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Hooked on CLE: February 2022

Contains material from Jun 2021 to Dec 2021
Hooked on CLE: February 2022
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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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THIS MONTH: Politics & Partisanship: The Struggle for Immigration Reform • Blockchain Business Opportunities and Regulatory Pitfalls • Workforce Has Been Reshaped, Forever? • Ineffective Assistance of Counsel and State Misconduct • Old Meets New: The 1st, 4th, and 5th Amendments Face The Digital World

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Sessions

1. Politics & Partisanship: The Struggle for Immigration Reform (Dec 2021)

Benjamin Johnson

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Slides (pdf) – 5 pgs

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

2. Blockchain Business Opportunities and Regulatory Pitfalls (Nov 2021)

Lilya Tessler

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Slides (pdf) – 10 pgs

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

3. Workforce Has Been Reshaped, Forever? (Jun 2021)

Jennifer M. Trulock

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Slides (pdf) – 26 pgs

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

4. Ineffective Assistance of Counsel and State Misconduct (Jun 2021)

Cynthia Rodriguez Garza, Gary Alan Udashen

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Paper (pdf) – 60 pgs
Slides (pdf) – 30 pgs

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

5. Old Meets New: The 1st, 4th, and 5th Amendments Face The Digital World (Aug 2021)

Pierre Charles Grosdidier

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Slides (pdf) – 14 pgs

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