05-08-14 CLE: Conflicts of Interest in Buy/Sell Transactions: How to Spot and Avoid Them

May 08, 2014 06:00pm -
May 08, 2014 08:15pm

Event Description

Thursday, May 8, 6:00 – 8:15 p.m.

“Conflicts of Interest in Buy/Sell Transactions:  How to Spot Them and Avoid Them”

 

The FCBA Professional Responsibility Committee will hold a CLE on Thursday, May 8 from 6:00 – 8:15 p.m. entitled “Conflicts of Interest in Buy/Sell Transactions:  How to Spot and Avoid Them.”  This program will be held at Arnold & Porter LLP, 555 12th Street, NW.

 

Registrations and cancellations due by 5:00 p.m., Wednesday, May 7, 2014.

AGENDA

6:00 – 6:05 p.m.         Welcome and Introductions

 

6:05 – 6:55 p.m.         Best Practices in Undertaking Transactional Representation

 

A panel of experienced practitioners will discuss the rules governing conflicts of interest in buy/sell transactions, the various and subtle ways conflicts may present themselves, and how best to manage the identification of potential conflicts.  The following topics will be discussed:

·        How lawyers and law firms can efficiently and accurately flag potential conflicts, including the use of conflicts databases

·         When a lawyer may represent both sides in a transaction

·         How to address conflicts arising from divisions or affiliates of a client

·         How to handle conflicts which arise outside of the transaction itself, as in the case of business competitors

Moderator:

Ted Frank, Arnold & Porter, LLP

 

Speakers:

Alison R. Bost, Deputy General Counsel, Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, LLP (Practice areas include conflicts of interest, legal ethics and professional responsibility)

Bernard J. DiMuro, Managing Partner, DiMuro Ginsburg; Past President, Virginia State Bar; Former Chairman, Virginia Supreme Court Disciplinary Board

Saul Jay Singer, Senior Legal Ethics Counsel, District of Columbia Bar

6:55 – 7:05 p.m.         Break

7:05 – 8:15 p.m.         How to Avoid or Remedy Representational Conflicts in Buying and Selling Communications Assets

A panel of experts will discuss how to remedy or avoid potential conflicts in transactional practice.  The following topics will be discussed:

·         The contours and value of ethical walls

·         Client retainer letters and waivers

·         Limitations on the scope of representation

·         When to decline representation

·         How to handle a “thrust upon” conflict

·         Is a client ever a “hot potato”?

 

Moderator:

Lawrence J. Movshin, Partner, Wilkinson Barker Knauer, LLP

Speakers:

Marni E. Byrum, McQuade Byrum, PLLC, Chair Virginia State Bar Standing Committee on Legal Ethics

George R. Clark, Esq. (practice specializing in legal ethics)

Michael S. Frisch, Ethics Counsel, Georgetown University Law Center


Event Type:Educational
Category:CLE Seminar
Early registration ends on Jan 31, 2014.
Regular registration starts on Feb 01, 2014 and ends on Feb 26, 2014.
Late registration starts on Feb 27, 2014.

 

Registration Fees
Fee TypeEarlyRegularLate
 Government Academic Attorney
Member Fee: $50.00$50.00$50.00
Non-Member Fee: $205.00$205.00$205.00
 Government Academic Non-Attorney
Member Fee: $50.00$50.00$50.00
Non-Member Fee: $205.00$205.00$205.00
 Guest Fee
Member Fee: $205.00$205.00$205.00
Non-Member Fee: $205.00$205.00$205.00
 Law Student
Member Fee: $25.00$25.00$25.00
Non-Member Fee: $205.00$205.00$205.00
 Paralegal/Legal Assistant
Member Fee: $135.00$135.00$135.00
Non-Member Fee: $205.00$205.00$205.00
 Private Sector Attorney
Member Fee: $135.00$135.00$135.00
Non-Member Fee: $205.00$205.00$205.00
 Private Sector Non-Attorney
Member Fee: $135.00$135.00$135.00
Non-Member Fee: $205.00$205.00$205.00
 Retired
Member Fee: $135.00$135.00$135.00
Non-Member Fee: $205.00$205.00$205.00
 Transitional (Unemployed) Attorney
Member Fee: $50.00$50.00$50.00
Non-Member Fee: $205.00$205.00$205.00
 Transitional (Unemployed) Non-Attorney
Member Fee: $50.00$50.00$50.00
Non-Member Fee: $205.00$205.00$205.00