Publications
Legal Ethics Opinions Concerning In-House Corporate Counsel
Ethics Issues in Corporate Compliance (chapter 57)
Unique Dilemmas Facing Corporate Counsel: E-Ethics in Today's eDiscovery World (chapter 26)
News
Pillsbury Scores Big with 56 Tier 1 Rankings in 2011 U.S. News – Best Lawyers Survey
Professionals
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Past Events
Taking and Defending Depositions 2013
PLI New York Center
David Keyko will be speaker on a panel titled "Ethical Dilemmas Arising with Depositions."
Ethics for Corporate Lawyers 2012
PLI New York Center
Event chairperson, David Keyko, will lead an informative seminar on ethics for corporate lawyers.
Pillsbury's 2012 CLE Marathon – Virginia
Virginia- Ritz-Carlton, Tysons Corner
Robin Jones presented "Negotiating Middle Market Loan Agreements: How Not to Lose Your Shirt."
Bridge-the-Gap I: Ethics and Skills for Newly Admitted New York Attorneys 2012
David Keyko will present a session titled "How to Avoid Tripping on Ethical Pitfalls When You're Learning to Walk: Ethics for New Lawyers," as part of the Bridge-the-Gap I: Ethics and Skills for Newly Admitted New York Attorneys series.
Pretrial Practice 2012
PLI New York Center
David Keyko is chairing an all-day course on pretrial practice in federal civil litigation, which has undergone tremendous change. As fewer civil cases are tried, the standards of pretrial practice have replaced trials as the focus of litigation. How will the changing nature of litigation affect your practice?
Pillsbury's 2012 CLE Marathon – New York
New York- Crowne Plaza Times Square
Nora Burke and James Chudy presented "Taxing New Laws and Regulations: Punishing the Good Guys?"
Pillsbury's 2012 CLE Marathon — San Francisco
San Francisco- St. Regis, SF
Marc Axelbaum, Aaron Dyer and Bruce Ericson presented "'I Never Saw It Coming' Said the Beach: Recent Waves in the White Collar Enforcement Arena."
Pillsbury's 2012 CLE Marathon — Silicon Valley
Silicon Valley- Silicon Valley office
David Furbush and Allison Leopold Tilley presented "Special Board Committees— What You Need to Know."
Pillsbury's 2012 CLE Marathon — San Diego
San Diego- Carmel Valley office
Joseph Lynyak presented "Dodd-Frank from 10,000 Feet."
Pillsbury's 2012 CLE Marathon — Los Angeles
Los Angeles- J.W. Marriott
Joseph Lynyak presented "Dodd-Frank from 10,000 Feet."
Pillsbury's 2011 CLE Marathon – Virginia
Virginia- Ritz-Carlton, Tysons Corner
Douglas Grimm presented "The Top Ten Things You Need to Know About the Health Care Reform Act."
Pretrial Practice 2011
PLI New York City Seminar Location
Join Pillsbury partners David Keyko and Wayne Matus as they participate in PLI’s Pretrial Practice 2011.
Pillsbury's 2011 CLE Marathon – New York
New York- Crowne Plaza Times Square
Kevin Giordano presented "The Good, The Bad and The Ugly: Current Issues in States’ Tax Collections and Compliance."
Pillsbury's 2011 CLE Marathon – San Diego
San Diego - Carmel Valley office
Frederick Lowell presented "A Regulatory Feast: Recent Developments in Political Law."
Pillsbury's 2011 CLE Marathon – Los Angeles
Los Angeles - Beverly Hilton
David Stanton and Jenna Karadbil presented "To Produce or To Reasonably Withhold: Is That the Right Question?"
Staying Out of Trouble 2010: What Every Attorney Must Know About Ethics
Practising Law Institute – New York Center
On December 20th, David Keyko will be participating in the panel, "Ethical Screening – Does it work?"
Ethics, Discipline & Real World Obligations
City Bar Center for CLE
David Keyko will be a presenter in a CLE program entitled, "Ethics, Discipline & Real World Obligations".
Same-Sex Spouses, Partners and Adult Adoptions: Trust Administration Issues Presented by Beneficiary Relationships
Sheraton Centre Toronto
In a panel moderated by Linda Kotis, David Keyko and Matt MacLean will discuss fiduciary and trust administration issues when a beneficiary has a same-sex spouse or partner. The program will address issues including: (1) how recognition of a beneficiary’s martial status and descendents an affect the trustee’s powers and duties; (2) recent high-profile adoption cases; and (3) ways attorneys and fiduciaries can mitigate litigation risks regarding nontraditional relationships.
Global Financial Issues 2010: Preparing for the Future
Webinar
David Keyko will be a panelist on a session titled “Ethics and Potential Remedies”.
Lawyers in Transition: The Legal and Ethical Issues to Consider When Changing Jobs
New York City Bar
David Keyko will be chairing a session on legal and ethical issues involved in both looking for a new job and changing jobs, with much of the discussion revolving around partners and associates switching firms.
Current Developments in Federal Civil Practice 2010
Webinar
David Keyko chairs a session on important ethics developments in federal litigation. The other panel members are federal judges.
Same-Sex Spouses, Partners and Adult Adoptions—Trust Administration Issues Presented by Beneficiary Relationships
Live: Pillsbury's Washington DC office
David Keyko, Matthew MacLean, and Linda Kotis will speak on “Same-Sex Spouses, Partners and Adult Adoptions—Trust Administration Issues Presented by Beneficiary Relationships” on February 23, 2010. This program will review the changing legal landscape regarding status of relationships and its practical effect on trust administrations. Trust officers, trust account managers, private banking representatives, and financial planners at banks and trust companies are encouraged to attend.
Ethics for Corporate Lawyers 2009
PLI New York Center
David Keyko will chair the event, which covers topics including:
- What are the ethical rules that apply to a business negotiation?
- Responsibilities of the firm/legal environment, supervising, and subordinate attorneys for an attorneys' ethical lapse
- E-discovery: Qualcomm, and other recent developments
- Sarbanes-Oxley: attorney professional responsibility update
- Multi-jurisdictional practice concerns in a global economy
- Conflicts of interest: when waivers work and are appropriate
A Trustee's Obligation to Recognize a Non-Traditional Spouse in Trust Administration
Live from:
Pillsbury's Northern Virginia office
This complimentary program will provide trust officers and private client representatives with practical advice and strategies on:
- Determining when a same sex spouse is a “legal spouse” for trust distribution purposes (e.g., spouses are also trust beneficiaries or potential appointees)
- Whether a trust beneficiary’s same sex spouse or domestic or civil union partner must be considered in determining distributions to the trust beneficiary (e.g., relationship of state law support obligations to trust interest)
- In re Adoption of Patricia A. Spado and the legal and practical effects of a trust beneficiary’s adoption of a partner
- Practice tips for when state law on status is not clear
Ethics, Discipline and Real World Obligations
New York City Bar
The seminar will focus on the ethical and disciplinary issues confronting attorneys in everyday practice, including:
- Conflicts of interest
- Problems in representing closely-held entities
- Fee issues
- Common disciplinary complaints
- Ethical responsibilities of partners and associates


