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Last Day – National Library Week Book Sale!
In celebration of National Library Week, Practising Law Institute is offering a 20% discount on all Treatises and Answer Books from April 10 – 16. Today is the last day of our sale!
Prefer to do your research digitally? We encourage you to access our publications online through a subscription to PLI’s research database, Discover PLUS. Discover PLUS gives you access to our Course Handbooks, Treatises and Answer Books, in addition to over 3,000 downloadable forms and close to 1,000 program transcripts.
Trial Handbook Spring 2016 Edition Now Available
The S
pring 2016 edition of The Trial Handbook is now available in print and on PLI Discover PLUS, our online research database!
Trial Handbook is the one-stop resource you can trust in the planning, trial, and post-trial stages of litigation. Designed for quick reference in the courtroom, Trial Handbook is keyed to the Federal Rules of Evidence and focuses on the presentation of proof and the evidentiary problems faced by counsel.
Packed with practical checklists, charts, outlines, sample jury selection questions, Trial Handbook gives you the knowledge and tools to:
- Develop solid trial briefs and strong case plans
- Prepare lay and expert witnesses and organize your exhibits more effectively
- Master voir dire to maximize your chances of getting the most sympathetic jurors
- Make a clear record at trial to aid jurors’ understanding of your case
- Build a rapport and your credibility with the jury throughout the trial
- Use opening statements to put your cases, clients, and proof in the most favorable light
- Give summations that blend evidence and issues to paint a thoroughly persuasive picture
- Exploit discovery materials at trial to get an additional edge
- Lay the proper foundation for various forms of evidence
- Capitalize on the powerful probative impact of visual aids at trial
- Apply proven direct examination and cross-examination techniques
- Use pretrial, trial, and post-trial motions to gain strategic advantages
- Draft clear, legally sound jury instructions that subtly sway judges
At the heart of Trial Handbook is its unique Evidence Guide, now also included as a laminated fold-out, which clearly explains the meaning, purpose, operation, and history of every rule, including how each rule applies to other cases and how leading cases construe a particular rule.
Volume 2, the Case Authority, includes thousands of case summaries of decisions under the rules, arming you with the latest evidentiary resources to help you prevail at trial.
Interested in our other Litigation resources? Check out our Litigation Research Center below!
New Answer Book! Private Clients Legal & Tax Planning Answer Book 2016
Private Clients Legal & Tax Planning Answer Book 2016 provides practical guidance for estate planning for individuals.
This new Q&A resource addresses complex client questions related to the benefit and protection of the client’s assets, dispositions to current and future family members, the uses of trusts and other vehicles, and current and future charitable donations.
Authored and edited by G. Warren Whitaker and a team of experts from Day Pitney LLP, this new Answer Book discusses the different ways in which assets can be owned and transferred; best practices in executing wills and trusts; clear guidance on estate, gift and generation-skipping transfer taxes; and answers on retirement accounts, charitable giving, and family and marital issues.
Stockpiled with highlighted practice tips, Private Clients Legal & Tax Planning Answer Book 2016 also provides guidance on issues related to incapacitation, international concerns, and managing the estate planning team (attorneys, accountants, trust officer, etc.)
If you’d like to order Private Clients Legal & Tax Planning Answer Book 2016 or view it on PLI Discover PLUS, please email the PLI Library Help Desk or call 877-900-5291.
Interested in our other Tax resources? Check out our Tax Research Center below!
Federal Bail and Detention Handbook 2016 Now Available
The 2016 Federal Bail and Detention Handbook, written by the Honorable John L. Weinberg, provides judges and lawyers alike with quick, on-point answers to all aspects of federal bail and detention law. The Handbook provides legal professionals with a comprehensive guide to the Bail Reform Act of 1984, including relevant statutory language, legislative history and appellate case law. It analyzes each step of the process, including:
- Requirements at the initial appearance
- Factors the court considers in determining whether bail should be granted
- What conditions may properly be attached to a release on bail
- Proper procedures to be taken when there is a failure to appear
- How to appeal orders of release and detention
The Handbook’s Table of Cases lists every federal appellate decision of significant precedential value that interprets or applies the Act.
