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PLI Course Handbooks Published in September 2013

Listed below are the PLI Course Handbooks that were published in September 2013:

Commercial Law and Practice

Corporate Law and Practice

Intellectual Property

Litigation and Administrative Practice

Real Estate Law and Practice

Tax Law and Estate Planning

If you have any questions or would like to order a title, please email the PLI Library Relations Department or call 877-900-5291.

PLI Answer Books Published in September 2013

 

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PLI published the following Answer Books in September 2013:

If you have any questions or would like to place an order, please email PLI Library Relations or call 877-900-5291.

PLI Treatises Updated in September 2013

In September 2013, PLI updated the following Treatises:

If you are on standing order for any of these titles, these releases have already been shipped. If you would like to place an order, please email PLI Library Relations  at libraryrelations@pli.edu or call 877-900-5291.

Free One-Hour Briefing on How to Start–and Succeed–at Pro Bono

October 24, 2013, 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. (E.D.T.)

This is a free one-hour briefing in recognition of National Pro Bono Celebration Week!

Sure, you know pro bono is a good idea, and brings many benefits to you, your firm, and the clients you serve. But where do you start? How do you know what work is available, and what would be interesting? What work would fit best with your career goals, your time commitments, and your work situation? What work will prove to be fascinating and rewarding (and what won’t?) How can you do pro bono work when you don’t have any experience in any of the areas you think there are pro bono opportunities?

As part of the ABA’s National Celebrate Pro Bono Week, please join Adam Friedl, Pro Bono Coordinator at ProBono.Net, and Tiela Chalmers, Pro Bono and Legal Services Consultant, for a free one-hour briefing on How to Start – and Succeed – at Pro Bono – and learn how you can build a pro bono practice that allows you to do well while doing good.

Topics to be addressed include:

  • How to figure out what work appeals to you, and will build your professional skills
  • Working within the constraints, opportunities and systems of your current situation
  • What types of work are available, and where to find them

Attorneys of all backgrounds, expertise, and experience are welcome. Register now, and learn more about pro bono today!

Free One-Hour Briefing on Immigration after Windsor

October 23, 2013, 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. EDT

This is a free one-hour briefing in recognition of National Pro Bono Celebration Week!

On June 26, 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court declared Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) unconstitutional, opening a path to immigration benefits for same-sex families for the first time ever. Now that several months have passed, we have a better understanding of what’s proved successful for immigration applicants and what issues remain.

Please join Victoria Neilson, legal director, and Michael Sisitzky, staff attorney, at Immigration Equality, a national organization that advocates for full equality under U.S. immigration law for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and HIV-positive individuals and their families, for a free one-hour briefing. Topics to be discussed include:

• Agency guidance issued since the DOMA decision
• Anecdotes from clients and practitioners: what’s going well and what isn’t?
• Challenging cases and possible strategies
• LGBT family issues that are not solved by the end of DOMA

Register now and don’t miss this important Free Briefing in recognition of National Pro Bono Celebration Week!

Filing Instructions Error: Patent Litigation Release #3

Please note there is an error in the filing instructions for Patent Litiation Release #3. This item was recently shipped out. We have revised the filing instructions here.

The erroneous instructions direct you to remove T1-I70 but you should remove I1-I70.  The instructions also guide you to then to reinsert I1-I70; please note that this portion is correct.

If you have anyquestions please don’t hesitate to contact us.

New Book: Fashion Law and Business: Brands and Retailers

fashionFashion Law and Business: Brands and Retailers 

To the general public, the fashion industry is most closely identified with celebrated fashion houses mounting elaborate and highly publicized runway shows in the major fashion capitals of the world. In reality, the fashion industry is much more diverse, complex, and global. FASHION LAW AND BUSINESS unravels the complexity and provides clear guidance on the wide range of legal and business issues faced by fashion industry participants, including designers, suppliers, manufacturers of apparel and accessories, and retailers.

In FASHION LAW AND BUSINESS you’ll learn:

• The considerations involved in starting a company in the fashion industry, including developing a business plan, determining the form and structure of the legal entity, and obtaining financing.

• How patent, trademark, and copyright law have been applied to the fashion industry and their impact in such areas as gray market goods and counterfeiting.

• The contractual relationships and regulatory issues applicable to the design and production of fashion products.

• The dynamics of retail sales in the apparel industry, including a discussion of e-commerce and mobile commerce

• The legal issues involved in leasing and licensing brick-and-mortar retail stores, with a focus on the significant contractual terms that should be considered in connection with such real estate transactions.

• How to deal with labor and employment issues that relate to the fashion industry, including working conditions, wages and hours, child labor, use of independent contractors such as sales representatives, and developments in collective bargaining in the fashion industry.

Written by two of America’s leading fashion and retail law authorities, FASHION LAW AND BUSINESS provides you with an integrated, comprehensive guide to the issues affecting the fashion industry today.

If you’d like to order FASHION LAW AND BUSINESS, please email the Library Relations Help Desk or call 877-900-5291.