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Business Law Section Spring Meeting

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Thursday, May 24, 2018
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BUSINESS LAW SECTION SPRING MEETING
May 24, 2018 | 10:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Harvard Club of New York City | 35 W. 44th Street, New York, NY

Keep your knowledge current and connect with colleagues in business law!

Business Law Section Spring Meeting

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Updates in: Banking; Bankruptcy; Mergers and Acquisition; Business Organizations; Franchise, Distribution & Licensing; Securities Regulation and Private Investment Funds; Technology and Venture Law

Registration Fees:
$40 Business Law section members
$65 NYSBA Members | $90 Non-Members
$15 Law Student Members of BLS

Fee includes lunch and choice of committee meetings.

* Not a member of the Business Law Section? Dues are only $25/year with NYSBA membership. Join online or call 800-582-2452 to add the Business Law Section onto your NYSBA membership, and you'll save $25 on this program!

Register online below.


AGENDA:

10:30am-Noon | Committee Meetings Block 1 (select one)
• Banking Law | Blockchain Technology and Banking
• Bankruptcy Law | Bankruptcy Fraud
• Mergers and Acquisitions | Impacts of the New Tax Bill on Mergers & Acquisitions

Noon-1:30pm | Reception and Lunch

1:30-3:00pm | Committee Meetings Block 2 (select one)
• Business Organizations Law | S-Corp and Partnership Taxation, and Potential Implications of the New Tax Code
• Franchise, Distribution & Licensing Law | Cannabis, from a Legal and a Business Perspective
• Securities Regulation and Private Investment Funds | Regulatory Activities Affecting Investment Advisers
• Technology and Venture Law | Blockchain and Smart Contracts


PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONS (Alphabetical):

Banking Law
Blockchain technology and Banking - Speaker: Michelle Gitlitz, Esq., Blank Rome LLP (details to follow).

Bankruptcy Law
“Bankruptcy Fraud,” presented by Matthew V. Spero, Esq. of Rivkin Radler LLP and Pasquale Rafanelli, CPA/ABV, ASA, CVA, CBA, CFE, MAFF, CDFA, Valuation Manager of Grassi & Co.: This CLE seminar will provide an overview of the relevant US Code sections criminalizing bankruptcy fraud, focus on some common bankruptcy fraud patterns, and provide some recent examples from the news. The seminar will also explore the valuation and forensic issues and challenges faced when dealing with a bankruptcy.

1.5 MCLE credits in Areas of Professional Practice. Appropriate for both newly-admitted and experienced attorneys.

Business Organizations Law
A panel discussion comparing S-Corp and Partnership taxation and potential implications of the new tax code. The speakers will go over best practices and tips regarding taxation of different business entities; followed by Q&A to engage in discussion. Speakers: Matthew Moisan, Esq., Managing Partner of Moisan Legal P.C.; Prof. Bradley Borden, Professor of Law, Brooklyn Law School; and Russell Kranzler, CPA, Certified Forensic Accountant, CFF, Held, Kranzler, McCosker and Pulice, LLP.

1.0 MCLE credit in Areas of Professional practice for experienced attorneys (admitted more than 2 years).

Franchise, Distribution & Licensing Law
Topic: Cannabis, from a legal and a business perspective (details to follow).

Mergers & Acquisitions
This meeting will feature a presentation by an accounting firm on the Impacts of the New Tax Bill on Mergers & Acquisitions. Speakers: Jeff Bowden, Tax Principal, Anchin; E. George Teixeira, CPA, MS, Tax Partner, Anchin; James Rieger, Esq., Tannenbaum Helpern Syracuse & Hirschtritt LLP.

The balance of the meeting will be devoted to ongoing organizational matters for this recently formed committee, including setting a future meeting schedule and soliciting speakers and topics for upcoming meetings.

1.0 MCLE credit in Areas of Professional Practice for experienced attorneys (admitted more than 2 years).

Securities Regulation & Private Investment Funds
Laura Grossman, Associate General Counsel, and Sanjay Lamba, Assistant General Counsel, from the Investment Adviser Association will discuss various regulatory activities affecting investment advisers, including a potential SEC rule proposal on standards of conduct for brokers and advisers that could alter advisers' fiduciary duty, latest developments involving the Custody Rule, the potential for a "retrospective review" of certain core rules governing advisers, and the SEC’s examination and enforcement priorities for 2018.

1.5 MCLE credits in Areas of Professional Practice for experienced attorneys (admitted more than 2 years).

Technology & Venture Law
“Blockchain and Smart Contracts”: includes what “smart contracts” in the Blockchain space are, how legal practice may be affected by them and how we, as lawyers, can have effective practices with them. Speakers: Christopher S. Edwards, Esq., Reitler Kailas & Rosenblatt LLC; Peter W. Rothberg, Esq., Reitler Kailas & Rosenblatt LLC.

1.5 MCLE credits: 1.0 in Areas of Professional Practice; 0.5 in Law Practice Management. Appropriate for both newly-admitted and experienced attorneys.


Stay tuned for updates! Details will be posted as available. 

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Questions? Contact businesslaw@nysba.org or call Kathy Plog at (518) 487-5681.

Accommodations for Persons with Disabilities: NYSBA welcomes participation by individuals with disabilities. NYSBA is committed to complying with all applicable laws that prohibit discrimination against individuals on the basis of disability in the full and equal enjoyment of its goods, services, programs, activities, facilities, privileges, advantages, or accommodations. To request auxiliary aids or services or if you have any questions regarding accessibility, contact Stephanie Bugos at (518) 487-5524 or sbugos@nysba.org. 

Discounts and Scholarships: New York State Bar Association members and non-members may apply for a discount or scholarship to attend this program, based on financial hardship. This discount applies to the educational portion of the program only. Under that policy, any member of our Association or non-member who has a genuine basis of his/her hardship, if approved, can receive a discount or scholarship, depending on the circumstances. To apply for a discount or scholarship, please send your request in writing to Stephanie Bugos at: New York State Bar Association, One Elk Street, Albany, New York 12207 or sbugos@nysba.org.

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Harvard Club of New York City
35 West 44th Street
New York, NY 10036

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