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In March 2023, the Criminal Division of the Department of Justice announced a three-year Pilot Program Regarding Compensation Incentives and Clawbacks, which seeks to reward companies that incentivize compliance through their compensation systems and hold wrongdoers financially accountable for their misconduct. At the intersection of employment law and criminal law, this panel will discuss DOJ expectations under the program, its application to corporate criminal resolutions during year one, and strategic considerations for companies seeking to maximize credit under the program. Come hear from a leader of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts and seasoned practitioners from the white-collar defense and labor and employment bars. 
 
Questions? Inquiries about program materials? Contact Trenon Browne at tbrowne@bostonbar.org

This program dives deep into the realm of Artificial Intelligence (AI), scrutinizing its role in estate planning scenarios, and how its potential can be harnessed for greater efficiency. Furthermore, it aims to scrutinize the more human elements of estate planning with AI, observe court reactions to it, and furnish insightful recommendations for advisors working with AI in their practices. 
 
Questions? Inquiries about program materials? Contact Trenon Browne at tbrowne@bostonbar.org

Clients sometimes get ahead of themselves. They can become so excited about a new thing they’ve discovered that they forget to ask whether they should do it. When those questions involve personal data and privacy, smart clients eventually approach their attorneys and ask “This new thing we can do, is it creepy or cool?” That new thing might involve using algorithmic analysis of existing data to infer new personal data about the client’s users, creating a new profiling function that improves functionality of existing user applications, etc. But the question “Is this creepy or cool?” is one that attorneys should be able to walk their clients through. In this webinar, John Weaver and Andrew Sutton from McLane Middleton’s artificial intelligence practice group discuss how they approach this question with clients and offer recommendations for how other attorneys can do the same thing.
 
Questions? Inquiries about program materials? Contact Trenon Browne at tbrowne@bostonbar.org

This will be a primer on Subleasing, covering topics from reasons for subleases to market considerations to documenting the transaction. 
 
Questions? Inquiries about program materials? Contact Trenon Browne at tbrowne@bostonbar.org

Dissolution is the last part in our six-part Fundamentals Series on public charities and private foundations.  The series will provide a basic overview geared toward new attorneys and attorneys new to the practice area on forming, operating and dissolving a tax-exempt organization in Massachusetts.  The Dissolution program will describe the legal requirements and the steps involved for tax-exempt organizations in Massachusetts to be able to dissolve.
 
Questions? Inquiries about program materials? Contact Trenon Browne at tbrowne@bostonbar.org

This program will provide an overview of state and federal wiretap law, practice pointers for both criminal defense attorneys and prosecutors, and will discuss pending litigation. Hear from experienced prosecutors and defense attorneys about the unique aspects of any case involving wiretap evidence.
 
Questions? Inquiries about program materials? Contact Trenon Browne at tbrowne@bostonbar.org