Sunday, November 2, 2014

Cybersecurity - November 6, 2014

Cybersecurity and The Road Ahead

Sponsored by ALM

Recent news coverage shows that no organization is free from cyber risks and serious data breaches.  Corporate counsel across a variety of industries should be aware of those risks and the serious threats they pose. Each industry and company presents its own unique situation when it comes to evaluating and managing cybersecurity risks and data breaches and the preventive solutions it adopts must fit its particular needs.
This panel will offer an overview of trends and best practices across the field.  Panelists will discuss emerging issues ranging from the security implications of new technologies, including the “Internet of Things,” to boardroom involvement in managing potential cyber risk and liability.  The panel will also discuss new tools and services available to companies to identify, manage, and adopt and best practices to mitigate cyber threats and the legal exposure associated with them.

Topics will include:
  • Current and future cyber risks and liabilities.
  • The National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (“NIST”) Cybersecurity Framework’s impact.
  • Emerging technologies and industries with implications for the cyber realm, such as connected vehicles and the Internet of Things.
  • Tools and services available to corporate counsel to mitigate and manage cyber and data breach risks.
 Speakers:
  • Jamie BarnettPartner Venable LLP
    Rear Admiral USN (Retired)
  • Milo CividanesPartner, Venable LLP
    Co-Chair Privacy and Data Security Practice
  • Ari Schwartz
    Senior Director for Cybersecurity
    United Stated National Security Council
  • David Strickland
    Partner, Venable LLP
    Former Administrator
    of the National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration
    (NHTSA)

FREE!
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November 6, 2014, 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM PT

CLE Credit: 1.00  unit


Online


For more information follow the link below:

http://info.law.com/VenableWebinar_Reg.html?mkt_tok=3RkMMJWWfF9wsRoivazLZKXonjHpfsXx4%2BkoWK%2B2lMI%2F0ER3fOvrPUfGjI4GRMRgI%2BSLDwEYGJlv6SgFSbXMMax4wrgIWRA%3D

Post-Election Voting Rights - November 6, 2014

Post-Election Voting Rights Breakdown Conference Call

Sponsored by the American Constitution Society


Join us for a call with Jon Greenbaum, Chief Counsel and Senior Deputy Director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under the Law. Jon will provide a recap of voting rights issues that arise out of the November elections.

From December 2003 to January 2010, Greenbaum served as the director of the Committee's Voting Rights Project, where he led its program to achieve equality and protect advances in voting rights for racial and ethnic minorities and other traditionally disfranchised groups. Highlights during his tenure included the Lawyers' Committee's leadership in Election Protection, the nation's leading nonpartisan voter protection program; the Committee's documentation of the record justifying reauthorization of the Voting Rights Act and the defense of the constitutionality of Section 5 of the Act in court; and groundbreaking litigation.

Prior to joining the Lawyers' Committee in 2003, he served as senior trial attorney in the Voting Section of the Civil Rights Division at the U.S. Department of Justice from 1997-2003. While at the Department of Justice, he instituted Voting Rights Act lawsuits on behalf of minority voters nationwide and educated government officials and community members on federal voting protections. From 1993-1996, he was a litigation associate in the Los Angeles office of Dewey Ballantine LLP.

Greenbaum received his law degree from the University of California at Los Angeles in 1993 and his undergraduate degree from the University of California at Berkeley in 1989.
 Speaker:
  • Jon Greenbaum 
    Chief Counsel and Senior Deputy Director at the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under the Law

FREE!
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November 6, 2014, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM PT

CLE Credit: 0.50  unit


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For more information follow the link below:

https://acslaw.secure.force.com/rsvp?id=a0YG0000007OPbh


Open Source Software Policies - Live in SF or SV - Nov. 11 or 12, 2014


Practical Legal Guidance for Crafting Open Source Software Policies

Sponsored by Black Duck and DLA Piper

During the last year, several software companies have sued over OSS licenses seeking both damages and injunctive relief. In the past, disputes were generally handled within the community and the remedy sought was compliance with the license terms. These developments suggest that lack of compliance may have additional risks. 

