FinCEN Regulatory Landscape Twenty Years Later and Counting (November 30) Register Now
Tuesday, November 30, 2021, 1:00 pm Eastern Standard Time
Description: This course hot topic course will introduce tools and resources within the LexisNexis portfolio to help attorneys keep up. Quoting Jon Hill in Law 360 analysis of October 25, 2021, “20 Years After the Patriot Act, FinCEN Still has Room to Grow” and grow it has from a tiny exiled poorly funded federal agency in the D.C. suburbs, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has expanded its regulatory footprint as federal authorities seek to stem the flow of what’s estimated to be more than $1 trillion of dirty money moving through the global financial system annually.
Ethical Concerns of Conducting Research via the Open Web (December 1) Register Now
Wednesday, December 1, 2021, 3:00 pm Eastern Standard Time
Description: In today’s world, Google™, Bing™ or some other engine is used to search the Open Web to find information – whether for personal or professional reasons. Should we, as legal professionals, be using the Open Web to conduct research? What are the risks? And does reliance on such resources – with respect to both investigative and legal research – place practitioners at risk of violating ethical canons such as Rule 1.1. of competence. This fast-paced and revealing presentation uses real life examples to address the ethical concerns of conducting research via the Open Web.
FinCEN Regulatory Landscape Twenty Years Later and Counting (December 2) Register Now
Thursday, December 2, 2021, 3:00 pm Eastern Standard Time
Description: This course hot topic course will introduce tools and resources within the LexisNexis portfolio to help attorneys keep up. Quoting Jon Hill in Law 360 analysis of October 25, 2021, “20 Years After the Patriot Act, FinCEN Still has Room to Grow” and grow it has from a tiny exiled poorly funded federal agency in the D.C. suburbs, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has expanded its regulatory footprint as federal authorities seek to stem the flow of what’s estimated to be more than $1 trillion of dirty money moving through the global financial system annually.
M&A Year in Review: Utilizing Research Tools to Identify Trends in the Deal Market (December 3) Register Now
Friday, December 3, 2021, 1:00 pm Eastern Standard Time
Description: This course will review various macro trends impacting the market as well as the practice of M&A law–including topics such as national security review of foreign investment transactions, shareholder activism, COVID-19 impacts on M&A terms and workflow, and more. Along the way, attendees will receive instruction on tools available to assist them in tracking market trends, locating precedent, and analyzing what’s market on key deal terms.
What Cannabis Lawyers Should Know to Prepare for 2022 (December 8) Register Now
Wednesday, December 08, 2021, 1:00 PM Eastern Standard Time
Description: This interactive discussion will identify how issues of importance for lawyers who advise cannabis clients will likely evolve in 2022. Developing risks and unsettled areas of cannabis law will be addressed, including emergent theories of cannabis product liability, escalating risks around D&O and other management liability, the challenge of litigating cannabis disputes in federal court, and how federal legalization is a two-edged sword that will result in winners, losers and lots of litigation. In this context, risk management strategies will be discussed including how cannabis companies can transfer risk and seek better insurance cover.
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