Designed as a practical tool to be used both in court and the office, 2016 Federal Bail and Detention Handbook includes “Practice Pointers,” designed by Judge Weinberg to provide defense counsel and Assistant U.S. Attorneys with strategic suggestions for dealing with the Act. In addition to the sample orders and motions included in the Handbook, the 2016 edition includes, in Appendix III, a comprehensive collection of the official, nationally recommended forms relating to release and detention.
The Treatise is available for purchase here and is also accessible online on our digital research platform, PLI Discover PLUS.
Interested in our other Litigation resources? Check out our Litigation Research Center below!
Special Report: “The FAST Act and Other Recent Developments Affecting the IPO Market”
On December 4, 2015, President Obama signed into law the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act, known as the FAST Act. Although aimed primarily at authorizing spending on highway and transit projects, the FAST Act includes several amendments to the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (JOBS Act) and other securities law provisions. The aspects of the FAST Act applicable to IPOs are already in effect, while other provisions are subject to future SEC rulemaking. The changes made by the FAST Act, together with other recent developments, will help shape the IPO landscape in the coming year and beyond.
To help practitioners cope with these changes, PLI just published a special free report exploring the FAST Act’s impact on the IPO market. Written by David A. Westenberg (WilmerHale), author of PLI’s Initial Public Offerings: A Practical Guide to Going Public, the report provides a summary of developments stemming from the FAST Act, as well as of their implications. Download the report here or you can find it in the table of contents for Initial Public Offerings: A Practical Guide to Going Public.
What’s New for December on PLI Discover PLUS
TREATISES
Estates & Trusts:
International Law:
TREATISES–SUPPLEMENTED
Banking:
- Financial Product Fundamentals: Law, Business, Compliance (2nd Edition)
- Financial Services Regulation Deskbook
Communications/Telecommunications Law:
Corporate & Securities:
- Directors’ and Officers’ Liability (2nd Edition)
- Doing Business Under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (2nd Edition)
- International Corporate Practice: A Practitioner’s Guide to Global Success
- Mutual Funds and Exchange Traded Funds Regulation (3rd Edition)
- Public Company Deskbook: Complying with Federal Governance & Disclosure Requirements (3rd Edition)
Insurance:
Intellectual Property:
- Faber on Mechanics of Patent Claim Drafting (7th Edition)
- Kane on Trademark Law: A Practitioner’s Guide (6th Edition)
- Patent Law: A Practitioner’s Guide (4th Edition)
- Pharmaceutical and Biotech Patent Law
Litigation:
Tax:
Trusts & Estates:
COURSE HANDBOOKS
Communications/Telecommunications Law:
- Communications Law in the Digital Age 2015
- Institute on Telecommunications Policy & Regulation (33rd Annual)
Corporate & Securities:
- Advanced Venture Capital 2015
- Annual Disclosure Documents 2015
- Broker/Dealer Regulation and Enforcement 2015
- Directors’ Institute on Corporate Governance (Thirteenth Annual)
- Hedge Fund and Private Equity Enforcement & Regulatory Developments 2015
- New Developments in Securitization 2015
Ethics/Professional Responsibility:
Health Care:
Intellectual Property:
International Law:
Pro Bono:
ARCHIVAL TITLES
- Dealing with Secured Claims & Structured Financial Products in Bankruptcy Cases 2002
- Handling Construction Risks 2003: Allocate Now or Litigate Later
- How to Prepare & Conduct Markman Hearings 2002
- Immigration and Naturalization Institute (35th Annual)
- New Responsibilities and Obligations Under the Money Laundering Abatement & Financial Anti-Terrorism Act of 2001
- Pre-Conference Briefing to the 35th Annual Institute on Securities Regulation: Counselor or Enforcer? The Role of the Corporate Lawyer Post-Sarbanes-Oxley
- The SEC Speaks in 2000
- Tax Planning for Corporate Joint Ventures, Partnerships, and Other Strategic Alliances 1994
- Tax Planning for Corporate Joint Ventures, Partnerships, and Other Strategic Alliances 1995
