The Value of Expert Witnesses - May 6, 2015

E-Discovery 201: Your Case and the Value of Expert Witnesses

Sponsored by Guidance Software

E-discovery expert witnesses can be invaluable in litigation. They can help legal teams by testifying as to the defensibility of ESI collection and processing, demonstrate whether or not ESI is reasonably accessible without undue burden or cost, prove the inadequacy of a production, and explain how the usefulness of data is proportional to a case.

In this one-hour webinar, you’ll learn:

• The role of e-discovery experts in a case
• Affidavits that help prove your side in motion practices
• Best practices for preparing for an expert deposition

Presenters:

• Jim Vaughn, CFCE, EnCE, Managing Director, iDiscovery Solutions
• Joshua Gilliland, Esq., Bow Tie Law
• Chad McManamy, VP E-Discovery, Guidance Software

FREE!

Total Credits:  1.00 unit

May 6, 2015, 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM PDT

For further information see:

http://tinyurl.com/l8rjs78

Legal Marketing Regulation - Ethics - May 7, 2015

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 Similarly, attorney regulators often enforce outdated legal marketing regulations despite the abscence of harm that those regulations were originally designed to prevent.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!

Total Credits:  1.00 unit Ethics

Online

May 7, 2015,  10AM to 11AM  PT

For further information see:

https://goto.webcasts.com/starthere.jsp?ei=1050211

Jury Selection - May 13, 2015

Picking A Winner: The Science (and Art) of Jury Selection

Sponsored by Dechert LLP

Jury selection provides a unique opportunity for attorneys to interact directly with jurors. In this seminar, Dechert attorneys and a nationally recognized jury consultant will discuss strategies, approaches, and best practices for jury selection. The panel will also discuss how to prepare difficult witnesses to testify in jury trials.

Presenters:

William W. Oxle, Partner - Dechert LLP

Meghan Rohling Kell, Associate - Dechert LLP

J. Lee Meihls, President - Trial Partners, Inc. 

FREE!

Total Credits:  1.00 unit

May 13, 2015, 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM PDT

For further information see:

http://www.dechert.com/Picking_A_Winner_The_Science_and_Art_of_Jury_Selection_05-13-2015/

To register, send an email to:
katarzyna.nowakowski@dechert.com - with the subject line:
Registration   Picking A Winner: The Science (and Art) of Jury Selection   5/13/15   San Francisco, CA or Los Angeles, CA or Mountain View, CA

Bad Faith Litigation - 1-1/2 units - May 14, 2015 - Live in SF

Insurance Coverage & Bad Faith Litigation

Sponsored by AIDS Legal Referral Panel

What happens when a client’s insurance company denies a claim or fails to provide adequate coverage? This training will focus on bad faith litigation, particularly evaluating insurance coverage and handling claims that have risen to the level of bad faith. The training will also outline the ten things attorneys must know to evaluate a client’s insurance case.

All active ALRP Panel Attorneys and associates at partner pro bono law firms are welcome to attend any of ALRP’s free MCLE trainings. Attorneys who are not currently members of the Panel are requested to join our Panel and accept two ALRP referrals in the next year.  

Pre-registration is required to attend.


FREE!

Location:

San Francisco Bar Association Board Room
301 Battery Street, 3rd Floor
San Francisco, CA
  Total Credits:  1.50 units

May 14, 2015, 5:30pm-7:00pm

For further information see:

http://www.alrp.org/events/mcle-training-insurance-coverage

To register, send an email to:

MCLE@ALRP.org

Protecting Your Workers in an Emergency - 1-1/2 units - May 14, 2015

Know How to Protect Your Workers When Nature Gets Nasty

Sponsored by Lexis Nexis

When the weather turns frightening, business owners usually think about protecting the business—the building, the inventory, the revenue stream. But what about that makes it all hum—the people? When the next Superstorm Sandy, earthquake, or tornado strikes, will you be ready? Advance preparation will allow you to have a sound emergency plan.

