Learn the latest on Mastering Online Defamation & Internet Law with this convenient, 24/7 On-demand Seminar & Complimentary Podcast. Register to obtain CLE & MCLE credit, online access to over 150 pages of course & reference materials, and attend this on-demand seminar. YOU MAY LISTEN FROM ALMOST ANY TYPE OF COMPUTER OR IPOD. ACCESS TO THE RECORDING AND MATERIALS DOES NOT EXPIRE.

Benefits:

The rapid proliferation of the internet, social media, data privacy & protection has quickly increased the demand for attorneys proficient in the latest tools in this rapidly developing area of law. Today, more than ever, cyber & data law require a mastering of the skills, techniques, and insights needed to successfully counsel clients in this hot, expanding practice. The Rossdale faculty for this seminar features several nationally respected experts, who will describe the current developments in information and network privacy, regulatory compliance, cyber risks, & latest court decisions. Our expert faculty will also cover online defamation, consumer reviews, indentifying sources of posted information and the most current legal developments involving social media. Registration includes course and reference materials that serve as a helpful guide to the numerous topics and techniques discussed in this convenient, 24/7 on-demand recording & podcast.

Agenda:

Mastering Data Privacy & Security:

a. Legal Issues involving Information and Network Privacy

b. Best Legal Practices for Cyber Risks & Security

c. Data Breaches in Electronic and Mobile Commerce

d. Regulatory and Industry Compliance

e. Cutting-edge Court Opinions

Online & Cyber Defamation Law:

a. What Every Lawyer Needs to Know about Cyber Defamation

b. Starting with the Strong Points: Making an Effective Claim

c. First Amendment on the Internet: Winning Defenses & Offenses

d. Best Practices Relating to Identifying Information Posted Online

e. Search Indices, Consumer Reviews, & False Posts

Recorded Question & Answer Session

Biography of Seminar Faculty:

1. Marc Melzer practices at Hoguet Newma Regal & Kenney, LLP, where he focuses on intellectual property and information technology law, along with complex commercial litigation. Mr. Melzer’s practice includes IP and technology counseling and representation of individuals and institutions in litigation matters in both federal and state courts. Recent representative engagements include representing a state agency in a multimillion dollar software and construction litigation against a defense contractor, culminating in a five week bench trial; representing a technology company in a trade secrets, trademark, & contract dispute; representing a foreign corporation before the U.S. Trademark Office with regard to extension of protection of its mark in the U.S.; and representing minority shareholders over misuse of corporate intellectual property, including famous marks. Mr. Melzer has spoken and published widely on the use of social media law, online defamation, and intellectual property. Mr. Melzer is a graduate of Princeton University, the University of Pennsylvania La School, and holds an LLM in intellectual property and information technology law from Fordham University Law School.

2. David A. Stampley is a partner at KamberLaw, where he focuses on litigating data privacy and security issues on behalf of consumers. Mr. Stampley has previously served as an Assistant Attorney General in the New York State Attorney General’s office, where he led landmark cases to protect consumers‘ online privacy and security in enforcement actions against DoubleClick, Ziff Davis Media, Eli Lilly (the prozac.com data breach), and AOL/Netscape (SmartDownload spyware). Mr. Stampley gained extensive trial experience as an Assistant District Attorney in the premier public prosecutor's organization, the Manhattan D.A.'s office. Among his 30 trials, he served as co-counsel in People v. Edward Leary, the case of the Manhattan Subway Bomber. In the private sector, Mr. Stampley managed digital forensics services and served as a privacy compliance consultant to global clients for Neohapsis, a highly regarded provider of information risk management and security consulting services, where he was also General Counsel. He served as Director of Privacy for Reynolds & Reynolds, a global Fortune 1000 technology solutions provider, where he integrated compliance standards into the solutions development life cycle. Mr. Stampley is a graduate of the University of Virginia School of Law where he was a Dillard Fellow. Following law school, he clerked for the Honorable Lenore L. Prather on the Supreme Court of Mississippi. Prior to entering the legal profession, Mr. Stampley was a business applications programmer and systems analyst.