They will discuss:
  • The latest OSS Trends
  • Overviews of some of the most popular OSS licenses (including the GPL)
  • Some common case studies for OSS management
  • The impact of OSS during mergers & acquisitions and other transactions
  • Some recent litigation involving OSS
 Speakers:
  • Mark Radcliffe, Partner 

    DLA Piper &

    Legal Advisor 

    Open Stack Foundation
  • Matthew Jacobs, General Counsel 
    Black Duck Software

FREE!
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CLE Credit: 1.75  units


Seminar 1 - Palo Alto, CA
Date: November 11th
Time: Registration & breakfast begin at 7:00am
Location: 2000 University Ave, Palo Alto CA 

Seminar 2 - San Francisco, CA
Date: November 12th
Time: Registration & breakfast begin at 7:00am
Location: 555 Mission St , San Francisco CA


For more information follow the link below:

https://www.blackducksoftware.com/news/events/legal-seminar-practical-legal-guidance-crafting-open-source-policies


Big litigation/big data - November 12, 2014

Big litigation risks require big data thinking: the role of forensic data analytics in fraud investigations

Sponsored by Ernst & Young LLP

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In today’s complex litigation environment, counsel must contend with larger volumes, varieties and velocities of data in their discovery and investigative activities. Further, financial transaction and accounting systems are playing a pivotal role alongside email and file systems, in understanding key financial events, rogue third parties and potentially improper payments. New technologies and analytical insights that transcend traditional spreadsheet or relational databases are available to help investigators get to the key information faster, with potentially higher-quality results. 
Please join us on Wednesday, November 12, 2014, for an informative webinar on the latest forensic data analytics technologies and leading practices in fraud investigation. Through case studies, we will provide practical examples and new ideas to apply in your discovery and investigative efforts. These topics include:
  • Key data sources to consider in a big data context
  • The power of combining multiple unstructured data sources (social media, watch lists, email, etc.) with traditional financial data to identify fraud
  • How to apply statistical analysis and predictive modeling to both payments and email data
 Speakers:
  • Stephen Fishbein, Shearman & Sterling LLP
  • Beth Junell, Ernst & Young LLP
  • Vincent Walden, Ernst & Young LLP

FREE!
November 12, 2014, 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM PT

CLE Credit: 1.00 unit

Online


For more information follow the link below:

http://info.law.com/EYWebcast4_Reg.html?mkt_tok=3RkMMJWWfF9wsRoiva3JZKXonjHpfsX56eUtUaazhYkz2EFye%2BLIHETpodcMS8RgM6%2BTFAwTG5toziV8R7PAJc1sws0QXhPj


Violence in the Workplace - 1-1/2 units - November 13, 2014

When the Unthinkable Happens: Preventing & Addressing Violence in the Workplace

Sponsored by LexisNexis
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Two million American workers report they are victims of workplace violence each year. These astounding figures have impelled regulators to take aim at work environments that lack protections for employees against threats and verbal abuse, physical assaults and even homicide. In 2010 there were 506 workplace homicides and it is the leading cause of death for working women.
Employers and their counsel must be vigilant, understand the legal requirements, and operate with an effective workplace violence (WPV) prevention plan.
Join our highly credentialed panelists as they examine:
  • OSHA’s criteria for initiating workplace violence inspections
  • OSHA’s citation history under the general duty clause and the high-risk industries subject to the enforcement initiative
  • The Secretary of Labor’s legal burden of proof under Review Commission and Circuit Court law
  • Identifying feasible means of abatement
  • Patient rights movement
  • Work cultures that view violence against employees as an occupational hazard
  • Inadequate staffing levels due to economic conditions, which increases risk
Speakers:
  • Melissa A. Bailey, Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. Washington, D.C
  • Lori Severson, MS, HEM, ASP, Vice President, Loss Control Consultant, Lockton Companies
FREE!

CLE Credit: 1.50 unit

November 13, 2014, 11 AM – 12:35 PM PT

Online

For more information follow the link below:

http://www.lexisnexis.com/webinarcenter/webinarDetails.page?multimedia_id=1DBCB8BAC8BC00015A3216202B90CB30






Legal Marketing Regulations - Ethics - November 13, 2014

The Cargo Cult of Legal Marketing Regulation
Sponsored by Avvo Ignite
Cargo Cults” of the Pacific attempted to bring back the material abundance islanders had enjoyed during WWII by replicating the circumstances associated with those outcomes. Similarly, attorney regulators often enforce outdated legal marketing regulations despite the absence of harm that those regulations were originally designed to prevent.

