Massachusetts CLE - Contract Law Courses
Massachusetts CLE
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The Matrix Resurrected: Employment Non-Competes Across State Lines
Offering a comprehensive overview of US law concerning restrictive covenants, covenants not to compete, solicitation agreements and other non-compete terms in employment agreements in various state jurisdictions, the CLE course will look at the statutory, judicial and other frameworks states use to address these issues. The course will offer practical advice for those who review non-compete provisions in employment agreements or for the purpose of negotiating and drafting such agreem... More Info
$291.25General Credits -
A Hundred Little Things: Negotiating Commercial Real Estate Leases, Focusing on Technology, Ethics and COVID Amendments
This advanced CLE course is designed for a variety of lawyers. It will focus on the use of Google sheets and AirTable as well as the ethical issues related to such tools. Using a Prime Time TV sublease to dissect ethical issues, the course will delve into a variety of ways clients might be impacted by COVID with regards to leases and CRE long term, business and restaurant advisors, work from home issues and curbside eating and delivery. More Info
$551.5General Credits -
Comic Book Contract Negotiation And Drafting
An engaging CLE course designed to address the provisions common to comic book agreements and client interview exercises, participants will engage in mock negotiations while learning to spot common problems. The course, which is facilitated by experienced comic book industry attorneys, will also offer a hands-on guide to drafting and editing agreements. More Info
$552General Credits -
Representing Comic Book Creator Clients
The comic industry has seen some serious shifts in the last two years. This informative CLE course will present the fundamentals of representation in the comic book industry and explain new areas of litigation and transactional work. New distribution models, NFT’s and other developments and their impact on the industry will be explored along with topics of inclusion and diversity essential to successful representation. More Info
$813.25General Credits -
NFL Contract Advisors: So You Want to Be An Agent
The obligations of managing high profile athletes falls primarily on agents, and agents rely on lawyers to advise them. This CLE course will cover NFLPA certification requirements, agent eligibility, standards of conduct, particularly the NFL’s personal conduct policy, and prohibited actions for agents. The course will also cover contractual issues between agents and players and between players and teams. The course will also take a look at “bad client behavior” in the NFL, using real-... More Info
$551.75General Credits -
Trade Practice and the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau
This comprehensive CLE course explains the Federal Alcohol Administration Act and the Code of Federal Regulations’ trade practice laws under the auspices of the U.S. Department of Treasury, Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB). The course will describe the three tier system and how the manufacture and distribution of alcoholic beverages works within that system. An overview of trade practice regulations which prevent suppliers from exerting undue influence on distribu... More Info
$291General Credit -
New York’s Brand-New Power of Attorney
Recently new Power of Attorney laws came into effect. In this comprehensive CLE course, Elizabeth Forspan, Esq. of Forspan Klear LLP will explain the primary changes to the POA form and how to plan in accordance with these new changes. The course will review key items to include when preparing new Power of Attorney forms. More Info
$291General Credit -
Representing Applicants before State Liquor Authorities and the TTB
It’s difficult to imagine a time when the sale of alcohol was prohibited. Yet the current three tier system for the manufacture, distribution and sale of alcoholic beverages in the US was the result of prohibition. This CLE course, presented by Arielle Albert and Keven Danow, will present the regulatory schemes that states adopted to address these issues before the prohibition when states either took control over sales, elected a licensing scheme or remained dry, or at least partially... More Info
$291.25General Credits -
Business Purchase Agreements: Drill Down Deep Into The Three Main Purchase Agreement Types
The purchase or sale of the entirety of business assets, some business assets, or an ownership interest in a business requires three main types of purchase agreements. These include Asset Purchase Agreements, Membership Interest Purchase Agreements and Stock purchase Agreements. This informative CLE course will examine each of these in depth and use specific examples from transactions conducted by the presenter, business law specialist Richard Waxman. The course will utilize the examples... More Info
$552.5General Credits -
More Than Just Force Majeure: The Legal Aspects of Sports During and After the Covid-19 Pandemic
The sports industry, like most industries around the world, has been severely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. This CLE course will address the legal issues of the sports business and how it has been affected as well as the legal, contractual and economic challenges faced by the leagues, unions, teams, and players, particularity in the US. The course will present the different approaches being taken by the various leagues and government entities as well as the force majeure clauses w... More Info
$551.5General Credits
