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

Friday, January 20, 2023 | 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Friday, January 27, 2023 | 9:00 am – 5:00 pm

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  • 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, or just one. In order to fulfill the New York MCLE Bridge-the-Gap requirements for newly admitted attorneys, you must attend both days. Special Feature: Day 1 will allow participants to receive the new 1.5 Cybersecurity Ethics NYMCLE credit!

    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
    Recent Law Graduates (not yet admitted) & Newly Admitted Lawyers (admitted for the first time in any state or country 2020-2022) (Both Days): Free for Members

  • Day 1 – Litigation

    Daniel S. Alterbaum, Esq.
    Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

    William Belmont
    The Belmont Group, LLC

    Hon. Elizabeth Bonina (Ret.)
    Justice, Supreme Court of the State of New York, Kings County (Ret.), Arbitrator and Mediator, NAM (National Arbitration and Mediation)

    James 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

    Robyn Feldstein
    BakerHostetler

    David Paul Horowitz, Esq.
    McNamara & Horowitz, LLP

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

    Nichole L. Sterling, Esq.
    Baker & Hostetler LLP

    Day 2 – Corporate

    Joseph Barbiere, Esq.
    Cole Schotz P.C.

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

    James T. Kim, Esq.
    Cole Schotz P.C.

    Michael A. Lehmann, Esq.
    Dechert LLP

    Stella Lellos, Esq.
    Rivkin Radler LLP

    Elise G. Liebowitz, Esq.
    Real Estate and Trusts & Estates

    Jeffrey A. Margolis, Esq.
    The Margolis Law Firm

    David Rabinowitz, Esq.
    Moses & Singer LLP

    Avi Sinensky
    Rivkin Radler LLP

  • Day 1 — Litigation

    9:00 am – 10:15 am
    Effective Appellate Advocacy: A Law Clerk’s Perspective
    Daniel S. Alterbaum

    10:15 am – 10:20 am
    Break

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

    12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
    Lunch  Break

    1:00 pm – 2:40 pm
    Inside the Mind of A Mediator: Avoiding Impasse and Maximizing Outcomes in Mediation
    Hon. Elizabeth Bonina (Ret.), James Borkowski & 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
    Primer on Cybersecurity & Ethics
    Robyn Feldstein & Nichole L. Sterling

    Day 2 — Corporate

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

    10:15 am – 10:20 am
    Break

    10:20 am – 12:00 pm
    Anatomy of an Operating Agreement
    Stella Lellos & Avi Sinensky                 

    12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
    Lunch  Break

    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
    Elise G. Liebowitz & Jeff Margolis

    3:35 pm – 3:45 pm
    Break

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

  • CLE CREDIT FOR NEW YORK, NEW JERSEY, AND CALIFORNIA
    CLE Credit for Both Days:  16.0 Total:  7.0 Professional Practice, 6.0 Skills; 1.5 Ethics & 1. 5 Cybersecurity Ethics
    CLE Credit for January 20: 8.0 Total: 3.5 Professional Practice, 3.0 Skills & 1.5 Cybersecurity Ethics
    CLE Credit for January 27:  8.0 Total: 3.5 Professional Practice, 3.0 Skills & 1.5 Ethics

    CLE CREDIT FOR PENNSYLVANIA
    CLE Credit for Both Days: 12.0 Total:  10.0 General & 2.0 Ethics
    CLE Credit for January 20: 6.0 Total:  5.0 General & 1.0 Ethics
    CLE Credit for January 27:  6.0 Total:  5.0 General & 1.0 Ethics

  • Sponsorship Opportunities are Available! Please Contact:
    Yelena Balashchenko, Manager, Business Development & Sponsorships | (212) 382-6608 | ybalashchenko@nycbar.org

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