ESSENTIALS OF BUSINESS LAW COURSE 2015 HOT TOPICS: Corporate Compliance in the 21st Century Crowd Funding from Texas Crowds How to Successfully Submit a Claim Under a Liability Insurance Policy Selecting Arbitration vs. Litigation The Seven Deadly Sins of Contract Drafting The Life Cycle of a Business Bankruptcy Inadvertent Partnerships What past registrants had to say: Thank you for putting together a great program of speakers. Lots of good information and extremely practical. Excellent two days, well worth the time and money. Well worth the investment, will able to immediately put into practice some of what I learned. Hilton Park Cities Hotel Crowne Plaza River Oaks MCLE CREDIT 12.75 HOURS (2 ETHICS)
TexasBarCLE presents the ESSENTIALS OF Cosponsored by the Business Law Section of the State Bar of Texas BUSINESS LAW COURSE 2015 Hilton Park Cities Hotel Register by February 26th and save $50! Business Law Section members can save $75! Crowne Plaza River Oaks Register by April 2nd and save $50! Business Law Section members can save $75! Tweet about the course! Include hashtag #TBCLEessentials MCLE CREDIT 12.75 HOURS (2 ETHICS) MCLE COURSE NO: # 901304981 Applies to the College of the State Bar of Texas and to the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in Civil Appellate, Civil Trial Law and Labor and Employment Law. Thursday 6.75 hours including 1.25 ethics 8:00 Registration Coffee & Pastries Provided 8:55 Welcoming Remarks Course Director Irene Kosturakis, Houston Chief Intellectual Property Counsel BMC Software, Inc. 9:00 Business Case Law Update.5 hr Zachariah Wolfe, The Woodlands Zach Wolfe Law Firm 9:30 Basics of Employment Law: Non- Discrimination and Retaliation Update.75 hr Title VII of the Civil Rights Act Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Age Discrimination in Employment Act Texas Commission on Human Rights Act Hiring and firing Celina R. Joachim, Houston Direct Energy 10:15 Break 10:30 Employment Law Hot Topics.5 hr Katrina Grider, Houston Katrina Grider & Associates 11:00 Social Media and Advertising.5 hr ethics Al Harrison, Houston Harrison Law Office, P.C. 11:30 Break - Lunch Provided 11:45 Luncheon Presentation: Issues that Arise in the Employment Context.75 hr (.25 ethics) Vignettes Retaliation Trade secrets Hilda Galvan, Dallas Jones Day Kevin T. Kennedy, Houston Law Office of Kevin T. Kennedy, P.C. 12:30 Break 12:45 Corporate Compliance in the 21st Century.75 hr (.25 ethics) Does my client need an ethics hotline? When is it necessary to hire an Independent Investigator? Federal sentencing guidelines Justice department business prosecution Moderator Alexis Keene, Houston Augmentum Group Panelists Michael D. Hopkins, Houston Chief Compliance Officer Lyondell Basel Michael D. King, Austin Chief Compliance Counsel Gerson Lehrman Group, Inc. David Philip Whittlesey, Austin Andrews Kurth 1:30 Fiduciary Duty.5 hr (.25 ethics) Employee/employer Partners/Minority shareholders Tyrone Haynes, Houston Steele Law Group Howard Lynn Steele, Jr., Houston Steele Law Group 2
2:00 Non-Compete Drafting and Litigation.5 hr Recent Texas Supreme Court cases providing guidance Drennon vs. Exxon Mark J. Oberti, Houston Oberti Sullivan 2:30 Break 2:45 How to Successfully Submit a Claim Under a Liability Insurance Policy.5 hr Avoid traps for the unwary Charles C. Chuck Keeble, Jr., Dallas Haynes and Boone, LLP 3:15 Pathological Arbitration Clause.5 hr David E. Harrell, Jr., Houston Locke Lord 3:45 Selecting Arbitration vs. Litigation.5 hr Pros and cons Should we include an arbitration clause/provision? John R. Strawn, Jr., Houston Strawn