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CLE LISTINGS FOR April 20th, 2009 NATIONAL LAW JOURNAL

This is a directory of major continuing legal education programs being conducted throughout the country during the next several months.

Within each subject category seminars are listed chronologically by the date the program is being conducted. Also included are the locations and sponsors of each seminar. The sponsors pay for inclusion in this listing.

The next CLE directory will be published on June 15, 2009. It will contain program listings primarily for July through the end of August. For further information and reservations contact The National Law Journal: Indera Singh, Account Executive (212) 457-9471 or Indera.Singh@incisivemedia.com at 120 Broadway, 5th Floor, New York, NY 10271.

Index of Subjects

Alternative Dispute Resolution

On-Demand. Negotiating Construction Disputes.

Sponsor: West LegalEdcenter
Contact: 800-241-0214; e-mail onlineCLE@westlegaledcenter.com; Internet www.westlegaledcenter.com

Registration Fee: $115

Highlights: Construction lore says, when the economy tanks, construction disputes rise. Don't let your client get caught up in the melee. Hear what four nationally known practitioners with extensive experience successfully negotiating construction disputes have to say about how they protect their clients, while helping client projects stay on track. The course focuses on practical negotiation strategies and proven techniques for you to apply to get the best result for your client.

Banking and Finance

On-Demand. Commercial Lending and Banking Law-2009.

Sponsor: West LegalEdcenter
Contact: 800-241-0214; e-mail onlineCLE@westlegaledcenter.com; Internet www.westlegaledcenter.com

Registration Fee: $225

Highlights: Taking place just after the new Administration takes office, this course is a must to stay current on how the volatile financial markets, troubled banking and lending institutions, and sweeping legislative and regulatory changes, including the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 and others on the horizon, will affect your practice and your clients!

Business Development

June 9-10, 2009. The 21st Annual General Counsel Conference.

Who Should Attend: General Counsel; Senior In-house Counsel; Advisors of General Counsel and Senior In-house Counsel

Highlights: Corporate Counsel magazine is pleased to announce the 21st Annual General Counsel Conference, to be held on June 9-10. 2009 at The New York Marriott Marquis. The General Counsel Conference is designed to provide general counsel with access to their best and brightest peers and an understanding of what is working in the world'•s best legal departments. Attendees will gain insight into the innovative practices and processes in place to manage some of the most difficult corporate and legal issues of today, including: The credit crunch; Extracting value from intellectual property; Bet-the-company litigation; Enterprise Wide Risk Management; White Collar Crime; Globalization; and Electronic Discovery. Join your colleagues for two days of education and networking. Meet top General Counsel from leading companies. All sessions are hands-on, with lots of opportunity for active participation by attendees. You can make sure that your own issues are addressed by cross-examining the faculty, raising your own concerns, and exchanging ideas and solutions with others in attendance.

June 11-12, 2009. Diversity for Success Seminar - Recruiting, Retaining and Rainmaking for Minority Lawyers and Law Firms

Highlights: DRI's Diversity Committee is Presenting its Annual Seminar and Diversity Expo. Who Should Attend: Minority attorneys; In-house counsel and claims professionals seeking to diversify outside counsel panels; Women attorneys; Law firm leaders and professionals involved in hiring, diversity, professional development and marketing; Diversity consultants; Bar leaders committed to diversity. What You Will Learn: How to impact the diversity pipeline positively and significantly increase the number of women and minorities in the legal profession; How non-diverse lawyers fit into diversity - What's in it for them and their respective law firms?; Successful strategies and tools for women of color and minorities to use as first-chair lawyers and as firm leaders; How to land business from insurance companies and corporations; Creative ways for law firms in smaller legal markets and minority-owned law firms to attract corporate clients; How to chart your own course by learning to manage your career.

October 2009. Enterprise Risk Management for the General Counsel.

Who Should Attend: General Counsel; Senior In-house Counsel; Advisors of General Counsel and Senior In-house Counsel

Highlights: The role of the General Counsel is evolving again with expansion into the management of global enterprise risk from both operational and legal risk assessment perspectives. For years, financial services companies especially have developed and utilized "enterprise risk management" frameworks to both prevent loss and to leverage risk for financial gain. These strategies can encompass all types of risk, including legal, financial, operational and market risk. General Counsel who understand the potential risks throughout the organization can prevent costly legal events and even use risk to help create value for the company. Top law departments are starting to embrace the challenge through new techniques, tools, staffing solutions and proactive outreach to the risk teams and their partners. Learn how some of the world's best companies are using tools such as early warning systems, intellectual property management services, litigation support services, electronic discovery tools and matter management systems to help them understand and embrace risk.

Business of Law

June 24-25, 2009, 9:00am-5:30pm & 8:45am-12:30pm. Law Firm General Counsel.

Sponsor: West LegalEdcenter
Contact: 800-241-0214; Internet www.westlegaledcenter.com

Registration Fee: $1495

Highlights: This conference is for Law Firm General Counsel and other firm leaders who manage the liability, risk, and reputation of their firm. This is the conference where you can network with peers and hear from leading experts about lowering risk at your firm.

Civil Litigation

May 14-15, 2009. Drug and Medical Device Seminar.

Highlights: DRI's Drug and Medical Device Committee is Presenting its Annual Seminar. Who Should Attend: Pharmaceutical and medical device trial counsel; In-house counsel; Lawyers who represent physicians; Attorneys interested in defending pharmaceutical and medical device companies; Risk managers and insurance claims representatives; Public relations professionals; Jury consultants; Other service providers to trial counsel. What You Will Learn: How to assert preemption and other "’FDA defenses"“ most effectively; How to deal with adverse regulatory events and how to present expert regulatory testimony effectively; How to handle various types of witnesses, including foreign company witnesses, eggshell-skulled plaintiffs, medical device plaintiffs, and human factors experts; How to handle issues resulting from medical device company and outside physician relationships; Understanding the evolving global landscape of pharmaceutical and medical device litigation; How to assess the effect of gender bias in jury selection; Understanding the potential civil and criminal ramifications of off-label promotion and off-label use of medical devices; Understanding the problems associated with pharmaceutical counterfeiting.

