Business Law Basics is a free CLE webinar series featuring monthly programs focused on the fundamentals of key practice areas.
Business Law Basics
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Audio, video, and materials from Business Law Basics programs are available to Business Law Section members shortly after each webinar. CLE credit is only available for programs that are live or in the on-demand library.
Upcoming Program
Legal Opinions: How to Stay Out of Trouble
November 26, 2019
1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Eastern
When business lawyers are asked by a client to give a legal opinion to a non-client (for example at the closing of a debt or equity financing), the opinion giver is entering a different liability regime than in advising her client. The work done to give a third party legal opinion and the wording of typical opinion paragraphs matter a great deal, as do customary assumptions, exceptions and qualifications that accompany those opinion paragraphs. This program will examine opinions commonly requested and given, and will discuss their customary meaning and the work customarily done to support them. The panel will also discuss resources available to guide opinion givers and counsel for opinion recipients.
Panelists:
- Ettore A. Santucci, Goodwin, Boston, MA
- Sylvia Fung Chin, White & Case LLP, New York, NY
- Steven O. Weise, Proskauer Rose LLP, Los Angeles, CA
Presented by: Legal Opinions Committee
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Archive
Audio and materials from all Business Law Basics programs will be archived shortly after each webinar.
- October 2019: Dealmaker's Guide to Managing M&A Closings
- September 2019: Business Lawyer’s Ethical Guide to Interrupting Gender Bias
- August 2019: Business Bankruptcy Basics: Part II: Creditor Strategies During the Middle and End of the Bankruptcy Case
- July 2019: Business Bankruptcy Basics: Part I: Creditor Strategies at the Beginning of the Bankruptcy Case
- June 2019: Understanding Key Elements of Legal Opinions
- May 2019: LLC Boot Camp: What Every Associate (And Every Partner) Needs To Know
- April 2019: Drafting Arbitration Agreements in Business Contracts
- March 2019: Blockchain Technology and Smart Contracts for the Business Lawyer
- February 2019: Just What the Doctor Ordered: Health Law Basics for a Business Law Practice
- January 2019: Protecting Workers and Managing Company Risk in Supply Chains: Moving from Policies to Contracts
- December 2018: Ethics and Conflicts in Transactional Practice: Winter is Coming
- November 2018: Investment Management Basics for the Corporate Lawyer
- October 2018: Introduction to Securitization
- September 2018: Connecting the Dots: Governance… Artificial Intelligence… and Block Chain
- August 2018: M&A Survival Guide to Selling the Closely-Held Business
- July 2018: Recent Developments in the Delaware Chancery Court and the New York State Supreme Court Commercial Division
- June 2018: Basics of UCC Article 9 -- Your Guide to Security Interests
- May 2018: Data Privacy Basics for the Business Lawyer: Spotting the Critical Issues
- April 2018: The Basics of IP Due Diligence in Business Deals
- March 2018: Governance Issues of Distressed Companies
- February 2018: An Introduction to Private Equity Mergers and Acquisitions
- January 2018: Business Mediation Basics 101
Accreditation Information
States typically decide whether a program qualifies for MCLE credit in their jurisdiction 4-8 weeks after the program application is submitted. For many live events, credit approval is not received prior to the program.
The ABA will seek 1.5 hours of CLE credit in 60-minute states and 1.8 hours of CLE credit in 50-minute states. Credit hours are estimated and are subject to each state’s approval and credit rounding rules. Please visit www.americanbar.org/mcle for general information on CLE at the ABA.
Scholarship Information
A limited number of scholarships are available to defray the registration fee upon application. Preference will be given to practitioners with limited means and unemployed attorneys. Please contact Quiana Nesbit for more information at quiana.nesbit@americanbar.org.