Maryland State Bar Association
Education Department
Presents:

Sixth Business Law Institute

Tuesday, April 27th, 2010
Seminars: 1:00 pm – 5:15 pm
Plenary Presentation: 5:20 pm - 6:00 pm “The Climate for Business in Maryland”
Cocktail Reception (cash bar): 6:00 pm – 7: 00 pm
Conference Center at the Maritime Institute
692 Maritime Boulevard
Linthicum Heights, MD 21090

The Sixth Business Law Institute is designed to provide both experienced and novice business advisors with updates on the latest developments in the hottest areas of practice. With the guidance of an outstanding, experienced faculty, the Business Law Institute will provide you with practical answers to your business clients’ most frequently asked questions.

With a format that is back by popular demand,  the Business Law Institute offers a half-day program of four sessions with two seminar options in each session to choose from, followed by a presentation by noted economics advisor Anirban Basu on “The Climate for Businesses in Maryland”.  A cocktail reception will follow his closing remarks.  You may choose to attend either the seminars or the cocktail reception, or if you choose to attend both, you will receive a registration discount.  Each participant will receive a bound volume containing the course materials from each of the eight seminars.   Attend the Sixth Business Law Institute and keep up-to-date in your business practice while networking with colleagues.

Faculty

David L. Cahn, Esq.
Cahn & Rifkin LLC

Dale Cantone
Maryland Deputy Securities Commissioner

Bret  S. Cohen, Esq.
Hogan & Hartson

Jeremy S. Friedberg, Esq.
Leitess, Leitess, Friedberg & Fedder, PC

Steven M. Gevarter, Esq.
Gordon, Feinblatt, Rothman, Hoffberger & Hollander, LLC

Professor Daniel S. Goldberg
University of Maryland School of Law

Anthony K. Greene, CRM - CIC
Jamison Risk Services

James J. Hanks, Jr., Esq.
Venable LLP

Henry D. Kahn, Esq.
Hogan & Hartson

Stephanie D. Kinder, Esq.
Stephanie D. Kinder, P.A.

Melanie S. Lubin
Maryland Securities Commissioner

Raymond T. McKenzie, Esq.
Law Office of Raymond T. McKenzie

Marshall B. Paul, Esq.
Saul Ewing LLP

Abba D. Poliakoff, Esq.
Gordon, Feinblatt, Rothman, Hoffberger & Hollander, LLC

Jennifer J. Stearman, Esq.
McGuireWoods LLP

Caryn Tamber
The Daily Record

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Agenda

1:00-1:10  Welcome and Introductions – Auditorium

1:10-2:10 Session I

Option 1: Franchise Regulation & What the Business Attorney Should Know

• What is negotiable and non-negotiable in a franchise agreement?
• When is it a franchise and when is it a license?
• How to deal with non regulatory states and regulatory states.
• Attitude of State

David L. Cahn, Esq., Cahn & Rifkin LLC
Raymond T.  McKenzie, Esq., Law Ofc. Of Raymond T. McKenzie
Dale Cantone, Maryland Deputy Securities Commissioner

Option 2: Ethics: What Are the High Risk Malpractice Traps for Business Lawyers Today?

• Intersection of Ethics and Lawyers Professional Liability Issues
• Strategies for Managing Professional Liability

Anthony K. Greene, CRM - CIC
Jamison Risk Services

2:10-3:10 Session II

Option 1: Important Tax Issues in Choice of Business Entity –

• The “Whys and Whens” of Choosing Partnerships, LLCs, S Corporations and C Corporations for a Start-Up
• What a Business Lawyer Needs to Know about LLCs
• Dealing With Possible Tax Rate, Dividend and Capital Gain Changes and Their Effects on Choice of Entity 

Steven  Gevarter, Esq., Gordon, Feinblatt, Rothman, Hoffberger & Hollander LLC Professor Daniel S. Goldberg, University of Maryland School of Law

Option 2: Securities Laws in Maryland: Bear traps in High Grass

• Avoid securities violations – know the general rules
• Know the regulatory structure
• Hot Topics

Abba D. Poliakoff, Esq., Gordon Feinblatt, Rothman Hoffberger & Hollander LLC
Melanie S. Lubin, Maryland Securities Commissioner

3:10-3:30 Break

3:20-4:20 Session III

Option 1: Social Networking and Social Media Issues – Advice for Lawyers, Clients and Companies.

