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CLE LISTINGS FOR October 26th, 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 December 7, 2009. 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

Appellate Advocacy

November 5-6, 2009. Appellate Advocacy Seminar.

Highlights: At DRI’s eighth Appellate Advocacy Seminar, you will be treated to a distinguished faculty of judges, professors and practitioners. They will discuss practical points in writing, arguing and winning in your appellate practice; ethical issues in appellate practice; how to build an appellate practice; the use of moot courts; the client’s views of the use of appellate specialists in litigation; and a reflection on the great appellate lawyer and President, Abraham Lincoln. For more infoarmation, visit www.dri.org or call DRI Customer Service at 312.795.1101.

Appellate Practice

November 5, 2009. New York Appellate Practice.

Highlights: This traditionally popular course will address the “nuts-and-bolts” requirements, recommended tactics and necessary legal theory behind the successful taking and perfecting of a civil appeal in New York State’s appellate courts. Although designed primarily for practitioners who have not had extensive New York appellate experience, the program will also serve seasoned appellate lawyers as a useful up-to-date review of the numerous details one must know and master to handle a civil appeal in New York. Where appropriate, speakers will call attention to significant differences between civil and criminal appellate practice. The well-rounded faculty will consist of judges, court personnel and experienced practitioners who will offer their valuable perspectives. The speakers also will highlight recommended techniques of oral argument by specific examples and case studies.

Arbitration

November 2–3 & 9–10, 2009 / 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Reception on Tuesday,November 10, 2009 / 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.). Basic Mediation Training: Conflict Resolution Theory & Techniques.

Highlights: DRI’s Asbestos Medicine Seminar provides the most up-to-date and valuable information about scientific and legal developments vital to the defense of asbestos cases. As always, our speakers will include leading practitioners in both the medical and legal fields. You will learn about the best techniques for building a powerful defense case and achieving a favorable settlement or a victory at trial. In addition, you will gain valuable insight regarding the latest medical knowledge on pleural and peritoneal mesothelioma and asbestosis. Year after year, DRI’s Asbestos Medicine Seminar is the one conference that is absolutely essential to those on the defense side of asbestos litigation. For more information, visit www.dri.org or call DRI Customer Service at 312.795.1101.

Asset Recovery

November 9-10, 2009. 2009 Annual Conference of IAAR, Asset Recovery: The Endgame of Financial Investigations.

Highlights: 18 renowned experts--among the best in the business--will share expertise, wisdom, insight and tips in 13 panels designed to enhance the success of recovery professionals in both the private and public sectors in tracking down missing or hidden assets and restoring them to their rightful owners. The Las Vegas IAAR Conference will train you in the essential elements of asset tracing and recovery including state-of-the-art technology, Web-searching tools, judicial mechanisms that multiply your prospects for recovery and other topics vital to your effectiveness in the field. This unique event will put you in contact with experts from throughout the world and give you intelligence and guidance that no other event can match. There will be networking events – including breakfasts, lunches and receptions – where you will mingle with public and private-sector peers and leaders in the field. In addition, you’ll be introduced to experts in the cutting-edge technologies that will enhance your on-the-job success.

Who Should Attend: 18 renowned experts--among the best in the business--will share expertise, wisdom, insight and tips in 13 panels designed to enhance the success of recovery professionals in both the private and public sectors in tracking down missing or hidden assets and restoring them to their rightful owners. The Las Vegas IAAR Conference will train you in the essential elements of asset tracing and recovery including state-of-the-art technology, Web-searching tools, judicial mechanisms that multiply your prospects for recovery and other topics vital to your effectiveness in the field. This unique event will put you in contact with experts from throughout the world and give you intelligence and guidance that no other event can match. There will be networking events – including breakfasts, lunches and receptions – where you will mingle with public and private-sector peers and leaders in the field. In addition, you’ll be introduced to experts in the cutting-edge technologies that will enhance your on-the-job success.

Bridging the Gap

Wednesday, Dec 02 2009 9-5pm, Thursday, Dec 10 2009 9-5pm. 16-Hour Bridge-The-Gap: Ethics, Skills & More.