Join us for a 90-minute webinar in which our panelists will provide tips and best practices for developing policies and plans for getting your employees through a weather event. You’ll also have the opportunity to ask questions. Topics will include:

• Keeping workers safe during inclement weather
• Protecting your business when injuries occur
• Paying employees during weather-related closings
• How weather-related closings impact absence policies, PTO, and FMLA eligibility
• How to handle workers who cannot report to work, get stranded at work, refuse to work, or are laid off because of inclement weather

Our weather-veteran panelists practice on both sides of the table, so you’ll receive a multi-dimensional perspective on mastering weather-related employment policies.

 Speakers: 

Joanna Rich, Senior Associate - Ford Harrison
David Kim, Counsel - Ford Harrison
William Hannan, Associate - Oxfeld Cohen

FREE!

Online

Total Credits:  1.50 units

May 14, 2015, 11:00 am to 12:35 pm

For further information see:

http://www.lexisnexis.com/webinarcenter/webinarDetails.page?multimedia_id=1DCE0DD1B0FE0001D04015901560F6D0

Financing for Business Development Companies - May 19, 2015

 Alternative Financing for BDCs and Closed-end Funds

Sponsored by Dechert and GSO Capital Partners/Blackstone Group

New and extensive regulation of the banking sector has made alternative financing arrangements more attractive and cost-efficient for business development companies (BDCs) and closed-end funds (CEFs). An increasing number of BDCs and CEFs are turning to synthetic financing through total return swaps (TRS) and prime brokerage (PB) lock-up facilities.

In this webinar, Andrew Jordan, Senior Vice President at GSO Capital Partners/Blackstone Group, and Matthew Kerfoot, Partner at Dechert, will discuss:

• Negotiating the TRS and PB framework
• Pricing considerations
• Limitations of TRS and PB facilities
• Controlling the underlying loan portfolio
• Leverage issues under the 1940 Act
• Safeguarding fund collateral and rehypothecation

FREE!

Total Credits:  1.00 unit

May 19, 2015, 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM PDT

For further information see:

http://www.dechert.com/Alternative_Financing_for_BDCs_and_Closed-end_Funds_05-19-2015/

A Guide to Market Evidence in Business Value - May 19, 2015

Uses and Abuses of Market Evidence of Business Value: 
A practical guide to using market evidence to value a business

Sponsored by the New York Law Journal

Economists and corporate finance experts define the value of a business as the present value of expected future economic benefits generated through business operations. However, in litigation, courts are prone to trust market evidence of value where it exists. These two valuation approaches do not necessarily contradict each other. However, while the market abounds with evidence, the challenge is separating the pertinent from the misleading.

The presenters will discuss the following:

• An in-depth look at the market approach to valuing businesses, including the inherent subjectivity that could provide a basis for cross examining experts
• A better understanding of the "market evidence" built into discounted cash flow models
• A discussion of market evidence frequently relied upon by courts in resolving valuation disputes, including analysts reports, contemporaneous forecasts, market cap, publicly traded debt, derivative prices, and more.

 Speakers: 

Jeffrey L. Baliban, Partner, Citrin Cooperman.  Jeffrey L. Baliban is a partner in the Valuation and Forensic Services group. His education and training in both accounting and economics, along with his 37 years of experience, provide his clients an added measure of insight into the complex issues of damages measurement, business valuation, and market analysis.

Gregory Aaron Horowitz, Partner, Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP.  Gregory Aaron Horowitz is a leading trial lawyer in corporate restructuring and bankruptcy. For more than a decade.

FREE!

Online

Total Credits:  1.00 unit

May 19, 2015, 10:30 am to 11:30 am

For further information see:

https://event.on24.com/eventRegistration/EventLobbyServlet?target=registration.jsp&eventid=986035&sessionid=1&key=2A78D6CD4E5044DF504328E5CE79D2AF&sourcepage=register&src=EMC-Email&cn=CitrinWebinar5.19&bu=NYLJ&pt=&et=promotion