Category Archives: Treatise

Federal Bail and Detention Handbook 2013

The Federal Bail and Detention Handbook 2013 is now available.  This soft cover treatise has been published to help readers find answers in a hurry and its size makes it convenient to be carried to and from the courtroom.

The Bail Reform Act of 1984 and its legislative history are lengthy and complex. Yet all federal court participants–lawyers, judges, and others–are required to understand the Act thoroughly and apply it swiftly and effectively, often under the pressure of a detention hearing.

Authored by the Honorable John L. Weinberg, this title provides the busy practicing lawyer or judge with a quick and clear reference to the Act and all of the relevant statutory language, legislative history and appellate case law.

Judge Weinberg has included “Practice Pointers,” which is designed to provide defense counsel and Assistant U.S. Attorneys with strategic suggestions for dealing with the Act.  The Handbook’s Table of Cases lists every federal appellate decision of significant precedential value that interprets or applies the Act.

The book is $155.00 per copy, not including shipping charges of $7.50 per title, per consignee location.  There is a discount rate of 20% for 3 or more copies and of 33% for 100 or more copies.  To order a copy, contact the PLI Library Relations Help Desk or call 877-900-5291.

Spotlight on: Initial Public Offerings: A Practical Guide to Going Public

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And check out some of the great peer praise this Treatise has received:

“There is no better practical tool for anyone needing an in-depth, step-by-step guide to the IPO process.”
— Larry Sonsini, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

“A detailed step-by-step guide that every practitioner should have.”
— Broc Romanek, Editor of The CorporateCounsel.net

“A must-read for company executives, securities lawyers, and capital markets professionals alike.”
— John Tyree, Managing Director, Morgan Stanley

“The essential IPO guide for venture capitalists and the companies they fund.”
— Jonathan A. Flint, Co-Founder and Managing General Partner, Polaris Ventures

“All participants in the [IPO] process — even the hardiest veterans — will find something in this book that they didn’t know before they picked it up.”
— Keith F. Higgins, Ropes & Gray LLP

“An invaluable and comprehensive resource for the experienced practitioner and novice entrepreneur alike.”
— Richard D. Truesdell, Jr., Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP

 

New Title! Patent Claim Construction and Markman Hearings

In January 2013, PLI published Patent Claim Construction and Markman Hearings.

Determining the proper construction of patent claims is the necessary prelude to any inquiry as to whether those claims have been infringed, and this construction takes place in “a litigation system that is unique to patent cases.” Patent Claim Construction and Markman Hearings is a succinct guide to both claim construction and the special procedures that have evolved to accomplish such construction.

Since the decisions of the Federal Circuit and the Supreme Court in Markman v. Westview Instruments, it has been clear that patent claim construction is a question of law exclusively for the court, not something to be submitted to the jury. Patent Claim Construction and Markman Hearings explains the guiding principles that the courts use, the intrinsic and extrinsic evidence they consider, and the effect of prior constructions of the same claim. Since “rules” of construction are hard to come by, the book provides insight into the process by fully discussing how judges have decided upon particular claim constructions.

The law as it has developed after Markman, makes it clear that there is no mandated or standard procedure to accomplish claim construction. The book explains the differing approaches among the courts, including the local rules in force in some courts, and how they affect case-management conferences, briefing, discovery, and the timing of the Markman hearing itself.

Then, to give you practical guidance as you prepare for the hearing, Patent Claim Construction and Markman Hearings helps you assess the evidence in support of the construction you seek, work with expert witnesses, and prepare claim charts and other materials that will aid and convince the court.

Patent Claim Construction and Markman Hearings should be on every patent litigator’s desk.

If you’d like to order Patent Claim Construction and Markman Hearings, please email the Library Relations Help Desk or call 877-900-5291.

New Edition of Art Law

PLI recently published the Fourth Edition of our acclaimed ART LAW treatise.

Widely acknowledged as the cornerstone reference for visual art professionals and their attorneys since it was first published in 1989, ART LAW provides unsurpassed legal, business, financial, tax, and estate planning information and guidance for this major sector of the creative arts.

