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Business Liability Insurance Answer Book 2011-12

Business L iability Insurance Answer Book 2011-2012 contains answers to those common insurance issues that plague business owners and managers. Intended to be an easy reference guide that non-lawyers and business people could consult for use in risk management planning, Business Liability Insurance Answer Book 2011–12 addresses the most common forms of business liability insurance

Being held personally liable for a business-related decision is the nightmare of every company manager, officer and director. As a result of the recent economic downturn, the number of cases being brought against businesses and the people who run them has surged. Business Liability Insurance Answer Book 2011–12 provides a concise roadmap to the kinds of issues being litigated, and the types of liability insurance available to protect against suit and cover losses in the event of a successful recovery.

Written in a clear and direct Q&A format, Business Liability Insurance Answer Book 2011–12 is a handy softcover volume that will be of interest to lawyers and other legal professionals, as well as the corporate managers, officers, directors and other employees whose liability the type of insurance protects against.

To order the book click here, or write us at libraryrelations@pli.edu.

Strategic Collaborations in Pro Bono Service Amongst Non-Profits, In-House Counsel and Law Firms (Free Program)

As National Pro Bono Celebration Week gets underway, how can we engage in more pro bono service? How can we leverage core competencies and collaborate strategically amongst non-profit organizations, in-house counsel, and law firms?

Please join David P. Hackett, Partner at Baker & McKenzie LLP and Editor of Pro Bono Service By In-House Counsel: Strategies and Perspective, Madeleine Schachter, Partner/Global Director of Corporate Social Responsibility at Baker & McKenzie LLP; Bret I. Parker, Vice President and Associate General Counsel at Elizabeth Arden, Inc.; and Kwanza R. Butler, Senior Counsel and Assistant Corporate Secretary at TimeWarner Inc. in a one-hour briefing about engaging in strategic collaborations in pro bono service.

This free PLI briefing will cover:

Finding and selecting pro bono opportunities
Creating teams of volunteer lawyers
Maximizing impact on community needs
Maintaining momentum in pro bono programs

October 20, 2011, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm (E.D.T.)

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Please note this program has expired. If you are interested in current PLI Library Programs, please visit www.pli.edu/libraryaudiobriefings

August Treatise Update

In August PLI added two new publications to our growing catalog of Answer Book titles, the Intellectual Property Answer Book 2011-2012and Medical Device Law & Regulation Answer Book 2011-2012.

In addition, the following titles were also updated. If you are on standing order, these releases have already been shipped. If you would like to place an order, please write libraryrelations@pli.edu.

Asset-Based Lending 7th Ed(New Edition)
Corporate Compliance Answer Book 2011-12 (New Edition)
Federal Circuit Yearbook 2011 (New Edition)
Mergers, Acquisitions & Tender Offers Rel. #2
Soderquist on Corporate Law & Practice Rel. #4

300 Things You Can Do With A Law Degree
(Free PLI Program)

If you are considering how to better utilize your law degree, join Hindi Greenberg, a nationally known career consultant who herself practiced law for ten years and has written the best-selling Lawyer’s Career Change Handbook, and get practical ideas and pointers about the variety of job and career options that a lawyer can pursue. This is a free pro bono program brought to you by The State Bar of California and PLI.

Law students, practicing lawyers, unemployed lawyers, re-entry lawyers and anyone who has a J.D. and desires to find a good job in or out of law, and have more career satisfaction, will benefit from this program. Here’s what you will learn:

The possible uses for your legal training, both in and outside of the legal field
Ideas about jobs and categories that might fit who you are and what you want to do
How to go about seeking out those job opportunities
How to research the job market and make new contacts for employment
Begin identifying your skills and abilities and how they translate into new job or career possibilities
Illustrate how to restructure your resume and oral presentation about yourself so that an employer will understand your suitability for the job
Ways to best present yourself so that you can get a satisfying job, whether in or outside of law
Effective methods for networking and interviewing

Choose either the live or the Live Webcast program.

San Francisco and Live Webcast
October 20, 2011, 9:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. (PT)

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Please note this program has expired. If you are interested in current PLI Library Programs, please visit www.pli.edu/libraryaudiobriefings

Corporate Compliance Answer Book 2011-12
(New Title)

What is a compliance and ethics program? What are its costs and benefits? Why do you need one? With so much confusion about corporate compliance, the attorneys at Holland & Knight have assembled a team of experts not just to ask the right questions, but to give you all the answers. PLI’s Corporate Compliance Answer Book 2011-12 has the information you need to understand what an effective compliance and ethics program is, how it should operate, and what issues and risks it must address in a variety of heavily regulated industries. Most importantly, it helps make the case to management and the board as to why your company needs such a program.

Corporate Compliance Answer Book 2011-12 covers the full range of heavily regulated industries and corporate activities in a clear, easy-to-use Q&A format, loaded with dozens of case studies, invaluable compliance facts and tips, checklists, charts, and tables. Note that the coverage in this latest edition has been expanded to two volumes. This is targeted guidance you need to design, implement, and enforce compliance programs that detect and prevent wrongdoing and minimize the legal and financial damage it can cause.