3. Stewart Baker is a Partner at Steptoe & Johnson, where he focuses his practice on homeland security, international trade, cybersecurity, data protection, travel industry regulation, and foreign investment regulation. He is the author of Skating on Stilts: Why We Aren’t Stopping Tomorrow’s Terrorism, and he blogs on law, cybersecurity, and privacy at www.skatingonstilts.com. He hosts the weekly Steptoe Cyberlaw Podcast, and tweets occasionally as @stewartbaker. He has been a Distinguished Visiting Fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, a Visiting Fellow at the Hoover Institution, and a Fellow of the University of Virginia’s Center for National Security Law. From 2005 to 2009, Mr. Baker was the first Assistant Secretary for Policy at the Department of Homeland Security. As assistant secretary, Mr. Baker oversaw offices responsible for Department-wide policy analysis, international affairs, strategic planning, and relationships with private sector, advisory committees, and law enforcement. Mr. Baker’s Supreme Court and appellate practice has included successfully advocating a new theory of constitutional federalism and founding the State and Local Legal Center, a public interest institution representing state and local governments before the Supreme Court. During 2004 and 2005, Mr. Baker served as General Counsel of the WMD Commission investigating intelligence failures prior to the Iraq war. From 1992 to 1994, Mr. Baker was General Counsel of the National Security Agency, where he led NSA and interagency efforts to reform commercial encryption and computer security law and policy. Mr. Baker also helped to create the federal Education Department in 1979, and served as Deputy General Counsel of the department until 1981. He has been a law clerk to Hon. John Paul Stevens, U.S. Supreme Court, as well as to Hon. Frank M. Coffin, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit, and Hon. Shirley M. Hufstedler, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Mr. Baker is a longtime member of the Council on Foreign Relations and a member of the board of the Association of Former Intelligence Officers. He is a graduate of UCLA Law School and Brown University.

Who should attend this seminar?
Attorneys, judges, paralegals, and legal professionals.

You will receive access to recording, podcast, course & reference material, and information related to CLE/MCLE credit as soon as you register with a credit card or when your check is processed.

CLE ACCREDITATION: Rossdale CLE is a national leader in attorney education and has trained thousands of attorneys, paralegals, and other legal professionals. Attend this live telephonic seminar for CLE & MCLE credit with the following pending, available, & approved jurisdictions:

Alabama State Bar MCLE Commission for 1.5 MCLE credits

Alaska Bar Association for 1.5 CLE Credits *

Arizona State Bar for 1.5 CLE credits**

California State Bar for 1.5 MCLE credits

Colorado Supreme Court Board of Continuing Legal & Judicial Education for 1.8 CLE Credits

Connecticut (CLE credits are not required, but are encouraged)**

District of Columbia (CLE credits are not required)***

Florida Bar for 2.0 CLE credits

Georgia Bar for 1.5 CLE credits

Hawaii State Board of CLE for 1.5 CLE credits

Kentucky Bar Association for 1.5 CLE Credits

Louisiana Supreme Court Commission on MCLE for 1.5 MCLE credits

Maryland (CLE credits are not required)***

Massachusetts (CLE credits are not required)**

Michigan (CLE credits are not required)***

Minnesota State Board of Continuing Legal Education for 1.5 CLE credits

Mississippi Commission on Continuing Legal Education for 1.5 CLE credits

Missouri Bar for 1.8 MCLE Credits

Montana Commission of CLE for 1.5 CLE Credits

Nevada Board of Continuing Legal Education for 1.5 CLE credits

New Hampshire for 1.5 CLE credits ****

New Jersey Board on Continuing Legal Education for 1.5 CLE credits (per Rule 201:4)

New Mexico Minimum Continuing Legal Education Board for 1.5 CLE credits

New York State Bar for 1.5 CLE credits

North Carolina State Bar Continuing Legal Education for 1.5 CLE credits

Ohio - Supreme Court of Ohio Commission on CLE for 1.5 CLE Credits

Oregon State Bar for 1.5 CLE credits

Pennsylvania Continuing Legal Education Board for 1.5 CLE Credits

South Dakota (CLE credits are not required)***

Tennessee Commission on CLE for 1.5 CLE Credits

Texas State Bar for 1.5 CLE credits

Utah State Board of Continuing Legal Education for 1.5 MCLE credits

Vermont Mandatory Continuing Legal Education Board for 1.5 CLE credits

Virginia State Bar for 1.5 MCLE credits

Washington State Board of Continuing Legal Education for 1.5 MCLE credits

Wisconsin Board of Bar Examiners for 1.5 CLE credits

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* Members of the Alaska Bar Association may report 1.5 CLE credits for participating in this course as it has been approved by other mandatory CLE jurisdictions for 1.5 CLE credits.

** The State Bar of Arizona does not approve or accredit CLE activities for the Mandatory Continuing Legal Education requirement. This activity may qualify for up to 1.5 hours toward your annual CLE requirement for the State Bar of Arizona, including 0 hour(s) of professional responsibility.

*** States that do not require CLE are indicated above. Rossdale does not apply for CLE in these states as CLE credit is not required.

**** The New Hampshire does not approve or accredit CLE activities for the Continuing Legal Education requirement. Pursuant to NH Supreme Court Rule 53, this activity may be counted for up to 1.5 CLE hours.

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