Massachusetts CLE - Business Law Courses
Massachusetts CLE
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Unmasking Anonymous Internet Actors Through John Doe Lawsuits
Given the prevalence of identity theft, it’s no wonder that people have turned to crypto-currency, where they can rely on complete anonymity. And yet, this same anonymity which is meant to protect us can also lead to the worst type of behaviors, including criminal acts, motivated by the impossibility of discovery and therefore complete absence of accountability. This CLE course explains how to advise your client in revealing internet actors and hold them accountable for their civil or criminal... More Info
$552General Credits -
A Corporate Counsel Song and Dance: Keeping your Corporation in Tune and Out of Court
The notion of copyright seems almost antiquated in the modern world. How does one reinforce ownership over anything when almost everything can be copied and shared at the push of a button? This CLE course will explain the various challenges that attorneys regularly confront when counseling corporations as well as how to respond to them. The course will primarily focus on issues related to the music industry but the central principles are applicable to all forms of copyrighted material. More Info
$291General Credit -
Scanning Copyright: Surveying the Fundamentals
As the internet and social media enable us to share more and more, the concept of copyright begins to seem vague. What does it mean to own a book, a movie, a picture? This CLE course will explain copyright, what it is and the many ways the legal system has endeavored to protect it while others seek to exploit. The issue of international copyright, and the various conditions of copyright as well as how the idea was conceived and for what purpose will all be discussed. The distinction between co... More Info
$291.25General Credits -
Drafting Enforceable Non-Competition and Non-Solicitation Clauses: Important Considerations to Know
Restrictive covenants are typical tools employers use to decrease competition and millions of employees in the US are under some form of non-competition or non-solicitation agreement. The courts’ view of these agreements vary from that of employers as they seek to ensure that they are reasonable and don’t unduly restrict competition in the market. This CLE course will focus on these types of agreements, how to draft them, and necessary components to create an enforceable restricted covenant in... More Info
$291.25General Credits -
10 Key Practical Issues when Reviewing and Drafting Commercial Office Leases
Commercial leases may differ from residential ones in a variety of ways, and each has its own set of considerations. Attorneys guiding clients in commercial lease contracts have to account not only for the deal they make now, but how that deal will play out in the long term. This informative CLE course will review everything an attorney needs to know including his unique role in the transaction, space considerations relative to leasing and rent, how to construct term sheets, security and utili... More Info
$291General Credit -
Effective Corporate Governance and Oversight
Designed to define and illustrate the impact of corporate governance and oversight in preventing governmental prosecution and enforcement, this CLE course will explain the role that boards of directors, senior management and others in an organization to create an effective corporate governance and oversight structure. The course will also explain ethics programs and enterprise risk management frameworks that these structures may require as well as the types of “independent” directors that a bo... More Info
$291.25General Credits -
Strategies for Successful Mediations and Negotiations
The mediation process involves looking at a case from a variety of angles, understanding the ultimate goal and employing the necessary strategy in order to achieve it. The nature of the dispute and relative bargaining positions of the parties are key elements to how that strategy is devised. This CLE course will explain the position v. interests stance of mediation and how the terms BATNA and Re-Framing may play into the strategies that are employed. Additional strategies, such as those with t... More Info
$551.75General Credits -
Blowing the Whistle: Keeping Young Athletes Safe from Sexual and Physical Abuse and Sexual Exploitation in Sports
Congress passed and President Trump signed into law an extension of the Ted Stevens Amateur Sports Act, called Protecting Young Victims from Sexual Abuse and Safe Sport Authorization Act, which dramatically changes how all sports organizations that are part of the United States Olympic Committee’s governing structure report and handle matters of sexual abuse, sexual misconduct, youth protection, youth exploitation and physical abuse. But the bill also has far ranging impact in establishing the... More Info
$291General Credit -
Swimming Against the Tide: Maintaining Athletic and Institutional Integrity in Collegiate Athletics
Compensation for college athletes is set to undergo sweeping changes with two pending class action suits, Alston & Jenkins, both in the District Court for Northern District of California. This riveting CLE course will look at the potential changes to the financial model for intercollegiate athletes as a result of current antitrust litigation. The course will examine the legal issues that college athletics face on a daily basis including issues of gender equity and sexual violence, behavior and... More Info
$291.25General Credits -
The New York State Sexual Harassment Prevention Laws: Two New Laws for the “Me Too” Era
Over the last year, New York has passed some groundbreaking anti-sexual harassment legislative package. In April 2018, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed legislation setting a deadline for employers to adopt a sexual harassment prevention policy and conduct employee training. The law also prohibits employers from including non-disclosure agreements in sexual harassment settlements except with additional document concurrence as well the use of mandatory arbitration clauses in workplace harassment sui... More Info
$812.5General Credits
