Category Archives: PLI PLUS

Treatise Update – Public Company Deskbook

Public Company Deskbook: Complying with Federal Governance & Disclosure Requirements provides expert counsel on how to deal effectively with the overlapping legislative, regulatory and private initiatives to reform public company governance and disclosure practices over the past decade. 

Written by three partners with Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, this treatise is an indispensable resource for securities practitioners, compliance officers, directors, officers, accountants, auditors, and research analysts, and an important reference for securities regulators.

Highlights from the latest release:

  • Annual Meeting Timeline and Script updated to reflect the dates relevant to the 2021 proxy season (see Chapter 2A).
  • Rule 14a-8 Shareholder Proposals updated to reflect lessons learned from 2020 for the 2021 proxy season, including shareholder proposals and SEC no-action relief (see Chapter 2F).
  • Stock Exchange Annual Reporting and Compliance Certifications and Stock Exchange Interim Reporting and Compliance Affirmations updated to reflect the revised forms of NYSE annual and interim reporting and compliance affirmations (see Chapter 5B and Chapter 5D).
  • Website Disclosures updated to reflect changes to various required or permitted disclosures (see Chapter 5E).
  • Private Sector Corporate Governance Recommendations and Voting Policies updated to reflect current voting policies of major institutional investors (see Appendix L).

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PLI PLUS subscribers can access this title through their subscription.

What’s New on PLI PLUS

We add content to PLI PLUS every month to ensure our subscribers have access to the most up-to-date and relevant secondary source legal documents. Renowned legal experts regularly update our acclaimed Treatises, Course Handbooks, Answer Books, Transcripts, and Forms to reflect recent changes and developments in the law.

Click here to see what we added in November!

Employment Law Webinar – This Thursday!

Please join us this Thursday, November 19 at 2:00 p.m. ET, for a brief demo highlighting the Employment Law resources available on Practising Law Institute’s online research database, PLI PLUS. Led by Senior Library Relations Manager Zehava Monchar, this 30-minute demo will cover popular Employment Law titles and review research scenarios to demonstrate key features of PLI PLUS.

POPULAR EMPLOYMENT LAW TITLES AVAILABLE ON PLI PLUS INCLUDE:

This demo is part of our ongoing webinar series. Each month we highlight PLI’s resources in a different practice area while also demonstrating the overall functionality of the research database.  For registration and a list of upcoming webinars, visit PLI Practice Area Webinars.

New Title! Stepping It Up: A Guide for Mid-Level Law Firm Associates

PLI Press recently published Stepping It Up: A Guide for Mid-Level Law Firm Associates, the latest title in the career development series.

Aimed at associates in their third to sixth years of practice, this book provides guidance on how people in large firms can successfully make the transition from junior associate—by “stepping up” their performance to meet the increasing expectations that partners have of associates with several years of experience. Chapters are written by various legal professionals, including law firm chiefs, in-house counsel and senior associates, who share their experiences and perspectives, along with clear examples, of what is expected of mid-level associates.

This book addresses a broad-range of skill development, including:

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PLI PLUS subscribers can access this title through their subscription.

What’s New on PLI PLUS

We add content to PLI PLUS every month to ensure our subscribers have access to the most up-to-date and relevant secondary source legal documents. Renowned legal experts regularly update our acclaimed Treatises, Course Handbooks, Answer Books, Transcripts, and Forms to reflect recent changes and developments in the law.

Click here to see what we added in October!

Real Estate Law Webinar – This Thursday!

On Thursday, October 29 at 3:00 p.m. ET PLI’s Library Relations Manager, Kay Mitchell, will provide a brief demo to highlight the Real Estate Law resources available on Practising Law Institute’s (PLI) online research database, PLI PLUS. Kay will cover popular Real Estate Law titles and review research scenarios to demonstrate key features of PLI PLUS.

POPULAR REAL ESTATE LAW TITLES AVAILABLE ON PLI PLUS INCLUDE:

This demo is part of PLI’s ongoing webinar series. Each month we highlight PLI’s resources in a different practice area while also demonstrating the overall functionality of the research database.  For registration and a list of upcoming webinars, visit PLI Practice Area Webinars.