Lawyers who attend this webinar will learn about:
  • How historic prohibitions on "runners and cappers" are being used to squelch today's performance-based advertising methods.
  • The prevalence of mechanically applying rules in situations where there is no risk of consumer harm.
  • A new approach bars could use to protect consumers AND the free speech rights of attorneys.
FREE!

CLE Credit: 1.00 unit Ethics 


November 13, 2014, , 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM PT

For further information see:

https://goto.webcasts.com/starthere.jsp?ei=1038210

Proposition 65 - 1-1/2 units - November 20, 2014

Proposition 65 and California’s War on Chemicals: Why It Affects Your Clients

Sponsored by Dechert LLP
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California historically has been considered a hot-bed of environmental regulation, and that trend has continued in recent years.  The State has long kept a list of particularly dangerous chemicals known to cause cancer or reproductive toxicity and requires companies doing business in California to warn consumers about any potential exposure to those chemicals.  Does this sound like an area of law that does not apply to your clients?  Think again.  There is virtually no product and no industry untouched by California’s Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act (better known as “Proposition 65”), and with new lawsuits cropping up every day, any client doing business in California needs to know about the pitfalls of this California law.  
 Speakers:
  • Amy L. Rudd, Partner- a trial lawyer in the complex commercial litigation group. Her practice spans several practice areas, including general business litigation, class action defense, product liability and mass torts, and trademark and copyright matters. In 2014, she was recognized by The Legal 500 US for her product liability and mass tort defense practice in the areas of consumer products, pharmaceuticals and medical devices, and toxic tort.

  • Catherine L. Carlisle, Associate- focuses her practice on complex commercial litigation matters, with particular emphasis on class actions, breach of contract, business tort and securities issues. She is also experienced in international litigation and arbitration.
FREE!

CLE Credit: 1.50 units

November 20, 2014, 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM PT

Online


For more information follow the link below:

http://www.dechert.com/Proposition_65_and_Californias_War_on_Chemicals_Why_It_Affects_Your_Clients_11-20-2014/


Employment Issues When Buying/Selling Companies - On Demand - Expires 3/12/16


Labor, Employment and Benefits Legal Issues When Buying and Selling Companies


Sponsored by Practising Law Institute


Item# 56590




Lecture Topics: 


Taken from the briefing Labor, Employment and Benefits Legal Issues When Buying and Selling Companiesrecorded March, 2014.

Buying and selling companies raises a number of difficult legal and practical issues that transactional, compensation and employment lawyers – both in-house and outside counsel – must navigate successfully for their clients.

Listen to Samuel Estreicher, Laurence M. Moss and Ronald E. Richman of the Employment and Employment Benefits practice group of Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP.

Lecture Topics

Labor law issues in buying or selling a union-represented business or property, including: 

  • Asset sale or stock sale?
  • Decision bargaining or merely "effects" bargaining?
  • Do you need to hire the seller's employees?
  • Do you need to worry about employment issues at all if the union-represented employees are not direct employees of the seller, but, rather, employees of a managing company or other vendor?
  • Special rules for NYC building service workers?
Employee benefit plan considerations related to an acquisition, including: 
  • Which entity is the sponsor of the employee benefit plans?
  • Will the employee benefit plans be acquired in connection with the transaction?
  • Does the company or its affiliates sponsor a defined benefit pension plan or provide retiree medical benefits?
Executive compensation issues related to an acquisition, including: 
  • How will equity based compensation be treated in the transaction?
  • Will severance provisions in employment arrangements be triggered by the transaction?
  • Will the executives be subject to parachute excise taxes and can they be avoided?

FREE!

