Business Law Bundle Includes:

• $50

  Overview of FinTech Regulation and Compliance

  General Credits: 1

  A very high-level overview of some of the issues and challenges facing attorneys representing companies that are utilizing new technology to improve and automate the delivery of financial services (FinTech). Overview of the core principles and regulatory regimes in the United States governing k...

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• $50

  Changing the Landscape of Diversity, Inclusion & the Elimination of Bias in the Legal Profession

  Equity/Diversity Credits: 1

  This CLE program will discuss the disproportionate statistics of women and minorities in partner positions at law firms, provide an analysis of the key impediments that have affected women and minorities from advancing and discuss how litigation has been used as a tool not only to combat discrimina...

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• $50

  The Ethics and Art of Settlement at Mediation

  Ethics Credits: 1

  This course will focus on the best way for attorneys to benefit from mediation, including presentation, psychology, strategy and the moves that help to get the best results. The course will examine the mediation process and how ethical behavior can ultimately lead to success. The presenter will...

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• $50

  Ethical Attorney's Fees, Referral Fees, and Billing Practices

  Ethics Credits: 1

  As we know, lawyers are required to comply with the ethics rules; however, many lawyers may not fully understand the ethics rules and ethical considerations regarding the types of permitted lawyer fees, requirements for referral fees and fee sharing, non-refundable fees, and the ethical requirement...

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• $100

  Diversity and Race in Jury Selection

  Equity/Diversity Credits: 2

  This course will take a historical look at diversity and race in jury selection and how “all-white juries” have led to infamous miscarriages of justice throughout the years. We will also examine how the Supreme Court has addressed racial discrimination in jury selection from the 1880s to presen...

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• $50

  Recent Trademark Decisions Practitioners Should Know About

  General Credits: 1

  This CLE program will review significant recent trademark decisions from the Federal Courts and the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board that trademark practitioners should know about. Last year, these trademark tribunals visited an array of trademark issues, from protective orders and color marks to s...

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• $50

  An Ethical Guide to Expert Witness Reports & Testimony

  Ethics Credits: 1

  Although the procedures for litigating a construction lawsuit is, on its face, an adversarial process, the American Bar Association has established Model Rules of Professional Conduct to provide guidance for lawyer conduct to follow while “seek[ing] a result advantageous to its client but consisten...

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• $100

  Issues To Consider When Drafting Construction Contracts

  General Credits: 2

  This CLE course will provide insight as to the Issues that should be considered when drafting Construction Contracts. The topics discussed are as follows: Drafting Construction Contracts, Mechanics Liens, Termination, Delay Damages, Liquidated v actual damages, Change Orders, Material escala...

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• $100

  Representing the Founders and Initial Investors in a Startup Technology Company

  General Credits: 2

  The startup phase of a technology company is a very volatile time, as the startup's management team is being assembled, its products and services are being developed and tested, intellectual property protection and marketing strategies are being researched, and (most importantly) the company's init...

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• $100

  Privacy Law & Policy: Keeping Clients Out of Regulators’ Crosshairs

  General Credits: 2

  In today’s evolving patchwork of privacy laws, every consumer-facing business is under growing compliance pressure as states take aim at consumer issues through general privacy laws like California’s Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and enhanced state data breach laws. This session will provide a genera...

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• $50

  Corporate Philanthropy: Where to Start and How to Get it Right

  General Credits: 1

  As Corporate Social Responsibility (“CSR”) continues to trend up, more and more companies are considering philanthropic initiatives. But there are many ways to give back, and each program comes with significant compliance challenges. How do you select and launch a program consistent with your brand...

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• $50

  From Law to Leadership: Transitioning into a Business Role

  General Credits: 1

  In this CLE course, presenter Mark J. Wuellner discusses how attorneys can make the transition from the practice of law to a business role in any organization. Speaking from practical experience, he guides you through discovering your purpose for the move and what opportunities you might find to a...

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• $100

  International Joint Ventures: Problems, Solutions and Approaches

  General Credits: 2

  This CLE course provides an overview of the legal aspects of cross-border joint ventures (JVs). It covers the basic “nuts-and-bolts” of JVs, such as purpose, capital contributions, governance and management, veto rights and minority protections, profit distributions, transfer restrictions, exit str...

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• $100

  A Hundred Little Things: Negotiating Commercial Real Estate Leases, Focusing on Technology, Ethics and COVID Amendments

  General Credits: 2

  This advanced CLE course is designed to benefit lawyers working in a variety of fields. While it is not meant to function as a primer on individual lease clauses, it does address the type of lawyer who needs to make sure all stakeholders are consulted and heard as well as technology buffs and those...

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• $50

  Litigation Support Services Performed by Forensic Accountants

  General Credits: 1

  Lawyers, judges, and juries often struggle with complex accounting, valuation, and business issues. Therefore, forensic accountants can provide valuable services to litigants and their attorneys. These services can range from interpretive analysis, to investigations, to damages analysis and more....

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• $100

  The Regulation of Private and Foreign Funds in the Age of Cryptocurrency

  General Credits: 2

  This CLE course is designed to provide an overview of the regulatory regime applicable to private and foreign (i.e., non-registered) investment funds and the issues raised by the explosive rise of cryptocurrencies in the past several years. The course begins with an overview of the Securities Ac...

