Learn the latest on Mastering Corporations, Partnerships, & LLC's 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:

Against the backdrop of a recovering economy, mastering the principles related to the formation and operation of corporations, partnerships, and LLC’s has gained significant importance. 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 corporate law as well as taxation. The seminar faculty will cover making sense of tax and legal choices in choosing business entities, avoiding common tax pitfalls, what corporate attorneys need to know about "business divorce," as well as effectively forming corporations and partners. Special emphasis is also paid to understanding securities law concerns, legal issues related to management, and effectively using corporate membership interests as collateral. 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 this convenient, 24/7 on-demand seminar.

Agenda:

Choice of Entity & Tax Issues for LLC's, Joint Ventures, Partnerships, & Corporations:

1. Making Sense of Tax and Legal Choices in Choosing the Proper Form of Business Entities

2. Contemplating 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

Effectively Forming Corporations & Partnerships:

1. Effectively Forming Business Entities

2. Allocations of Income, Gains, Losses, and Liabilities

3. Legal Issues Related to Management

4. Avoiding the Sins of Boilerplate Provisions

5. Contemplating Alternative Dispute Resolution in Partnerships and LLCs

What Corporate Attorneys Need to Know about Business Divorce:

1. Understanding How Corporate Structures Affect Subsequent Litigation

2. Enhancing Business Owners' Rights & Obligations

3. Considerations to Avoid & Minimize Liability from Disputes

4. Effectively Determining Fiduciary Duties

5. Best Strategies on Dissolution

Recorded Question & Answer Session with the Expert Faculty

Biography of Seminar Faculty:

1. Melissa K. Stubenberg is a Director at Richards Layton & Finger, where she has extensive experience in matters involving limited liability companies and partnerships. A director in the firm’s Limited Liability Company and Partnership Advisory Group, her practice focuses on rendering advice as to matters with the formation, operation and dissolution of Delaware limited liability companies and partnerships. Since beginning her practice, Ms. Stubenberg has worked on a wide variety of transactions, including securitizations, mergers and acquisitions, hedge funds and private equity funds, dissolution/winding-up, reorganizations and joint ventures. Her practice involves, among other things, analyzing fiduciary duty and contractual interpretation issues for her clients, drafting various agreements, deal structuring, rendering legal opinions and giving support in litigation matters relating to Delaware limited liability companies and partnerships. Melissa has worked on numerous cutting edge transactions, including utilizing series partnerships and limited liability companies. Many Fortune 500 companies and their subsidiaries and some of the world’s largest financial institutions, private equity funds and hedge funds are among Ms. Stubenberg’s clients. She has been involved on many high profile private deal restructurings and management buy-outs.

2. Peter A. Mahler is a Partner at Farrell Fritz, P.C. and a leading authority on the judicial dissolution and valuation of partnerships, close corporations and limited liability companies. He concentrates in “business divorce” matters involving conflicts among co-owners of closely held business entities. He has written over 200 articles on corporate valuations, dissolution, and related topics. He is a graduate of NYU School of Law and previously served as a federal law clerk, prior to practicing in complex business law. Mr. Mahler has an AV Preeminent Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Rating for excellence in practice.

3. Joseph C. Mandarino is a Partner at Stanley Esrey & Bucklet, where he focuses his practice on corporate, tax and finance. He has extensive experience in workouts, restructurings, modifications, and structuring M&A transactions, from both the buyer and seller sides. He has also counseled clients on corporation transactions, including partnerships, LLC's, and other financial products. A graduate of NYU Law School's LL.M. Tax program, Mr. Mandarino excels at also providing his clients with legal advice relating to tax controversies, audits, appeals, and regulatory hearings. He is a highly sought-after writer on the latest business, tax and finance topics, having published his work in the National Law Journal, Mergers & Acquisitions magazine, Tax Notes Today, the Journal of Real Estate Taxation, the Journal of S Corporation Taxation, the Journal of Multistate Taxation, Tax & Finance Newsletter, and the NYU Institute on Federal Taxation. In addition, he has spoken at meetings and seminars organized by numerous organizations, including the White House Conference on Small Business, the U.S. Small Business Administration, among many others.

Who should attend this seminar?
Attorneys, paralegals, and legal professionals.

You will receive access to recording, podcast, course & reference material, and information related to CLE/MCLE credit as soon as you register with a credit card or when your check is processed.

CLE ACCREDITATION: Rossdale CLE is a national leader in attorney education and has trained thousands of attorneys, paralegals, and other legal professionals. Attend this 24/7, on-demand seminar for CLE & MCLE credit with the following pending & approved jurisdictions:

Alaska Bar Association for 1.5 CLE Credits *

Arizona State Bar for 1.5 CLE credits**

State Bar of California for 1.5 MCLE credits

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

Connecticut (CLE credits are not required, but are encouraged)**

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 credit

Indiana Commission for Continuing Legal Education 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)**

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

Oregon State Bar for 1.5 CLE credits

South Dakota (CLE credits are not required)**

Texas State Bar for 1.5 CLE credits

Utah State Board of Continuing Legal Education for 1.5 MCLE 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. For additional questions, please call 888-626-3462.

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