Most Popular Books on PLI PLUS in 2024

The tallies are in! Here are the most accessed books on PLI PLUS in 2024.

Popular Banking Titles

  1. Mutual Funds and Exchange Traded Funds Regulation
  2. Asset-Based Lending: A Practical Guide to Secured Financing
  3. Fund Finance
  4. Consumer Financial Services Answer Book
  5. Derivatives Deskbook: Close-Out Netting, Risk Mitigation, Litigation

Popular Corporate & Securities Titles

  1. Private Equity Funds: Formation and Operation
  2. Broker-Dealer Regulation
  3. Tax Strategies for Corporate Acquisitions, Dispositions, Spin-Offs, Joint Ventures, Financings, Reorganizations & Restructurings
  4. Drafting and Negotiating Corporate Agreements
  5. Corporate Compliance Answer Book

Popular Employment Titles

  1. Fragomen on Immigration Fundamentals: A Guide to Law and Practice
  2. Understanding Employment Law
  3. California Employment Law
  4. Sports Law
  5. Labor Management Law Answer Book

Popular Estates & Trusts Titles

  1. Manning on Estate Planning
  2. Art Law: The Guide for Collectors, Investors, Dealers & Artists
  3. Estate Planning Institute
  4. Private Clients Legal & Tax Planning Answer Book
  5. International Tax & Estate Planning: A Practical Guide for Multinational Investors

Popular Intellectual Property Titles

  1. Artificial Intelligence Law
  2. Technology Transactions: A Practical Guide to Drafting and Negotiating Commercial Agreements
  3. How to Write a Patent Application
  4. Faber & Kowalski on Mechanics of Patent Claim Drafting
  5. Intellectual Property Law Answer Book

Popular Litigation Titles

  1. Thinking Like a Writer: A Lawyer’s Guide to Effective Writing and Editing
  2. Stepping It Up: A Guide for Mid-Level Law Firm Associates
  3. Fundamentals of Taking and Defending Depositions
  4. Depositions Answer Book
  5. Attorney-Client Privilege Answer Book

Popular Real Estate Titles

  1. Real Estate Tax Forum
  2. Friedman and Smith on Contracts and Conveyances of Real Property
  3. Commercial Ground Leases
  4. Holtzschue on Real Estate Contracts and Closings: A Step-by-Step Guide to Buying and Selling Real Estate
  5. Commercial Real Estate Institute

Popular Tax Titles

  1. The Partnership Tax Practice Series: Planning for Domestic and Foreign Partnerships, LLCs, Joint Ventures & Other Strategic Alliances Ventures & Other Strategic Alliances
  2. Tax Planning for Domestic & Foreign Partnerships, LLCs, Joint Ventures & Other Strategic Alliances
  3. Tax Strategies for Corporate Acquisitions, Dispositions, Spin-Offs, Joint Ventures, Financings, Reorganizations & Restructurings
  4. Business Taxation Deskbook: Corporations, Partnerships, Subchapter S, and International
  5. Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act Answer Book

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SEC Reporting Checklist

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Treatise Update: Copyright Law: A Practitioner’s Guide (Second Edition)

Copyright Law: A Practitioner’s Guide (Second Edition) provides up-to-date analysis of court decisions and practical advice for the protection of copyrights. This book helps readers to understand the scope of copyright owners’ exclusive rights, prove copyright infringement and obtain appropriate remedies, renew, restore, and recapture copyrights, know when Internet-related activities constitute copyright infringement, find out who owns a work for clearance purposes, exploit unique defenses and statutory safe harbors that exist in the digital environment, get insurance against litigation risks arising from possible infringing uses, and to know when and how to register copyrights with the Copyright Office.

The new release includes the following updates:

  • The Ninth Circuit’s ruling that, for choreography, courts look at whether the “coherent whole” is protectable and will consider unique elements beyond individual poses, such as footwork; movement of the limbs, hands, fingers, and head; tempo; body shapes and positions; and transitions (see section 2:5.4).
  • The D.C. Circuit’s holding that the copyright deposit requirement constituted an unconstitutional taking of property (see section 5:2.1).
  • The Supreme Court’s decision in Warner Chappell Music, Inc. v. Nealy resolving a circuit split and holding that a plaintiff may recover damages for any “timely claim” (see sections 11:7.3 and 12:2).
  • The Tenth Circuit’s decision that repeatedly ignoring takedown requests and mocking the author of the allegedly infringed material were sufficient to plausibly allege material contribution to direct copyright infringement (see section 11:8.3[B]).

The Table of Authorities has also been updated.

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Treatise Update: Hedge Fund Regulation (Second Edition)

Hedge Fund Regulation (Second Edition) provides a comprehensive understanding of hedge funds, covering their history, investment strategies, legal, and compliance considerations. Updated regularly, the treatise guides practitioners in structuring funds, raising capital, complying with regulations, managing portfolios, and adhering to reporting obligations with regulatory agencies.

