• Feb. 19, 2019 Columbia, SC

Meet your remaining ethics requirement by attending this Video Replay ethics bundle, which also includes one hour of substance abuse credit to help satisfy your compliance with the three-year South Carolina substance abuse and mental health (SA/MH) requirement.   This program is a bundle of Ethics segments that are taken from some of PLI’s most successful ethics programs. Topics that will be covered in this program include e-discovery, ...

• Feb. 19, 2019

Sophisticated financial and strategic buyers are becoming ever more aware of the importance of compliance-related due diligence in cross-border M&A transactions, especially where FCPA/anticorruption risk may be at issue.  The DOJ and SEC have emphasized the responsibility of buyers to perform adequate diligence and significant FCPA-related fines and penalties arising in the wake of corporate acquisitions show the importance of adequately ...

• Feb. 20, 2019

Life-sciences companies frequently must determine what (if anything) to disclose about key developments in clinical trials or the Food and Drug Administration’s (“FDA”) review process. Determining what to disclose requires great nuance, especially because disclosure may be required even when a company has only incomplete information. This Briefing will provide best practices for life-sciences companies to reduce litigation risk -- ...

• Feb. 21, 2019

This One-Hour Briefing will provide a brief overview of financial covenants in loan agreements. Please join Scott B. Selinger and Ramya S. Tiller of Debevoise & Plimpton LLP as they discuss: Financial Covenants in Loan Agreements Types of Financial Covenants (Incurrence vs. Maintenance) Financial Covenants in Different Types of Financings (Term Loans, Bonds, Cash Flow Revolver and ABL) Key Definitions GAAP  ...

• Feb. 21, 2019 New York, NY

• Feb. 21, 2019 Webcast

• Feb. 21, 2019 Atlanta, GA
• Feb. 21, 2019 Nashville, TN

Why You Should Attend Ethics for Commercial Litigators reviews the most complex ethics issues and relevant case law arising out of commercial litigation.  Our experienced faculty will address the latest legal ethics developments in multiple representations, client confidentiality, privilege, the work-product doctrine and waivers, among other important subjects.  This program continues to deliver key takeaways that litigators and allied professionals ...

• Feb. 21, 2019 New York, NY

• Feb. 21, 2019 Webcast

• Feb. 21, 2019 Columbus, OH
• Feb. 21, 2019 Nashville, TN
• Feb. 21, 2019 Indianapolis, IN

Full scholarships and discounts to attend PLI programs are widely available to attorneys working in nonprofit/legal services organizations; pro bono attorneys; government attorneys; judges and judicial law clerks; law professors and law students; senior attorneys (age 65 and over); law librarians and paralegals who work for nonprofit/legal services organizations; unemployed attorneys; and others with financial hardships. We encourage all ...

• Feb. 22, 2019 New York, NY

• Feb. 22, 2019 Webcast

• Feb. 22, 2019 Atlanta, GA
• Feb. 22, 2019 Cincinnati, OH
• Feb. 22, 2019 New Brunswick, NJ
• Feb. 22, 2019 Boston, MA
• Feb. 22, 2019 Cleveland, OH
• Feb. 22, 2019 Nashville, TN

Why You Should Attend Artificial Intelligence has become ubiquitous in our homes and workplaces.  We encounter it daily shopping online, using smartphones, accessing home assistants, and in many other ways. In the workplace, AI is pervasive in every industry from manufacturing to health care to law. Along with the convenience and productivity AI brings, AI comes with unanticipated legal issues. Artificial Intelligence 2019 will explore the technology ...

• Feb. 22, 2019 Webcast

Topics discussed: Risks of social media with respect to lawyers’ professional obligations to clients Employee social media policy and compliance invoking attorney conflicts of interests issues Managing user-generated content including the fiduciary obligations of lawyers Evidence for social media with respect to lawyers’ professional relations to courts Disciplinary Procedures for attorneys and recent state bar association ...

• Feb. 25, 2019 New York, NY

• Feb. 25, 2019 Webcast

• Feb. 25, 2019 New Brunswick, NJ
• Feb. 25, 2019 Cleveland, OH
• Feb. 25, 2019 Atlanta, GA
• Feb. 25, 2019 Columbus, OH

Experienced entertainment attorneys and business executives will discuss legal, financial, business, and ethical issues in the practice of entertainment law, with a focus on new methods of delivery. Topics Include: The morning session will address high-level issues in entertainment industry transactions and will cover legal and business issues and emerging trends in the television and video industries, including recent developments involving online ...