Highlights: NY & CA Credit: 16.0 credits total: 7.0 prof prac/prac mgmt, 6.0 skills & 3.0 ethics. Our Bridge-the-Gap programs fulfill a full year’s credit requirements for newly admits, while providing essential information & credits for more experienced attorneys. This program is particularly distinct in that one day will allow attendees to fulfill all required skills credits, & 2nd day will allow attendees to fulfill all required ethics credits. A skilled faculty will guide you through the day-to-day practice of law and cover topics of interest to all attorneys, including legal ethics.

Business

Oct. 29, 2009, 12:30 – 1:30 pm ET. Bring in Business from Web 2.0: Creating Your Law Firm’s Social Media Policy – Webinar.

Highlights: Social media is a new tool that can help law firms identify potential relationships, produce leads and get new business. But this tool should be maximized by not only the law firm marketing team, but also by managing partners and associates as well! The one-hour webinar, “Bring in Business from Web 2.0: Creating Your Law Firm’s Social Media Policy” will discuss how social media can: Connect firms with in-house decision makers; Build the firm’s brand while decreasing marketing costs; Expand the attorney’s zone of influence.

Civil Rights and Governmental Liability

January 27-20, 2010. Civil Rights and Governmental Tort Liability.

Highlights: The Civil Rights and Governmental Tort Liability Seminar’s return to San Diego promises to bring with it practical guidance for experienced governmental defense attorneys and others with an interest in defending our local governments. Attendees will learn valuable skills and legal principles that can be utilized immediately for representation of local government clients. Constant favorites, Professor Karen Blum and Dean Erwin Chemerinsky will provide updates on qualified immunity and the recent cases from the United States Supreme Court. In addition to the excellent legal education, the seminar will once again offer the opportunity for idea sharing and networking with in-house and outside counsel from across the country. For more information, visit www.dri.org or call DRI Customer Service at 312.795.1101.

CLE Conference

October 27-28, 2009. Law Firm Management 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.

Nov. 9-10, 2009. IP Trademark & Copyright Counsel Forum.

Who Should Attend: IP Counsel; IP Lawyers

Highlights: This program will focus on the latest developments in the intellectual property focused specifically on trademark and copyright issues. Trademarks and copyrights remain one of the most valuable assets for your company. Keynote speaker: Deborah Cohn, Deputy Commissioner for Trademark Operations, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. The internet is presenting many new challenges that you need to understand in order to develop your company strategy. This forum is developed for in-house attorneys who would need to provide valuable advice to senior management. Topics include: Using Social Media to Promote Your Brand: Risks and Rewards; Litigating Fair Use Cases; Trade Dress and Private Label Knockoffs; Domain Names Best Practices; Guarding Against Counterfeit Goods/Uses of Your Brand; ICANN Update; What is Your Trademark Worth? Should You License for Additional Revenue?; International Copyright and Trademark Issues; Managing Trademark Costs in a Down Economy; and Crafting a Brand Protection

November 12-13, 2009. Fall Forum.

Speakers: Melanie L. Aitken, James R. Bird, Seth Bloom, Molly S. Boast, Leah Brannon, Julie S.Brill, Stephen Calkins, Nadia Calviño, A. Neil Campbell, William F. Cavanaugh Jr., Mary T. Coleman, James A.Donahue, Michael G. Egge, Joseph V. Farrell, Deborah L. Feinstein, Richard Feinstein, Harry First, Deborah A. Garza, Douglas H. Ginsburg, Ilene Knable Gotts, Sean Hagan, Ronan P. Harty, Kenneth Heyer, Stephen D. Houck, Beryl A. Howell, David Hunger, Helene D. Jaffe, William E. Kovacic, J. Robert Kramer Ii, Diana L. Moss, Susan Ning, Kevin J. O’Connor, Lydia B. Parnes, J. Robert Robertson, Patricia A.Robinson, Carl Shapiro, Christal A. Sheppard, Joseph J. Simons, James E. Tierney, David C.Vladeck, David P. Wales Jr., Philip J. Weiser, Mark D.Whitener

Highlights: This year, all eyes will be on the regulators. What agenda for change is President Obama’s new antitrust leadership implementing? What are the competition implications of health care reform? Will Congress overturn Leegin? What do your clients need to know about recent enforcement trends in the United States, Canada, China, Europe? Join an outstanding group of experts at the National Press Club in Washington, DC on November 12-13, 2009 to get answers to these questions and hear more directly from the policy makers and enforcers themselves.

November 16-17, 2009. The Fifth Annual Canadian Bar Association Law Firm Leadership Conference – Change Management.

