Virginia Live CLE Bundle 2021

Over fifty lawsuits related to artificial intelligence have been filed worldwide, with a myriad of issues at play. This course provides an overview of these suits, their comparative aspects, and the emerging themes among them. Legal practitioners working in or interested in art law will gain insight into national and international issues regarding AI, art, and the law.

Attendees will learn about complementary and contradictory rulings and policies in the U.S. and abroad in places such as China and the United Kingdom. Focus will also be given to the legal practitioner’s duties and responsibilities regarding the ethical use of generative AI tools in daily practice.

This course is designed for attorneys seeking an introduction to AI issues, both nationally and internationally, in the fields of art and law.

Learning Objectives:

1. Explore legal issues involving AI internationally. 
2. Examine legal issues involving AI in the U.S.
3. Review AI legal issues that are on Appeal in the U.S.
4. Assess the intersection of generative AI and ethics.

Course Time Schedule:

Eastern Time: 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Central Time: 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Mountain Time: 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Pacific Time: 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Alaska Time: 12:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Hawaii-Aleutian Time: 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM

This course is also being presented on the following dates:

Friday, April 3, 2026
Friday, April 10, 2026
Friday, April 17, 2026
Friday, April 24, 2026
Friday, May 1, 2026

Blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies are being increasingly adopted by various industries, including financial services, healthcare, supply chain management, and the legal profession, due to their ability to enhance transparency, reduce costs, and improve security. The global blockchain technology market is projected to be worth between $1.43 trillion and $3.1 trillion by 2030. This growth is driven by increasing demand for secure and transparent transactions across various industries. Blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies are creating a new area of law, much like the internet created a new area of law in the 1990s. Recent legislation, such as the GENIUS Act, is setting a new legal and regulatory standard. As such, legal professionals must understand the legal implications of blockchain technology, cryptocurrencies, and stablecoins.

Legal professionals will learn about Bitcoin, cryptocurrencies, stablecoins, and recent updates to blockchain technology, as well as legal issues, including recent case decisions, enforcement actions, and proposed and passed legislation. Finally, attendees will also learn about the latest best practices for incorporating blockchain technology into their legal practice.

This course is designed for any attorneys and legal professionals (paralegals, legal researchers, regulators, and legislators) interested in blockchain technologies. This course will be beneficial if participants watch the Blockchain Legal Toolkit Video before attending.

Learning Objectives:

1. Review updates on cryptocurrency and blockchain basics.
2. Explore legal applications to smart contracts and decentralized autonomous organizations.
3. Understand stablecoins and the GENIUS Act, and stablecoin legal implications for both new areas.
4. Examine case law, regulatory enforcement actions, and proposed or enacted legislation.
5. Evaluate updated best practices to incorporate blockchain technology into legal practice.

Course Time Schedule:

Eastern Time: 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Central Time: 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Mountain Time: 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Pacific Time: 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Alaska Time: 7:00 AM - 8:30 AM
Hawaii-Aleutian Time: 6:00 AM - 7:30 AM

This course is also being presented on the following dates:

Friday, April 24, 2026
Friday, May 15, 2026
Friday, June 26, 2026
Friday, July 31, 2026
Friday, August 21, 2026

Attorneys should attend this program to learn how to assess the shifting boundaries of the executive branch's prerogative power as presidents exercise legislative and judicial authority through various means, including executive orders, proclamations, memoranda, executive agreements, signing statements, pardons, vetoes, and national security directives.

Attendees will learn how to classify and assess the Constitutionality of executive privilege by past, present, and future presidential administrations. Historical antecedents, along with recent executive actions and resulting litigation, will provide the primary basis for the analysis.

Attorneys with any level of experience seeking to better understand whether executive prerogative power and “presidential leverage” are an encroachment upon legislative and judicial constitutional powers or inherent in the penumbra of constitutional powers vested in the executive branch are encouraged to attend. This question is explored via concrete examples of presidential actions and associated case law.

Learning Objectives:

1. Engage in a historical review of different theories of presidential power from Abraham Lincoln through Franklin D. Roosevelt.
2. Evaluate the perceived modern trend toward Unitary Executive Theory from post-World War II to the second Trump Administration.
3. Evaluate the efficacy of the federal judiciary and Congress as checks on the exercise of presidential prerogative powers via case law and ongoing litigation.
4. Assess direct presidential prerogative powers that have been most commonly exercised by modern presidents since Ronald Reagan, including executive orders as strategic policy tools to achieve desired results via concrete examples.
5. Illustrate the indirect powers of the executive branch to achieve desired outcomes via presidential leverage, such as the paralysis by analysis via Presidential Commissions, veto warnings, executive signing statements, and agenda removal to encourage defunding/dismantling government programs inimical to the president’s agenda.
6. Delineate the potential advantages and disadvantages of executive overreach given the scope of the president’s enumerated Article II powers.

Course Time Schedule:

Eastern Time: 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Central Time: 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Mountain Time: 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Pacific Time: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Alaska Time: 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Hawaii-Aleutian Time: 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM

This course is also being presented on the following dates:

Friday, April 17, 2026
Friday, May 8, 2026
Friday, May 29, 2026
Friday, June 19, 2026
Sunday, June 28, 2026

Video games are a dynamic global medium and a leading avenue through which audiences engage with intellectual property. As technology advances and interactive content becomes increasingly mainstream, virtually every major brand or IP is expected to have a digital presence. Attorneys advising on development, licensing, or brand strategy must understand how legal frameworks influence creative decisions, shape business models, and affect long-term content use.

This course offers a comprehensive introduction to the legal landscape of video game development, with a focus on licensing, rights management, and collaborative deal structures. Participants will explore how development and publishing agreements allocate responsibilities, define creative and financial control, and manage risk in both current and evolving projects.

Designed for attorneys with limited to moderate experience in intellectual property, the program provides insight into how video game law intersects with trademark, copyright, and emerging legal challenges in the interactive media sector.

Learning Objectives:

1. Evaluate how game business models affect legal structuring.
2. Identify key provisions in licensing and development agreements.
3. Examine the risks associated with intellectual property ownership, usage, approvals, and user-generated content.
4. Enhance communication and contract strategies to support teams in interactive development environments.

Course Time Schedule:

Eastern Time: 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Central Time: 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Mountain Time: 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Pacific Time: 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Alaska Time: 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Hawaii-Aleutian Time: 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM

This course is also being presented on the following dates:

Saturday, April 4, 2026
Saturday, May 30, 2026
Saturday, June 20, 2026
Saturday, June 27, 2026
Saturday, July 25, 2026