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February 2012

Feb 9

(Course Materials) Hot Topics in Bankruptcy Litigation 2012

Members:   $105.00 Non-Members:   $135.00

• Click here to register
•  There have been several important recent developments affecting bankruptcy litigation. Join a panel of experienced practitioners as they examine these developments, including how Stern v. Marshall is already impacting litigation strategy, recent developments in the Bankruptcy Code's Section 546(e) safe harbor provision, featuring opinions in the Enron, Madoff, Quebecor and Tribune cases, and an analysis of important strategic concerns involving claims trading and Bankruptcy Rule 2019. The program will also include a round-up of other recent bankruptcy decisions of interest.
• Email audiovisuals@nycbar.org for more details
• For more information, click here.
Feb 9

(CD/DVD) Hot Topics in Bankruptcy Litigation 2012

Members:   $265.00 Non-Members:   $335.00

This program provides 3.0 credits in professional practice for the New York & New Jersey MCLE requirements. California, Illinois & Pennsylvania credit differs as it is based on a 60-minute credit hour. The live program provided traditional credit to newly admitted attorneys; the recording does not provide traditional credit.

• Click here to register
•  There have been several important recent developments affecting bankruptcy litigation. Join a panel of experienced practitioners as they examine these developments, including how Stern v. Marshall is already impacting litigation strategy, recent developments in the Bankruptcy Code's Section 546(e) safe harbor provision, featuring opinions in the Enron, Madoff, Quebecor and Tribune cases, and an analysis of important strategic concerns involving claims trading and Bankruptcy Rule 2019. The program will also include a round-up of other recent bankruptcy decisions of interest.
• Email audiovisuals@nycbar.org for more details
• For more information, click here.
Feb 13

(CD/DVD) Erisa Litigation: A View From Both Sides of the Bar on Key Developments

Members:   $265.00 Non-Members:   $335.00

This program provides 2.0 credits total: 1.0 professional practice & 1.0 ethics for the New York & New Jersey MCLE requirements. California, Illinois & Pennsylvania credit differs as it is based on a 60-minute credit hour. The live program provided traditional credit to newly admitted attorneys; the recording does not provide traditional credit.

• Click here to register
•  In this program you will hear perspectives from both the defense and plaintiffs' bar on recent case law developments in ERISA litigation, including: the standard of review for benefit claim denials following the Supreme Court's decision in MetLife v. Glenn; available relief under ERISA § 502(a)(3) after the Supreme Court's recent decision in Cigna v. Amara; an update on employer stock fund and fee litigation; the U.S. Department of Labor's decision to re-propose its fiduciary regulation and ethics in ERISA litigation - the applicability of the fiduciary exception to the attorney-client privilege.
• Email audiovisuals@nycbar.org for more details
• For more information, click here.
Feb 13

(Course Materials) Erisa Litigation: A View From Both Sides of the Bar on Key Developments

Members:   $105.00 Non-Members:   $135.00

• Click here to register
•  In this program you will hear perspectives from both the defense and plaintiffs' bar on recent case law developments in ERISA litigation, including: the standard of review for benefit claim denials following the Supreme Court's decision in MetLife v. Glenn; available relief under ERISA § 502(a)(3) after the Supreme Court's recent decision in Cigna v. Amara; an update on employer stock fund and fee litigation; the U.S. Department of Labor's decision to re-propose its fiduciary regulation and ethics in ERISA litigation - the applicability of the fiduciary exception to the attorney-client privilege.
• Email audiovisuals@nycbar.org for more details
• For more information, click here.
Feb 13

(Course Materials) Expanded Decanting Opportunities Under Revised EPTL 10-6.6

Members:   $105.00 Non-Members:   $135.00

• Click here to register
•  This program will update practitioners on the recently enacted EPTL §10-6.6(b)-(t), which permits a trustee to pay assets from one trust to another. The program will focus on the changes made by the legislation (including a comparison to the prior statute), the operation of the new statute in practice, the potential uses of the statute, as well as issues raised by the statute.
• Email audiovisuals@nycbar.org for more details
• For more information, click here.
Feb 13

(CD/DVD) Expanded Decanting Opportunities Under Revised EPTL 10-6.6

Members:   $265.00 Non-Members:   $335.00

This program provides 2.0 credits in professional practice for the New York & New Jersey MCLE requirements. California, Illinois & Pennsylvania credit differs as it is based on a 60-minute credit hour. The live program provided traditional credit to newly admitted attorneys; the recording does not provide traditional credit.

