Business & Securities Law

4.12

Legal Ethics of Business Formation

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Minnesota CLE Approved 1 Total
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Northern Mariana Islands CLE Approved 1 Total
Mississippi CLE Approved 1 Total
Montana CLE Approved 1 Total
North Dakota CLE Upon Request 1 Total
Nebraska CLE Approved 1 Total
New Hampshire CLE Approved 1 Total
New Jersey CLE Approved 1.2 Total
New Mexico CLE Approved 1 Total
Nevada CLE Approved 1 Total
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Ohio CLE Approved 1 Total
Oklahoma CLE Approved 1 Total
Oregon CLE Approved 1 Total
Pennsylvania CLE Approved 1 Total
Rhode Island CLE Upon Request 1 Total
Tennessee CLE Approved 1 Total
Texas CLE Approved 1 Total
Virginia CLE Approved 1 Total
Vermont CLE Approved 1 Total
Washington CLE Approved 1 Total
Wisconsin CLE Approved 1 Total
West Virginia CLE Approved 1.2 Total
Wyoming CLE Approved 1 Total
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59 minutes
Richard Marsh
With Richard E. Marsh Jr. from Marsh Law Firm
Recorded November 21, 2025.
Product ID 101209

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Overview

Confidentiality, Conflicts of Interest, Competence, and Duty to the Founders vs. the New Entity

Lawyers assisting with business formation face a series of legal ethics dilemmas specific to the process. Our tailored legal ethics guide puts the rules in the context of the legal tasks lawyers perform when advising founders. From protecting start-up ideas to understanding different entity options and their legal implications, learn how to prevent client complaints and uphold your professional reputation. Register today!

  • Explore top conflicts that arise in formation and learn what to do when founders' and entity's interests diverge.
  • Learn what constitutes attorney competence when advising start-ups.
  • Guard confidentiality throughout all the mandatory disclosures involved in formation.
  • Clearly outline the scope of your representation in engagement agreements.

Abbreviated Agenda

  1. Who is the Client? Can a Future Entity be the Client?
  2. Conflicts of Interest: Conflict Checks and Waivers
  3. Fiduciary Duty
  4. Truthfulness and Disclosure
  5. Guarding Confidentiality
  6. What Competence Means in Business Formation
  7. Doing Business With Clients: Stock Options, Equity Ownership in the Client
  8. What to Include in the Engagement Agreement

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Product ID 101209

Credit Details

Credits Available
Credit Status Total
Alaska CLE Reciprocity 1 Total
Alabama CLE Approved 1 Total
Arkansas CLE Approved 1 Total
Arizona CLE Approved 1 Total
California CLE Approved 1 Total
Colorado CLE Approved 1 Total
Connecticut CLE Approved 1 Total
Delaware CLE Approved 1 Total
Florida CLE Approved 1 Total
Georgia CLE Approved 1 Total
Hawaii CLE Approved 1 Total
Iowa CLE Approved 1 Total
Idaho CLE Approved 1 Total
Illinois CLE Approved 1 Total
Indiana CLE Approved 1 Total
Kansas CLE Upon Request 1 Total
Kentucky CLE Approved 1 Total
Louisiana CLE Approved 1 Total
Maine CLE Approved 1 Total
Minnesota CLE Approved 1 Total
Missouri CLE Approved 1.2 Total
Northern Mariana Islands CLE Approved 1 Total
Mississippi CLE Approved 1 Total
Montana CLE Approved 1 Total
North Dakota CLE Upon Request 1 Total
Nebraska CLE Approved 1 Total
New Hampshire CLE Approved 1 Total
New Jersey CLE Approved 1.2 Total
New Mexico CLE Approved 1 Total
Nevada CLE Approved 1 Total
New York CLE Approved 1 Total
Ohio CLE Approved 1 Total
Oklahoma CLE Approved 1 Total
Oregon CLE Approved 1 Total
Pennsylvania CLE Approved 1 Total
Rhode Island CLE Upon Request 1 Total
Tennessee CLE Approved 1 Total
Texas CLE Approved 1 Total
Virginia CLE Approved 1 Total
Vermont CLE Approved 1 Total
Washington CLE Approved 1 Total
Wisconsin CLE Approved 1 Total
West Virginia CLE Approved 1.2 Total
Wyoming CLE Approved 1 Total
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Agenda

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  1. Legal Ethics of Business Formation

    1. Who is the Client? Can a Future Entity be the Client?
    2. Conflicts of Interest: Conflict Checks and Waivers
    3. Fiduciary Duty
    4. Truthfulness and Disclosure
    5. Guarding Confidentiality
    6. What Competence Means in Business Formation
    7. Doing Business With Clients: Stock Options, Equity Ownership in the Client
    8. What to Include in the Engagement Agreement

Who Should Attend

This legal course is designed for attorneys. Paralegals will also benefit.

Speakers

Richard E Marsh Jr.
Richard E.
Marsh, Jr.
Marsh Law Firm
Speaker bio
Richard E Marsh Jr.

Richard E. Marsh, Jr.

Marsh Law Firm
Richard Marsh

is a partner at Marsh Law firm. He is a board-certified specialist in estate planning and probate law in North Carolina. Mr. Marsh practices in tax, business transactions, and estate planning and administration. He is an active writer and lecturer for attorneys, CPAs, CLUs, and other financial professionals and trade groups in the areas of estate planning, tax planning, sales and purchases of businesses, and tax-advantaged transactions involving real estate; and taught decedents estates, estate planning, and will drafting at the law school level for about a decade. He is a member of the North Carolina State Bar, The Florida Bar, and South Carolina Bar. Mr. Marsh earned his B.A. degree from Bucknell University, his J.D. and M.B.A. degrees from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and his LL.M. degree from Georgetown University.

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