Speakers: Conference speakers to include Paul Lippe, CEO, Legal OnRamp (California), Bruce MacEwen, President of Adam Smith, Esq., LLC (New York), C. Allen Parker, Deputy Presiding Partner, Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP (New York) and Richard Susskind, CBA Special Adviser, Author, “The End of Lawyers?”(London, UK)

Highlights: Whether you lead a law firm of five or 500, or if you are among the next generation of firm leaders, this is a conference you will want to attend. This marquee event is your opportunity to network and exchange perspectives with many of North America’s leading managing partners and law firm leaders. Topics and discussions to include: insight into the current climate of law firms, principles for the modern law firm/client relationship, dealing with management challenges and the future of law firms. Also, join us for pre and post conference interactive workshops on November 15th and 18th, dealing with the unique challenges facing emerging law firm leaders and the key to managing for profitability.

Nov. 19, 2009. Virtual LegalTech.

Who Should Attend: CIOs; IT Professionals; Litigation Support Professionals; KM Managers; Law Librarians; In-House Counsel; Law Firm Attorneys; Para Professionals; Managing Partners; Practice Area Leaders; Executive Directors; Chief Operating Officers

Highlights: This program will focus on the latest developments in the intellectual property focused specifically on trademark and copyright issues. Trademarks and copyrights remain one of the most valuable assets for your company. Keynote speaker: Deborah Cohn, Deputy Commissioner for Trademark Operations, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. The internet is presenting many new challenges that you need to understand in order to develop your company strategy. This forum is developed for in-house attorneys who would need to provide valuable advice to senior management. Topics include: Using Social Media to Promote Your Brand: Risks and Rewards; Litigating Fair Use Cases; Trade Dress and Private Label Knockoffs; Domain Names Best Practices; Guarding Against Counterfeit Goods/Uses of Your Brand; ICANN Update; What is Your Trademark Worth? Should You License for Additional Revenue?; International Copyright and Trademark Issues; Managing Trademark Costs in a Down Economy; and Crafting a Brand Protection

February 10-12, 2010. International Cartel Workshop..

Highlights: The popular International Cartel Workshop, which occurs only once every two years, makes its return in 2010 in Paris with an expanded 2-½ day program that will be the most wide-ranging and thorough Workshop offered to date. Continuing the Workshop’s tradition of instruction-by-demonstration, an experienced faculty from around the globe will take Workshop participants deeper than ever before inside a hypothetical international cartel matter. The Workshop will address everything from cartel detection, to coordinated government investigations across multiple jurisdictions, to consideration of cooperating with the enforcers, to disposition of government prosecutions or claims, as well as the litigation and potential settlement of private damages claims on behalf of direct and indirect purchasers in the United States, Canada and elsewhere.

April 21-23, 2010. Antitrust Law 2010 Spring Meeting.

Highlights: Our 2010 Spring Meeting will be held in Washington, D.C., from April 21-23. Please join friends and colleagues from over 40 countries for 2.5 days of cutting-edge continuing legal education including ethics and trial skills. This is the comprehensive event for updates on Antitrust and Consumer Protection law from top enforcement officials, in-house lawyers, academics, economists, and practitioners. Whether you want hands-on advice or to understand and contribute to theoretical developments, mark your calendar now.

Corporate

March 11-12, 2010. 14th Annual Corporate Counsel Institute.

Highlights:Georgetown Law CLE and the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) have developed a practical, relevant and comprehensive two-day program designed to help you solve your challenges. The Institute agenda combines critical substantive law updates with pragmatic tips on how to perform your job more effectively.

Corporate 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. Keynote speaker, Jerry Brown, Attorney General, State of California. 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.

Dec. 1-2, 2009. Controlling Legal Costs: Meeting Needs in the Current Environment.

Who Should Attend: General Counsel; Assistant General Counsel; Senior Attorneys; In-House Counsel; Chief Legal Officers

Highlights: Controlling Legal Costs is a must-attend event for any corporate counsel feeling pressure to reduce legal expenditures, both within the company and with outside firms and service providers. Attendees will hear from many of the top thought leaders on the topic and are guaranteed leave with enough practical ideas to cover the cost of attending many times over.

e-Discovery

November 12-13, 2009. Advanced E-Discovery Institute.

