This CLE webinar will examine pros and cons of operating under a bank holding company or financial holding company (BHC) vs. a simple stand-alone bank structure. The presentation will include a discussion of the federal laws and regulations regarding permissible activities for banks and their holdin... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide patent counsel on the 30-month stay in Hatch-Waxman Act litigation. The panel will discuss the circumstances where the FDA will grant a stay--and those where it will not. The panel will discuss when a stay may extend beyond 30 months and when it may be shortened. Read More

This CLE webinar will examine the interplay of federal and state law with local laws regulating wireless facilities, the latest trends in the types of wireless technologies that companies are seeking to install in the public right of way (ROW), and best practices for municipalities for zoning and re... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide practical guidance on drafting severance and confidentiality agreements that will withstand heightened SEC, EEOC, NLRB, and OSHA scrutiny. Our experienced panelists will discuss how to update or avoid contract provisions to minimize the likelihood of suits or agency cha... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide business counsel with tips and strategies to negotiate and draft third-party logistics (3PL) agreements on behalf of all stakeholders in the supply chain from manufacturers to 3PL providers. The panel will address which terms and conditions should be specifically addres... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide guidance to trusts and estates counsel on utilizing lifetime qualified terminable interest property (QTIP) trusts in estate planning under current tax law. The panel will discuss critical issues and pitfalls to avoid in relation to income, gift, estate and GST taxes, st... Read More

This CLE webinar will discuss challenging issues in debtor-in-possession (DIP) financing that are most often the subject of contentious negotiations between DIP lenders and other secured creditors, as well as the subject of intense scrutiny by bankruptcy judges. Read More

This CLE webinar will examine California's One-Action Rule and its applications, judicially created exceptions to the rule, and the consequences of taking an "action" or violating the One-Action Rule. Read More

This CLE webinar will discuss critical legal issues that arise in syndicated credit workouts, particularly for counsel representing the administrative agent and the other lenders in the facility. The program will address unique aspects of a multi-lender facility workout and best practices for lender... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide ERISA counsel and advisers on critical challenges and ramifications of the applicable rules for fiduciaries and new revisions from the Department of Labor (DOL). The panel will discuss new standards, essential steps for counsel and advisers, significant responsibilities f... Read More

This CLE webinar will discuss how to structure and then draft effective blow-up terms, best practices for maintaining their confidentiality if that would be of interest, and what types of terms are more likely to be deemed material to assess the settlement, and therefore, more likely to be disclosed... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide M&A counsel with a thorough understanding of going-private transactions, including strategic considerations, fiduciary duty issues, procedural safeguards, and required disclosures. Read More

This CLE webinar will provide insurance counsel with a roadmap for understanding statutory and common law contribution and indemnification. The panel will analyze disputes that arise when reconciling indemnity agreements and insurance provisions and outline best practices for drafting indemnificatio... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide family law practitioners about how to resolve tax delinquencies, disputes, and controversies when a couple is divorcing. The tax issue may be known at the time divorce is initiated or arise afterward, or even come into existence because of the divorce. This webinar will d... Read More

This CLE webinar will prepare personal injury attorneys representing victims in trucking injury cases to depose truck drivers and trucking company representatives. The webinar will discuss best practices for effectively questioning deponents, videotaping driver depositions, using demonstrative exhib... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide IP counsel on the protection of cannabis IP. The panel will examine the current cannabis IP landscape and discuss the impact of the legality of cannabis on IP rights. The group will also address what the FDA's cannabis regulation means for IP and offer best practices for... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide elder law counsel in-depth guidance on using income-only trusts for the benefit of their clients' Medicaid eligibility and tax planning needs. They will also discuss look-back requirements, income tax basis, gift tax rules, and more. Read More

This CLE webinar will prepare counsel to anticipate and respond to legal challenges facing companies that develop and utilize mobile apps. The panel will examine and offer solutions to hurdles to obtaining IP protection for mobile apps, outline strategies for minimizing infringement risks, monitorin... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide counsel representing dental practices, dental service organizations (DSOs), and investors for evaluating the various transaction structures for buying or selling a practice, conducting due diligence, and meeting regulatory compliance requirements. The panel will also offe... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide real estate counsel with guidance on how to advise all the stakeholders in the development and management of retirement communities on best practices for developing enforceable restrictive covenants, age verification, and accommodation policies for the growing number of... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide employment defense litigators on strategically pursuing summary judgment motions in wage and hour class and collective actions. The panel will discuss considerations and best practices for drafting and leveraging summary judgment motions both pre- and post-certification t... Read More

This CLE webinar will examine proving and defending tortious interference with contract, tortious interference with business relations, and tortious interference with economic advantage. These claims arise when a person intentionally disrupts a formal agreement between two parties or when a third pa... Read More

This CLE webinar will prepare in-house counsel to protect confidential business communications during investigations, discovery, depositions, and litigation through the proper exercise of the attorney-client privilege. The panel will discuss issues that arise regarding business advice versus legal a... Read More

This CLE/CPE webinar will provide tax professionals with guidance on the challenges of the global intangible low-taxed income (GILTI) provisions under current tax law and the recent GILTI High-Tax Exception. The panel will discuss IRS final regulations and the high-tax exception, treatment of contro... Read More

This CLE webinar will discuss the documentation of side letters between private fund managers and investment partners who need or demand terms which may vary from the underlying partnership agreement. The panel will examine most favored nation clauses, transfer rights, excusal rights, special report... Read More

This CLE/CPE webinar will provide counsel and tax advisers with guidance on available options for handling high income non-filers and navigating IRS collection issues. The panel will discuss recent IRS enforcement actions for high income taxpayers, voluntary disclosure options, current challenges fa... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide energy counsel an in-depth analysis of FERC's recent, expansive revisions to its PURPA regulations. The panel will discuss key aspects of the revised rules to encourage the development of QFs, new requirements for electric utilities, state authority for energy rates in... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide guidance to IP and brand counsel on the IP issues arising from the creation and exploitation of sponsored content. The panel will address the use of third party IP within sponsored content, content ownership, and content licensing for various uses by the brand. The pane... Read More

This CLE webinar will address the rapidly changing current employment environment and how to update employer handbooks to reflect the developing situation in the workplace. Legal restrictions and concerns at the federal, state, and local levels may affect employers' potential liability and response... Read More

This CLE webinar will examine key provisions found in a construction completion guaranty and selected points that may be subject to negotiation. The panel will discuss how the nature of the project, the track record of the borrower, and other aspects of the transaction may figure into the final form... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide construction and insurance counsel with a review of evolving insurance coverage issues and recent key case law developments in construction defects claims. The panel will outline best practices for counsel to parties on either side of a dispute to resolve construction d... Read More

This CLE webinar will focus on the key issues that arise for attorneys and tax advisers in estate planning for resident and nonresident aliens, focusing on relevant tax rules, tax elections, entity classifications, and potential estate planning pitfalls and opportunities. The panel will also discuss... Read More

This CLE webinar will discuss the unique challenges of using opinion experts in bad faith insurance litigation, the legal requirements for tendering expert testimony at trial, and objections to overcome. Read More

This CLE webinar will provide an overview of the factors to consider in structuring, negotiating, and executing an M&A deal involving a PPP loan. The panel will review key issues such as how to treat an outstanding PPP loan balance in a transaction, issues regarding loan forgiveness, and the importa... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide guidance for counsel in drafting and responding to private data and social media discovery requests. The webinar will also discuss strategies to leverage social media evidence at trial or in settlement negotiations. Read More

This CLE webinar will prepare real estate counsel to draft medical office leases that address regulatory and operational restrictions associated with medical office space. The panel will discuss how to develop agreements that qualify for an exemption under the federal Stark Law and a safe harbor und... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide guidance to healthcare counsel for medical directorship arrangements. The panel will discuss relevant healthcare laws and lessons from recent government enforcement activity. The panel will offer best practices to ensure compliance with applicable laws and avoid violati... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide guidance to patent counsel on product-by-process claims. The panel will discuss the advantages and disadvantages of this type of claim as well as the challenges of these claims. The panel will examine recent treatment by the courts and the PTAB and offer best practices... Read More

This CLE webinar will analyze how courts assess when the insurer's duty to defend is triggered with respect to a claim by an additional insured. The panel will outline the various circumstances where extrinsic evidence is considered. Read More

This CLE webinar will guide patent counsel on protecting design patents in the global marketplace. The panel will discuss the critical differences between the patent laws in the U.S. and other jurisdictions and will offer best practices for U.S. companies and counsel to develop a global intellectual... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide energy counsel with an understanding of Qualified Opportunity Zones (QOZs) and Qualified Opportunity Funds (QOFs) created under current law. The panel will discuss eligibility requirements, formation, and self-certification, as well as the tax benefits associated with i... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide business counsel through legal concerns in negotiating termination and suspension provisions contained in commercial contracts drafted in a pre-pandemic world, as well as the considerations for such provisions in the post-pandemic economic environment. Other consideration... Read More

This CLE webinar will analyze the current state of the investment market that has given rise to alternative private equity structures focused on liquidity, such as continuation funds, GP-led secondaries, and permanent capital vehicles. The panel will review the mechanics and the pros and cons of the... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide counsel to U.S. businesses that are considering accepting foreign investments and foreign companies looking to invest in the United States about how best to address the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) issues. Our speakers will discuss lessons... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide employment counsel through the legal issues that arise when an employee departs, whether voluntary or involuntary. The program will provide practical procedures and actionable items to mitigate risk for the company--or for plaintiff counsel to show wrongful termination or... Read More

This CLE webinar will analyze the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) provisions applicable to cross-border financing transactions and discuss some of the enforcement and conflict-of-laws challenges lenders and finance counsel should understand when structuring a secured transaction involving a foreign ob... Read More

This CLE webinar will discuss how defense counsel can counteract the damages figure suggested by the plaintiff's counsel - while still pressing for a defense verdict. Read More

This CLE webinar will guide trademark counsel on trademark maintenance. The panel will discuss the monitoring of marks and the renewal process. They will address protecting a company's brand by conducting regular trademark audits, examine recent case law, and provide best practices for maintaining t... Read More

This CLE webinar will discuss whether insurance policies provide defense and indemnity coverage for restitution or disgorgement of "ill-gotten gains." This issue continues to challenge policyholders, insurers, and courts nationwide. The program will analyze the effect of Liu v. SEC, (U.S. June 23, 2... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide insight into insurance and indemnification provisions in real estate purchase and sale agreements (PSAs), leases, and construction contracts. The panel will discuss current trends and practical strategies in negotiating and litigating these provisions, the advanced argu... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide healthcare counsel on voluntary disclosure. The panel will also discuss evaluating the risks and rewards of disclosing potential violations. The panel will outline strategies for healthcare providers and counsel in deciding if, what, when, and how to report potential viol... Read More

This CLE webinar will focus on the complex issues confronting family law attorneys when representing aging clients who are married for a second or third time, or aging married clients who face possible nursing home admission. Remarried couples ages 50 and older have a divorce rate 2.5 times higher t... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide guidance to estate planners on overcoming the challenges of foreign trust transition planning. The panel will discuss complex tax rules and reporting obligations, the pros and cons of foreign grantor vs. nongrantor trusts, distributions to U.S. and foreign beneficiaries... Read More

This CLE/CPE webinar will provide tax counsel and advisers an in-depth analysis of Canadian tax considerations for U.S.-based taxpayers. The panel will discuss the Canadian tax system as applied to U.S. based taxpayers, doing business in Canada considerations, acquisitions and financing Canadian ope... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide an overview of ADA Title III requirements and then focus on some of the hottest areas of litigation right now against online and brick and mortar businesses, including lawsuits about websites/mobile apps, physical facilities, COVID-19 policies, and landlord tenant issue... Read More

This CLE webinar will prepare counsel to IP owners, licensees, and licensors to protect their interests by allocating infringement risks during negotiations by use of indemnification and limitation of liability provisions in the agreement. The panel will offer best practices for negotiating and stru... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide counsel for responding to external auditor inquiries concerning their client's litigation, claims and assessments, and related financial reporting and disclosures. The panel will explain best practices for providing information regarding "pending or overtly threatened" le... Read More

This CLE webinar will discuss the various uses of swaps and other derivative products to hedge risk in real estate finance transactions, how to integrate derivatives into loan documentation, and how to document the swap transaction to ensure there is consistency with the loan. Read More

The CLE webinar will guide medical malpractice and personal injury attorneys who litigate cases against nursing homes arising from residents' injuries. The panel will review the laws and regulations governing nursing homes, common types of injuries suffered by residents, how to handle medical record... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide guidance to patent professionals and their management counterparts on the critical and essential legal issues surrounding technology directed to managing and overcoming the global COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically, they will address the patenting of compounds, composition... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide ERISA counsel and employee benefits advisers on leveraging the provisions on required minimum distributions (RMDs) to missing participants of 401(k), 403(b), and other qualified plans. The panel will outline the RMD rules for qualified plans, discuss how to avoid the exci... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide energy and M&A attorneys through critical negotiation and drafting techniques to avoid successor liability for energy asset purchases. The panel will discuss federal and state law considerations, essential provisions when structuring transactions for both buyers and selle... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide environmental, constitutional, and civil rights counsel with an overview of climate change litigation in the U.S. and abroad while addressing the holdings of the Juliana vs. U.S. decision and the state of environmental rights litigation.The panel will further look at li... Read More

Even before the current pandemic--which has prompted many to reduce in-person visits to healthcare providers and pharmacies--telemedicine and the digitization of healthcare have steadily increased. A new breed of digital pharmacies, such as Amazon's PillPack, have emerged, providing convenient acces... Read More

This CLE webinar will examine Colossus and similar claims adjustment software used by insurers to evaluate auto accident claims. The panel which includes James Mathis who created the program on which Colossus is based and then taught Colussus to insurers, will discuss recent updates using artificial... Read More

This CLE webinar will discuss whether the attorney-client privilege is being further eroded in bad faith litigation. It will guide policyholder and insurer counsel on the tripartite nature of attorney-client privilege among the insurer, the insured, and the attorney representing the insured and who... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide counsel on how to structure and document the secondary purchase and sale of a partnership or LLC interest in an investment fund. The panel will discuss letters of intent, due diligence of fund interests, legal issues in a purchase and sale agreement, legal issues in fund... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide construction counsel with advanced strategies for amending and modifying standard AIA contract documents. The panel will outline how counsel for owners, developers, and contractors can best modify these standard construction agreements--including drafting global riders... Read More

This CLE webinar will examine current trends in the loan participation market, critical provisions of participation agreements, and best practices in due diligence for participating lenders. The panel will also discuss FDIC regulatory guidance regarding risk management for purchased loans and purcha... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide estate planning counsel on the use of grantor trusts in the new, income tax focused planning environment. Our experienced panelists will outline the benefits to clients of using grantor trusts, explain practical drafting and structuring techniques for grantor retained ann... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide deal counsel in drafting and negotiating asset purchase agreements. The panel will discuss legal considerations when negotiating representations and warranties, indemnities, covenants, closing conditions, and other critical provisions. They will outline best practices nec... Read More

This CLE webinar will discuss the constitutional basis and limits of local regulation of signs and billboards--digital or otherwise--as well as signage zoning laws related to everything from noise to strip clubs. Read More

This CLE/CPE webinar will provide tax counsel and other tax professionals an in-depth analysis of critical tax challenges for partnerships with foreign partners. The panel will discuss tax considerations when making partnership distributions to foreign partners, withholding and reporting requirement... Read More

For landlord and tenant counsel, our panel will discuss factors to consider when negotiating a commercial tenant rent relief agreement. When beginning the process of potential rent relief, landlords will want to consider their cash flow and financing arrangements and whether third party consent is n... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide employment counsel for proving damages after a current or former employee breaches a restrictive covenant, whether that is a covenant not to compete with the employer, a non-solicitation of the employer's employees or customers, or a nondisclosure agreement regarding the... Read More

This CLE webinar will discuss how to utilize Low-Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTCs) and tax-exempt bonds in multi-family construction financing. The program will examine the mechanisms of each form of financing, how each impacts the other, and how current market trends and developments impact these... Read More

This CLE webinar will examine issues associated with the formation and operation of direct lending funds, including those organized to lend to small and medium-sized businesses, certain real estate developers, and other real estate market participants. Read More

This CLE webinar will guide counsel for conducting intellectual property due diligence in merger and acquisition deals. The panel will outline best practices for conducting the IP investigation and leveraging the investigation results in negotiating pricing and other deal terms. Read More

This CLE webinar will provide estate planners with a thorough and practical guide to overcoming challenges of utilizing joint and individual trusts in separate property/common law states. The panel will outline when to use joint marital trusts (JMTs) as opposed to individual trusts and vice versa. T... Read More

This webinar will provide a focused and practical guide to tax counsel in drafting partnership tax distribution provisions. The panel will define the issue of "phantom income" and detail the negotiating process and strategies on whether to include tax distributions. The panel will also provide sampl... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide ERISA counsel and advisers an in-depth analysis of the executive compensation rules and challenges for tax exempt organizations. The panel will discuss key provisions of new IRS proposed regulations for Section 4960, determining covered employees, aggregation rules, and... Read More

This CLE webinar will discuss the interplay between several critical terms in supply chain agreements--namely indemnification, consequential damage disclaimers, force majeure, termination, and warranty provisions. Our panel will discuss practical guidance for structuring these terms and best practic... Read More

This CLE webinar will address the distinction between design-assist and design-build in design and construction. Design-build presents an alternative to the classic design-bid-build project delivery method; design-assist presents a supplement to both delivery methods. While design-build and design-a... Read More

This CLE webinar will prepare elder law practitioners to identify and deal with the crucial issues and pitfalls that arise when drafting special needs trusts. The panel will outline practical solutions to protect public benefits for clients. Read More

This CLE webinar will provide renewable energy counsel with an in-depth analysis of structuring corporate power purchase agreements (PPAs) for renewable energy. The panel will provide a review of key issues in structuring PPAs for both buyers and sellers, regulatory and challenges in certain states... Read More

This CLE webinar will discuss latest guidance on how each of the Main Street Lending Programs should be documented, the mechanics of the Fed's SPV participation in each loan, and concerns that must to be addressed with regard to existing financing. The panel will also discuss the interplay of the lo... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide trademark counsel through the Supreme Court's June 30, 2020 decision in Booking.com and its implications on brand management strategy related to domain names containing generic terms, including trademark prosecution and trademark enforcement. The panel will address the po... Read More

This CLE webinar will examine joint acquisition arrangements and the issues LLC managers and members (or general and limited partners) must address when negotiating tag-along rights, drag-along rights, rights of first offer (ROFOs), and rights of first refusal (ROFRs) provisions. Read More

This CLE webinar will guide patent counsel on leveraging decisions by the PTAB, the CCPA, and the Federal Circuit regarding the application of Section 112 written description and enablement requirements in life science patent cases. The panel will examine lessons learned from these decisions and off... Read More

This CLE webinar will discuss the effects of short-term rentals on real estate and explore the unique issues confronting owners, renters, and other stakeholders. Our panel will provide insights into the overlapping legal and regulatory regimes applicable to such arrangements--including the restricti... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide healthcare counsel on physician compensation arrangements. The panel will examine the legal requirements and the many potential risks. The panel will discuss the implications for Stark, Anti-Kickback, and False Claims Act (FCA) compliance, as well as offer best practices... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide employment counsel with practical techniques to draft EEOC position statements. The experienced panel will outline strategies for responding to various types of EEOC charges while minimizing full-scale investigations and lawsuits. Read More

This CLE webinar will show litigators new strategies and techniques to prepare witnesses to testify with credibility and power, even when the facts aren't ideal and the cross-examination is fierce. Read More

This CLE webinar will discuss the attorney's role in drafting and reviewing the private placement memorandum (PPM) for the private sale and solicitation of securities to ensure compliance with SEC disclosure rules for securities offerings and applicable state laws. Read More

This CLE webinar will provide estate planners with a comprehensive and practical guide to structuring nonjudicial settlement agreements (NJSAs) as a tool for modifying irrevocable trusts in states that have adopted the Uniform Trust Code or have NJSA statutes. The panel will discuss what modificatio... Read More

This CLE webinar will instruct counsel on proper structuring and documentation of cross-collateral/cross-default loans. The panel will discuss key provisions regarding prepayment/defeasance, partial release of collateral, reserves, and other complexities presented by crossed loans. The panel will al... Read More

This CLE/CPE webinar will provide tax counsel and advisers a critical analysis of FBAR examination, procedures, and litigation. The panel will discuss key compliance traps for foreign asset reporting, IRS guidance and relief for certain taxpayers, and new cases with issues of first impression relati... Read More

This CLE webinar will discuss with corporate and in-house counsel an overview of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria and the framework and legal requirements for ESG reporting, disclosure, and diligence. The panel will examine the fiduciary duties of directors related to ESG measure... Read More

This CLE webinar will discuss how corporate policyholders should approach their insurance renewal in the new normal of COVID-19 and how to utilize notice of circumstances to their advantage. The insurance renewal process has been impacted dramatically by COVID-19, and the 2020-2021 renewal cycle wil... Read More

This CLE webinar will discuss how IP attorneys can perfect security interests in intellectual property under UCC Article 9. The panel will explain the intricacies of overlapping federal IP statutes impacting IP security interests, outline best practices for drafting the IP security agreement, and br... Read More

This CLE webinar will examine recent federal efforts to streamline environmental reviews and permitting of infrastructure projects. The panel will address streamlining mechanisms under recent Executive Orders and the revised regulations implementing National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) issued by... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide ERISA counsel and advisers an in-depth analysis of the use of actuarial assumptions in defined benefit plans. The panel will discuss the current litigation landscape and developments in the cases that challenge plan actuarial equivalence factors. The panel will also rev... Read More

This CLE webinar will give personal injury attorneys practical tips for negotiating and resolving ERISA liens and claims for reimbursement against personal injury settlements to maximize recovery for their clients. Read More

This CLE webinar will provide renewable energy counsel with an in-depth analysis of critical issues for solar energy land use and zoning. The panel will discuss key federal and state regulatory challenges, identifying solar resources and mapping, use of federal, state and tribal lands, other large-s... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide employment litigators in evaluating whether, when, and how to settle a wage and hour class or collective action. The panel will discuss how to calculate damages and tactics for increasing the likelihood of obtaining court approval of the settlement award. Read More

This CLE webinar will discuss the purpose and objectives of subordination, non-disturbance, and attornment agreements (SNDAs) for all key stakeholders--lenders, tenants, and landlords. The panel will outline best practices for drafting and negotiating SNDAs and other related provisions, such as esto... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide insight to counsel for Medicare and Medicaid providers on how to effectively evaluate and potentially challenge overpayment sampling and extrapolations in provider audits. Read More

