Intellectual property transactions frequently involve unique ethical issues and hidden conflicts of interest. Get expert insight on:
- When a lawyer's advice becomes an element of proof under the Federal Circuit's new DSU standard for inducing infringement
- Problems raised by the use of "pretexting" in infringement investigations
- Conflicts of interests and conflict clearance
- Complex ethical issues surrounding the commonality of interest doctrine
- The broad reach of Sarbanes-Oxley to IP lawyers
This webinar includes an ethics overview and detailed analysis of new developments of crucial importance to practitioners.
Agenda:
1. Welcome and Introductions
2. Ethics overview, rules and pragmatic considerations
3. Attorney-client privilege and work product
4. Privilege, and ethical issue under DSU inducement standard
5. Commonality of Interest Doctrine
6. Conflicts of interest
7. Starting and stopping the attorney-client relationship
8. Identifying the client in complex development settings and business relationships
9. Ethical issues in M&A activities
10. Lawyers as witnesses
11. Obligations to others, "Pretexting"
12. Sarbanes-Oxley implications for IP Counsel
13. Questions and Answer Session
Moderator:
This webinar will be led by
Glen P. Belvis, an attorney with over twenty-five years of experience in all facets of intellectual property law, including patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets and related antitrust matters. Mr. Belvis was a shareholder of Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione for the last twenty years and recently joined Foro Energy Inc., a venture capital, DOE-funded development drilling company, as Chief IP Counsel.
***This program provides 1.5 hours of approved CLE ethics credit. Approval pending in CA, CO, FL, GA, IL, MS, NC, NJ, NV, NY, OR, PA, TN and TX. Self-study credit is also available for AK, AZ, ME, MO and ND. Credit is available in VA for On Demand Access only. For more information contact Alexandra Brescia at abrescia@alm.com.
Registrants have free access to the program for one year after the live event.
FOR GROUP REGISTRATION DISCOUNTS CONTACT
Email: abrescia@alm.com
Phone: 212-457-7706