2015 Alabama Business Law Conference

The Alabama Business Law Conference packs one day with Circuit Court Judge Robert Vance and leading authorities delivering critical law practice guidance on the hottest topics and some of the most complex issues you’ll face as a business law practitioner.

Highlights Include:

• Overview of the changes in the LLC Act, which took effect January 1, 2015, including Series LLCs and the addition of “bad faith” actions
• Features of Alabama’s “Right of Publicity” statute that was signed into law on May 11, 2015
• Revision of Alabama’s restrictive covenants law, which will take effect on January 1, 2016
• Advising your clients in choosing the proper form of business entity and periodically reviewing whether the clients’ current business entity is optimal
• Corporate reorganization – including federal and Alabama income tax treatment of reorganizations
• Other critical issues in business law today, including non-compete provisions, confidentiality agreements, piercing the corporate veil, attorney-client privilege, and securities issues
• A discussion of what cases are appearing multiple times on the business docket and what common mistakes attorneys are making
• Ethics in business acquisitions, including joint representation, conflicts of interest, and what is legal work and what is non-legal work