This CLE/CPE webinar will guide tax professionals on the essential tax issues for umbrella partnership structures. The panel will discuss tax considerations for Up-C and UPREIT structures, the application of Sec. 162(m) to compensation paid by partnerships, key issues stemming from tax receivable an... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide counsel to commercial parties on the interpretation of the safe harbor provisions in Bankruptcy Code Section 546(e) after the Second Circuit's decision in In re Tribune Co. Fraudulent Conveyance Litig., Case No. 13-3992 (2d Cir. Dec. 19, 2019) ( Tribune II ). The webinar... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide healthcare counsel on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' (CMS) enhanced infection control enforcement actions. The panel will examine CMS' new instructions for state agencies conducting surveys and what that means for nursing homes and skilled nursing facilit... Read More

This CLE/CPE webinar will provide tax attorneys and accountants with a detailed discussion of best practices for requesting abatements of IRS penalties due to failure to properly file required international information forms such as the FBAR, Form 8938, and Forms 5471 and 5472. The panel will discus... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide patent counsel with guidance on the evolving obviousness standard. In a post- KSR v. Teleflex world in which obviousness is at times confused with patent eligibility under Section 101, how is the Federal Circuit's treatment of obviousness issues changing? How does the P... Read More

This CLE webinar will examine the class action claims alleging violations of federal consumer protection laws governing the financial services industry, including the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), and other sim... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide a review of the use of opinion letters in structured finance transactions, explain various elements of the opinions, and outline the types of assumptions and qualifications the opinion giver should utilize to minimize risks. Read More

This CLE webinar will prepare counsel representing private equity funds and private equity professionals to meet the challenges under ERISA that apply to fund managers who are responsible for investing the assets of a fund that holds ERISA plan assets. The program will cover the impact on private eq... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide trust, estates, and tax counsel an in-depth analysis of the rules and practices covering inclusion of capital gains in distributable net income (DNI) for trusts and estates. The panel will review the requirements within trust documents to allow treating capital gains as... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide deal counsel in structuring equity rollovers in M&A transactions, focusing on current market trends, governance provisions, stock rights, and tax considerations for both buyers and sellers. Read More

This CLE webinar will examine common causes of the "battle of the forms" in UCC sale of goods transactions and explain best practices for drafting and administering sales documents to minimize disputes over whether an enforceable contract exists and the terms and conditions of that agreement. The pa... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide counsel with an in-depth analysis of financing energy storage projects. The panel will discuss critical issues and provisions in structuring transactions, risks to developers, lenders and investors, and revenue streams. The panel will also discuss crucial considerations... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide personal injury counsel in using or challenging life care plans offered in traumatic brain injury cases to measure and present future medical damages. The panel will also explain strategies that defense counsel frequently use to challenge life care plans throughout a case... Read More

This CLE webinar will focus on the issues family law counsel must consider when a client receives social security income (SSI) or social security disability income (SSDI). The panel will discuss considerations when calculating alimony and child support and best practices for structuring the divorce... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide guidance to counsel involved in structuring private equity management service organizations (MSOs) in the healthcare arena. The panel will discuss the nuts and bolts of structuring the transaction, including solutions to the specific risks presented by the corporate pra... Read More

This CLE webinar will address the insurance coverage issues raised by General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), and the growing list of state privacy statutes. The panel will provide practical guidance for insurance counsel on the new rights, obligations, and... Read More

This CLE webinar will review the implications under the Department of Labor's recently published rule, which established new standards and tests for "joint employer" status. Our panel will clarify the four-part test for determination of "joint employer" status to provide practical advice on instance... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide attorneys responding to or defending emergency government actions that impact private property and liberty interests. Police powers to respond to public crises are broad but not limitless. Attorneys representing local government should anticipate challenges against local... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide trademark counsel on whether to file trademark applications using a parallel or a serial approach. The panel will examine the benefits and challenges of parallel applications as well as serial applications. The panel will offer best practices for determining how to pursue... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide patent counsel on disclosing relevant information in patent prosecution and post-issuance patent proceedings such as supplemental examination. The panel will discuss the considerations for the elements of the information disclosure statements, including the IDS pleading,... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide counsel to parties involved in renewable projects on negotiating ancillary agreements to power purchase agreements (PPAs). The panel will review key terms and provisions, especially in relation to financing and loan documents, discuss how the different types of renewable... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide banking and loan counsel with guidance for structuring and documenting a supply chain finance (SCF) facility. The panel will discuss their insights, including the pros and cons of this alternative payment structure, as well as critical issues for buyers, suppliers, and... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide transportation attorneys with practical advice on drafting and negotiating carrier-broker-shipper transportation agreements. The panelist will discuss advanced drafting issues and strategies for negotiating favorable provisions related to indemnity, liability limitation... Read More

This CLE webinar will examine the antitrust issues that can arise with arrangements designed to influence resale prices or establish minimum advertised pricing (MAP), and the differing treatment of those arrangements in state, federal, and international jurisdictions. The panel will provide best pra... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide patent counsel on the patentability requirements at the USPTO, JPO, and CNIPA when claiming antibodies, recent case law that could impact those claims, and how to protect antibody inventions in light of the latest developments. Read More

This CLE webinar will guide IP licensor, licensee, and bankruptcy counsel on the impact of the Bankruptcy Code on IP license agreements. The panel will examine the Supreme Court's decision addressing trademark licenses in bankruptcy. The panel will analyze the issues from all perspectives and outlin... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide counsel with sturdy techniques for writing compelling appellate briefs, identify common mistakes that routinely lead to poor results, and provide a glimpse into how appellate judges read briefs. Appellate courts usually require briefs to be structured in a specific way,... Read More

This CLE/CPE webinar will provide tax counsel and advisers with a comprehensive guide to the tax and investment planning challenges and opportunities for high net worth foreign clients seeking to immigrate to the United States. The panel will discuss strategies for minimizing the U.S. tax impact of... Read More

This CLE webinar will consider key provisions in loan documents that could be affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, including financial covenants, cash management provisions, additional indebtedness, non-recourse carveouts, and loan disbursement conditions. The panel will discuss the adjustments to mak... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide counsel in confronting false statements in errata sheets and sham affidavits in which the deponent rewrites, retracts, and reverses material and substantive portions of prior sworn testimony. The webinar will also consider the conflicting ethical duties that arise when cl... Read More

This CLE webinar will address the corporate compliance and culture issues that have arisen in the aftermath of the #MeToo movement. Companies that tolerated or empowered bad behavior have suffered, and corporate counsel must examine what the best practices are for developing a culture of compliance... Read More

This CLE webinar will address how to defend IRS attacks on conservation easement deductions. The panel will discuss the most common methods of attack, the impact on the transaction's viability, and guidance on staving off challenges and preserving both the deal and the tax benefits for potential don... Read More

This CLE webinar will address the complexities of builder's risk insurance (BRI) coverage, including who should hold the policy (the owner or the contractor), how much coverage for property versus delay damage, and how to cover gross profits, loss of income and continuing expenses. Our panel will pr... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide employee benefits counsel with an in-depth analysis of the nuances and potential compliance traps with respect to the CARES Act retirement plan distribution and loan provisions. The panel will discuss recent IRS guidance regarding coronavirus-related distributions and l... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide counsel who draft coverage position letters (CPLs) on how to craft a valid CPL and how to avoid waiving defenses when proceeding under a reservation of rights (ROR), and counsel who advise clients receiving CPLs on their effect. The program will show insurer counsel the n... Read More

This CLE webinar will address the legal means of closing a business while minimizing personal risk. The expert panel will guide corporate counsel on the best approaches to personal guaranties and dealing with other creditors for businesses unable to reopen their doors. Companies must consider the em... Read More

This CLE webinar will prepare bankruptcy and finance counsel to structure special purpose entities (SPEs) to achieve bankruptcy remoteness and avoid substantive consolidation. The panel will discuss lessons from recent bankruptcy cases involving SPEs. Read More

This CLE webinar will examine recent decisions applying the Supreme Court's decision in Alice Corp. v. CLS Bank on patent eligibility. The panel will discuss the guidance from these opinions and offer best practices for addressing patent eligibility issues. Read More

This CLE webinar will prepare personal injury attorneys representing victims in trucking injury cases to depose truck drivers and trucking company representatives. The webinar will discuss best practices for effectively questioning deponents, videotaping driver depositions, using demonstrative exhib... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide healthcare counsel on navigating a change of ownership (CHOW) in healthcare transactions when Medicare provider agreements are involved. The panel will discuss the factors to consider when determining whether to accept or reject the assignment of the provider agreement an... Read More

This CLE webinar will introduce practitioners to the basics of federally assisted and regulated multifamily rental housing. It will examine the contractual relationships between the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), property owners and managers, the different forms of project-b... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide real estate practitioners with guidance on giving and reviewing opinion letters relating to Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) matters. The webinar will be based on the UCC Opinion Report released in 2019 by the American Bar Association (ABA), the American College of Mortgag... Read More

This CLE webinar will prepare counsel to draft and review commercial and standby letters of credit (LCs) that comply with Article 5 of the UCC as well as rules of practice, including International Standby Practices 1998 (ISP98) and Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits (UCP). The pane... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide trademark counsel on the identification of goods and services and the considerations applicants should keep in mind when crafting identifications. The panel will discuss obstacles to registration and the implications of the USPTO's proof of use audits on crafting identifi... Read More

This CLE webinar will analyze various methods of structuring waterfall provisions in private equity funds and carried interest distributions to fund managers and among their personnel and related clawback and allocation provisions. The program will also examine the tax implications of such provision... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide employment defense litigators on strategically pursuing summary judgment motions in wage and hour class and collective actions. The panel will discuss considerations and best practices for drafting and leveraging summary judgment motions both pre- and post-certification t... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide healthcare counsel on the use of representation and warranties insurance in healthcare transactions. The panel will examine when such insurance is appropriate, how it can be best utilized, and what should be covered. The panel will offer best practices for leveraging reps... Read More

This CLE webinar will highlight legal developments for employee benefits counsel to consider when drafting and negotiating representations, covenants, and indemnification provisions addressing employee benefit plans and executive compensation programs in the context of mergers and acquisitions. The... Read More

This CLE/CPE webinar will guide tax professionals on critical tax challenges and recent developments for S corporations. The panel will discuss key tax law regulations and developments impacting S corporations, IRS guidance, the impact of the CARES Act and related PPP loan forgiveness, QBI deduction... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide estate planners and administrators on the critical legal challenges of estate planning for farmers. The panel will discuss federal and state regulations impacting the planning and administration of farm assets, ownership structures and associated risks, elder law concerns... Read More

This CLE webinar will discuss how to locate and seize offshore assets with which to satisfy a US obligation or judgment. The panel will also address tools to prevent the removal of assets to other countries. Read More

This CLE webinar will provide an overview of the factors to consider in structuring, negotiating, and executing an M&A deal involving a PPP loan. The panel will review key issues such as how to treat an outstanding PPP loan balance in a transaction, issues regarding loan forgiveness, and the importa... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide patent counsel regarding the impact of recent court decisions and the guidance they provide on direct, induced and contributory infringement, claim construction, literal infringement, the doctrine of equivalents infringement, including hypothetical claims, and even the re... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide attorneys on amended Section 547(b) of the Bankruptcy Code. The Bankruptcy Code does not define "reasonable due diligence in the circumstances of the case" nor what it means to take "into account a party's known or reasonably knowable affirmative defenses." This webinar w... Read More

This CLE/CPE webinar will provide guidance to tax counsel and advisers on the current tax law's impact on the treatment of carried interest and available planning opportunities. The panel will discuss recent IRS proposed regulations, the application of Sec. 1061, Sec. 1231 property, implications of... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide estate planning counsel and advisers with a thorough and practical guide to navigating trustees' duties to inform beneficiaries and report trust existence and performance. The panel will address the essential obligations that advisers to fiduciaries need to grasp and me... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide commercial finance counsel in drafting intercreditor agreements, and those seeking to enforce or resist enforcement of intercreditor agreements during bankruptcy proceedings. The panel will discuss ways that first lien and second lien lenders can best protect their econom... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide healthcare counsel and providers on whistleblower and retaliation claims. Our speaker will examine compliance programs and will discuss the role of anonymous hotlines in compliance. The presentation will address whistleblowers and retaliation in light of the current polit... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide construction counsel with practical advice on proving or defending claims to maximize the relief sought, including strategies for pursuing or defending recovery of attorney's fees as the prevailing party in a construction dispute. Read More

This CLE webinar will provide corporate finance counsel with guidance on structuring convertible notes for seed-stage financing. The panel will discuss upfront due diligence, term sheet negotiation, and critical terms, including the discount rate, valuation cap, and triggers for the conversion from... Read More

This CLE webinar will address the DOJ's June 2020 updates to its guidance on "The Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs" as well as the changes in the updated FCPA resource guide. This is the third version of the document, with the DOJ having issued its initial guidance in 2017 and revised it... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide renewable energy counsel and lenders on back-leverage financing options and structuring considerations for energy projects. The panel will discuss critical issues relating to structuring back-leveraged financing transactions, the impact to tax equity partners, protections... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide practitioners who represent either bankruptcy trustees or defrauded investors with an overview of recent trends in clawback suits involving Ponzi schemes, theories of liability and effective defenses, and strategies for bringing and defending these claims. Read More

This CLE webinar will provide in-depth guidance to class action attorneys on the two-pronged challenge of tax consequences of settlements and awards. Counsel must ensure that the plaintiffs are not subject to taxation of fees received by their lawyer. The defendants will want to maximize the deducti... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide counsel on healthcare contracting with vendors and suppliers. The panel will examine the key provisions to be included in these contracts and offer strategies for negotiating some of the crucial clauses that may be contentious between the vendor and facility. Read More

This CLE webinar will examine common obstacles to closing real estate deals, including environmental issues, defective or incomplete land use approvals, encroachments, flood issues, underperforming property, low basis seller, and more. The panel will offer critical guidance on structuring the transa... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide attorneys for long-term care (LTC) facilities, LTC officers and directors, and LTC insurers with an in-depth and realistic look at the claims from a wide range of plaintiffs seeking damages for deaths, injuries, and damages blamed on COVID-19 and the facilities' respons... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide employee benefits counsel with an in-depth analysis of recently IRS rules for Section 125 cafeteria plans and challenges for plan sponsors and administrators. The panel will discuss key provisions of recently issued IRS Notice 2020-29 and Notice 2020-33, the timing of e... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide patent counsel on the application process under the Hague Agreement as well as the pros and cons of filing under the Agreement. The panel will discuss lessons learned from the first few years that U.S. applicants have had access to the Hague System. The panel will offer b... Read More

This CLE webinar will discuss cost-plus construction contracts, addressing when it is most advantageous to use, as well as the most severe drawbacks. The panel will provide examples to assist construction counsel on how to best document the changes that lead to future disputes, how best to audit a p... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide estate planners and administrators on managing the legal challenges of firearms in estate and trust administration. The panel will discuss federal gun laws and firearm designations, issues for beneficiaries inheriting guns, in-state and out-of-state transfers, and legal o... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide guidance to M&A counsel for mitigating the risk of successor liability with asset purchases. The panel will discuss the circumstances in which successor liability claims may arise and describe how due diligence, contractual provisions in the asset purchase agreements, a... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide guidance to counsel for lenders, borrowers, and loan servicers on seeking or opposing the appointment of receivership for distressed commercial real estate. The panel will also explain how lenders, borrowers, servicers, and prospective buyers can navigate the receiversh... Read More

This CLE/CPE webinar will outline guidance to tax attorneys and advisers on the impact of the 2017 tax reform on business aircraft purchases and ownership. The panel will discuss available planning options for purchases and ownership, reduced or eliminated tax deductions, and opportunities for tax s... Read More

This CLE webinar will offer guidance to healthcare counsel on precision medicine and the associated collaborations. The panel will examine the fair market value (FMV) requirements as well as the fraud and abuse risks. The panel will offer guidance on how to ensure compliance and avoid the challenges... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide important guidance on the preparation and negotiation of venture capital term sheets. The panel will discuss terms that impact price and valuation, liquidation preferences, board composition, drag-along and participation rights, protective covenants and more. Read More

This CLE webinar will provide best practices for attorneys on confronting the trademark infringement and counterfeiting threats by users of social networking websites. The panel will outline strategies for businesses and their counsel to police and protect against unauthorized use of their brands on... Read More

This CLE webinar will equip counsel to negotiate and draft forbearance agreements that provide maximum protection of lender interests while at the same time minimizing the risk of lender liability claims. A well structured and well drafted forbearance agreement can strengthen the lender's position s... Read More

This CLE webinar will examine the regulatory and enforcement framework around emergency COVID-19 loan programs, including the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and the Economic Injury Disaster Loan Program (EIDL). The panel will discuss actions by borrowers and lenders that can trigger potential lia... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide advanced techniques for deposing adverse expert witnesses in class action certification litigation, with particular focus on establishing or attacking predominance. Read More

This CLE webinar will provide ERISA attorneys and litigators an in-depth analysis of the recent wave of lawsuits filed against 401(k) plans and service providers, including what's at issue, common allegations, and key defenses and consideration. The webinar will also address recent U.S. Supreme Cour... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide corporate counsel with guidance for drafting provisions in LLC operating agreements that clearly define members' and managers' fiduciary duties. The panel will also explain how indemnification, exculpation, and limitation of liability clauses can minimize risk. Read More

This CLE webinar will examine important new developments in equipment financing, including the implementation of lease accounting standards and bundled lease structures which include service components. The panel will also discuss recent case law regarding "true lease" categorization, damages and ot... Read More

This CLE webinar will discuss hospital-physician clinically integrated networks (CIN) organizations in the context of how such developments have affected the 2020 legal, regulatory, and financial environment. Topics will include changes in and a new perspective on Medicare payment rules (including P... Read More

This CLE webinar will address the rapidly changing current employment environment and how to update employer handbooks to reflect the developing situation in the workplace. Legal restrictions and concerns at the federal, state, and local levels may affect employers' potential liability and response... Read More

This CLE webinar will focus on how lawyers in personal injury cases can account for and address race, gender, and ethnicity assumptions in themselves and in others and how those assumptions impact the court system in general and case resolution in particular. Stereotypes and assumptions may be expre... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide attendees with practical guidance on how to prepare and produce below budget privilege logs that will not draw valid objections. The panelists will discuss the key components of a log, negotiating less onerous logging requirements, metadata and categorical logs, how to... Read More

This webinar will provide a comprehensive and practical guide to structuring a beneficiary deemed owner trust (BDOT). The panel will discuss the provisions of Section 678 in depth, detail the income tax benefits of granting beneficiaries withdrawal rights over trust income but not principal, and dis... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide counsel to companies considering or involved in renewable energy projects with guidance on the federal tax credits. The panel will also discuss the recent IRS guidance, the impact of COVID-19, and offer their best practices for taking advantage of the tax credits and ot... Read More

This CLE webinar will discuss provisional patent applications, their benefits and limitations, and best practices for leveraging the applications. The panel will examine when and why to use provisional applications and the issue of tying non-provisional patent applications to provisional application... Read More

This CLE webinar will discuss how public companies that have seen their market capitalizations adversely impacted by COVID-19 have increasingly turned to shareholder rights plans, also known as "poison pills," to protect themselves against activist investors, opportunistic investors, and strategic b... Read More

This CLE/CPE webinar will provide guidance to tax counsel and advisers on critical tax issues associated with Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans and related expenses. The panel will discuss the latest developments and IRS guidance, challenges of loan forgiveness and exclusion from taxable incom... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide guidance and best practices to transactional attorneys from a litigation perspective that assists contract attorneys in spotting the common traps, critical clauses, and largest landmines that lead to defense or offense issues when presented in court. The expert panel wi... Read More

This CLE webinar will discuss critical issues in high net worth divorces where complex financial matters are often at stake. The program will analyze best practices for family law practitioners to address child support, property division, investments, and alimony/spousal support. Read More

This CLE webinar will prepare lenders' counsel to draft pledge and other agreements that establish a security interest in partnership and LLC interests. The panel will outline corresponding provisions to include in the borrower's operating or partnership agreement to maximize protection for the lend... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide counsel for buyers, sellers, and lenders in real estate transactions on allocation of environmental liability and structuring environmental indemnity agreements to ensure proper coverage for liabilities. The panel will examine key provisions and lessons from historical pr... Read More

This CLE webinar will discuss unique discovery requests that arise when a policyholder argues that its insurer's investigation and subsequent denial of its claim was arbitrary, capricious, and undertaken "in bad faith." The webinar will cover what information to request, how to request the informati... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide attorneys dealing with defaulted loans secured by personal property with a review of when an Article 9 foreclosure will maximize value for the secured creditor. The panel will discuss the Article 9 foreclosure process and outline best practices to address obstacles in A... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide counsel with an in-depth understanding of class action mediation and its value in getting relief to plaintiffs and finality for defendants. An experienced class action mediator can be critical to not only resolving the issues between plaintiffs and defendants but also i... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide guidance to ERISA counsel on the key provisions of the new Department of Labor (DOL) rules regarding electronic disclosures for ERISA-covered retirement plans. The panel will discuss the new alternative safe harbor, notice requirements, website standards, and key next s... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide local government counsel with guidance on addressing the issues presented by freight and passenger railroads that run through cities. The panel will provide an overview of the federal regulatory scheme governing the railroad industry and discuss strategies for exercisin... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide guidance to healthcare counsel for drafting and negotiating representations, warranties, and indemnification clauses in healthcare mergers and acquisitions. The panel will discuss key considerations when drafting the provisions, potential challenges, and strategies for... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide guidance to patent counsel on the essentials of patent exclusivity that are in critical need of independent checking. The panel will discuss crucial health checks on U.S. patent exclusivity for small molecules in Phase II efficacy trials and proceedings through large-sc... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide employment trial lawyers with the tools to handle the challenging task of cross-examining a plaintiff/victim claiming harassment or discrimination. The plaintiff/alleged victim's deposition is typically the pivotal testimonial event in the case. Trial counsel is often s... Read More

This CLE webinar will cover advanced deposition techniques in commercial litigation. The panel will discuss strategies for getting the most out of depositions, including exhaustion, boxing-in, and summarization techniques for ordinary, hostile, or evasive witnesses. Read More

For landlord and tenant counsel, our panel will discuss factors to consider when negotiating a commercial tenant rent relief agreement. When beginning the process of potential rent relief, landlords will want to consider their cash flow and financing arrangements and whether third party consent is n... Read More

This CLE/CPE webinar will provide guidance to tax counsel and advisers on critical tax considerations for secondary sales of interests in private funds. The panel will discuss tax and fund structuring challenges impacting the buyers, sellers and the fund, transfer restrictions, tax elections, alloca... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide estate planning counsel and advisers with a comprehensive and practical guide to structuring asset sales to intentionally defective irrevocable trusts (IDITs). The panel will discuss the use of both promissory notes and private annuities in estate planning and will iden... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide business counsel in drafting and negotiating indemnification and hold harmless provisions in commercial contracts. The panel will discuss critical elements of indemnification agreements, including scope, exclusions, and cost allocation. The panel will review enforceabilit... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide insight into identifying, drafting, and negotiating complex, high-risk provisions in manufacturing and supply agreements, which include warranty, intellectual property, tooling, indemnity, limitations of liabilities, forecasts, price adjustments, change orders, and more... Read More