June 4-5, 2009. Young Lawyers Seminarâ Maximizing Litigation Success: Developing, Evaluating and Preparing Your Case from Beginning to End

Highlights: DRI's Young Lawyers Committee is Presenting its Annual Seminar. Who Should Attend: Employment law defense attorneys; Claims professionals; In-house counsel; Risk managers; Human resources professionals. What You Will Learn: The latest policy initiatives and enforcement guidance from the newest EEOC Commissioner; Firsthand observations from the attorney who argued one of the most recent U.S. Supreme Court retaliation cases; The latest in new employment legislation and regulations (ADA Amendments Act, GINA and the proposed Employee Free Choice Act); The Internet and employment law; A federal judge's view on breathing life into open statements; How to guide your clients successfully through economically drive reductions in force (RIFs); Practical tips to obtain (or avoid) restrictive covenants and injunctive relief; Navigation the always challenging Bermuda Triangle of the ADA, FMLA, and Workers Compensation; How to recognize issues in "cross-over" employment law situations (ERISA, OSHA and NLRA); Trial by fire: Strategies from experts defending wage and hour class actions, and "big stakes" litigation.

Commercial Law

April 22-24, 2009. Commercial and Intellectual Property Litigation Symposium-Litigating the Financial Meltdown and Protecting Your Intellectual Property.

Highlights: DRI's Commercial and Intellectual Property Litigation Symposium. Who Should Attend: Business litigators and clients involved in matters arising from the financial and credit analysis; Class action litigators; Patent, trademark and other intellectual property litigators; Outside counsel involved in business disputes; Companies and insurance professionals facing commercial and intellectual property claims; Young lawyers involved in business litigation' Trial counsel interested in transitioning to a more commercial practice. What You Will Learn: Insight from industry, government and legal leaders regarding the status and future of business litigation; Current trends and theories in litigation arising from the financial and credit crisis; The status of business torts and related claims in commercial disputes; Bankruptcy and business reorganization as a solution to the business downturn; How to handle criminal and ethical issues arising in business litigation; The ever-growing realm of technology-related disputes; How to litigate cutting-edge intellectual property disputes, including patent and trademark litigation; Practical litigation skills, including the use of experts, protective orders and arbitration.

July 24-25, 2009. Advertising Law in the United States and Europe: The Challenges Ahead.

Highlights: Franklin Pierce Law Center and the University of Limerick have assembled a faculty from the U.S. and Europe for an advanced conference in advertising and marketing law designed for experienced corporate counsel and outside practitioners. The program addresses how advertisers and their counsel should respond to the merged but dissonant marketplace and how to balance competing attempts at regulation in the United States and Europe. www.piercelaw.edu/ad-law-cleCommunications

Thurs-Fri., June 18 & 19, 2009. Pike & Fischer's Broadband Policy Summit V: Building Out America

Highlights: Washington's preeminent broadband communications policy forum promises, more than ever, to be the place to learn how to position your company and clients to thrive in the evolving broadband environment. This year's Summit program will include interactive debates covering regulatory and legislative activity, net neutrality/network management, ongoing broadband build out initiatives, insights from top Capitol Hill legislative staff, and forecasts from top Wall Street analysts. In addition, representatives of the broadband industry and its customers will debate the risks and rewards of the rapidly changing wireless environment. The results of Pike & Fischer's exclusive 2009 Communications Industry Survey: Views on the U.S. Economic & Regulatory Climate will also be unveiled during the event. The Summit will play host to a wide range of experts representing telcos, cable companies, content companies, equipment providers, industry associations, consumer groups, think tanks and academia.

CLE Details: Pike & Fischer applies for CLE accreditation for the Summit in all states requested. Previous Summit attendees were approved for CLE in all states in which CLE was requested. Approved credits have ranged from 8.75 to 13.0.

Sponsorships: Contact Pike & Fischer's Manager of Business Development, Todd Dale at tdale@kennedyinfo.com/212-563-6131.

Corporate Counsel

June 9-10, 2009. The 21st Annual General Counsel Conference.

Who Should Attend: General Counsel; Senior In-house Counsel; Advisors of General Counsel and Senior In-house Counsel

Highlights: Corporate Counsel magazine is pleased to announce the 21st Annual General Counsel Conference, to be held on June 9-10. 2009 at The New York Marriott Marquis. The General Counsel Conference is designed to provide general counsel with access to their best and brightest peers and an understanding of what is working in the worldÕs best legal departments. Attendees will gain insight into the innovative practices and processes in place to manage some of the most difficult corporate and legal issues of today, including: The credit crunch; Extracting value from intellectual property; Bet-the-company litigation; Enterprise Wide Risk Management; White Collar Crime; Globalization; and Electronic Discovery. Join your colleagues for two days of education and networking. Meet top General Counsel from leading companies. All sessions are hands-on, with lots of opportunity for active participation by attendees. You can make sure that your own issues are addressed by cross-examining the faculty, raising your own concerns, and exchanging ideas and solutions with others in attendance.

Corporate Law

June 9-10, 2009. The 21st Annual General Counsel Conference.

Who Should Attend: General Counsel; Senior In-house Counsel; Advisors of General Counsel and Senior In-house Counsel

Highlights: Corporate Counsel magazine is pleased to announce the 21st Annual General Counsel Conference, to be held on June 9-10. 2009 at The New York Marriott Marquis. The General Counsel Conference is designed to provide general counsel with access to their best and brightest peers and an understanding of what is working in the worldÕs best legal departments. Attendees will gain insight into the innovative practices and processes in place to manage some of the most difficult corporate and legal issues of today, including: The credit crunch; Extracting value from intellectual property; Bet-the-company litigation; Enterprise Wide Risk Management; White Collar Crime; Globalization; and Electronic Discovery. Join your colleagues for two days of education and networking. Meet top General Counsel from leading companies. All sessions are hands-on, with lots of opportunity for active participation by attendees. You can make sure that your own issues are addressed by cross-examining the faculty, raising your own concerns, and exchanging ideas and solutions with others in attendance.