• The Use of Social Media – including Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn – in the legal profession and business environment and the resulting issues for lawyers and their business clients
• How social media is used in the workplace and how those uses create different risks and legal implications for the business
• How the media uses social media to cover stories, and why that should cause concern for lawyers and their business clients.

Caryn Tamber, The Daily Record
Bret S. Cohen, Esq., Hogan & Hartson

Option 2: Practical solutions for common employment law issues faced by the business lawyer.

• When the EEOC Comes Knocking!
• Internal/External Investigator:  Conducting Investigations
• Employee Accidents:  Liability, Risk Management and Employee Relations
• Breaking Up Is Hard To Do: Enforcing Non-Compete agreements and the duty of loyalty

Stephanie D. Kinder, Esq.
Stephanie D. Kinder, P.A.

4:20-5:20 Session IV

Option 1: The Uniform Commercial Code: Uncommon Collateral and Common Pitfalls

• Important Considerations in Perfecting a Security Interest in Special Collateral Types, such as Deposit Accounts
• Securities Accounts, Money Market Accounts, Certificates of Deposits, Life Insurance Policies and Treasury Securities
• What Business Lawyers Need to Know about Equity Interests and Intellectual Property as Collateral
• Practice Pointers and Important Considerations in Default and Enforcement of Security Interests

Jeremy S. Friedberg, Esq., Leitess Leitess Friedberg + Fedder PC
Jennifer J. Stearman, Esq., McGuireWoods LLP

Option 2: Fiduciary Duties After Shenker v. Laureate Education – A Panel Discussion

Henry D. Kahn, Esq., Hogan & Hartson
James J. Hanks, Jr., Esq., Venable LLP
Marshall B. Paul, Esq., Saul Ewing LLP

5:20 – 6:00 p.m. Plenary Session: The Climate for Businesses in Maryland

Dr. Anirban Basu
Sage Policy Group

6:00-7:00 Cocktail Reception

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Tuition

Seminar (includes cost of cocktail reception)
$ 175  Business Section Members
$ 175  Young Lawyers Section Members
$ 195  MSBA members pre-registering
$ 215  All others or at door registrants

$ 8      PA Credits

Cocktail Reception and closing plenary presentation only
$ 35

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4 Easy Ways to Register

1. Register Online using the Secure Order Form
   Online registration is closed. You still register at the door.
   
   or you can use the Printable Registration Form and...
   
   
2. Fax your credit card registration to: (410) 685-1016
   Attn: Business Law Institute, Denise Williams

2. Mail your registration form with check or credit card info to:
   Business Law Institute, Denise Williams
   520 W. Fayette Street, Suite 300
   Baltimore, MD 21201

3. Register at the door. Please call ahead to confirm date, time, location and space availability. We cannot guarantee space.
   

Printable Fax/Mail Form

ACCREDITATION
We are working on accreditation through the MSBA. Certificate of attendance will he available at the end of the day's program.

REFUND AND CANCELLATION POLICY
Telephone, fax and e-mail registrations, accompanied by a credit card authorization, and regular mail registrations, accompanied by a check or credit card authorization, will be accepted until 5:00 p.m. two (2) days before all regular full-day programs. Registrations at the door will be accepted for regular full-day program; but please call to verify availability, as space will be limited and not guaranteed. Full refund, less $20 for administrative expense, will be made for cancellations received by 5:00 p.m. Monday March 1, 2010. If you register but do not attend or cancel, you will receive the course materials following the program in full consideration of tuition paid.

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