• Feb. 25 - 26, 2019 New York, NY
• Apr. 11 - 12, 2019 San Francisco, CA
• Jun. 27 - 28, 2019 New York, NY
• Sep. 12 - 13, 2019 Dallas, TX
• Oct. 24 - 25, 2019 Chicago, IL
• Nov. 4 - 5, 2019 San Francisco, CA
• Nov. 19 - 20, 2019 Atlanta, GA

Why You Should Attend Many lawyers learn SEC reporting through on-the-job training, which often is piecemeal at best. This Workshop is intended to replace that ad-hoc learning process by helping participants develop an in-depth understanding of the reporting requirements of the U.S. federal securities laws. Workshop participants will build the foundational knowledge and practical experience necessary to understand, prepare and review periodic and ...

• Feb. 25, 2019

Never in the history of the U.S. has there been such rapid change in the gambling laws. The recent DOJ decision overturning its 2011 memo on the Wire Act is just the latest in this wave of activity. This follows closely on the heels of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to strike down as unconstitutional PASPA (the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act) and the various state laws authorizing fantasy sports and online poker and other ...

• Feb. 26, 2019 New York, NY

• Feb. 26, 2019 Webcast

• Feb. 26, 2019 New Brunswick, NJ
• Feb. 26, 2019 Nashville, TN
• Feb. 26, 2019 Columbus, OH
• Feb. 26, 2019 Cleveland, OH
• Feb. 26, 2019 Atlanta, GA

Experienced entertainment attorneys and business executives will discuss legal, financial, business, and ethical issues in the practice of entertainment law, with a focus on new methods of delivery. Topics Include The morning session will be geared toward a basic understanding of an artist-record company agreement in the format of a mock negotiation, and will address current issues and trends in the recording industry, including digital distribution ...

• Feb. 26, 2019 Greenville, SC

Meet your remaining ethics requirement by attending this Video Replay ethics bundle, which also includes one hour of substance abuse credit to help satisfy your compliance with the three-year South Carolina substance abuse and mental health (SA/MH) requirement.   This program is a bundle of Ethics segments that are taken from some of PLI’s most successful ethics programs. Topics that will be covered in this program include e-discovery, ...

• Feb. 26, 2019

Companies face increased legal and reputational risks associated with problems within their supply or value chains.  Governments are increasingly legislating in this space.  This legislation has focused primarily on enhanced disclosure of due diligence undertaken to identify, mitigate and remediate issues related to trafficking or modern slavery, and other human rights issues.  There is also growing pressure from investor and civil-society ...

• Feb. 27, 2019 New York, NY

• Feb. 27, 2019 Webcast

• Feb. 27, 2019 Philadelphia, PA
• Feb. 27, 2019 Pittsburgh, PA
• Feb. 27, 2019 Mechanicsburg, PA
• Feb. 27, 2019 Cleveland, OH
• Feb. 27, 2019 Indianapolis, IN

Why You Should Attend The Supreme Court, the Federal Circuit, and the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) are reshaping patent law, and this program will teach you everything you need to know about the basics of patent litigation in this rapidly changing landscape. An experienced faculty will cover the patent litigation process from start to finish, including actions brought in federal district court and the U.S. International Trade Commission ...

• Feb. 27, 2019

Full scholarships and discounts to attend PLI programs are widely available to attorneys working in nonprofit/legal services organizations; pro bono attorneys; government attorneys; judges and judicial law clerks; law professors and law students; senior attorneys (age 65 and over); law librarians and paralegals who work for nonprofit/legal services organizations; unemployed attorneys; and others with financial hardships. We encourage all ...

• Feb. 27, 2019 New York, NY

• Feb. 27, 2019 Webcast

• Feb. 27, 2019 New Brunswick, NJ
• Feb. 27, 2019 Atlanta, GA
• Feb. 27, 2019 Columbus, OH
• Feb. 27, 2019 Cleveland, OH

Experienced entertainment attorneys and business executives will discuss legal, financial, business, and ethical issues in the practice of entertainment law, with a focus on new methods of delivery. Topics Include The morning session will provide a review of theater-related agreements including rights acquisition and financing, followed by trends and hot topics in digital entertainment. The afternoon session will provide a basic understanding ...