- Tax Planning for Joint Ventures, Partnerships and Other Strategic Alliances 1996
- Tax Planning for Domestic & Foreign Partnerships, LLCs, Joint Ventures & Other Strategic Alliances 1997
- Tax Planning for Domestic & Foreign Partnerships, LLCs, Joint Ventures & Other Strategic Alliances 1998
- Tax Strategies for Corporate Acquisitions, Dispositions, Spin-Offs, Joint Ventures, Financings, Reorganizations, and Restructurings 1995
- Tax Strategies for Corporate Acquisitions, Dispositions, Spin-Offs, Joint Ventures, Financings, Reorganizations & Restructurings 1996
- Tax Strategies for Corporate Acquisitions, Dispositions, Spin-Offs, Joint Ventures, Financings, Reorganizations & Restructurings 1997
- Tax Strategies for Corporate Acquisitions, Dispositions, Spin-Offs, Joint Ventures, Financings, Reorganizations & Restructurings 1998
- Understanding Basic Trademark Law 2002
- Understanding the New Disclosure and Corporate Governance Regime
TRANSCRIPTS
Antitrust:
Corporate & Securities:
- 47th Annual Institute on Securities Regulation
- Anti-Money Laundering: Fundamentals of U.S. Law and Compliance
- August 2015 Amendments to the DGCL: Critical Changes Concerning Forum Selection and Fee Shifting Bylaws in Delaware
- Financial Services Industry Regulatory Compliance & Ethics Forum 2015
- Hot Topics in Mergers & Acquisitions 2015
- Pocket MBA Fall 2015: Finance for Lawyers and Other Professionals
- Private Placements and Hybrid Securities Offerings 2015
Employee Benefits:
Employment Law:
Environmental:
Intellectual Property:
- Advertising Law Institute 2015
- Intellectual Property Law Institute 2015
- Law and Regulation of “Intermediary” Businesses 2015: Consumer-Facing Technology Providers, Online Platforms, and Online Media
- Motorola v. Microsoft: Royalty Rates for Standard Essential Patents
- Outsourcing 2015: Sourcing Critical Services
- Patent Licensing Today 2015: Making Money Without Getting Sued
- “Technotainment” 2015: Distributing Content Across Multiple Platforms
- Think Like a Lawyer and Talk Like a Geek 2015: Get Fluent in Technology
International Law:
Litigation:
- California Trial Evidence 2015
- Emerging Risk Management and Litigation Issues for Health Care Organizations:
What Keeps Us Up at Night? - Wrongful Conviction 2015
Pro Bono:
- Advocating for Veterans: The Basics on VA Benefits, Discharge Upgrades and Veteran Cultural Competency 2015
- Ethical Issues in Working with Pro Bono Clients
- In-House Counsel and Pro Bono — Making the Match
- New York Housing Law for the Low-Income Client 2015
Professional Skills:
The Daily Record Highlights PLI’s Cybersecurity: A Practical Guide to the Law of Cyber Risk
P
LI’s Cybersecurity: A Practical Guide to the Law of Cyber Risk was recently mentioned in The Daily Record, which you can view here. The Treatise is available for purchase here and is also accessible online on our digital research platform, PLI Discover PLUS. Interested in learning more about this book or PLI Discover PLUS? Contact PLI’s Library Relations team at PLI Library Relations or call 877-900-5291.
Daily Record Article on Cybersecurity: A Practical Guide to the Law of Cyber Risk
Practising Law Institute, the New York-based nonprofit that specializes in continuing legal education, announced the publication Wednesday of what it describes as the firs major legal treatise on the law of cyber risk.
PLI says the new work, Cybersecurity: A Practical Guide to the Law of Cyber Risk, reflects a new reality.
“Managing cyber risks, once the near-exclusive realm of IT professionals, is now also borne by attorneys, senior executives, and directors,” PLI said in a press release. “This new guide provides the practical steps that can be taken to understand and mitigate today’s cyber risks and build the most resilient response capabilities possible.”
The editors are Edward R. McNicholas and Vivek K. Mohan of Sidley Austin LLP’s Privacy, Data Security and Information Law practice group. Both are based in Washington, D.C.
PLI says the book provides a comprehensive discussion of the complex quilt of federal and state statutes, executive orders, regulations and contractual norms, as well as the ambiguous tort duties that can apply.
