Corporate & Commercial

Use these litigation-tested strategies to advise cannabis business clients on commercial and governance matters with clarity on regulatory touchpoints, contract enforceability, and risk management.

Taking a common‑problems approach, Danya Shakfeh examines the governance breakdowns that most often derail family business transitions, guiding attorneys through real‑world issues of ownership versus control, outdated governing documents, succession confusion, and buyout disputes.

As family‑owned entities mature, evolve, and sometimes fracture, governance failures often surface at the point of exit, requiring attorneys to create a soft landing for the estate planning objectives of the family with attention to governance, fairness, and family dynamics.

This program begins by defining how construction projects are structured. It then identifies common types of disputes that can arise and other aspects of construction law.

This program provides an introduction and overview of Surety Bonds and how they are used in construction projects.

Help your clients protect their intellectual property from the harmful impacts of the expanding global business of counterfeit and infringing goods via ecommerce platforms by learning about the mechanisms intellectual property owners have for stopping it.

The challenges and victories of past inventors can still provide valuable insight for those seeking to protect and profit from their inventions today.

This handbook is a complete litigation guide that covers pleadings, motions, discovery, trial strategies, alternative dispute resolution, appeals, and practical tools like forms, checklists, and model clauses.

This handbook provides attorneys with the practical and procedural knowledge needed to distinguish S Corporations from other forms of business organization and understand the tax consequences, regulatory landscape, and management approaches applicable to these pass-through entities.

Offering in-depth coverage of LLC formation, operating agreements, tax and insolvency considerations, and series LLCs, this resource provides attorneys with practical tools to streamline business structuring and client advising.

Earn outs are seeing increased use in deals, particularly those involving private companies. This approach is seen as a way to tie part of the purchase price to future performance. It is important to be aware of both the advantages and disadvantages of earn-outs in order to provide clients proper counsel.
Originally presented as part of Insights on Buying and Selling a Business.

This session addresses the tax implications of various deal approaches from both buyer and seller perspectives. It also touches on pre-closing restructuring (F reorganizations), the benefits of pre-sale estate planning and potential traps for the unwary.
Originally presented as part of Insights on Buying and Selling a Business.