• Feb. 27, 2019

Multidistrict litigation continues to grow in significance.  Estimates show that nearly half of all civil cases in the federal courts are consolidated in MDL proceedings.  Recently, however, there have been significant criticisms of MDL litigation and accompanying proposals for reform.  Critics maintain that aggregation in MDL proceedings only provides an incentive for the filing of meritless claims and that courts frequently fail to ...

• Feb. 28, 2019 New York, NY

• Feb. 28, 2019 Webcast

• Feb. 28, 2019 Indianapolis, IN
• Feb. 28, 2019 Nashville, TN

  Why You Should Attend This interactive program will provide a unique opportunity to learn about the application of professional conduct rules to government lawyers.  Experienced faculty will discuss hypothetical scenarios, illustrating various ethical issues that can arise for lawyers who work for the government. What You Will Learn   The application of professional conduct rules to government lawyers The interaction between ...

• Feb. 28. - Mar. 1, 2019 New York, NY

• Feb. 28. - Mar. 1, 2019 Webcast

• Feb. 28. - Mar. 1, 2019 New Brunswick, NJ
• Feb. 28. - Mar. 1, 2019 Atlanta, GA

Why You Should Attend Leases, known as the building blocks of value for all real estate, are primary business and investment assets, but also contain or create landmines of liability, accidental litigation and disputes as well as hidden risks with attendant opportunities for malpractice and mistake of the parties. If written poorly, negotiated by inexperienced counsel or administered without expertise, leases can be the downfall of an otherwise sound ...

• Feb. 28, 2019

This One-Hour Briefing will help you understand the unique SEC reporting requirements and disclosure considerations applicable to oil and gas companies.  We will identify the key areas of the SEC’s focus and our recommendations. We will also discuss the issues involved in making complex judgments about appropriate disclosures.  Hillary H. Holmes, a partner in the securities regulation and oil and gas practice groups of Gibson, Dunn ...

• Mar. 1, 2019

Full scholarships and discounts to attend PLI programs are widely available to attorneys working in nonprofit/legal services organizations; pro bono attorneys; government attorneys; judges and judicial law clerks; law professors and law students; senior attorneys (age 65 and over); law librarians and paralegals who work for nonprofit/legal services organizations; unemployed attorneys; and others with financial hardships. We encourage all ...

• Mar. 4 - 5, 2019 San Francisco, CA
• Mar. 27 - 28, 2019 New York, NY

• Mar. 4 - 5, 2019 Webcast

Why You Should Attend We are in the midst of a digital evolution. Technology continues to evolve and disrupt at breakneck speed, outpacing existing laws and regulations. As a result, businesses face challenges on all fronts on a daily basis.  Employees working from home and on the road present new and unique challenges for employers. Data breaches are not a matter of if, but when, stealing precious hours of sleep from information and compliance ...

• Mar. 4 - 5, 2019 New York, NY
• May. 9 - 10, 2019 Chicago, IL

• Mar. 4 - 5, 2019 Webcast

• Mar. 4 - 5, 2019 Pittsburgh, PA
• Mar. 4 - 5, 2019 Mechanicsburg, PA
• Mar. 4 - 5, 2019 Philadelphia, PA
• Mar. 4 - 5, 2019 New Brunswick, NJ
• Mar. 4 - 5, 2019 Atlanta, GA

Please be advised that only breakout sessions 1a, "Analysis of a Technology License Agreement," and 2a, "Licensing Issues in the Life Sciences Industry," will be available via Live Webcast and Groupcast. Why You Should Attend Intellectual property licensing continues to grow increasingly complex with the legal, regulatory and technical landscape constantly evolving.  Building and maintaining a successful and effective practice requires that practitioners ...

• Mar. 5, 2019

In the backdrop of intense trade negotiations between the United States and China which are anchored around intellectual property issues, 2019 may prove to bring more changes to the Chinese Intellectual Property framework than in 2018.    After combining the State Intellectual Property Office and the Trademark Office to form the Chinese National Intellectual Property Administration (“CNIPA”) in late 2018, the Chinese government ...