(Webcast) Current Ethical Issues for In-House Counsel & Those Who Advise Them: Litigation Perspectives

Wednesday, June 16, 2021 | 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm

• Description
• Faculty
• Agenda
• CLE Credit
• Sponsors

• This ethics program is designed especially for in-house counsel and outside counsel advising their in-house clients.  Using a stimulating series of hypotheticals based on real-life experience, a panel of experts will review a variety of important professional responsibility issues that affect corporate counsel on a daily basis.

  Program Fee:
  $199 for Members | $299 for Nonmemberss

  Members who are Law Students, Recent Law Graduates, Newly Admitted Lawyers (admitted for the first time in any state or country 2019-2021), In-House/Corporate Counsel, Judges, and attorney members who practice within the Government, Academic or Not-for-Profit sectors attend this program for free.

• TBD

• 4:00 pm – 4:05 pm
  Introduction and Introduction to Hypothetical

  4:05 pm – 4:25 pm
  Legal and Ethical Issues Surrounding Cyber Intrusions

  4:25 pm – 4:45 pm
  Hard Bargaining vs. Extortion

  4:45 pm – 4:55 pm
  Ethical Issues Involving the Return/Use of Stolen Documents

  4:55 pm – 5:10 pm
  Conflicts of Interest:  Who is a Current Client, Who is a Former Client and
  How are the Tests Applied?

  5:10 pm – 5:20 pm
  Remote Practice Ethical Issues:  What Does the Future Hold?

  5:20 pm – 5:40 pm
  Litigation-Related Defamation Claims Against Lawyers and How to Avoid Them

  5:40 pm – 5:55 pm
  Attorney Self-Defense

  5:55 pm – 6:00 pm
  Question/Answer Session/Program Wrap-Up

• CLE Credit
  New York: 2.0 Ethics
  New Jersey: 2.4 Professional Responsibility
  California: 2.0 Professional Responsibility
  Pennsylvania: 2.0 Professional Responsibility
  Connecticut: Available to Licensed Attorneys

• Sponsoring Association Committees:
  In-House Counsel, Jack Lerner, Chair
  Professional Ethics, Tyler Maulsby, Chair
  Professional Responsibility, Aegis J. Frumento, Chair

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

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