• Click here to register
•  This program will update practitioners on the recently enacted EPTL §10-6.6(b)-(t), which permits a trustee to pay assets from one trust to another. The program will focus on the changes made by the legislation (including a comparison to the prior statute), the operation of the new statute in practice, the potential uses of the statute, as well as issues raised by the statute.
• Email audiovisuals@nycbar.org for more details
• For more information, click here.
Feb 16

(CD/DVD) Preserving Privileges: Ethical Issues Confronting Insurers Policyholders & Counsel

Members:   $285.00 Non-Members:   $355.00

This program provides 2.0 credits in ethics for the New York & New Jersey MCLE requirements. California, Illinois & Pennsylvania credit differs as it is based on a 60-minute credit hour. The live program provided traditional credit to newly admitted attorneys; the recording does not provide traditional credit.

• Click here to register
•  This ethics-related program will address the difficult privilege issues that arise in the context of the policyholder-insurance company relationship. The program will explore defense-related common interests between policyholders and insurers, coverage-related common interests between policyholders and their creditors (sometimes including the plaintiffs suing the policyholders), and steps that lawyers and business people on all sides should take to ensure that communications intended to be privileged remain so. This course will be of interest to in-house counsel, defense and plaintiff's counsel, insurance coverage counsel, and law firm attorneys involved in their firms' loss prevention and risk management programs. Discussion topics will include: How to distinguishing between "defense" communications & "coverage" communications, How sharing information with businesspeople (such as brokers or claims handlers) affects privileges, How the presence of multiple insureds with conflicting interests affects privileges, How insurance companies can evaluate coverage claims without waiving privileges and how to deal with reinsurers
• Email audiovisuals@nycbar.org for more details
• For more information, click here.
Feb 16

(Course Materials) Preserving Privileges: Ethical Issues Confronting Insurers Policyholders & Counsel

Members:   $105.00 Non-Members:   $135.00

• Click here to register
•  This ethics-related program will address the difficult privilege issues that arise in the context of the policyholder-insurance company relationship. The program will explore defense-related common interests between policyholders and insurers, coverage-related common interests between policyholders and their creditors (sometimes including the plaintiffs suing the policyholders), and steps that lawyers and business people on all sides should take to ensure that communications intended to be privileged remain so. This course will be of interest to in-house counsel, defense and plaintiff's counsel, insurance coverage counsel, and law firm attorneys involved in their firms' loss prevention and risk management programs. Discussion topics will include: How to distinguishing between "defense" communications & "coverage" communications, How sharing information with businesspeople (such as brokers or claims handlers) affects privileges, How the presence of multiple insureds with conflicting interests affects privileges, How insurance companies can evaluate coverage claims without waiving privileges and how to deal with reinsurers
• Email audiovisuals@nycbar.org for more details
• For more information, click here.
Feb 29

(Course Materials) The New York Tax WhistleBlowers Law: Nuts & Bolts & Ethics of Qui Tam Practice

Members:   $105.00 Non-Members:   $135.00

• Click here to register
•  Did you know that New York is deputizing private citizens in tax recovery and applying qui tam to state tax actions? New York's law is fundamentally different than the IRS Whistleblower Program provisions. Liability under the new law may be imposed on either fraudulent or simply false claims for payment or approval. Moreover, penalties may be extended beyond taxpayers to preparers as well as advisers. Come learn about the law, the Taxpayer Protection Bureau of the New York State Office of the Attorney General, and the ethics of qui tam practice. At this program, distinguished panel of attorneys will address New York's recent extension of the State's False Claim's Act to tax claims and tell you all you need to know to effectively counsel your clients.
• Email audiovisuals@nycbar.org for more details
• For more information, click here.
Feb 29

(CD/DVD) The New York Tax WhistleBlowers Law: Nuts & Bolts & Ethics of Qui Tam Practice

Members:   $265.00 Non-Members:   $335.00

This program provides 3.0 credits total: 1.0 professional practice, 1.0 skills & 1.0 ethics for the New York & New Jersey MCLE requirements. California, Illinois & Pennsylvania credit differs as it is based on a 60-minute credit hour. The live program provided traditional credit to newly admitted attorneys; the recording does not provide traditional credit.

• Click here to register
•  Did you know that New York is deputizing private citizens in tax recovery and applying qui tam to state tax actions? New York's law is fundamentally different than the IRS Whistleblower Program provisions. Liability under the new law may be imposed on either fraudulent or simply false claims for payment or approval. Moreover, penalties may be extended beyond taxpayers to preparers as well as advisers. Come learn about the law, the Taxpayer Protection Bureau of the New York State Office of the Attorney General, and the ethics of qui tam practice. At this program, distinguished panel of attorneys will address New York's recent extension of the State's False Claim's Act to tax claims and tell you all you need to know to effectively counsel your clients.
• Email audiovisuals@nycbar.org for more details
• For more information, click here.