E-discovery

May 7-8, 2009. Electronic Discovery Seminar

Highlights: DRI is presenting its annual Electronic Discovery Seminar. Who Should Attend: Defense trial attorneys; In-house counsel; Government and municipal lawyers; Insurance professionals; IT professionals; E-discovery coordinators and managers; E-discovery consultants; Record managers and consultants. What You Will Learn: How the European Union's tough privacy standards are affecting e-discovery in the United States; How a growing number of American privacy standards are affecting e-discovery; Cutting-edge trends as seen through the eyes of a panel of judges who have authored the leading cases in e-discovery; Litigation tactics used by top litigators through mock exercises designed to teach practical lessons; Practical steps necessary to develop defensible keyword search criteria and ways to oppose overly broad search terms proposed by your opponents; How to coordinate e-discovery efficiently between corporate and outside counsel; Emerging ethical implications of the expanding role of e-discovery in litigation; Strategies used by top practitioners to interact with the court and opposing counsel during Rule 26(f) and Rule 16 conferences.

E-discovery

May 7-8, 2009. Electronic Discovery Seminar

Highlights: DRI is presenting its annual Electronic Discovery Seminar. Who Should Attend: Defense trial attorneys; In-house counsel; Government and municipal lawyers; Insurance professionals; IT professionals; E-discovery coordinators and managers; E-discovery consultants; Record managers and consultants. What You Will Learn: How the European Union's tough privacy standards are affecting e-discovery in the United States; How a growing number of American privacy standards are affecting e-discovery; Cutting-edge trends as seen through the eyes of a panel of judges who have authored the leading cases in e-discovery; Litigation tactics used by top litigators through mock exercises designed to teach practical lessons; Practical steps necessary to develop defensible keyword search criteria and ways to oppose overly broad search terms proposed by your opponents; How to coordinate e-discovery efficiently between corporate and outside counsel; Emerging ethical implications of the expanding role of e-discovery in litigation; Strategies used by top practitioners to interact with the court and opposing counsel during Rule 26(f) and Rule 16 conferences.

Employee Benefits/Pensions

April 22-24, 2009. Life, Health, Disability and ERISA Claims Seminar

Highlights: DRI is presenting its annual Life, Health, Disability and ERISA Claims Seminar. Who Should Attend: Defense attorneys; Corporate counsel for insurers and health care providers; ERISA litigation attorneys; Claims professionals and senior managers; Risk managers; Employee benefit plan administrators. What You Will Learn: The latest decisions on life, health and disability insurance; Recommendations and legal considerations for an ERISA litigation practice; The ethical minefield created by the disclosure of metadata; Demonstration of where and how metadata can be found and what it reveals; Insight on the future of the insurance industry, including current and future trends; Substantive discussion of annuity class action litigation; Agent misconduct and an insurer's remedies and defenses; Guidance on hot button discovery issues and dilemmas; Impact of late notice on the claims process and subsequent litigation; International life, health and disability topics.

April 24, 2009. The 23rd Annual National Institute on Employee Benefits In Mergers and Acquisitions: Benefits in Transactions During Troubled Times

Co-Chairs: Susan P. Serota, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, New York, NY; T. David Cowart, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP, Dallas, TX.

Highlights: A 1-day program focusing on benefits transactions in troubled times, this National Institute is designed for in-house counsel, benefits specialists, private practitioners, consultants, accountants and corporate executives. Hear how experienced lawyers who handle the biggest deals incorporate innovative concepts into their successful practices. More than a theory seminar, learn the stories from behind the scenes, receive immediate feedback to your questions and pick up the finer points on handling a deal in challenging times. Meet and network with government officials; find out why they take the positions they do on the latest controversial issues.

May 20, 2009, 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm Central; 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm Eastern; 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm Mountain; 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm Central; 11:30 pm - 1:00 pm Pacific. First Response - Extra-Record Discovery Requests Post-Glenn

Highlights: The State Bar of California has approved this webcast for CLE credit. Please visit www.dri.org for accreditation in your state and links to all state bar associations. DRI's Life, Health and Disability Committee is presenting this webcast.

Other location: Remote

June 10-12, 2009. The 23rd Annual National Institute on ERISA Basics

Co-Chairs: Mark D. DeBofsky, Daley, DeBofsky and Bryant, Chicago, IL; Lissa J. Paris, Murtha Cullina, LLP, Hartford, CT.; Douglas M. Selwyn, Conner & Winters, LLP, Houston, TX

Highlights: For practitioners who address issues related to employee benefit plans, this National Institute will provide an opportunity to hear from the ERISA experts. Designed for in-house and union counsel, benefits specialists, private practitioners, litigators, consultants, and accountants, the focus is comprehensive ERISA matters. Topics include: ERISA Basics Concepts; Fiduciary Standards; Minimum Standards for Tax-Qualified Retirement Plans; Executive Compensation; Benefit Claims: Administrative Procedures and Litigation; Remedies; Stock Drop Cases/Advanced Litigation; SEC Issues; HSAs, HRAs and Other Forms of Defined Contribution Health Plans; ERISA Preemption; Federal Regulation of Health Plans; Reporting and Disclosure: ERISA Claims; Plan Termination and Bankruptcy; VEBAs; and ERISA Ethical Issues.

June 18-19, 2009. Executive Compensation: Strategy, Design, and Implementation.

Planning Chairs: Max J. Schwartz, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, New York; Scott P. Spector, Fenwick & West LLP, Mountain View, California

Tuition: $1,299 onsite course / $999 for webcast (or $299 per webcast segment)

Highlights: Learn how executive compensation policies and practices have been affected by heightened scrutiny during an economic downturn and a new administration! The course will be of interest to both in-house and outside legal counsel, executive compensation advisors, human resource professionals, experienced practitioners seeking to keep current with the rapid changes in executive compensation, and practitioners with some experience seeking an understanding of the key concepts that must be mastered to practice in the area.

Employment Law

April 30-May 1, 2009. Employment Law Seminar.

Highlights: DRI's Employment Law Committee is Presenting its Annual Seminar. Who Should Attend: Employment law defense attorneys; Claims professionals; In-house counsel; Risk managers; Human resources professionals. What You Will Learn: The latest policy initiatives and enforcement guidance from the newest EEOC Commissioner; Firsthand observations from the attorney who argued one of the most recent U.S. Supreme Court retaliation cases; The latest in new employment legislation and regulations (ADA Amendments Act, GINA and the proposed Employee Free Choice Act); The Internet and employment law; A federal judge's view on breathing life into open statements; How to guide your clients successfully through economically drive reductions in force (RIFs); Practical tips to obtain (or avoid) restrictive covenants and injunctive relief; Navigation the always challenging Bermuda Triangle of the ADA, FMLA, and WorkersÕ Compensation; How to recognize issues in "cross-over" employment law situations (ERISA, OSHA and NLRA); Trial by fire: Strategies from experts defending wage and hour class actions, and "big stakes" litigation.

