Nuts and Bolts of Business Law

Registration Fee: $175 CLE Hours 6 CLE Hours	NUTS AND BOLTS OF BUSINESS LAW
	Originally Aired April 20, 2007 Archived Web Cast
	Co-Sponsor: Business Law Committee; Young Lawyers Division, State Bar of Georgia
	Presiding: Seth N. Katz, Program Co-Chair, Thompson Law, LLC, Atlanta Curtis J. Romig, Program Co-Chair, Powell Goldstein LLP, Atlanta
	WELCOME AND PROGRAM OVERVIEW Seth N. Katz
	WHAT EVERY BUSINESS LAWYER NEEDS TO KNOW ABOUT S CORPORATIONS When is an S Corporation the best entity for our clients? Charles R. Beaudrot, Jr., Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP, Atlanta
	CORPORATE CRIME Where is the line drawn for criminal liability? Recent trends in the aftermath of Enron Ann Marie Fitz, Marshall & Lueder, LLC, Atlanta
	EFFECTIVE REPRESENTATION IN A REAL ESTATE ACQUISITION Knowing your client and the deal - the information you need to draft an effective acquisition agreement Making the deal happen - negotiating and drafting tips for acquisition agreements How to find out what your client is really buying–real estate due diligence Richard J. Carter, Jr., Powell Goldstein LLP, Atlanta Wendy W. Markham, Powell Goldstein LLP, Atlanta
	TRADE SECRETS AND COVENANTS NOT TO COMPETE Protecting Trade Secrets and Enforcing Restrictive Covenants in the Employment and the Sale of Business Context Techniques often used for breaking covenants How to draft binding agreements New developments Christopher P. Galanek, Powell Goldstein LLP, Atlanta
	ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT PATENTS, TRADEMARKS, AND COPYRIGHTS Which gives the most protection: copyrights or patents? How does my client go about choosing the best trademark for its product? Can’t a potential infringer just make a slight change to its product and avoid my client’s patent? William H. Needle, Needle & Rosenberg, P.C., Atlantack
	CURRENT DEVELOPMENTS IN GEORGIA LAW AFFECTING BUSINESS LAWYERS Sidney R. Brown, Jones Day, Atlanta William B. Rowland, Jones Day, Atlanta