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Kings of the Internet on Trial: The Future of Section 230
For more than two decades, Section 230 has provided online platforms with significant protection from liability for third-party content, helping fuel the growth of the internet and social media. As platforms evolved, however, companies increasingly relied on algorithms, product design, autoplay, and other features designed to maximize user engagement. This CLE program examines the growing legal challenges to the scope of Section 230 immunity, particularly claims that social media platfo... More Info
$751.5General Credits -
The 8 Layers of Asset Protection: Building a Coordinated Defense for Client Wealth
Asset protection is rarely about a single trust, LLC, insurance policy, or exemption. Effective planning requires lawyers to understand how multiple legal and practical protections work together—and where each one can fail. The 8 Layers of Asset Protection presents a systematic framework for evaluating a client’s exposure and building a coordinated defense, beginning with risk avoidance and insurance and progressing through entity structuring, state and federal creditor protections, ownership... More Info
$501General Credit -
Antitrust Stewardship for Trade Associations: Compliance, Risk, and Best Practices
Trade associations provide valuable opportunities for collaboration and industry advancement, but their activities must be carefully managed to avoid antitrust risks. This CLE program examines the unique antitrust challenges facing associations, which often bring competitors and potential competitors together through meetings, committees, and shared initiatives. Participants will explore the foundations of antitrust law, including the Sherman Act, Clayton Act, Robinson-Patman Act, Federal Trad... More Info
$501General Credit -
International Arbitration in the United States: The Legal Framework and Practical Considerations
This CLE course provides an introduction to international arbitration focusing on the legal framework that governs it in the United States. It will cover the fundamentals of international arbitration, including how the process works, and the laws and treaties that govern it, with particular attention to the framework that applies to international arbitrations seated in the United States. The course will also address the recognition and enforcement of international arbitral awards. By th... More Info
$751.5General Credits -
Business Succession is More than Trusts and Taxes
Successful business succession planning involves far more than legal documents, valuation issues, and tax strategies. For closely held and family-owned businesses, the greatest challenges often arise from the human dynamics that accompany the transfer of ownership and leadership from one generation to the next. Attorneys advising business owners must understand not only the legal framework of succession planning, but also the interpersonal and governance issues that can determine whether a tra... More Info
$501General Credit -
From Legacy Banks to Fintech: Understanding Modern Banking Structures
In this CLE course, we will explore the chartering and licensing options available to legacy banks, foreign banking organizations, and fintech companies seeking to establish, expand, or enhance the permissible activities conducted through a U.S. entity or a U.S.-based banking partner. Participants will examine the evolving landscape of banking and financial services, including traditional depository institutions, limited-purpose banks, special-purpose charter entities, and Banking-as-a-Service... More Info
$501General Credit -
Key Legal Issues for ABA Providers
This CLE program examines the evolving legal and regulatory landscape affecting Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) providers and the significant compliance challenges facing organizations in this rapidly growing sector. Attendees will gain a practical understanding of key legal issues, including fraud and abuse risks, corporate practice of medicine concerns, HIPAA compliance obligations, and emerging data privacy and cybersecurity considerations. The program will explore current enforcemen... More Info
$501General Credit -
Counseling the Startup: Legal Strategy for High-Growth Ventures
Representing a “tech startup” or other venture that will seek outside investment during the early years of its operations offers challenges that attorneys won’t face when representing a traditional small business. Startup founders (also known as “entrepreneurs”) have different personalities, goals and objectives than small business owners, and accordingly will have different needs for legal services. When working with startups, you will often find yourself as an “outside general coun... More Info
$1002General Credits -
Avoiding Conflicts of Interest in Transactional Practice
Conflicts of interest are not a problem faced only by litigators. Transactional lawyers have to address conflicts as well, and in many ways the problems they face are more subtle and difficult to resolve. This CLE will focus on the sorts of conflicts issues that transactional lawyers face, and will address such forefront issues as accommodation clients, advance conflict waivers, representation of corporate affiliates, corporate family conflicts, and joint representations of potentially adver... More Info
$751.5Ethics Credits -
Strategic 1031 Exchanges: Technical Foundations and Sophisticated Transactions
An IRC 1031 tax-deferred exchange is often viewed as a go-to-real estate tax and estate planning tool but sometimes its more valuable applications are less obvious. This CLE program goes beyond the fundamentals to explore sophisticated exchange strategies, structuring opportunities, and practical issue-spotting techniques that attorneys can use to better advise clients in real estate, tax, business, and transactional matters. Designed for attorneys with prior exposure to 1031 exchanges,... More Info
$1002General Credits