AI and the Practice of Law [OnDemand Streaming and Recorded Packages]

What You Will Learn

Faculty: Daniel Barsky, Matthew A. Braunel, Michael Colantuono,  Nerissa Coyle McGinn, Eva Novick

Judge: Hon. Curtis E.A. Karnow

Agenda

Part 1: Tuesday, October 29, 2024

Time: 1 hour and 5 minutes
Introduction: What It Is and How It Works
Hon. Curtis Karnow and Eva Novick

• Terminology
  • What is AI?
  • What is Generative AI?
• Hallucinations and model collapse
• Ability to deceive humans
• Bias
  • The new Colorado law regarding bias in AI
• The alignment problem
• How are businesses generally using AI?

Time: 45 minutes
Legal Areas Impacted
Nerissa Coyle McGinn

• Contracts
• Evidence
• Criminal Law
• Torts
• Intellectual Property
• Evidence

Time: 40 minutes
What’s Happening in the Courts
Hon. Curtis Karnow

• Local rules
• Use of AI by pro pers
• Lower costs for some types of cases leading to increase in litigation
• Use by judges
• AI: Impact on the quality of attorney work product 

Part 2: Wednesday, October 30, 2024

Time: 1 hour and 5 minutes
How Attorneys Can Utilize AI to Their Advantage in Their Law Practice
Michael Colantuono and Matthew A. Braunel

• What products are out there & what do they do?
  • Pros and cons
  • Strengths and weaknesses of each
• The practical options available to practicing attorneys to use AI
• What skills are necessary to use AI in a beneficial way?
• How do you train your attorneys to use AI?
• Using AI to draft documents
• Using AI to summarize large amounts of data
• AI and ESI
• How can AI assist in legal decision-making?
• How can AI assist in risk assessment?
• Using AI for legal research – pros and cons
• Additional advice on how best to make use of the technology

Time: 85 minutes
What Law Firms Need to Consider When Using AI, including Ethical Issues 
Michael Colantuono and Daniel Barsky

• Security and Privacy
  • Laws
  • Risks
  • Best Practices
• Confidentiality
• How is the hiring of new associates affected [https://hls.harvard.edu/today/harvard-law-expert-explains-how-ai-may-transform-the-legal-profession-in-2024/]
• Firm Policies
• Disclosure, Transparency & Candor
• Implications for Fee Agreements
• Best practices
• Record-keeping
• Competence & Diligence
• Proposed federal laws

Recording/Recorded on October 29 & 30, 2024.

Faculty

Hon. Curtis E.A. Karnow
Judge
Superior Court of California, San Francisco County

Curtis E.A. Karnow serves in the Complex Litigation Department of the Superior Court of California, San Francisco County, and is Presiding Judge of the Appellate Division. He received his A.B. cum laude from Harvard University in 1974, and his J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania in 1977 where he was an editor of the Law Review. While in private practice, Judge Karnow specialized in antitrust, intellectual property, computer and internet law.  He has served on many California’s Judicial Council committees and groups devoted to technology, electronic discovery, e-filing, rules reform, temporary judges, civics and the law, appellate procedure, sealing records and summary judgment.  Judge Karnow has lectured at the University of Michigan Business School and the Haas School of Business at the University of California at Berkeley, and at the law schools at Yale, University of San Francisco, Stanford, Hastings, and New York University.  He teaches a variety of civil litigation courses to new and experienced California judges.

Judge Karnow is consulting or contributing editor for CALIFORNIA CIVIL DISCOVERY PRACTICE (CEB); CIVIL PROCEEDINGS: DISCOVERY, California Judges Benchbook (2012); EXPERT WITNESSES IN CALIFORNIA COURTS (CEB); OBTAINING DISCOVERY: INITIATING AND RESPONDING TO DISCOVERY PROCEDURES (CEB); CREATING YOUR DISCOVERY PLAN  (CEB), and is the author or coauthor (among other books) of WHAT’S YOUR WEIRDEST CASE?; HOW THE COURTS WORK; FUTURE CODES: ESSAYS IN ADVANCED COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY AND THE LAW; CALIFORNIA CIVIL PROCEDURE; EBUSINESS AND INSURANCE; INTERNATIONAL ECOMMERCE; and NETWORK SECURITY: THE COMPLETE REFERENCE. The subjects of Judge Karnow’s law review articles range from how to use precedent, summary judgment, and legal education, to game theory, bail, artificial intelligence and robotics. Judge Karnow was raised in Hong Kong, France and North Africa, and holds private and instrument pilot ratings.

Daniel J. Barsky, Esq.
Partner
Holland & Knight LLP

Daniel Barsky is an intellectual property attorney in Holland & Knight’s Miami office. Mr. Barsky regularly represents clients in intellectual property (IP), information technology (IT) and data-related licensing and transactional matters, including mergers and acquisitions (M&A), private equity transactions, joint ventures, and multilateral and multinational licensing agreements.

