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 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 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 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 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 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 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. The panel will address navigating through the gray areas of reporting and examine how the courts have dealt with thorny reporting issues. Read More

This webinar will cover practical considerations for partners and advisers to partnerships now operating under the new partnership audit regime. Our panel of experts will review the latest guidance, explain partnership audit adjustments, and make recommendations for steps to take in light of the imp... 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 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 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 webinar will provide tax professionals and advisers guidance on differing state rules on withholding tax obligations for employers and personal income tax allocation for employees operating or working in multiple jurisdictions post- Wayfair. The panel will discuss nexus triggers, key challenges... 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 webinar will provide tax advisers and compliance professionals with a thorough, practical guide to the mechanics of reporting a Section 754 election on a partnership's Form 1065 return. The panel will discuss making the election and will detail available relief in instances where a partnership... 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 webinar will guide tax professionals and advisers on the state tax issues facing remote sellers of taxable goods and services since the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in South Dakota v. Wayfair. The panel features attorneys who represented Wayfair in the case who will discuss the ramifications o... 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 webinar will provide audit professionals and advisers with practical guidance for conducting broker-dealer audits, offering tools to avoid the most common and costly risk areas in broker-dealer audits as identified in PCAOB annual inspections. The panel will offer their experiences and practica... 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 webinar will explain the significant changes made by the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act (SECURE Act) to retirement and tax planning. The panel will discuss the changes made by the SECURE Act, including developing new planning strategies after its passage. 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 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 webinar will provide tax professionals and advisers with an in-depth and practical guide to the accounting and tax disclosure requirements to correct and adjust capital account balances. The panel will focus on reconstructing capital accounts in light of the required reporting of negative tax b... 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 webinar will provide tax advisers and professionals with a thorough and practical guide into the calculation challenges of allocating distributable net income (DNI) for complex trusts with income or beneficiaries in multiple states. The panel will focus on tax reporting of trust income from ass... 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 panel 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 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 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 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 provide counsel to healthcare providers with crucial steps to successfully obtain and maintain their enrollment and billing privileges under the enhanced Medicare and Medicaid enrollment requirements. Read More

This webinar will discuss strategies for real estate professionals, agents, and investors after tax reform. The release of final Section 199A regulations provided guidelines for the 20% QBI deduction and Notice 2019-07 provided a welcomed 250-hour safe harbor that qualifies rental real estate to be... 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 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 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 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 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 webinar will provide SALT professionals and advisers to flow-through entities with a detailed and practical guide to the critical state tax issues and trends impacting members and shareholders in multistate flow-through entities. The panel will discuss determining the character of pass-through... 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 webinar will discuss key issues regarding income tax and sales tax compliance obligations for entities doing business in Canada. The panel will outline issues that companies face when doing business in Canada, including a review of the Canadian system of taxation, reporting obligations that may... 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 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/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 webinar will review the complexities of filing dual-status returns, including determining residency status, the mechanics of filing as both a resident and nonresident within the same tax year, determining U.S. source taxable income, and identifying available deductions. Advisers working with cl... Read More

This webinar will discuss the benefits of using incomplete gift trusts (IGTs) to minimize estate and income taxes. The speakers will cover which clients benefit from these trusts when basis step-up trumps use of the lifetime credit and mitigating state taxes with IGTS. Read More

This CLE webinar will analyze business development companies (BDCs) as an alternative investment vehicle and discuss best practices for issuers and asset managers in forming and financing BDCs. The program will also present opportunities and pitfalls for investors. 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 steep personal injury counsel in the powerful but potentially intrusive tool of mandatory physical or mental examination under FRCP 35 (or its various state law equivalents). Treating these exams as a rote and required exercise, as opposed to plotting out moves from parameters... 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 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 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 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 webinar will offer tax professionals a deep dive into composite tax provisions and withholding requirements of pass-through entities with nonresident shareholders and partners. The panel will provide an advanced level look at the specific issues facing tax advisers to pass-through entities rega... 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 webinar will provide tax preparers and advisers with the knowledge needed to protect sensitive client data and their computer systems and comply with the new IRS data security requirements. 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 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 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 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. The panel will discuss the application and closing process borro... 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 provide guidance on protecting trade secrets in the current work-from-home environment. The panel will examine the risks to trade secrets and discuss the steps companies should take to mitigate those risks. The panel will offer best practices for protecting trade secrets during... 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 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 key provisions such as MAE clauses, operating covenants, and reps and warranties; financing concerns; and due diligence... 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 guide energy counsel through the challenges and potential opportunities for energy projects under the recently enacted economic stimulus package in response to COVID-19. The panel will discuss the impact on investors, restructuring considerations for energy projects, net operat... Read More

This webinar will provide tax professionals with a comprehensive and practical guide to navigating the procedural and efficient ways to obtain a penalty abatement. The panel will cover domestic information abatement requests and will offer useful tools for compiling and submitting the appeal corresp... 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 webinar will explain the benefits and caveats of holding community property for tax practitioners and advisers working with mobile clients. The panel will discuss identifying community property and helping clients retain or acquire community property status, when beneficial, along with the inco... Read More

