Brooklyn Law School has earned a well-deserved reputation for the number and quality of legal programs organized by our esteemed faculty through the Law School’s many distinguished centers for specialized fields of law. Many of these symposia offer CLE credit. Members of the Alumni Association pay a reduced fee for such credits.
TSI Webinar: What You Need to Know About Protecting Trade Secrets in the Digital Age
Monday, March 11
1:00 - 2:00 pm
Subotnick Center
Brooklyn Law School
250 Joralemon Street
Brooklyn
www.brooklaw.edu
Attendees are welcome to participate on site or online.
Please RSVP online by March 7.
Sponsor
The Trade Secrets Institute
Speakers
Eric M. Friedberg
Co-President
Stroz Friedberg
Alexander Kaplan
Attorney at Law
Proskauer Rose LLP
This one hour live program and webinar will feature leading experts in the field who will address what companies can do to learn how their trade secrets were stolen or destroyed, measures to prevent such theft or destruction, and the legal framework that governs misappropriation of trade secrets and confidential business information in a corporate environment.
CLE Credit
This course provides one (1) CLE credit in the State of New York. The credit is transitional and non-transitional and the category is Skills. Refunds cannot be granted less than 24 hours before the start of the program. Please note: newly-admitted (under two years) attorneys are not eligible to obtain credits via webinar without prior permission from the CLE board. To receive this credit, newly-admitted attorneys must attend the program in person.
Cost for CLE Credit
- $10 for Brooklyn Law School graduates who hold a current BLS Alumni Association Membership Card. If you would like to join, you can do so here, or call 718-780-7966 for more information.
- $40 for all others
Financial aid policy is available upon request. Please email cle@brooklaw.edu for more information.
The program is free for those who do not want CLE credit. All attendees who are attending in person must RSVP.
Sparer Public Interest Law Forum: Legal Perspectives on Disaster Preparedness and Pro Bono Assistance after Hurricane Sandy
Thursday, March 14
3:30 - 6:00 pm
Reception to follow
Subotnick Center
250 Joralemon Street
Brooklyn
Please RSVP online by Monday, March 11.
About the Forum
This forum will address the legal issues associated with disaster preparedness, and best practices for reaching vulnerable communities in the aftermath of a disaster, such as Hurricane Sandy. There will be a discussion on New York City's particular vulnerability to storm surges as a result of climate change, and how regulatory controls, such as zoning and design guidelines, can make cities like New York more resilient to severe storm events. The forum will also focus on neighborhood-based approaches for reaching populations in need of legal assistance in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy and how litigation can address unmet community needs ranging from housing to public assistance.
View the program
Participants
Eddie Bautista
Executive Director, The New York City
Environmental Justice Alliance
Kathleen Brennan ’00
Staff Attorney
The Legal Aid Society, Brooklyn
Jane Landry-Reyes ’93
Senior Staff Attorney
South Brooklyn Legal Services
Gregg Macey
Assistant Professor of Law
Brooklyn Law School
Terri Matthews
Senior Policy Advisor
NYC Department of Design and Construction
Seth W. Pinsky
President
New York City Economic Development Corporation
David Reiss
Professor of Law
Brooklyn Law School
Christopher Serkin
Professor of Law
Brooklyn Law School
Howard Slatkin
Director of Sustainability/Deputy Director of Strategic Planning
NYC Department of City Planning
Symposium: Keeping Your Secrets Secret
Thursday, April 11
2:30 - 5:30 pm
Subotnick Center, 10th Floor
250 Joralemon Street
Brooklyn
Sponsor
The Trade Secrets Institute
In a rapidly changing digital world, the field of trade secret protection has become increasingly complex, in both legal practice and enforcement. This symposium will focus on trade secrets in cloud-based data sharing platforms and the federalization of trade secret misappropriation lawsuits.
As more trade secret owners-share information with their employees via “secure” cloud-based data sharing platforms, a number of trade secret misappropriation claims have been arising between employers and departing employees. The result is a need for clarity on the technological and contractual obligations of trade secret owners if they seek protection under the UTSA and state common law.This symposium will also evaluate best practices for companies’ protection of trade secrets while employees are accessing information via numerous outlets, including mobile devices.
In light of the federalization – and often criminalization – of trade secret misappropriation, global businesses must increasingly conform their conduct to, and make litigation decisions based on, federal alternatives to state misappropriation law. This symposium seeks to understand the impact of trade secret misappropriation lawsuits as the role of federal law and statutes increases in the traditionally state-law based practice of trade secret enforcement.
Please RSVP online.