West Virginia CLE Course Catalog

In this program, securities lawyer Heather B. Middleton (Riker Danzig LLP) and commercial litigator Peter J. Tepley (Rumberger Kirk) will discuss the significant updates and key issues surrounding FINRA arbitration. The distinguished speakers will also share practical tips to prepare you for a FINRA arbitration case.

Listen as experienced economic consultants Simona Mola and Kyla Wethli from Cornerstone Research provide a comprehensive discussion of the latest regulations and enforcement trends concerning executive compensation.

In this session, distinguished professionals in antitrust law and compliance Kail J. Jethmalani (Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP) and Liang Ding (DeHeng Law Offices) will provide an in-depth discussion of antitrust merger enforcement. They will also offer best compliance practices to prepare for a challenging compliance environment.

Join an exceptional panel of key thought leaders and practitioners assembled by The Knowledge Group as they provide a comprehensive discussion of the intersection of leases and contracts with chapter 11 corporate bankruptcy law. The panel will discuss fundamental issues associated with contracts and leases in chapter 11 bankruptcies, as well as advanced concepts and cutting-edge developments in bankruptcy law.

[This course is in spanish.] La mayoria de los abogados saben que la informaci?n relevante almacenada electronicamente (ESI) debe preservarse y presentarse en un litigio. Sin embargo, m?s all? de esas obligaciones basicas, es posible que muchos abogados no conozcan el marco que imponen las Normas Federales de Procedimiento Civil (FRCP) sobre el descubrimiento de ESI. Este programa ofrece una descripcion general de las disposiciones clave del FRCP que dirigen el proceso de descubrimiento en un tribunal federal y delinea pautas y mejores practicas para manejar esos requisitos.

Did you know that authors have “moral rights” that allow them to exercise some measure of control over their works even after those works are sold? In the United States, moral rights are codified in the Visual Artists Rights Act of 1990 (“VARA”) and subsequent case law. Experienced intellectual property litigator Peter Afrasiabi provides an introduction to moral rights while discussing key cases interpreting VARA in the context of various works of art including murals, sculptures, street graffiti, “living art” such as gardens, and other interesting examples.

In Part II of this popular program, Andrew Struve uses wild legal opinions as a basis for reviewing the canons of legal ethics that apply to judges, and to discuss whether these“unique” opinions are consistent with the high ethical standards to which members of the judiciary are held.

Andrew Struve uses these wild legal opinions as a basis for reviewing the canons of legal ethics that apply to judges and to discuss whether these “unique” opinions are consistent with the high ethical standards to which members of the judiciary are held.

Why do we have so many cat sayings? What do they mean? And do they really teach anything about attorney ethics? In this program, Stuart will explain it all. We’ll talk about the origins of these cat sayings and the ethics lessons beneath each.