This CLE webinar will review both traditional and evolving environmental insurance products (e.g., pollution legal liability, cost cap, and excess of indemnity), escrows, contractual liability transfers, and other tools in the context of the cleanup and/or transfer of contaminated properties. Read More

This CLE webinar will guide patent and other counsel on navigating the intersection of patents and export control laws. The panel will examine the challenges facing patent owners, when and where export control issues arise, and related licensing issues. The panel will offer best practices for comply... Read More

This CLE webinar will examine the mechanics of traditional private investments in public equity (PIPEs) as well as registered direct offerings. The panel will discuss short-term advantages and follow-up obligations for issuers, key terms, and issues for investors to consider when engaging in these t... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide healthcare counsel on remote patient monitoring (RPM). The panel will examine reimbursement issues and how the 2020 Physician Fee Schedule, as well as other recent changes, impact the landscape for RPM reimbursement. The panel will also address challenges of RPM, such as... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide real estate and finance counsel with the tools to structure sale-leaseback transactions. The panel will also discuss the advantages and pitfalls of these deals for seller/tenants and buyer/investors, and offer best practices to structure the deal for all parties to prot... Read More

This CLE/CPE webinar will guide tax professionals and advisers on the tax challenges and reporting obligations of U.S. shareholders of passive foreign investment companies (PFICs) under current tax law. The panel will discuss key tax provisions impacting the reporting of income from PFICs by U.S. ta... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide employee benefits counsel in defending against wrongful denial of benefits claims involving ERISA plans. The panel will explain the administrative process required under ERISA before litigation may proceed. The panel will also discuss how courts are addressing critical pr... Read More

This CLE webinar will analyze vexing issues in the valuation of professional service arrangements/employment deals, emergency department call coverage, and service line management arrangements. The panel will address valuation and regulatory concerns that result and offer best practices for overcomi... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide business attorneys on determining when their clients need music licenses for the use of music by any of their clients. The panel will discuss how any business may need to obtain licenses when they use music in events (including virtual events), in commercials, on websites... Read More

This CLE webinar will advise real estate practitioners on drafting reciprocal easement agreements (REAs) for retail and mixed-use developments and redevelopments, subdividing existing projects for investment sales, avoiding common pitfalls in preparing REAs, and utilizing best practices for updating... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide trusts and estates counsel guidance for recognizing and overcoming critical tax issues of partnerships in estate planning. The panel will discuss the fundamentals of partnership income tax rules for estate planners, maintaining capital accounts, basis rules, traps invol... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide patent counsel on understanding the types of activity that may lead to a finding of inequitable conduct or unclean hands. The panel will also provide insights into practical tactics to avoid the risk of a court's ruling of inequitable conduct or unclean hands. The panel w... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide employee benefits counsel on potential pension withdrawal and shutdown liability issues and other legal implications of furloughs and layoffs. Read More

This CLE webinar will guide elder law and estate planning attorneys on the challenges and legal implications of real estate transfers for planning purposes. The panel will discuss the impact of property transfers in elder law planning on income, estate and gift tax, Medicaid transfer rules and penal... Read More

This CLE/CPE webinar will provide tax counsel with an up-to-date look at the drafting, commercial, and compliance implications of the partnership audit rules, including a discussion of IRS guidance on issues presented by the statute. The panel will describe the partnership audit processes in detail,... Read More

This CLE webinar will discuss the Supreme Court's decision in County of Maui, Hawai'i. v. Hawai'i Wildlife Fund, which sets forth a new test for when discharges to jurisdictional waters via groundwater require NPDES permitting under the Clean Water Act (CWA): when the discharge to groundwater is the... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide counsel to companies doing business internationally on key considerations when structuring international contracts. The panel will discuss core contract provisions and offer strategies for addressing and minimizing the risks inherent to international business dealings. Read More

This CLE webinar will provide employee benefits counsel an in-depth analysis of new DOL and IRS regulations for employee benefits plans impacting plan sponsors and administrators, participants, and beneficiaries. The panel will discuss recently issued DOL and IRS relief for retirement, health and we... Read More

This CLE webinar will explore the nationwide impact of a unanimous decision in favor of corporate policyholders by the California Supreme Court in April 2020. Policyholders can identify which policy years have the best coverage, collect, and let the carriers resolve further allocation. Any business... Read More

This CLE webinar will show counsel in personal injury cases, especially those involving pharmaceuticals or medical devices, how to depose, examine, or cross-examine who may be the most important witness at trial--the physician, surgeon, or dentist testifying as to causation. The program will provide... Read More

This CLE webinar will discuss the various uses of swaps and other derivative products to hedge risk in real estate finance transactions, how to integrate derivatives into loan documentation, and how to document the swap transaction to ensure there is consistency with the loan. Read More

This CLE webinar will prepare M&A deal counsel to draft contracts to protect sellers from post-closing liability. The panel will discuss how courts have analyzed different limitation of liability provisions and how they impact buyers and sellers. Read More

The CLE webinar will provide an advanced discussion of patent eligibility, focusing in great detail on the latest Federal Circuit decisions, Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) cases, and U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) guidance. The panel will offer best practices for navigating the inter... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide guidance to healthcare counsel on revenue cycle issues caused by COVID-19, including issues arising from the passage and implementation of the CARES Act, changes to payment and other policies by commercial payers (including Medicare Advantage and Medicaid managed care p... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide IP counsel on protecting color marks. The panel will examine recent court and Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) decisions regarding color marks. The panel will also discuss the evidentiary requirements for proving distinctiveness, outline how to show that color is n... Read More

This CLE webinar will offer counsel new arguments for challenging class actions at the pleadings and the pre-certification and certification stages on jurisdictional grounds, as well as guidance in applying a landmark Supreme Court decision to class actions. Read More

This CLE webinar will guide litigators in using Federal Rules of Evidence 902(13) and (14) to have records derived from electronic sources admitted into evidence. The panel will discuss the scope of the rules, state analogs, and how to avoid unexpected stumbling blocks when obtaining the necessary c... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide patent counsel through the evolving evidentiary standards at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB). The panel will examine decisions recently designated as precedential or informative and their impact on the standards. The panel will of... Read More

This CLE webinar will examine the U.S. federal income tax issues associated with debt restructurings and workouts, including loan modifications, debt refinancings, and the acquisition of outstanding portfolio company debt, in today's challenging business environment. The panel will discuss planning... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide trademark counsel on conducting, analyzing, and using trademark searches. The panel will discuss overcoming the challenges in the trademark clearance process and outline best practices for preparing clearance opinions. Read More

This CLE webinar will provide estate planners with a comprehensive and practical guide to navigating the complexities of fiduciary accounting income (FAI) for trusts and estates. The panel will focus on the impact of FAI on planners and estate administrators and will detail how to interpret essentia... Read More

This CLE/CPE webinar will provide tax counsel a critical analysis of the impact of Section 199A qualified business income (QBI) deduction on the tax treatment of guaranteed payments to partners. The panel will discuss the default treatment of payments for services to a partner under Section 707 and... Read More

This CLE webinar will examine issues presented for construction lenders and borrowers in the wake of COVID-19. The panel will discuss critical concerns for lenders when dealing with financially distressed borrowers and projects that have been delayed or disrupted. The panel will also discuss essenti... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide insurance counsel on the primary differences between self-insured retentions (SIRs) and deductibles. The panel will outline how the application of these two distinct risk retention vehicles impacts defense and/or coverage obligations of both insurers and policyholders. Read More

This CLE webinar will equip defense counsel in trucking cases, or any case involving a safety expert, to not only prevent the plaintiff's safety expert from inflicting damage but to use the plaintiff's expert to tell the defense's narrative. This webinar will show what useful cross-examination cover... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide general counsel and in-house attorneys with strategies for addressing internet defamation and online reputation attacks against their clients. The panel will examine the various factors counsel must consider when responding to online attacks; effective tactics to identify... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide counsel advising parties involved in contaminated site cleanups on protecting the contribution interests of potentially responsible parties (PRPs) in seeking cost recovery against other PRPs. Read More

This CLE webinar will provide guidance to counsel for plan fiduciaries and companies on avoiding and defending ERISA class claims that allege breach of fiduciary duty related to the selection and administration of investment plans. The panel will discuss the latest trends, analyze key substantive an... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide counsel on steps that healthcare facilities should take to minimize liability for disruptive physicians in the recruiting and credentialing processes. The panel will also discuss best practices should the healthcare provider pursue disciplinary action against a practition... Read More

This CLE webinar will cover the strategies and best practices for obtaining or opposing accelerated pre-trial relief and how to enforce a preliminary injunction or temporary restraining order (TRO). Injunctions are powerful tools to stop wrongdoing and preserve the dissipation of assets. But even th... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide estate planning counsel with detailed guidance on the drafting of "see-through" trusts that qualify as IRA beneficiaries under IRS regulations. The panel will explain provisions governing both "conduit trusts" and "accumulation trusts" and offer sample language for both... Read More

This CLE webinar will examine trends and case law developments affecting businesses negotiating agreement terms via text, email, messaging, or other forms of electronic communication. The panel will discuss steps counsel should take to avoid inadvertently forming an e-contract and strategies to mini... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide counsel for employers on how to handle FMLA leave for workers with chronic illness. The panel will discuss how to scrutinize the FMLA certification form completed by the employee's healthcare provider, as well as best practices for verifying continuing medical treatment. Read More

This CLE/CPE webinar will guide tax professionals and advisers on critical tax presence and residency issues for individuals and businesses stemming from COVID-19. Read More

This CLE webinar will discuss the crucial structural considerations and legal complexities of forming, launching, and operating a private real estate fund. The program will review how recent regulatory developments impact fund managers and investors regarding issues like fees and expenses, co-invest... Read More

This CLE webinar will examine attorney-client privilege for banks and financial institutions. We will provide practical guidance for safeguarding the attorney-client privilege, how to respond to document requests that seek privileged information, and how to respond to regulatory requests for privile... Read More

The CLE webinar will provide an in-depth discussion for counsel on the current state of the law regarding when a non-patent prior art reference qualifies as a "printed publication" for purposes of an invalidity challenge. The panel will discuss recent Federal Circuit, district court, and PTAB decisi... Read More

This CLE webinar will address the distinct legal problems facing commercial landlords and tenants of co-working or shared office space in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Our panel will look at ways to mitigate liability and how to best negotiate provisions between parties in the new normal. Read More

This CLE webinar will prepare family law practitioners with best practices to represent divorcing parties who have an interest in or seek to claim an interest in a spouse's trust. The panel will review drafting methods to mitigate attacks on trust assets, explain how to attack a trust, discuss avail... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide trusts and estates counsel an in-depth analysis of federal income and transfer tax consequences of domestic asset protection trusts (DAPTs). The panel will discuss key tax planning issues and structuring techniques to minimize federal and state taxes, navigating the dif... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide litigators on combating the emerging trial strategy commonly known as the "reptile theory." The panel will educate counsel about how to identify and respond to "reptile" tactics at every stage of a matter from discovery through closing argument. Read More

This CLE webinar will provide attorneys across all practice areas much needed guidance and context for evaluating insurance coverage for firearms and shooting liability claims under different kinds of policies, as well as best practices and strategies for alleging or defending claims. Both the attor... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide environmental counsel with an overview of the recent science related to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). The panel will discuss recent precedent-setting cases and recently enacted legislation that will impact PFAS regulation and liability and focus on the rap... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide counsel on the relative advantages and disadvantages of the Uniform Domain Name Resolution Policy (UDRP), the Uniform Rapid Suspension (URS) system, and the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act (ACPA). The panel will examine the considerations in determining which a... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide M&A counsel with guidance on the negotiation and drafting of forward and reverse breakup fee provisions in acquisition agreements. The panel discussion will include the purpose of termination fees for both the acquirer and the target, how they can impact other aspects o... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide bankruptcy and lender counsel with a review of the In re Ultra Petroleum case from the Fifth Circuit, highlighting conflicts in the relevant case law and emerging theories regarding both enforceability of make-whole and no-call provisions in bankruptcy loan agreements a... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide healthcare counsel on compliance with the evolving federal and state level telehealth requirements. The panel will address the steps that entities and providers should take to ensure compliance with stricter telehealth requirements. Read More

This CLE webinar will guide intellectual property counsel on the IP issues that arise in podcasts and live streaming. The panel will discuss protecting rights in podcasts and live streaming. The panel will also examine the steps to take to minimize the likelihood of infringing upon the IP rights of... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide patent counsel on minimizing the risk of malpractice claims in patent prosecution. The panel will examine common pitfalls and problematic behavior as well as how the courts have dealt with recent malpractice claims in the patent context. Read More

This CLE webinar will give real estate and finance counsel a working knowledge of Qualified Opportunity Zones (QOZs) and Qualified Opportunity Funds (QOFs) created under the 2017 tax reform and clarified by regulations released in December 2019 along with updates for rules, regulations, and timeline... Read More

This CLE webinar will discuss recent state legislative changes and case law trends regarding noncompete agreements and other restrictive covenants in New York, California, Illinois, Washington, and other states, as well as look at the proposed changes to federal labor law. The panel will offer best... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide patent counsel in drafting U.S.-origin patent applications to maximize prosecution opportunities in both the U.S. and Europe. After discussing each area, the panel will offer best practices for U.S. patent application drafters to protect inventions in Europe without sacri... Read More

This CLE webinar will discuss ramifications of the scheduled phaseout of LIBOR (London Interbank Offered Rate) at the end of 2021 and outline steps real estate and commercial finance counsel must take now to review and consider amendments to existing floating-rate loan documents. The panel will disc... Read More

This CLE webinar will instruct personal injury attorneys on the prerequisites for filing suit under the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) and how to defeat the government's motions to dismiss or for summary judgment based on the "independent contractor" and the "discretionary function" exceptions to th... Read More

This CLE webinar will offer advisers and counsel a review of tax implications of executive and employee compensation in the context of a merger, acquisition, or sale of a business or business unit. The panel will provide best practices for counsel to avoid tax pitfalls in structuring and implementin... Read More

This CLE webinar will identify types of potentially insurable risk faced by the cannabis industry, review types of coverage, typical exclusions and associated legal issues, assess the state of the cannabis insurance market and state regulatory regimes, and provide practical guidance on obtaining ins... Read More

This CLE webinar will discuss the issues specific to sponsor-strategic partnerships formed to facilitate M&A deals. The panel will explore the advantages of these alliances and the questions regarding governance, decisionmaking, bidding, and essential considerations regarding exit strategies. Read More

This CLE webinar will discuss the rules for cramdown under Chapter 11 for debtors that are not proceeding under the Small Business Reorganization Act of 2019, the best strategies and practices for debtors and creditors when confirmation will involve cramdown, and current arguments for resolving valu... Read More

This CLE webinar will take practitioners beyond the fundamentals of using depositions for impeachment and discuss when depositions from prior litigation may be introduced as substantive evidence. The webinar also will cover when to anticipate using a deposition in subsequent cases and how to lay a p... Read More

This CLE webinar will analyze the contribution obligations of co-guarantors after a borrower defaults on a loan and how a contribution agreement can clarify those obligations. The panel will discuss various actions or circumstances which should be addressed, including partial guaranties, bad acts wh... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide tips and tricks for employment litigators on how to defend against and mitigate damage awards in discrimination and retaliation lawsuits. The panel will discuss the recurring issues that arise during employment trials and the unique challenges in the current economic cl... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide counsel with a review of deal structures and legal and practical challenges in drafting and negotiating a solar lease. The panel will outline considerations for counsel to maximize benefits and minimize risks in a solar leasing opportunity. Read More

This CLE webinar will guide patent counsel on how recent Federal Circuit and PTAB case law impact daily patent practice. The panel will offer best practices to navigate pre- and post-issuance scrutiny for compliance with 35 U.S.C. 112(b). Read More

This CLE webinar will guide counsel in healthcare private equity transactions on due diligence measures that effectively identify and mitigate risks and liabilities. The panel will address the regulatory and corporate practice of medicine issues that should be considered during the due diligence pro... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide real estate attorneys with current guidance on the changes related to closings in a social distancing environment. As several states have eased regulations regarding closings, counsel must clarify what is required, as well as best practices related to verification of pa... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide counsel to U.S. businesses seeking and accepting foreign investments on the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) approval process. The panel will discuss what parties need to do to be well prepared to get CFIUS approval for investments and deals. T... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide trusts and estates counsel guidance on critical issues relating to S corporations in estate planning. The panel will discuss principal tax rules relating to S corporations that significantly impact estate planning and offer techniques for the use of multiple grantor tru... Read More

The CLE webinar will show both plaintiffs and defense counsel in trucking accident litigation how to prevent a manufacturer whose product caused an accident from escaping its obligations to contribute its fair share of any recovery. As product liability issues routinely intrude into trucking cases,... Read More

This CLE webinar will arm employment counsel with strategic approaches for disputing or leveraging the use of statistical evidence to establish classwide liability in wage and hour actions. The panel will discuss how the lower courts are applying Tyson Foods Inc. v. Bouaphakeo, review statistical sa... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide guidance to patent counsel on litigation of patent rights globally. The panel will examine substantive and procedural differences that counsel should analyze when determining when and where to bring infringement suits in various global jurisdictions. The panel will also... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide healthcare counsel on physician incentives, examining the legal requirements and the potential risks. The panel will compare current incentives and value-based incentives and discuss the impact on regulatory compliance. The panel will offer best practices for structuring... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide corporate counsel, directors, and officers on methods to minimize risks by drafting specific contract provisions. The panel will discuss approaches to limit exposure in service agreements, managing third-party breaches, and due diligence considerations in the outsourcing... Read More

This CLE webinar will analyze the legal pitfalls for securities issuers who utilize unregistered "finders" to solicit investors, the SEC's restrictive position on permissible activities of finders, activities that require broker-dealer registration, and SEC regulatory actions regarding unregistered... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide commercial finance counsel with guidance on using and analyzing term sheets, proposals, and commitment letters in commercial finance transactions. The panel will explain the potential risks associated with their usage and provide best practices for minimizing those risk... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide patent counsel for overcoming Section 101 rejections for computer and electronics related patents. The panel will review recent case law and USPTO guidance on 101 patent eligibility and offer strategies to address Section 101 rejections. Read More

This CLE webinar will guide renewable energy counsel in structuring private equity transactions in renewable energy. The panel will discuss the impact of the coronavirus on private equity transactions and opportunities for private equity funds for distressed projects, purchase price considerations,... Read More

This CLE/CPE webinar will provide tax professionals a critical analysis of the recent changes made to Section 163(j) under the CARES Act. The panel will discuss new special partnership rules and the impact of the revisions to Section 163(j) under the CARES Act on international and U.S. state taxes.... Read More

This CLE webinar will discuss how counsel litigating claims arising from commercial vehicle accidents, toxic exposure, and other personal injury claims can recognize, leverage, and counter emotional thinking by the jury. The panel will discuss the prevalence of illogical thinking and show how to har... Read More

This CLE webinar will address the 2017 modifications to the AIA Construction Contracts Documents. The panel will devote significant attention to the creation of the Insurance and Bonds Exhibit. Read More

This CLE webinar will guide benefits counsel and advisers on the complex mechanisms, procedures, and methods used by the DOL and IRS in examining health and welfare plans of groups and organizations. The panel will discuss the latest DOL and IRS initiatives for investigations and audits, critical le... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide strategies for drafting LLC opinion letters, using the TriBar LLC Opinion Supplemental Report as a guide. The panel will discuss the potential liabilities involved in rendering opinion letters and best practices for counsel to reduce risk in providing opinion letters. Read More

This CLE webinar will explain and analyze the complex issues facing counsel when advising elderly clients regarding gifting their house. The panel will discuss Medicaid eligibility and gifting rules, tax implications, transfers to a trust, pros and cons of an outright gift, and alternatives to gifti... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide class action defense counsel in the strategies and logistics for pursuing post-certification procedural and substantive motions and appeals. The panel will discuss the advantages and disadvantages of seeking motions for Rule 23(f) appellate review, decertification, recons... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide counsel to policyholders and insurers in addressing the complex issues for parties who either bring or defend against allegations of bad faith by insurers in claims investigations. Read More

The CLE webinar will discuss how to plan and carry out successful discovery in a nursing home malpractice case. The webinar will discuss specific evidence to request for different causes of action, how to notice depositions to obtain the best results, how to manage the large volume of documents invo... Read More

This CLE webinar will explore noncompete agreements and related disputes and litigation. The panel will provide a general discussion of noncompete agreements and other restrictive covenants, discuss developments in the courts and the legislature that impact such agreements, and offer strategic persp... Read More

This CLE webinar will teach family law attorneys to identify and manage legal issues that arise when a spouse obtains evidence using electronic or telephonic interception, smartphones, spyware, GPS tracking devices, webcams, wiretaps, or other methods. Read More

This CLE webinar will prepare counsel for commercial tenants for leasing issues unique to office and retail leases and best practices to protect tenant interests, as well as provide insight into how the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting landlord and tenant rights, obligations, and relationships. The pa... Read More

This CLE webinar will explore the challenges in responding to document requests under FRCP 26 and 34 and propose solutions to several perennial discovery problems including overbroad requests, privilege, and novel ways to restrict responses. The panel will also raise questions on the impact of timin... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide IP counsel on the monetary and non-monetary remedies available for trademark infringement. The panel will examine the Supreme Court's recent decision in Romag Fasteners v. Fossil, the willfulness requirement, and the decision's potential impact. The panel will discuss non... Read More

This CLE/CPE webinar will provide tax counsel and advisers guidance on tax and related issues for businesses engaged in the cannabis industry. The panel will discuss critical federal and select state tax rules impacting cannabis businesses, recent tax court decisions, Section 280E, forfeiture, and b... Read More

This CLE webinar will examine recent trends in use of blockchain in commercial contracts. The panel will focus on unique features that create advantages to the use of blockchain, including limitation on alterations of the terms, decentralization, and security, as well as describing how things can go... Read More

This CLE webinar will discuss solar securitization, examining its role in solar financing and challenges to anticipate. The panel will guide counsel on leveraging solar securitization as an alternative financing tool while protecting investor tax benefits. Read More

This CLE webinar will discuss the options currently available to hotel operators and their lenders impacted by the COVID-19 economic and travel shutdown. The panel will discuss the complex issues presented with foreclosure or restructuring of distressed hotel loans. The panel will also address how n... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide in-depth analysis and practical recommendations for preparing plaintiffs for defense physical or mental examinations taken. Because these examinations will inevitably be allowed, plaintiff's counsel should engage defense counsel to limit the scope of examination and min... Read More