June 18, 2009. International Employment Law Summit

Who Should Attend: Corporate Counsel; HR Directors; Law Firm Partners.

Highlights: The International Employment Law Summit is designed to address the legal issues for international employees. With today's economy and the United States' changing attitude towards outsourcing, employees working outside the US present unique challenges. This one day, intensive event will examine EU and Asian employment laws and guidelines in light of the global economic crisis and the Obama administration's changing policies. We have recruited the leading employment law firms from around the world to address global trends, jurisdictional laws and current employment law issues around the globe. Constructed for an audience of senior US corporate counsel, HR directors, and law firm partners representing clients with strategic interests abroad, The International Employment Law Summit provides timely information on developing your 2010 employment strategies. Register early and delve into cutting edge discussions on: International Employees and Economic Pressure; EU Guidelines and Regional Jurisdictions; Ensuring Global Employment Law Compliance; Potential Landmines; The Impact of the Obama Administration on Global Business.

Energy Law

May 11-12, 2009. Legal Issues in the Energy Industry

Who Should Attend: In-house Counsel for Energy Companies; Corporate Executives for Energy Companies; Law Firms with Energy Practices.

Highlights: This conference is designed for general counsel and senior legal in-house counsel working in the Energy Industry. It will cover the latest regulatory, legal and business issues in this continuously evolving industry. This conference will cover both traditional and alternative energy industries.

Environmental

May 14, 2009. Criminal Enforcement of Environmental Laws.

Planning Chairs: Joseph G. Block, Venable LLP, Washington, D.C.; Judson W. Starr, Venable LLP, Washington, D.C.

Tuition: $649 for onsite course / $549 for webcast (or $299 per webcast segment)

Highlights: What will environmental crimes enforcement look like under the Obama administration? Who will be the key decision-makers? And what changes will they bring? Will environmental enforcement be invigorated under new leadership at the EPA and DOJ and play a critical role in announced climate change and energy initiatives? This one-day course of study provides the only comprehensive discussion of environmental crimes in the country.

June 24-27, 2009. Environmental Litigation.

Planning Chairs: Daniel Riesel, Sive, Paget & Riesel, P.C., New York

Tuition: $1,199 for onsite course / $899 for webcast (or $299 per webcast segment)

Highlights: This year, the course gives special attention to the prospect of increased environmental litigation, resulting not only from the priorities of the Obama Administration and other anticipated legislation, but also from the fallout of a down economy. Throughout the program, the faculty addresses how to make litigation more efficient and effective, by addressing cost control and management, as well as litigation alternatives, including negotiation and settlement. A new feature available only to those attending in person are daily Òclinical discussionÓ sessions where registrants can explore their particular litigation problems with faculty members on an informal basis.

Estate Planning

June 11-13, 2009. Fundamentals of Estate Planning.

Planning Chair: Mary Ann Mancini, Bryan Cave LLP, Washington, D.C.

Tuition: $1,199 for onsite course / $999 for webcast (or $299 per webcast segment)

Highlights: Get a comprehensive review that leaves you with the confidence and foundation you can't get from other CLE programs. Small discussion groups led by an experienced practitioner apply the concepts covered in the faculty's lectures to a Òreal lifeÓ case study. This course is designed to illustrate what issues are involved with the concerns expressed by a client, both tax-related and non-tax-related, and how such concerns and issues can be resolved.

June 14-19, 2009. Estate Planning in Depth.

Planning Chairs: M. Read Moore, McDermott Will & Emery LLP, Chicago; Nancy G. Henderson, Henderson, Caverly, Pum & Charney LLP, Rancho Santa Fe, California

Tuition: $1,299 for onsite course

Highlights: Presented at an advanced level, this annual course of study considers significant aspects of estate planning including: transferring wealth during life without gift tax; advanced issues in charitable income tax deduction; planning for retirement benefits; life insurance in estate planning: what's new and what's left; premarital agreements; asset protection planning; special needs trusts; estate planning for the next generation; and much more! The course also features an optional Sunday afternoon overview session (at no additional charge) on wealth transfer taxation principles.

July 9-10, 2009. Charitable Giving Techniques.

Planning Chair: Lawrence P. Katzenstein, Thompson Coburn LLP, St. Louis

Tuition: $1,099 for onsite course / $899 for webcast (or $299 per webcast segment)

Highlights: This annual course of study presents a comprehensive review of charitable giving techniques, both lifetime and testamentary, with full discussion of recent statutory provisions. It addresses the technical, mechanical, and legal sides of the issues, while also providing registrants with practical applications, pointing out common pitfalls, and offering "tips from the trenches." Topics include: charitable remainder trusts, charitable lead trusts, and pooled income trusts; property contributions and non-trust giving techniques; gift annuities; and use of private foundations, donor-advised funds, and supporting organizations.

Fidelity and Surety Law

May 20-23, 2009. The Law of Performance Bonds: A New Look At Today's Issues.

Sponsor: ABA Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section
Contact: Donald Quarles (312) 988-5708; e-mail dquarles@staff.abanet.org; Internet www.abanet.org/tips

Highlights: The Fidelity and Surety Law Committee is pleased to present The Law of Performance Bonds: A New Look At Today's Issues, a one and one-half day program based upon the recently published THE LAW OF PERFORMANCE BONDS (2d Ed. 2009. This is a must-attend program for surety professionals of all experience levels-whether they are counsel for sureties, contractors, owners, or whether they are engineers, consultants or claims adjusters involved in performance bond claims. The program will address conditions precedent to invoking claims under a performance bond; options available to a surety in discharging its obligations; the rights of a surety to contract balances; liability of the surety under the bond and underlying contract; and cases addressing claims of bad faith and other extra-contractual liability claims against a surety. Day Two of the program will consist of plenary sessions on the right of sureties to assert subrogation claims against third parties in order to recover losses; litigation issues involving surety claims; the impact of an arbitration on the surety's rights; and how bankruptcy proceedings may adversely impact the rights and options available to the surety. These sessions will be followed by another workshop which will examine, in greater detail, the difficult and complex legal issues that confront a performance bond surety. The workshops offer a not-to-be missed opportunity for interactive discussions between the participants and America's leading surety practitioners, as they analyze new cases and recent trends affecting performance bonds.

