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New Treatise! Technology Transactions: A Practical Guide to Drafting and Negotiating Commercial Agreements

Technology Treatise Practising Law Institute (PLI) has announced the release of their newest Treatise title, TechnologyTransactions: A Practical Guide to Drafting and Negotiating Commercial Agreements.

In a world that is increasingly focused on technological innovation, Technology Transactions: A Practical Guide to Drafting and Negotiating Commercial Agreements provides the reader with the tools necessary to draft, review and negotiate technology transaction agreements with the confidence that he or she is properly addressing the most important issues.

This comprehensive title walks the reader through the major legal considerations that surround any technology transaction, including knowledge of the:

  • Intellectual property basics
  • Regulatory framework of the Internet and domain name system
  • Digital Millennium Copyright Act

Technology Transactions also provides a complete discussion of the many privacy considerations that must be kept in mind in an agreement to leverage any emerging technology. Considerations under the following statutes are discussed:

  • HIPAA
  • The Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act
  • The Childrens Online Privacy and Protection Act (COPPA) as well as the many protections that are afforded to international data transfers

The first eight chapters of Technology Transactions discuss specific types of commercial agreements often used in technology transactions, including:

  • Software license agreements
  • Software development agreements
  • Reseller agreements
  • Cloud computing agreements
  • Domain name transactions
  • Technology licensing and IP-centric joint ventures
  • Technology escrow agreements
  • Non-disclosure agreements

Technology Transactions provides practical examples, including nine form agreements, as well as practice tips on how to avoid common and uncommon legal traps for the unwary.

If you’d like to order Technology Transactions: A Practical Guide to Drafting and Negotiating Commercial Agreements, please email the PLI Library Help Desk or call 877-900-5291.

New Treatise! Life at the Center: Reflections on Fifty Years of Securities Regulation

lifeatcenterPractising Law Institute (PLI) has announced the release of their newest Treatise title, Life at the Center: Reflections on Fifty Years of Securities Regulation.

Roberta S. Karmel has been at the center of U.S. securities regulation throughout her distinguished career as a Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) Commissioner, a practitioner, an attorney in the enforcement division of the SEC New York Regional Office, a public director of the New York Stock Exchange, and a prominent academic who has taught in the U.S. and abroad.

In PLI’s new book, Life at the Center: Reflections on Fifty Years of Securities Regulation, Professor Karmel addresses the key regulatory issues confronting the SEC over the past fifty years. The book is a compilation, with current commentary, of 190 New York Law Journal columns she wrote between 1982 and 2014, and excerpts from law review articles on related topics. She has written a current introduction for each chapter and provided context for the choice of each law review article excerpt.

Life at the Center is an invaluable guide to understanding the issues faced by the SEC, the choices available to it, and the actions taken, as well as its relationships with other regulatory agencies. It brings the unique perspective of a distinguished scholar, author, and participant in SEC regulatory issues.

According to Professor Karmel, many of the securities regulation controversies discussed in Life at the Center have not been resolved, or, if resolved temporarily, have resurfaced in a new form.

In the introductory first chapter, Professor Karmel, the first female Commissioner of the SEC, discusses her career and her early writings at the SEC. She then provides an overview of the SEC’s jurisdiction and programs, increased enforcement authority, pre-emption and regulatory competition.

The following chapters each focus on a specific regulatory subject:

  • Corporate Governance
  • Regulation of Financial Institutions
  • Corporation Finance Policies
  • International Securities Regulation
  • Market Structure and Regulation
  • Insider Trading, Short-Swing Profits and Tender Offers
  • Gatekeepers

In addition, Professor Karmel includes a chapter compiling her commentary on Supreme Court cases.

Drawing on her wealth of experience and insightful observations, Professor Karmel, in the final chapter of Life at the Center, points to the future and provides ten principles on how to improve financial regulation in the United States.

Life at the Center: Reflections on Fifty Years of Securities Regulation is an invaluable commentary on ongoing securities regulation in the United States.

If you’d like to order Life at the Center: Reflections on Fifty Years of Securities Regulation, please email the PLI Library Help Desk or call 877-900-5291.