Pickens 4:15 How to Stop Litigation Before It Starts.5 hr Graham Kerin Blair, Houston Principal, Global Disputes Baker & McKenzie 4:45 Adjourn Friday 6 hours including.75 ethics 8:00 Coffee & Pastries Provided 8:25 Morning Announcements 8:30 Trade Secrets.5 hr Texas Uniform Trade Secrets Act general overview Intellectual property Joseph F. Cleveland, Jr., Fort Worth Brackett & Ellis 9:00 Walking Dead: Inadvertent Terminations of Business Entities.5 hr Elizabeth S. Miller, Waco Professor of Law Baylor Law School 9:30 The Seven Deadly Sins of Contract Drafting.75 hr Express vs. implied warranties Disclaimers Indemnifications Limitation of liability D. Hull Youngblood, Jr., San Antonio Ford Murray 10:15 Break 10:30 Best Practices for Performing or Supervising M & A Due Diligence.75 hr (.25 ethics) Chris Chaffin, Houston General Counsel, Paradigm 11:15 The Life Cycle of a Business Bankruptcy.5 hr Seth E. Meisel, Austin DuBois Bryant & Campbell 11:45 Break - Lunch Provided 12:00 Luncheon Presentation: Cradle to Grave - The Impact of Family on the Business 1 hr Moderator Heather L. King, Southlake Koons Fuller Panelists Michael V. Bourland, Fort Worth Bourland Wall & Wenzel Celeste Lawton, Houston Norton Rose Fulbright 1:00 Break 1:15 Crowd Funding from Texas Crowds.5 hr What you need to know if your client wants to engage in crowd funding under the new Texas rule Carol Mattick, San Antonio Attorney & Counselor at Law 1:45 Inadvertent Partnerships.5 hr John C. Ale, Houston Southwestern Energy Company 2:15 Hacking Through a Cyber-Liability Claim and Related Insurance Issues.5 hr Mariah Quiroz, Dallas Thompson Coe Cousins & Irons 2:45 Data Privacy Issues.5 hr ethics Rose L. Romero, Dallas Thompson & Knight 3:15 Adjourn the Useful dates Advanced Evidence and Discovery Houston Live San Antonio Live May 21-22, 2015 Choice and Acquisition of Entities in Texas San Antonio Live May 22, 2015 State Bar College Summer School Galveston Live July 16-18, 2015 Advanced In House Counsel San Antonio Live August 13-14, 2015 Internet Legal Research Dallas Live November 10, 2015 Austin Live November 12, 2015 Advanced Business Law Houston Live November 19-20, 2015 course, all presentations will better my practice; only regret that I didn t attend last year. 3
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State Bar of Texas P.O. Box 12487 Austin, TX 78711-2487 ESSENTIALS OF BUSINESS LAW COURSE 2015 NON PROFIT ORG U.S. POSTAGE PAID PERMIT NO. 1804 AUSTIN, TEXAS business law ad - b_layout 1 4/15/14 6:26 PM Page 1 Join One of the largest State Bar sections, the Business Law Section attracts over 4,000 members from amongst solo practitioners, all sizes of firms, and corporate legal departments. Get involved! Members receive a quarterly newsletter and emails on hot topics for business lawyers, as well as a subscription to the Texas Journal of Business Law, published by the Section in conjunction with the South Texas College of Law to track current developments in commercial law in Texas. The Section is also active in projects to monitor or develop changes in laws affecting business organizations and non-profits, including the Business Organizations Code, the Uniform Commercial Code, and state securities laws. The Section s website features links, form documents, and other members-only benefits. Finally, the Section cosponsors business law-related CLE programs, offering its members free or discounted registration. Attorneys in their first two years of licensure and law students enjoy free membership. Members receive the Texas Journal of Business Law. 6 To join, visit www.texasbusinesslaw.org