Seyfarth Shaw attorneys will focus on trade secret and client relationship considerations in the banking and finance industry in a webinar scheduled for Tuesday, August 26, at 1 p.m. Eastern time.

This event is Seyfarth’s sixth installment in its series of 2014 Trade Secret Webinars.

Presenters are Seyfarth lawyers J. Scott Humphrey, Jason P. Stiehl, Rebecca Woods.

Topics will include:

• Practical steps financial institutions can implement to protect trade secrets and client relationships.
• What should you do if your trade secrets are improperly removed or disclosed, or if your former employee is violating his/her agreements.
• How do you prosecute a case against a former employee who is a FINRA member.
• The impact of the Protocol for Broker Recruiting on trade secrets and client relationships

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Epstein Becker Green and EBG Advisors, as part of the Thought Leaders in Population Health Speaker Series, will host a complimentary webinar on emerging trends in value-based purchasing in health care.

The webinar will be Tuesday, August 26, beginning at noon Eastern time.

The session, Population Health Strategies for Employer-Based Coverage, will assess how employers and other health plan sponsors are developing new programs to promote enhanced clinical and financial outcomes for the groups and populations they manage. In particular, speakers will highlight how the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is influencing population health management strategies for employer-based coverage.

The webinar will be led by two thought leaders from the Health Care Incentives Improvement Institute (HCI3): Francois de Brantes, MS, MBA, Executive Director; and Douglas Emery, MS, Program Implementation Leader, Western Region. Gretchen K. Young, Senior Vice President, Health Policy, The ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC), will also serve as a panelist and Adam Solander, Associate, Epstein Becker Green, will moderate the session.

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ScottMadden industry experts will share their views and field questions on the state of the energy industry in a complimentary webinar on Friday, August 22, at noon Eastern time.

Additionally, all registered attendees will receive a complimentary copy of our Energy Industry Update, according to the firm’s website.

Topics will include:

Renewables
– Development – wind and solar capacity growth
– Maturity model – phases of renewable organizations maturity and key findings from the SEPA benchmarking study

Fossil Generation
– Where are we headed and what’s happening now?
– Fossil-fired generation
— The ninth inning for some units, but the perfect storm persists
Proposed GHG standards – a nail in the coffin?
— The persistent concern of water and energy

Transmission
– Changing utility business models (New York, Massachusetts, and other regulatory developments)
– Competitive transmission

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The Energy Department will present a live webinar titled “Increasing Renewable Energy with Hydrogen Storage and Fuel Cell Technologies” on Tuesday, August 19, from 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).

The webinar will feature representatives from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory presenting a unique opportunity for the integration of multiple sectors including transportation, industrial, heating fuel, and electric sectors on hydrogen.

With growing interest in the use of energy storage to support the grid and complement renewable generation, it is important to understand hydrogen’s role. Typically, energy storage involves storing electricity for use later, but since hydrogen can be produced by a variety of methods and provide services to multiple sectors, the conventional definition does not adequately capture the value hydrogen can provide.

This talk will look at the architecture of hydrogen storage systems and economic competitiveness for those systems when compared with conventional systems.

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Windpower Engineering & Developer will present a webinar Tuesday, August 26, at 2 p.m. EDT on wind project site evaluations and their impacts on development and longer-term asset management.

Site evaluations at potential wind farm sites are essential for good estimates of annual wind speeds there, the magazine says on its website. Preliminary wind data increases the profitability and reliability of the wind farm because it allows selecting a turbine technology that is best suited. Selecting these then allows finding a best layout. Ultimately, accuracy of the site evaluation can simplify asset management concerns.

The webinar will cover:
-Types of evaluations
-What qualifies as bankable data
-The long-term significance of site evaluations

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Intelex offers a free on-demand webinar on conducting highly effective onsite observations and how to capitalize on the information gathered.

The webinar is hosted by Hosted by Intelex’s Steve Buffett.

You need to protect your workers and the public throughout the entire lifecycle of your project, while complying with the relevant regulations, Intelex says on its website. Onsite observations are a critical piece of this puzzle, especially when you know how to capitalize on the information you gather in your onsite inspections.

Key topics covered include:

• Behavior based strategies for ensuring that you ace your next audit
• How to get consistent, reliable data from onsites conducted by multiple inspectors across multiple locations
• Making the most of your observations by discovering trends in at-risk behaviors
• Simple tactics for identifying and acting on the metrics you can use to improve safety performance
• Leveraging technology to increase the efficiency and reliability of your onsite safety management program

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Imperative Information Group offers an on-demand webinar on conducting employee background checks and the myriad products available to meet legal compliance requirements.

With increased focus on background check issues from the EEOC and the plaintiffs’ attorneys, HR professionals need to understand what information to request from their background screening partner and how to use it legally, Imperative Information Group says on its website.

