D4, LLC has posted an on-demand webinar that explores ethical duties of counsel to understand clients’ use of technology, to find the right ESI, and to negotiate scope effectively.

The webinar’s panelists discuss attorneys’ ethical obligation to understand their client’s use of technology, as it relates to investigation, preservation, and analysis of data during discovery.

Viewers will learn ethical considerations of:

• Competence to identify and filter the right information
• Negotiating a proportionate scope of discovery
• Supervision of lawyers, vendors, and staff
• Using technology to manage costs
• Balancing fairness with “zealous advocacy”

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A complimentary on-demand webinar reviews the findings of two recent U.S. Department of Energy studies: the 2014 Wind Technologies Market Report and the 2014 Distributed Wind Market Report and features detailed analyses by Jose Zayas, director of the Wind and Water Power Technologies Office in the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.

The Pew Charitable Trusts presented the webinar.

Michael Goggin, senior director of research for American Wind Energy Association, discussed the Wind Technologies report’s implications and the market impacts of pending policies, such as renewal of the production tax credit and implementation of the Clean Power Plan.

Daniel Shurey, an analyst with North American Wind, Bloomberg New Energy Finance, reviewed the current status of private investment in wind energy and other clean energy technologies, comparing trends in the U.S. with those in other countries.

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Piliero Mazza has posted a complimentary on-demand webinar that covers the ins and outs of contract terminations, both for convenience and for default.

Presenters are Jon Williams and Michelle Litteken, attorneys in the firm’s Government Contracts Group.

The discuss:

– The termination for default process and response strategies
– Converting a termination for default to a termination for convenience
– The termination for convenience process and response strategies
– An overview of appeals process

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Steptoe & Johnson has posted the presentation slides from a recent webinar on the issues of oil and gas rights in a bankruptcy proceeding including the risks and the opportunities in restructuring and acquiring challenged assets in today’s ever-changing market.

Presenters were Brian R. Hopkins of the Charleston, W.V., office, and Arthur M. Standish of the Charleston, Houston and The Woodlands, TX, offices.

They discussed:

• What is the effect of a bankruptcy filing
• Three bankruptcy code provisions that commonly arise when lessor or lessee of an oil and gas lease files bankruptcy
• Whether a contract is an unexpired lease, executor contract, or real property transfer
• Consequences of assuming or rejecting oil and gas leases/contracts
• Risks and challenges in restricting an oil and gas company
• Opportunities of an oil and gas bankruptcy

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Daegis Inc. presents a complimentary on-demand webinar discussing how technology can help attorneys do much more than just review and produce documents.

Technology helps attorneys understand their case, test theories and develop litigation strategies — as soon as data is collected, Daegis says on its website. By utilizing technology to its best advantage, attorneys zero in on the information they need early on, even before a review has begun

Using an eDiscovery “toolkit” enables attorneys to:

• Assess the strengths and weaknesses of a case early on
• Determine if a complaint is an isolated incident or part of a pattern or practice
• Evaluate the likelihood that a putative class action meets the requirements for class certification
• Identify potential key witnesses
• Test litigation theories by searching the data, independent of the review
• Prepare for Rule 26 conferences
• Develop proportionality and cost shifting arguments for discovery motions, and
• Monitor the review to ensure that reviewers understand the case and to identify the need for clarification or retraining quickly

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As a part of its Homebuilder Series, Bilzin Sumberg has posted a free on-demand webinar that discusses protecting your company from misrepresentation claims through contractual exculpatory clauses.

This seminar discusses the case of Duggan, LLC v. Peacock Point, LLC, which held that under an “as is” contract containing disclaimers of warranty, a sophisticated purchaser is not entitled to recovery when the seller unintentionally misrepresented entitlements on the property.

Bilzin Sumberg litigation attorneys Mitch Widom and Wendy Polit are presenters in the webinar.

On its website, the firm says the webinar discusses the application of the Duggan decision to: i) the 2013 trial in Lennar v. Olivia’s Savannah, where the Second District Court of Appeals upheld the enforcement of the written contract against a purchaser who sued Lennar for negligent and fraudulent misrepresentations and ii) the potential benefits of the use of exculpatory clauses in purchase and sale contracts.

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Atlanta-based First Advantage has posted a free on-demand webinar designed to teach employers the full fundamentals for how to build the best background checks.

The webinar is part of a series that was built around the notion that performing or commissioning background screening programs is fraught with massive confusion, despite the fact employees are usually regarded as a business’ most valuable asset.

“Gathering accurate information on a candidate’s qualifications is critical in protecting the bottom line, but with the extensive number of searches available, ranging from federal to county, as well as drug testing, credential verification and more to consider, the process can be daunting,” said Jason Rennie, First Advantage Vice President of Sales, who is leading the webinars along with his colleague, Tammie Moser, First Advantage Senior Director of Account Management.

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