CLE MATERIALS

CLE MATERIALS

This year’s conference will feature continuing legal education (CLE) panels on cutting edge topics led by top practitioners and experts from across the country. The HNBA has requested a total of 12.5 hours (out of those 2.5 are ethics) for CLE accreditation from jurisdictions across the nation.

Thursday, March 17, 2016  

9:30 AM – 10:45 AM

• Opening Plenary Session: General Counsel Roundtable – How I Got to Where I am Today

11:00 AM – 12:15 PM    

• Public Policy & Government Track Panel #1: Advocacy 101 – Effective Strategies with State & Federal Officials
• Intellectual Property & Litigation Track Panel #1: Technology Trends in International IP – Practitioner’s Insight into Foreign Trends and Global Treaties
• In House Counsel/Corporate Track Panel #1: The State of Cybersecurity Report – An In-House Perspective
• Business Development Institute & Law Practice Management Track – Panel #1: Don’t Print! Legal Writing & Reading in the Digital Age

12:45 PM – 2:00 PM

• Plenary Session: Puerto Rico Debt Crisis

2:15 PM – 3:30 PM   

• Public Policy & Government Track – Panel #2: W-2 or 1099? Employee and Independent Contractor Issues in the Uber Age
• Intellectual Property & Litigation Track – Panel #2: Control It! Effective Ways to Manage Your Cases
• In House Counsel/Corporate Track – Panel #2: Data Breach Insurance – What to Seek from D&O and Cyber Insurance Policies
• Business Development Institute & Law Practice Management Track – Panel #2: The Transpacific Partnership (TPP) – It Matters on Main Street & Wall Street

3:45 PM – 5:00 PM           

• Public Policy & Government Track – Panel #3: Broccoli or Burgers? Food Law’s Policy Impact on the Marketplace and Eating Habits
• Intellectual Property & Litigation Track – Panel #3: Good or Bad? Amended Federal Rules of Civil Procedure’s Impact on Intellectual Property Litigation
• In House Counsel/Corporate Track – Panel #3: Effective Techniques in Mediation Advocacy – How Inside and Outside Counsel Can Partner to Maximize Results
• Business Development Institute & Law Practice Management Track – Panel #3: Put it Up or Take it Down? Leveraging Social Media to Grow Your Practice

Friday, March 18, 2016  

11:00 AM – 12:15 PM      

• Public Policy & Government Track – Panel #4: Can You Afford it? Health and Life Sciences Product Development and Prescription Drug Pricing
• Intellectual Property & Litigation Track – Panel #4: Charge It! Legal Issues Involving Mobile Financial Transactions
• In House Counsel/Corporate Track – Panel #4: Don’t Delete! E-Discovery Issues – Retainer Agreements, Sanctions, Electronic Record Keeping Policies & Amended Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
• Business Development Institute & Law Practice Management Track – Panel #4: FCPA – Third Party Due Diligence and Use of Third Party Technology Vendors

2:15 PM – 3:30 PM           

• Small Business & Small Firm Track – Panel #1: The iAttorney – Utilizing Mobile Technology Management Software, and Security Issues
• Intellectual Property & Litigation Track – Panel #5: Over Budget? Using Technology to Minimize Litigation Costs
• In House Counsel/Corporate Track – Panel #5: Innovative Technology Solutions for Leading In-House Legal Departments
• Business Development Institute & Law Practice Management Track – Panel #5: Cuba – Technology as an Engine of Economic Development

3:45 PM – 5:00 PM      

• Small Business & Small Firm Track – Panel #2: Capital Formation and Tech Startups – Equity Crowdfunding and Title III of the Jobs Act
• Intellectual Property & Litigation Track – Panel #6: 2016 Forensics – How Technology Impacts Internal Investigations
• In House Counsel/Corporate Track – Panel #6: Employee Use of Technology – The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
• Business Development Institute & Law Practice Management Law Track – Panel #6: Judges that Google – The Ethics of Judicial Use of Internet Resources