In this one-hour presentation, approved for one hour of general recertification credit, Mike Coffey will cover a variety of topics related to employment background investigations, including:

I.      The Case for Background Screening
II.    Strengths and Weaknesses of Criminal Background Screening Tools
III.   Verification of Credentials and Work History
IV.   The Fair Credit Reporting Act
V.     Title VII and EEOC Scrutiny of Background Checks
VI.   State Law Considerations
VII . Identity Theft in Criminal Records

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Selectica offers an on-demand webinar on how contract discovery lets you leverage legacy contracts to drive enterprise-wide value, efficiency and risk management.

Businesses are built on contracts. Successful contract management in the enterprise includes insights, control, compliance, and monetization, Selectica says on its website. But your organization may have thousands of unaccounted for or poorly managed contracts — perhaps tens of thousands — that are creating unnecessary risks, causing lost revenues, and eroding your enterprise’s hard-earned brand equity and business relationships.

The webinar helps participants:

• Gain insights based on Gartner, Inc. research, etc. into corporate counsel, procurement, and contract management trends influenced by changing compliance needs, processes, and technologies
• See a comprehensive overview of contract discovery, migration, and management best practices that can provide a positive impact for your organization
• Learn from use cases on what works and what to avoid in the context of contract lifecycle management for the modern enterprise

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Real Story Group will present a webinar on enterprise content management (ECM) and cloud file sharing marketplaces and how to provide a framework for customers to evaluate the marketplace based on their own needs.

The 30-minute event will be Wednesday, August 13, beginning at noon Eastern time.

The webinar sponsor says participants will gain an understanding of ECM  concepts, including business services, technology services, and vendor intangibles, as well as business scenarios against which ECM tools can be evaluated.

The webinar also will provide an overview of the marketplace and key players. And it will tell participants how to evaluate and select the right vendor for their requirements.

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The U.S. General Services Administration will present a webinar aimed at helping participants learn learn more about Small Business Governmentwide Acquisition Contracts (GWACs).

The free webinar will be Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2014, 1-2 p.m. Central time.

On its website, the agency says its portfolio includes 8(a) STARS, STARS II, VETS, and Alliant Small Business. Each contract is designed to provide worldwide IT services-based solutions to federal agencies, while strengthening opportunities in federal contracting for small businesses and helping agencies meet or exceed their socioeconomic goals.

Each participant will earn one (1) continuous learning point (CLP).

Topics include:

• Small Business GWAC history
• Features and benefits
• Successes
• Highlights of current Small Business GWACs
• Support for industry partners
• New initiatives

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In this month’s Knowledge Leadership Webinar presented byBusiness Intelligence Associates, guest speaker Leigh Isaacs, IGP, CIP, ERMP, Director of Records & Information Governance for Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, will tell why eDiscovery was the best thing to happen to RIM/IG, and why law firms are now talking about governance.

The one-hour webinar will be Thursday, August 21, beginning at 1 p.m. Eastern time.

Leigh Isaacs, IGP, CIP, ERMP is the Director – Records & Information Governance for Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP. She has over 30 years of combined legal and information governance experience. Leigh’s expertise includes strategic design and deployment of enterprise programs, development of information management programs, on and off-site storage considerations including outsourcing, process improvements, evaluation and implementation of technology solutions and the disposition of information for dissolved entities.

An active member of ILTA, Leigh currently serves as the Information Governance Peer Group Vice President. She is also a Steering Committee member for the Law Firm Information Governance Symposium, is a Trustee for the ARMA International Education Foundation and is on the Advisory Board for the IG Initiative. Leigh recently developed the curriculum for and delivered an information governance course for The Organization of Legal Professionals. She is a past President for the GWDC ARMA Chapter and is a published author and speaker on issues relating to information governance.

Contact rthompson@biaprotect.com for more information.

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DLA Piper will present a complimentary webinar on recent cases and changes to contract law. The webinar will be Friday, Sept. 19.

This session will focus on a handful of cases and changes to the law that will be of interest to any practitioner working with technology and sourcing contracts.

Speakers will be Jan Pohle and Stephen Wright, DLA Piper partners.

To register please send an email to rachel.tonkin@dlapiper.com.

In an on-demand webcast, BP reports increases in operating cash flow and profits for the second quarter of 2014.

CEO Bob Dudley called it “another successful quarter” and told shareholders “Your priorities are our priorities.”

Dudley, Group Chief Executive, and Brian Gilvary, Chief Financial Officer, presented the webcast discussing BP’s second quarter 2014 results. This was followed by a question and answer session.

