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The Yates Memo is Dead. Long Live the Yates Memo (Jun. 25, 2025)

Recorded On: 06/25/2025

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Program description:

Oh, the Yates Memo. The bane of every in-house counsel’s existence. First it was born, then it was dead, then it was resurrected, and now it’s…dead again? In this engaging program, the CLE Performer, Stuart Teicher explores the meaning of the Yates Memo, the way it’s morphed over the years, and where it might be going in the future. Learning objectives include:

  • Understand the Yates Memo’s Core Principles: Examine the original intent of the Yates Memo and its focus on liability in corporate misconduct cases. Discuss Rule 1.13 issues; Rule 1.6 isues; privilege issues; issues regarding the formation of the attorney client relationship; Rule 2.1 issues.
  • Analyze Biden-Era Modifications: Explore how the Biden administration adapted the Yates Memo, including shifts in enforcement priorities and ethical considerations for legal practitioners.
  • Predict Trump’s Influence: Assess potential changes to the Yates Memo under Trump’s second term, based on past policies and current administration signals, and their implications for ethical practice.

This live program offers free CLE in select jurisdictions for members of ACC. Please see details below! 

 

CLE/CPD CREDIT IS AVAILABLE IN THE FOLLOWING JURISDICTIONS: 

*Alaska, *Arizona, California, *Connecticut, Georgia, *Hawaii, Illinois, Minnesota, Missouri, *Montana, *New Hampshire, *New Jersey, *New York, *North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Washington.  

  

*Indicates that CLE/CPD credit is available by virtue of reciprocity with another jurisdiction. 

++CLE is pending in the jurisdiction of VA

  

ACC WILL MAKE AN APPLICATION FOR CLE UPON REQUEST IN THE FOLLOWING JURISDICTIONS:  

Arkansas, Delaware, Kansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, and Vermont. 

 

Requests must be made one week prior to the scheduled program date to ensure timely application submission. Please use the form below to submit your request for CLE.  

 

CLICK HERE TO ACCESS THE FORM! 

 

ATTENDEES MUST SELF-FILE IN THE FOLLOWING JURISDICTIONS (A CERTIFICATE WILL BE PROVIDED TO ASSIST YOUR FILING EFFORTS): 

Alabama, Colorado, Florida, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Mississippi, Nebraska, Nevada, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, Utah, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. 

 

 

CLE/CPD IS NOT MANDATORY IN THE FOLLOWING JURISDICTIONS: 

District of Columbia, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, South Dakota 

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The Yates Memo is Dead. Long Live the Yates Memo
06/25/2025 at 2:00 PM (EDT)  |  Recorded On: 06/25/2025  |  60 minutes
06/25/2025 at 2:00 PM (EDT)  |  Recorded On: 06/25/2025  |  60 minutes
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Stuart Teicher, Esq

Professional Legal Educator

Georgetown University Law Center

https://www.linkedin.com/in/stuartteicher/