Treatise Update – Bankruptcy Deskbook

Bankruptcy Deskbook provides readers with practical guidance to help their clients achieve fair remedies and to ensure they avoid legal problems along the way. This essential treatise keeps readers up-to-date on legal developments, analyzing recent Supreme Court, court of appeals and bankruptcy court decisions. It offers step-by-step guidance through the bankruptcy laws, clarifying the purpose, features, mechanics, advantages, and drawbacks of Chapters 7, 11, 12 and 13 in the era of BAPCPA.

The latest release, written by Steven J. Brujic, includes updates, such as:

  • A new subsection on subchapter V debtors in Chapter 11 cases;
  • Extension of payments under Chapter 13 reorganization plans as a result of the CARES Act
  • Recent rulings affecting most major topics in the book including: jurisdiction, avoidance powers, automatic stays, distribution of estate property, claims and interests, discharge and dischargeability of debt, employment of professionals, Chapter 11, and Chapter 13.

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Treatise Update – Copyright Law: A Practitioner’s Guide

Copyright Law: A Practitioner’s Guide(Second Edition) provides up-to-date analysis of court decisions and practical advice for the protection of copyrights. Written by two nationally recognized lawyers who have litigated major copyright cases, including those involving digital forms of communication, this authoritative treatise also includes a useful detailed flowchart using an actual case result to illustrate how damages and profits are calculated.

In the latest update—release #4 (September 2020) , the authors expand the book with discussion of the following topics, among others:

  • Unprotectable subject matter—government edicts: Government edicts, such as state statutes, ordinances, regulations, and judicial opinions, have long been deemed to be not subject to copyright. See new § 2:7.1[B].
  • Visual Artists Rights Act—remedies: VARA subjects violators of the attribution and integrity rights to the usual civil remedies for copyright infringement under section 501. See § 4:2.2[A], at note 325.1.
  • Visual Artists Rights Act—“work of recognized stature”: In Castillo v. G&M Realty, L.P., the Second Circuit held that the work in question must be “of high quality, status, or caliber that has been acknowledged as such by a relevant community.” See § 4:2.2[E], at note 341.
  • Deposit requirement—websites and website content: The Copyright Office has issued a circular offering guidance on the deposit process for websites and website content. See § 5:2.5, at note 28.
  • Registration: Resolving a circuit split, the Supreme Court has determined that registration occurs when the Copyright Office issues the certificate of registration and not when a copyright owner submits the application, materials, and registration fee to the Copyright Office. See § 5:3.1, at note 44.
  • Fair use—transformativeness factor: According to the Fourth Circuit, that the respective “subjective intents” of the creator of the work and of its user differ may not be of particular relevance in the transformativeness inquiry, insofar as those differences do not necessarily result in the creation of “new aesthetics or a new work.” See § 8:4.2[A], at note 86.1.
  • States’ sovereign immunity: The Copyright Remedy Clarification Act (1990) abrogated state sovereign immunity from actions for copyright infringement. See § 11:7.7, at note 396.

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New Title! The Deal Lawyer’s Weapons in the War on COVID-19

PLI Press is pleased to announce the publication of The Deal Lawyer’s Weapons in the War on COVID-19, a new treatise on the basic legal and economic principles a deal lawyer is likely to face in advising clients on issues arising out of the COVID-19 crisis.

Written by the esteemed author of Mergers, Acquisitions and Tender Offers, this timely title helps lawyers quickly identify many of the business law issues that arise as a result of COVID-19 in areas including:

  • Benefits adopted by the CARES Act (e.g., the Paycheck Protection Program)
  • Financial assistance adopted the Federal Reserve Board
  • Corporate and securities laws
  • Antitrust laws
  • Federal income tax
  • Regulation of cross-border transactions
  • Valuation of companies
  • Contract drafting
  • Bankruptcy 

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PLI PLUS subscribers can access this title through their subscription.