Business Law Bundle w/Live Webinars Includes:

• $100

  Was the Pandemic a Short or Long Term Bankruptcy Sickness

  General Credits: 2

  This course will consist of a short, general description of bankruptcy law history and a description of the different types (Chapters) available and their basic respective functions and differences. There will be a discussion of the last significant Bankruptcy Code amendments effective in 2005. The...

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• $50

  Handling Nonprofit Board Disputes

  General Credits: 1

  Most nonprofit Board members have never served on a nonprofit Board before and do not understand their legal responsibilities. This CLE program will discuss Board responsibilities and fiduciary duty, common disputes between Board Members, Founder Syndrome, and what to do if everyone quits. This...

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• $75

  The ABC’s of Transitioning Law Firms

  General Credits: 1.5

  This CLE presentation, entitled, “The ABC’s of Transitioning Law Firms” discusses the myriad of issues that an attorney should be evaluating in connection with a lateral move to a new law firm. This in-depth CLE provides the participant with a step-by-step analysis of the issues a departing at...

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• $50

  Antitrust Merger Enforcement: Significant Regulatory Developments and Issues Explored

  General Credits: 1

  This CLE course provides an in-depth overview of the US merger control process, antitrust agency priorities, forthcoming revisions to the US merger guidelines, and highlights of recent merger challenges. The course is designed to give attorneys a comprehensive understanding of the current state of...

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• $75

  Preparing a Business Client to Franchise

  General Credits: 1.5

  This CLE course is designed as a basic course to assist counsel representing a client who wants to franchise. We will discuss some practical considerations to help the client understand if franchising is the right decision, the legal obligations of a franchisor, and discuss some of the key decisio...

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• $100

  BIZ BUZZ: Starting, Buying and Selling Small Businesses

  General Credits: 2

  Big Buzz covers five different ways small entities enter into or leave small businesses. Starting, buying, selling or franchising a business involves numerous steps, analyses and understandings of the legalities and the realities. The lecturer approaches these multifaceted issues from the stand...

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• $50

  Navigating the Uncharted Legal Terrain of Artificial Intelligence

  General Credits: 1.25

  Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a branch of computer science that studies the development and implementation of algorithms and software that allow machines to think and act like humans. AI has many different forms, the most popular of which are machine learning like ChatGPT, natural language proces...

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• $50

  Cybersecurity and Data Privacy Obligations for Lawyers

  General Credits: 1

  This CLE course will focus on cyber threats to the legal community, why hackers find lawyers to be productive targets, the costs of data breaches, and a lawyers cybersecurity obligations, including in the context of ESI. This course will include discussions on general ethical responsibilities o...

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• $50

  All's Fair In The Rules of Professional Conduct: Threats and Fees

  Ethics Credits: 1.25

  This CLE course will address the rules of professional conduct as it relates to fairness with a focus on two components: threats and fees. Part one will address threatening to present, participate in presenting, or presenting criminal or professional disciplinary charges to obtain an advantage in...

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• $100

  Holding The Marijuana Industry Legally Accountable

  General Credits: 2

  Today’s marijuana is high in potency and can reach 99% pure delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). The THC in marijuana causes the “high,” and leads to addiction, mental illness, violence, crime, traffic deaths, and many health and social problems. Voters were not adequately informed when marijuana le...

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• $50

  Did That Witness Show Up? Hearsay and Confrontation Clause Restrictions and Exceptions in Criminal Prosecutions

  General Credits: 1

  Criminal practitioners, prosecutors, defense lawyers, and the judges who preside over them must constantly monitor how to address a prosecution when a witness doesn't attend court. Two types of rules regulate how judges should handle these absences. This CLE presentation analyzes how these ru...

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• $75

  Evaluating a Franchise for a Franchisee: What Attorneys Need to Know

  General Credits: 1.5

  This CLE course is designed for counsel representing a franchisee in evaluating a decision to purchase a franchise, reviewing the FDD and Franchise Agreement, and Negotiating an Addendum. It will discuss some of the key considerations a franchisee will need to evaluate in making a decision to...

