E-Discovery In Employment Cases
MCLE presents a program online titled E-Discovery in Employment Cases - Unlocking and Understanding the Electronic Evidence You Need to Win.
In today's litigation, in order to prove or defend a position, it is imperative to know how to locate critical electronic evidence, properly preserve it, and understand it to recreate a timeline of what happened, when it happened, and who made it happen. Experts discuss how to discover, uncover, and recover electronic evidence and how that evidence can assist in settling a case, obtaining or defending summary judgment, and at trial.
The agenda includes discussions on the forum and rules that will govern the discovery, an evaluation of the need for e-discovery, the creation and execution of a discovery plan and a presentation by a computer technology expert.
Online programs are enhanced by an agenda and written program materials.Four substantive CLE credits are available. A fee of $135 will be charged.
Equity And Equity-Related Compensation
This program, titled Equity and Equity-Related Compensation - Practical Approaches and Strategies, focuses on a practical approach to the tax, accounting, and securities law aspects of equity and equity-related compensation arrangements for both publicly and privately held companies. The panelists provide an overview of the various types of equity compensation, the tax treatment of these types, and how accounting considerations affect the features of equity and equity-related awards. In particular, they discuss the traps for the unwary regarding the impact of §409A of the Internal Revenue Code on equity.The panelists also explain securities law reporting and disclosure issues particularly in relation to public companies.
An agenda and written materials will be available. Four substantive credits can be earned. A fee of $135 will becharged.
Current Trends In Biotech LawAnd Practice
MCLE has created an online program for patent, IP, transactional and regulatory attorneys titled Current Trends in Biotech Law and Practice.
The speakers cover topics ranging from licensing, litigation, and prosecution, as well as regulatory and attorney-accountability issues, and present the most up-to-date and complete information on how to incorporate the current legal developments effectively into a biotech patent practice.
The registrant will learn how to
• understand legislative and regulatory issues related to biosimilars;
• debate the implications of the proposed new rules for appeal before the BPAI;
• weight the conflicting opinions in Pfizer v. Apotex and Sanofi-Synthelabo v. Apotex to appreciate the impact for the patentability of pharmaceutical salts in wake of KSR;
• consider the standard for proof of willfulness and the role of opinions of counsel after In re Seagate;
• navigate the subtleties of the new USPTO Guidelines post- KSR v. Teleflex.
Online programs are enhanced by an agenda and written program materials.Four substantive CLE credits are available. A fee of $135 will be charged.
Understanding And Analyzing Insurance Policies
MCLE has made available an online program titled Understanding and Analyzing Insurance Policies - an overview of the basic policy types and forms.
This program is geared for anyone who encounters insurance issues, from the new practitioner to the seasoned veteran. Understanding insurance issues can mean the difference between collecting a judgment, negotiating a favorable settlement or securing an uncollectible judgment.
The agenda covers obligations of the parties to the insurance contract; automobile liability insurance policy; homeowners liability insurance policy; comprehensive general liability insurance policy; excess or umbrella insurance policy; property insurance, and a question and answer session "Ask the Experts."
Online programs are enhanced by an agenda and written program materials.Four substantive CLE credits are available. A fee of $135 will be charged.
To view any of the above programs, or for more details, visit www.mcle.org or call (800) 966-6253.