Illinois MCLE - Business Law Courses
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Live WebinarThursday, November 5, 202611:00 AM - 12:00 PM Eastern Time (EDT)
Live Webinar: Likelihood of Confusion in Practice: A Prosecutor's Guide to §2(d) Refusals
This CLE course examines the likelihood-of-confusion analysis under Section 2(d) of the Lanham Act from a prosecution-side vantage point. Rather than treating the DuPont factors as an abstract multi-factor test, the presentation works through how those factors are weighted in office actions, how cross-class refusal risk is evaluated when goods or services fall outside identical categories, and how consent agreements are structured — both before filing and in response to a refusal — to overcome... More Info
$501General Credit -
Live WebinarWednesday, November 11, 202611:00 AM - 12:00 PM Eastern Time (EDT)
Live Webinar: Portable Intelligence: Protecting Your Law Firm's Institutional Knowledge in the Age of AI Platforms
This CLE program examines how law firms can protect their institutional knowledge and maintain control as they adopt AI platforms. Participants will explore vendor lock-in, data portability, confidentiality, security, and the challenges of preserving firm-specific instructions, workflows, institutional memory, lawyer feedback, and governance rules when changing AI providers. The program addresses lawyers’ ethical obligations under ABA Model Rules 1.1, 1.4, 1.6, 5.1, and 5.3, as well as... More Info
$501General Credit -
Live WebinarTuesday, December 8, 202611:00 AM - 12:00 PM Eastern Time (EDT)
Live Webinar: Litigation Finance 201: From Term Sheet to Funding — Navigating the Process and Positioning Your Case for Investment
This CLE program goes beyond the basics to give attorneys, in-house counsel, and finance leaders a practical, step-by-step view of how litigation funding actually works. It opens with a brief refresher on what litigation finance is and why companies and firms use it. Those reasons include leveling the playing field against well-resourced adversaries, protecting fees and case costs, and monetizing pending claims. We will then walk through each stage of the funding process: the NDA and intake re... More Info
$501General Credit -
Live WebinarWednesday, December 9, 202612:00 PM - 1:00 PM Eastern Time (EDT)
Live Webinar: Smoothing the Regulatory Wrinkles: Legal Issues and Trends in Medical Aesthetics
This CLE session examines the rapidly evolving legal landscape surrounding medical spas, weight loss clinics, and other medical aesthetics practices. The presentation addresses the regulatory, licensing, compliance, and liability issues attorneys encounter when advising providers, owners, management companies, and investors in this growing industry. Participants will explore key legal considerations, including the corporate practice of medicine doctrine, scope of practice limitations, ownershi... More Info
$501General Credit -
Live WebinarTuesday, December 15, 202611:00 AM - 12:00 PM Eastern Time (EDT)
Live Webinar: Deal Done, Dispute Pending: Working Capital True-Ups, Seller Notes, and Earnouts in M&A Deals
In M&A, the headline purchase price is rarely what the seller takes home. Working capital true-ups, seller notes, and earnouts can significantly change what the seller actually receives and, if not carefully negotiated and drafted, can lead to post-closing disputes. This program follows one hypothetical acquisition of a business through three common fights: an inventory true-up that comes up short, a buyer who stops paying the seller note, and an earnout the seller says the buyer sabotaged. F... More Info
$501General Credit -
Live WebinarFriday, December 18, 20263:00 PM - 4:30 PM Eastern Time (EDT)
Live Webinar: Negotiating: Beyond Leverage
This CLE program is divided into two parts. The first explores the essential skills for conducting effective negotiations, using real-world anecdotes to illustrate the principles captured in the acronym BLIP. It also introduces the negotiator’s prayer: “Please, let the person on the other side of the table be the smartest person in the world.” The second part focuses on the negotiation of specific contracts and key contractual provisions, including warranties and indemnities, term sheet... More Info
$751.5General Credits -
Live WebinarThursday, January 7, 202712:00 PM - 1:30 PM Eastern Time (EDT)
Live Webinar: Successful Client Representation in Solo and Small Firms: Collaboration, Communication, and Coordination
This CLE explores practical strategies for successful client representation in solo and small-firm practices. The program addresses common challenges attorneys face when working with colleagues within their firm and with attorneys at other firms. Participants will examine the importance of communication, coordination, and cooperation, along with strategies for managing disruptions, strengthening professional relationships, and determining whether collaborative arrangements are effective.... More Info
$751.5General Credits -
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Kings of the Internet on Trial: The Future of Section 230
For more than two decades, Section 230 has provided online platforms with significant protection from liability for third-party content, helping fuel the growth of the internet and social media. As platforms evolved, however, companies increasingly relied on algorithms, product design, autoplay, and other features designed to maximize user engagement. This CLE program examines the growing legal challenges to the scope of Section 230 immunity, particularly claims that social media platfo... More Info
$751.5General Credits -
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Compliance as a Business Strategy: Identifying, Preventing, and Mitigating Corporate Risk
This CLE course will examine how effective compliance programs can protect and even enhance an organization’s operations, reputation, and shareholder value using real DOJ cases. You will learn the steps to take for: Establishing best practices for risk prevention Identify regulatory risks and basic red flags Implement practical mitigation strategies, and Understand the crucial actions to take when a risk materializes or seems imminent If followed, these skills will enable yo... More Info
$501General Credit -
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Contract Drafting: Preparing Agreements That Withstand Litigation
This CLE program has two parts, disciplines required to prepare commercial litigators on the endangered species list. The first part examines the contracts that will place Beginning with a definition of what a contract really is -- simply a set of instructions the program then proceeds to treat the various aspects of contract preparation required to prepare a litigation-proof agreement. The second part of the program examines the preparation and negotiation of several contracts and con... More Info
$501.25General Credits