General Counsel

May 11-12, 2009. Legal Issues in the Energy Industry.

Who Should Attend: In-house Counsel for Energy Companies; Corporate Executives for Energy Companies; Law Firms with Energy Practices

Highlights: This conference is designed for general counsel and senior legal in-house counsel working in the Energy Industry. It will cover the latest regulatory, legal and business issues in this continuously evolving industry. This conference will cover both traditional and alternative energy industries.

June 9-10, 2009. The 21st Annual General Counsel Conference.

Who Should Attend: General Counsel; Senior In-house Counsel; Advisors of General Counsel and Senior In-house Counsel

Highlights: Corporate Counsel magazine is pleased to announce the 21st Annual General Counsel Conference, to be held on June 9-10. 2009 at The New York Marriott Marquis. The General Counsel Conference is designed to provide general counsel with access to their best and brightest peers and an understanding of what is working in the world'•s best legal departments. Attendees will gain insight into the innovative practices and processes in place to manage some of the most difficult corporate and legal issues of today, including: The credit crunch; Extracting value from intellectual property; Bet-the-company litigation; Enterprise Wide Risk Management; White Collar Crime; Globalization; and Electronic Discovery. Join your colleagues for two days of education and networking. Meet top General Counsel from leading companies. All sessions are hands-on, with lots of opportunity for active participation by attendees. You can make sure that your own issues are addressed by cross-examining the faculty, raising your own concerns, and exchanging ideas and solutions with others in attendance.

October 2009. Enterprise Risk Management for the General Counsel.

Who Should Attend: General Counsel; Senior In-house Counsel; Advisors of General Counsel and Senior In-house Counsel

Highlights: The role of the General Counsel is evolving again with expansion into the management of global enterprise risk from both operational and legal risk assessment perspectives. For years, financial services companies especially have developed and utilized "enterprise risk management" frameworks to both prevent loss and to leverage risk for financial gain. These strategies can encompass all types of risk, including legal, financial, operational and market risk. General Counsel who understand the potential risks throughout the organization can prevent costly legal events and even use risk to help create value for the company. Top law departments are starting to embrace the challenge through new techniques, tools, staffing solutions and proactive outreach to the risk teams and their partners. Learn how some of the world's best companies are using tools such as early warning systems, intellectual property management services, litigation support services, electronic discovery tools and matter management systems to help them understand and embrace risk. Topics include: The Litigation Risk Model; Sounding the Alarm for Management and the Board; Brand Reputation: One Risk for All; Reducing Risks from Electronically Stored Information; and Lessons Learned from the Subprime Crisis.

General Practice

April 29, 1:30 pm-3:00 pm Central; 2:30 pm-4:00 pm Eastern; 12:30 pm-2:00 pm Mountain; 1:30 pm-3:00 pm Central; 11:30 pm-1:00 pm Pacific Central. Everything You Need to Know about a Corporate Representative Deposition.

Highlights: The State Bar of California has approved this webcast for CLE credit. Please visit www.dri.org for accreditation in your state and links to all state bar associations. DRI's Young Lawyers Committee is presenting this webcast.

Other locations: Remote

General Practice

All year. Immigration Law Audio & Web Seminars.

Highlights: Get timely updates on immigration and nationality law with these convenient and cost-effective audio and web seminars. Expert faculty and leaders of the immigration bar give strategies, tips and guidance on a variety of specialized areas within immigration practice. Three easy ways to get the information you need - listen live, pre-order a recording or visit our archives and purchase the recording of any seminar to listen at your convenience! The complete schedule of upcoming events, as well as a link to recording archives is available at www.aila.org/seminars

Other locations: Remote

All year. Immigration Law Audio & Web Seminars.

Highlights: AILA's Annual Conference is the premier educational event for attorneys with an interest in immigration and nationality law. Choose from more than 100 education sessions covering the subspecialty areas of immigration law (business, family, asylum, labor certifications, naturalization and much more) in a variety of presentation formats from beginner to advanced. With 3,000 attendees expected to converge on Las Vegas, there is no better comprehensive learning and networking opportunity this year! Earn up to 29.4 CLE credit hours. Complete details-registration, hotel reservations, the complete program with faculty and discussion points, plus much more-is available online at www.aila.org/ac

Insurance

July 9-10, 2009. Conference on Insurance and Financial Services Industry Litigation.

Planning Chair: James F. Jorden, Jorden Burt LLP, Washington, D.C.

Tuition: $1,099 for onsite course / $899 for webcast (or $299 per webcast segment)

Highlights: This conference is the must-attend event of the year for attorneys involved or interested in insurance and financial services litigation. With a compact format, the conference provides: an update on the most important developments affecting the marketing, sale, and administration of financial and insurance products; a complete overview of recent trends in insurance and financial services industry litigation; insight from a faculty with broad experience in the courtroom and at company and industry level; perspectives from both the defense and plaintiffs' bar, as well as from the judicial and regulatory communities; and invaluable networking opportunities.

Intellectual Property

Online Webcast. 2009 State of New Media Address.

Sponsor: West LegalEdcenter
Contact: 800-241-0214; e-mail onlineCLE@westlegaledcenter.com; Internet www.westlegaledcenter.com

Registration Fee: $100

Highlights: The hottest platforms for distribution of content and information, including Internet protocol-based media, wireless technologies, user-generated content services, virtual worlds, online communities, and widgets.

April 22-24, 2009. Commercial and Intellectual Property Litigation Symposium-Litigating the Financial Meltdown and Protecting Your Intellectual Property.

Highlights: DRI's Commercial and Intellectual Property Litigation Symposium. Who Should Attend: Business litigators and clients involved in matters arising from the financial and credit analysis; Class action litigators; Patent, trademark and other intellectual property litigators; Outside counsel involved in business disputes; Companies and insurance professionals facing commercial and intellectual property claims; Young lawyers involved in business litigation' Trial counsel interested in transitioning to a more commercial practice. What You Will Learn: Insight from industry, government and legal leaders regarding the status and future of business litigation; Current trends and theories in litigation arising from the financial and credit crisis; The status of business torts and related claims in commercial disputes; Bankruptcy and business reorganization as a solution to the business downturn; How to handle criminal and ethical issues arising in business litigation; The ever-growing realm of technology Ðrelated disputes; How to litigate cutting-edge intellectual property disputes, including patent and trademark litigation; Practical litigation skills, including the use of experts, protective orders and arbitration.

