Minnesota CLE - Business Law Courses
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Counseling the Startup: Legal Strategy for High-Growth Ventures
Representing a “tech startup” or other venture that will seek outside investment during the early years of its operations offers challenges that attorneys won’t face when representing a traditional small business. Startup founders (also known as “entrepreneurs”) have different personalities, goals and objectives than small business owners, and accordingly will have different needs for legal services. When working with startups, you will often find yourself as an “outside general coun... More Info
$1002General Credits -
Avoiding Conflicts of Interest in Transactional Practice
Conflicts of interest are not a problem faced only by litigators. Transactional lawyers have to address conflicts as well, and in many ways the problems they face are more subtle and difficult to resolve. This CLE will focus on the sorts of conflicts issues that transactional lawyers face, and will address such forefront issues as accommodation clients, advance conflict waivers, representation of corporate affiliates, corporate family conflicts, and joint representations of potentially adver... More Info
$751.5Ethics Credits -
Crypto 201: Fundamentals, Key Developments, and Current Law and Practice
This CLE course builds on foundational concepts to provide an updated overview of today’s evolving digital asset ecosystem. It explores key legal and regulatory developments, including recent SEC guidance on crypto, as well as practical discussions of tokenization, stablecoins, smart contracts, digital asset treasuries (DATs), decentralized finance (DeFi), decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs), and other commonly used industry terms. The session also addresses real-world applica... More Info
$751.5General Credits -
Strategic 1031 Exchanges: Technical Foundations and Sophisticated Transactions
An IRC 1031 tax-deferred exchange is often viewed as a go-to-real estate tax and estate planning tool but sometimes its more valuable applications are less obvious. This CLE program goes beyond the fundamentals to explore sophisticated exchange strategies, structuring opportunities, and practical issue-spotting techniques that attorneys can use to better advise clients in real estate, tax, business, and transactional matters. Designed for attorneys with prior exposure to 1031 exchanges,... More Info
$1002General Credits -
Understanding the Four Types of Intellectual Property: A Practical Introduction
This CLE course provides an overview of the four main types of intellectual property—patents, trade secrets, trademarks, and copyright—covering what each protects, when they apply, and practical tips for their use. The course is designed to help attorneys recognize when intellectual property issues may arise and ensure they are appropriately addressed when advising clients, whether directly or in collaboration with or referral to intellectual property counsel. More Info
$1002General Credits -
Top Ten Recent Trademark Decisions to Know
This CLE program provides a concise, practice-focused update on significant recent trademark decisions from the U.S. Supreme Court, federal courts, and the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board. The program highlights key doctrinal developments affecting prosecution, enforcement, and litigation strategy. The panel will examine notable decisions, including: In re Jimenez In re Ye Mystic Krewe of Gasparilla Chutter, Inc. v. Great Management Group In re Solace Cine August Storck KG v. Fl... More Info
$501General Credit -
Navigating FinCEN’s New Rule on Residential Real Estate Transactions
This CLE program provides a practical and timely analysis of FinCEN’s new residential real estate reporting rule and its implications for attorneys involved in real estate transactions. The rule represents a significant expansion of federal anti-money laundering oversight into the residential real estate market and imposes new reporting obligations for certain non-financed transactions involving legal entities and trusts. Participants will examine the scope and purpose of the rule, the... More Info
$501General Credit -
Beyond the Stethoscope: Mastering Fee-Sharing Without Crossing Legal Lines
Moving entirely outside of the medical context, this CLE session unveils the versatile MSO structure as a powerful business tool for other regulated professional services. We introduce the specialized LOMO (Legal Operational Management Organization) and PAMO (Professional Accounting Management Organization) models, detailing the necessary jurisdictional tailoring in states like California, Washington, and Oregon. Attendees will master the "Dark Arts" of compliant economic participation... More Info
$501General Credit -
Return of the MSO: Compliance, Control & Avoiding the Accidental Practice of Medicine
This advanced CLE session synthesizes the use of the MSO structure beyond simple administrative outsourcing to achieve complex objectives in succession planning, strategic financing, brand centralization, and cross-industry adaptation, all while strictly adhering to the bright-line rules of the Corporate Practice Doctrine and Fair Market Value. The program will explore contractual discipline, governance structures, and proprietary frameworks necessary to unlock these "off-label" econom... More Info
$501General Credit -
Drafting Stronger Patents: A Practical Project Management-Based Framework for Surviving Alice
In this CLE program, a patent attorney and former USPTO examiner from the Business Methods Technology Center 3600 introduces a project management–inspired framework for drafting patent applications that satisfy 35 U.S.C. § 101. Attendees will learn practical, prosecution-ready strategies informed by the latest USPTO developments, including the August 2025 memo to the examining corps, Director Squires’ precedential decision in Ex parte Desjardins, and recent USPTO hour updates. In a lan... More Info
$501General Credit