Business - Technology Track

June 13, 2025

9:00 AM to 10:00 AM

Business - Technology Track

Presented by the CT Bar Institute

About the Program

Join us for an engaging and practical one-hour seminar on vLex Fastcase, a premier member benefit of the CT Bar Association. This session will provide an overview of the platform’s powerful features, like AI powered case analysis and Cert, our Citator tool. Participants will gain hands-on insights into navigating the interface, and optimizing research efficiency.

You Will Learn

• How to login and customize your vLex Fastcase platform
• About conducting general and advanced searches
• How to utilize advanced operators & filtering to narrow search results
• How to identify organizational tools for efficiency
  

Who Should Attend

Newly admitted bar members, members having trouble using vLex Fastcase, members interested in learning how to efficiently search within the platform, and members that may be interested in upgrading their account access. 

Credit

CT: 1.0 CLE Credit (General)

Speaker

T.J. Diggins
vLex Fastcase

June 13, 2025

2:00 PM to 3:30 PM

Business - Technology Track

Presented by the Commercial Law and Bankruptcy Section

About the Program

The presenters will discuss recent cases in each of three categories: commercial litigation, consumer bankruptcy, and business bankruptcy. Attendees should expect a primer on caselaw developments in commercial litigation, consumer bankruptcy and business bankruptcy.

You Will Learn

• About cutting edge decisions from the CT Bankruptcy Courts and the CT State Courts
• About changes to the Bankruptcy Code and decisions impacting contract disputes and other areas of commercial law

Who Should Attend

Lawyers interested in antitrust, history, and politics.

Credit

CT: 1.5 CLE Credits (General)
NY: 1.5 CLE Credits (AOP)

The Connecticut Bar Association/CT Bar Institute is an accredited provider of New York State CLE. This program qualifies for newly admitted and experienced attorneys CLE credits.

Attorneys seeking NY CLE credit who have been admitted to the New York State Bar for two years or less must attend the live seminar for skills or ethics credit, a fully interactive videoconference, or simultaneous transmission with synchronous interactivity. Diversity, Inclusion and Elimination of Bias CLE credits are only available as non-transitional credits. For further information please see the NYCourts.gov page on CLE: http://ww2.nycourts.gov/attorneys/cle/index.shtml. 

Speakers

Olivia L. Benson
Updike Kelly & Spellacy PC, Hartford

John L. Cesaroni
Zeisler & Zeisler PC, Bridgeport

Annecca H. Smith
Robinson + Cole, Hartford

June 13, 2025

3:45 PM to 5:15 PM

Business - Technology Track

Presented by the Business Law Section

About the Program

We will discuss the most important federal and state laws applicable to exempt private securities offerings.   We will provide an overview of the basic federal and state regulatory frameworks for private offerings like Section 4(a)(2) and Rules 506(b) and (c) under Regulation D, Section 4(a)(6) and, to a lesser extent, Rule 504, as well as the federal preemptions for Covered Securities and the limitations of the CT limited offering exemption.  There will be a brief discussion of the pros and cons of Regulation CF (crowdfunding) offerings and the pitfalls of an offshore offering under Regulation S.

You Will Learn

• About the practical aspects of planning for an exempt private offering
• About the most commonly used federal and state exemptions and the related filing requirements

Who Should Attend

Business law practitioners.

Credit

CT: 1.5 CLE Credits (General)
NY: 1.5 CLE Credits (AOP)

The Connecticut Bar Association/CT Bar Institute is an accredited provider of New York State CLE. This program qualifies for newly admitted and experienced attorneys CLE credits.

Attorneys seeking NY CLE credit who have been admitted to the New York State Bar for two years or less must attend the live seminar for skills or ethics credit, a fully interactive videoconference, or simultaneous transmission with synchronous interactivity. Diversity, Inclusion and Elimination of Bias CLE credits are only available as non-transitional credits. For further information please see the NYCourts.gov page on CLE: http://ww2.nycourts.gov/attorneys/cle/index.shtml. 

Speakers

John H. Lawrence Jr.
Shipman & Goodwin LLP, Glastonbury

Kenneth B. Lerman
Kenneth B. Lerman PC, Hartford

William Olesky
Connecticut Department of Banking, Hartford