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Standard Essential Patents & FRAND Damages: The New PAE Frontier
As patent litigation volume has slowed and lower-end patent assertion programs have been swept away by the Supreme Court’s Alice decision limiting software patentability and the Patent Trial & Appeal Board post-grant proceedings, Standard Essential Patent suits have grown in size and number. The suits are being filed by practicing companies, patent assertion entities (PAE) and patent aggregators. The suits are complex and infringement usually requires a deep understanding of the product’s chip... More Info
$501.25General Credits -
Biometrics in the Workplace
Biometrics refers to physiological characteristics that can be used to identify people ranging from fingerprints, to retina recognition, and from speech recognition to electro-physiologic characteristics such as heart or brain waves. Employers have begun to use biometric characteristics to identify employees and control access to premises, computer systems and even vehicles. Employees who object to the use of their biometric data have begun to bring claims based on a variety of legal theories,... More Info
$501.25General Credits -
Planning for Business Exits from C Corporations: Intra-Family Business Transactions and Other Developments
Lower C corporation income tax rates have increased attention to the Code Sec. 1202 exclusion for gain on the sale of stock. Learn how the Code Sec. 1202 exclusion works, how it applies when a business changes from another entity to a C corporation, how it affects a C corporation’s business structure, and how it compares to other business exit strategies. Also, learn how to move from corporate status to a partnership once the tax benefits of being a C corporation has run its course. Rev... More Info
$501General Credit -
Negotiating and Drafting An Asset Purchase Agreement
This CLE lecture contains perspectives of both the purchaser and the seller. We consider assets and liabilities included in such purchase and sale and those specifically excluded. The lecture includes protections of each party specified in the agreement, those in place between execution of the agreement and the closing, and those remaining thereafter. More Info
$501.25General Credits -
Leveraging Technology for Law Office Efficiency
This CLE course will be a presentation of concepts. For those who have not yet fully digitized their office and taken all of the functions into the cloud, this course will provide an introduction to: Owning a domain and integrated mail services. Potential integrated domain-wide applications (e.g. Google Apps or Microsoft Live) Practice Management Software (local versus cloud, integrated billing/timekeeping, integrated file storage, mobile and remote functionality, local copy synchroniz... More Info
$1252.5General Credits -
Harassment in the Workplace: Awareness and Prevention
Preventing sexual harassment in the workplace is an objective for every employer. This CLE course identifies policies, practices and procedures for employers to avoid and respond to instances of inappropriate behavior. To address the threat of sexual harassment in the workplace, this course covers issuing strong written policies, notifying employees of clear procedures to follow for reporting inappropriate behavior, and best practices for managers and workers. More Info
$751.75General Credits -
Representing a Franchisee Against his Franchisor: Obtaining Information for Litigation
The purpose of this lecture is to advise an attorney who is representing a franchisee in litigation against his franchisor. The most important initial aspect of the case is to gather the information that will be used to successfully prosecute the franchisee’s case. It is also very important to obtain the information that the franchisor will attempt to use against the franchisee for the inevitable counterclaim. This CLE lecture will address the steps the franchisee’s attorney should employ t... More Info
$501General Credit -
The Art of Divorce: Art as Marital Property, Treatment of Art in Prenups, Valuation Issues, Division and Beyond
Divorce tears families apart in every way – including with regards to artwork. And while in many instances it’s custody of the children or who gets to keep the house that garners the most attention, a collection of prized art can be a hard fought battle in a divorce negotiation. This CLE course will explain how to navigate the issues of art as marital property, how to value pieces and collections, strategies for dividing property and addressing artwork in pre-nuptial agreements. More Info
$751.5General Credits -
Who Chooses? Who Loses? Legal and Reputational Issues in Funding Public Art and Art Institutions
Funding from art institutions comes from a variety of sources, both public and private. Ultimately, a donor and the institution or organization it funds becomes inextricably tied – mention one and people immediately think of the other. But what happens when that connection becomes detrimental? Can an institution legally remove a donor’s name? Can they remove a director? At what point is a donor or director’s reputation sufficiently damaging to provide legal cause for removal? What is the removal... More Info
$501General Credit -
Legal Issues in Comic Book Contract Negotiation And Drafting Practicum
This CLE workshop teaches practical skills in comic book legal practice. The information taught on Thursday’s CLE is incorporated into a hands-on negotiation and drafting practicum, featuring breakout groups and in-class short drafting assignments. This is an intensive two-hour course: attendees will do write a rough draft of key comic book agreement provisions, engage in client interview exercises tailored to the comic book industry, and prepare a deal memo for a publishing agreement.... More Info
$751.75General Credits