May 6-7, 2009. IP Licensing Counsel Update

Who Should Attend: Corporate counsel; IP Counsel; Licensing Executives

Highlights: This new conference will present innovative case studies of licensing trends relating to intellectual property. Designed for General Counsel, IP Counsel and Licensing Executives, this program will examine how your intellectual property has changed in light of the recession. There are new opportunities to pursue and some agreements that should be revised. Learn how to use your IP to be more competitive in these changing times. Topics to Be Discussed Include: How Does the Recession Affect Your Intellectual Property?; Mock Licensing Re-Negotiation of Software License; IP Securitization; Licensing Mistakes; Cross Licensing Agreements, Partnering and Joint Ventures; International Trademark Licensing; Trends in Licensing based on Recent Cases; Celebrity Endorsements; and Ethical Issues to Consider.

September 21, 2009. Intellectual Property Asia

Who Should Attend: IP Counsel; General Counsel; Patent Attorneys.

Highlights: Intellectual Property ASIA is a one day concentrated study of new laws, best practices and strategic methods to protect, enforce and prosecute your patents in an ever changing Asian market. Featuring a speaker faculty representing leading law firms and general counsel from multinational corporations, Intellectual Property ASIA is your best opportunity to develop the processes and procedures necessary for patent protection and enforcement. Topics under research include: Updates to patent law in various Asian countries; Patentable subject matter; Prosecuting infringement and counterfeiting; Regional and country specific rules and regulations; Local patent offices; Strategic patent filing; Patent monetization; Patents as a corporate asset; Cost efficient global patent strategy.

International Law

May 13-14, 2009. Culture Clash! Data Protection, Freedom of Information and Discovery-How to Protect Your Business in Transnational Disputes

Highlights: DRI's Europe's Second annual conference to be held in Munich, Germany. Who Should Attend: Defense lawyers; Trial lawyers; Corporate counsel; Risk managers; Regulatory affairs personnel; Insurance claims professionals; Professionals involved in litigation and crisis management; Directors and managers involved in litigation disputes across borders; Members of entrepreneurship associations affected by litigation involving cross-border disputes. What You Will Learn: The very latest updates on data protection, privacy issues, the scope of disclosure requirements and the status of disclosure-centered litigation both in Europe and the U.S.; How to effectively protect data that is entitled to or required to be protected; How to deal with conflicting obligations imposed by the disclosure requirements of different jurisdictions; How to effectively work with outside counsel and inside lawyers to properly manage conflicting obligations; How to best handle electronic discovery requests; All recent developments in Europe and the U.S. regarding class actions as a recovery method, and how these actions influence disclosure obligations; How to deal with the special problems associated with apparently conflicting disclosure obligations, data protection concerns and lawyer-client and work product privilege issues in today's transborder business environment.

June 18, 2009. International Employment Law Summit

Who Should Attend: Corporate Counsel; HR Directors; Law Firm Partners.

Highlights: The International Employment Law Summit is designed to address the legal issues for international employees. With today's economy and the United States' changing attitude towards outsourcing, employees working outside the US present unique challenges. This one day, intensive event will examine EU and Asian employment laws and guidelines in light of the global economic crisis and the Obama administration's changing policies. We have recruited the leading employment law firms from around the world to address global trends, jurisdictional laws and current employment law issues around the globe. Constructed for an audience of senior US corporate counsel, HR directors, and law firm partners representing clients with strategic interests abroad, The International Employment Law Summit provides timely information on developing your 2010 employment strategies. Register early and delve into cutting edge discussions on: International Employees and Economic Pressure; EU Guidelines and Regional Jurisdictions; Ensuring Global Employment Law Compliance; Potential Landmines; The Impact of the Obama Administration on Global Business.

September 21, 2009. Intellectual Property Asia

Who Should Attend: IP Counsel; General Counsel; Patent Attorneys.

Highlights: Intellectual Property ASIA is a one day concentrated study of new laws, best practices and strategic methods to protect, enforce and prosecute your patents in an ever changing Asian market. Featuring a speaker faculty representing leading law firms and general counsel from multinational corporations, Intellectual Property ASIA is your best opportunity to develop the processes and procedures necessary for patent protection and enforcement. Topics under research include: Updates to patent law in various Asian countries; Patentable subject matter; Prosecuting infringement and counterfeiting; Regional and country specific rules and regulations; Local patent offices; Strategic patent filing; Patent monetization; Patents as a corporate asset; Cost efficient global patent strategy.

Law Firm Business

May 20-21, 2009. Law Firm Business Development Forum.

Who Should Attend: CMOs; Business Development Officers; Partners in Charge of Marketing; Practice Group Leaders; Executive Team Leaders Responsible for Marketing Strategy; Legal Recruiting Officers

Highlights: This conference reviews the changing law firm industry and provides new strategies for law firm marketing and business development. Topics include: how to maximize the benefits of your social networks, using new media, management leadership skills.

Law Firm Management

May 20-21, 2009. Law Firm Business Development Forum.

Who Should Attend: Managing Partners; Practice Area Leaders; Executive Directors; Chief Operating Officers.

Highlights: This two day program covers the latest trends in growing your firm in today's competitive environment. Topics covered include: The Intense War for Talent; People, Passion and Principles: Building Success from the Bottom; Growing Firm Leadership through Feedback and Reward; M& A Forecast: 2008/2009 Predictions; Facing a Transformed Global Legal Landscape; and What's on the Mind of the General Counsel? Join your colleagues as law firm management from small, mid and large sized firms gather for a special two day program designed to guide you through today's changing economy.

Legal Technology

June 24-25, 2009. LegalTech West Coast.

Who Should Attend: CIOs; IT Professionals; Litigation Support Professionals; KM Managers; Law Librarians; In-House Counsel; Law Firm Attorneys; Para Professionals

Highlights: Once again LEGALTECH, the most important technology event for the legal professional will place you at the vanguard of this cutting edge industry with illustrious keynote speakers, stellar educational programming and latest advances in technology to help you in your quest for staying at the forefront of technology. LEGALTECH: Our continuing goal is to provide you with a conduit for learning, networking and exploring the very latest in Legal Technology.