The book, which costs $395, includes practice tools developed during the hundreds of breaches that the authors have weathered with their clients.
What’s New for November on Discover PLUS
ANSWER BOOKS
Banking:
• Consumer Financial Services Answer Book 2016
Corporate & Securities:
• Insider Trading Law and Compliance Answer Book 2016
TREATISES
Intellectual Property:
• How to Write a Patent Application (3rd Edition)
• Patent Litigation (3rd Edition)
Litigation:
• Trial Handbook (Fall 2015 Edition)
TREATISES–SUPPLEMENTED
Accounting:
• Accountants’ Liability
Bankruptcy & Restructuring:
• Bankruptcy Deskbook (5th Edition)
Corporate & Securities:
• Hedge Fund Regulation (2nd Edition)
• Initial Public Offerings: A Practical Guide to Going Public (2nd Edition)
• Investment Adviser Regulation: A Step-by-Step Guide to Compliance and the Law
(3rd Edition)
• Securities Law and Practice Deskbook (6th Edition)
Estates & Trusts:
• Blattmachr on Income Taxation of Estates and Trusts (16th Edition)
Insurance:
• Variable Annuities & Variable Life Insurance Regulation (2nd Edition)
Intellectual Property:
• Likelihood of Confusion in Trademark Law (2nd Edition)
• Patent Licensing and Selling: Strategy, Negotiation, Forms (2nd Edition)
• Post-Grant Proceedings Before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board
• Proskauer on Privacy: A Guide to Privacy and Data Security Law in the Information Age
Real Estate:
• Friedman on Contracts and Conveyances of Real Property (7th Edition)
• Friedman on Leases (5th Edition)
Tax:
• Circular 230 Deskbook: Related Penalties, Reportable Transactions, Working Forms
• Langer on Practical International Tax Planning (4th Edition)
COURSE HANDBOOKS
Accounting:
• Pocket MBA Fall 2015: Finance for Lawyers and Other Professionals
Antitrust:
• Antitrust Counseling & Compliance 2015
Children’s Law:
• California Special Education Law 2015
Communications/Telecommunications Law:
• Law and Regulation of “Intermediary” Businesses 2015: Consumer-Facing Technology Providers, Online Platforms, and Online Media
Corporate & Securities:
• Advanced Compliance and Ethics Workshop 2015
• Advanced Swaps & Other Derivatives 2015
• Financial Services Industry Regulatory Compliance & Ethics Forum 2015
• Fundamentals of Swaps & Other Derivatives 2015
• Prison Law 2015
• Private Placements and Hybrid Securities Offerings 2015
• Securities Law and Practice 2015: How the SEC Works
• Securities Regulation Institute (47th Annual)
• Understanding the Securities Laws Fall 2015
Employment:
• Employment Law Institute 2015
Health Care:
• Life Sciences 2015: Navigating Legal Challenges in the Drug and Device Industries
Intellectual Property:
• Intellectual Property Law Institute 2015
• Open Source and Free Software 2015: Benefits, Risks and Challenges
• Patent Licensing Today 2015: Making Money Without Getting Sued
• Patent Litigation 2015
• “Technotainment” 2015: Distributing Content Across Multiple Platforms
• Think Like a Lawyer, Talk Like a Geek 2015: Get Fluent in Technology
• Understanding the Intellectual Property License 2015
Litigation:
• California Trial Evidence 2015
• Electronic Information in Criminal Investigations & Prosecutions 2015
• New York Housing Law for the Low-Income Client 2015
• Trial by Jury 2015
• White Collar Crime 2015: Prosecutors and Regulators Speak
• Wrongful Conviction 2015
Real Estate:
• Commercial Real Estate Institute (17th Annual)
Archival Titles:
• Advanced Seminar on Trademark Law 2001
• Child Abuse, Neglect & the Foster Care System 2003: Effective Social Work & the Legal System; The Attorney’s Role & Responsibilities
• Copyright & Trademark Law for the Nonspecialist 2001: Understanding the Basics
• Estate Planning Institute (34th Annual)
• Handling Intellectual Property Issues in Business Transactions 2001