CLE Credit: 1.00 unit

On Demand - Expires 3/12/16

For further information see:


http://www.pli.edu/Content/OnDemand/Labor_Employment_and_Benefits_Legal_Issues/_/N-4nZ1z12c48?ID=217087&t=NGZ4_SMBR9&utm_source=SMBR9&utm_medium=EMAIL&utm_campaign=NGZ4

Limited Representation– On Demand - 1-1/2 Ethics - Expires 4/29/16


Limited Scope Representation 2014: Ethical & Practical Challenges

Sponsored by Practising Law Institute
To respond to the access to justice crisis facing the legal system, the civil legal services community and the judiciary have partnered in the expansion of services based on limited scope representation models.

In limited scope representation, known as unbundled legal services in the private sector, an attorney takes responsibility for only a portion of a client’s case. It offers a partial solution to the access to justice crisis facing the legal system by enabling volunteer attorneys and law students to assist unrepresented litigants on a “limited scope” basis. Information tables, drop-in legal clinics, websites and help lines are all models in which an attorney takes a limited role in assisting a client with a legal issue.

This program will address the ethical and practical issues, as well as best practices, in limited scope representation models.

FREE!

CLE Credit:   2.00
  Ethics:  1.25
  General:  0.75

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On Demand - Expires 04/29/16

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Education Discrimination - On Demand - Expires 5/07/16

Disability Discrimination Update
Sponsored by Practising Law Institute

Taken from the Web Program Higher Education Law 2014: Current Issues and Recent Developments

Item# 57884, Recorded May 2014 
Lecture Topics 
  • Overview of general discrimination law applicable in the university setting
  • Accommodating students with disabilities in the university setting
  • Assessing and dealing with "direct threat" issues (focus on mental health)
  • Medical privacy issues (including records access)
  • Affirmative action requirement for federal contractor universities
  • NYC Human Rights law changes complicating the reasonable accommodation process

Speakers:
Samuel Estreicher - Of counsel with Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP

Holly H. Weiss - Partner at Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP

Mark E. Brossman - Partner and co-head of the Employment & Employee Benefits Group, at Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP

FREE!

CLE Credit: 1.00 unit  Expires 5/07/16

For further information see:

http://www.pli.edu/Content/OnDemand/Disability_Discrimination_Update/_/N-4nZ1z12d4g?ID=222770&t=NGZ4_SMBR9&utm_source=SMBR9&utm_medium=EMAIL&utm_campaign=NGZ4


Ethics for Accountants and Attorneys - On Demand – Expires 5/14/16

Current Topics in Professional Ethics for Accountants and Attorneys


Taken from the Web Program Basics of Accounting for Lawyers 2014: What Every Practicing Lawyer Needs to Know recorded May, 2014 


Sponsored by the Practising Law Institute

Item# 58064


Matters discussed:
As law, accounting and finance continue to intersect, every practicing attorney should be alert to areas of ethical risk, learn from the mistakes of others, and have a basic understanding of accountants’ ethical requirements, as well as those of the legal profession.
This segment includes the following article from the Course Handbook available online:


  • The Ethical Implications of Attorney Collaborations with Accounting Experts
    John J. Molenda, Ph.D., T.C. Fleming
Presentation Material
  • The Ethical Implications of Attorney Collaborations with Accounting Experts
    John J. Molenda, Ph.D.

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CLE Credit:  1.50 units Ethics

On Demand – Expires May 14, 2016

Online

For more information follow the link below:



http://www.pli.edu/Content/OnDemand/Current_Topics_in_Professional_Ethics_for/_/N-4nZ1z12ev2?ID=223280&t=NGZ4_SMBR9&utm_source=SMBR9&utm_medium=EMAIL&utm_campaign=NGZ4



Residential Loan Servicing – On Demand – Expires 5/19/15




New Developments in Residential Loan Servicing: State, Federal and Programmatic Laws, Regulations and Standards 

Sponsored by Practising Law Institute

The rules of the road for residential mortgage servicing have changed significantly since the crash in 2008. Since then, a wide variety of agencies, including Congress, federal banking regulators, state attorneys general and the California legislature, have all sought to improve loan servicers’ practices, particularly in connection with the loss mitigation process. The result is a series of overlapping rules, laws and regulations – from the Dodd-Frank amendments to the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act to the National Mortgage Settlement to the new California Homeowner’s Bill of Rights – that can be difficult to navigate. View this training for an in-depth look at what’s new and what’s different, including an update on recent rulemaking by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Practitioners will review significant developments and discuss how to identify and address loan servicing abuses.