Speakers:Featuring keynote speaker Hon. Lee Rosenthal

Highlights:The Advanced E-Discovery Institute consists of an unusual blend of innovative theory, well-honed strategy and practical “hands on” techniques for contending with many of the most daunting aspects in the realm of e-discovery. Our Institute will include more members of the judiciary as speakers than any other e-discovery CLE program.

Employee Benefits

October 26-27, 2009. 24th Annual National Institute on Compensation for Executives and Directors.

Program Co-Chairs:Pamela Baker, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP, Chicago, IL; Stuart M. Lewis, Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC, Washington, DC

Highlights:This National Institute is designed for those who have occasion to address issues related to compensating senior corporate personnel: private practitioners, in-house corporate counsel, employee benefit consultants, service providers, compensation managers and consultants. Hear from the compensation experts and discover their successful methods and strategies. Receive immediate feedback to your questions. Network with government officials. Topics will include: Ethics, Trends, Say on Pay Comes to the US, the Changing Role of the Compensation Committee, Unnecessary and Excessive Risk, Correcting the Inevitable 409A Mistakes, Proxy Review, Tax Gross-Ups, Exchange Offers for Options, SEC Guidance, Corporate Bankruptcy, and New Section 457A.

November 16-17, 2009. 19th Annual National Institute on ERISA Litigation.

Program Co-Chairs:Mark D. DeBofsky, Daley, DeBofsky & Bryant, Chicago, IL; Douglas M. Selwyn, Conner & Winters, LLP, Houston, TX; Charles B. Wolf, Vedder Price PC, Chicago, IL

Highlights:An approach to ERISA from a purely litigation perspective, the program emphasizes the practical, not the theoretical. This National Institute is designed for litigators who handle ERISA cases and want to enhance their substantive ERISA knowledge, benefits practitioners who wish to further their knowledge of the substantive law and most recent case law, and ERISA specialists who draft plan language and render advice about plan administration, trying to minimize the risk of litigation. Learn how to improve your client’s chances with prelitigation strategies, including plan design features and practices. Learn tips, techniques and advice from successful, experienced plaintiff and defense ERISA litigators.

March 17-19, 2010. Pension, Profit-Sharing, Welfare, and Other Compensation Plans.

Planning Chairs: Pamela Baker, Sonnenschein Nath and Rosenthal LLP, Chicago; William F. Sweetnam, Jr., Groom Law Group, Washington, D.C.; former Benefits Tax Counsel, U.S. Department of the Treasury

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

Highlights: This annual advanced course of study examines the most important aspects of pension, profit-sharing, welfare, and other compensation plans, including recent developments in litigation, legislation, and federal regulations, enforcement, and guidance. Top private practitioners, other benefits specialists, and government speakers provide their insights on the latest issues, and will be available to answer your most pressing questions throughout the program. The discussions throughout the course are transactional, dealing with “how to do it” and not offering merely an explanation of the law itself.

Employment Law

January 21-23, 2010. Employment and Labor Relations Law for the Corporate Counsel and the General Practitioner.

Planning Chairs: Peter M. Panken, Epstein Becker & Green, P.C., New York; Frank Cummings, Washington, D.C.; Lecturer, New York University and University of Virginia Schools of Law; Kay H. Hodge, Stoneman, Chandler & Miller LLP, Boston

Tuition: $1,149 for onsite course / $949 for webcast (or $299 per webcast segment)

Highlights: This is THE premier introductory course in employment and labor law. Whether you are new to this field or experienced, this course builds a solid foundation to help you handle practical problems that arise every day. The course provides an introduction to the myriad laws and governmental regulations that control the employment relationship; updates on new developments in this rapidly changing field; and practical advice on how to help employers operate effectively.

February 18-20, 2010. Advanced Employment Law and Litigation.

Planning Chairs: Peter M. Panken, Epstein Becker & Green, P.C., New York; Robert B. Fitzpatrick, Robert B. Fitzpatrick, PLLC, Washington, D.C.

Tuition: $1,149 for onsite course / $949 for webcast (or $299 per webcast segment)

Highlights: In these challenging times, this is the annual event to get practical advice on the latest employment and labor law developments from a superb panel of national experts and have an opportunity to exchange ideas with attorneys from across the United States.

Environmental

December 9-11, 2009. Environmental Impact Assessment: NEPA and Related Requirements.