• The Health Care e-Commerce Revolution 2001: Legal, Financial & Regulatory Strategies
• How to Prepare an Initial Public Offering 2000
• International Joint Ventures 2002
• International Tax & Estate Planning 2003: Strategies & Techniques for Maximum Advantage
• Navigating Trademark Trial and Appeal Board Practice 2001
• Nuts & Bolts of Securities Law 2000
• Nuts & Bolts of Securities Laws 2002
• Pension Plan Investments 2000: Confronting Today’s Issues
• Pension Plan Investments 2001: Confronting Today’s Issues
• Preparation of Annual Disclosure Documents 2000
• Preparing Patent Legal Opinions 2002
• Private Placements 2000
• Private Placements 2001
• Project Financing 2001
• Sixth Annual Children’s Law Institute
• Social Security and SSI Disability 2000
• Social Security and SSI Disability 2001
• Social Security & SSI Disability 2002
• Tax Controversies: What to Do When the IRS Calls
• Tax Planning for Domestic & Foreign Partnerships, LLCs, Joint Ventures & Other Strategic Alliances 1999
• Tax Strategies for Corporate Acquisitions, Dispositions, Spin-Offs, Joint Ventures, Financings, Reorganizations & Restructurings 1999
• Understanding Basic Copyright Law 2001
• Understanding Estate, Gift & Fiduciary Income Tax Returns 2002: Strategies for Maximum Advantage with the “706,” “709” & “1041”
• Understanding Securities Products of Insurance Companies 2003
• Understanding the Securities Laws 2000
• Valuation, Taxation & Planning Techniques for Sophisticated Estates 2000
• Valuation, Taxation & Planning Techniques for Sophisticated Estates 2001
• What Lawyers Need to Know About UCC Article 5 – Letters of Credit 2003
TRANSCRIPTS
Communications/Telecommunications Law:
• New FCC TCPA Ruling – Significant Compliance Challenges for Companies
Corporate & Securities:
• Corporate Counsel Institute 2015
• Crowdfunding and Online Direct Lending (Peer-to-Peer) 2015
• Hedge Fund Management 2015
• Preparing for Shareholder Activism: What You Need to Be Doing Now 2015
• SEC Enforcement of Trading in Pre-IPO Securities
• Securities Filings 2015: Practical Guidance in a Changing Environment
• U.S. Companies Trading on the London Stock Exchange and the Impact of EU Regulations Requiring Mandatory Electronic Settlement
Employee Benefits:
• Hot Issues in Executive Compensation 2015
Employment Law:
• Cutting-Edge Employment Law Issues 2015: The California Difference
• Enforcing Wage Claims for Low-Income Workers
Family Law:
• Protecting LGBT-Headed Families in a Post-Obergefell World
Intellectual Property:
• Amgen v. Sandoz: Federal Circuit Interprets “Patent Dance” Provisions of BPCIA to Permit Biosimilar Applicant to Refuse to Disclose Application and Manufacturing Information
• Cybersecurity 2015: Managing the Risk
• Developments in Pharmaceutical and Biotech Patent Law 2015
• FTC v. Wyndham: Impact for Companies That Suffer Data Breaches
• Where to Challenge Patents? International Post-Grant Practice – Strategic Considerations Before the USPTO, EPO, SIPO and JPO
International Law:
• Ambush Marketing: International Regulation and Enforcement
Litigation:
• Electronic Discovery Institute 2015: What Corporate and Outside Counsel Need to Know
• Home Court Advantage: Recent Developments and Strategies for Litigants Concerning the SEC’s Increasing Use of Administrative Proceedings
• Memorable and Persuasive: Winning Demonstratives at Trial
• Nuts & Bolts of Electronic Discovery 2015
Pro Bono:
• Representing the Pro Bono Client: Advocacy Skills for Administrative Hearings 2015
Professional Skills:
• Six “P’s” of Professional Legal Writing
Real Estate:
• Hotels 2015: Law and Practice
The PLI 2016 Books Catalog Has Arrived
We recently published our 2016 books catalog, which features eight new titles and six new editions. Be sure to use the promo code to get 20% off your first order. Check it out!
