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Presented by the Business Law Section Insolvency Law Standing Committee Tuesday, October 29, 2019 Alston & Bird 333 S. Hope Street 16th Floor Los Angeles, CA 90071 Parking will be validated for cars arriving after 5:30 p.m. Earn 1 Hour of MCLE Credit. Includes legal specialization, Bankruptcy Law 5:30 p.m. – 6 p.m. – Registration…
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Valid priority claims are key to patent validity. Unfortunately, claiming priority is often taken for granted. Sometimes, applicants do not take proper steps to ensure ownership and transfer of the right of priority, both of which are critical for a valid priority claim. To avoid pitfalls in transfers of the right of priority, practitioners should keep in mind that different countries may have different legal requirements.
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The battle between Mattel, the makers of the iconic Barbie doll, and MGA, the company that created the Bratz dolls, did not just feature a decade-long trial over an incredibly successful toy, but a war over who owns ideas. |
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This session will discuss various types and percentages of alcohol and how absorption can vary. We'll also discuss new DUI laws as they relate to drug impairment, both for legal and prescription drugs. Speaker: Eric Ganci |
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An Applicant and Defense Attorney will give their perspective regarding what constitutes Substantial Evidence. These dynamic speakers will provide practical advice and tips on best practices about developing the record (Not the Applicant Record or the Defense Record but THE Record).
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Class litigation is a minefield of potential ethical problems for attorneys seeking to contact potential class members because of rules against contacts with represented parties. |
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Join us on November 4th for the 5th Annual Northern California Women in Commercial Leasing Law Symposium: The Changing and Challenging World of Retail Leasing in San Francisco. |
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The CLA Public Law Section’s Executive Committee is hosting a complimentary lunch discussion in Los Angeles for any law students or new lawyers to explore careers in public service. The panelists will discuss their careers dedicated to public service and the qualities they look for when hiring.
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The webinar will focus on issues concerning the registration of trademarks associated with the sale of various alcoholic beverages, as well as service marks regarding services involving the sale of alcoholic beverages. The webinar will assess the potential for consumer confusion, as well as issues regarding descriptiveness, geographic descriptiveness, genericness, trade dress, and consent agreements when seeking to register a mark used in connection with alcoholic beverages.
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Join our panelists to find out what it's like to work in public service and gain insight into how to get a job in the public sector. |
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2019 Annual Meeting of the California Tax Bar and California Tax Policy Conference
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Make plans to join us for California’s foremost tax conference, the 2019 Annual Meeting of the California Tax Bar and California Tax Policy Conference! Satisfy your annual MCLE requirements in beautiful sunny San Diego while networking with key tax officials, fellow tax practitioners, colleagues and friends.
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This webinar covers the fundamentals of traditional (section 1085) and administrative (section 1094.5) writs under the California Code of Civil Procedure, and provides examples of when and how to file writ of mandate petitions. The session also explores litigation strategies and best practices when bringing writ petitions, including important pre and post-filing considerations (e.g. exhaustion, augmenting the record, civil discovery, and notice requirements).
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This first part of the presentation will focus on substance abuse and provide highlights from Abraham Twerski's Book "Addictive Thinking: Understanding Self-Deception", as well as offer tips about how to identify other's behaviors , attitudes, and emotions as they journey through addiction, This presentation will include a discussion of the rules regarding competency and address…
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This program offers 1.5 Participatory MCLE Credits and 1 Competency Issues This first part of the presentation will focus on substance abuse and provide highlights from Abraham Twerski's Book "Addictive Thinking: Understanding Self-Deception", as well as offer tips about how to identify other's behaviors , attitudes, and emotions as they journey through addiction, This presentation… |
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California parentage law keeps changing, and there are very significant changes set to go into effect on January 1, 2020. Join Deborah Wald, CFLS, as she reviews the legal principles governing parentage law, with a focus on multi-parent families and on the changes coming with regard to Voluntary Declarations of Parentage. |
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Effective use of discovery by defense counsel in an effort to obtain the maximum information necessary to establish the claim of reasonableness of plaintiff’s medical bills. |
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This program will discuss the US Copyright Office’s report on Moral Rights, how to navigate the US moral rights “patchwork” regime, and how the US and EU’s differing approaches are creating uncertainty for creators, aggregators, and online platforms. |
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The personal webbing that ties lawyers in the USA to clients often has a shared understanding within the scope of professional norms. The MeToo# Movement, LBGTQ organizations, and internet social media platforms have changed the norms on what is proper, acceptable and professional. The panelists, who have worked and lived abroad, will analyze the new normal within the global context of statewide ethics, including cultural norms and how-to’s in the mid-East, Russia, Italy, Mexico and other countries.