This CLE webinar will analyze different options for providing liquidity to private equity funds that are facing a shortage of capital in the current market environment. The panel will review the mechanics and the pros and cons of these alternative structures. Read More

This CLE webinar will provide estate planning counsel and fiduciary advisers with an advanced practical guide to basis adjustment techniques and strategies to minimize income tax on estate and trust assets. The panelist will discuss advanced strategies for achieving income tax basis step-up under va... Read More

This CLE webinar will examine the role of disclosure schedules in U.S. and cross-border M&A transactions, review buyer and seller perspectives on updating disclosures, and explain best practices for tailoring disclosures to related provisions of the purchase agreement. The panel will also discuss cu... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide employee benefits counsel, sponsors, and administrators an in-depth analysis of the impact of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act on employee benefit plans. The panel will discuss critical provisions of the CARES Act for plan sponsors and admi... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide healthcare counsel with guidance on the unique legal issues for hospitals and other healthcare providers facing bankruptcy. The panel will discuss how bankruptcy impacts hospital/healthcare provider obligations under Medicare, HIPAA, Stark Law, Anti-Kickback Statute, an... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide counsel who advise K-12 and higher educational institutions in the financial crisis. The panel will discuss legal issues when dealing with negative cash flow and uncertain economic prospects, including bankruptcy, restructuring, and funding options. The panel will also di... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide IP counsel for understanding double patenting. The panel will analyze recent court treatment, offer best practices to defeat double patenting rejections and avoid terminal disclaimers, and provide specific language to consider if a terminal disclaimer must be filed. Read More

This CLE webinar will provide counsel with advice on potential employer discrimination claims related to enforcement of the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN Act) and reduction in force and how some states have intervened to modify notice requirements while the CARES Act failed... Read More

This CLE webinar will focus on the impact of the CARES Act on landlord-tenant law, focusing on income assistance for residential rent, SBA loans for commercial tenants, and the current moratoriums on both foreclosures and evictions for properties with federally-backed mortgages. The panel will addre... Read More

This CLE webinar will examine various provisions of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act that will have a regulatory impact on the banking industry. The panel will discuss removal of the cap on FDIC insured deposits; the OCC waiver of single-borrower lending limits for nati... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide personal injury attorneys in navigating the complex liability and insurance coverage issues that arise from auto accidents involving rideshare services such as Uber and Lyft. The panel will discuss the plaintiff and defense perspectives on this emerging area of the law. Read More

This CLE/CPE webinar will guide tax counsel and advisers to resolve complex tax questions confronting pass-through entities with a presence in more than one state. Our panel will brief attendees on state recognition rules and other complexities that apply to multistate S corps, LLCs, and partnership... Read More

This CLE webinar will bring family lawyers current on trends in the impact of substance use and abuse on child custody determinations. Even when a parent uses a legal substance (alcohol and now cannabis, in some jurisdictions), courts grapple with the legal implications. The best interest of the chi... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide landlord's counsel in handling the critical legal issues that arise before and after a tenant files for bankruptcy. The panel will outline strategies for commercial landlords to protect their interests and maximize recovery under state law and the Bankruptcy Code. Read More

This CLE webinar will guide healthcare counsel on measures for hospitals and physicians to ensure compliance and minimize liability when using patient portals and other electronic means to communicate protected health information (PHI). The panel will outline the legal risks with patient portal use... Read More

This CLE webinar will discuss the standards for injunctive classes and cover recent judicial decisions on this topic. Our panel will also discuss strategies for approaching Rule 23(b)(2) class actions from both the plaintiff and defense perspective. Read More

This CLE webinar will provide ERISA counsel, in-house corporate counsel, and plan sponsor decisionmakers with the tools to structure and implement appropriate investment committee policies and procedures. Our multi-disciplinary panel will provide best practices for selecting and training investment... Read More

The CLE webinar will outline the key considerations in structuring management lines of credit, general partner (GP) financing, and employee co-investment facilities within private equity funds. The panel will discuss collateral security packages, fund obligations, administrative concerns, common poi... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide information on the federal and state guidelines related to continued environmental regulation, remediation, and enforcement in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Read More

This CLE webinar will offer trial lawyers concrete strategies and tactics to diffuse potential jury anger in setting damages, provide reasonable alternative damages figures for a defense verdict, and personalizing the corporate defendant to the jury panel. Read More

This CLE webinar will discuss developments in asset recovery litigation against officers, directors, and outside professionals of distressed or insolvent companies, in particular the evolving and complex in pari delicto defense that may bar recovery by trustees, receivers, and creditors. Read More

This CLE webinar will provide practical guidance for land use and real estate counsel on structuring and negotiating development agreements with municipalities for property development or redevelopment. The panel will discuss terms to ensure implementation and protect against challenges to the agree... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide counsel on negotiating and structuring joint development agreements (JDAs) to allocate IP ownership. The panel will discuss the key provisions of the JDA to protect IP rights and avoid unintended consequences. Read More

This CLE webinar will discuss the trend in some jurisdictions to admit statements of outside counsel as admissions against their clients under Federal Rule of Evidence 801(d)(2). Read More

This CLE webinar will guide trusts and estates counsel on critical estate planning challenges and opportunities in light of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The panel will discuss key provisions of the CARES Act, potential opportunities as a result of the decline in asset values, tax planning st... Read More

This CLE webinar will examine recent legal trends and developments regarding e-signatures and electronic contracts, with the panel focusing in part on the use of e-signatures and electronic contracts during COVID-19 business interruptions, governors' remote notarization executive orders, a status up... Read More

This CLE/CPE webinar will provide tax counsel with comprehensive guidance on the 754 election for partnerships. The panel will discuss the basis adjustment rules associated with sales, transfers, and partnership interests or property distributions; review the impact of the Section 754 election for i... Read More

This CLE webinar will offer family law attorneys a "boot camp" on drafting qualified domestic relations orders (QDROs) for 401(k)s and similarly defined contribution plans. The panel will prepare family law attorneys to draft effective QDROs that will protect their client's interests and be accepted... Read More

This CLE webinar will discuss solar financing tax equity structures--sale-leasebacks, inverted leases, and partnership flips--and the advantages and disadvantages of each from a legal, business, financial, and tax perspective. The panel will examine current trends and issues in solar financings. Read More

This CLE webinar will provide an overview of Shari'ah-compliant investment, an asset-based investment system that is frequently, though imprecisely, known as Islamic finance. Read More

This CLE webinar will examine the critical issues that private fund managers should consider in managing funds and fund investments during the COVID-19 epidemic. The panel will discuss actions which managers should take now with regard to their investors, lenders, and regulators. Read More

This CLE webinar will guide patent counsel on the patent infringement risks involved with manufacturing goods protected by third-party patents to help with the COVID-19 battle. The panel will examine possible protections available to companies and will address ways to minimize potential damages in a... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide employee benefits counsel with guidance on the use of private company liquidity bonus plans to increase incentive and retain current employees. The panel will outline the mechanics of these compensatory arrangements, also known as carve-out plans, discuss strategic cons... Read More

This CLE webinar will examine the structuring of stock acquisitions from both the buyer and target company perspective. The panel will discuss the advantages of stock vs. asset acquisitions and some key due diligence issues presented in acquiring all the assets and accompanying liabilities of a comp... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide counsel to trademark owners on negotiating and drafting coexistence agreements. The panel will offer strategies for pursuing, negotiating, and structuring such contracts. Read More

This CLE webinar will address substantive consolidation which allows the bankruptcy court to treat two or more debtors as one entity, pool the assets and claims of all entities, and eliminate inter-company claims for purposes of administration and distribution of assets. Read More

This CLE webinar will address the impact of COVID-19 on private and federal construction projects and the legal implications that may arise from business interruptions due to restricted supply chains and a depleted workforce. The panel will further address how to proactively handle prospective const... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide a refreshing and entertaining approach to contract drafting by exploring what not to do and the reasons not to do it. The program will review the evolution of contract drafting and why strategies that worked in the past may be less suitable now. Read More

This CLE webinar will discuss making and resolving claims under employment practices liability (EPL) insurance, which offers coverage against employee lawsuits alleging discrimination and other improper employer acts. The webinar will identify recurring misconceptions and stumbling blocks and how to... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide employment litigators with strategic techniques for jury selection. The panel will offer tips for using social media and questionnaires, weeding out jurors, dealing with tainted jurors, and avoiding common mistakes during voir dire. Read More

This CLE webinar will discuss requirements for security documentation, UCC rules for perfecting the security interest, and the pitfalls encountered with competing liens and hidden liens that may trump the lender's lien priority. Read More

This CLE webinar will provide finance and lending counsel with an examination of current and potential uses of blockchain in banking and FinTech. The panel will discuss the advantages of distributed ledger technology (DLT) in cost-efficiency, cybersecurity, and fraud protection, as well as the legal... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide patent counsel on the enforcement of patent rights globally. The panel will examine global patent litigation to protect IP rights in the worldwide marketplace. The panel will discuss current global litigation trends and the tools necessary when determining if, when, and w... Read More

This CLE/CPE webinar will provide guidance to tax counsel and advisers on critical tax considerations amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The panel will discuss tax implications and potential opportunities under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, recent IRS guidance, NOL rules,... Read More

This CLE webinar will prepare attorneys to comply with the fundamental rule that a lawyer must not reveal information relating to a client's representation unless the client has given informed consent when the attorney must work in unusual conditions, such as when forced to relocate on short notice... Read More

This CLE webinar will be an in-depth analysis of critical techniques for avoiding high income taxes on accumulation trusts. Estate planning authority James G. Blase will provide a detailed discussion of drafting solutions for Section 678 withdrawal powers, trust income that exceeds Section 2514(e) l... Read More

This webinar will guide tax professionals and advisers on the legal challenges and available planning techniques for domesticating individually owned controlled foreign corporations (CFCs) under current tax law. The panel will discuss rules governing U.S. persons with non-U.S. businesses and investm... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide patent counsel with suggestions on claim and label language; to proactively coordinate patent, regulatory, and clinical personnel; and to maintain consistency between claims and likely or actual label language throughout patent prosecution and label negotiation with the... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide healthcare counsel using boilerplate provisions in healthcare contracts. The panel will discuss identifying and avoiding the pitfalls of boilerplate contract clauses in these agreements. The panel will also provide insight into structuring individualized language to fit t... Read More

This CLE webinar will focus on drafting force majeure clauses to address the issues and factors required by U.S. courts for enforcement, as well as addressing the international reach and interpretation of what "superior force" may mean on a global level. The panel will guide counsel on the precise n... Read More

This CLE webinar will explore the advantages to be gained when personal injury attorneys pay attention to often overlooked, but increasingly important, choice of law issues. Read More

This CLE webinar will provide practitioners with tools for drafting local counsel opinions for real estate finance transactions, referencing recently published opinion reports. The panel will also discuss ethical considerations and liability risks associated with the rendering of local counsel opini... Read More

This CLE webinar will discuss the types of classwide damage models that plaintiffs use to obtain certification and how to advance or oppose each of these types of damages. The program will discuss the use of expert witnesses to testify about the plaintiffs' damage calculations and defense experts to... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide practical guidance to real estate counsel on early termination clauses in commercial leases, with a focus on best practices in negotiating, drafting, and documenting early termination provisions and liquidated damage clauses and assignments and permitted transfers. Read More

This CLE webinar will guide attorneys representing insurance companies in spotting and unraveling increasingly complex and organized fraud. These schemes may be related to only one claim but increasingly span multiple industries and types of policies, including commercial and property; life, health,... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide legal practitioners with practical advice about developing a process for the preparation of opinion letters and the typical language included in standard opinions requested in commercial finance transactions. The panel will review the common elements of an opinion lette... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide employment lawyers an in-depth view of the particular statutes, regulations, and decisions that govern employment and labor law at colleges and universities. These differences can be more restrictive than general employment and labor law and can vary by state. Thus, tho... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide construction counsel on effective strategies for proving or defending claims for construction delay damages. The panel will also outline best practices to minimize construction delay litigation. Read More

This CLE webinar will focus on the employment issues related to the reopening of businesses following shelter-in-place orders. The panel will discuss topics related to in-office social distancing and how to address wellness concerns and ADA accommodations while addressing attendance and performance... Read More

This CLE webinar will prepare real estate counsel to deal with crucial tax issues and avoid costly mistakes in structuring agreements for real estate partnerships and LLCs. The panel will offer best practices for drafting provisions that reflect effective tax compliance and planning in light of rece... Read More

This CLE webinar will examine the SEC's investigative process and fundamental misconceptions that SEC enforcement defense counsel often have about how SEC investigations work. The webinar will provide counsel with insights into the SEC's decisionmaking process and consider the tactical tools availab... Read More

This CLE webinar will prepare counsel to patent owners, licensees, and licensors to protect their interests by allocating infringement risks during negotiations of warranties, limitation of liability, and indemnification provisions in patent contracts. The panel will offer best practices for negotia... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide guidance to energy counsel on critical issues for energy projects in light of the coronavirus pandemic. The panel will discuss key considerations in reexamining current energy-related contracts and legal implications, determining the applicability of force majeure claus... Read More

This CLE/CPE webinar will guide tax professionals on the tax issues stemming from partnership non-cash property distributions. The panel will discuss critical issues in structuring non-cash property distributions, key exceptions, questions in applying Sections 751, 704(c), 707, 731(c), 737, and 752,... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide employee benefits attorneys and advisers on critical issues and challenges of COVID-19 on employee health and welfare plans and administration. The panel will discuss the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on employee benefits, the new Families First Coronavirus Response... Read More

This CLE webinar will examine the remedies available to suppliers who have delivered or are delivering goods to financially distressed buyers in the supply chain. The panel will discuss the rights and remedies available under Article 2 of the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC), and steps to take if the b... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide local government legal advisers on leveraging the $3 billion made available by the CARES Act to empower city and county communities to address the COVID-19 crisis and to develop long-term solutions to chronic homelessness and other housing issues. Read More

This CLE webinar will provide counsel with guidance based on the opportunity zone (OZ) regulations recently released by the Treasury Department related to brownfield redevelopment. The panel will address the IRS requirements in the assessment, remediation, and redevelopment of brownfield properties... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide benefits counsel with an overview of the types of equity compensation arrangements available to partnerships and LLCs. The panel will discuss tax consequences, advantages and disadvantages, design and structuring, and implementation considerations. The panel will also e... Read More

This CLE webinar will discuss the interplay between insurance coverage issues and settlement discussions, including the extent to which an insurance company can consider its coverage defenses in determining whether to settle, and if so, the terms of settlement. Read More

This CLE webinar will guide deal counsel for drafting shareholder agreements that accompany private equity (PE) transactions. The panel will examine considerations and best practices to ensure shareholder agreements are valid and binding on shareholders throughout the life cycle of the investment, i... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide healthcare counsel addressing the staffing shortages that many hospitals and healthcare providers are facing. The panel will discuss licensing and credentialing issues relating to the reallocation of physician and provider resources. The panel will also address billing an... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide IP counsel on functional claiming in software patents and USPTO prosecution. The panel will examine recent court treatment and explain how to navigate the issue of functionality given the uncertainties in the prosecution and litigation contexts. Read More

This CLE webinar will provide estates and trusts attorneys an in-depth analysis of available methods of building asset protection into estate plans under current tax law. The panel will discuss pitfalls to avoid in accord with current tax rules, approaches to guard assets, fraudulent transfers, and... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide business counsel with a roadmap for drafting and negotiating product distribution agreements. The panel will discuss key clauses that should be included in the contracts and explain strategies for mitigating risk and avoiding common negotiation pitfalls. Read More

This CLE webinar will explore resolving disputes over and litigating the rarely-invoked force majeure clause and related doctrines of impracticability and impossibility when performance is delayed or becomes too difficult or is not possible. Read More

This CLE/CPE webinar will guide tax professionals and advisers on grasping critical tax collection and audit-related issues and solutions in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. The panel will discuss essential items of the new IRS People First Initiative and subsequent guidance including, unique complia... Read More

This CLE webinar will analyze the lending parameters and structural features of the Main Street Lending Program established under the CARES Act. The panel discussion will include loan terms, borrower and lender eligibility, and stock buyback and executive comp restrictions placed on participating bo... Read More

This CLE webinar will address how employers can craft enforceable workplace drug policies and maintain random drug-testing procedures and post-accident drug-testing protocols as typically required by insurers in today's landscape of state cannabis legalization. The panel will delve into the legal pi... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide advice on how to best prepare commercial leases for the growing number of property owners seeking to lease to a cannabis-related business as the cannabis industry expands. The panel will discuss common issues that arise, including the structuring of rent, banking restri... Read More

This CLE/CPE webinar will provide tax counsel and advisers with a specific and practical guide to navigating the tax rules that apply to the redemption of S corporation interests. The panel will discuss characterization as a sale or exchange versus distribution, tax consequences associated with such... Read More

This CLE webinar will equip trial lawyers to handle the challenging task of cross-examining a plaintiff claiming significant injury. Defense counsel is between a rock and a hard place: push too hard in the wrong way and create sympathy for the plaintiff; hold back too much, and the defense fails to... Read More

This CLE webinar will offer real estate counsel thorough knowledge of the new depreciation rules enacted under the recent tax reform law and explain how the acquisition and improvement of real estate can be structured to take full advantage of tax depreciation. The panel's discussion will include an... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide patent attorneys on deciding whether, when, and how to mark items as patented. The panel will examine recent Federal Circuit decisions on patent marking. The panel will offer best practices for marking patented items and for minimizing liability risks. Read More

This CLE webinar will guide healthcare counsel on advising clients conducting clinical trials and other research activities during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read More

This CLE webinar will discuss using motions to strike class allegations and defeating class actions pre-certification. Read More

This CLE webinar will guide counsel in drafting transportation agreements governing the shipping of commercial goods from manufacturers to distributors to retailers. The panel will discuss best practices for negotiating contract terms on behalf of carriers, shippers, and brokers and other intermedia... Read More

This CLE webinar will discuss the risks and benefits of preferred stock, as well as expected developments in light of the changing market landscape. The program will discuss drafting and other considerations. Read More

This CLE webinar will discuss strategies for litigating federal and state-level Miller Act claims. The panel will offer guidance based on the decision in the K-Con case and the Christian doctrine, best practices in pursuing and defending against violations, and preemptive measures builders, subcontr... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide elder law attorneys an in-depth analysis of critical rules and requirements for obtaining VA non-service connected pension benefits. The panel will guide counsel on overcoming challenges in filing claims for nonservice-connected pension benefits, navigating the appeals... Read More

This CLE webinar will analyze various ways in which risks associated with the COVID-19 pandemic are currently being addressed in M&A transactions. The panel discussion will include a discussion regarding the latest M&A litigation in the wake of COVID-19 as well as key provisions such as MAE clauses,... Read More

This CLE webinar will discuss when a Bankruptcy Code Section 363(f) sale may not be as "free and clear" as the parties intended and the best options for averting any post-sale claims. Read More

This CLE webinar will prepare employee benefits counsel to advise employers and third-party service providers on negotiating and drafting administrative services agreements for health and welfare plans. The panel will discuss practical legal and business considerations, ERISA fiduciary issues, criti... Read More

This CLE webinar will prepare copyright counsel to police and protect against copyright infringement on the internet. The panel will outline the tools available to monitor IP rights and examine fair use defenses and the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) safe harbor. Read More

This CLE webinar will guide counsel on sanctions compliance. The panel will examine the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) Framework one year after its implementation and will discuss recent regulatory developments. The panel will review recent enforcement acti... Read More

This CLE webinar will discuss the factors divorce counsel should consider when dividing or liquidating valuable art, collectibles (stamps and coins, rare antiques, baseball cards, etc.), yachts, aircrafts, and other one-of-a-kind items. Read More

This CLE webinar will prepare real estate finance counsel to structure intercreditor agreements between senior/mezzanine and A/B lenders. The panel will discuss the most frequently negotiated provisions, and the challenges to enforcing intercreditor agreements in distressed loan scenarios. Read More

This CLE webinar will provide an in-depth analysis of critical issues in using and structuring directed trusts in estate planning and advising fiduciaries on potential legal implications. The panel will discuss key considerations in determining when a directed trust is appropriate, critical provisio... Read More

This CLE webinar will explore how the Ninth Circuit created a "de facto" constitutional right to live on sidewalks, how the opinion is impacting municipalities both inside and outside the Ninth Circuit, and what municipalities can do to maintain the health and safety of their communities. Read More

This CLE webinar will examine the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and other features of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, which expand upon the existing Small Business Administration (SBA) loan programs in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The panel will discuss expe... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide healthcare counsel on the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) and the key provisions impacting hospitals and healthcare providers. The panel will discuss direct funding for healthcare providers and the changes to Medicare and Medicaid. The panel... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide patent counsel prosecuting and litigating design patent claims. The panel will examine recent USPTO and court treatment of novelty and obviousness issues and offer best practices for prosecuting and defending against obviousness and novelty attacks in litigation. Read More

This CLE webinar will provide employment counsel with the tools necessary to prevent employee abuse of intermittent leave while maintaining FMLA compliance. The panel will review appropriate leave and transfer policies, discuss challenges to medical certification, outline defense theories, and more. Read More

This CLE webinar will alert trial lawyers to the new opportunities and challenges presented by the Dec. 1, 2019, amendment to Federal Rule of Evidence 807 regarding the residual exception to the hearsay rule. The amendment relaxes some of the barriers to the admission of hearsay, and counsel must be... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide IP counsel on recent changes by the U.S. Trademark Office, including the heightened standard for cancellation based on fraud and rule changes. The panel will examine the impact of these changes on trademark applicants, registrants, and U.S. trademark practice, as well as... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide healthcare counsel on the final data blocking and interoperability rules. The panel will discuss the implications for healthcare providers, payers, and vendors. The panel will also offer best practices for addressing the changes and steps for complying with the new rules. Read More

This CLE/CPE webinar will provide tax counsel with a solid overview and explanation of key tax treaty provisions that tax counsel must master in structuring cross-border transactions. The panel will focus on individual, small business, and middle-market positions and will enable tax counsel to advis... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide business and technology counsel on drafting and updating technology vendor agreements to meet the data protection and privacy requirements of the CCPA that went into effect January 1, 2020, and slated for enforcement beginning July 1, 2020. The panel will discuss the orig... Read More

This CLE webinar will discuss net and gross real estate lease structures and the allocation of operating expenses for a lease agreement. The program will discuss negotiation from the perspectives of both landlords and tenants on defining operating expenses, pass-throughs and exclusions, and other le... Read More

This CLE webinar will explore the full ramifications of EPA's just adopted Navigable Waters Protection Rule (NWPR). The NWPR represents a new, narrower approach to the federal role in clean water efforts. The webinar will help counsel advise their clients on the implications of these changes and how... Read More