Attend And Learn The Latest In: Advanced IT; Corporate Legal IT; Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity; Electronic Discovery; Knowledge Management; Litigation Technology; Offshore Legal Outsourcing; Risk Mitigation and Compliance; Total Evidence Managementª; What Keeps General Counsel Up at Night; and so much more!

Litigation

June 24-25, 2009. LegalTech West Coast.

Who Should Attend: CIOs; IT Professionals; Litigation Support Professionals; KM Managers; Law Librarians; In-House Counsel; Law Firm Attorneys; Para Professionals

Highlights: Once again LEGALTECH, the most important technology event for the legal professional will place you at the vanguard of this cutting edge industry with illustrious keynote speakers, stellar educational programming and latest advances in technology to help you in your quest for staying at the forefront of technology. LEGALTECH: Our continuing goal is to provide you with a conduit for learning, networking and exploring the very latest in Legal Technology.

Attend And Learn The Latest In: Advanced IT; Corporate Legal IT; Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity; Electronic Discovery; Knowledge Management; Litigation Technology; Offshore Legal Outsourcing; Risk Mitigation and Compliance; Total Evidence Managementª; What Keeps General Counsel Up at Night; and so much more!

June 24-25, 2009. Paralegal Technology Institute West at LegalTech.

Who Should Attend: Paralegal Managers; Litigation Support Services Managers; Paralegals; Case Managers; Practice Support Directors; Legal Assistants; Trial Specialists

Highlights: Law Technology News and Estrin LegalEd, two top names in continuing legal education, have partnered to develop a dynamic program specifically designed for real world litigation paralegals. This 2-day program will examine today's litigation technology and best practices paralegals most often find themselves responsible for including document management, software and budget decisions, case management and trial assignments. The Institute focuses on empowering paralegals to assist attorneys in winning their cases. The Paralegal Technology Institute at LegalTech brings you the nation's leaders who specialize in training paralegals to become top resources for technology in their firms.

October 19-20, 2009. Litigation Summit

Who Should Attend: Law Firm Attorneys; Trial Lawyers.

Highlights: Litigation Summit brings together expert litigators and the most influential voices in the market for a day and a half of education, strategies and best practices. Join your peers in New York City on Oct. 19 & 20, 2009, as they discuss the hottest issues in litigation today. This program is designed for experienced litigators from all size firms. Current topics under research include: Current Trends in Litigation; Secrets from Top Litigators; Managing E-Discovery Costs; Best Practices in Depositions, Cross Examinations and Trial Presentations; Reducing Pre-trial Costs; Case Management Strategies; and Business Development in Tough Times. From the business of litigation through the tactics top litigators employ, Litigation Summit examines the trends, tools, technologies and skills you need to win your cases with an eye on managing your costs.

Online CLE

CLE Seminars Available on Demand, 24/7

Highlights: CLEonline.com delivers convenient and high quality online CLE seminars right to your desktop. Participate in a CLEonline.com seminar at any time of day or night that is convenient to you. You can easily earn CLE credits from the convenience of your office or home. Download and print seminar materials and listen to CLE presentations online. Come and go from a seminar at your convenience. CLEonline.com offers CLE credits on a variety of subjects, including legal ethics. Credits available for many states including TX, CA, and NY. All of our CLE seminars are affordably priced at $25 per credit hour.

Ongoing

Highlights: Publishers of The American Lawyer and Law.com bring you the premier site for online CLE certification: CLECenter.com. Providing 24/7/365 access to high-quality video and audio courses, we feature content from the NYC Bar, LA County Bar, Legal Talk Network, The Recorder, Texas Lawyer, and many moreÑhelping you obtain full CLE certification quickly and easily. Covering a range of practice areas and topics, including ethics, CLECenter.com hosts accredited courses for 21 States, including NY, TX, IL, CA, VA, FL, CO, OR, and AZ. Enter promotion code NLJ20CLE at checkout and get 20% off your entire order at clecenter.com. Offer ends 4/30/09.

Real Estate

May 28-29, 2009. Commercial Real Estate Leases: Selected Issues in Drafting and Negotiating in Current Markets.

Planning Chairs: Richard R. Goldberg, Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll, LLP, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Mark J. Levick, New York, New York; Mark A. Senn, Senn Visciano P.C., Denver, Colorado

Tuition: $1,199 for onsite course / $999 for webcast (or $199 per webcast segment)

Highlights: In today's volatile real estate market, you must know the latest practical strategies and techniques to negotiate favorable lease agreements for your business clients. This annual advanced course of study provides an in-depth analysis of up-to-date issues in commercial real estate leasing with a view to existing market conditions. The course emphasizes drafting and negotiating skills. The viewpoints of the landlord, tenant, and lender are represented during the panel discussions.

Securities

June 18-19, 2009. Broker-Dealer Regulation.

Planning Chairs: W. Hardy Callcott, Bingham McCutchen LLP, San Francisco, California; K. Susan Grafton, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Washington, D.C.; Andre E. Owens, WilmerHale, Washington, D.C.

Tuition: $1,199 for onsite course / $999 for webcast (or $299 per webcast segment)

Highlights: The current financial crisis and the new focus on regulatory reform under the Obama Administration will undoubtedly impact broker-dealers. In this annual advanced course of study, attorneys and other professionals have the opportunity to meet and gain critical insight from the nation's top market regulation experts including leading practitioners, industry executives, senior staff members of the SEC, and self-regulatory organizations. This year's program features a keynote address by Erik R. Sirri, the Director of the Division of Trading and Markets, U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission, in Washington, D.C.

June 23, 2009, 12:00PMÐ1:00PM. Attracting and Using Middle Eastern Money- Investing in Real Estate in a Shariah Compliant Way.

Sponsor: West LegalEdcenter
Contact: 800-241-0214; e-mail onlineCLE@westlegaledcenter.com; Internet www.westlegaledcenter.com

Registration Fee: $95

Highlights: Shariah compliance raises a whole new set of issues on a deal and knowing how to navigate these is of real importance if you are hoping to attract investors with Islamic laws as their guiding business principles. In this installment of our new series on real estate and financing hot topics in 2009, our presenters Jonathan Lawrence, Steven J. Adelkoff and Remsen M. Kinne IV of K&L Gates LLP deal with all of the questions you will need to answer: How do you structure a real estate deal if you are looking to attract Shariah compliant investors? What features do they like and which do they avoid? What types of real estate are suitable? What are the permissible forms of ownership? How must you allocate profits and losses? How do you structure the leasing of a building? Which tenants are off limits? Why do you need a Shariah scholar on a deal? What do they bring and how do you find one?