Planning Chairs: Dinah Bear, Washington, D.C.; William M. Cohen, Of Counsel, Perkins Coie LLP, Washington, D.C.; Adjunct Professor, Washington College of Law, American University; Retired Chief, General Litigation Section, Environment and Natural Resources Division, U.S. Department of Justice; David Paget, Sive, Paget & Riesel, P.C., New York

Tuition: $1,149 for onsite course / $949 for webcast (or $299 per webcast segment)

Highlights: This annual advanced course of study covers the present state of the law and practice pertaining to NEPA, “Little NEPAs,” and the EIS process, and includes reflections on the future. The faculty includes some of the most experienced federal and state government agency officials and attorneys, as well as private attorneys engaged in environmental assessments, EIS preparation, and NEPA-related litigation in federal and state courts.

February 3-5, 2010. Environmental Law.

Planning Chairs: Pamela R. Esterman, Sive, Paget & Riesel, P.C., New York; Daniel Riesel, Sive, Paget & Riesel, P.C., New York

Tuition: 1,249 for onsite course / $949 for webcast (or 299 per webcast segment)

Highlights: This course is widely recognized as the preeminent annual opportunity for environmental lawyers and other professionals to learn from one another and from a faculty of leading practitioners, scholars, and governmental officials. A significant percentage of the nation’s environmental bar has attended this course, which, through the years, has served more and more practitioners with considerable experience in the practice.

March 4-5, 2010. Global Warming: Climate Change and the Law.

Planning Chairs: Michael B. Gerrard, Professor of Professional Practice and Director, Center for Climate Change Law, Columbia Law School, New York; Scott E. Schang, Vice President, Publications and Associates, Environmental Law Institute, Washington, D.C.; Robert A. Wyman, Jr., Latham & Watkins LLP, Los Angeles

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

Highlights: A diverse faculty drawn from the ranks of practicing attorneys in the private bar and attorneys and related professionals in government, the public interest community, academia, and corporate settings endeavor to provide detailed, in-depth, and practically-oriented insights into this new field, with presentations ranging from regulatory structures on the international, national, regional and state levels, to explorations of pending legislation, the impact on transactions, the nature and legitimacy of offsets, and the impact on key sectors of the economy.

Estate Planning

Jan. 25-29, 2010. 44th Annual Heckerling Institute on Estate Planning

Highlights: The Heckerling Institute offers a full week of educational programming and unparalleled networking and professional development opportunities. The program provides comprehensive coverage of recent developments, valuable resource materials, and practical guidance on the latest planning techniques including GRATs, FLPs, disclaimers, Roth IRA conversions, variable life insurance, asset protection and financed net gifts. This year’s Institute also features a series of programs on planning for the closely-held business from the formation of the entity to the disposition of the business interest. As the nation’s largest gathering of estate planning professionals, the Institute offers a unique opportunity to exchange ideas, make valuable contacts, and visit an exhibit hall showcasing the latest in technology, products and services.

February 18-20, 2010. Advanced Estate Planning Techniques.

Planning Chairs: Lawrence P. Katzenstein, Thompson Coburn LLP, St. Louis; Jeffrey N. Pennell, Richard H. Clark Professor of Law, Emory University School of Law, Atlanta

Tuition: $1,499 for onsite course / $1,099 for webcast (or $299 per webcast segment)

Highlights: This annual course of study, one of the finest in ALI-ABA’s estate planning curriculum, is an opportunity for experienced trust and estate practitioners to update their knowledge of the latest developments in the field. Emphasis at this course is placed on the practical, “how to do it” aspects. Daily sessions begin and adjourn early to allow registrants ample leisure time during the afternoons to enjoy the sights of Maui.

Ethics

Wednesday, Dec 16 2009 9-12pm. Current Legal Ethical Issues.

Speakers: Professor Stephen Gillers, Emily Kempin Professor of Law, New York University School of Law

Highlights: 3.0 credits in ethics. Join us to hear this nationally renowned ethicist and well-regarded speaker address current issues of legal ethics. Programs typically feature 8-10 distinct topics which are chosen close in time to the event to maximize topicality. Some of these pertain to specific areas of law practice including civil & criminal litigation and corporate & transactional work. Issues common to all areas of practice-for example, rules governing fees, conflicts of interest, confidentiality and privilege, unauthorized law practice by lawyers, the no-contact rule, and malpractice and liability to non-clients-are also included. The topics are geared toward an audience of diverse interests. Audience questions & comments are encouraged.nals, the Institute offers a unique opportunity to exchange ideas, make valuable contacts, and visit an exhibit hall showcasing the latest in technology, products and services.