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This program offers 1.5 Participatory MCLE Credits This panel will provide an overview of the estate planning and administration processes as they relate to intellectual property assets. Areas to be covered include the selection of the proper vehicle for transfer of patents, copyrights, and trademarks; income and estate tax considerations; use of a literary executor;…
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Join us for the 29th Annual Golden State Institute Reception in San Francisco! |
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44th Annual Intellectual Property Law Section Institute
The 44th Annual Intellectual Property Law Section Institute is scheduled for Thursday-Saturday, November 14-16, 2019 this year.
Advanced Mediation Conference
Even seasoned litigators sometimes feel lost with questions such as how aggressively to open or how to move a negotiation forward without giving too much away. And even seasoned litigators sometimes leave mediation feeling frustrated because a client left money on the table, or paid too much, or a case that should have settled did not.
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What information exists in corporate compensation cases (including equity grants and bonuses) and how can you get it? Kate Merrill, a corporate lawyer-turned family lawyer, will address this, and strategies to overcome corporate confidentiality restrictions; necessary post-judgment monitoring; and why forensic accountants aren’t the answer.
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Join us for the 29th Annual Antitrust, UCL and Privacy Section Golden State Institute & Antitrust Lawyer of the Year Reception and Dinner on November 14, 2019 in San Francisco.
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This program will focus on the changes to worker categorization prompted by the adoption of AB 5 this fall that followed the decision of Dynamex Operations West, Inc. v. Superior Court of Los Angeles. In addition, the program will provide an overview of the risks if employers misclassify workers and predictions for how AB 5 will impact the gig economy in California. |
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One Fell Swoop: All 6.0 Hours of Specialty Credits
Join us on November 15 at Sacramento for One Fell Swoop: All 6.0 Hours of Specialty Credits. Earn 6.0 hours of MCLE including 4.0 hours of legal ethics, 1.0 hour of Competence Issues, and 1.0 hour of Recognition and Elimination of Bias in the Legal Profession and Society.
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Will you be attending the 44th IP Institute in Las Vegas? Are you interested in intellectual property in the cannabis industry? If so, please join us for a nightcap networking mixer at Parasol Down bar in the Wynn Hotel in Las Vegas on Friday, November 15, 2019, at 8:30 p.m. after the Vanguard Awards.
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When is the last time you practiced your persuasive brief writing skills? |
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Partnerships are an important part of United States tax administration and a major tax planning vehicle. This webinar is the second in a four-part series that will be a valuable introductory course on the partnership lifecycle. For experienced tax professionals seeking to grow their skills, this course will also be useful as a refresher course to partnership mechanics.
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This webinar will provide useful advocacy techniques to use in an international arbitration seated in Europe. Topics include how to prepare your client for an international arbitration, how to effectively present evidence, civil law style direct and cross examinations techniques, delivering opening and closing statements, demeanor and credibility of your client and yourself as an advocate, arbitrator selection and disclosure issues in the civil law systems, and comparison of U.S. discovery methods with civil law style document production, meaningful alternatives to US style summary adjudication procedures, and common pitfalls regarding compliance with local ethical rules and bar association requirements. |
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This is a free webinar. You must register in advance to participate. Conversation between Real Property section e-bulletin editor and section Co-chair about RPLS events, and interview with prominent real estate lawyer. Speaker: Neil Kalin
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Property characterization is frequently among the most hotly contested issues when a marriage ends in divorce. However, it is often glossed over when a marriage is instead ended by death. This program examines the authority relating to property characterization in the postmortem setting, including legislative history which reveals that the rules are not as clear-cut as some would believe.
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This program will discuss the application of California’s ethics rules to social media and technology, including issues with artificial intelligence, electronic discovery, electronic advertising and the use of social media evidence. |
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E-discovery costs are exploding. Learn how to navigate the technical jargon and special e-discovery rules to make smart decisions to reduce the costs of digital discovery. |
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Capacity issues are at the core of many trust and estate disputes. There are different types of capacity to consider when assessing an individual’s ability to make a certain decision or perform a given task, whether it be entering into a contract, making a will, managing a complex trust, or making day-to-day decisions concerning one’s financial affairs or self-care. This presentation will cover the standards for assessing capacity, and provide an overview of statutory authority and case law relevant to such issues. |
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We are committed to accessibility! Virtual events are equipped with closed captioning. To request an in-person accommodation, send us a note at accessibility@calawyers.org or contact us at 916-516-1760 for assistance.