The new release includes the following updates:

  • Chapter 8, Anti-Money Laundering Regulations, has been revised to cover the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network’s adoption of rules subjecting investment advisers to anti-money laundering/countering of financing of terrorism programs and related reporting requirements.
  • Chapter 9, Privacy Regulations, has been updated to address the SEC’s amendments to Regulation S-P, designed to enhance data security and breach notification obligations.
  • Chapter 13, Compliance, has beenrevised to address the implications of the vacating of the Private Fund Adviser Rules by the Fifth Circuit.
  • Chapter 14, Books and Records, discusses of records requirements, including discussion of recent “off channel” communications enforcement actions and the latest revisions to Form PF.
  • Chapter 19, Pensions, analyzes the Department of Labor’s recent amendments to Prohibited Transaction Class Exemption 84-14, the QPAM Exemption.
  • Chapter 26, Derivatives Markets Participants, has been revised to address recent changes to the CFTC’s capital requirements for swap dealers, the SEC’s added protections for Chief Compliance Officers of security-based swap dealers and major security-based swap participants, and SEC Rule 9j-1 that targets fraud and manipulation in the context of security-based swaps.

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New Title! Climate Change, Sustainable Investments, and Social Governance: Law and Compliance

PLI Press is proud to announce the publication of the new practice guide Climate Change, Sustainable Investments, and Social Governance: Law and Compliance.

This brand-new treatise comprehensively analyzes the regulatory landscape for financial products and institutions with ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) considerations. It covers ESG-themed financial products and investments, discussing their significance as market opportunities, institutional investor expectations, compliance requirements, risk management components, and elements of corporate values. The book is divided into sections that explores climate change risk and related issues for financial institutions, banks, and the insurance industry, ESG investing and financial products, ESG’s impact on shareholders and SEC enforcement, examinations, and the development of effective compliance programs for corporate issuers and advisers. The final section focuses on special topics, reviewing the legal landscape related to human rights in business and advising on proactive measures for businesses to comply with their duties and lead in responsible practices.

Notably, Climate Change, Sustainable Investments, and Social Governance: Law and Compliance covers the following important topics:

  • Climate Change Risks and Bank Regulation in the United States (See Chapter 3)
  • ESG Investing (See Chapter 10)
  • Sustainable Finance (See Chapter 12)
  • ESG and Shareholder Engagement (See Chapter 14)
  • ESG and SEC Enforcement and Exams (See Chapter 16)
  • Human Rights in the Business Legal Landscape (See Chapter 19)

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What’s New in 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/Practice Guides, Course Handbooks, Answer Books, Transcripts, and Forms to reflect recent changes and developments in the law.

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Free Legal Form of the Month

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January’s free form:

Officially Prescribed Forms Relating to Qualifying Domestic Trusts (QDOTS): Bond

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Treatise Update: Broker-Dealer Regulation (Second Edition)

Broker-Dealer Regulation (Second Edition) covers the latest laws and regulations governing broker-dealers and provides a comprehensive and practical overview of the many requirements of this highly regulated area. This book instructs on how brokerage firms can satisfy SEC/SRO standards, with detailed coverage of registration reporting and record-keeping rules, suitability and best execution standards, ways of minimizing liability in the event of legal lapses, by documenting good-faith compliance efforts and the implementation of a tailor-made compliance program that can help detect and prevent illegal conduct within the firm. It’s filled with practical suggestions on how to best comply with requirements in such areas as electronic trading, safeguarding customer information, trading desk activities and business continuity planning.

The new release includes the following updates:

  • Chapter 5, Broker-Dealer and Associated Person Registration, covers FINRA’s Maintaining Qualifications Program.
  • Chapter 17, Research and Research Analysts, covers the EU Listing Act, which removes the market capitalization threshold and allows for the bundling of payments for research and execution services, if certain requirements are met.
  • Chapter 18, Electronic Trading, reviews the 2024 Amendments to Rule 605’s disclosure requirements.
  • Chapter 49, Investment Banking Compliance, reviews the SEC’s amendments, adopted on May 16, 2024, to Reg S-P; and the SEC’s proposed rules that would apply to the use of any “covered technology” by broker-dealers or investment advisers in “investor interactions,” and would require that such registrants establish policies and procedures to determine if the use of any such tool results in a conflict of interest that places the interests of the registrant ahead of the interests of investors, and to eliminate or neutralize that conflict.
  • Chapter 52, Private Banking and Wealth Management, discusses the May 2024 SEC and FinCEN Joint Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that will expand CIP obligations for SEC-Registered Investment Advisers and Exempt Reporting Advisers by requiring them to establish, document, and maintain written CIP procedures.
  • Chapter 53, Blockchain and Digital Assets, has been updated to cover regulatory developments involving digital securities and commodities.

The Table of Authorities and Index have also been updated.

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