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Real Property CLE - New Pledge and Assignment of Lease Articles

On September 24th at noon, Robert Thibeaux, chair of the Real Property Law committee, provided a CLE program on the new pledge articles in the Civil Code, which take effect on January 1, 2015.  The new articles create a pledge of leases and rent… Read More »

Legal Causation in Louisiana Toxic Tort Cases

John Baay and William Barousse, both from Gieger Laborde, explored "Legal Causation in Louisiana Toxic Tort Cases" at a CLE held on Wednesday, September 24, 2014. Hosted by the Environmental Law/Toxic Torts Committee, the program reviewed relevant te… Read More »

The Interplay of Bankruptcy and Domestic Law

The Bankruptcy and Family Law Committees hosted a CLE on "The Interplay of Bankruptcy and Domestic Law" on Thursday, September 18, 2014.  Welcoming a diverse audience of bankruptcy and family law practitioners, the program offered an extensive r… Read More »

It's a Matter of Character CLE

Copyright? Or, fair use?  Walter Wolf explored the copyright of literary and film characters in "It's a Matter of Character: Recent Developments in the Copyright of Literary and Movie Characters" on Wednesday, September 17, 2014. The CLE, sp… Read More »

Arbitration and Healthcare CLE

Mr. Anthony DiLeo, a leader of the healthcare bar in Louisiana and an arbitrator with a truly national practice, spoke to a well-attended CLE luncheon sponsored by the NOBA Healthcare Law Committee on September 12. "The 10 ½ Biggest Mistakes t… Read More »

Ethics and Professionalism CLEs

Walter Leger, Jr., New Orleans Bar Association President-Elect, greeted attendees at September 9th's Ethics and Professionalism CLEs.  Held at Jones Walker, the two hour program featured Angelina Christina, Neal Favret, and Alan Yacoubian. M… Read More »

Calm in the Eye of the Storm

The Stress Management Committee hosted a CLE entitled "Calm in the Eye of the Storm: How to Effectively Manage Stress" in conjunction with NOBA's Free on Fridays CLE Series on Friday, August 29th. Marking the anniversay of Katrina, New Orlea… Read More »

Oil & Gas Law CLE on Acquisition Rights

"Acquisition of Rights for Pipelines in Louisiana" was the topic explored by Cheryl Kornick and Matt Simione, both of Liskow & Lewis, on Tuesday, August 26th.  The Oil & Gas Law Committee and Kelly Becker, Chair, welcomed attendees who enjoyed a… Read More »

Modern Document Review

Dr. Gavin Manes led a discussion on Friday, August 15th on “Modern Document Review”.  Dr. Manes, Chief Executive Officer of Avansic: E-Discovery & Digital Forensics, a nationally recognized expert in e-discovery and digital forensics… Read More »

Lean In Series - Communicating with Confidence

The Women in the Profession Committee held their second Lean In Series meeting on August 14th. "Communicating with Confidence" was held at the Louisiana Court of Appeal, moderated by Judge Terri F. Love. Judge Love started the meeting by discuss… Read More »