Category Archives: Practice Areas

Treatise Update: Financial Product Fundamentals 

Financial Product Fundamentals: Law, Business, Compliance (Second Edition) provides a comprehensive understanding of financial products for attorneys, compliance personnel, and various business professionals seeking legal, regulatory, and procedural guidance. Packed with handy charts, tables, and other graphics, it spans topics such as foreign broker-dealers, insurance-linked securities, and life settlements.  

Highlights of the new update include: 

  • Chapter 11, Hedge Funds, includes recent guidance on usage of minimum investment accounts for verifying accredited investor status under Rule 506 (c) 
  • Chapter 17, Exchange-Traded Funds, discusses ETF share-class exemptive relief, updates on actively managed ETFs, and includes updates on spot cryptocurrency exchange-traded products 

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Free Form of the Month

PLI PLUS offers unlimited electronic access to more than 4,500 downloadable, searchable, and editable legal forms ready for use in your practice. In an effort to highlight this unique content type, we’ve selected one form per month and made it available for anyone to download for free – no subscription required.

November’s free form:

Sample Quarterly Code of Ethics Report

More information about Legal Forms & Checklists:

  • Forms & Checklists Flyer – This flyer provides an overview of the forms & checklists on PLI PLUS and highlights a handful of popular examples.

Practice Guide Update: Post-Grant Proceedings Before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (Second Edition) 

Post-Grant Proceedings Before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (Second Edition) serves as a comprehensive reference guide to each stage of a post-grant proceeding, from initiation and discovery through claim amendments, oral hearings, Federal Circuit appeals, and issues arising from co-pending district court litigation. 

Highlights of this release include: 

  • Chapter 7, Sanctions, features analysis of sanctions for violating stipulations. It also includes developments in Spectrum Solutions LLC v. Longhorn Vaccines & Diagnostics, LLC  
  • Chapter 16, Ex Parte Reexamination, is a new chapter dedicated to the statutory and regulatory framework, procedural mechanics, and strategic considerations that are involved in ex parte reexamination 

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New Edition!  Legal Guide to the Business of Cannabis and Hemp 

Legal Guide to the Business of Cannabis and Hemp (2026 Edition) provides essential guidance for lawyers representing clients in the fast-growing field of legal cannabis and hemp industries. Including a basic definition of the products which fall under the legal cannabis category, this practice guide also features a review of the compliance, policy, and political issues involved in state-by-state legalization and federal enforcement. 

Highlights of the new update include: 

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New Skills Book: In the Spotlight: Turn What You Know into Thought Leadership That Drives Growth 

PLI Press is proud to announce the publication of a new skills book! 

In the Spotlight: Turn What You Know into Thought Leadership That Drives Growth draws from author Ioana Good’s nearly thirty years of experience across multiple fields—including journalism, crisis response, corporate communications, and public relations—to provide readers with practical guidance to increase business growth.  

Packed with templates, frameworks, and examples, this skills book provides readers with actionable items to define their authority and utilize it as a growth tool.  

Guidance includes:  

Purchase a print copy today. 

Research Collections Now Available!

Launched earlier this year, PLI’s new Research Collections bring together trusted resources on today’s most important legal topics, helping you find answers faster and apply them with confidence. Drawn from the depth of PLI PLUS content, these collections are designed to make research simple and effective, and are comprised of various format types including searchable transcripts, downloadable and customizable forms, timely articles, and the same trusted expertise you’ve come to expect from PLI publications.  

Current collections include:  

Have a topic in mind that you’d like to see represented? Email libraryrelations@pli.edu and let us know! 

Treatise Update: Practitioner’s Deskbook on Evidence 

Practitioner’s Deskbook on Evidence provides litigators with a comprehensive guide to evidence law and practice, combining analysis of the Federal Rules of Evidence and key case law with practical insights drawn from courtroom experience. Covering topics ranging from hearsay, expert testimony, and cross-examination to electronic evidence and evidentiary privileges, this resource helps practitioners navigate complex evidentiary issues with confidence. 

Highlights of the update include:  

  • Chapter 16, Evidentiary Privileges, discusses United States v. Heppner, which dealt with artificial intelligence platforms and attorney-client or work product privileges 

Order a print copy today. 

Free Form of the Month

PLI PLUS offers unlimited electronic access to more than 4,500 downloadable, searchable, and editable legal forms ready for use in your practice. In an effort to highlight this unique content type, we’ve selected one form per month and made it available for anyone to download for free – no subscription required.

October’s free form:

Model Electronic Discovery Plan

More information about Legal Forms & Checklists:

  • Forms & Checklists Flyer – This flyer provides an overview of the forms & checklists on PLI PLUS and highlights a handful of popular examples.

New Book: A Guide to Creating an Effective AI Corporate Compliance Program 

PLI Press is proud to announce the publication of A Guide to Creating an Effective AI Corporate Compliance Program. 

This invaluable guide to those professionals navigating the landscape of artificial intelligence and its effects on compliance provides readers with a practical framework to understand the fundamental mechanics behind artificial intelligence and thus better understand its intersection with various sectors.  

Topics covered include:  

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Check Out the New Beyond the Courtroom Course Adoption Kit! 

 

As law schools continue to emphasize professional identity formation under ABA Standard 303(b), faculty are looking for resources that move beyond theory and help students develop the judgment, leadership, communication, and well-being practices essential to successful legal careers.  

Beyond the Courtroom: Proven Strategies from the Legal Field for Leadership, Emotional Intelligence, and Well-Being in the Modern Workplace is designed for exactly that purpose. It gives students practical guidance for navigating the interpersonal, professional, and leadership challenges they will encounter in practice.  

Learn more about the book and how to integrate this title into your classroom with the Beyond the Courtroom Course Adoption Kit.