Slides to accompany a social media legal and ethics presentation to lawyers for CLE, June 2012

1. Social Media Law:
The Still-Emerging Law of Emerging Media
Virginia CLE
June 5, 2012
Christopher Gatewood, Threshold Counsel, PC
@gatewood5000
- Common Topics and Recent Developments
Leslie Haley
- Legal Ethics Considerations

2. Social Media Landscape
Main Platforms
1. Blogging
2. LinkedIn
3. Facebook
4. Twitter
#vaclesm
Va CLE, June 5, 2012

3. Employment
a. Policies and Training
b. Regulation (NLRB)
c. There Oughta Be a Law
d. Who Owns the Employee’s
Followers?
Va CLE, June 5, 2012

4. Securities, Investor Relations
a. Reg FD: caution, coordination
b. Disclaimers and Disclosures
c. CFO Fired
d. Crowdfunding
e. FINRA guidance
Va CLE, June 5, 2012

5. Defamation and
Reputation Management
a. Virginia Law of Defamation
b. Defamation Per Se
c. Limited Public Figures
d. Examples
e. E-Personation as Identity
Theft
Va CLE, June 5, 2012

6. Promotions
a. “Like” My Company, Win a
Prize
b. FTC and Virginia Rules
c. Each Platform Has Own
Rules
Va CLE, June 5, 2012

7. Privacy
a.The Judge Doesn’t Care
About Your Settings
b.FTC Holds the Line
Va CLE, June 5, 2012

8. Miscellaneous
a. Estates
b. Venue Selection
c. Domestic
Va CLE, June 5, 2012

9. Legal Social Media
Main Lawyers’
Platforms
1.1 Blogging
1.2 LinkedIn
1.3 Facebook
Va CLE, June 5, 2012

10. Legal Ethics
Ethical Concerns
2.1 Overview
2.2 Commenting on Pending
Trials
2.3 Pretexting
2.4 Criticism of Judges
Va CLE, June 5, 2012

11. Legal Ethics
Ethical Concerns (cont’d)
2.5 Confidentiality
2.6 Unintended Relationships
2.7 Advertising Rules
2.8 Breaches by Judges
Va CLE, June 5, 2012

12. Questions?
Va CLE, June 5, 2012