This CLE webinar will discuss asset-based lending (ABL) transactions, including issues associated with the borrowing base, obtaining and perfecting a security interest in the assets under the UCC, and essential terms in ABL documentation. The speakers will include a discussion of ABL facilities for... Read More

This CLE webinar will discuss vertical vs. horizontal insurance coverage exhaustion in construction defect disputes. The program will analyze the impact of exhaustion on allocation between the contractor's primary and excess coverage, the priority of payment between the contractor and its subcontrac... Read More

This CLE webinar will analyze insurance on activity that is costing businesses millions of dollars annually--phishing and online scams. These fraudulent schemes involve email impersonation of otherwise known contacts seeking transfers of funds for seemingly legitimate corporate purposes. When the im... Read More

This CLE webinar will examine key legal considerations involved in structuring acquisitions of family-owned businesses. The panel will discuss strategies for addressing valuation, conducting due diligence, and evaluating whether to structure the deal as a stock purchase, asset purchase, or purchase... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide guidance to patent counsel on the inherency doctrine in patent prosecution and litigation. The panel will examine how the courts and the USPTO have treated and are treating the issue. The panel will also discuss what it takes to prove anticipation by inherency and offer... Read More

This CLE webinar will prepare employment trial lawyers to take and defend depositions of plaintiffs and fact witnesses. The panel will explain tactics for preparing witnesses, outline techniques for effective questioning, and offer strategies for leveraging deposition testimony during discovery, sum... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide corporate secretaries and other governance professionals in implementing best practices for board of director meetings to guard against breach of fiduciary claims and other legal challenges to director actions. The panel will discuss critical considerations for boards and... Read More

This CLE/CPE webinar will provide guidance to tax counsel and advisers on critical tax issues concerning conservation easement transactions. The panel will discuss critical elements in structuring conservation easement transactions to minimize IRS assessments and audits, and recent IRS enforcement a... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide counsel with an overview of the process of drafting and negotiating a financeable ground lease and address key provisions that balance the interests of the owner, lessee, and lender. The panel will also discuss the leasehold mortgage and issues presented by leasehold fi... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide counsel on anti-corruption investigations and compliance in the new novel coronavirus (COVID-19) environment. The panel will discuss the hurdles that COVID-19 presents and offer workarounds and best practices for conducting investigations and remaining compliant. Read More

This CLE webinar will provide environmental counsel with a review of recent court rulings on the liability of potentially responsible parties (PRPs) under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (Superfund or CERCLA). In addition, the presenters will discuss the imp... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide family law counsel with strategies to utilize tax returns and financial statements during divorce cases. The panel will focus on appropriate discovery methods to obtain information, explain how to get the most out your analysis of tax returns and financial documents, an... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide personal injury counsel with a review of conventional theories of liability in trucking accident injury cases and discuss the complexities involved with litigating and settling claims. The panel will explain the impact of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations and... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide counsel to companies involved in renewable energy projects to identify and understand the critical terms and to effectively negotiate and structure power purchase agreements (PPAs). The panel will discuss key provisions of PPAs for buyers and sellers, highlight the differ... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide guidance to deal counsel for negotiating and drafting material adverse change (MAC) clauses and the key indemnification provisions in M&A deals. The panelist discussion will include industry trends in deal negotiation and the continuing impact of the Akorn decision. Read More

This CLE webinar will examine several distinct versions of AIA construction contracts that attempt to allocate the costs between the contractor and the owner. The panel will explain the advantages and disadvantages of guaranteed maximum price (GMP) agreements, comparing a cost-plus contract with and... Read More

This CLE/CPE webinar will provide tax counsel and advisers an in-depth analysis of effective methods and challenges in resolving international tax compliance issues and disputes. The panel will discuss critical tax compliance issues stemming from Forms 3520/3520-A and 5471, navigating FBAR assessmen... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide patent counsel on solid form patents, how to patent them, and process challenges. The panel will also discuss implications of the current cocrystal guidance by the FDA and provide a survey of, and lessons from, cases relating to solid form patents. Read More

This CLE webinar will provide medical malpractice and personal injury attorneys with an in-depth analysis of deposition practice in nursing home injury cases. The webinar will discuss best practices for identifying and questioning deponents, videotaping depositions, using demonstrative exhibits, dea... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide IP counsel on the legal protections available for fictional characters. The panel will discuss strategies for using copyright, trademark rights, and contract provisions to build equity in fictional characters. They will also discuss limitations on exclusive use and will o... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide bankruptcy counsel with a review of strategic decision making in credit bidding, resolving the myriad of disputes among lenders and unsecured creditors, and overcoming legal challenges to the lender's right to credit bid. Read More

This CLE webinar will prepare both insured's and insurer's counsel for the legal quagmire of consent to settle clauses, including those paired with hammer clauses. Though an insured might desire the ability to prevent settling a perceived as groundless claim, under these clauses, an insurer may be a... Read More

This CLE webinar will discuss the terms and structuring of delayed draw term loans. The panel will review the evolving uses of delayed draw term loans (DDTLs) in leveraged buyouts (LBOs) and other private equity transactions and critical points of negotiation, including conditions precedent to makin... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide patent litigators in understanding and recognizing untenable positions in patent infringement litigation. The panel will discuss how to formulate reasonable infringement positions that do not press patents beyond the scope of the invention and will offer strategies to nav... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide estate planning counsel with a review of critical issues that arise when a nonresident decedent's estate owns assets in the United States. The panel will explain the practical challenges in obtaining original or ancillary probate or administration, potential conflicts b... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide litigators on how to obtain and use cell phone evidence at trial, from issuing discovery requests to overcoming admissibility issues. Our panel will also discuss the function of expert witnesses in providing evidence on cell phone location, GPS, text messaging, and other... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide employment counsel and tax advisers guidance for structuring complex settlements and complying with complex tax reporting and withholding requirements applicable to employment claims. The panel will discuss best practices for employers looking to structure settlements,... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide real estate practitioners guidance for drafting valid covenants, conditions, and restrictions (CC&Rs) for mixed-use projects, avoiding common pitfalls in drafting CC&Rs, and amending existing CC&Rs. Read More

This CLE webinar will review critical provisions in clinical trial agreements (CTAs), discuss variations in study site structure and potential impact on CTA signatories, outline best practices for structuring effective provisions and contracts, and guide healthcare counsel on handling the potential... Read More

This CLE/CPE webinar will guide corporate and tax counsel on the various methods of structuring waterfall distribution provisions in LLC and partnership agreements. The panel will examine a variety of economic and tax considerations such as timing and types of distributions (including tax distributi... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide counsel with guidance on structuring letters of intent (LOIs), memoranda of understanding (MOUs), term sheets, and other preliminary legal documentation intended as only partially binding or even nonbinding in commercial transactions. The panel will review how courts ha... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide patent counsel in navigating the challenges of preserving and controlling the attorney-client privilege in proceedings before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO), including both ex parte proceedings (i.e., the prosecution of patent application and reexaminations) a... Read More

This CLE webinar will address issues faced by insurers and policyholders responding to claimed losses or liabilities arising from the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). It will address all types of insurance including Event Cancellation Insurance, Property Insurance, Business Interruption Coverage, Conti... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide trusts and estates counsel and advisers an-depth analysis of the use of split-dollar agreements and potential estate inclusions of property interests. The panel will discuss recent U.S. Tax Court cases on the application of Sections 2036, 2038, and 2703 to specific prop... Read More

This CLE webinar will examine the critical provisions of credit agreements and secondary trading documents currently being used in the loan syndication market. The panel discussion will focus on standard loan forms promulgated by the Loan Syndications and Trading Association (LSTA), as well as LSTA... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide healthcare counsel on the National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB) reporting obligations for hospitals. The panel will address navigating through the gray areas of reporting and examine how the courts have dealt with immunity from liability for reporting, and discuss the ph... Read More

This CLE webinar will prepare trial lawyers to wield or resist the powerful weapon that is the voluntary payment doctrine (VPD). The VPD broadly prohibits parties from recouping payments they made to others, even if it exceeded the amount due the recipient or was made by mistake. Read More

This CLE webinar will guide IP counsel on avoiding or overcoming potential roadblocks to trademark registration for failure to function under the Lanham Act. The panel will discuss the use and distinctiveness requirements and how the USPTO and courts have treated the issue. The panel will also provi... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide ERISA counsel, plan sponsors, and administrators on critical issues and requirements stemming from recent healthcare reform impacting employee benefits. The panel will discuss updates regarding ACA rules and regulations, recent state insurance mandates, necessary plan cha... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide fund counsel with the tools for structuring investments by private equity and venture capital funds (PEVC Funds) in a manner that seeks to address the various tax sensitivities of PEVC Fund investors. Read More

This CLE webinar will provide counsel with guidance on the legal issues concerning online businesses addressing concerns that arise from compliance with privacy requirements in addition to directing companies on matters related to domain acquisition, theft, and squatting. The panel will direct corpo... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide critical insight to counsel for insurers facing tag-along bad faith claims on how to position a case for summary judgment. Our panel will discuss essential factors to consider during the claims investigation and discovery phases of litigation along with evidentiary prof... Read More

This CLE webinar will advise employment counsel on the growing state trend of wage theft prevention statutes. The panel will discuss issues that may arise for employers who violate those laws. Read More

This CLE webinar will outline best practices for overcoming the current legal challenges facing developers, builders, and the mixed-use development team when undertaking mixed-use projects. The panel will provide valuable insights on how to capitalize on the opportunities of mixed-use development. Read More

This CLE webinar will provide healthcare counsel with guidance on medical records requests and subpoenas. The panel will examine the recent decision in Ciox Health v. Azar and the HHH Office of Civil Rights (OCR) response it prompted. The panel will discuss how the decision and OCR response change t... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide healthcare counsel on what hospitals and healthcare providers should be doing to prepare for novel coronavirus (COVID-19). The panel will discuss telemedicine options that should be considered or put in place and the associated challenges. The panel will also review CDC g... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide IP counsel advising designers and others in the fashion industry on managing key intellectual property challenges. The panel will discuss infringement and enforcement, as well as utilizing trademark, copyright, and design patent law to protect IP rights and build and enha... Read More

This CLE webinar will examine current trends and hot issues in private equity fund terms and best practices for structuring and negotiating fund documents terms for private equity sponsors and limited partner (LP) investors. The panel discussion will include analysis of the ways in which issues are... Read More

This CLE webinar will enable lender's counsel to review and negotiate hotel franchise comfort letters. The panel will also review standard features of hotel franchise agreements and the provisions of most concern to lenders. Finally, the panel will discuss how early termination, PIP, and other franc... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide patent practitioners on how to draft their patent applications to overcome both Section 101 and AIA challenges. This panel has decades of experience in Section 101 and has represented patent owners numerous times in AIA reviews. Read More

This CLE/CPE webinar will provide tax practitioners a critical analysis of the new IRS final and proposed regulations on foreign tax credits. The panel will discuss the impact of the final rules on tax planning for foreign income, the allocation of expenses, GILTI, NOLs, and assigning foreign taxes... Read More

This CLE webinar will discuss the treatment of derivatives in bankruptcy. The panel will discuss the exemptions historically afforded derivatives before the financial crisis, the ramifications of those exemptions as shown in the Lehman and MF Global bankruptcies, and the current framework which exis... Read More

This CLE webinar will explain best practices for selecting a 3(38)-investment manager and outline key steps in structuring and documenting the investment manager relationship. Our panel will review how best to negotiate and draft investment management agreements (IMAs) and what terms to look for whe... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide deal counsel in structuring a transaction as a reverse or forward triangular merger. The panelist will discuss the law on reverse and forward triangular mergers and the benefits and risks of each alternative. Read More

This CLE webinar will provide elder law attorneys an in-depth analysis of legal, procedural, and administrative challenges of emergency conservatorships and guardianships. The panel will discuss critical issues in pursuing court intervention and orders, identifying risk and protective factors, and r... Read More

This CLE webinar will alert counsel who works for, with, or against insurance carriers to the dangers associated with eroding insurance policies, also known as defense-within-limits policies. When every dollar spent on legal fees reduces funds available to settle a case or pay a judgment, all involv... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide business counsel with a roadmap for determining best practices for creating a solid succession plan to keep a business operational and viable. The panel will further explore the thorny issues that arise when a private entity faces a business divorce and its owners can n... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide counsel on the potential supply chain risks involved because of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). The panel will discuss the steps to take to mitigate these emerging risks. The panel will also address supply chain contract issues, including whether COVID-19 falls under th... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide healthcare counsel with an examination of the latest developments concerning clinical integration programs, as well as the FTC and DOJ assessment processes. The panel will offer best practices for effective clinical integration while mitigating antitrust concerns. Read More

This CLE webinar will guide counsel to local governments on how to lawfully regulate the display of political signs and public employee campaigning on municipal property--without violating federal and state constitutions. Read More

This CLE webinar will equip the multinational litigator to use process in the U.S. to obtain discovery for proceedings underway in foreign countries. 28 U.S.C. 1782, as interpreted by the Supreme Court in Intel Corp. v. Advanced Micro Devices Inc., provides an oft-overlooked but highly powerful tool... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide trusts and estates counsel on leveraging spousal lifetime access trusts (SLATs) in estate planning in light of the current tax law. The panel will discuss critical issues and pitfalls to avoid concerning income, gift, estate and GST taxes, key state law challenges and lim... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide lender's counsel with a framework for responding to commercial loan defaults. The panel will discuss remedies typically available under loan documents, creative approaches to deal with particularly troublesome loans, and issues the lender should consider before proceedi... Read More

This CLE webinar will discuss best practices for landlords to draft enforceable accelerated rent clauses in commercial leases. The program will also discuss potential defenses to these claims by tenant's counsel when the strict criteria for application are not met. Read More

This CLE webinar will provide healthcare counsel with guidance for drafting and negotiating telemedicine agreements on behalf of telemedicine/mobile health (mHealth) companies, healthcare organizations, physician groups, and telemedicine end-users. The panel will discuss current trends in contract n... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide patent counsel to prepare and submit declarations during the prosecution of U.S. patent applications to support the desired claim interpretation, non-obviousness, and Section 112 positions. Read More

This CLE webinar will discuss how to utilize Low-Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTCs) and tax-exempt bonds in multi-family construction financing. The program will examine the mechanisms of each form of financing, how each impacts the other, and how current market trends and developments impact these... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide construction counsel with a review of the validity and effect of waiver of subrogation, indemnification and contribution clauses in construction contracts, how courts interpret waiver provisions, and the impact on all parties to the agreement. Read More

This CLE webinar will inform and educate insurance counsel regarding the peril to agents and brokers arising out of the failure to procure coverage that an insured either explicitly sought or required. Liability shifts from jurisdiction to jurisdiction and situation to situation, thus counsel must k... Read More

This CLE webinar will examine the most significant recent court decisions affecting Delaware corporate law. The panel will explain how these changes can impact the release of corporate records, the oversight obligation of boards of directors in "mission-critical" issues, and shareholder derivative a... Read More

This CLE webinar will prepare environmental counsel for the impending wave of perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) related investigative orders by state and federal regulators. The EPA and state-level agencies are targeting these chemicals citing their pervasive use and their potentia... Read More

This CLE/CPE webinar will guide tax counsel on the available tax planning strategies in structuring tiered partnerships. The panel will discuss tax considerations for structuring tiered partnerships, treatment of allocations and deductions, the impact of tax reform and new IRS partnership audit rule... Read More

This CLE webinar will address implicit bias and its effect on employment discrimination, both during the hiring process and the employee review process. Our panelists will guide employment counsel in advising clients on these essential issues. Read More

This CLE webinar will guide counsel on the Department of Justice's continuing efforts to hold individuals accountable for corporate misconduct. Our panelists will discuss DOJ guidance and examine the implications for corporations. Our panelists will also discuss how companies' compliance programs an... Read More

This CLE webinar will explain the ALTA/NSPS Standards and identify the recent, significant modifications, including changes to Table A. The panel will also discuss how title insurers typically address various survey matters in title policies and the utility of survey endorsements. Read More

This CLE webinar will guide litigators in recognizing and combating the trial strategy leveraging the so-called "reptile theory" in commercial vehicle accident claims, premises liability, and medical malpractice cases. The panel will discuss the increased use of reptilian tactics by plaintiffs' atto... Read More

This CLE/CPE webinar will provide tax professionals and advisers with a practical guide to the recently issued IRS final regulations on the base erosion and anti-abuse tax (BEAT). The panel will discuss critical provisions of the new IRS final regulations, application to pass-through entities, deter... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide counsel on managing IP while benefiting from using open source. The panel will review the risks and benefits of using open source software and ways to appropriately manage IP rights while participating in the open source community. The panel will also discuss patent issue... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide practitioners with an analysis of some of the unique issues that arise in the bankruptcies of partnerships and LLC entities and their partners or members. The panel will address topics in recent partnership bankruptcy cases, as well as how courts cope with the lack of s... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide business counsel in identifying and avoiding the pitfalls of boilerplate contract clauses in commercial agreements. The panel will explain how to adapt standard contract provisions--such as choice of forum, choice of law, contract assignment, and dispute resolution--to th... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide insurance counsel with a review of the critical differences between claims-made and occurrence policies concerning notice of claims and failure to give notice or timely notice. The panel will discuss other key issues such as the insurer's duty to reimburse defense costs... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide employment counsel on leveraging affirmative defenses in wage and hour cases. The panel will explain strategies for counsel for employers and employees when asserting or challenging affirmative defenses in Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and state class and collective act... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide counsel on pharmaceutical-related patent challenges from strategy to settlement. The panel will discuss the interplay between Paragraph IV litigation and post-grant proceedings, and where multiple generic challengers fit in the exclusivity scheme. The presenters will also... Read More

This CLE webinar will focus on the critical importance of preparing the fact, expert, and Rule 30(b)(6) witness for deposition given the current restrictions on what defending counsel can do at the deposition to protect the witness. Read More

This CLE webinar will guide counsel to healthcare providers on auditing hospital-physician arrangements to ensure compliance with the Stark Law. The panel will offer best practices for mitigating the risks in physician arrangements and avoiding violations. Read More

This CLE webinar will provide guidance on how best to acquire a distressed company from various points of entry, whether that consists of buying existing or newly issued stock, merging with the target, buying assets, or buying existing debt in the hope that it converts into ownership. Read More

This CLE/CPE webinar will guide tax professionals and advisers on critical issues relating to employment taxes. The panel will discuss essential techniques to avoid penalties and handling IRS audits stemming from employment taxes. The panel will also discuss worker classification issues and methods... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide an analytical framework for drafting and negotiating indemnity provisions in commercial loan agreements. The panel will discuss the types of indemnities typically found in commercial finance transactions and the use of insurance as a substitute or a supplement to indemn... Read More

This CLE/CPE webinar will address Treasury regulations on interest deduction limitations under new Section 163(j). The panel will discuss the impact of the regulations on partnerships and CFCs, rules for computing ATI and determining the deduction cap, special carryover and transition rules, electio... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide guidance to counsel for parties of CERCLA litigation on settlement strategies and implications. The panel will examine potential future claims the parties may face, and the need for careful consideration when determining with whom to settle and the order in which to set... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide counsel on addressing the IP and risk allocation challenges that arise when licensing artificial intelligence (AI). The panel will discuss how AI licensing agreements differ from traditional software licensing agreements. The panel will also discuss the key provisions to... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide an in-depth analysis of securing the production tax credit (PTC) and investment tax credit (ITC) and other tax incentives for renewable energy projects. The panel will discuss relevant structures for renewable projects, various tax issues and the key provisions of the r... Read More

This CLE webinar will discuss deposition strategies for both insurers and policyholders in defending or taking the deposition of the claims handler or representative. The program will also review communications between the claims handler and insurance counsel, as well as communications that may come... Read More

This CLE webinar is intended to help in-house and outside counsel protect the attorney-client privilege and work-product protection when responding to a government investigation, inquiry or audit. The panelists will offer their insights into who is covered by the privilege and how it can be inadvert... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide ERISA counsel, plan sponsors, and employers on the impact of the SECURE Act on retirement plans (including 401(k), 403(b), and defined benefit pension plans) and critical challenges for ERISA compliance. The panel will discuss key provisions of the SECURE Act and key plan... Read More

This CLE webinar will discuss the exemption provisions of the Investment Adviser Act, Securities Act, Exchange Act, and Investment Company Act that are relevant to private equity, venture capital and hedge funds. The program will provide an in-depth analysis of each of the exemption requirements, as... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide counsel with an overview and discussion of the unique aspects of unitranche loan facilities and the interplay of those aspects in restructuring and working out of a troubled loan. Read More

This CLE webinar will provide real estate counsel with a review and discussion on how to identify and resolve title defects arising from property surveys, easements, and encroachments. The program will analyze the various issues that give rise to these common defects and best practices for curing th... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide counsel on negotiating and structuring industry-sponsored research agreements (SRAs) to allocate IP ownership. The panel will outline the challenges of SRAs with nonprofit organizations and discuss key provisions of the SRA to protect IP rights and avoid unintended conseq... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide trusts and estates counsel on critical issues stemming from business interests in estate planning and administration. The panel will discuss considerations for estate planning and administration for business owners, valuation challenges, non-family business interests, suc... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide corporate and technology counsel with guidance for drafting essential and often-disputed terms in online contracts, sometimes called "clickwrap" or "browsewrap" agreements. The panel will discuss clauses that should be included in these online agreements and explain str... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide a review of critical legal issues involved in organizing and operating various models of private direct healthcare practices (often referred to as concierge, direct care, integrative/Functional Medicine and connected care practices) and affiliated business models, inclu... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide deal counsel with an update on the latest trends in the use of M&A representations and warranties insurance coverage and situations in which it is appropriate to use the coverage to mitigate risk and complete transactions. The panel will discuss the benefits and traps a... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide counsel for defining design patent claims. The panel will examine recent court treatment of claim construction issues and offer approaches for design patent claim construction and drafting. Read More

This CLE webinar will examine primary considerations for counsel before finalizing a solar photovoltaic (PV) transaction. The panel will discuss critical components of solar PV transactions, including real estate entitlements such as easements or leases, and offtake agreements, such as power purchas... Read More

This CLE webinar will add another option to the corporate attorney's arsenal of entities to use for clients looking to limit liability, define ownership rights, and reap tax advantages: the "series LLC." A series LLC is essentially a series of separate and distinct LLCs under the umbrella of one LLC... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide counsel to employers that contribute to multiemployer pension plans with an in-depth examination of several recent trends related to multiemployer plan withdrawal liability. The panel will discuss the recent court ruling in Sun Capital, tips for handling withdrawal liab... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide estate planners and advisers on the impact of the SECURE Act on estate planning and administration. The panel will discuss new regulatory and tax rules stemming from the SECURE Act and challenges for retirement benefits, trusts, and distributions. The panel will also prov... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide medical malpractice counsel, both plaintiff and defense, and will discuss the issues that are arising in telemedicine. The panel will discuss current trends in these disputes and strategies employed during such litigation. Read More

