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Hooked on CLE: February 2022
Contains material from Jun 2021 to Dec 2021
great way to do CLE; Good variety of topics.
Great course
Highly informative, especially the "Has the Workforce Changed Forever" segment.
The Five Sessions were distinctly different, so there was no duplicated material, and that was a plus. Each speaker was prepared well and provided ample materials.
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Benjamin Johnson
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Session 1 —44 mins
Politics & Partisanship: The Struggle for Immigration Reform (Dec 2021)
With the mid-term elections approaching, can Congress agree on any immigration reforms and what more can the administration do on its own?
Originally presented: Oct 2021 Conference on Immigration and Nationality Law
Benjamin Johnson,
American Immigration Lawyers Association - Washington, DC
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Lilya Tessler
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Session 2 —45 mins
Blockchain Business Opportunities and Regulatory Pitfalls (Nov 2021)
Hear the latest blockchain use cases across industries together with the legal and regulatory issues in-house counsel need to consider in M&A, strategic investments, or new product development. This presentation includes understanding how blockchain is being used for things like user incentive plans, payment systems, digital collectibles (NFTs), and tokenizing anything from physical goods to equity securities; examining how peer-to-peer digital asset transactions are powering decentralized finance (DeFi) products and services such as decentralized exchanges, lending platforms, and decentralized insurance; navigating blockchain due diligence considerations from a regulatory, operational, and commercial perspective; and evaluating digital assets in corporate governance matters or on a company’s financial statements, including public company disclosure obligations.
Originally presented: Oct 2021 Mergers and Acquisitions Institute
Lilya Tessler,
Sidley Austin LLP - Dallas, TX
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Jennifer M. Trulock
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Session 3 —44 mins
Workforce Has Been Reshaped, Forever? (Jun 2021)
Now that many employers and employees have experienced remote work for at least a year, the genie is out of the bottle. From hiring and onboarding new employees to managing their performance remotely, employers have to change their playbooks. Timekeeping and overtime risks remain issues, but consider state tax issues and additional cyber risks that go with a remote working environment.
Originally presented: May 2021 Labor and Employment Law Conference
Jennifer M. Trulock,
Baker Botts - Dallas, TX
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Cynthia Rodriguez Garza, Gary Alan Udashen
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Session 4 —45 mins
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel and State Misconduct (Jun 2021)
Explore the ethical dimensions of ineffective assistance of counsel and prosecutorial misconduct claims, as well as best practices on how to handle these claims.
Originally presented: May 2021 Conference on Criminal Appeals
Cynthia Rodriguez Garza,
Dallas County District Attorney's Office - Dallas, TX
Gary Alan Udashen,
Udashen Anton - Dallas, TX
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Pierre Charles Grosdidier
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Session 5 —60 mins
Old Meets New: The 1st, 4th, and 5th Amendments Face The Digital World (Aug 2021)
Join Pierre Grosdidier as he reviews six recent court decisions that analyze the challenges that digital world issues, such as, social media, surveillance, digital searches, and access to digital devices, pose to the 1st, 4th, and 5th Amendments.
Originally presented: Aug 2021 Old Meets New: The 1st, 4th, and 5th Amendments Face The Digital World
Pierre Charles Grosdidier,
City of Houston - Houston, TX