New Jersey (NJ) International CLE Course Catalog

On a diving trip, you find and recover a treasure chest in the wreckage of an ancient ship. Does the playground doctrine of “finders, keepers” apply or is legal title to your “booty” governed by international or domestic law? In the latest installment of this popular series, Peter Afrasiabi reviews the laws that apply to the recovery of antiquities, including coins, artifacts, artwork and even human remains.

It has become increasingly important to create a foolproof privacy roadmap for your organization. Privacy compliance may be the largest challenges that GCs have to face, so it’s essential to put programs into place and create a culture of collaboration where the whole organization is aligned on privacy policies. With the fear of litigation increasing, GCs need to be prepared to respond and have a plan of attack.

CFIUS issued final regulations in late January to comprehensively implement FIRRMA. Further proving that addressing growing national security concerns over foreign exploitation of certain investment structures is top of mind for regulators. This session will deep dive into the key points of this regulation and what it means for international transactions.

This past year has seen more changes in the cyber regulatory landscape than ever before. Education in these regulations remains crucial moving forward, as state-by-state legislation continues to roll out and the prospect of federal legislation appears imminent. Join us we investigate updates in FISMA, PCI-DSS, GDPR, NIST and more!

The UN Tax Committee approved insertion of article 12B and its Commentary into the 2021 United Nations Model Tax Convention. Unlike in the OECD-led work on Pillar One, the taxing right is not conditioned on revenue thresholds and only applies to companies engaged in the digital economy, so-called automated digital service companies. The new taxing right would apply to income from automated services such as the supply of user data, platform services, online search engines, and cloud computing services. The model treaty provisions allow source countries to apply a withholding tax on gross payments or companies can elect for the withheld amount to be based on profits earned in the source country. Mr. Lennard, who serves as Secretary of the UN Tax Committee, will give insights into the process that led to the UN Model changes and their implications in light of Pillar One.

As countries around the world develop and others tighten already existing privacy guidelines, in-house counsel will need to quickly adapt and be clear on how all that activity impacts their particular business. In this session, the panel will discuss the most important data privacy regulations regulations and initiatives.

Join us as a panel of experienced attorneys and data privacy/data protection experts provide a roadmap for addressing these issues. We’ll examine recent developments, including California voters’ approval in November of the California Privacy Rights Act, recent case law, the latest actions by the Federal Trade Commission, and domestic and international obligations as we approach the third anniversary of the effective date of Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation.

Seasoned panelists will discuss legal hurdles and how best to handle them when obtaining evidence and enforcing judgments in cross border IP litigation.

Through a mock mediation, this panel of experienced judges and cross-border mediators and practitioners will illustrate the pitfalls and benefits of using mediation to resolve cross-border insolvency disputes.