Business & Securities Law

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Top 60 Business Formation and Development Mistakes Attorneys Make

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Arkansas CLE Approved 6 Total
Arizona CLE Approved 6 Total
California CLE Approved 6 Total
Colorado CLE Approved 7 Total
Connecticut CLE Approved 6 Total
Delaware CLE Approved 6 Total
Florida CLE Approved 7 Total
Georgia CLE Approved 6 Total
Hawaii CLE Approved 6 Total
Iowa CLE Approved 6 Total
Illinois CLE Approved 6 Total
Indiana CLE Approved 6 Total
Kansas CLE Approved 7 Total
Kentucky CLE Approved 6 Total
Maine CLE Approved 6 Total
Minnesota CLE Approved 6 Total
Missouri CLE Approved 6 Total
Northern Mariana Islands CLE Approved 6 Total
Mississippi CLE Approved 6 Total
Montana CLE Approved 6 Total
North Dakota CLE Approved 6 Total
Nebraska CLE Approved 6 Total
New Hampshire CLE Approved 6 Total
New Jersey CLE Approved 7.2 Total
New Mexico CLE Approved 6 Total
Nevada CLE Approved 6 Total
New York CLE Approved 7 Total
Ohio CLE Approved 6 Total
Oklahoma CLE Approved 7 Total
Oregon CLE Approved 6 Total
Pennsylvania CLE Approved 6 Total
Rhode Island CLE Upon Request 6 Total
South Carolina CLE Approved 6 Total
Tennessee CLE Approved 6 Total
Texas CLE Approved 6 Total
Utah CLE Approved 6 Total
Virginia CLE Approved 6 Total
Vermont CLE Approved 6 Total
Washington CLE Approved 6 Total
Wisconsin CLE Approved 7 Total
West Virginia CLE Approved 7.2 Total
Wyoming CLE Approved 6 Total
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5 hours 56 minutes
Kathleen Urbom
Ana Juneja
Richard Joyce
Josh Andrews
Kevin Knight
George Singer
Laurie Martin
Bonnie Mackey
With Kathleen R. Urbom from Urbom Law Offices Chartered + 7 others
Recorded January 13, 2026.
Product ID 101446

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Overview

A Fast-Paced Festival of Failures to Help You Learn From Others' Mistakes

Do you worry if your legal advice is truly insulating your clients' businesses or just patching holes? We can help! This practical course helps you become the go-to advisor who steers businesses clear of legal disasters. Whether you work with entrepreneurs, startups, or well-established companies, we'll expose the common legal oversights that can derail even the most promising ventures. Zero in on critical pain points in formation, contracts, governance, compliance, and more. Protect your clients' future and build client loyalty - register today!

  • Help your clients minimize liability and dodge costly regulatory headaches from inception.
  • Avoid unenforceable internal contracts with an overview of common problem areas.
  • Ensure your clients' brands and trade secrets are safe.
  • Prevent client complaints: refine your conflict checks, communication, and referral practices.

Abbreviated Agenda

  1. 10 Entity Formation and Structure Mistakes
  2. 10 Governance and Internal Agreements Oversights
  3. 10 Debt Financing Issues: Lender and Borrower Mistakes
  4. 5 Employment Law Issues
  5. 5 Intellectual Property and Asset Protection Failures
  6. 10 Growth, Development, and Operations Errors
  7. 5 Critical Tax Flaws That Threaten Business Clients
  8. 5 Ethics Risks
Product ID 101446

Credit Details

Credits Available
Credit Status Total
Alaska CLE Reciprocity 6 Total
Alabama CLE Approved 6 Total
Arkansas CLE Approved 6 Total
Arizona CLE Approved 6 Total
California CLE Approved 6 Total
Colorado CLE Approved 7 Total
Connecticut CLE Approved 6 Total
Delaware CLE Approved 6 Total
Florida CLE Approved 7 Total
Georgia CLE Approved 6 Total
Hawaii CLE Approved 6 Total
Iowa CLE Approved 6 Total
Illinois CLE Approved 6 Total
Indiana CLE Approved 6 Total
Kansas CLE Approved 7 Total
Kentucky CLE Approved 6 Total
Maine CLE Approved 6 Total
Minnesota CLE Approved 6 Total
Missouri CLE Approved 6 Total
Northern Mariana Islands CLE Approved 6 Total
Mississippi CLE Approved 6 Total
Montana CLE Approved 6 Total
North Dakota CLE Approved 6 Total
Nebraska CLE Approved 6 Total
New Hampshire CLE Approved 6 Total
New Jersey CLE Approved 7.2 Total
New Mexico CLE Approved 6 Total
Nevada CLE Approved 6 Total
New York CLE Approved 7 Total
Ohio CLE Approved 6 Total
Oklahoma CLE Approved 7 Total
Oregon CLE Approved 6 Total
Pennsylvania CLE Approved 6 Total
Rhode Island CLE Upon Request 6 Total
South Carolina CLE Approved 6 Total
Tennessee CLE Approved 6 Total
Texas CLE Approved 6 Total
Utah CLE Approved 6 Total
Virginia CLE Approved 6 Total
Vermont CLE Approved 6 Total
Washington CLE Approved 6 Total
Wisconsin CLE Approved 7 Total
West Virginia CLE Approved 7.2 Total
Wyoming CLE Approved 6 Total
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Agenda