This webinar will provide tax advisers and compliance professionals with a practical guide to the impact of the 2017 tax reform on U.S taxpayers with foreign income and tax reporting obligations. The panel will examine the significant changes the law imposes on calculating and reporting taxable fore... 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 identify and educate regarding one of the current areas of active environmental enforcement: Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). FIFRA noncompliance has resulted in multimillion-dollar fines and is playing a role in civil litigation. Our panel will also... 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 bonus depreciation rules enacted under the recent tax reform law and explain how the acquisition and financing of real estate can be structured to take full advantage of tax depreciation. The panel's discussion will includ... 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 webinar will explain the unique aspects of tax return preparation and planning for members of the clergy. Our panel will cover the treatment of earnings by ministerial employees, including employment by a congregation, retirement income, social security, gifts, and housing allowances. 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 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 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 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 webinar will analyze the components of accounting for income taxes, including determining current versus deferred provisions, reporting uncertain tax positions, financial statement presentation, and recently released ASU 2019-12. 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 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 webinar will provide information for general counsel and outside attorneys related to cybersecurity for businesses and the changing needs as a majority of the American workforce that can has transitioned to telecommuting. The webinar will explore the need to put in more rigorous security po... 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 webinar will address the state taxes imposed by states that have legalized/decriminalized cannabis and the interplay between federal and state tax treatment of businesses in the flourishing cannabis industry. Our panel will review current developments and explain the taxing regimes in individua... Read More

This webinar will discuss the effects of granting, vesting, and selling profits interests in partnerships along with the benefits and burdens of awarding these equity rights. Our panelists will explain the details of these transfers for partnership advisers, members, and professionals employing or c... 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 examine the new Small Business Reorganization Act of 2019 (SBRA) and its ramifications for small businesses under Chapter 11. The panel discussion will include what constitutes a "small business debtor" under the new statute, and the streamlined reorganization procedures outlin... Read More

This CLE webinar will discuss the extent to which an insurance company can consider its coverage defenses in determining whether or not to settle, and if so, the terms of settlement. Read More

This CLE webinar will guide IP counsel to leverage the protection of IP rights in wearable technology with experienced perspectives on best practices. 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 webinar will provide tax practitioners working with U.S. nonresident aliens (NRAs) practical steps to minimize U.S. taxes for these U.S. taxpayers. The panelists will cover the rules for federal income, estate, and gift taxation of nonresidents and provide concrete advice on mitigating these ta... 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 address how to best preserve--not forfeit--and invoke the statutory quality assurance and peer review privileges to protect healthcare providers responding to unfamiliar, fast-moving threats like the COVID-19 epidemic. 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 webinar will provide tax advisers with insights on handling IRS audits from inception to resolution, including responding to IDRs (information document requests), extending the statute, working with newly titled Independent Office of Appeals, and litigating unresolved issues. The panel will rev... 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 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 webinar will provide tax preparers and compliance professionals serving partnerships and LLCs with a solid and practical foundation for maintaining partners' capital account balances, including account set up and workpaper preparation. The panel will offer a practical discussion of tax allocati... 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 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 examine the proposed vertical merger guidelines recently issued by the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), and how those guidelines might affect the structuring and reporting of vertical mergers going forward. The panel will discuss theories of a... 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 discuss investigating and resisting increasingly complex insurance fraud schemes that often span multiple industries, with an emphasis on commercial and property losses. The webinar will also discuss techniques and strategies for recovering payments made on account of the fraud... 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 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 webinar will also provide corporate state and local tax professionals and advisers with insights in mitigating the risk of a costly unclaimed property assessment and the avoidance of interest and penalties. The panel will discuss critical issues in unclaimed property compliance, the ins and out... 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 webinar will provide tax advisers filing returns for clients taxed in both Australia and the U.S. with an explanation of reporting requirements and tax obligations in both countries. The panel will discuss treaty provisions, relief from dual taxation, residency determinations, and how to mitiga... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide patent counsel with guidance 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 FD... 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 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 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 webinar will address the effect of the 2017 tax reform on aircraft purchase and use. Purchasing an airplane has provided substantial tax savings in the past. While tax reform reduced or eliminated some deductions, others have increased significantly, leaving tax professionals and owners with mu... Read More

This CLE webinar will prepare counsel to companies doing business internationally to establish and carry out auditing and monitoring of foreign agents and intermediaries to minimize the risks of Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) violations due to third-party misconduct. The panel will outline str... 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 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 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 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 webinar will provide nonprofit advisers with a review of the material terms of accounting standards and guidance on accounting for contributions and exchange transactions. The panel will also provide insights and perspectives into facing practical challenges that are not addressed explicitly in... 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 webinar will address the latest Subchapter S corporation tax issues. Our panel will discuss the requirements to include basis schedules in individual income tax returns, separate activity reporting in Form 1120-S, nonresident aliens and ESBTs, and preparing for the current IRS initiative focusi... 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/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 webinar will provide fiduciary tax advisers and compliance professionals with a practical guide to the deduction structure for Form 1041 under the latest tax reform. The panel will outline the specific changes that tax reform makes to fiduciary deductions, detail the impact of income items taxa... 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 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 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 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

This webinar will provide an analysis of the proposed and final regulations issued in December 2019 and discuss the preparation of Form 1118 for tax practitioners and advisers grappling with these calculations. 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 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 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 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 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/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 webinar will discuss how performers are taxed in varying states, mitigating the impact of state taxes, and the impact of tax reform on athletes and entertainers. Most individuals live and work in the same state and file a federal and a single state return. Professional athletes and entertainers... Read More

This webinar will review the significant changes made to Schedule K-1, Form 1065, due to tax reform, and guide practitioners in reporting the individual line items on individual income tax returns. 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 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 counsel for nonprofit hospitals and health systems on proactive measures to protect the hospital's tax-exempt status. The panel will review current litigation between municipalities and nonprofit hospitals as well as legislative challenges. The panel will also discuss how... Read More

This webinar will explain and simplify the preparation of Form 5471, Schedules J, P, H, and E for tax preparers grappling with the preparation of these detailed schedules after the multitude of changes made by recent tax reform. 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 w... 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