August 2010

Wednesday, August 4, 2010 to Wednesday, August 4, 2010

The emergence of Ponzi schemes, credit default swaps, and the tightening of the worldwide credit market have led to a global economic roller coaster. Global losses due to the credit default swaps have been estimated to fall in the range of sixty trillion dollars. Government bailouts worldwide are reshaping our understanding of quasi-governmental entities and reestablishing the parameters of regulation. The global financial turmoil has expanded its reach into international legal practice areas - from litigation and securities to bankruptcy, structured finance and real estate. With the onslaught of transnational and international financial issues, attorneys need to prepare to handle the widely recognized instability in the world financial markets. Our stellar faculty of in-house counsel, compliance officers, regulators, and private practitioners will share their insights and expertise so that you and your clients and companies can proactively handle any developments resulting from these global events.

Thursday, August 5, 2010 to Thursday, August 5, 2010

By attending this program you will learn effective negotiation skills and techniques by observing experts in simulated bargaining, by critical analysis of tactics and techniques, and by participating in an actual negotiation. What You Will Learn: What successful negotiators do at every stage of the negotiation process: When (and how) to use an adversarial strategy and when (and how) to select a problem-solving approach. How to differentiate (and choose) between a cooperative and competitive style. When to use argument or appeal, threat or promise, to persuade your opponent. How to get, give and guard the critical information that spells success. When (and how) to concede without losing credibility. How to use the client to advantage, control the agenda, avoid ethical traps and more.

Wednesday, August 11, 2010 to Wednesday, August 11, 2010

In the past year, Congress debated whether to overhaul regulation of financial institutions and eliminate mandatory arbitration of consumer and securities disputes, FINRA tweaked several key arbitration rules and practices to counter relentless scrutiny of the fairness of its forum, and the Supreme Court reaffirmed its interpretation of the Federal Arbitration Act as codifying a strong national policy favoring arbitration. How have these competing forces changed the landscape of securities arbitration in the past year? How will these forces converge in the near future? This year's Securities Arbitration program will attempt to answer these questions and others, with panels of FINRA Dispute Resolution's directors, staff and arbitrators, experienced attorneys representing customers, brokers and firms, and regulators and academics who grapple with these issues. In particular, this year the program will feature an expanded series of panels featuring FINRA's Director of Arbitration and his staff. We will encourage interactive presentations. What you will learn: Recent and proposed changes in FINRA Dispute Resolution's arbitration rules and practices, The impact of significant rule changes on motions to dismiss and expungement requests, How the discovery process in FINRA arbitrations may be changing, How to select and challenge arbitrators, including an examination of the Pubic Arbitrator Pilot Program, developments of importance to arbitrators, Case law updates in the areas of broker-dealer regulation and Supreme court arbitration jurisprudence, Nuanced perspectives from both customer and industry attorneys, Predictions from academics and regulators regarding the future of mandatory securities arbitration.

Thursday, August 12, 2010 to Friday, August 13, 2010

Why You Should Attend: New York State MCLE Rules: Attorneys admitted to the New York State Bar after October 1997 are required to complete 16 hours of approved continuing legal education per year during the first two years of admission, including three credit hours in ethics/professionalism, six credit hours in skills, and seven credit hours in professional practice and/or law practice management. By attending PLI's two-day Bridge-the-Gap program, you can satisfy all of your annual MCLE requirements for newly admitted attorneys.

Thursday, August 12, 2010 to Friday, August 13, 2010

DRI is proud to present the most comprehensive educational program concerning a wide array of issues associated with the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. You will learn from leading practitioners, industry experts and governmental authorities as critical information, investigation and analysis develop. Reasons to attend include: Obtain expert engineering and technical analysis of an oil rig, the clean-up and damages, as well as insight regarding future regulations: Discuss public relations and crisis management strategies for likely criminal claims and the Congressional investigation, Address the MDL and venue issues, and take an in-depth look at litigation from the plaintiffs' and defendants' perspectives, Review past litigation and insurance issues that are sure to shape these cases as they progress.

Monday, August 16, 2010 to Tuesday, August 17, 2010

In this advanced two-day program, you will have a unique opportunity to receive hands-on drafting experience under the guidance of experienced patent prosecutors. By working in small technologically-distinct groups, you will receive individualized feedback on claim drafting and amendment writing and learn practical techniques for avoiding prosecution pitfalls. Guidance on recent changes in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and important cases, e.g., Ariad Pharmaceuticals v. Eli Lilly regarding the written description requirement and the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in In re Bilski regarding patent eligible subject matter, will be provided. Course material will include sample problems and model solutions.

Wednesday, August 18, 2010 to Friday, August 20, 2010

Following the success of previous conferences co-organized by the International Association of Cybercrime Prevention (AILCC) in Egypt, Brazil and Lebanon, I would like to welcome you to the Fourth International Conference on Cyberlaw which is co-organized this year with Longwood University and the Association for Digital Forensics, Security and Law (ADFSL) and to be held in Arlington, Virginia in the USA from August 18, 2010 through August 20, 2010. This conference is an opportunity for academics and members of the judiciary to exchange ideas and discuss most recent topics focusing on Cyberlaw. Bringing together leading academics from all over the world, the conference will explore comparative approaches to intellectual property and discuss privacy, information technology and other Cyberlaw issues. We invite interested scholars to participate in this conference by presenting papers (peer reviewed or oral presentations) focusing on Security, Privacy and Computer Forensics. We are putting together a program that will fulfill this goal with an outstanding collection of speakers and discussants from all over the world. We will have an interesting mix of researchers, members of the judiciary, academic community, government policy executives and representatives from the ICT industry and trade. The working language of the conference is English, no translation will be provided during the sessions. The International Conference on Cyberlaw is the official annual conference of the AILCC (Association International de Lutte contre la Cybercriminalite) in France.