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**** CD's are pre-order only and not available until after the program date - Online is not available until after the program date **** The best away to learn how to avoid pitfalls after a merger, acquisition, or asset sale is to analyze which disputes have arisen recently. Michael Thompson and Jasmine Coo discuss the big ticket post-acquisition disputes that arose in 2017 and offer tips on how you can avoid them.

**** CD's are pre-order only and not available until after the program date - Online is not available until after the program date **** Internet of Things (IoT), including artificial intelligence and robotics, have now entered the mainstream social narrative. However, the proliferation of this exciting and transformative technology raises a wide range of legal issues. This presentation focuses on the key legal issues surrounding the Internet of Things, including data ownership and privacy, security, intellectual property, and product liability, as well as ethical implications of the use of such technology.

**** CD's are pre-order only and not available until after the program date - Online is not available until after the program date **** Business of all sizes, from start-ups to Fortune 500 companies, are quickly seeing the benefits of Blockchain technology and digital currencies and are putting them to use. This is especially true for companies in the financial sector which are deploying these technologies to help with everything from capital raising to securities trading to asset tracking. At the same time, lawmakers and regulators have their eyes on the benefits and risks associated with these emerging technologies and are adopting new laws and regulatory guidance both to facilitate their use and to protect the public. Join Mark Rasmussen and David Kern as they explain the fundamentals of Blockchain technology and digital currencies, describe how they are being utilized in the financial industry, and discuss key legal issues for all companies.

**** CD's are pre-order only and not available until after the program date - Online is not available until after the program date **** Attorneys who assist clients with their asset protection and estate planning needs must be careful to comply with what is ethical to avoid facing potential ethics complaints, not to mention possible criminal liability. Join Edward D. Brown, Esq. and Carl G. Stevens, Esq. for this detailed analysis of potential ethical issues in the asset protection and estate planning contexts, including: when is asset protection planning ethical and when does it cross the line into the unethical; properly screening the client; identifying voidable transactions; when can the attorney be targeted as a co-conspirator with a client engaging in fraudulent transfers; can the attorney be liable for not advising the client as to the full range of asset protection strategies; and who is the client. Specific attention is placed on

**** CD's are pre-order only and not available until after the program date - Online is not available until after the program date **** This program is geared for attorneys involved in asset protection and estate planning, trusts, and business succession. Edward D. Brown, Esq. and Carl G. Stevens, Esq. discuss (i) the most comprehensive structure designs that are used today; (ii) why divorce cases pose a special challenge; (iii) the more subtle issues of public policy, retaining control, choice of law, jurisdiction, federal law pre-emption, and the statute of limitations; and (iv) avoiding contempt of court exposures that may be threatened.

**** CD's are pre-order only and not available until after the program date - Online is not available until after the program date **** Whether your practice involves estate planning, business succession planning, family law or other areas, you should have an understanding of asset protection planning for your more moderate and medium net worth clients. This program introduces the attorney to the planning tools that are available without having to “go offshore” or create complex and expensive protective structures and discusses the asset protection concepts and various designs. Join Edward D. Brown, Esq. and Carl G. Stevens, Esq. for this informative overview of the multitude of tools that are available to shield assets from unwanted attachments and seizures, such as through the use of exemptions, third party trusts, limited liability companies and gifting strategies.

**** CD's are pre-order only and not available until after the program date - Online is not available until after the program date **** In today’s world, almost every type of public or private company needs to assess its internal control environment. This is especially true of public and SEC registered companies which are required to report on their internal control environments in their annual reports and filings. With technological, cybersecurity and other issues that have arisen, System and Organization Controls (SOC) Reports necessarily have become the standard for assessing internal controls as the reporting has become more complex. This program provides a brief history of the SOC reporting landscape; an understanding of the types of SOC reporting (i.e., SOC 1, SOC 2, SOC 3, and the new SOC for Cybersecurity) and their reporting structures and coverages; and an overview of recent changes to the SOC standards.

**** CD's are pre-order only and not available until after the program date - Online is not available until after the program date **** Boards and senior management often look to attorneys to advise them when a data breach arises. Providing sound and practical legal advice can be complicated if management has not gone through a data breach before, and does not understand the legal implications of the choices that they may make. This program focuses on how attorneys can explain the legal implications of a data breach in order to help management make decisions, either before or after a breach occurs, concerning how the company can position itself.

When planning litigation for trademark infringement, attorneys should consider the nature of the remedies available, legal and equitable. These remedies, if obtained, will often determine success or failure in the eyes of the client. Anthony Lo Cicero of Amster, Rothstein & Ebenstein LLP explains the ways to obtain available remedies, preliminary and permanent injunctive relief, destruction of merchandise, awards of actual and statutory damages, disgorgement of profits and more.

**** CD's are pre-order only and not available until after the program date - Online is not available until after the program date **** Good news: you were just retained to handle an employment dispute. You soon learn the employer has employment practices liability insurance (EPLI). How does EPLI impact the way that you evaluate, litigate, mediate, and try employment cases? Ann Kotlarski, a former successful employment and business/commercial trial lawyer, and currently a mediator and arbitrator, describes the ins and outs of handling EPLI covered claims, provides practical pointers, and addresses the legal issues that arise from the inception to the conclusion of an insured employment case.