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• $75

  Introduction to Franchising Law

  General Credits: 1.5

  This CLE course is designed as a basic course for counsel with limited knowledge of franchise law and will introduce the basic legal considerations in franchising, whether you are representing a franchisor or a franchisee. The course will discuss the legal definition of a franchise, review the...

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• $75

  Broker Lien Rights: What Attorneys Need to Know

  General Credits: 1.5

  This CLE course offers an overview of commercial real estate broker lien rights in 34 states, taught by a 46 year attorney who authored or lobbied on behalf of roughly half of those statutes. Topics addressed include the scope of commission claims which are protected, legislative history, the prere...

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• $50

  To Prosecute or Not To Prosecute? Analyzing Ethical Rules Telling Prosecutors When and How They Can Do Their Job

  Ethics Credits: 1

  Before the dramatic closing argument or daring cross examination, prosecutor offices must carefully assess whether the case may be prosecuted and precisely how. For prosecutors, these rules provide both limitations for whether cases can be prosecuted at all, and guidelines for how they should be p...

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• $50

  Why Lawyers Need to Bill Strategically in an Age of Legal Artificial Intelligence

  General Credits: 1

  Artificial intelligence, in terms of developments like ChatGPT, is new to a lot of people, but the idea of using computers to "outsource" certain work -- such as repetitive work -- away from lawyers has been around for a while. Because computers don't get tired, bored, hungry, or distracted, they'...

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• $100

  Free Speech, Trademarks and Parody at the Crossroads: “Jack Daniels vs Bad Spaniels”

  General Credits: 2

  Is someone infringing on your trademark? How about your copyright or patent? Do you want to protect your invention with a patent? Is clearing and registering your trademark and your Copyright one of your business objectives? Are you interested in securing a licensing agreement either as a licensor...

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• $50

  Legal Ethics: Reasonableness of Fees

  Ethics Credits: 1

  Someone at your firm is in charge of making sure that both legal professionals and other employees comply with the ethics rules. Some firms have ethics committees that do this work. Solos, of course, wear every hat under the sun, including the "ethics guru" hat. In small firms, too, many of you...

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• $50

  Distinguishing Between Employers and Contractors in Light of the New DOL Guidelines

  General Credits: 1

  As many if not most of have seen, the gig economy is a new kid on the block in the world of commerce. During the lockdown of the pandemic, the gig economy, particularly food delivery services grew significantly—such services are now ubiquitous. Those working in the gig economy, including such fam...

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• $50

  Cyber Security and Cyber Breach: What Lawyers and Their Law Firms Need to Know Now

  General Credits: 1

  This CLE program will discuss cyber security, the consequences of a cyber breach, including ethical considerations, and cyber insurance. In the U.S., we are faced with 50 state laws on data privacy and security. If your business holds personal information from a resident of a particular state, what...

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  Business Law Strategy & Contract Drafting: Considerations for Maximizing, Monetizing & Preserving Client's Patent Rights

  General Credits: 1

  This CLE course will provide information that every business law attorney should know about patent law. During this course, you will learn about why NDA’s are so important, the most important parts of a patent application, things to consider when drafting employment agreements, and also, method...

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• $50

  Breaking Up Is Hard To Do: Navigating Partnership Disputes and High-Impact Partner Departures

  Ethics Credits: 1

  Breakups are never easy and while possibly not as traumatic as divorce, navigating disputes amongst law firm partners can be difficult, as is navigating the departure of a high-impact partner. This informative CLE will explain ethical considerations and how to successfully handle disputes and d...

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• $50

  Conducting Sexual Harassment Investigations at Law Firms

  General Credits: 1

  Internal investigations are always complex, and even more so when investigating sexual harassment within your firm. This CLE course will guide you through the various legal issues and requirements and offer a step-by-step guide for conducting investigations in accordance with current statutes....

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