16-Hour Bridge-the-Gap: Corporate & Litigation (Both Days)

Fridays, January 24 & January 31, 2020
9:00 am – 5:00 pm

  • Earn all of your annual New York MCLE credits while obtaining crucial knowledge on a variety of areas. This Bridge-the-Gap program fulfills a full year’s credit requirements for those who are newly admitted, while providing invaluable information and credits for more experienced attorneys. A skilled faculty will guide you through the day-to-day practice of law and cover topics of interest to all attorneys, including legal ethics. This program is unique because we offer one day of litigation-focused topics and one day of corporate; you can purchase both days together, or just one. In order to fulfill the New York MCLE Bridge-the-Gap requirements for newly admitted attorneys, you must attend both days.

    Each Bridge-the-Gap program contains updated content and will provide CLE credit to all attendees, even if they attended in the past.

    Save by registering for both days!

    Program Fee:
    Both Days: $499 for Members | $699 for Nonmembers
    Per Day: $399 for Members | $599 for Nonmembers

    Members who are Recent Law Graduates or Newly Admitted Lawyers (admitted for the first time in any state or country 2018-2020) attend this program for free.

  • Friday, January 24, 2020 | Day 1 (Litigation Day)

    James Batson
    Investment Manager, Legal Counsel
    Bentham IMF

    William Belmont
    The Belmont Group, LLC

    Jim Borkowski
    Arbitrator and Mediator
    NAM (National Arbitration and Mediation)

    Professor Jay C. Carlisle II
    Professor of Law Emeritus
    Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University

    Michael Emerson
    Arbitrator and Mediator
    NAM (National Arbitration and Mediation)

    Justine Goeke
    Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

    David Paul Horowitz
    McNamara & Horowitz, LLP

    David Salant
    Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

    Hon. Peter B. Skelos (Ret.)
    Associate Justice, Appellate Division, 2nd Dept., Nassau
    Arbitrator and Mediator, NAM (National Arbitration and Mediation)

    Sarah Tsou
    Investment Manager, Legal Counsel
    Bentham IMF


    Friday, January 31, 2020 | Day 2 (Corporate Day)

    Joseph Barbiere
    Cole Schotz P.C.

    William Cornachio
    Rivkin Radler LLP

    Professor James J. Fishman
    Professor of Law Emeritus
    Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University

    James T. Kim
    Cole Schotz P.C.

    Michael A. Lehmann
    Dechert LLP

    Jeffrey A. Margolis
    The Margolis Law Firm

    Helene Pangalos
    The Law Office of Helene Pangalos, P.C.

    David Rabinowitz
    Moses & Singer LLP

    Wendy Hoey Sheinberg
    Rivkin Radler LLP

  • Friday, January 24, 2020 | Day 1 (Litigation Day)

    9:00 am – 10:15 am
    Effective District Court Advocacy: Law Clerks’ Perspective
    Justine Goeke & David Salant

    10:15 am – 10:20 am
    Break

    10:20 am – 12:00 pm
    NY CPLR Update
    Professor Jay C. Carlisle II & David Paul Horowitz

    12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
    Lunch (on your own)

    1:00 pm – 2:40 pm
    Inside the Mind of A Mediator: Avoiding Impasse and Maximizing Outcomes in Mediation
    Jim Borkowski, Michael Emerson & Hon. Peter B. Skelos (Ret.)

    2:40 am – 2:45 am
    Break

    2:45 pm – 3:35 pm
    The Use of Investigators in Litigation Matters
    William Belmont

    3:35 pm – 3:45 pm
    Break

    3:45 pm – 5:00 pm
    Navigating the Ethics of Litigation Finance
    James Batson & Sarah Tsou


    Friday, January 31, 2020 | Day 2 (Corporate Day)

    9:00 am – 10:15 am
    Introduction to Non-Profit Organizations Law
    Professor James Fishman & Michael A. Lehmann

    10:15 am – 10:20 am
    Break

    10:20 am – 12:00 pm
    Anatomy of an Operating Agreement
    William Cornachio & Wendy Hoey Sheinberg

    12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
    Lunch (on your own)

    1:00 pm – 2:15 pm
    The Nuts & Bolts of Commercial Real Estate Foreclosure
    Joseph Barbiere & James T. Kim

    2:15 pm – 2:20 pm
    Break

    2:20 pm – 3:35 pm
    Retail & Restaurant Leasing: What New Attorneys Need to Know
    Jeffrey A. Margolis & Helene Pangalos

    3:35 pm – 3:45 pm
    Break

    3:45 pm – 5:00 pm
    Ethics for the Negotiating Lawyer
    David Rabinowitz

  • New York, New Jersey & California
    Both Days: 16.0 Total: 7.0 Professional Practice, 6.0 Skills, 3.0 Ethics
    Per Day: 8.0 Total: 3.5 Professional Practice, 3.0 Skills, 1.5 Ethics

    Pennsylvania
    Both Days: 12.0 Total: 10.0 General, 2.0 Ethics
    Per Day: 6.0 Total: 5.0 General, 1.0 Ethics

    Connecticut:
    Available to Licensed Attorneys

  • Sponsorship Opportunities are Available! Please Contact:
    Angie Avila, Manager, Membership Outreach and Sponsorships | (212) 382-6608 | aavila@nycbar.org