In The Know is an exclusive Business Law Section member benefit. Earn free business law CLE by attending these hot-topic webinars developed by practice-area experts.
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Audio, video, and materials from In The Know programs are available to Business Law Section members shortly after each webinar. CLE credit is only available for programs that are live or in the on-demand library.
Upcoming Program
The Politics of Antitrust: Candidates & Newsmakers Bringing Antitrust into the Spotlight
January 23, 2020
1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Eastern
The panel will discuss the implications of the heightened attention to antitrust in the political arena, i.e., politicians’ proposals for big tech firms, including Google, Facebook & Amazon; whether increased media scrutiny is impacting agency practice; and the politicization of antitrust in Europe.
Panelists:
- Marin Boney (moderator), Kirkland & Ellis, Washington, DC
- Benjamin Sirota, Kobre & Kim, New York, NY
- Jeff White, Weil, Gotshal & Manges, Washington, DC
- Helge Heinrich, Noerr LLP, Munich, Germany
Presented by: Antitrust Law Committee
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Upcoming Program
Making Use of Tender Offers
February 13, 2020
1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Eastern
Panelists will review legal and practical issues in using tender offers to acquire public companies, focusing on advantages/disadvantages relative to the use of mergers and on special securities rules and other ways in which tender offers differ from mergers. The panel will make reference to the ABA’s newly published Model Tender Offer Agreement.
Panelists:
- Michael O’Bryan (moderator), Morrison Foerster, San Francisco, CA
- Eric Klinger Wilensky (moderator), Morris Nichols, Wilmington, DE
Presented by: Mergers and Acquisitions Committee
Registration will be opening soon.
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Archive
Audio, video, and materials from In The Know programs are available to Business Law Section members shortly after each webinar.
- December 2019: Risk Management in Enforcement Actions: Managing Risk or Micromanaging It
- November 2019: Navigating the Information Universe
- October 2019: Director Roles in M&A Transactions
- September 2019: Conducting an Effective Internal Investigation - One Chance to Get it Right
- August 2019: What US Lawyers Should Know About Artificial Intelligence
- July 2019: Venture Exchanges: Providing Liquidity for Small Cap Companies?
- June 2019: Supreme Court Update: Trademark Licensee Rights Survive Rejection
- May 2019: Foreign Private Issuers
- April 2019: The Troublesome Twenty: A Selection of Opinion Issues That Never Seem To Go Away
- March 2019: New Computer Overlords?: Responding to Promises and Threats of Machine Learning in Financial Services
- February 2019: M&A Purchase Price Adjustments: Preventing Bumps, Bruises, and Broken Bones
- January 2019: Critical Audit Matters: What Lawyers Need to Know About the PCAOB’s New Auditor Reporting Standard
- December 2018: Legal Ethics and Cryptocurrency
- November 2018: Commercial Law Developments, 2017-2018
- October 2018: Judges and Justices Under Attack: Whose Business is it?
- September 2018: Negotiating Private Company Acquisitions: The Most Contentious Deal Points
- August 2018: It’s Always Election Season: Building Effective Campaign Finance and Pay-to-Play Compliance Programs
- July 2018: Sports Betting in the U.S. in a Post-PASPA World
- June 2018: Representing Minority Members in the Negotiation of LLC Agreements
- May 2018: The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act -- What Every Business Lawyer Needs to Know about International Tax
- April 2018: New Partnership Audit and Tax Collection Rules – is Your Partnership/LLC Agreement Ready?
- March 2018: Insider's Insights from the Deal Points Study
- February 2018: Choice of Entity in Light of 2017 Tax Law Changes
- January 2018: Pay Ratio is a Go: What to Do Now
Accreditation Information
States typically decide whether a program qualifies for MCLE credit in their jurisdiction 4-8 weeks after the program application is submitted. For many live events, credit approval is not received prior to the program.
The ABA will seek 1.5 hours of CLE credit in 60-minute states and 1.8 hours of CLE credit in 50-minute states. Credit hours are estimated and are subject to each state’s approval and credit rounding rules. Please visit www.americanbar.org/mcle for general information on CLE at the ABA.
Scholarship Information
A limited number of scholarships are available to defray the registration fee upon application. Preference will be given to practitioners with limited means and unemployed attorneys. Please contact Quiana Nesbit for more information at quiana.nesbit@americanbar.org.