New Answer Book! Antitrust Law Answer Book 2015

antitrust abPractising Law Institute (PLI) has announced the release of their newest Answer Book title, Antitrust Law Answer Book 2015.

American antitrust law, now over a century old, is a huge and complex area of practice. Antitrust Law Answer Book 2015 steps back from the many details to provide a basic, practical overview of U.S. antitrust law for the non-expert who wants to understand the primary concepts and to know when to seek more expert help.

Antitrust Law Answer Book 2015 covers such issues as investigations and litigation, agreements between suppliers and customers, monopolization claims, pricing, and unilateral conduct not related to price. The authors, attorneys at Jones Day with decades of experience in the area, also provide suggestions for effective antitrust compliance programs that can help you avoid or minimize future problems.

The recently published Antitrust Law Answer Book 2015:

  • Focuses on the most common business problems as well as those that illustrate the entire scope of the U.S. antitrust laws
  • Includes illustrative examples and real-life case studies to provide additional background and practical guidance
  • Is written in plain English to provide practical, useful answers, not just theoretical musings
  • Contains a separate chapter on the complex antitrust issues arising in the intellectual property area

If you’d like to order Antitrust Law Answer Book 2015, please email the PLI Library Help Desk or call 877-900-5291.

New Book! International Tax Controversies: A Practical Guide

PractisInternatl Tax Controing Law Institute (PLI) has announced the release of their newest Treatise title, International Tax Controversies: A Practical Guide.

The new International Tax Controversies: A Practical Guide, authored by a team of experts from Steptoe & Johnson LLP, provides a detailed roadmap for resolving cross-border tax issues.

The new book is organized into three parts: “International Tax Audits and Appeals,” “Government-to-Government Cooperation” and “Litigating International Tax Cases.”

In Part 1, “International Tax Audits and Appeals,” the authors – Philip R. West, J. Walker Johnson, Michael Durst and Amanda Varma – offer clear guidance on handling international examinations, IRS appeals and special appeals procedures. They walk readers through pre-audit planning, including document retention and spoliation. They shed light on transfer pricing issues, as well as concerns regarding attorney-client privilege and other protections in the cross-border context. Additionally, the authors highlight special document issues in international examinations, including information document requests (IDRs) and administrative summonses.

In Part 2, “Government-to-Government Cooperation,” the authors outline and explain mutual agreement procedures (MAPs), which provide taxpayers the opportunity to ask the “competent authorities” of countries taking conflicting positions to reach an agreement that will protect them from double taxation. Additionally, the authors analyze advance pricing agreements (APAs), providing detailed guidance on the process by which taxpayers may obtain an APA.

In Part 3, “Litigating International Tax Cases,” the authors outline post-appeals litigation options. Entire chapters are also dedicated to discovery in international tax cases and trial and appellate practice.

International Tax Controversies: A Practical Guide is a much-needed guide providing skillful guidance to resolving U.S. international tax controversies.

If you’d like to order International Tax Controversies: A Practical Guide, please email the PLI Library Help Desk or call 877-900-5291.

New Book! Attorney-Client Privilege Answer Book 2015

attorney client answer bookPractising Law Institute (PLI) has announced the release of their newest title, Attorney-Client Privilege Answer Book 2015.

Attorney-Client Privilege Answer Book 2015 provides, in a Q&A format, clear answers to the questions that attorneys grapple with on a regular basis as to what is, or is not, covered by the attorney-client privilege. As the bounds of the attorney-client privilege are narrower and less clear than many lawyers —and most clients — believe them to be, Attorney-Client Privilege Answer Book clarifies, and provides practical examples, of what is covered. It also discusses how the attorney-client privilege differs from related legal concepts such as the work-product doctrine and the lawyer’s professional duty to preserve client confidences.