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• $50

  Defining Antitrust Markets in Platform Industries

  General Credits: 1

  The effects of the Supreme Court’s landmark antitrust decision in Ohio v. American Express continue to reverberate. Platforms have occupied the antitrust spotlight for several years now, but litigation unpacking and applying Amex to platforms is still in its early stages. This CLE course is des...

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• $50

  How to Value, Sell & Purchase a Law Practice

  General Credits: 1

  As thousands of Boomer attorneys consider retiring, this CLE will address how to value, sell, and purchase a law practice now. Our expert presenters will discuss how lawyers can prepare for selling their practices well before they pull the trigger, by building systems and processes that can enhan...

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• $100

  Walk Away With The Check: How To Win A Business Divorce Case

  General Credits: 2

  Helping a client grapple with a bad business partner requires expertise in litigation, negotiation and corporate governance. Millions of dollars and your client’s life’s work, hang in the balance. Avoid costly mistakes, while representing your client like a bulldog. In this fast-moving program,...

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• $50

  Trademark Modernization Act: Understanding the USPTO's Final Rulemaking

  General Credits: 1

  The Director of the USPTO and brand owners alike will be able to initiate the new ex parte reexamination and expungement proceedings authorized by the Trademark Modernization Act. Join us for a conversation about those proceedings, the final rulemaking recently released by the USPTO, and the impact...

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• $100

  Oh Brave Commercial New World: The New Reality of Name, Image, and Likeness in Collegiate Athletics

  General Credits: 2

  Recently, multiple state laws went into effect permitting college athletes in those states to earn money from the use of their Name, Image, & Likeness (NIL), subject to certain restrictions, without risking their collegiate eligibility. In response, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCA...

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• $50

  The Matrix Resurrected: Employment Non-Competes Across State Lines

  General Credits: 1

  This course provides an overview of US law from the variety state jurisdictions concerning restrictive covenants, covenants not to compete, non-solicitation agreements and other non-compete terms and agreements in the employment context. We look at the statutory, judicial and alternative framew...

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• $50

  Emerging Post Pandemic Cybersecurity Issues for Lawyers

  General Credits: 1

  Implementing defensible cybersecurity is now top-down law firm goal, and integrates process (technology) and policy (e.g., cybersecurity, incident response, business continuity, disaster recovery, remote work, bring-your-own-device, and backup, to name a few). The post-Pandemic challenges for...

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• $100

  Introduction to Chapter 11, Subchapter V: An Accessible and Affordable Option for Small Businesses

  General Credits: 2

  Due to the significant federal and state response to Covid-19, including stimulus payments and eviction moratoriums, bankruptcy filings have reached record lows. However, as funds run out and government programs expire, small businesses looking for a new lifeline may consider Subchapter V of Chap...

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• $50

  Unfair, Deceptive, or Abusive Acts or Practices: “I’ll Know It When I See It…”

  General Credits: 1

  Welcome to Unfair, Deceptive, or Abusive Acts or Practices (UDAAP). UDAAP is arguably the most important regulation in the mortgage industry. UDAAP impacts every other lending regulation (marketing, fair lending, licensing & communication…) and it impacts every part of the lending cycle (advertisin...

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• $50

  Return to Office: Employment Tax Considerations

  General Credits: 1

  The Covid pandemic has had companies re-imagine workplaces both actual and virtual. Please join us to discuss employment tax and fringe benefit aspects of a distributed workforce or hybrid workforce, as well as some specific benefits that are being offered real-time to entice employees to retu...

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• $100

  Ideas to Cash: Guiding Creative Clients In Monetizing Their Inventions and Other Creations

  General Credits: 2

  This CLE course will enable you to turn your client’s ideas into cash. Different forms of protection are described for various creative ideas, followed by steps necessary to procure/secure patents, trademarks, copyrights and trade secrets. Various types of agreements for different monetizing me...

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• $50

  E-Discovery’s Emerging Ethical Challenges

  Ethics Credits: 1

  As the need to produce and examine ESI grows, attorneys will be expected to be technologically educated and sophisticated. This presentation will review the challenges of preserving and gathering this ESI, dealing with the clients use of social media, and the ethical pitfalls that need to be avoide...

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• $100

  The Interplay Between Ethics, Estates, Fiduciaries and Guardianships

  Ethics Credits: 2

  Estate and Elder Law Practitioners face a variety of unique ethical questions in their daily work. The law concerning fiduciary duties goes back centuries, if not more, and is enshrined in the common law. Whether it is the executor, agent of a power of attorney, trustee, or guardian ad litem, th...

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• $50

  Home is Where The License Is: Ethical Considerations for Lawyer Relocation During and After the Pandemic

  Ethics Credits: 1

  Many lawyers relocated during the pandemic, either to escape perceived risk or simply because they could due to remote working. This CLE program will assess the legal and ethical ramifications of relocation to states beyond where one is licensed, addressing both authorization to practice, juri...

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• $50

  Ethics of Legal Writing

  Ethics Credits: 1

  This CLE course will look at five areas where attorneys sometimes get into ethical trouble through legal writing: frivolous writing, failure to cite adverse authority, incivility in legal writing, ghostwriting and plagiarism. In each of these areas, an attorney can help a client by knowing what the...

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• $100

  Increasing Revenue for Your Clients and Yourself Through Franchising

  General Credits: 2

  The purpose of this CLE course is to show you how you can increase the revenue of both your client and yourself through franchising. The lecture describes the advantages of franchising, the success of franchising in the United States, the types of businesses that can be franchised, what is inv...

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