Mr. Barsky’s clients call upon him to navigate complex transactions involving IP, IT and data assets. He assists and advises clients with navigating the complexities of transactions involving intangible assets such as patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets and data, brand licensing and distribution agreements, blockchain technology such as cryptocurrency and non-fungible tokens (NFTs), software and technology licensing agreements, and transition services agreements.

Post-closing, Mr. Barsky assists clients with the maintenance and enforcement of their IP and IT portfolios with an eye towards leveraging those portfolios to drive revenue and growth. Mr. Barsky oversees, coordinates and maintains multinational trademark portfolios encompassing thousands of marks registered in more than 100 countries, including the monitoring and enforcement of the portfolios, as well as multinational, anti-counterfeiting activities.

In addition to his transactional and counseling work, Mr. Barsky maintains an active, nationwide IP and IT litigation practice and has represented clients in patent infringement, trademark infringement, anti-counterfeiting, unfair competition, copyright infringement and trade secret theft matters, as well as information technology, data privacy, cyberfraud, data breach and hacking matters, and responses thereto.

Mr. Barsky is an active force and thought leader in South Florida’s entrepreneurial and startup community. He regularly represents startup and new business ventures and has helped multiple startups develop, protect, grow, monetize and enforce their IP and other business assets. His work with startups and entrepreneurs includes advising on software license agreements, user agreements, privacy policies, brand clearance, brand protection and monetization strategies, blockchain and NFT questions, and IP registration.

Matthew A. Braunel, Esq.
Partner
Thompson Coburn LLP

Matt is the vice-chair of the Intellectual Property Practice Group. Matt is looked to for his thorough understanding of his clients’ business goals. He tailors his advice and strategies to each client’s needs.

Matt litigates all forms of intellectual property, including patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets. Matt has also developed a brand protection practice that incorporates different forms of intellectual property to combat piracy and counterfeiting. He is a registered patent attorney who practices before the Federal District Courts, Federal Appeals Courts, International Trade Commission, the Patent and Trademark Office, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board and the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, and is admitted to the Supreme Court of the United States. Representing businesses and organizations of all sizes, Matt provides practical and cost-effective strategies to protect their valuable assets.

Matt was named Lawyer of the Year for Litigation – Patent in St. Louis in the 2022 edition of The Best Lawyers in America (by BL Rankings) and has been listed in the Best Lawyers in America (by BL Rankings) for five consecutive years. Held in high regard by clients and peers, a client noted in Lexology Client Choice that, "Mr. Braunel is one of the top trademark practitioners not only in Missouri, but in the United States, and is a valuable asset to all corporate counsel."

Matt holds degrees in chemistry and mathematics, and completed graduate-level course work toward a doctoral degree in radiopharmaceutical chemistry before attending law school.

Matt serves on the Firm’s Innovation Committee and is Chair of the AI Task Force. 

Michael G. Colantuono, Esq.
Partner, Certified Legal Specialist in Appellate Law
Colantuono, Highsmith & Whatley, PC

Michael G. Colantuono is a shareholder in Colantuono, Highsmith & Whatley, a municipal law firm with offices in Pasadena and Grass Valley. Chief Justice Ronald M. George presented him with the 2010 Public Lawyer of the Year award on behalf of the California State Bar Association. The Los Angeles Daily Journal named him one of “California’s Top Municipal Lawyers” every year since its list began in 2011. The Supreme Court appointed him the first Chair of the Board of Trustees of the State Bar of California; he was previously President of the Bar. The State Bar has certified him as an Appellate Specialist and he is a member of the California Academy of Appellate Lawyers, a prestigious association of fewer than 100 of California’s most distinguished appellate advocates.

Michael is one of California’s leading experts on municipal revenues and has appeared in all six Courts of Appeal in California. In addition, he has argued nine public finance cases in the California Supreme Court since 2004 and briefed two others.

Michael is City Attorney of Auburn and Grass Valley and general counsel of a number of LAFCOs and special districts and previously served six other cities and many special districts. He serves as special counsel to counties, cities and special districts around California.

Michael served as President of the City Attorneys Department of the League of California Cities in 2003–2004 and established its first Ethics Committee.

He served on the Commission on Local Governance in the 21st Century, the recommendations of which led to substantial revisions of the Cortese-Knox-Hertzberg Local Government Reorganization Act. Michael is General Counsel of the Calaveras and San Diego LAFCOs and serves as outside counsel to several other LAFCOs.

Michael graduated magna cum laude from Harvard College with a degree in Government and received his law degree from the Boalt Hall School of Law of the University of California at Berkeley.

He frequently posts comments on local government and municipal finance topics to Twitter ( @MColantuono ) and LinkedIn ( Michael Colantuono ).