This CLE webinar will guide counsel on the IP issues involved in marketing and advertising. The panel will offer guidance in identifying, perfecting, and enforcing IP rights and will address potential pitfalls and what companies and their counsel can do to avoid or mitigate risks. Read More

This CLE webinar will prepare employment counsel to navigate difficult performance and termination decisions that arise while an employee is on job-protected leave. The panel will outline an employer's obligations under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA),... Read More

This CLE webinar will prepare employment litigators to pursue trade secret misappropriation cases against former employees and/or their new employers. The panel will focus on recent developments impacting trade secret litigation, including emerging trends under the Defend Trade Secrets Act and new s... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide guidance to IP counsel on the implications of the U.S.-China trade deal for IP protection. The panel will discuss the changes and their impact on IP. The panel will examine steps companies can take to prepare for the changes as they go into effect and how to leverage th... Read More

This CLE/CPE webinar will provide tax counsel and advisers with a detailed analysis of the qualified opportunity zones tax incentive mechanism provided under the tax reform law. The panel will discuss the much anticipated final IRS regulations issued in late 2019 for investors and the necessary lega... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide personal injury counsel for both plaintiffs and defendants, as well as adjusters, with practical tips and considerations for resolving Medicare and Medicaid liens to maximize recovery and ensure healthcare compliance in personal injury claims. Read More

This CLE webinar will guide business and technology counsel in drafting contracts for customers of cloud computing services. The program will focus on the key terms in these contracts and discuss how they differ from traditional software license terms. The panelist will address some of the most comm... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide patent counsel with guidance on software patents and the issues of enablement, definiteness, means plus function and step plus function, on sale, and public use. The panel will review key Federal Circuit cases, the USPTO guidelines and PTAB decisions, and will offer bes... Read More

This CLE webinar will focus on drafting and negotiating provisions of restaurant leases. The panel will discuss how best to address particular concerns with a restaurant use, tenant improvements, franchise relationships, operational issues in mixed-use developments, and issues applicable to tenants... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide estate planners guidance on crucial estate planning considerations and techniques for cannabis-related assets. The panel will discuss federal and state law challenges amid recent legalization/decriminalization of medical and recreational marijuana and hemp/CBD products.... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide trademark counsel on the use of trademarks as hashtags. The panel will examine the pros and cons of using a mark as a hashtag. The panel will discuss determining whether to use a mark as a hashtag, how to use it, and the steps to take to protect the mark when using it as... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide the class action litigator with a full arsenal to ensure that the client receives coverage from its existing insurance even in the event of a class action. This issue crosses substantive grounds as class actions are everyday occurrences in securities law, employment law... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide lenders' and borrowers' counsel with an overview of the benefits and limitations of real estate loan workout agreements and alternatives to foreclosure. The panel will explain best practices for negotiating forbearance agreements and minimizing risks associated with bor... Read More

This CLE webinar will address tips and tricks for Plaintiff's and Defendant's counsel presenting evidence at trial regarding Plaintiff's mitigation of damages. Read More

This CLE webinar will provide construction counsel with approaches for crafting insurance and indemnification provisions and negotiation strategies to mitigate risk. Read More

This CLE webinar will prepare counsel for companies with business in foreign countries to evaluate whether and how to conduct an internal investigation into potential Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) violations. The panel will review the principal elements and challenges involved and outline bes... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide corporate counsel in creating and implementing mobile communications marketing policies that comply with the new California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), the TCPA and GDPR / ePrivacy. The panel will outline the nuances of these rules and laws, challenges businesses are fac... Read More

This CLE webinar will examine the attachment and perfection of security interests in various types of unusual collateral. The panel will discuss the laws and protocols beyond Article 9 of the UCC that come into play when perfecting interests in trademarks, copyrights, insurance policies, agricultura... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide estate planners and trust attorneys with comprehensive guidance on accomplishing transfers of encumbered real property to a revocable living trust without triggering "due-on-sale/due-on-transfer" mortgage provisions. The panel will discuss how the Garn-St. Germain Depos... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide M&A counsel in preparing engagement letters between a buyer or seller and its investment bank. The panel will examine the principal sections of an engagement letter and discuss effective negotiation strategies. Read More

This CLE webinar will guide business counsel who seek to draft enforceable best efforts, reasonable efforts, or commercially reasonable efforts clauses in commercial contracts. The webinar will include a discussion of how some courts have applied the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing w... Read More

This CLE webinar will prepare insurance litigators to meet the Daubert/Frye standards on the admissibility of expert opinion testimony and outline practical strategies for challenging expert testimony. Litigators will learn key differences between federal and state expert testimony standards in thos... Read More

This CLE/CPE webinar will provide tax counsel and advisers with specific and practical guidance to navigating the tax rules that apply to the redemption of LLC or partnership interests. The panel will discuss common pitfalls and uncertainties under current tax law and outline best practices to struc... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide patent counsel on the impact interactions with others can have on patent ownership. The panel will discuss the interplay between conception and joint inventorship that can become critical to patent ownership in departing-employee and customer-interaction scenarios. The pa... Read More

This CLE webinar will examine casualty and condemnation provisions in real estate finance documents and how best to balance the interests of lenders, landlords, and tenants concerning disbursement of proceeds and the right or obligation to rebuild. The panel will discuss lease scenarios that can imp... Read More

This CLE webinar will discuss features of pledge funds and the pros and cons of these industry funds compared to blind pool funds or the separately managed account model. The program will also address where the pledge fund fits in the current regulatory landscape. Read More

This CLE webinar will offer best practices for counsel to lenders, creditors, and private equity sponsors to structure transactions and lending practices to protect their claims and maintain their priority status against junior and unsecured creditors or borrowers facing insolvency or bankruptcy. Read More

This CLE webinar will provide construction counsel with a review of payment and performance bond coverage issues. The panel will outline key aspects of bond disputes and discuss best practices to maximize recovery and protect interests in disputes. Read More

This CLE webinar will provide environmental litigators with an analysis of legal theories that, in unique circumstances, allow private and government litigants to name shareholders or successors in interest as responsible parties for the historical acts of a company in violation of environmental law... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide benefits counsel, advisers, and plan administrators guidance on the requirements and limitations of the controlled group liability and successor employer rules under ERISA, the Internal Revenue Code (IRC), and the case law, as well as methods to limit claims and reduce... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide trial lawyers the information they need to handle surprisingly common bed bug bite claims. Whether these claims lead to multimillion-dollar class action claims against landlords or six-figure damage awards against hotels and motels, these claims are on the rise, and kno... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide IP counsel on proving damages in trademark and copyright litigation. The panel will examine the damages available as well as the factors to consider when determining which damages to seek. The panel will also discuss the use of experts and burden shifting situations and o... Read More

This CLE webinar will explain the latest legal developments regarding EEOC onsite investigations, including what employers should expect from onsite investigators, how employers can prepare for and cooperate with the investigation, how the fact-finding process works, how the EEOC evaluates evidence... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide counsel in understanding the importance of FMV assessments in hospital-physician transactions as a way to ensure compliance with anti-kickback and self-referral laws. Read More

This CLE webinar will guide litigators on the use of joint defense agreements in civil litigation. The panel will discuss the tactical benefits of joint defense agreements, as well as their potential pitfalls, and offer best practices for crafting an agreement that protects the interests of both cou... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide counsel and advisers serving elderly clients with a focused review of crafting irrevocable trusts to meet VA and Medicaid eligibility requirements and achieve asset protection and tax savings for clients. Read More

This CLE webinar will guide counsel for conducting intellectual property due diligence in life sciences deals. The panel will discuss recent court decisions as well as current and pending legislation relating to patent rights that impact life sciences analyses. The panel will offer steps companies a... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide real estate counsel with a framework for adopting deadlock-breaking mechanisms in LLC operating agreements and potential state law consequences when no such mechanisms are in place. The program will also discuss arbitration and mediation provisions as alternatives to li... Read More

This CLE/CPE webinar will provide an in-depth analysis of recently released IRS Revenue Ruling 2019-24 and the updated frequently asked questions (FAQs) regarding taxation of cryptocurrency. The panel will discuss the key provisions of Rev. Rul. 2019-24, recent IRS initiatives to identify and tax vi... Read More

This CLE webinar will analyze the SEC's proposed changes to Rules 206(4)-1 (the Advertising Rule) and 206(4)-3 (the Solicitation Rule) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. The panel will also discuss the changes investment advisers will need to put in place to comply with the new rules and the ti... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide estate planning counsel on minimizing and defending breach of fiduciary duty claims when administering trusts and estates. The experienced panelists will discuss the most contentious breach of duty claims and effective defenses and techniques to reduce the possibility of... Read More

This CLE webinar will educate the personal injury or product liability plaintiff and defense attorneys and in-house counsel regarding the rapidly expanding area of vaping litigation. Suits for injuries and deaths arising out of the use of e-cigarette and vaping devices have appeared and grown as qui... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide bankruptcy attorneys with an analysis of trends and legal developments regarding various DIP financing terms and conditions. The panel will outline best practices for documenting post-petition financing and obtaining or contesting cash collateral and financing motions. Read More

This CLE webinar will guide benefits counsel and employers on critical challenges in the design and implementation of nonqualified plans. The panel will discuss the application of Section 409A rules and correcting Section 457(f) errors, the implications of proposed "income inclusion" regulations, is... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide IP counsel in determining which form of IP protection is the optimal mode for software. The panel will examine the pros and cons of each avenue and how developers and their counsel can best utilize the IP protection available. Read More

This CLE webinar will discuss and explore the mechanics of what's been called the bad faith "set-up" in insurance litigation. Both first-party and third-party claim scenarios will be reviewed and detailed, along with many of the tactics commonly associated with set-up allegations. The program will a... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide IP counsel on the conflicts issues that often arise in patent prosecutions. The panel will outline best practices to identify and address the risks--and to minimize conflicts that can lead to malpractice liability and ethical violations. Read More

This CLE webinar will discuss the critical legal issues in the purchase and sale of a hotel property, considering the unique aspects of this asset class. The program will focus on seller representations and warranties, key contract provisions in the purchase and sale agreement, and retention or term... Read More

This CLE webinar will deepen the in-house counsel, general counsel and employment lawyer's understanding workplace violence and the complex web of state and federal laws and regulations designed to address the issue. Further, the panel will provide education and guidance on how to protect clients fr... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide energy counsel, tax professionals, and advisers an in-depth analysis of complex tax issues for electric utilities. The panel will discuss the impact of tax reform on electric utilities, with a focus on utility accounting challenges and FERC rate making. The panel will a... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide guidance to healthcare counsel for withstanding heightened regulatory scrutiny and increased enforcement activity targeting home health operations. The panel will discuss steps home health agencies can take to minimize the risk of fraud and abuse investigations. Read More

This CLE webinar will examine contractual enforcement issues presented by the conflict between the legalized use of marijuana in many states and its treatment as a controlled substance under federal law, and guide counsel through structuring contracts with cannabis-related businesses. The panel will... Read More

This CLE webinar will discuss legal issues attendant with advising family offices established typically by high net worth individuals and families. The program will discuss the Investment Adviser Act as well as employment and executive compensation, and U.S. and foreign income tax issues. Read More

This CLE webinar will provide real estate finance counsel with the tools to structure commercial property assessed clean energy (C-PACE) financing, where a loan for energy efficiency or renewable energy projects can be repaid via an assessment on the borrower's property tax bill. The panel will disc... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide technology and business counsel on drafting and negotiating enforceable limitation of liability (LOL), indemnification, and warranty provisions in software agreements. The panel will discuss crucial considerations for crafting the clauses, potential enforceability challen... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide estate planners and advisers with an in-depth analysis of domicile planning for individuals and their wealth planning structures. The panel will discuss the criteria states use to tax individuals and trusts, and critical elements for shifting the basis for taxation from... Read More

This CLE/CPE webinar will provide tax counsel and compliance professionals guidance on the rules, reporting requirements, and available tax planning mechanisms for U.S. nonresident alien taxpayers. The panel will offer approaches for determining taxpayer classification, identifying and reporting inc... Read More

This CLE webinar will prepare counsel to identify and address the risk associated with vapor intrusion (VI) in real estate transactions using the most recent EPA guidance. The panel will review recent federal and state agency regulatory actions and court decisions, offer best practices for understan... Read More

This CLE webinar will discuss the implications of 2018 and 2019 Delaware court decisions for current and future M&A practice. The panel will discuss the anticipated impact of recent Delaware court rulings on the standard of review in the third-party merger context, appraisal rights actions, and more... Read More

This CLE webinar will examine the on-sale and public use bars to patentability/validity and the impact of the AIA on these statutory bars. The panel will also discuss recent court treatment and offer best practices to minimize the risk of patent ineligibility or invalidation. Read More

This CLE webinar will explore one of the fastest and most recently developing areas of personal injury liability: e-scooters. Whether the potential client has been harmed while riding an e-scooter or was harmed by someone riding an e-scooter, the client will only hire an attorney who grasps the poss... Read More

This CLE webinar will prepare trademark counsel to understand the different types of trademark confusion and meet the challenges of each. The panel will discuss applying the likelihood of confusion standard and will review recent developments in trademark confusion. Read More

This CLE webinar will provide real estate counsel with a review of the statutory framework and the latest developments relating to the Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act (ILSFDA). The panel will discuss recent amendments, including a partial exemption for the sale of condo units, how the Cons... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide counsel to lenders and creditors with a review of the intersection between bankruptcy and state foreclosure laws with respect to secured interests in personal property and commercial real estate. The panel will outline strategies to minimize risks in exercising foreclos... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide benefits counsel with guidance on structuring and negotiating equity compensation arrangements and employment agreements for startups and emerging growth companies. The panel will offer strategic approaches for using these vital tools to attract talent to build and grow... Read More

This CLE webinar will prepare policyholder and insurance company litigators to question fact witnesses and corporate witnesses in coverage and bad faith litigation. The panel will outline their experiences and perspectives on leveraging testimony by corporate representatives for both sides, using FR... Read More

This CLE webinar will examine the corporate governance challenges facing boards of corporations that are subsidiaries of parent companies. The panelist will discuss best practices for addressing subsidiary board composition and risk management responsibility, balancing the roles and responsibilities... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide counsel with context for negotiating intercreditor arrangements by comparing critical aspects of the most common arrangements--first lien/second lien, split collateral, senior/mezzanine, and unitranche structures. The panel will also discuss significant recent trends in... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide patent counsel on the enforcement of design patent rights. The panel will examine the key considerations involved in determining whether to sue when there is an alleged infringement. The panel will also discuss recent design patent enforcement trends and offer guidance fo... Read More

This CLE webinar will prepare litigators to depose or defend depositions of named plaintiffs in class and collective actions. The panel will outline techniques for adequately preparing and questioning named plaintiffs and offer strategies to leverage deposition testimony during certification, settle... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide essential updates on FDA practice and patent law relating to biologics and biosimilars. The panel will discuss the current state of and recent changes to FDA initiatives, approvals, and exclusivities, as well as patent prosecution, post-grant proceedings, and litigation... Read More

This CLE webinar will review situations where trust decanting may be appropriate. The panelists will discuss decanting statutes, the potential tax issues associated therewith, critical legal issues for trust decanting, and significant case law approving and disapproving attempts to decant. Read More

This CLE webinar will examine the legality of electronic signatures and digital documents generally, as well as recent developments in using eNotes and other electronic mortgage loan documentation. The panel will discuss the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce (ESIGN) Act, Uniform... Read More

This CLE webinar will examine the tax and operational issues counsel must consider when structuring a qualified opportunity fund (QOF) for investment in a qualified opportunity zone (QOZ). The panel discussion will include the tax ramifications of capital structure, advantages of using a portfolio c... Read More

This CLE/CPE webinar will provide tax counsel and advisers guidance to IRS rules on the designation of partnership representatives for purposes of the centralized audit rules. The panel will discuss the regulations under Section 6223 and the impact on pass-through entities, IRS procedural and admini... Read More

This CLE webinar will examine provisions that are commonly used to allocate antitrust risk in M&As and how to ensure compliance with those provisions. The panel will provide some real world examples of how these provisions have played out in recent high profile cases when a deal fails to close. Read More

This CLE webinar will discuss the changes to the federal class action rule that took effect on Dec. 1, 2018. Our panel will explain the changes and address the obvious and subtle impacts on class action practice and practitioners by the revisions to Rule 23. The panel will also discuss new strategie... Read More

This CLE webinar will present an overview of the significant coverage issues in the recently adopted American Law Institute (ALI) Restatement on Liability Insurance, which took almost a decade to finalize. Given the breadth and scope of the Restatement, the panel will devote significant attention to... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide counsel to parties involved in financing energy projects on using inverted lease tax equity structures. The webinar will be a deep dive into inverted leases and current issues in such transactions. Read More

This CLE webinar will deliver personal injury trial lawyers the necessary knowledge and tools to prevail for their clients on these common and tragic claims for injury and death. There are so many things that can go wrong with tires (a wide swath of installation and manufacturing issues) that manife... Read More

This CLE webinar will explore issues facing municipalities due to increased use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)--or drones. The panel will discuss current Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regulations regarding drones, preemption issues that local governments must navigate, the use of drones... Read More

This CLE/CPE webinar will guide tax professionals on critical issues in the implementation of Section 199A qualified business income (QBI) deductions and essential items of focus for an IRS examination and audit. The panel will discuss what to expect when the IRS begins auditing tax returns claiming... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide elder law and benefits attorneys an in-depth analysis of Social Security disability assessments and hearings and coordinating Social Security disability insurance (SSDI) with Medicaid and VA benefits. The panel will discuss practical techniques in mastering the Social S... Read More

The CLE webinar will provide counsel with guidance on structuring employee severance or separation agreements to comply with Section 409A's restrictions on deferred compensation. The panel will discuss best practices for performing compliance self-audits and taking corrective action to remedy substa... Read More

This CLE webinar will examine three types of credit support packages that lenders may consider when lending to a private investment fund (Fund). The panel will discuss the credit support features of unfunded equity capital commitments of limited partners (capital commitments), a guaranty and an equi... Read More

This CLE webinar will prepare hospital and physician counsel to anticipate and minimize risks arising under the Stark Law, Anti-Kickback Statute, and other federal and state laws when establishing hospital-physician joint ventures. Read More

This CLE webinar will discuss best practices for landlords and tenants to draft commercial lease agreements regarding pre-commencement build-out of premises and functional maintenance and repairs provisions. The program will also discuss indemnification provisions to allocate risk between the partie... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide corporate and technology counsel for using and licensing big data. The panel will discuss practical considerations when using big data, including anonymization, due diligence, and salting the database. The panel will also explain critical contractual provisions in big dat... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide vital knowledge to any employer whose clients hire non-citizens. Though the intersection of immigration and employment law may seem as fundamental as filling out forms and responding to inquiries, the present policy environment belies the merits of a passive approach. Read More

This CLE webinar will offer guidance to counsel for companies operating in the Chinese market on protecting and asserting trademarks. The panel will examine China's current trademark environment, including the recent amendments to the trademark law and the new IP tribunal, as well as 2019 key decisi... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide IP counsel on avoiding or overcoming potential roadblocks to trademark registration under Section 2(e) of the Lanham Act. The panel will discuss the descriptive, geographic, and surname requirements and offer best practices for overcoming descriptive, geographic, and surn... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide real estate counsel with a review and discussion on how to cure title defects arising from judgments and liens, defects arising from the rights of third parties, and defects caused by breaks in the chain of title. The program will analyze the various issues that arise i... Read More

This CLE webinar will prepare family law counsel to navigate the complex issue of double-dipping in business valuation. The panel will discuss the relationship between business valuation and double-dipping, offer guidance on identifying and distinguishing between assets and income, review the differ... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide insights to insurance counsel to policyholders and insurers on the legal theories of construction defects constituting "occurrences." The panel will discuss whether construction defects are single or multiple occurrences and outline best practices to evaluate constructi... Read More

This CLE webinar will prepare counsel representing prime contractors or subcontractors in federal government contracts to negotiate and implement the complex Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) subcontractor flowdown terms and requirements. The panel will offer best practices--including distinguis... Read More

This CLE webinar will help class action lawyers avoid empowering their opponents in litigation by failing to follow the law on litigation holds. Unless counsel is conversant in when the hold obligation begins, who and what is subject to the hold, and when the hold obligation ends, the client is at t... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide ERISA counsel, employers, and plan administrators on the critical compliance and litigation challenges of administering benefit claims. The panel will discuss key issues in modifying plan documents and SPDs in light of recent litigation, avoiding mishaps in the assignment... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide patent practitioners in overcoming the challenges when seeking patent protection for artificial intelligence (AI) or machine learning (ML) inventions. The panel will examine the guidelines from the European Patent Office (EPO) and compare the EU approach with the U.S. app... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide guidance to deal attorneys for managing and allocating data privacy and cybersecurity risks in M&A transactions. The panel will discuss best practices for identifying and addressing data privacy and cybersecurity concerns throughout the life of a deal, from developing a... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide guidance to counsel for companies doing business in India to develop and implement a Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) compliance program. The panel will review recent FCPA enforcement focused on India operations and discuss the unique FCPA challenges for conducting... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide bankruptcy counsel with an examination of recent trends in the use of rights offerings as a financing mechanism, review the rights offerings process under the Bankruptcy Code, and discuss debtor and creditor strategies in negotiating and executing a rights offering. Read More

This CLE webinar will provide insurance counsel with the latest developments in liability allocation, a review of critical issues in horizontal and vertical insurance, the interrelationship between the liability of the primary carrier and the excess insurer, allocation among multiple lines of insura... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide counsel for parties involved in the purchase of a contaminated site to secure and maintain the CERCLA bona fide prospective purchaser (BFPP) defense. The panel will offer best practices for the redevelopment of contaminated sites in light of recent federal court decisions... Read More

This CLE webinar will instruct finance counsel on structuring and documenting cross-collateral/cross-default first and second lien financing transactions. The panel will discuss best practices for negotiating intercreditor agreements to protect the rights of both primary and secondary lien lenders a... Read More

This CLE webinar will discuss a variety of lockbox and cash management structures, how to structure waterfall provisions in cash management agreements, and drafting ancillary contracts for cash management. Read More

This CLE webinar will provide commercial litigators with the tools to help clients enforce and collect judgments. The panel will outline best practices for obtaining and preserving judgments, conducting post-litigation discovery to locate assets, and executing and satisfying judgments, and will disc... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide estate planning counsel with a thorough and practical guide to using nongrantor trusts to minimize income tax on trust assets. The panel will focus on the new tax regime where income tax planning is often more important than estate tax planning, detailing the difference... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide patent counsel on the impact of case law on daily U.S. patent practice. The panel will offer best practices of sound principles to prepare and prosecute patent applications to avoid traps for the unwary or careless claim terminology and untoward language in the specificat... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide healthcare counsel on the Stark Law, the Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS), and Civil Monetary Penalty Law (CMP) law proposed changes. The panel will discuss the implications of these changes and review the comments provided during the extended comment period. Read More