Underlying replacement cost profit1 for the quarter of 2014 was $3.6 billion, 34% higher than the $2.7 billion reported for the same period in 2013 and 13% higher than the $3.2 billion result for the first quarter of 2014.

The company also announced a quarterly dividend of 9.75 cents per ordinary share, the same level as the previous quarter but 8.3% higher than a year earlier. As previously announced, BP’s board will review the level of the dividend with the first and third quarter results each year.

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PwC offers a free on-demand webcast on the evolving country-by-country tax reporting landscape for companies involved in the extractives industry.

Understanding how your company is impacted by the latest developments in country-by-country reporting is a key issue for the extractives industry, PwC says on its website. Publicly reporting government payments brings with it a number of disclosure risks that need to be considered and carefully managed.

The webcast highlights some of those risks and suggest practical approaches to collecting and collating the key data.

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Chromatographyonline.com will present a free webinar about the sampling, sample preparation, and analysis of hydraulic fracturing materials.

The webinar will be Thursday, August 28, beginning at 11 a.m. Eastern time.

According to the presenter’s website, this presentation will address the sampling, sample preparation, and analysis of hydraulic fracturing materials in an effort to develop an understanding of the chemical composition of post-fracking fluids so that source identification and source apportionment may be successful in the event of a release. Additionally, a better understanding of the chemical composition of these fluids may facilitate on-site or near-site bioremediation. Various sample preparation strategies will be discussed, and GC–TOF-MS and GCxGC–TOF-MS will be used as determinative techniques. Finally, data will be presented that may allow for the development of protocols to determine the composition of these fluids and, possibly, the source of any pollution events.

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The Association of Corporate Counsel and Kobre & Kim LLP present a free on-demand webinar on enforcing high value judgments and recovering hidden assets.

In this webcast, a group of internationally based attorneys, experienced in enforcing high value judgments and recovering hidden assets share their first-hand insights into the international judgment enforcement and asset recovery process, the ACC said in a release.

The panel discussion includes analysis of effective asset tracing, utilizing specific legal tools available in the U.S., Europe, Asia and offshore jurisdictions as well as the alternative fee structures available to minimize costs and risks.

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The Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) and the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) will co-host the second of a three-part complementary webinar series to help business owners understand the intellectual property process, starting on Tuesday, August 12, at 1 p.m. Eastern time.

This webinar series will explain how to electronically file a copyright, patent, and trademark application.  Minority business owners and innovators will receive information, resources, and tools to protect and promote their intellectual property.

Get answers from USPTO intellectual property experts Susan Anthony, an attorney in the Global Intellectual Property Academy/Office of Policy and International Affairs; Craig Morris, Managing Attorney for Outreach/Office of the Commissioner for Trademarks; and Jeffrey Wong, Project Manager, Electronic Filing System-Web.

The events, all at 1 p.m. EDT,  are.

• Tuesday, August 12th – A Copyright Application
• Wednesday, August 13th – A Trademark Application
• Thursday, August 14th – A Patent Application

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Urjanet, eSight Energy and Verdantix will offer a complimentary webinar on how improved energy management is delivering significant bottom line improvements and why high-quality, reliable energy data is foundation of all energy usage and cost reduction initiatives.

The webinar will be Wednesday, August 6, at 2 p.m. Eastern time.

This interactive webinar will highlight the economic benefits of improved energy management and discuss how leading brands are using energy management as a strategic tool to improve economic performance, according to a Urjanet release. Webinar participants will hear case studies highlighting the positive financial returns companies are seeing on their investments in automated, high-quality energy data and energy management systems. A recent study from Verdantix showed that finding good utility data is the top priority, as 96 percent of respondents ranked energy data collection as “Very Important” or “Important.”

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Kenneth A. Adams, author of A Manual of Style for Contract Drafting, has posted a free video titled “Drafting and Reviewing Confidentiality Agreements.”

Confidentiality agreements play an essential but frustrating role in the transactional world, Adams said. Essential because protecting one’s trade secrets and other confidential information plays an increasingly important role in business. Frustrating because lawyers and contract-management personnel spend an inordinate amount of time drafting and reviewing confidentiality agreements and wrestling with the subtle and awkward issues they often raise.

Adams said this webcast presents a practical, structured, and up-to-date overview of key topics relating to different kinds of confidentiality agreements. Besides Adams, the speakers are Chris Lemens, general counsel of General Information Services, Inc.; and Glenn West, a partner at the law firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP.

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The International Energy Agency presents an on-demand video that takes a long-term look at the future of energy technology.

The world is growing more and more hungry for energy, said an IEA spokesman. By 2035 global demand for energy may shoot up by more than one third, according to the World Energy Outlook 2010, the International Energy Agency’s flagship publication.

So where is this extra energy going to come from? And what sources are going to be used? Watch this video to find out more.

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