March 3-5, 2010. 2010 Legal Malpractice & Risk Management Conference.

Speakers: Conference Co-Chairs: Ronald E. Mallen, Partner, Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP and David M. Schultz, Partner, Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP

Highlights: Join other professional liability practitioners, law firm managing partners and general counsel, in-house corporate counsel and insurance professionals for a detailed exploration of the significant developments in the last year in the law and litigation of legal malpractice cases, insurance and risk management issues. Topics include: Standing to Sue, Privity and Duty of Disclosure; Litigation/Litigation Attorney; What’s Your Little Secret? They Want to Know – Attorney-Client Privilege and Work Product Doctrine; Judgmental Immunity – A Modern Look at the Legal Profession’s Oldest Defense; Insurance Coverage Update: The Year in Review-Prior Knowledge Redux and the Definition of Professional Services; 2009 LMRM Case Update and Statutory Causes of Action; The Insurance Marketplace and Considerations; Who is the Client and Standing to Sue – Successor Entities, Affiliates and Subsidiaries; Advance Conflict Waivers, Screening and How to Do It; The General Counsel Forum; Suits for Fees / Mandatory Fee Arbitration; Risk Management Considerations in Restructuring and Winding-Up Law Firms; Managing Client and Law Firm Data, and What Gives When Client and Firm Policies Conflict?; On the Horizon – The Slow Motion Revolution

Other locations: Live Audiocast – Register at www.westlegaledcenter.com

Immigration & Nationality Law

Immigration Law Audio & Web Seminars/Conference on Immigration & Nationality Law

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.

Insurance Law

December 3-4, 2009. Insurance Coverage and Practice Symposium.

Highlights: At DRI’s annual Insurance Coverage and Practice Symposium, you will be treated to a distinguished faculty of judges, professors and practitioners discussing important recent decisions, national trends, and offering creative, practical advice for coverage lawyers and insurance professionals. The faculty consists of some of the nation’s leading specialists in insurance coverage claims and coverage litigation who will provide “tools” for every attendee’s coverage “tool kit.” For more information, visit www.dri.org or call DRI Customer Service at 312.795.1101.

March 3-5, 2010. 2010 Legal Malpractice & Risk Management Conference.

Speakers: Conference Co-Chairs: Ronald E. Mallen, Partner, Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP and David M. Schultz, Partner, Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP

Highlights: Join other professional liability practitioners, law firm managing partners and general counsel, in-house corporate counsel and insurance professionals for a detailed exploration of the significant developments in the last year in the law and litigation of legal malpractice cases, insurance and risk management issues. Topics include: Standing to Sue, Privity and Duty of Disclosure; Litigation/Litigation Attorney; What’s Your Little Secret? They Want to Know – Attorney-Client Privilege and Work Product Doctrine; Judgmental Immunity – A Modern Look at the Legal Profession’s Oldest Defense; Insurance Coverage Update: The Year in Review-Prior Knowledge Redux and the Definition of Professional Services; 2009 LMRM Case Update and Statutory Causes of Action; The Insurance Marketplace and Considerations; Who is the Client and Standing to Sue – Successor Entities, Affiliates and Subsidiaries; Advance Conflict Waivers, Screening and How to Do It; The General Counsel Forum; Suits for Fees / Mandatory Fee Arbitration; Risk Management Considerations in Restructuring and Winding-Up Law Firms; Managing Client and Law Firm Data, and What Gives When Client and Firm Policies Conflict?; On the Horizon – The Slow Motion Revolution

Other locations: Live Audiocast – Register at www.westlegaledcenter.com

Intellectual Property Law

Nov. 9-10, 2009. IP Trademark & Copyright Counsel Forum.

