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Stuart Teicher (the CLE Performer) travels all across the country giving CLE programs, and he runs into a ton of celebrities on the road. In this program, Stuart will be showing photos of all the selfies he took with celebrities, and connecting those encounters to lessons of professionalism and civility in the practice of law.

Join Christopher Johanson and Rebekah C. Bezerra of FTI Consulting in this CLE program where they equip you with the knowledge and tools to navigate the complex and evolving landscape of patent litigation. Discover key insights and best practices to maximize your chances of success, whether you’re a patent owner, infringer, or attorney.

Join Chadwick A. McTighe and Sarah Cronan Spurlock of Stites & Harbison, PLLC in this CLE session where they equip you with the knowledge and strategies to mitigate these risks and protect your bottom line.

Join Lee J. Hurwitz of Segal McCambridge Singer & Mahoney and Christopher Cianci of Lagasse Branch Bell Kinkead LLP for an in-depth discussion on the top strategies for winning trials. Our speakers will explore effective cross-examination techniques, the art of presenting complex evidence in an understandable way, and the use of rhetoric to influence courtroom opinions.

In this CLE program, experienced commercial litigators Matthew Crawford (Martenson, Hasbrouck & Simon LLP) expertly curated by The Knowledge Group, will provide an insightful discussion of the intricacies involved in crafting these agreements. They will explore topics such as drafting considerations, legal precedents, and emerging trends. The speakers will analyze recent case studies, offering practical insights into the challenges and opportunities organizations face in enforcing restrictive covenants. Furthermore, they will examine the impact of evolving employment practices and remote work arrangements on the enforceability of these agreements.

This program looks at an actual case of a weaponized legal system, what the Supreme Court called a “crusade,” by exploring the Cold War trials of Harry Bridges. Experienced intellectual property lawyer Peter Afrasiabi, who authored the definitive book on the Harry Bridges trials from National Archive and FBI FOIA records, takes one of the four trials Bridges was subjected to, and looks at how the legal system was contorted to produce what was persecution by prosecution, identifying along the way some of the issues that led the Supreme Court to so conclude.

This program uses a hypothetical negotiation between lawyers representing a writer seeking to sell a script and a film studio seeking to buy it to illustrate how the ethics rules apply when lawyers act as negotiators. Participants will walk away with concrete, practical advice, including: What you can and cannot misrepresent or conceal in a negotiation and why; wow to handle tricky issues such as estimates of price or value, willingness to compromise, bottom lines and settlement authority; what statements of law or fact may be considered “material” in negotiations; and when puffing, posturing and exaggerating cross the line.

Join Peter Afrasiabi as he takes you through the pros and cons of the Deepfakes Accountability Act, a proposed federal law that would create criminal and civil liability for creators of unauthorized deepfakes.