Learn the latest on Mastering Corporations, Partnerships & Choice of Entity with this convenient, 24/7 On-demand Seminar & Complimentary Podcast. Register to obtain CLE & MCLE credit, online access to complete course & reference materials, and attend this on-demand seminar. YOU MAY LISTEN FROM ALMOST ANY TYPE OF COMPUTER OR IPOD. ACCESS TO THE RECORDING AND MATERIALS DOES NOT EXPIRE.

Benefits:

There has been renewed interest in the need for attorneys proficient in the formation and operation of corporations, partnerships, and LLCs. Understanding these legal issues is a vitally essential skill for attorneys and professionals ranging from in-house counsel to those protecting assets from plaintiffs and creditors, as well as attorneys enforcing judgments and collecting on debts. This program will also be of interest to those practicing compliance, securities as well as taxation. The seminar faculty includes three leading practitioners in the field, who will cover making sense of tax and legal choices in choosing business entities, avoiding common tax pitfalls, corporate valuation, considering efficiency in corporate structures, as well as best practices in forming corporations and partnerships. Registration includes course and reference materials that serve as a reference source for many of your planning needs and will outline and diagram the planning techniques and structures discussed during the convenient, 24/7 on-demand seminar.

Agenda:

Effectively Forming Corporations & Partnerships:

1. Best Practices for Forming Business Entities

2. State Requirements, Constituent Documents & By-laws

3. What You Need to Know About Corporate Record Keeping

4. Avoiding the Sins of Boilerplate Provisions

5. Corporate Entity Valuations

Business Entity Selection:

1. Protecting the Owners of the Entity

2. Enhancing Business Owners' Rights & Obligations

3. Determining Ideal Entity Form

4. Benefits and Pitfalls to Existing Entities of Converting Entity Type

Choice of Entity & Tax Issues for LLCs, Joint Ventures, Partnerships, & Corporations:

1. Tax Implications of Entity Selection

2. Tax issues during the Life Cycle of the Business – Formation, Operation and Termination

3. Avoiding Common Taxation Pitfalls

4. Considering Tax Efficiency in Corporate Structures

5. Dealing with Tax Exempt Members

Recorded Question & Answer Session

Biography of Seminar Faculty:

1. Drew G. Sloan is a member of Richards, Layton & Finger's Limited Liability Company and Partnership Advisory Group. Mr. Sloan's practice focuses on limited partnerships, general partnerships and limited liability companies, including with respect to formation, operation, governance and dissolution matters. He also renders advice regarding mergers, acquisitions, conversions and other structural changes involving alternative entities. Working with some of the country's largest companies, including billion-dollar private equity funds, Mr. Sloan advises clients on acquisition, investment fund, structured finance, joint venture and cross-border transactions.

2. Brandon M. Schwartz is a corporate trial attorney with Schwartz Law Firm. He is certified by his state bar as a civil trial specialist. Mr. Schwartz focuses his practice primarily on business law and business litigation involving such matters as shareholder disputes, derivative actions, contract creation and litigation, company formation, and discrimination. He is a frequent speaker and author on business and commercial litigation in publications and seminars nationally. Mr. Schwartz has been listed in Super Lawyers multiple times, is a life-member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum and the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum, received a Lifetime Achievement Award from America’s Top 100 Attorneys, and is a Lifetime Member of Best Attorneys of America.

3. Daniel S. Welytok is a shareholder at von Briesen & Roper, s.c., where he assists clients with tax issues, acquisitions and divestments, business and capital structuring, financing, corporate governance, information technology, licensing and distribution, regulatory and compliance issues, labor and employee benefits matters, and dispute resolution. He serves as chair of the firm’s Opinion Review Committee. He is a member of hi region's TE/GE Council liaison with the Internal Revenue Service, and on the editorial staff of the TAXFAX column of The Cooperative Accountant. He has authored and edited various tax and law-related books listed as best sellers by Amazon.com, including Nonprofit Law & Governance for Dummies with a foreword by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley, Sarbanes-Oxley for Dummies and The Wisconsin Guide to Nonprofits. Mr. Welytok has served as articles editor for The Tax Lawyer, as Chair of a national bar association's Tax Law Committee, and as a director on his state bar's Tax Section Board, among others.