This CLE webinar will guide real estate counsel on the basic components of a real estate joint venture, including attention to provisions for allocating management rights and responsibilities, manager/developer promote, structuring capital contributions (and remedies for failure to fund), distributi... Read More

This CLE/CPE webinar will provide tax professionals an in-depth analysis of qualified opportunity funds (QOFs), specifically focusing on recent IRS regulations and partnership disguised sales. The panel will discuss current IRS regulations on the application of disguised sale rules to investments in... Read More

This CLE webinar will examine the strategic use of Rule 68 offers of judgment in class actions in the aftermath of the 2016 Supreme Court decision Campbell-Ewald Co. v. Gomez, holding that an unaccepted offer of judgment generally does not moot a plaintiff's case. The panel will also address leverag... Read More

This CLE webinar will discuss how recent court decisions have addressed divisibility in CERCLA litigation. The panel will provide guidance for environmental counsel on when the divisibility of harm defense is appropriate and tactics to overcome challenges in proving divisibility. Read More

This CLE webinar will provide practical guidance to counsel and advisers on the challenges in the choice of a legal entity under the 2017 changes to the tax laws. The panel will discuss key provisions of the new tax law to be considered in entity selection, and avoiding the tax pitfalls in operation... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide counsel with a review of the rights and obligations of the policyholder and the insurance company regarding settlements and the insurer's liability for verdicts in excess of policy limits. The panel will also explain actions insurers can take to reduce exposure to bad f... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide ERISA counsel and employers through the numerous and complex rules with reference to the most recent Tri-Agency guidance. The panel will discuss the recent expansion of HRAs and rules for developing and implementing the new plan designs for employers, notice and claim adm... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide counsel for construction contractors and developers with an analysis of evolving coverage issues in builder's risk and CGL insurance for construction projects. The panel will discuss how these policies work to mitigate developer and contractor risks, the use of addition... Read More

This CLE/CPE webinar will provide tax counsel and advisers a detailed analysis of the taxation of cloud transactions and digital content. The panel will discuss applicable IRS tax rules and recent regulations, sourcing of income rules and challenges, treatment of payment of services versus lease pay... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide counsel on negotiating and drafting provisions allocating cybersecurity risks using insurance. Our panel will discuss the increasing need for these terms, key considerations in placing coverage, and their interplay with other insurance provisions in commercial contracts.... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide patent counsel with an overview of the current USPTO's Patent Trial & Appeal Board (PTAB) and patent litigation landscape with an eye toward emerging trends and challenges for patent owners. The panel will offer best practices to minimize the threat of post-grant patent... Read More

This CLE webinar will prepare attorneys representing plaintiffs or defendants in nursing home injury cases to argue for or against the admissibility of critical evidence at trial. The panel will discuss best practices for authenticating and challenging the authenticity of medical records and charts,... Read More

This CLE webinar will explore the unique issues facing both landlords and tenants entering "popup" rather than traditional longer-term leases for retail space. Our panel will advise on how best to draft standard lease provisions such as delivery, insurance, and maintenance, and guide counsel on how... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide estate planning counsel an in-depth analysis of essential estate inclusion techniques and key challenges under current tax law. The panel will discuss structuring gifts and transfers during life, leveraging general and special powers of appointment, shifting life insura... Read More

This CLE webinar will examine syndicated loans from the co-lender's perspective. The panel will discuss deal points of particular concern to co-lenders, including pro-rata sharing and waterfall provisions, "sacred rights," assignment provisions, and the ability of the agent to add or remove co-lende... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide IP counsel on the legal implications around the purchase and use of key words, keyword advertising, and the intersection with trademark law. The panel will examine how courts have treated trademark infringement claims related to keywords. The panel will offer guidance for... Read More

This CLE webinar will examine the mechanics of construction loan funding and the interplay of construction advances with title insurance through the life of a construction loan. The panel will discuss drafting, budgeting, and construction-draw provisions and best practices for preserving the lender'... Read More

This CLE webinar will prepare family law attorneys to identify and use documents that are critical for military divorce cases. The panel will explain how to obtain, understand, and introduce the materials into evidence. Read More

This CLE/CPE webinar will discuss an important and revitalized area of tax law--goodwill in corporate asset sales. Our panelists will provide attendees with the techniques necessary for the appropriate and beneficial use of goodwill to provide clients with tax planning opportunities. Read More

This CLE webinar will provide guidance to counsel involved in structuring healthcare management arrangements. The panel will discuss the nuts and bolts of structuring the transaction, including solutions to the specific risks presented by the corporate practice of medicine and fee-splitting issues.... Read More

This CLE webinar will familiarize counsel with some of the current and potential uses of blockchains, and more broadly, distributed ledger technology (DLT). The panel will also discuss the legal and regulatory hurdles that companies may encounter in implementing and transacting on DLT platforms, han... Read More

This CLE webinar will give an update on the latest enforcement actions by European data protection authorities with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and provide the latest information on complying with the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). The panel will discuss what lessons ca... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide plaintiff and defense class action attorneys with guidance on dealing with the legal ethics hurdles and malpractice threats inherent when there are large classes of plaintiffs in a single lawsuit. The program will address intra-class conflicts, communication with class... Read More

This CLE webinar will equip elder law attorneys with real-world, practical techniques to protect the assets of senior clients facing a Medicaid eligibility crisis due to a health condition that requires unaffordable nursing home care. The panel will outline strategies for clients to preserve assets... Read More

This CLE webinar will enable finance counsel to structure a revolving credit financing where inventory is the collateral. The panel discussion will include attachment and perfection under the UCC, ensuring a continuing interest in proceeds upon sale, and how best to establish priority over competing... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide ERISA counsel with a thorough and practical guide to the pursuit of out-of-network payment claims under ERISA. The panel will outline the conditions under which providers generally succeed in obtaining reimbursement for out-of-network claims under Section 502(a)(1)(B),... Read More

This CLE webinar will examine legal, procedural, and regulatory issues associated with executing secondary sales. The panel discussion will include buyback vs. third-party purchases, securities compliance, pricing and tax considerations, and rights of first refusal and other provisions that can be i... Read More

This CLE webinar will examine entity structuring alternatives when acquiring or selling a pass-through entity, with particular emphasis on their differing impacts on sellers and purchasers (such as the impact on tax basis step-up, financing considerations, rollover and tax deferral issues, and incen... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide insurance counsel on steps to protect confidential communications and preserve the attorney-client privilege. The panel will discuss waiver and exceptions to the privilege, the interplay with reinsurance and reporting to reinsurers, the tripartite relationship, the role o... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide counsel on leveraging environmental audits to enhance compliance and on mitigating risks associated with audit discoveries. The panel will discuss privilege, voluntary disclosure, and best practices for responding to violations. Read More

This CLE webinar will educate counsel as to the nuances of Federal Rule of Evidence 701, which attempts to define the parameters of admissible opinion evidence from lay witnesses. Trial lawyers who understand Rule 701 can use this powerful tool to expand the testimony of their own witnesses and rest... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide counsel on handling divided infringement claims when enforcing patent rights. The panel will review recent court decisions and outline steps to protect IP rights and allocate liability in the event of an infringement. Read More

This CLE/CPE webinar will provide guidance to tax counsel and advisers on the implications and potential opportunities for U.S. persons owning foreign corporations under recent IRS guidance and current tax law. The panel will discuss key tax provisions and regulations causing compliance issues for U... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide real estate and project counsel with a review of U.S. trends in public-private partnerships (P3s), analyze optimal deal structures, and provide best practices for P3 documentation to mitigate risk. Read More

This CLE webinar will provide trial attorneys with a unique perspective on using the jury strike process to not only ensure the best possible jury but to form relationships with jurors and establish themes for trial. The panel will educate counsel on resources and tools which can be used to build th... Read More

This CLE webinar will examine the impact of tax reform on leveraged financing transactions. The panel discussion will include how the new law might affect credit support between affiliates in multinational enterprises, structuring and placement of debt, interest deductibility, and provisions regardi... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide corporate counsel with a framework for adopting deadlock-breaking mechanisms in limited liability company (LLC) operating agreements, and potential state law consequences when no such arrangements are in place. The panel will also discuss arbitration and mediation provi... Read More

This CLE/CPE webinar will help tax counsel prepare to navigate the complex maze of structuring tax-free mergers and acquisitions and offer insights on the pros and cons of each option. Read More

This CLE webinar will guide counsel in drafting, negotiating, and enforcing long-term requirements contracts. The panel will review recent case law addressing long-term requirements clauses, discuss critical clauses that should be included in the agreements to allocate risks and provide protection a... Read More

This CLE webinar will offer guidance to counsel for companies operating in the Chinese market on asserting patents and avoiding and defending patent infringement litigation. The panel will also outline best practices for counsel involved in infringement disputes in China. Read More

This CLE webinar will provide guidance for counsel to trademark owners to understand trademark bullying in the context of brand protection. The panel will outline approaches to fight trademark bullies or to respond to being accused of being a trademark bully. Read More

This CLE webinar will provide insurance counsel with a thorough examination of the scope of the work product doctrine and how it arises in the insurance coverage and bad faith litigation context. The panel will review case law guidance and best practices for resolving these discovery disputes. Read More

This CLE webinar will provide guidance to ERISA counsel on key issues in the application of employee releases in ERISA claims and litigation. The panel will discuss recent court cases applying and interpreting employee release provisions in employment and severance agreements, ERISA requirements and... Read More

This CLE webinar will examine the contractual and due diligence challenges in acquiring software, AI, and other technology and intellectual property assets and technology-focused companies. The panel discussion will include reps and warranties, indemnity, post-closing transition, and other provision... Read More

This CLE webinar will discuss current trends in bank M&As, the legal and regulatory hurdles that must be considered, the different ways banks can approach and structure a merger or consolidation deal, and best practices for due diligence. Read More

This CLE webinar will provide patent counsel with guidance on the key considerations and implications of patenting standardized technologies. The panel will discuss proper claim scope, disclosure, enforcement, and royalty rates in the context of standardized essential patents. The panel will offer b... Read More

This CLE/CPE webinar will provide tax counsel and advisers with a detailed analysis of the tax implications associated with equity compensation grants in partnerships and LLCs. The panel will discuss profit versus capital interests, phantom equity, the application of Section 83, carried interest, th... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide trademark counsel responding to Trademark Office Actions on the key considerations and potential alternative responses. The panel will offer strategies for counsel to overcome PTO objections that arise in the trademark application process. Read More

This CLE webinar will provide guidance to energy and real estate finance counsel on specific legal, tax, and financing issues that arise in projects to install solar energy equipment and storage on commercial property. The panel will also review avenues to obtain funding for the project and leverage... Read More

This CLE webinar will examine the critical steps in formation and operation of a private equity fund, and identify the most significant trends in private equity fund formation from a capital raising, SEC regulatory, and tax standpoint. Read More

This CLE webinar will guide counsel involved in structuring private equity transactions in the healthcare arena. The panel will discuss the nuts and bolts of structuring the transaction, including purchase price considerations, tax structures, deal terms, and indemnities. The panel will also address... Read More

This CLE webinar will enable counsel to structure real estate loans with borrowers that are foreign investors and guarantors; trusts as investors or guarantors; and tenants in common (TIC). Lending standards have evolved for handling the different borrowers. The panel will discuss issues unique to e... Read More

This CLE webinar will examine the game-changing role the fraud exception could play in private target M&A agreements, with a focus on contouring limitations on indemnification and other remedies based on fraud claims. Read More

This CLE webinar will provide patent counsel with guidance on the doctrine of expectation of success. The panel will examine how much is reasonably needed as well as the tension between the doctrine and enablement. The panel will discuss recent cases and will offer best practices for patent drafting... Read More

This CLE webinar will discuss the various uses of swaps and other derivative products to hedge risk in loan transactions, how derivatives are integrated into loan documentation, and how to document the swap transaction to ensure consistency with the loan. Read More

This CLE webinar will provide estate planning counsel and tax advisers with guidance on resolving beneficiary designation problems that plague IRAs and qualified plans held in trust. The panel will offer various options and approaches to mitigate resulting damage to correct trust structures and avoi... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide counsel for companies in international joint ventures (JVs) or consortia with guidance on effective compliance programs to minimize Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) risks. The panel will examine the unique FCPA issues, offer best practices to mitigate risks, and rev... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide employment counsel with practical guidelines to minimize the risk of retaliation claims by current employees who have already asserted discrimination or harassment complaints. Our knowledgeable panelists will review the pendency of such claims and advise participants on... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide litigators with critical tools for preparing voir dire and opening statements. Trial lawyers have the opportunity to influence potential jurors through creative and effective voir dire. Opening statements then allow the attorney to set the stage for the rest of the tria... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide guidance to ERISA counsel and plan sponsors on the application of ERISA fiduciary rules to health and welfare plans. The panel will discuss the complex compliance requirements, determining who are considered fiduciaries for health and welfare plan decisions and transact... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide energy counsel on the key considerations and critical provisions in master service agreements (MSAs) for oil and gas businesses, including insurance, indemnification, damages, and payment. The panel will discuss negotiating and structuring MSAs, issues that commonly arise... Read More

This CLE webinar will examine the common causes of M&A post-closing disputes regarding working capital adjustments and earnouts. The panel will discuss strategies for mitigating the likelihood of post-closing disputes, and considerations and best practices for resolving them. Read More

This CLE webinar will guide counsel through crafting critical provisions in the Receivables Purchase Agreement and similar agreements (RPA) and other transaction instruments. The panel will provide practical strategies to avoid common drafting pitfalls, minimize contract disputes, and protect client... Read More

This CLE webinar will analyze the legal and economic risks for investment managers and other market participants in the coming transition away from LIBOR and the steps they should take now to mitigate those risks. The panel will discuss recent SEC guidance on how to manage the transition in existing... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide counsel in preserving and protecting clients' intellectual property rights in government contracting. The panel will review best practices for counsel for negotiating the contract and will address potential government misuse of the IP and remedies. Read More

This CLE webinar will prepare family law practitioners and financial experts to better represent litigants in identifying, classifying, and valuing stock options and restricted stock units (RSUs) for purposes of both equitable distribution and income availability upon divorce or in the context of po... Read More

This CLE/CPE webinar will provide tax counsel and private investment professionals with a practical guide to structuring investments by private equity and venture capital funds (PEVC Funds) in a manner that seeks to address the various tax sensitivities of PEVC Fund investors. Read More

This CLE webinar will offer guidance in drafting non-compete clauses in contracts for the purchase and sale of a business. The panel will also discuss related non-compete agreements for key employees, sellers, and founders of the target entity, and the limitations associated with each. The panel wil... Read More

The CLE webinar will provide guidance to appellate lawyers on strategic uses of--and best practices for drafting--reply briefs in appellate practice. The panel will provide insights, explore those best practices, and offer concrete tips for drafting a reply that may resolve a case before, or without... Read More

This CLE webinar will examine the issues presented by these complex and rapidly evolving terms, and the other so-called "Windstream provisions" that attempt to shield borrowers from net short debt activist investors. Read More

This CLE webinar will concentrate on the link between the national opioid epidemic and the resulting litigation. Manufacturers, prescribing doctors, dispensing pharmacists, and corporations involved have all been the targets of litigation. Counsel must be prepared, in today's environment, to address... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide personal injury plaintiff and defense counsel with a detailed examination of the rapidly expanding area of foodborne illness litigation. Regardless of the source, reactions to and injuries caused by contaminated food vary; the CDC estimates 47.8 million foodborne illnes... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide ERISA counsel, plan sponsors, and administrators an in-depth analysis of the legal issues that arise from terminated employees and retirees under ERISA. The panel will discuss critical considerations regarding the rights of terminated employees and retirees under ERISA,... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide trust and estates counsel a thorough and practical guide into the challenges of allocating distributable net income (DNI) for complex trusts with income or beneficiaries in multiple states. The panel will discuss key tax rule challenges and considerations in trust docum... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide trial lawyers with detailed guidance on a valuable but underutilized tool to expand the scope of liability in a civil action: pleading and proving the existence of a conspiracy. This webinar will address, among other things, the many misconceptions about this powerful l... Read More

This CLE webinar will examine the purchase, lease, and financing structures available for acquiring aircraft. The panel will examine specific structures involving purchase contracts, security agreements and leasing options. The panel will also discuss underlying concerns for buyers/lessees/borrowers... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide ERISA counsel, plan sponsors, and administrators a detailed analysis of the new IRS final regulations for hardship distributions for 401(k) and 403(b) plans. The panel will discuss key provisions of the final rules, necessary amendments for retirement plan documents, ad... Read More

This CLE webinar will examine the impact of tax reform on like-kind exchanges under IRC Section 1031 with a particular focus on what now qualifies as "real property" and what constitutes the unadjusted basis of replacement property for purposes of the new IRC Section 199A deduction. The panel will d... Read More

This CLE webinar will review the latest developments related to healthcare fraud, drawing lessons from recent government investigations and settlements. The panel will prepare healthcare counsel to take proactive steps for compliance. Read More

This CLE webinar will guide counsel on the strategic use of Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) proceedings. The panel will discuss how companies are leveraging the PTAB system, as well as the risks involved. The panel will also examine what small companies and startups can do to counter challenges... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide counsel for buyers, sellers, and lenders in real estate transactions on structuring provisions that address post-closing environmental issues to ensure coverage for environmental liabilities. The panel will examine recent court treatment of environmental contractual claus... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide practical guidance to counsel for both borrowers and creditors on student loan debt in bankruptcy, including bankruptcy court treatment of different types of educational loans, Bankruptcy Code provisions governing student loans, relevant cases and judicial precedent in... Read More

This CLE webinar will prepare defense counsel to evaluate whether and how to pursue discovery of absent class members in class litigation. The panel will discuss the courts' varying positions on permitting absent class member discovery, when to request discovery from putative class members, the disc... Read More

This CLE webinar will examine the legal and operational issues which companies must address once an acquisition or merger has closed and two or more companies must operate as one. The panel discussion will include corporate restructuring, workforce integration, IP, antitrust, healthcare regulatory,... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide elder law counsel with the tools to assist their married clients in Medicaid planning when one spouse enters a nursing home. The program will discuss how to best leverage the community spouse resource allowance (CSRA) and Medicaid monthly minimum maintenance needs allow... Read More

This CLE webinar will discuss significant exceptions to third-party attorney-client privilege waivers, including the Kovel doctrine for third-party consultants, the common interest doctrine, and the functional equivalent doctrine. The program will address the scope and applicability of these excepti... Read More

This CLE webinar will discuss the impact of California's Proposition 65 on supply chain agreements. Our panel will offer practical guidance on drafting (or amending) supply agreements to ensure compliance with the new regulation and explore how counsel representing manufacturers, producers, importer... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide insurance counsel with a review of essential issues in horizontal and vertical insurance, the interrelationship between the liability of the primary carrier and the excess insurer, and best practices to resolve priority of coverage disputes. Read More

This CLE webinar will provide trademark counsel with guidance to navigate opposition proceedings at the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB), whether opposing the application or responding to the opposition. The panel will examine issues related to and offer strategies for filing the opposition,... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide real estate counsel with practical guidance for structuring closing protection letters (CPLs) for title insurance, particularly after the recent ALTA revisions. Read More

This CLE webinar will guide trust and estate counsel on the complexities of planning with inherited retirement benefits. The panel will discuss mechanisms to avoid pitfalls concerning inherited retirement benefits such as account titling, plan transfers, required distributions, basis reporting, spec... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide guidance to patent counsel on patenting drug formulations from drafting through patent prosecution and enforcement. The panel will examine lessons learned from the case law and offer strategies to overcome the potential challenges. Read More

This CLE webinar will discuss using personal jurisdiction arguments after the Supreme Court's 2017 decision in Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. v. Superior Court (BMS) to defeat class actions pre-certification. The panel will address recent cases applying BMS to class actions and discuss successful strategi... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide ERISA counsel, plan sponsors, and administrators upon discovering unauthorized workers in retirement plans. The panel will discuss ERISA and DOL guidance, factors to consider under the Internal Revenue Code, tax reporting and withholding issues for U.S. and non-U.S. perso... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide an advanced course in drafting persuasive and impactful opening pleadings. Trial counsel will often seek to meet Rule 8 or state law equivalent of a "short and plain statement" (even under Twombly and Iqbal ) without going further. Although this approach can survive mot... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide attorneys regarding engagement agreements with their clients. These agreements can help avoid costly disputes down the line regarding the scope of representation, fees, conflicts of interests, and many other aspects of the attorney-client relationship. Familiarity with th... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide counsel with an overview of the process of drafting and negotiating a financeable ground lease and address key provisions that balance the interests of the owner, lessee, and lender. The panel will also discuss the leasehold mortgage and issues presented by leasehold fi... Read More

This CLE webinar will enable medical malpractice and personal injury trial attorneys to take an active role in addressing the disturbing trend of malpractice, injuries, and other damages caused by trusted people in the homes of the sick and the aged. Home healthcare workers have been alleged to negl... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide healthcare counsel in determining whether and when to include indemnification provisions in business associate agreements (BAAs). The panel will offer best practices for drafting and negotiating indemnification provisions. Read More

This CLE webinar will guide counsel on when sharing content on social media sites is protected by fair use and when it crosses the line into unauthorized infringement. The panel will outline steps for counsel to advise companies on monitoring and protecting against unauthorized use of their brands a... Read More

This CLE webinar will address the rapidly expanding scope of claims related to the EEOC's systemic discrimination initiative. This session is devoted to trying the systemic discrimination case. The two broad categories covered are the same as in every trial -- prevailing, or alternatively, preservin... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide energy professionals on the market trends driving recent joint ventures (JVs) in the renewable energy industry. The panel will examine available structuring options for JVs and key considerations for renewable energy projects, such as transferability, financing, purchase... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide trust and estate counsel on key considerations in modifying and restructuring trusts in light of the new tax law. The panel will discuss the impact of tax reform on existing trusts, critical trust provisions, necessary changes to minimize tax liability, qualifying trusts... Read More

This CLE webinar will prepare corporate counsel for the quagmire that is the law of sweepstakes and contests. A "free giveaway" carries legal risks, numerous and varied sources of law govern the practice and an innumerable amount of "contestants" and counsel are eager to sue over alleged rules viola... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide real estate counsel with a review of how parties in leasing transactions can allocate risk to protect their respective economic interests. The panel will address indemnification provisions, including those for actions arising from a party's negligence, additional insure... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide personal injury counsel in proving or defending claims against motor carriers and insurance companies for negligent entrustment, hiring or retention of a truck driver in the wake of a trucking accident. The panel will discuss the elements of each claim, defense theories,... Read More

