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  1. Business Transactions A-Z
    Best SellerBusiness & Securities Law

    Business Transactions A-Z

    Business transactions law is a broad and diverse practice that requires specialized knowledge across many areas of the law. This comprehensive legal guide will help you build (or refresh) your fundamental skills required to advise business clients. Get up to speed on entity selection, formation procedure and management documents, essential business contracts, and more. Register today! Explore key tax and non-tax considerations involved in effective entity selection. Learn how to navigate business formation and draft operating agreements. Build your skills in drafting commonly used business contracts. Learn how to structure and negotiate business sales and acquisitions.

    Recorded March 26, 2025.
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  2. Single Member LLCs: Top 10 Tips and Traps
    Business & Securities Law

    Single Member LLCs: Top 10 Tips and Traps

    The use of single member LLCs (SMLLCs) poses a number of questions about how to properly structure and use these entities. Our experienced faculty have put together 10 tips and traps regarding their use. Register today! Identify key dangers SMLLCs face. Distinguish between LLCs and trusts in asset protection. Heed our warnings regarding asset protection scams. Get specific advice on preventing fraudulent transfers. Learn why and how to educate your clients.

    Recorded February 13, 2025.
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  3. The Subrogation Showdown: Tactics and Techniques for PI Attorneys
    Best SellerPersonal Injury & Negligence

    The Subrogation Showdown: Tactics and Techniques for PI Attorneys

    Don't let that hard-won settlement vanish into thin air! This program will show you how to effectively negotiate with insurers and recovery agents in order to put more money in your clients' pockets and less in theirs. Refine your approach to subrogation claims - register today! Stay ahead of the curve with the latest rulings and other developments. Discover which key terms in insurance contracts can make or break subrogation efforts. Get valuable insights into the mindset of insurers and recovery agents. Equip yourself with negotiation techniques that yield results.

    Recorded March 11, 2025.
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  4. Business Valuations Deep Dive: Professional Practice Edition
    Business & Securities Law

    Business Valuations Deep Dive: Professional Practice Edition

    Business valuations are an indelible part of a wide range of legal practice areas: from M&A to family law, estate planning, and bankruptcy. This intersectional guide to the top methodologies and case law of business valuations (including complex and intangible assets) will prepare you for the battle of the experts that is common in determining the true value of the company. Skip the basics and get the latest wisdom from experienced practitioners - register today! Explore why context is so critical when determining value. Weigh the pros and cons of the most widely used methodologies, as well as the more experimental approaches. Learn when regression analysis is the more accurate option. Discuss critical dates used in valuations and their effect on the findings. This program was designed in conjunction with NBI's esteemed 2023-2024 Content Advisory Committee Member Julie Globus.

    Live Online + OnDemandApr 16, 3:00 PM
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  5. LLC Operating Agreements: Start to Finish
    Best SellerBusiness & Securities Law

    LLC Operating Agreements: Start to Finish

    Drafting an airtight LLC agreement is the best way to protect your client from future disputes and litigation. Gain a better understanding of what should be taken into consideration and what crucial provisions need to be included in your agreements to ensure a favorable outcome in settlement or court if member conflicts arise. Register today! Get a step-by-step walkthrough of details to consider when drafting an LLC agreement. Gain a better understanding of formation provisions in the operating agreement. Identify practical implications of majority, super-majority and unanimity voting. Learn different options for tax entity selection. Increase your knowledge of transfer restrictions, right of first refusal, impasse (put/call) capital call and dissolution provisions. Receive practical advice for common ethical issues that may arise, including conflicts of interest and confidentiality issues.

    Live Online + OnDemandApr 30, 2:00 PM
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  6. Cybersecurity 2025: Beyond the Breach
    Technology

    Cybersecurity 2025: Beyond the Breach

    Data attacks are increasing in frequency and impact. All business clients now need to keep up with data security risks to protect themselves. We've compiled an updated legal guide to help companies comply with data privacy laws, guard against ransomware attacks, and respond to suspected breaches. Answer your clients' questions and protect their interests. Register today! Stay current on the latest federal laws and international legal requirements. Learn how to assess business risks and identify the types of data to protect. Create solid data privacy policies, including access rules and breach response instructions. Adopt best practices for responding to data breaches and mitigating damage.

    Recorded April 07, 2025.
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  7. Contract Review Basics
    Contract Law

    Contract Review Basics

    Contract review is something every attorney will handle at some point in their career. Even if you've been drafting and negotiating complex contracts for years, there's benefit to going back to basics to improve your practices. This fast-paced legal course provides a solid foundation for contract review: from tips for organizing the process to common red flags to look for. Get essential knowledge you can use immediately - register today! Get an overview of key contract provisions and contract structure. Organize the review process for time efficiency. Identify potential areas of future conflict. Discover commonly overlooked mistakes and omissions.

    Live Online + OnDemandMay 6, 7:00 PM
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  8. Resolving LLC Member Disputes
    Business & Securities Law

    Resolving LLC Member Disputes

    This legal guide to LLC member disputes offers effective strategies for their resolution using real-practice examples and tips from experienced attorneys. Explore common sources of conflict, the role of formation documents, and essential resolution methods. Register today! Explore common sources of LLC disputes and the legal rights and obligations of LLC members. Acquire the skills to negotiate, mediate, and arbitrate disputes efficiently. Assess the strengths and weaknesses of all positions and chart the right course of action.