CLE ACCREDITATION: Rossdale CLE is a national leader in attorney education and has trained thousands of attorneys, paralegals, and other legal professionals. Attend this convenient, on-demand seminar & podcast for CLE & MCLE credit with the following pending, available, & approved jurisdictions:

Alabama State Bar MCLE Commission for 1.5 MCLE credits

Alaska Bar Association for 1.5 CLE Credits *

Arizona State Bar for 1.5 CLE credits**

California State Bar for 1.5 MCLE credits

Colorado Supreme Court Board of Continuing Legal & Judicial Education for 1.8 CLE Credits

Connecticut for 1.5 CLE Credits

District of Columbia (CLE credits are not required)***

Florida Bar for 2.0 CLE credits

Georgia Bar for 1.5 CLE credits

Hawaii State Board of CLE for 1.5 CLE credits

Idaho State Bar for 1.5 CLE credits

Indiana Commission for Continuing Legal Education for 1.5 CLE Credits

Iowa Commission on Continuing Legal Education for 1.5 CLE Credits

Kansas Continuing Legal Education Commission for 1.5 CLE Credits

Kentucky Bar Association for 1.5 CLE Credits

Louisiana Supreme Court Commission on MCLE for 1.5 MCLE credits

Maryland (CLE credits are not required)***

Massachusetts (CLE credits are not required)**

Michigan (CLE credits are not required)***

Minnesota State Board of Continuing Legal Education for 1.5 CLE credits

Mississippi Commission on Continuing Legal Education for 1.5 CLE credits

Missouri Bar for 1.8 MCLE Credits

Montana Commission of CLE for 1.5 CLE Credits

Nevada Board of Continuing Legal Education for 1.5 CLE credits

New Hampshire for 1.5 CLE credits ****

New Jersey Board on Continuing Legal Education for 1.5 CLE credits (per Rule 201:4)

New Mexico Minimum Continuing Legal Education Board for 1.5 CLE credits

New York State Bar for 1.5 CLE credits

North Carolina State Bar Continuing Legal Education for 1.5 CLE credits

Ohio - Supreme Court of Ohio Commission on CLE for 1.5 CLE Credits

Oklahoma Bar Association for 1.5 CLE Credits

Oregon State Bar for 1.5 CLE credits

Pennsylvania Continuing Legal Education Board for 1.5 CLE Credits

Puerto Rico for 1.5 CLE credits (Tribunal Supremo de Puerto Rico)

South Dakota (CLE credits are not required)***

Tennessee Commission on CLE for 1.5 CLE Credits

Texas State Bar for 1.5 CLE credits

Utah State Board of Continuing Legal Education for 1.5 MCLE credits

Vermont Mandatory Continuing Legal Education Board for 1.5 CLE credits

Virginia State Bar for 1.5 MCLE credits

Washington State Board of Continuing Legal Education for 1.5 MCLE credits

Wisconsin Board of Bar Examiners for 1.5 CLE credits

Wyoming State Bar for 1.5 CLE credits

Additional States - call customer service at (888) 626-3462

* Members of the Alaska Bar Association may report 1.5 CLE credits for participating in this course as it has been approved by other mandatory CLE jurisdictions for 1.5 CLE credits.

** The State Bar of Arizona does not approve or accredit CLE activities for the Mandatory Continuing Legal Education requirement. This activity may qualify for up to 1.5 hours toward your annual CLE requirement for the State Bar of Arizona, including 0 hour(s) of professional responsibility.

*** States that do not require CLE are indicated above. Rossdale does not apply for CLE in these states as CLE credit is not required.

**** The New Hampshire does not approve or accredit CLE activities for the Continuing Legal Education requirement. Pursuant to NH Supreme Court Rule 53, this activity may be counted for up to 1.5 CLE hours.

For additional questions, please call 888-626-3462.

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