Who Should Attend: IP Counsel; IP Lawyers

Highlights: This program will focus on the latest developments in the intellectual property focused specifically on trademark and copyright issues. Trademarks and copyrights remain one of the most valuable assets for your company. Keynote speaker: Deborah Cohn, Deputy Commissioner for Trademark Operations, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. The internet is presenting many new challenges that you need to understand in order to develop your company strategy. This forum is developed for in-house attorneys who would need to provide valuable advice to senior management. Topics include: Using Social Media to Promote Your Brand: Risks and Rewards; Litigating Fair Use Cases; Trade Dress and Private Label Knockoffs; Domain Names Best Practices; Guarding Against Counterfeit Goods/Uses of Your Brand; ICANN Update; What is Your Trademark Worth? Should You License for Additional Revenue?; International Copyright and Trademark Issues; Managing Trademark Costs in a Down Economy; and Crafting a Brand Protection

Land Use

February 4-6, 2010. Condemnation 101: How To Prepare and Present an Eminent Domain Case.

Planning Chairs: Andrew Prince Brigham, Brigham Moore, LLP, Jacksonville, Florida; Jack R. Sperber, Faegre & Benson LLP, Denver

Tuition: $1,149 for onsite course / $949 for webcast (or $299 per webcast segment)

Highlights: This tutorial course is a must for lawyers facing their first condemnation proceedings and for other professionals or property owner representatives who must work within the condemnation process. Examples of actual cases are used to help demonstrate not only the topics presented, but to drive home their application. This course runs concurrent with the ALI-ABA course Eminent Domain and Land Valuation Litigation.

February 4-6, 2010. Eminent Domain and Land Valuation Litigation

Planning Chairs: Leslie A. Fields, Faegre & Benson LLP, Denver; Joseph T. Waldo, Waldo & Lyle, P.C., Norfolk, Virginia

Tuition: $1,449 for onsite course / $1,049 for webcast (or $299 per webcast segment)

Highlights: This annual course offers a perfect opportunity for eminent domain lawyers representing owners and condemning authorities, together with professionals from allied fields, to share useful ideas and experiences and to engage in healthy debate on the cutting edge issues of the day. One of the unique aspects of the program is the opportunity to meet with colleagues from around the nation, exchange ideas, and enjoy fellowship. This course runs concurrent with the ALI-ABA course Condemnation 101: How To Prepare and Present an Eminent Domain Case.

Law Practice Management

December 3-4, 2009. Best Practices for Law Firm Profitability.

Highlights: In response to DRI’s 2009 Future of Litigation report, the Law Practice Management Committee has created this exciting new seminar for DRI members and their clients to work on the skill sets necessary for a competitive litigation practice in 2010 and beyond. This seminar will instruct attendees with state of the art technology and panel workshops designed to teach managers on both sides of the practice to work in harmony with matters such as alternative fee arrangements, requests for proposals (RFPs) and living litigation plans and budgets for the successful practitioner. For more information, visit www.dri.org or call DRI Customer Service at 312.795.1101.

Legal Technology

Nov. 19, 2009. Virtual LegalTech.

Who Should Attend: CIOs; IT Professionals; Litigation Support Professionals; KM Managers; Law Librarians; In-House Counsel; Law Firm Attorneys; Para Professionals; Managing Partners; Practice Area Leaders; Executive Directors; Chief Operating Officers

Highlights: This program will focus on the latest developments in the intellectual property focused specifically on trademark and copyright issues. Trademarks and copyrights remain one of the most valuable assets for your company. Keynote speaker: Deborah Cohn, Deputy Commissioner for Trademark Operations, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. The internet is presenting many new challenges that you need to understand in order to develop your company strategy. This forum is developed for in-house attorneys who would need to provide valuable advice to senior management. Topics include: Using Social Media to Promote Your Brand: Risks and Rewards; Litigating Fair Use Cases; Trade Dress and Private Label Knockoffs; Domain Names Best Practices; Guarding Against Counterfeit Goods/Uses of Your Brand; ICANN Update; What is Your Trademark Worth? Should You License for Additional Revenue?; International Copyright and Trademark Issues; Managing Trademark Costs in a Down Economy; and Crafting a Brand Protection

February 1-3, 2010. LegalTech.

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, Web 2.0, Globalization of Legal Technology, Electronic Discovery, Knowledge Management, The Mobile Lawyer, Budgeting for Technology, AND SO MUCH MORE!

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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.

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Highlights: From the publishers of American Lawyer and Law.com is the premier site for online CLE certification: CLECenter.com. Providing 24/7/365 access to high-quality video and audio courses, with content from the New York City Bar, LA County Bar, Legal Talk Network, The Recorder, Texas Lawyer, and many more—we help you obtain full CLE certification quickly and easily. Covering a range of practice areas and topics, including ethics, CLECenter.com has programs for NY, TX, IL, CA, VA, FL, CO, OR, AZ, and many more. Please visit www.clecenter.com

Professional Responsibility

March 3-5, 2010. 2010 Legal Malpractice & Risk Management Conference.

