This program will satisfy the LIVE NY Skills and Ethics requirements for first and second year newly admitted attorneys in New York. For the 9th year, Program Chair Mark Rosen and an expert faculty seek to inform the legal and business communities about the latest developments in the field of cybersecurity and lawyering in a cyber world that are too important to ignore. Our all-star faculty will address the key issues, threats, and the ever changing roles and responsibilities of attorneys and firms in a constantly evolving cyberworld. Topic to be discussed include: Is AI a marketing phrase or a tool? Cybersecurity lexicon and lingo: What does it all mean? Work from home policies BYOD: Balancing security and productivity Managing employee social media presence: Can employers control after work online behavior? Multi-factor authentication: Must you have it? Rise in non-negotiable standards Cybersecurity and the small firm Theories of liability and standards of care Cybersecurity insurance: What is it? What does it cover? Do you need it? Challenges in Ransomware threats Cybersecurity teams: Is yours the right team? Incident response team: Do you have one? Do you need one? Cloud data: How secure is it? Is it yours?

Faculty: Derek Auchie, Arbitrator, Mediator, Professor, Alberdeen School of Law, Alberdeen, Scotland; Brian Flood, HUB International Insurance; Lexer Quamie, Associate Counsel, Allstate Insurance; Guy Robertson, Software Developer, Financial Institutions; Harumi Urata-Thompson, Consultant, Business Development/Cyber Risks; Michael Weber, Littler; Ian Whitehurst, Barrister, UK, Mediator; Paul Jang, Director of Operations, Brooklyn Law School

Learn how to use an Article 78 proceeding to challenge an unfavorable action by DHCR (Division of Housing and Community Renewal) or HPD (Housing Preservation & Development). Hear from David Hershey-Webb, who specializes in DHCR related litigation and has won significant decisions in favor of tenants, about filing requirements, time deadlines, appropriate arguments and MORE. Understand what constitutes “arbitrary and capricious” actions by an agency and how to show that the decision was NOT supported by “substantial evidence.”

Faculty: David Hershey-Webb, Partner, Himmelstein McConnell Gribben & Joseph LLP

*This two half-day program will satisfy the 9 Skills and Ethics for 1st or 2nd year newly admitted attorneys in New York. Day 1: 5/2/2024 9:30am-1:45pm, Day2: 5/3/2024 9:30am-1:45pm. For the 47th year, Program Chair Robert Kelner and a distinguished panel of litigators, judges and mediators will discuss what you need to know to litigate, settle or mediate/arbitrate cases. This year the program will be presented in 2 half days and fulfill the LIVE Skills and Ethics CLE requirements, including a Cybersecurity credit, for first and second year newly admitted attorneys in NY. The program is also a great refresher for more experienced litigators, as well as a great resource for attorneys interested in litigation. Topics include: Day 1, May 2 (9:30 am – 1:45 pm): Preparing for Trial Pre-trial Practice: An Overview of Commercial and Personal Injury Litigation Preparation of Plaintiffs and Defendants Conference, Settlement and Mediation – The Rising Importance in Resolving Disputes Practice Tips from the Bench: How to Survive and Flourish in Today’s Court System Day 2, May 3 (9:30 am – 1:45 pm): Litigation Skills Scams, Data Breaches and Using AI (ChatGPT) Technology in the Law Office … and From Home Voir Dire and an Interactive Demonstration Summations and War Stories With a Message

Faculty: Alfredo Alvarado, Lester Schwab Katz & Dwyer, LLP; Karen Campbell, Lewis Brisbois; Hon. Josph E. Capella, NYS Supreme Court; Tracee E. Davis, Seyfarth Shaw LLP; Hon. John P. DiBlasi (Ret.), National Arbitration and Mediation (NAM); Joshua Kelner and Robert Kelner, Kelner and Kelner; Hon. Lewis J. Lubell, NYS Supreme Court; Hon. Nicholas Moyne, NYS Supreme Court; Daler Radjabov, NYCLA Technology/Program Attorney; Kimberly Schirripa, Lester Schwab Katz & Dwyer, LLP; Paul H. Schoeman, Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frank LLP; Jay Safer, Dunnington, Bartholow & Miller LLP; Dorothy M. Weber, Herbsman Hafer Weber & Frisch LLP;

*Part of 2 Half Days BTG program. For the 47th year, Program Chairs Robert and Josh Kelner and a distinguished panel of litigators, judges and mediators will discuss what you need to know to litigate, settle or mediate/arbitrate cases. Day 1 will focus on Preparing for Trial and the Topics include: Pre-trial Practice: An Overview of Commercial and Personal Injury Litigation Preparation of Plaintiffs and Defendants Conference, Settlement and Mediation – The Rising Importance in Resolving Disputes Practice Tips from the Bench: How to Survive and Flourish in Today’s Court System

Faculty: Alfredo Alvarado, Lester Schwab Katz & Dwyer, LLP; Hon. Josph E. Capella, NYS Supreme Court; Tracee E. Davis, Seyfarth Shaw LLP; Hon. John P. DiBlasi (Ret.), National Arbitration and Mediation (NAM); Joshua Kelner and Robert Kelner, Kelner and Kelner; Hon. Lewis J. Lubell, NYS Supreme Court; Hon. Nicholas Moyne, NYS Supreme Court; Kimberly Schirripa, Lester Schwab Katz & Dwyer, LLP; Paul H. Schoeman, Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frank LLP; Jay Safer, Dunnington, Bartholow & Miller LLP; Dorothy M. Weber, Herbsman Hafer Weber & Frisch LLP;

*Part of 2 Half Days BTG program. For the 47th year, Program Chairs Robert and Joshua Kelner will discuss what you need to know about picking juries, summations and litigation war stories. Topics include: Day 2, May 3 (9:30 am – 1:45 pm): The Trial Scams, Data Breaches and Using AI (ChatGPT) Technology in the Law Office … and From Home Voir Dire and an Interactive Demonstration Summations and War Stories With a Message

Faculty: Alfredo Alvarado, Lester Schwab Katz & Dwyer, LLP; Karen Campbell, Lewis Brisbois; Robert Kelner, Kelner and Kelner; Daler Radjabov, NYCLA Technology/Program Attorney