Ethics CLE Course Catalog

This session addresses when a bankruptcy court will accept jurisdiction and control of pending state court litigation upon the filing of a bankruptcy case by an involved party. Topics include removal, abstention, stay relief and remand, as well as the strategies and risks of filing bankruptcy in hopes of having a state court action removed to bankruptcy court.

Lawyers used to be able to get away with playing dumb. We could conveniently ignore the misdeeds of our clients…we could keep our eyes shut. Not any more. The ABA recently issued Opinion 491 which creates a responsibility to ask questions about our client’s bad deeds…and every lawyer needs to understand. (Rules 1.6, and 1.2 also covered)

You’re leaving your firm, but what do you need to know before you go? This panel will discuss what to do and what not to do to make sure you meet your ethical obligations to your clients and your old firm, while avoiding problems for you and your new firm.

***This is a non-CLE seminar*** To better understand the shifting nature of these responsibilities, Corporate Counsel has conducted an exclusive survey with senior in-house counsels and legal leaders to gauge how their relationship with the board has changed over the last year. Our research also asked what role these senior in-house counsels now play in driving business results within their organization as well as how compliance, data privacy, cybersecurity and other issues now play into the decision-making process.

This panel will share technology tips, best practices internally and with clients. Also included will be ethical considerations of technology in a practice.

You’ve heard all the stereotypes about New Jersey? Well, some are true, and some not so much. But you might be surprised by how the myths, realities, and Hollywood fictions about the Garden State teach valuable ethics lessons to lawyers. Join the CLE Performer, Stuart Teicher, Esq., as he explains how his home state illustrates critical ethic lessons for lawyers. Topics include: The value of keeping your mouth shut (Rule 1.6). Communicating with clients safely (Rule 1.4), and more.

With the scale of change witnessed in 2020 from businesses battling the pandemic, to exploring the increasing importance of ESG, diversity and inclusion, the world of compliance, ethics and culture is likely to undergo much change in the coming years, which should be for the better. In this session, we will explore these emerging trends and how they link to the role of General Counsel in the "new normal".

The automation of data collection, coupled with highly sophisticated tools for analyzing and processing data in real time, is radically changing the way we do business. This topic has prompted considerable debate, both philosophical and legal, about the right, legitimate, and proper ways we collect data. This highly engaging session will tackle the timely topic of the ethical responsibilities of data leveraging and collection.

eDiscovery has come a long way from its early days, and with these strides has come a new series of ethical question marks Social media - litigation can become an ethical minefield. Speakers in this session will delve into some common questions plaguing today's legal leaders, from the razor thin line between public and private information, to what is deemed "fair game" in the social stratosphere.