Monday, June 14, 2010

NYC CLE: Ethical Issues in the Practice of Real Estate Law

When:
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Registration & Continental Breakfast9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Program

Where:
City National Bank400 Park Avenue, 7th Floor (at 54th Street) NYC

Speaker:
Marc Israel - Executive Vice President, Kensington VanguardNational Land Services

CLE Credits:
3 credit hours ethics live presentation and a complimentary 3 hours Credit CLE self-study course

Capacity:
23 Seats

Cost: Free

RSVP:
Please RSVP by June 9 at (888) 664-4262 or via email to connie.luc@cnb.com

Course Details:
This class is designed for practitioners of commercial and residential real estate and addresses a number of ethical issues and potential ethical pitfalls the attorney should be aware of in a real estate transaction. Particular attention is focused on potential conflicts in representing multiple parties in a real estate transaction, the requirement of obtaining a signed engagement letter,using non-attorneys such as paralegals and clerks to attend closings, handling escrow accounts, commingling escrow funds, and escrow account bookkeeping requirements.

Notes:
Program presented by Kensington Vanguard National Land ServicesCity National Bank is not the accredited provider of this CLE program. Attorneys receive CLE Ethics Credits* in the amount of 3 hours for the live presentation and a complimentary 3.0 hours Credit CLE self-study course** on Advanced 1031 Exchanges.* This continuing legal education program has been approved in accordance with the requirements of the Continuing Legal Education Board for a maximum of 3.0 credit hours, of which 3.0 credit hours can be applied toward the ethics requirement. The New York Institute for Continuing Education is an accredited CLE provider for this class. CLE credits are only applied to New York attorneys.** Administered by the National Academy of Continuing Legal Education. This organization is an accredited CLE provider for this class. CLE credits are only applied to New York and New Jersey attorneys.

Tuesday, June 1, 2010

Environmental Due Diligence in Commercial Real Estate Transactions

Date and Time: July 1, 2010, 8:30 am to 12:00 pm

Location: Bank of America, 335 Madison Avenue, 5th Floor

Class Details: This class provides practitioners with an overview of the due diligence process required of an attorney representing a purchaser of property with possible hazardous contamination or of a company that has facilities which are, or may be, contaminated. The class addresses Federal and State laws that apply to contaminated sites, measuring potential risk to the client, contract provisions that will best protect the client, Phase I and II environmental reports, CERCLA issues and other environmental due diligence matters of interest to the practitioner.

Cost: Free

Instructor: James Periconi, Esq., Periconi LLC

CLE Credit: 3 Areas of Professional Practice Credits

Sponsor: Bank of America