Nerissa Coyle McGinn, Esq.
Partner
Loeb & Loeb LLP

Nerissa Coyle McGinn’s practice focuses on matters involving the convergence of advertising and promotions, emerging media, technology, privacy and intellectual property law. More recently, she has focused her practice on counseling clients on legal issues related to NFTs and in the metaverse, including issues on enforcing and exploiting their existing rights.

Nerissa also has particular experience advising on matters involving digital advertising and promotions including on social media platforms; loyalty programs; the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA); and the Children’s Advertising Review Unit (CARU). Nerissa has a diverse roster of clients ranging from some of the best-known brands to start-up digital companies and app developers. Embracing a business-minded approach, she helps all of her clients develop new brand assets and assists them in promoting and advertising their brands and products. As a thought leader in her industry, Nerissa frequently publishes and speaks at events and conferences. She also serves as the Co-Chair of INTA’s Leadership Development Programming Sub-Committee.

Eva Novick, Esq.
Special Councel
Miller Nash LLP

 Eva Novick is a Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/US, CIPP/E, CIPM) and a member of the firm’s privacy & data security team. Eva advises clients, both business and individual, on complying with U.S. and international data privacy laws, and remediating and responding to data security incidents. Eva has extensive knowledge and experience in matters of privacy and data security, including enforcing consumer protection laws against particular industries. She works closely with clients on compliance with state and federal privacy laws, including the California Consumer Privacy Act, as amended (CCPA/CPRA), and international laws, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

 Prior to private practice, Eva dedicated nearly two decades of her career to the Oregon Department of Justice (DOJ). During this time, she was able to gain a substantial amount of skill and expertise regarding matters of privacy, data security, and consumer protection. During her time with the Oregon DOJ, Eva led settlement negotiations in Oregon-specific and multistate actions and resolved over 400 investigations, which resulted in distributing over billion in restitution.

Fees

Seminar Materials are included with OnDemand and all recorded package options.

OnDemand Streaming!  On-Demand Streaming allows for a single person to view the seminar unlimited times until one year after the seminar is held.

Recorded Packages!  Recorded Packages allow for a single person to download and view the program recording and are also available via DVD or CD.

Discounted rates are available for 2-4 attorneys at your firm.  Licenses are available for law firms or agencies that would like to distribute the video package or OnDemand Streaming access to more than four attorneys at their firm or agency.

Fees:

OnDemand Streaming:  $429

Recorded Packages via Download or CD/DVDs:

Video Recording – DVD or Download: $429

Audio Only (for in your car, etc.) Recording – CD or Download:  $429

Order both the Video and Audio Only Packages for only $50 more – Download, DVD or CD: $479

$8.50 shipping and sales tax (in California) are added at checkout to DVD/CD orders.

This program will be recorded live on October 29 & 30. Because we record our seminars live and they are edited, OnDemand Streaming and Recorded Packages are available approximately two to three weeks after the seminar is held.

Your OnDemand access is good for up to one-year from the time of purchase.  Please be sure to select OnDemand Streaming to the right and check out. OnDemand can be watched from any type of device.

*The Video recording is a video of the webinar (with sound). The Audio Only recording are audio files only and are for those who wish to listen to it without watching a video (such as in the car or while walking).

Note: OnDemand Streaming can be watched from any device. However, all download packages must be downloaded to a computer first, before transferring them to another device due to downloading as zip files containing both the video/audio and a large folder with seminar materials contained in the download package.

CLE Credit

CA General:  This program is approved for 5.00 units of general CLE in California.
CA: Ethics/Professional Responsibility: Approved for 0.5 units.
CA Technology: Approved for 4.5 units of CLE .

AK General:  This program is approved for 5.0 CLE credits including 0.50 Ethics credits in Alaska.

FL General: This program is approved for 6.0 units of CLE in Florida through 04/30/2026.
FL Ethics: Approved for 0.5 units of CLE in Florida through 04/30/2026.
FL Technology: Approved for 5.5 units of CLE in Florida through 04/30/2026.

GA General:  This program is approved for 5 CLE hours in Georgia.

IL General: This program is approved for 5.0 units of General CLE in Illinois through 10/28/2026.
IL Professional Responsibility: This program is approved for .5 units of Professional Responsibility CLE in Illinois through 10/28/2026.

OR General: This program is approved for 4.50 General credits in Oregon.
OR Ethics: This program is approved for 0.50 Ethics credits in Oregon.

WA CLE through 10/28/2029
This program is approved for:
Law & Legal: 1.50
Ethics: 0.50
Other (Office Management and Improving the Legal System): 3.00

NY General: This course is eligible for approval, under New York’s CLE Approved Jurisdiction policy, for 5.00 CLE units. Pincus Professional Education is a CA Accredited Provider, which is a NY approved jurisdiction. See Section 6 of the New York State CLE Board Regulations and Guidelines for further information.

This program is approved for CLE in the states listed above.  Upon request, Pincus Pro Ed will provide any information an attorney needs to support their application for CLE approval in other states other than what is listed above. Many attorneys ask for this and are approved in other states.