rasmussen cover issues and possible consequences that corporate, securities and white collar attorneys should consider when advising their corporate clients as to whether to disclose privileged information developed during internal investigations to the government. The presenters address current and historical government policies regarding cooperation credit and the waiver of privilege over investigative materials and relevant case law on waiver, including decisions on the selective waiver doctrine, the scope of a privilege waiver, and the significance of confidentiality agreements with the government.

Drone Law Update: from New Registration Rules to Recent Regulatory Developments (2621)
Live web cast: January 14, 2016 (12:00 noon ET)

This program covers the details and practical application of the new FAA drone registration rules which became effective on December 21, 2015

Protecting Against Ethical Exposures and Civil/Criminal Liability When Advising Clients on Protecting their Assets: What Estate Planning Attorneys Should Know (2541)
Moderated web cast: January 28, 2016 (12:00 noon ET)

For attorneys who missed this web cast on December 15, 2015. Edward D. Brown provides an in-depth analysis of potential ethical, civil and criminal liability issues for attorneys involved in asset protection and estate planning.

Autonomous Vehicles: Privacy and Cybersecurity Issues (2603)
Live web cast: January 20, 2016 (12:00 noon ET)

David Zetoony and Chris Achatz, Bryan Cave LLP, discuss the evolution of the technology, provide an overview of current legal and regulatory data privacy and security issues that are implicated, and explore specific data privacy and security concerns that will need to be addressed to enable the adoption of autonomous (self-driving) vehicles.

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.