New York CLE Course Catalog

In the latest installment of this popular series, Zach McGee presents Part One of “The Dirty Dozen” – the 12 most unethical lawyers in the history of lawyering in the United States. The stories of the illegal and unethical conduct of these lawyers are cautionary tales for any lawyer who values his or her law license. Rules covered include: ABA Model Rules 4.1 & 8.4; California Business & Professions Code ? 6102.

In the latest installment of this popular series, Zach McGee discusses the legal ethics issues that arise when someone other than the plaintiff is funding a lawsuit, which often goes by the name “alternative litigation finance” or ALF. Zach examines these issues in the context of the two most famous ALF lawsuits that have been prosecuted to date: E. Jean Carroll’s lawsuit against former President Donald Trump alleging that he sexually assaulted and defamed her, and Hulk Hogan’s lawsuit against the gossip website Gawker alleging that the site invaded his privacy when it published a sex tape in which Hogan appeared. Rules covered include: ABA Model Rules 1.2, 1.6, 1.7, 1.8, 5.4 & 7.2; California Rules of Professional Conduct 1.2.1 & 2.1; New York Rules of Professional Conduct 1.2 & 1.8; California Business & Professions Code ? 6129.

In the latest installment of this popular series, Zach McGee examines an important question: what are your legal and ethical obligations when your client turns out to be the devil incarnate, or at the very least, a very bad and unethical person? Using the criminal fraud and conspiracy convictions of “PharmaBro” Martin Shkreli and his lawyer, Evan Greebel, as the backdrop for the discussion, Zach provides practical guidance to lawyers should they ever find themselves representing a smart, arrogant, manipulative fraudster. Rules covered include: ABA Model Rules 1.2, 1.6, 1.13, 1.16, 4.1 & 8.4

To answer these questions, Pagefreezer partnered with the Association of Certified eDiscovery Specialists (ACEDS) to uncover the industry’s state of readiness for dealing with website, social media, and team collaboration content. This session will be based on this joint research and will bring together industry experts for a panel discussion.

Investigations are never the ideal scenario and can sometimes be prevented with an effective monitoring program. However, how do you build a monitoring program that can reduce the risk of investigations, and what are the common issues to consider? In this session, our experts will discuss the best way to begin building a monitoring program, the impact of privacy regulations, and how technologies such as AI can be used to make the whole process more efficient.

eDiscovery technology went big in 2022, delivering ever more extensive capabilities in eDiscovery and stretching out to other areas such as compliance, cyber, continual monitoring, and more. Hear how our speakers use AI and legal tech to push to and past traditional eDiscovery boundaries – while delivering new solutions that solve old problems more effectively, efficiently, and affordably than ever.

It is not always easy to figure out how to leverage emerging technologies like AI and machine learning. Join our legal experts to learn three practical ways corporate legal departments can start using AI to make an immediate impact.

Join this panel as they discuss how best to manage contracts lifecycles and how legal’s role in it can help the process of aligning objectives to business targets.

A growing challenge is how to manage chat discussions, both in eDiscovery and Information Governance. In this moderated panel session, our experts will delve into issues of ingestion, retention, permissions, and collaboratively discuss the solution paths to the question of what to do with chat in eDiscovery and Information Governance.