This CLE webinar will prepare trial attorneys to defend depositions of corporate representatives during litigation. The panel will discuss how to respond to a Rule 30(b)(6) deposition notice and how to select and prepare witnesses for the deposition. Read More

This CLE webinar will guide business counsel to draft and negotiate appropriate limitation of liability (LOL) clauses in business contracts. The panel will discuss critical considerations when crafting the provisions, enforceability challenges, the interplay of LOL clauses with indemnification provi... Read More

This CLE webinar will discuss the formation and structuring of series LLCs and examine the issues and risks lenders face in loan transactions involving series LLCs, including UCC Article 9, the Bankruptcy Code, and treatment of series LLCs under state statutes. Read More

This CLE webinar will provide labor and employment counsel with a review of the latest rulings and the enforcement initiatives from the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). The panel will discuss the impact of the NLRB's decisions and strategies for employers--both non-union and union--to comply w... Read More

This CLE webinar will prepare real estate counsel to structure special purpose, bankruptcy-remote entities that satisfy the requirements of commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) and portfolio lenders. The panel will discuss current separateness provisions, the conditions and documentation for... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide insurance counsel with an analysis of current trends and developments regarding biometric privacy violation claims and litigation. The program will analyze the current landscape regarding potential insurance coverage under D&O, E&O, CGL, cyber, and employment practices... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide trust and estate counsel an in-depth analysis of planning techniques and opportunities with qualified opportunity zones (QOZs). The panel will discuss critical considerations for trust and estate planning with QOZs such as critical tax issues and methods to overcome the... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide guidance to IP counsel on protecting graphical user interface (GUI) in the U.S. and around the world. The panel will examine the advantages of design patent protection over other forms of IP and offer best practices for obtaining meaningful design protection for GUI. Read More

This CLE webinar will provide practical guidance in structuring contractual provisions to limit or negate the invisible terms implied in every commercial contract. The panel will discuss entire agreement, incorporation and merger clauses, provide practical guidance on enforceable additional provisio... Read More

This CLE webinar will discuss equity cure rights provisions in commercial credit agreements. The panel will examine the complex interaction of equity cures with earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) financial covenants, forms the equity cure may take when applied in... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide deal counsel in negotiating and drafting provisions in private M&A purchase agreements that provide protections to buyers after the transaction is consummated that are beyond indemnification for breaches of representations and warranties. The panel will outline approaches... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide counsel with tools to structure real estate transactions to take full advantage of the new qualified business income (QBI) deduction under IRC 199A. The panel will discuss the requirements and limitations of 199A, the follow-up IRS regulations for 199A, and planning tec... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide insurance counsel for both policyholders and insurers on claims made against insolvent, bankrupt, or defunct insureds. The panel will discuss recent cases addressing this issue and review the contractual, statutory, and common law arguments that counsel can leverage to be... Read More

This CLE webinar will address the panoply of complex issues arising out of a change of counsel during pending litigation. Changes can be client caused (i.e., firing counsel) or counsel caused (i.e., withdrawal). Regardless of the cause, both old and new counsel have obligations to the client and to... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide guidance to patent counsel on the patentability requirements in the USPTO and EPO for claiming a broad genus of antibodies, recent case law that could impact those claims, and how to best protect antibody inventions in light of the recent developments. Read More

This CLE webinar will provide guidance to counsel involved in developing and financing utility-scale wind and solar PV renewable energy projects, with a particular focus on the underlying engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) agreements. The panel will discuss market factors and will outl... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide business counsel with tactics for drafting and enforcing data privacy and security agreements in the wake of the ever-increasing incidence of data security breaches. The speakers will address contractual provisions for allocating and mitigating risk, and compliance with... Read More

This CLE webinar will analyze the mechanics and securities law issues associated with the offering of digital currencies under Reg D and Reg A+. The panel will discuss the Blockstack offering recently approved by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), what it suggests about capital raising fo... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide guidance to patent counsel for drafting and prosecuting U.S. patent applications to achieve the broadest claim interpretations that avoid unpatentability and provide a basis for proving infringement. The panel will offer best practices to solidify novelty, non-obviousne... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide construction litigators in recognizing and combating the trial strategy of leveraging the so-called "reptile theory" in construction claims. The panel will discuss the increased use of reptilian tactics by plaintiffs' attorneys and how defense counsel can strategically co... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide practical guidance to real estate counsel on options provisions in commercial leases, with a focus on best practices in negotiating, drafting, and documenting commercial lease renewal options, options to expand or reduce the space leased, and options for early terminati... Read More

This CLE webinar will prepare counsel for the day when law enforcement shows up at company headquarters demanding immediate access. Such events are often a complete surprise to counsel. It is imperative that counsel is prepared for this potentially earth-shattering occurrence. Read More

This CLE webinar will provide estate planning counsel and fiduciary tax advisers with practical guidance in navigating the rules governing distributions from IRAs where the beneficiary is a qualified trust. The panel will outline the required minimum distribution (RMD) rules for inherited IRAs, disc... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide employee benefits counsel with a detailed analysis of the types of remedies available under ERISA for benefit claims. The panel will discuss equitable relief under Section 502(a)(3), other key enforcement provisions under ERISA, the scope of relief, procedural strategie... Read More

This CLE webinar will prepare personal injury trial lawyers to depose corporate representatives in accordance with Rule 30(b)(6) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and its state law equivalents. The webinar will discuss best practices for meeting the 30(b)(6) notice requirements, effectively qu... Read More

This CLE webinar will explore the ethical issues that arise when attorneys use social networking sites and blogs. The panel will discuss the risks associated with LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, and other popular sites, and outline the evolving ethical rules related to lawyers and online activity. The... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide patent counsel with guidance on the use of invalidity opinions in defense of patent infringement claims. The panel will discuss the issue of waiver of the attorney-client privilege and other factors when considering invalidity opinions. The panel will provide best pract... Read More

This CLE webinar will prepare counsel to draft third-party opinions for real estate finance transactions. The panel will cover the opinions required--including authority, enforceability, and property-related opinions--and the assumptions, limitations, and qualifications that counsel should include t... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide IP and brand counsel on the WHOIS system and brand protection after the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The panel will examine the impact of the GDPR and offer best practices on protecting brands during this period of uncertainty. Read More

This CLE webinar will educate plaintiffs' and defendants' personal injury counsel about litigation arising out of drownings: the cause of thousands of deaths and tens of thousands of injuries each year. These cases represent significant exposure for property owners, boat owners, local governments, a... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide deal counsel on structuring capital contribution and distribution provisions in equity joint venture (JV) agreements. The panel will discuss key legal and tax issues and JV agreement provisions, including promoted interest, carried interest, cash flow splits, and related... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide counsel for tenants, or prospective tenants, of contaminated industrial or manufacturing sites with information and critical guidance on defending liability under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA or Superfund) using the u... Read More

This CLE webinar will discuss some of the more common techniques for Medicaid planning, including asset protection and pooled income trusts, private annuities and promissory notes, spousal transfers, and caregiver agreements. Read More

This CLE webinar will provide commercial lending counsel with a review of essential provisions in a split-collateral intercreditor agreement, including the priority of rights, access to collateral and standstill provisions. The panel will address the negotiation of provisions from the perspective of... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide healthcare counsel with a review of current issues related to gainsharing arrangements whether they are freestanding or part of bundled payment programs. The panel will discuss the OIG's advisory opinions on gainsharing arrangements, outline implementation and operation... Read More

This CLE/CPE webinar will provide counsel and tax advisers with guidance on available options for reporting foreign assets of noncompliant U.S. taxpayers. The panel will discuss Foreign Bank Account Report (FBAR) requirements, alternative compliance options after the IRS' termination of the Offshore... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide practical guidance to counsel on the legal pitfalls of contract supplements, such as attachments, exhibits, cross references, and incorporation by reference. The panel will provide examples of how to draft enforceable provisions and discuss cases addressing these issues... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide counsel on navigating the proposed new regulations to implement the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018's (FIRRMA) expanded scope. The panel will examine the potential impact of the rules on transactions subject to review by the Committee on Foreign I... Read More

This CLE webinar will explore and provide guidance to trial lawyers on the use of statistical analyses in class litigation. Read More

This CLE webinar will discuss the pros and cons of convertible debt and priced equity rounds and how to evaluate the optimal deal structure for start-up investment financing rounds. The program will present perspectives from both issuers/owners and investors, as well as look at the current terms and... Read More

This CLE webinar will discuss latest developments related to independent contractor classification under Federal and State Law, especially the more challenging California law. Covered topics also include newly released guidance on virtual marketplace companies ("VMC") and insight to determine correc... Read More

This CLE webinar will examine bankruptcy and insolvency issues presented by the conflict between the legalized use of marijuana in many states and its treatment as an illegal controlled substance under federal law, and provide practical guidance on counseling clients in Cannabidiol (CBD), hemp, and... Read More

This CLE webinar will discuss critical terms and conditions of federal oil and gas leases, considerations for record title and operating rights owners, drilling and production obligations, overcoming environmental issues, drainage protection, well abandonment, and operator production and activity re... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide estate planning counsel and advisers with a practical guide to structuring trust protector and directing party provisions into a trust or estate plan. The panel will discuss the specific duties to assign to trust protectors, and potential risks to both the trustor and t... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide ERISA counsel, plan sponsors, and administrators guidance on the Department of Labor's recent final regulations on multiple employer plans (MEPs). The panel will discuss key provisions in the final regulations and their impact on small and mid-size employers; factors in... Read More

This webinar will provide tax counsel and advisers with a practical discussion of IRS International Practice Unit (IPU) guidance on what constitutes "substantial compliance" in filing Form 5471, Information Return of U.S. Persons With Respect To Certain Foreign Corporations. The panel will detail th... Read More

This CLE webinar will address advanced payment issues in construction projects, including change orders and extra work. The panel will provide practical guidance to construction practitioners for differentiating between real versus perceived changes; undocumented oral change orders; changes due to d... Read More

This CLE webinar will explore the unique issues facing commercial landlords and tenants of co-working or shared office space. Our panel will compare the agreements between the parties (lease vs. license), and guide counsel on how to most effectively address the risks associated with those difference... Read More

This CLE webinar will discuss commonly attacked transactions such as payments to trade creditors, loan workouts and payments to insiders. The panel will analyze statutory defenses and other key defenses such as earmarking, critical vendor, mere conduit, assumed contract, claim waivers and set-offs. Read More

This CLE webinar will prepare employee benefits counsel to represent plan fiduciaries and sponsors facing Department of Labor (DOL) investigations or audits. Our experienced panel will discuss how to navigate the investigation process, offer practice pointers on working with the Employee Benefits Se... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide counsel for academic medical centers, universities and other federal grant recipients on the Office of Inspector General's (OIG) self-disclosure protocol and its new guidance for HHS grant recipients. The panel will provide best practices for self-disclosure and complianc... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide guidance to counsel representing clients involved in product recalls. The panel will discuss advanced strategies for planning and executing a product recall, managing and mitigating legal risks, and implementing proactive and preventative defense strategies. The panel w... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide insurance counsel with a review of the scope of varying forms of the pollution exclusion clause in commercial general liability (CGL) policies, the differing court interpretations of the exclusion, and best arguments for insurers and policyholders for either avoiding or... Read More

This CLE webinar will be a timely update on the high volatility commercial real estate (HVCRE) regime. Our panel will discuss Basel III requirements and exemptions for HVCRE loans, and the recent reforms to Dodd-Frank which modify those requirements for acquisition, development or construction (ADC)... Read More

This CLE webinar will examine the Subpart F and global intangible low-taxed income (GILTI) rules regarding taxation of controlled foreign corporation (CFC) income, and how those rules impact the structuring of private equity investments and funds. The panel will also discuss new regulations which of... Read More

This CLE/CPE webinar will guide counsel and tax professionals on new tax provisions that could substantially affect the structuring, pricing, and financing of mergers and acquisitions. The panel will discuss critical changes to the tax law, certain tax-related aspects of M&A negotiations requiring c... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide business and technology counsel in drafting terms of use and privacy policies for websites and mobile apps to effectively mitigate business risk. Read More

This CLE webinar will provide valuable guidance to practitioners on the growing role of cannabis in personal injury cases. As attorneys and plaintiffs become more aware of the dangers of cannabis, lawsuits for injuries related to cannabis use will become more common. Read More

This CLE webinar will provide estate planning counsel and advisers with a practical guide to the estate planning opportunities in using S corporation (S-corp) trusts particularly in light of the 20% pass-through Qualified Business Income (QBI) deduction for pass-through entities. The panelist will d... Read More

This CLE webinar will discuss structuring virtual or financial power purchase agreements (PPAs) for large corporations. The panel will provide guidance on the different factors to consider when structuring virtual PPA transactions, how they compare to physical PPAs, benefits for purchasers, availabl... Read More

This CLE webinar will analyze the complex issues associated the right of partners and LLC members to contractually restrict their partners from transferring their interests, which can come in sharp conflict with UCC Article 9 security interests that may override those restrictions. The panel will al... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide counsel on identifying, reviving, and pursuing defunct or "zombie" corporations and their insurance assets as a source of funding cleanup of contamination sites. The panel will discuss what to do after identifying zombie candidates, claims evaluation due diligence, litiga... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide environmental law counsel on the evolving federal and state regulatory landscape related to perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) providing updates to recent legislative and regulatory changes at both the Federal and State level and discuss evaluating and ad... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide patent counsel on Markush claims in the prosecution and litigation of patents. The panel will review the original case, Ex Parte Markush, and other critical cases. The panel will discuss the ongoing debate about what Markush groups mean, how to best handle patent prosecut... Read More

This CLE webinar will examine the latest case law trends regarding piercing the corporate veil across several states. The panel will address the application of the doctrine to LLCs and best practices for litigating piercing the corporate veil cases. Read More

This CLE/CPE webinar will provide tax counsel, advisers, and compliance professionals with a practical guide to navigating the state tax complexities involved in multi-tiered partnerships. The panel will discuss various state rules governing apportionment of income from lower-tier pass-through entit... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide counsel on intellectual property issues that arise in augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR). The panel will discuss the protection of IP rights and address the use of protected works and third-party marks. The panel will also examine potential IP infringement an... Read More

This CLE webinar will discuss the new FLSA amendments affecting all tipped employees, along with best practices for FLSA and DOL compliance. Our expert panelists will guide practitioners through the latest updates in tip pooling and overtime pay regulations, and how to best counsel hospitality indus... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide counsel on Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) compliance. The panel will discuss the new OFAC framework and OFAC priorities. The panel will also discuss screening, monitoring, and receiving payments, as well as offer best practices for ensuring effective sanctions co... Read More

This CLE webinar will examine new challenges facing class counsel in certifying a nationwide class after the Ninth Circuit's June 2019 en banc decision in In re Hyundai and Kia Fuel Econ. Litig. The panel will examine the scope and impact of the decision and discuss best practices for counsel to cha... Read More

This CLE webinar will discuss the documentation of side letters between private fund managers and investment partners who need or demand terms which may vary from the underlying partnership agreement. The panel will examine most favored nation clauses, transfer rights, excusal rights, special report... Read More

This CLE webinar will discuss terms and trends in REIT credit facilities, including how to structure the facility, negotiate financial covenants, treat taxable REIT subsidiaries, structure commitment letters, and draft MAC clauses and other key terms. Read More

This CLE webinar will address the application of depreciation to the labor cost component of estimated replacement cost value in determining actual cash value (ACV) under homeowners' and commercial property insurance policies. The panel will provide practical guidance regarding labor costs and other... Read More

This CLE/CPE webinar will provide tax counsel and ERISA attorneys a detailed analysis of the tax rules governing foreign pension accounts, with a specific focus on avoiding penalties for noncompliance. The webinar will go beyond the basics to offer useful practice pointers on the application of IRC... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide employee benefits and ERISA counsel with a thorough and practical guide to deferred compensation for nonprofit and exempt organization executives and employees. The panel will discuss critical changes in tax reform impacting the structuring of deferred compensation plan... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide deal counsel in negotiating representations and warranties, covenants, closing conditions, and indemnification provisions in private company acquisition agreements. The panel will offer their insights on how recent market trends are impacting the drafting of these critica... Read More

This CLE webinar will discuss the hidden "contingency fee trap" caused by 2017 tax reform legislation, which impacts most contingency fee plaintiffs. This webinar will explore the hidden obstacles to settlement and possible malpractice issues that may arise for contingency fee attorneys under the ne... Read More

This CLE webinar will examine the latest case law trends regarding piercing the corporate veil and alter ego claims in the healthcare industry. The panel will provide guidance on issues to be aware of and how to structure corporate entities and joint ventures to better protect against piercing the c... Read More

This CLE/CPE webinar will provide guidance to tax counsel and advisers on BBA audit regime issues faced by buyers and sellers of partnership interests. The panel will discuss key points of interest in negotiating and structuring purchases or sales of partnership interests in light of the new partner... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide family law attorneys through the fiercely disputed subject of the rights of grandparents to maintain a relationship with their grandchildren after the death or divorce of a parent, as well as adoption of the grandchild. The panel will explore litigation strategies and pro... Read More

This CLE webinar will familiarize real estate finance counsel with some of the current and potential uses of Blockchain and distributed ledger technology (DLT) in commercial mortgage origination, securitization, custody, and servicing. The panel will also discuss the legal and regulatory hurdles com... Read More

This CLE webinar will address four complex and interrelated areas of liability for medical practitioners who care for individuals with mental health issues: (1) patient suicide or other self harm; (2) harm to others, generally, for a patient's violent acts; (3) potential harm in the workplace to emp... Read More

This CLE webinar will analyze legal challenges to financing Bitcoin, for both bank and non-bank lenders. The panel will also discuss the underlying blockchain architecture for transferring Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies as well as the issues to address when perfecting a UCC security interest in... Read More

This CLE webinar will brief trial lawyers on crucial employment law class action developments during 2018 and the first half of 2019. The panel will analyze and offer perspectives on the anticipated impact of these cases in 2019 and beyond. Read More

This CLE webinar will educate counsel as to the steps necessary to make an arbitration award something more than a piece of paper. Arbitrators lack the power to enforce their awards, therefore it is imperative that the victor know the necessary steps to follow to collect the spoils. These steps incl... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide counsel for drafting university technology transfer and licensing agreements. The panel will discuss key clauses in the contracts and best practices for negotiating the agreements and avoiding pitfalls unique to the university context. Read More

This CLE webinar will guide healthcare counsel on ensuring compliance with the Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS) and Stark law in managed care contracting and downstream provider arrangements. The panel will also provide best practices for counsel on structuring arrangements to fit within the AKS safe har... Read More

This CLE webinar will examine revisions to the USPTO Manual of Patent Examining Procedure (MPEP). The panel will discuss patent eligibility, duty to disclose, and other updates to the MPEP. The panel will explore the impact on patent prosecution and beyond and provide best practices for applying the... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide counsel for developers and project owners in structuring and drafting the essential financial, governance, control, and liability provisions of homeowners association (HOA) agreements. The panel will provide practical insights into strategies for preserving value for prop... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide guidance to renewable energy counsel on overcoming challenges in developing renewable energy projects on contaminated lands. The panel will discuss key issues in the reuse of lands and facilities, federal and state regulatory challenges, assessing and protecting against... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide elder law counsel on the legal issues and critical challenges in pursuing claims against long-term care facilities and related service providers. The panel will discuss federal and state regulations, standards of care, service provider negligence, damages, recent cases, a... Read More

This CLE will discuss advanced substantive and procedural strategies for filing successful interlocutory appeals in federal courts. Read More

This CLE webinar will provide commercial finance and bankruptcy attorneys with an analysis of the requirements and methods for creating and perfecting security interests in bank accounts, securities accounts, and other investment property to achieve the desired priority. The panel will offer best pr... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide insights for patent counsel on the patentability of computer-implemented inventions. The panel will examine the 2019 USPTO guidance and recent case law. The panel will also discuss the new European Patent Office (EPO) guidance for computer-implemented inventions and pat... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide corporate counsel with up-to-date knowledge regarding the drafting, use, and enforcement of "advance notice" bylaws. Read More

This CLE webinar will guide IP counsel on the Madrid Protocol, including the process, how and where to file, amending an application, and dividing a registration. The panel will examine how to respond to a deficiency notice from WIPO, apply for subsequent designations, and use the e-renewal process.... Read More

This CLE webinar will prepare counsel to help clients avoid the risks associated with vulnerabilities in "smart contracts." The panel will discuss best practices for the planning, drafting, and integration of traditional contract language designed to limit potential liabilities that may arise when v... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide insurance practitioners with an enhanced understanding of insurance claims brought under an assignment of benefits (AOB). The panel will discuss the current state of the law, including state-specific reform efforts and trends, how assignments of benefits affect the adju... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide trial attorneys with the knowledge of how to succeed in asserting affirmative defenses under the tighter pleading standards that have developed under Twombly, Iqbal, and their lower and state court progeny. Failure to know when and how to plead these defenses can be fat... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide estate planners with an advanced guide to drafting and structuring supplemental needs trusts and special needs trusts (SNTs). The panelist will focus on considerations such as setting up trusts to serve as beneficiaries of retirement accounts, drafting language, and tra... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide energy counsel guidance on the implementation of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (FERC) Order No. 841 and 841-A to facilitate energy storage in regional wholesale markets. The panel will provide an in-depth analysis of the FERC rules and recent additional gui... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide in-depth legal analysis and practical guidance to trial lawyers regarding the pursuit and defense of the rapidly expanding tort claims of negligent and intentional infliction of emotional distress. The panel will cover the full array of issues ranging from pleading and... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide bankruptcy and litigation counsel with a review of suits against corporate insiders and outside third-party professionals, theories supporting liability, and the evolving and complex defenses and limitations to recovery such as in pari delicto, standing, and the insured... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide practical guidance on the application of statutes of limitations and repose to indemnity and contribution claims in construction disputes. The panel will address the interrelationship between the discovery rule, contractual indemnity, common law indemnity, and contribut... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide patent counsel with insights on the new Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) trial practice guidance, focusing on claim construction, amendment practice, additional discovery, joinder, institution decisions, and much more. The panel will discuss the implications of the... Read More

This CLE/CPE webinar will provide tax counsel, accountants, and other advisers with an in-depth understanding of the IRS' final regulations under Section 199A and the mechanics of calculating and claiming the qualified business income deduction. The panel will discuss the strict rules, requirements,... Read More

This CLE webinar will address the rapidly expanding scope of claims related to the EEOC's systemic discrimination initiative. This session will be devoted to briefly defining the nature and scope of systemic discrimination claims and an in-depth analysis of pretrial issues: both legal issues as mani... Read More

This CLE webinar will examine the legal and operational issues in establishing custody of cryptocurrencies and other digital assets on a blockchain or distributed ledger. The panel will discuss custody requirements that apply to various industry players under existing federal securities laws, includ... Read More