Webinar

This webinar will discuss the current state of the law concerning the Batson/Wheeler line of cases. The presenters will address who makes up protected classes, how and when to make objections alleging discrimination, how to defend against those objections, and what is the process for determining whether jurors have been excused for discriminatory reasons. Read more

The Real Property Law Section is offering a special December Webinar Bundle! Purchase all three webinars for a 10% discount. Watch them right away or schedule yourself time to complete your MCLE requirements.* Read more

Understanding the myriad of economic terms and tools commonly used by antitrust economists can be a daunting task.  Three highly experienced antitrust economists will explain some of the fundamental concepts of antitrust economics and the basics of working with economic consultants and expert witnesses. Read more

Women are 50.8% of the U.S. population.  Yet, in virtually every field, they trail behind men in their representation in leadership positions.  In its Women in the Workplace 2017 research study, McKinsey & Company found that, at major law firms, women attorneys constitute 45% of associates, but only 22.7% partners, and 19% of equity partners.  The in-house legal environment doesn’t reflect significantly better representation in leadership positions either.  While not providing the ultimate solution for obtaining gender parity in the legal field, this CLE program addresses a potential targeted tool women lawyers can use for career advancement and job satisfaction: cultivating sponsors.   Read more

In this program, Geetha Kandiah—an accomplished international IP attorney whose contributions to the field have been recognized by Managing IP publications and World Trademark Review —will guide practitioners through some of the exciting trademark law updates in Malaysia and Myanmar.  Among the key changes —Malaysia’s recent accession to the Madrid Protocol will ease filing requirements and streamline fees, and the new Act also provides for recognition of non-traditional marks, vulnerability to non-use revocation, and the recognition of privilege for communications with registered trademark agents. Read more

CYLA 101 series webinars cover the substantive and procedural basics of the law, delve into case study examples and how the presenters were able to find work in the area, and provide recommendations to those who want to work in that field or gain further knowledge of the law. The topic for this 101 webinar is the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), which is an important area for many lawyers to have a basic understanding – especially those interested in Environmental Law, Real Property Law, and Public Law. All the panelists for this webinar are Young Lawyers practicing in the field of CEQA. Read more

This webinar will go over an analysis of the ethical issues resulting from the criminal discovery statutes and case law mandating discovery. These issues will include those faced by both prosecutors and defense counsel, and will be discussed from the perspective of a Superior Court Judge and practicing attorneys. Read more

The speaker will discuss the best ways to introduce and improve the probative value of trial evidence. Tips will be shared on specific types of evidence, including discovery responses, discovery depositions, Internet materials, official records and third-party uses. The utility of evidentiary objections and best ways to prove fame will also be addressed. Read more

On November 15, 2019, the US Supreme Court agreed to hear the final appeal of Oracle v. Google, with dramatic global implications for interoperability, innovation, and competition. The culmination of over nine years of furiously fought litigation between two technology titans, this case concerns nothing less than the scope of copyright protection for software and the freedom to interoperate. Read more

Street artists seeking copyright protection for their murals face many hurdles. One increasingly important one is 17 USC 120(a), part of 1990 legislation extending copyright protection to architectural works for the first time. Section 120(a) limits the new copyright protections for architecture, providing “the copyright in an architectural work ... does not include the right to prevent the making, distributing, or public display of … photographs … of the work, if the building in which the work is embodied is located in or ordinarily visible from a public place.” Read more