Featuring dozens of real-world case studies, compliance checklists, and best practice tips, Corporate Compliance Answer Book 2011-12 pays for itself over and over again by helping you avoid major legal and financial burdens.

Essential reading at a time when your legal and regulatory burdens continue to mount, Corporate Compliance Answer Book 2011-12 minimizes the risk of litigation, penalties, sanctions, company turmoil, and lost revenue due to noncompliance.

To order the book click here, or write us at libraryrelations@pli.edu.

Technology Licensing Basics: How to Research, Draft and Monitor a Technology License Agreement (FREE One-Hour Briefing)

October 6, 2011, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

This free One-Hour Briefing will give attorneys and law librarians a better understanding of the fundamental legal issues associated with technology licensing in the high technology and biotechnology industries; and will illustrate some key legal research issues and techniques that arise during these complex technology licensing transactions.

Our first speaker, Frank X. Curci, a West Coast-based technology attorney representing entities in both the high technology and biotechnology industries, will address some of the key issues that technology licensing attorneys need to consider as they prepare and negotiate patent and other high technology and biotechnology license agreements. Our second speaker, Hope Porter, a head law librarian from an intellectual property law firm, will discuss fundamental research strategies and databases guidelines which support and augment a technology licensing practice.

Join our speakers as they:

Highlight some of the major competing interests of licensors compared to licensees
Identify some of the key legal research tools available to technology licensing attorneys
Demonstrate the resources a law librarian can access to assist in drafting and monitoring a technology license agreement.

This briefing was conceived and created in cooperation with Practising Law Institute (PLI) and the Law Library Association of Greater New York (LLAGNY). This briefing is chaired by Patricia Barbone, Gitelle Seer and Janice E. Henderson.

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Please note this program has expired. If you are interested in current PLI Library Programs, please visit www.pli.edu/libraryaudiobriefings

July 2011 Course Handbook Update

Here are the PLI Course Handbooks that were published during the month of July 2011.

Corporate Law & Practice Series

Fundamentals of Investment Adviser Regulation 2011
Twelfth Annual Private Equity Forum

Intellectual Property Series

Fundamentals of Patent Prosecution: A Boot Camp for Claim Drafting & Amendment Writing 2011
Twelfth Annual Institute on Privacy and Data Security Law
Understanding Patent Law 2011

Litigation & Administrative Practice Series

11th Annual Municipal Law Institute

Please write libraryrelations@pli.edu if you have any questions or would like to order a title.

Medical Devices Law and Regulation Answer Book 2011-12 (New Title)

The regulation of medical devices has grown increasingly complex since the Medical Device Amendments to the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (FDCA) were introduced in 1976. Medical Devices Law a nd Regulation Answer Book 2011-12 walks you through the current regulatory requirements and describes every aspect from pre-market requirements for specific types of devices to post-market regulation and ongoing government enforcement and investigation.

With over 30 contributors from a variety of major law firms and consulting firms specializing in medical device work, Medical Devices Law and Regulation Answer Book 2011-12 provides practical guidance on how to handle every day questions on a wide variety of topics as well as what issues are likely to arise and how to avoid them.

To order the book click here, or write us at libraryrelations@pli.edu.

July Treatise Update

In July 2011 PLI published one new treatise title, the Antitrust Law Answer Book.

In addition, the following titles were updated. If you are on standing order, you should receive these releases soon. If you would like to place an order, please write libraryrelations@pli.edu.

Conducting Due Diligence Rel. #2
Equipment Leasing Rel. #2
Friedman on Leases Rel. #16
Financial Product Fundamentals Rel. #15
Manning on Estate Planning FREE SPECIAL ALERT
Proskauer on Privacy Rel. #6
Variable Annuities Rel. #8

Antitrust Law Answer Book 2011-12 (New Title)

As the economy improves, the Justice Department is ramping up its antitrust enforcement efforts. Given the potential for severe criminal sanctions and civil liability, expert guidance is indispensable to successfully navigate a legal minefield that often combines government enforcement and potentially devastating private suits.

Jones Day has forged a stellar reputation in some of the most challenging antitrust matters in history, and the Antitrust Law Answer Book 2011-12 reflects their hard-earned knowledge in a highly accessible format you can immediately put to work for you and your clients. Bring their expertise to bear as you tackle such issues as investigations and litigation, agreements between suppliers and customers, monopolization claims, pricing, and unilateral conduct not related to price. What’s more, this handy guide’s detailed coverage of antitrust compliance programs can help you avoid or minimize problems that can derail a deal and lead to costly litigation.

Antitrust Law Answer Book 2011-12 will quickly become your “go to” source when it comes to the practical impact of domestic antitrust and international competition law.

To order the book click here, or write us at libraryrelations@pli.edu.