    Recorded April 03, 2025.
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  9. MOU Magic: Transforming Intentions into Ironclad Agreements
    Business & Securities Law

    MOU Magic: Transforming Intentions into Ironclad Agreements

    While legally unenforceable, the memorandum of understanding (MOU) plays a crucial role as a preliminary agreement between parties before entering into a formal contract. It gives clients an opportunity to outline the key terms and conditions of a proposed business relationship and start the due diligence and negotiations on the same page. Are your MOUs at their most effective? This legal briefing will help you refine your drafting and review skills that will pave the way for more effective transactions. Register today! Outline the overall intent of the transaction and spell out its basic terms. Agree on the methods that will be used to determine value and the factors that can skew it. Set a timeline for the transaction with a broad-strokes settlement and closing road map. Draw the red lines that will force your client to walk away. Lay the ground for legal compliance and forecast potential roadblocks.

    Recorded March 28, 2025.
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  10. Advanced Contract Negotiations Tactics From "the Closers"
    Contract Law

    Advanced Contract Negotiations Tactics From "the Closers"

    Go beyond the "nuts and bolts" and explore business contract negotiations at an advanced level. Our skilled faculty will share their hard-won advice on employing common negotiation strategies to keep each deal on track, break through impasse, and address each client's unique needs and situations. You'll confidently identify the most advantageous positions to take in negotiations. Analyze real-world implications of seemingly harmless contract language so you can avoid liability traps even experienced attorneys have fallen prey to. Register today! Read between the contract draft lines to identify hidden liability landmines. Improve your use of "term sheets" in preliminary negotiations to minimize up-front costs and establish common ground. Get proven, concrete negotiation methods when discussions come to a halt. Discuss ambiguous contract language that may potentially provide ammunition for claims. Hear real-world examples and personal war stories regarding countering incivility in negotiations. Keep your reputation crystal-clear with a legal ethics guide tailored to contract negotiations issues.

    Recorded February 18, 2025.
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  11. Small Business Loans From Lender and Borrower Perspectives
    Banking & Finance

    Small Business Loans From Lender and Borrower Perspectives

    Attorneys play several critical roles in small business lending, serving both lenders and borrowers. This legal course reviews the process from both perspectives and offers best practices for both. Manage risk, ensure that the loan terms are fair and reasonable, and protect your clients' interests throughout each transaction. Register today! Explore SBA loans: lending limits, terms, guarantee amounts, and more. Get an update on small business lending laws and regulations, including the recent CFPB rule. Explore lender considerations and creditors' rights. Get an overview of the due diligence process and documentation.

    Recorded April 02, 2025.
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  12. Passthrough Perils in 2025: Navigating the New LLC Landscape
    Business & Securities Law

    Passthrough Perils in 2025: Navigating the New LLC Landscape

    LLCs laws are changing, and cryptocurrencies and blockchain are disrupting businesses across all industries. Do you have the information to provide the most effective, up-to-the-minute advice? Hear the latest on LLC entity choice, formation, taxation, operation, and dissolution. Let us equip you with best practices for drafting and reviewing operating agreements. Register today! Hear about federal laws changing the way LLCs are used. Track key tax changes affecting LLC formation and operation. Address key operating challenges including data privacy and security. Let the latest case law inform your asset protection approaches. Come away with a list of recommended new OA changes to keep the LLC protected.

    Live Online + OnDemandMay 2, 2:00 PM
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  13. Harnessing the Synergetic Power of LLCs and IRAs
    Trusts

    Harnessing the Synergetic Power of LLCs and IRAs

    Combined IRA/LLC structures are a popular real estate investment tool because of the flexibility and ease of use they afford. But setting up and operating this structure requires meticulous attention to detail and adherence to the rules. This focused legal course offers you instructions for executing it effectively. Hone your skills - register today! Get an update on the latest IRA creation and administration rules. Tailor LLC operating agreements to work in tandem with SDIRAs. Analyze the ins and outs of using IRA/LLC structures to invest in real estate. Understand the tax aspects of LLC/IRA structures.

    Live Online + OnDemandApr 24, 6:00 PM
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  14. Helping Clients Draft RFPs
    Local Government Law

    Helping Clients Draft RFPs

    Requests for proposals (RFPs) are a critical way for governments and private businesses to announce their projects and hire the right contractors. This short guide will give you specific guidance for improving outcomes and attracting the best candidates who'll help bring projects to life. Improve your approaches - register today! Determine how much and what kind of background information to include. Outline the statement of work clearly. Set critical timeline and deliverable parameters.

    Recorded March 12, 2025.
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  15. Cracking the Code: Unveiling Hidden Truths in Insurance Coverage Disputes
    Insurance Law

    Cracking the Code: Unveiling Hidden Truths in Insurance Coverage Disputes

    Uncover hidden truths to tilt the scales in your client's favor! This program will show you how to mine insurance policies, claim files, reserves, testimony, and more for the evidence you need to validate your client's claims and expose insurer discrepancies. Gain a strategic edge in coverage disputes - register today! Uncover policy provisions that could hold the key to bolstering coverage rights. Construct persuasive coverage arguments from ambiguous policy language and exclusions. Reveal discrepancies in the claims handling materials. Get practical tips for extracting admissions from insurance company representatives.

    Recorded March 31, 2025.
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