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  1. 10 Entity Formation and Structure Mistakes

  2. 10 Governance and Internal Agreements Oversights

  3. 10 Debt Financing Issues: Lender and Borrower Mistakes

  4. 5 Employment Law Issues

  5. 5 Intellectual Property and Asset Protection Failures

  6. 10 Growth, Development, and Operations Errors

  7. 5 Critical Tax Flaws That Threaten Business Clients

  8. 5 Ethics Risks

    1. Representing Multiple Founders Without Conflict Waivers
    2. Failing to Define or Limit Scope of Representation
    3. Competence: Not Referring out Specialized Tax, IP, or Regulatory Issues
    4. Diligence: Missing Key Deadlines and Reporting Requirements
    5. Failing to Adequately Document Legal Advice and Client Decisions (Model Rule 1.4)
    6. Bonus: Doing Business With Clients

Who Should Attend

This course is designed for attorneys. Accountants, tax professionals, in-house counsel, and paralegals will also benefit.

Speakers

Kathleen R Urbom
Kathleen R.
Urbom
Urbom Law Offices Chartered
Ana Juneja
Ana
Juneja
Ana Law®
Richard J Joyce
Richard J.
Joyce
Nalli, Elias & Associates, P.C.
Josh Andrews
Josh
Andrews
Gatehouse Law
Kevin T Knight
Kevin T.
Knight
DSK Law
George Singer
George
Singer
Holland & Hart LLP
Laurie E Martin
Laurie E.
Martin
Hoover Hull Turner LLP
Bonnie L Mackey
Bonnie L.
Mackey
Levin, Silvey, Zelko & Mackey, P.A.
Speaker bio
Kathleen R Urbom

Kathleen R. Urbom

Urbom Law Offices Chartered
Kathleen Urbom

is a sole practitioner with Urbom Law Offices Chartered in Topeka, where she has a civil practice including estate planning and probate, guardian and conservatorships, trust formation, including special needs trusts, and special education law. Ms. Urbom has spoken previously on special education law, landlord tenant law, and end of life planning; including business succession, wills and trusts, and guardian conservatorships. She has spoken several times on the subject of the working knowledge of taxes as it impacts consideration of formation of various estate documents. Ms. Urbom is a member of the Kansas and Topeka bar associations, Women's Attorneys Association of Topeka, and Jenny Mitchell Kellogg Circle. She earned her B.S. degree from St. Mary of the Plains College and her J.D. degree from Washburn University of Topeka.

Speaker bio
Ana Juneja

Ana Juneja

Ana Law®
Ana Juneja

is an award-winning intellectual property attorney and the founder of Ana Law®. She advises corporations, SMEs, start-ups, celebrities, and athletes with all facets of intellectual property in America and globally. Ana Law® is the first and only law firm that offers guaranteed patent, trademark, and copyright services. Ms. Juneja has a 100% success rate for IP registrations. She often teaches and speaks on emerging issues surrounding technology, security, AI, and global IP theft. Ms. Juneja is licensed in several states including Illinois, Texas, New York, Wyoming, and Washington, D.C.; and focuses her day-to-day practice on IP prosecution, IP litigation, and IP portfolio management.

Speaker bio
Richard J Joyce

Richard J. Joyce

Nalli, Elias & Associates, P.C.
Richard Joyce

is an attorney of counsel with Nalli, Elias & Associates, P.C. His practice areas are contract law, contract drafting, review and negotiation; small business law, business formation and organizational documents; business governance and administration; as well as dissolution and conflict management; and public governance, public ethics, government contracts, and infrastructure management and regulation. Mr. Joyce served as adjunct faculty at the University of Pittsburgh, teaching legal issues in public service. He is a member of the Beaver County and Pennsylvania bar associations. Mr. Joyce earned his B.S. degree from Indiana University of Pennsylvania, his J.D. degree from the Duquesne University School of Law and his MPPM degree from the University of Pittsburgh - Graduate School of Public and International Affairs (GSPIA).