Attorney-Client Privilege Answer Book answers such questions as:

  • How does the attorney-client privilege, which assures the confidentiality of client communication, coordinate with the fundamental tenet of the judicial system — to seek the truth?
  • How does the court decide which body of law applies to the privilege issue being decided?
  • When is an attorney acting as an attorney in a specific matter, as opposed to providing, for instance, simple business advice?
  • Who is a client — for purposes of invoking the privilege? And if the client is not a person, which employees of the business may communicate with the attorney on behalf of the client?
  • What is a communication that is protected? And what kinds of communications are not protected?
  • Since only communications intended to be confidential are protected, when have courts not found the necessary intention to keep a communication secret?

If you’d like to order Attorney-Client Privilege Answer Book, please email the PLI Library Help Desk or call 877-900-5291.

PLI Treatises Updated in August 2014

In August 2014, PLI updated the following Treatises:

Also in August 2014, PLI published the following new Treatise title:

If you are on standing order for any of these titles, the releases have already been shipped.  If you would like to place an order, please email PLI Library Help Desk or call 877-900-5291.

New Book! Intellectual Property Law Answer Book 2015

IP AB 2015Practising Law Institute (PLI) has announced the release of their newest title, Intellectual Property Law Answer Book 2015.  This highly practical resource is an easy-to-use guide to copyright, trademark, and patent law.  Underscoring its highly accessible approach, Intellectual Property Law Answer Book 2015 tackles IP from the ground up, including such key aspects as definitions and IP basics, critical statutes, case law and research tips, formalities and registration, infringement, and practical aspects of litigation.

Whether you’re an experienced practitioner or new to IP, Intellectual Property Law Answer Book 2015 will help you quickly understand the make-or-break legal issues you’re confronting so you can maximize opportunities and minimize liabilities. It is written by leading attorneys in the field who deal with these issues in their day-to-day practices. Their expertise and unique perspectives make this an invaluable ingredient for your success and the success of your clients.

If you’d like to order Intellectual Property Law Answer Book 2015, please email the PLI Library Help Desk or call 877-900-5291.

PLI’s Anti-Money Laundering Deskbook: A Practical Guide to Law and Compliance on PR Newswire

Anti-Money LaunderingPLI’s new Treatise, Anti-Money Laundering Deskbook: A Practical Guide to Law and Compliance, was noted as a resourceful guide on PR Newswire.  You can purchase the book by clicking here.  Anti-Money Laundering Deskbook is also available on our eBook library platform PLI Discover PLUS.  Interested in learning more about this book or PLI Discover PLUS?  Contact PLI’s Library Relations team at PLI Library Help Desk or call 877-900-5291.

 

Anti-Money Laundering Deskbook: A Practical Guide to Law and Compliance – Book Review  

August 4, 2014

Nicole S. Healy. 2014. Anti-Money Laundering Deskbook: A Practical Guide to Law and Compliance. Practising Law Institute: New York. 460 pags. $395 from publisher; $375.25 from Amazon.com

NEW YORK, Aug. 4, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Practising Law Institute (PLI) announces the release of their newest title, Anti-Money Laundering Deskbook: A Practical Guide to Law and Compliance.

Author Nicole S. Healy (Ropers Majeski Kohn Bently PC) provides a thorough discussion of all the major U.S. cases considering money laundering activity, describes the programs of the major international anti-money laundering (AML) organizations, and offers a suggested model for an effective AML compliance program.

Anti-Money Laundering Deskbook serves as an indispensable, time-saving roadmap to the federal statutory framework. AML compliance professionals and attorneys alike will turn to this new guide for Ms. Healy’s insight and expertise in this complex area.

The single-volume Anti-Money Laundering Deskbook: A Practical Guide to Law and Compliance is priced at $395 and is available for a 30-day free examination.

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PLI New Editions Published in May 2014

In May 2014, PLI published the following new Treatise editions:

If you are on standing order for these titles or have a Standing Order Plan with PLI, these have already been shipped to you. If you would like to place an order, please email PLI Library Relations or call 877-900-5291.

PLI New Editions Published in April 2014

In April 2014, PLI published the following new Treatise editions:

If you are on standing order for these titles or have a Standing Order Plan with PLI, these have already been shipped to you. If you would like to place an order, please email PLI Library Relations or call 877-900-5291.