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February 2013 / The New York County Lawyer
CLE INSTITUTE
Programs on Topical Issues This February Join Program Chairs Olivera Medenica, Wahab & Medenica LLC and Frances Hadfield, Grunfeld Desiderio Lebowitz Silverman & Klestadt LLP and NYCLA’s Entertainment Intellectual Property and Sports Section on Friday, February 8 for an all-day program, Down the Runway: A Day of Fashion Law.
An extraordinary panel of attorneys and general counsel from some of the fashion industry’s biggest names will discuss the myriad of issues arising when representing a fashion client. • PANEL I - The Business Foundation: The essentials of company formation, and growth through financing vehicles such as private placements (debt and equity offerings).
• PANEL II – The Business of Fashion: Commercial agreements in the fashion industry, e.g., those with department stores and licensing agents.
• PANEL III – Classifications, Value, Labeling and Border Control Issues: Importation of goods into the U.S.
• PANEL IV – Intellectual Property: The extent to which intellectual property does or does not cover fashion apparel, anti-counterfeiting strategies. • PANEL V – Brand Building: Growing a brand through licensing, as well as basic IP protection considerations when expanding a brand into another country.
• PANEL VI – Talent, Advertising and Web 3.0: Talent agreements, and the regulatory framework governing advertising and promoting a brand.
NYCLA’s Insurance Law Committee and Nelson, Levine deLuca & Hamilton will co-sponsor Hurricane Sandy: Insurance Coverage Disputes and Regulatory Issues on Thursday evening, February 7. Insurance companies have been impacted by hundreds of thousands of claims arising from monster storm Sandy, all of which have to be adjusted and some of which will result in disputes between insurers and their policyholders. Further, regulatory changes imposed in Sandy’s wake significantly impact this process. Hear presentations by insurance industry experts on key issues relating to the storm and its impact on the insurance industry and policyholders, and an insurance company executive who will speak to the effect of the storm on an insurer: • Insurance Coverage Disputes from an Insurer’s Perspective: Steven Nassi, Partner, Nelson Levine deLuca & Hamilton
• Regulatory Issues Arising from Sandy: James Veach, Partner, Mound Cotton Wollan & Greengrass
• Insurance Coverage Disputes from a Policyholder’s Perspective: Jeffrey Schulman, Partner, Dickstein Shapiro, LLP
In the wake of the Arab Spring and American Autumn protests of 2011, public protest actions are becoming increasingly common, and attorneys are increasingly being sought out by individuals and organizations to assist in these protest actions, whether in securing permitting, observing police interactions, or defending arrested protesters. Join NYCLA’s Civil Rights & Liberties Committee and a panel of seasoned practitioners on February 22 for Protest Lawyering: Theory and Practice. Explore the relevant laws and practices that mediate and define first amendment protected protest
activities, and learn the tricks of the trade that enable attorneys to preserve and protect protesters’ rights.
Late January and February Programs How to Handle a Wage and Hour Case Thursday, January 31 - 9 p.m. 3 MCLE Credits: 1 Ethics; 1 Skills; 1 PP; Transitional and Non-transitional Advice from the Bench: Practice Tips for Young Lawyers Thursday, January 31 - 7-8:40 p.m. 2 MCLE Credits: 1 Ethics; 1 PP/LPM; Transitional and Non-transitional
Build Your Practice the Logical Way Tuesday, February 5 - 5:30-9 p.m. 4 MCLE Credits: 1 Ethics; 2 Skills; 1 PP; Transitional and Non-transitional The New Form of Owner’s Rider to the Standard Agreement Between Owner and Contractor (AIA Document A107) Thursday, February 7 - 6-7:45p.m. 2 MCLE Credits: 2 PP; Transitional and Non-transitional
Hurricane Sandy: Insurance Coverage Disputes and Regulatory Issues Thursday, February 7 - 6-8 p.m. 2 MCLE Credits: 2 PP; Transitional and Non-transitional Down the Runway: A Day of Fashion Law Friday, February 8 - 9 a.m.-5 p.m. 8 NY MCLE Credits: 5 PP/LPM; 3 Skills; Transitional and Non-transitional Anatomy of a Deposition Tuesday, February 12 - 6-9 p.m. 3 MCLE Credits: 3 Skills; Transitional and Non-transitional
All NYCLA’s CLE Institute courses now available for New Jersey MCLE Credit
New York County Lawyers’ Association’s CLE Institute is currently certified as an Accredited Provider of continuing legal education in the State New Jersey. Property Insurance in the City: Learning From Sandy Wednesday, February 13 - 9 a.m.-noon 3 MCLE Credits: Breakdown TBD
A Lawyer’s Guide to Medical Records: Understanding the Story They Tell and How to Use Them Wednesday, February 13 - 6-8:30 p.m. 2.5 MCLE Credits: 1 Skills; 1.5 PP; Transitional and Non-transitional
Protest Lawyering: Theory and Practice Friday, February 22 - 9 a.m.-5 p.m. 8 MCLE Credits: 3 Ethics; 2 Skills; 3 PP; Transitional and Non-transitional NYCLA’s CLE Institute now Approved as a Provider of Continuing Professional Education for accountants and CPAs. Check our website at www.nycla.org for applicable courses. Please note that Tuition Assistance is available for qualified attorneys for live programs offered by the CLE Institute. Check our website at www.nycla.org for more information and how to apply for Tuition Assistance. Check our website for course details, faculty, complete program descriptions and pricing. Be sure to check our website for a complete listing of programs.