Speaker bio
Josh Andrews

Josh Andrews

Gatehouse Law
Josh Andrews

is the managing partner of Gatehouse Law, where he focuses his practice on the legal needs of entrepreneurs, business law, and complex transactions, such as business formations; business transactions; raising capital for businesses; complex business negotiations; national and international intellectual property management, property disputes and expansion of business; mergers and acquisitions; and preventative law business consulting. Mr. Andrews is admitted to practice in Alabama and Georgia. He is a member of the Alabama State Bar and the State Bar of Georgia. Mr. Andrews earned his B.A. degree from Birmingham-Southern College and his J.D. degree from Cumberland School of Law.

Speaker bio
Kevin T Knight

Kevin T. Knight

DSK Law
Kevin Knight

is a partner in the law offices of DSK Law. He is board-certified as a trial lawyer by both The Florida Bar and the National Board of Trial Advocacy. Over the course of his practice, Mr. Knight has generally focused on personal injury litigation. He earned his B.S.B.A. degree, summa cum laude, from the University of Central Florida and his J.D. degree from Stetson University College of Law.

Speaker bio
George Singer

George Singer

Holland & Hart LLP
George Singer

is a partner at Holland & Hart LLP where he works closely with lenders, borrowers and administrative agents, as well as private equity firms and their portfolio companies, on complex debt and equity financings. He also represents various business interests in connection with mergers, acquisitions, divestitures and other strategic transactions. Clients value his ability to negotiate and structure financing arrangements that protect their interests and align with the larger business goals of the transaction. He brings decades of experience in restructurings and credit matters to transactions. In Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings across the country, Mr. Singer represents a range of stakeholders, including business debtors, creditors, trustees and committees. He often serves as lead counsel in connection with representing buyers and sellers in bankruptcy sales under Section 363 of the Bankruptcy Code and other distressed sale transactions. He is a fellow of the American College of Bankruptcy. Before joining Holland & Hart, Mr. Singer was a partner at Ballard Spahr LLP in Minneapolis. He previously served as an attorney on staff attorney with the National Bankruptcy Review Commission. Mr. Singer also served as a judicial law clerk to Judge Nancy C. Dreher U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Minnesota and to Judge William A. Hill, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of North Dakota. He earned his B.B.A. degree from University of North Dakota and his J.D. degree, with distinction, from University of North Dakota School of Law.

Speaker bio
Laurie E Martin

Laurie E. Martin

Hoover Hull Turner LLP
Laurie Martin

is a partner with Hoover Hull Turner LLP. She practices in the areas of business litigation, employment litigation and consulting, and ERISA litigation. Ms. Martin advises and defends employers facing claims, including employment discrimination, wrongful discharge, blacklisting or defamation, wage and hour disputes, enforcement of covenants not to compete, ERISA and benefit litigation and trade secret misappropriation; including representation in actions before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, state and local agencies, and federal and state courts. She also represents large and small businesses, insurers, ERISA plans, health care providers and individuals in commercial disputes, including contract enforcement and interpretation, and business torts, including breach of fiduciary duty and fraud. Ms. Martin earned her B.A. degree, magna cum laude, from Butler University and her J.D. degree, summa cum laude, from Indiana University School of Law, Indianapolis. She also served as a judicial intern for the Honorable Chief Judge Larry J. McKinney in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana. Ms. Martin is a frequent speaker and author on topics related to her areas of practice. She sits on the Executive Committee of the Indianapolis Bar Association Labor and Employment Section. Ms. Martin is a member of the American, Seventh Circuit, Indiana State and Indianapolis bar associations.

Speaker bio
Bonnie L Mackey

Bonnie L. Mackey

Levin, Silvey, Zelko & Mackey, P.A.
Bonnie Mackey

is a certified public accountant with the Florida office of Levin, Silvey, Zelko & Mackey, P.A., where her background includes all facets of accounting, including financial statement and tax preparation, as well as computer software and bookkeeping assistance. She is also a Certified Quickbooks Pro Advisor. Ms. Mackey graduated from the University of South Florida with an extended B.S. degree in business administration and earned her MBA degree from Keller Graduate School of Devry University. In 2000, she earned her Certified Specialist in Estate Planning (CSEP) designation from the National Institute for Excellence in Professional Education, LLC, and in 2011 attained Accredited Estate Planner(r) status. Additionally, Ms. Mackey is an instructor for the Becker CPA Review course, an FICPA Ethics course facilitator and a frequent lecturer on various topics. She is the past-president for the FICPA N. Dade S. Broward chapter, American Woman's Society of CPAs - S. Florida Affiliate, and the North Dade/South Broward Estate Planning Council, past treasurer for the Broward County Guardianship Association, National AWSCPA VP of Regions and on the Trust Advisory Board for MonarchCare, Inc., as well as its immediate past chair, in addition to the firm's other affiliations.

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