Speakers: Conference Co-Chairs: Ronald E. Mallen, Partner, Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP and David M. Schultz, Partner, Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP

Highlights: Join other professional liability practitioners, law firm managing partners and general counsel, in-house corporate counsel and insurance professionals for a detailed exploration of the significant developments in the last year in the law and litigation of legal malpractice cases, insurance and risk management issues. Topics include: Standing to Sue, Privity and Duty of Disclosure; Litigation/Litigation Attorney; What’s Your Little Secret? They Want to Know – Attorney-Client Privilege and Work Product Doctrine; Judgmental Immunity – A Modern Look at the Legal Profession’s Oldest Defense; Insurance Coverage Update: The Year in Review-Prior Knowledge Redux and the Definition of Professional Services; 2009 LMRM Case Update and Statutory Causes of Action; The Insurance Marketplace and Considerations; Who is the Client and Standing to Sue – Successor Entities, Affiliates and Subsidiaries; Advance Conflict Waivers, Screening and How to Do It; The General Counsel Forum; Suits for Fees / Mandatory Fee Arbitration; Risk Management Considerations in Restructuring and Winding-Up Law Firms; Managing Client and Law Firm Data, and What Gives When Client and Firm Policies Conflict?; On the Horizon – The Slow Motion Revolution

Other locations: Live Audiocast – Register at www.westlegaledcenter.com

Securities

March 18-20, 2010. Regulation D Offerings and Private Placements

Planning Chairs: Alan J. Berkeley, K & L Gates LLP, Washington, D.C., and London; Robert B. Robbins, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, Washington, D.C.

Tuition: $1,449 for onsite course / $1,049 for webcast (or $299 per webcast segment)

Highlights: This course uses current and developing issues in private placements of securities as a framework for a practical discussion of how private placements are structured, how the offering documents are drafted, the required and typical documentation, how experienced practitioners manage the selling efforts and problems that develop, and how they deal with problems that can arise after the offering.

Social Media

Oct. 29, 2009, 12:30 – 1:30 pm ET. Bring in Business from Web 2.0: Creating Your Law Firm’s Social Media Policy – Webinar.

Highlights: Social media is a new tool that can help law firms identify potential relationships, produce leads and get new business. But this tool should be maximized by not only the law firm marketing team, but also by managing partners and associates as well! The one-hour webinar, “Bring in Business from Web 2.0: Creating Your Law Firm’s Social Media Policy” will discuss how social media can: Connect firms with in-house decision makers; Build the firm’s brand while decreasing marketing costs; Expand the attorney’s zone of influence.

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.

Dec. 1-2, 2009. Controlling Legal Costs: Meeting Needs in the Current Environment.

Who Should Attend: General Counsel; Assistant General Counsel; Senior Attorneys; In-House Counsel; Chief Legal Officers

Highlights: Controlling Legal Costs is a must-attend event for any corporate counsel feeling pressure to reduce legal expenditures, both within the company and with outside firms and service providers. Attendees will hear from many of the top thought leaders on the topic and are guaranteed leave with enough practical ideas to cover the cost of attending many times over.

Technology

February 1-3, 2010. LegalTech.

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, Web 2.0, Globalization of Legal Technology, Electronic Discovery, Knowledge Management, The Mobile Lawyer, Budgeting for Technology, AND SO MUCH MORE!

Trucking Law

February 4-5, 2010. Trucking Law Seminar – Trucking in 2010: Solutions for a New Decade.

Highlights: Join us to discuss critical solutions to the challenges facing the trucking industry in a changing world. DRI’s Trucking Law Seminar will focus on changes and trends in the regulatory and legal climate, which are gravitating towards heightened compliance requirements and expanding theories of liability. Additionally, the program will provide critical assessment of ongoing developments in science and technology that impact accident reconstruction of tractor/trailer accidents, along with the legal and practical implications of adapting to the changing face of tractor/trailer technology. Finally, conference attendees will be given insight on special challenges to case evaluation and management created by the current economic climate, along with key developments on the insurance coverage front. For more information, visit www.dri.org or call DRI Customer Service at 312.795.1101.