Written by two of America’s foremost art law authorities and stocked with more timesaving forms, checklists, charts, and procedural guides than ever before, the new Fourth Edition of ART LAW enables you to:

  • Draft effective agreements clearly defining the rights and obligations of the parties involved, whether they’re artists, dealers, collectors, investors, appraisers, museums, or auction houses
  • Create tax-advantaged strategies for collectors and artists — with the help of detailed coverage of complete and partial inter vivos charitable transfers, noncharitable transfers, deductions of expenses when selling collections, outright bequests of artwork, and income tax deductions for expenses when creating art
  • Minimize the legal exposure of clients — by helping collectors avoid valuation errors, dealers avoid conflicts of interest, artists avoid copyright infringement, and art experts avoid liabilities when rendering opinions about art

Just published, the new Fourth Edition has been completely updated to reflect the most recent legal developments and business trends and includes new material in each chapter as well as a new stand-alone chapter on Holocaust-looted art.

ART LAW includes a host of step-by-step, field-tested checklists and a vast storehouse of adaptable model agreements involving collectors and dealers, artists and dealers, and dealers and dealers, as well as forms for appraisals, property exchanges, tax-free exchanges, loans and promised gifts from artists’ estates, dealings with auction houses, private and public  commissions, and museum donations.

Distilling an immense body of law into two practical, transaction-oriented volumes, the new Fourth Edition of ART LAW is required reading for anyone who buys, sells, collects, appraises, authenticates, exhibits, restores, creates, invests, or advises in the visual art world.

If you’d like to order our new edition of ART LAW, please email the Library Relations Help Desk or call 877-900-5291.

 

December 2012 Treatises Updates

In December 2012, the following PLI Treatises were updated:

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

New Treatise Editions Published in November 2012

In November 2012, PLI published new editions of the following Treatises:

Financial Product Fundamentals (2nd Edition)

Hedge Fund Regulation (2nd Edition)

Initial Public Offerings (2nd Edition)

Patent Law (4th Edition)

Securities Law & Practice Deskbook (6th Edition — this had been titled Soderquist on the Securities Laws)

Stocker & Rikoon on Drawing Wills & Trusts (13th Edition)

Variable Annuities and Variable Life Insurance (2nd Edition)

If you would like to order a copy of one or both of these treatises, please contact PLI Library Relations (libraryrelations@pli.edu; 877-900-5291).

New Title! Financial Services Regulation Deskbook

Signed into law on July 21, 2010, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank) is the most significant piece of financial legislation since the Great Depression. At over 880 pages for its 16 titles, this massive new law fundamentally changes financial services law. PLI’s Financial Services Regulation Deskbook walks you through all the significant changes made by the Act and subsequent implementing regulations. It is organized by subject matter and is accompanied by commentary on the practical effects of the legislation on industry practice, including pointing out areas of legal ambiguity that must be solved only by advocacy with the relevant regulators.

The Financial Services Regulation Deskbook walks the reader through all of the significant provisions of Dodd-Frank, including those which:

  • created two new significant federal agencies, the Financial Stability Oversight FSOC (Council) and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB);
  • require significant heightened prudential standards for systemically significant financial companies;
  • prohibit, subject to exceptions, banks from engaging in proprietary trading and sponsoring and investing in hedge funds and private equity funds;
  • require U.S. banks and other entities that receive federal “financial assistance” to push-out much of their derivatives businesses to nonbank affiliates;
  • create a new “Orderly Liquidation Authority” for systemic financial firms;
  • impose increased prudential regulation on banks and their holding companies; and
  • for the first time, comprehensively regulate derivatives activities.

Written by Arthur Long, a partner at Davis Polk who is a member of the firm’s Financial Institutions Group, the Financial Services Regulation Deskbook includes a full discussion of the context surrounding the changes made by Dodd-Frank, including a discussion of the Senate and House legislative history, the specific issues during the economic crisis period that many of the changes were meant to address, as well as the impact of the steady flow of implementing regulations that have been issued since the Act went into effect.

If you would like to order a copy or need more information, please contact Library Relations (877-900-5291; libraryrelations@pli.edu).

PLI Content No Longer Available Via Westlaw

From November 1st, 2012 onwards, no PLI content will be available on Westlaw.

After a twenty-five year partnership with Westlaw, PLI content will no longer be accessible via the Thomson Reuters Westlaw site. PLI was unable to reach an agreement for ongoing distribution by Westlaw of PLI content, including both PLI Course Handbooks and PLI Treatises.  Presently and in the future, you may continue to access all PLI Treatises on Bloomberg Law.

PLI continues to offer access to our Course Handbooks, Treatises, Answer Books, Legal Forms and Program Transcripts via the Discover PLUS eBook platform. Please feel free to contact your PLI account manager, Library Relations at libraryrelations@pliedu or (877) 900-5291 or Customer Service at (800) 260-4754 with any questions or concerns.