About the Course
Introduction
This CLE course will cover the strategies and best practices for obtaining or opposing accelerated pre-trial relief and how to enforce a preliminary injunction or temporary restraining order (TRO). Injunctions are powerful tools to stop wrongdoing and preserve the dissipation of assets. But even the perfect motion for relief will fail without compelling evidence that demands court action. And once obtained, injunctive relief is only as valuable as the power to enforce it.
Description
Clients press for and attorneys pursue preliminary injunctions for many reasons, including to preserve assets and compel certain corporate conduct. However, seeking injunctive relief can have compounding consequences later in the case. Counsel must think ahead and carefully decide whether to seek preliminary relief and if so, at what point in the litigation.
Preliminary injunctions and TROs are extraordinary remedies. Getting a court to issue them means passing tough procedural hurdles and meeting high standards of proof. Seeking injunctive relief before a record is fully developed and without clear evidence of wrongdoing may end with a disappointing ruling that damages the party's credibility or costs it the benefit of the doubt later in the case.
For parties opposing injunctive relief, the stakes are high and could mean loss of business or loss of access to data. Strategies exist to capitalize on the lack of information held by the movant.
Once injunctive relief is obtained, it must be enforced. Courts have the inherent authority to interpret and enforce their orders through the contempt powers, as well as statutory authority to issue sanctions. Contempt may be either a civil or criminal penalty and involve monetary sanctions or even imprisonment.
Listen as our authoritative panel of practitioners discusses the standards for obtaining emergency injunctive relief, including strategic and procedural considerations, as well as how to enforce the relief obtained.
Presented By
Mr. Tractenberg is a skilled international litigator who handles complex business disputes involving intellectual property, licenses, business torts and insolvency issues. He regularly structures new franchise programs, many of which are international. Mr. Tractenberg also defends and enforces franchise agreements. He has also served as special counsel to franchise companies.
Ms. Weisser's practice focuses on complex commercial litigation with an emphasis on white collar criminal defense and regulatory compliance work, as well as media, defamation and privacy law. She also represents attorneys in disciplinary proceedings and hearings before the Pennsylvania Board of Law Examiners. Ms. Weisser has significant experience with pre-trial and trial proceedings in both state and federal courts, as well as alternative dispute resolution. She serves as co-chair on the Philadelphia Bar Association Professional Guidance Committee and is a member of the Pennsylvania Bar Association Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility Committee. Ms. Weisser is also a member of the Philadelphia Bar Association’s Investigative Division of the Commission on Judicial Selection and Retention, which evaluates and makes recommendations on judicial candidates. She also writes and speaks regularly on various issues related to legal ethics and professional responsibility.
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This 90-minute webinar is eligible in most states for 1.5 CLE credits.
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Date + Time
- event
Tuesday, April 21, 2026
- schedule
1:00 p.m. ET./10:00 a.m. PT
I. Standards for emergency injunctive relief
A. Overview of preliminary injunctions and TROs
B. Federal vs. state court considerations
II. Strategic prefiling considerations and key procedural hurdles
A. Forensic reviews and preservation
B. IP litigation
C. Trade secret/noncompete litigation
D. Asset preservation
III. Hearings
A. Notice
B. Evidentiary issues
C. Presumptions
IV. Drafting or reviewing the proposed order
V. Appeals
VI. Enforcement through the contempt power
The panel will review these and other vital questions:
- What cases are particularly suited for emergency orders like preliminary injunctions and TROs?
- What constitutes irreparable injury—and when are you entitled to a presumption of irreparable harm?
- What are preservation obligations, and what experts may be needed?
- How does the status quo impact preliminary injunctive relief?
- How is the order enforced?