Staff Counsel

November 11-12, 2009. 7th Annual General Counsel West Coast Conference.

Who Should Attend: General Counsel; Assistant General Counsel; Senior Attorneys; In-House Counsel.

Highlights: Corporate Counsel magazine is pleased to announce the 7th Annual General Counsel West Conference, to be held Nov. 11-12, 2009, in San Francisco. The General Counsel Conference is designed to provide general counsel with access to their best and brightest peers and an understanding of what is working in the world's best legal departments. Attendees will gain insight into the innovative practices and processes in place to manage some of the most difficult corporate and legal issues of today. Join your colleagues for two days of education and networking. Meet top General Counsel from leading companies. All sessions are hands-on, with lots of opportunity for active participation by attendees. You can make sure that your own issues are addressed by cross-examining the faculty, raising your own concerns, and exchanging ideas and solutions with others in attendance.

Taxation

May 13, 2009. Sourcing the Operations & Transaction of Multijurisdictional Enterprises: A Guide for Tax Planning, Compliance, Policy Making & Enforcement Professionals

Program Chair: Kimberly M. Reeder, KPMG LLP

Highlights:Spend a day looking closely at the state of sourcing the operations and transaction of multijurisdictional enterprises. This comprehensive and detailed fifth annual symposium, co-sponsored with the ABA Tax Section's State and Local Tax Committee, will address policy, pragmatism, controversies and planning opportunities important to today's state and local tax professionals.

May 14-15, 2009. Advanced State & Local Tax Institute

Program Chair: Philip M. Tatarowicz, Ernst & Young LLP

Highlights:Now in its 32nd year, this Institute is bringing together the finest from the SALT industry, both as faculty and attendees. This annual Institute has gained a nationwide reputation as one of the best SALT conferences in the country. Sessions include the annual debate on recent cases between Paul Frankel and Professor Richard Pomp, ethical issues facing today's SALT practitioners and an up-to-date analysis of state tax developments on a regional basis.

May 28-29, 2009. How To Handle a Tax Controversy at the IRS and in Court: From Administrative Audit Through Litigation.

Planning Chairs: Steven C. Salch, Galveston, Texas

Tuition: $1,199 for onsite course / $999 for webcast (or $299 per webcast segment)

Highlights: If you're looking for a Òone stop shop,Ó where you can get full exposure to every area of administrative and judicial practice relating to tax controversies, this course is the best investment you can make for yourself and your practice this year! The course emphasizes the practical aspects of resolving a tax controversy including settlement options at the various procedural stages. One session is devoted to forum selection considerations and serves as a review of key procedural and strategic issues in litigating a tax controversy.

Technology

June 24-25, 2009. LegalTech West Coast.

Who Should Attend: CIOs; IT Professionals; Litigation Support Professionals; KM Managers; Law Librarians; In-House Counsel; Law Firm Attorneys; Para Professionals

Highlights: Once again LEGALTECH, the most important technology event for the legal professional will place you at the vanguard of this cutting edge industry with illustrious keynote speakers, stellar educational programming and latest advances in technology to help you in your quest for staying at the forefront of technology. LEGALTECH: Our continuing goal is to provide you with a conduit for learning, networking and exploring the very latest in Legal Technology.

Attend And Learn The Latest In: Advanced IT; Corporate Legal IT; Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity; Electronic Discovery; Knowledge Management; Litigation Technology; Offshore Legal Outsourcing; Risk Mitigation and Compliance; Total Evidence Managementª; What Keeps General Counsel Up at Night; and so much more!

June 24-25, 2009. Paralegal Technology Institute West at LegalTech.

Who Should Attend: Paralegal Managers; Litigation Support Services Managers; Paralegals; Case Managers; Practice Support Directors; Legal Assistants; Trial Specialists

Highlights: Law Technology News and Estrin LegalEd, two top names in continuing legal education, have partnered to develop a dynamic program specifically designed for real world litigation paralegals. This 2-day program will examine today's litigation technology and best practices paralegals most often find themselves responsible for including document management, software and budget decisions, case management and trial assignments. The Institute focuses on empowering paralegals to assist attorneys in winning their cases. The Paralegal Technology Institute at LegalTech brings you the nation's leaders who specialize in training paralegals to become top resources for technology in their firms.

October 19-20, 2009. Litigation Summit

Who Should Attend: Law Firm Attorneys; Trial Lawyers.

Highlights: Litigation Summit brings together expert litigators and the most influential voices in the market for a day and a half of education, strategies and best practices. Join your peers in New York City on Oct. 19 & 20, 2009, as they discuss the hottest issues in litigation today. This program is designed for experienced litigators from all size firms. Current topics under research include: Current Trends in Litigation; Secrets from Top Litigators; Managing E-Discovery Costs; Best Practices in Depositions, Cross Examinations and Trial Presentations; Reducing Pre-trial Costs; Case Management Strategies; and Business Development in Tough Times. From the business of litigation through the tactics top litigators employ, Litigation Summit examines the trends, tools, technologies and skills you need to win your cases with an eye on managing your costs.

Trial Skills

October 19-20, 2009. Litigation Summit

Who Should Attend: Law Firm Attorneys; Trial Lawyers.

Highlights: Litigation Summit brings together expert litigators and the most influential voices in the market for a day and a half of education, strategies and best practices. Join your peers in New York City on Oct. 19 & 20, 2009, as they discuss the hottest issues in litigation today. This program is designed for experienced litigators from all size firms. Current topics under research include: Current Trends in Litigation; Secrets from Top Litigators; Managing E-Discovery Costs; Best Practices in Depositions, Cross Examinations and Trial Presentations; Reducing Pre-trial Costs; Case Management Strategies; and Business Development in Tough Times. From the business of litigation through the tactics top litigators employ, Litigation Summit examines the trends, tools, technologies and skills you need to win your cases with an eye on managing your costs.