Lecture Topics: 
  • Loss Mitigation 
    Lisa Sitkin, James Zahradka
  • The New CFPB Loan Servicing Rules 
    Lisa Sitkin, James Zahradka
  • Using the New Rules of the Road to Combat Loan Servicing Abuses 
    James Zahradka, Elizabeth S. Letcher
FREE!

On Demand – Expires 5/19/15

CLE Credits:  3.00 units

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Privacy and Security Litigation - On Demand - Expires 5/20/16

Hot Topics and Trends in Privacy and Security Litigation  
    Sponsored by Practising Law Institute

    Item# 58199
    • A look at the top issues in privacy and security litigation
    • How companies can best respond
    • Is class action litigation getting traction?
    • What’s next: Where is privacy and security litigation headed?

    Includes the following article from the Course Handbook available online:
    • Privacy Policies & a Checklist for Drafting a Privacy Statement (2014)
      Ian C. Ballon
    • Defending Data Privacy Class Action Litigation (2014)
      Ian C. Ballon
    • Security Breach Litigation (2014)
      Ian C. Ballon
    • State Security Breach Notification Compliance (2014)
      Ian C. Ballon
    • This Ain’t Mad Men: How to Navigate Federal and State Privacy and Marketing Laws in the Information Age: A Handbook For In-House Marketing and Privacy Specialists and Generalists
      James G. Snell
    • The Evolving Landscape of Healthcare Data Security: A View From the Trenches (June 16–17, 2014)
      Matthew H. Meade
    • Hot Topics and Trends in Privacy and Security Litigation (June 17, 2014)
      Michael Vatis
    FREE!

    CLE Credit: 1.00 unit  Expires 5/20/16

    For further information see:

    http://www.pli.edu/Content/OnDemand/Hot_Topics_and_Trends_in_Privacy_and_Security/_/N-4nZ1z12esj?ID=223863&t=NGZ4_SMBR9&utm_source=SMBR9&utm_medium=EMAIL&utm_campaign=NGZ4


    Effective Client Communication - On Demand - Expires 5/22/16

    Effective Communication with the Legal Services Client

    Sponsored by Practising Law Institute

    Item# 58322
    As states enact new pro bono requirements and ease some restrictions on pro bono representation, it is becoming more important than ever for lawyers to understand the unique challenges posed by pro bono clients. PLI’s first open interactive course is free to anyone who wants to learn more about how to meet the unique challenges posed by pro bono clients. This course will teach new attorneys and seasoned professionals how to work effectively and cooperatively with their pro bono client.
    What you will learn
    You will learn proper techniques for getting to know your pro bono client including:
    You will learn how to communicate effectively with your pro bono client by:
    You will learn how to educate your pro bono client about the legal process by:

    You will learn how to help your pro bono client make informed choices by:

    • How to identify common problems that clients living in poverty have with access to resources (e.g., transportation, child care, Internet access).
    • How to create an environment where clients living in poverty feel safe enough to communicate fully and honestly with their lawyer.
    • Implementing strategies for establishing a trusting and productive relationship with a client living in poverty.
    • Recognizing the signs of poor literacy skills, especially reading comprehension, and make the necessary accommodations.
    • Establishing effective lines of communication with clients whose native language is not English.
    • Preparing clients for meetings and courtroom appearances.
    • Setting expectations for client behavior in court.
    • Preparing clients for how judges and other court personnel may speak to them and treat them.
    • Explaining legal options, the negotiation process, and court proceedings in a manner that is understandable to the client.
    • Developing and documenting settlement authority to ensure that decisions to make, accept, or reject offers are the client’s and are not the result of the attorney imposing his/her will on the client.
    FREE!

    CLE Credit: 2.50 units  Expires 5/22/16

    For further information see:

    http://www.pli.edu/MOOC/223999?t=FHS4_8AM13&utm_source=8AM13&utm_medium=EMAIL&utm_campaign=FHS4