The Practising Law Institute Launches Online Practice Law Centers

Patent and Securities web resources will offer updates, insider content, videos, and more

NEW YORK, July 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Practising Law Institute (PLI), the nation's largest producer of continuing legal education, is pleased to announce an exciting new resource for legal professionals who work in the Securities and Patent fields.  The Securities Law Practice Center and Patent Law Practice Center are destination points for lawyers in these important areas to get the latest news, analysis and resources to assist them in their daily work.

The Practice Centers feature:

• Blogs with frequently updated content covering the latest developments in these  areas
• Distinguished Contributors who are experts in their fields and come from some of the nation's top law firms, providing ideas, analysis and content
• Up-to-the-minute securities news, patent news, law firm memos and blog posts provided through a partnership with Knowledge Mosaic
• A Community XChange where anyone can post a question, comment on a new development or simply network with other practitioners
• Video segments from PLI programs, Twitter news and much more!

Contributors to the Securities Law Practice Center include: David Huntington (Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison), Kevin Miller (Alston & Bird), Ghillaine Reid (Gibbons), Michael Young (Wilkie Farr), David Seide (Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle), Stanley Keller (Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge), John Olson (Gibson Dunn & Crutcher), Gary Brown (Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz), Frank Aquila (Sullivan & Cromwell), Randy Fons, Jack Auspitz, Craig Martin, and Andrew Thorpe (Morrison & Foerster), and Steve Barth, Peter Fetzer, Pat Quick, and Todd Pfister (Foley & Lardner).

Contributors to the Patent Law Practice Center include: Gene Quinn (IPWatchdog, Inc.), Robert C. Faber (Ostrolenk Faber), Trevor Carter (Baker & Daniels), Robert Hulse (Fenwick & West), Scott Daniels (Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian), Brandon Baum ( Mayer Brown), Jack O'Brien (Law Offices of John A. O'Brien), Burt Magen (Vierra Magen Marcus & Deniro), Douglas Nemec (Skadden), Thomas Creel (Law Offices of Thomas Creel), Jeanne Gills (Foley & Lardner), Lisa Dolak (Professor Of Law at Syracuse Univ.), Mitch Stockwell (Kilpatrick Stockton), and Valerie Calloway (Polymer Group, Inc.).

Both Practice Centers are completely free and are accessible to all at http://seclawcenter.pli.edu/ and http://patentlawcenter.pli.edu/.

About Practising Law Institute:

Practising Law Institute (PLI) is a non-profit continuing legal education organization chartered by the Regents of the University of the State of New York, founded in 1933.  PLI is dedicated to providing the legal community and allied professionals with the most up-to-date, relevant information and techniques critical to the development of a professional, competitive edge.  We achieve these goals through the highest quality seminars held annually in locations across the United States, regularly supplemented treatises, audio CDs and DVDs, MP3s, live Webcasts, Course Handbooks, CLE Now web programs and private label solutions, all with the guidance of practice specific Advisory Committees.  PLI is headquartered in New York City and also maintains offices in California.

Since its founding, PLI has witnessed more than 3 million registrations and publication purchases by lawyers and allied professionals.  In recent years, PLI, in line with its mission, has expanded its offerings to include pro bono  and public interest areas, and a law school division to strengthen the relationship with law school students and faculty.

SOURCE Practising Law Institute