Federal Law CLE Course Catalog

In today's rapidly evolving legal landscape, the successful implementation of digital transformation projects is contingent upon establishing robust relationships within and beyond your organization. This session will delve into the significance of fostering collaborative and communicative bonds to drive digital transformation initiatives forward. Whether you work on an in-house legal team or at a firm, you will gain valuable insights into relationships' pivotal role in leveraging technology to enhance legal services, streamline processes, and remain competitive in the digital era.

Law firm success hinges on the ability to drive consistent revenue and new revenue opportunities. the most successful firms are justifying tech investment, evaluating new business intelligence, marketing, and RFP tools to make revenue generation as efficient and effective as possible.

Domestically and internationally, the corpus of legal information required by lawyers is always growing. While navigation, search, and e-discovery have advanced massively, allowing for masses of data to be searched in minutes, are these steps now becoming obsolete — with contextually aware artificial intelligence systems parsing legal information? This talk explores the use of intelligent technologies to transform the tasks from research to answers.

This session also covers how to assess the potential risks and benefits, prioritize the best use cases to optimize value for your firm and how to develop an AI-driven innovation plan that aligns with your firm's strategic plan and data strategy. We will also hear from 2 vendors on best practices for partnering with them and others.

Are we alone in the universe? While he doesn’t answer this question, in the latest installment of “The Curious Lawyer” series, Peter Afrasiabi reviews the scope of FOIA and FOIA litigation over government documents relating to UFO sightings as well as the law that governs fascinating issues such as ownership of the moon, comets and other extraterrestrial objects.

Non-compete agreements have been a longstanding practice in many industries, but concerns have arisen regarding their potential adverse effects on innovation, entrepreneurship, and the job market. However, Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) proposed regulations on non-compete agreements have created a fresh set of challenges for legal departments, especially in regard to the protection of trade secrets and potential disruptions to market competition. Join this session as our panelists explore the nuances of non-compete agreements and consider alternative approaches to better balance employee rights and business interests.

The increased IRS enforcement underscores the continuous demand to invest in information technology capabilities to better cope with the emerging challenges. Additionally, financial institutions need to ensure that existing tax procedures are aligned with the latest tax litigation developments. Our panel of key thought leaders and practitioners will offer a discussion of the latest and significant issues surrounding federal tax controversy as well as the IRS enforcement trends and developments. This program aims to help you avoid potential tax compliance risks and disputes.

This program will help you navigate the shifting sands of the judicial ethics and disclosure regimes as they apply to the Supreme Court and the lower federal courts and offers some predictions about potential future reforms by the Court and Congress.

Regulations are changing every few months, and even if you’re not a privacy expert, GCs need to stay current with the changes to be compliant. California, Colorado and many other states are in the process of implementing robust new privacy laws, and with more states to follow their lead in the near future. Attend this session to stay informed of what’s to come and be prepared to move forward as it relates to federal and state privacy laws.