Celesq® AttorneysEd Center Announces March 2011 CLE Addressing Important Legal Developments and More for Attorneys

Boca Raton, FL, February 28, 2011 --(PR.com)-- With ongoing developments in securities enforcement and white collar law; asset protection and estate planning and the tax laws; intellectual property law; corporate and employment law and data security and privacy; and more, Celesq® AttorneysEd Center has announced the following CLE web casts for March 2011:

The Changing Landscape of Insider Trading Enforcement (2105)
March 1, 2011 (12:00 noon ET)

With the use of blue collar tactics, FBI raids, informants, and targeting information sources, insider trading enforcement is increasingly being taken over by criminal enforcement authorities. Tom Gorman of Dorsey & Whitney LLP explores the rapidly changing landscape of insider trading enforcement, including the implication of tactics such as those used in Galleon, the raids on expert networks, and other similar tactics which are not only changing insider trading enforcement, but also perhaps the rules.

Law Practice Expansion through Integrated Estate Planning: Learning the Basics of Asset Protection Planning-Part 1 (2111)
March 1, 2011 (4:00 PM ET)

Asset protection planning should be an integral part of any estate plan. In this first of a two-part series, Barry Engel introduces estate planners to the key concepts involved with integrated estate planning and its asset protection component.

Law Practice Expansion through Integrated Estate Planning: Learning the Basics of Asset Protection Planning-Part 2 (2112)
March 3, 2011 (4:00 PM ET)

Asset protection practitioners and trustees must know how and when to spring into action in the event a litigation challenge or other threat arises against an integrated estate planning trust or a related entity. In Part 2 of a two-part series, Barry Engel provides an in-depth discussion related to the process of “protective measures” or “emergency measures” that can be undertaken by the trustees when plan assets are faced with a threat.

Divided Patent Infringement and Infringement by Use—New Standards from the Federal Circuit, from the Celesq®-West IP Master Series (2120IP)
March 10, 2011 (12:00 noon ET)

With its recent decisions in Centillion v. Quest and Akamai v. Limelight, the Federal Circuit has established important guidelines for the common situation where more than one party is involved in the activities charged with patent infringement. Anthony Lo Cicero of Amster, Rothstein & Ebenstein LLP discusses these cases and their predecessors, analyzes the current state of the law, and considers likely future directions.

What Retailers Need to Know NOW—Hot Topics in Employment and Privacy Law (2110)
March 15, 2011 (12:00 noon ET)

Attorneys from Proskauer Rose LLP and General Counsel for a well-known company in the fashion industry provide an overview of some of the most critical legal topics facing retailers today, including customer privacy issues, the latest general employment issues (e.g., the use of background checks, information available on social networking sites when making employment decisions, criminal background checks and credit information, etc.), and the revised ADA Regulations.

New Rules and Old Habits: Expert Discovery in Federal Court (2103) (Moderated Web Cast)
March 23, 2011 (12:00 noon ET)

Effective December 1, 2010, amendments to Rule 26(b)(4) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure made important changes concerning expert discovery, which involve work product protections for attorney-expert communications and draft reports. Matt Rita, Ford & Harrison LLP, examines those changes, including important exceptions to the new rule and potential ethical challenges attorneys may face as they adapt to it.

The 2010 Tax Relief Act: A Primer for Estate Planners (2118) (Moderated Web Cast)
March 29, 2011 (12:00 noon ET)

All estate practitioners must educate themselves on the changes implemented by the recently enacted 2010 Tax Relief Act (the “Act”), which provides important gift, estate and generation-skipping transfer tax law changes for a period of two years. John Garland and Ed Brown, Engel & Reiman pc, discuss the Act’s relevant provisions and how they impact both estate planning and asset protection planning.

Attorneys wishing to register for any of the live web casts, or to learn more about the programs, may visit www.celesq.com and click on the live web cast banner.

The web casts will be recorded and, like all Celesq® programs, will be available on demand and on CD directly from Celesq® (www.celesq.com). For more information about any of the programs, or to place an order from Celesq®, you may visit their web site at www.celesq.com and click on the program(s) in which you are interested; or email them at customer.care@celesq.com.

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About Celesq® AttorneysEd Center
Celesq® AttorneysEd Center (www.celesq.com), a nationally-recognized leader in providing high-quality continuing legal education programs to attorneys throughout the United States, focuses on the hottest topics and latest trends in practice areas of particular interest to outside and in-house corporate attorneys and litigators. A pioneer in online CLE now in its 11th year, Celesq® today offers its programs in a variety of convenient formats, including live web casts, online streaming audio and audio CDs. Contact Sharon Levine Mirsky, Esq., at (561) 241-1919 or slmirsky@celesq.com for more information.
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