Buying and Selling a Business
April 2014
Buying and Selling a Business
Co-sponsored by the CBA Business Law Section of the Colorado Bar Association
Program Highlights:
- Planning the Exit
- Advising the Parties in M&A Transactions
- Tax Considerations
- Protecting Your Client in the Sale
- Professional Responsibility and Ethics in Negotiating Business Transactions
Program Description:
Need to know the ins and outs of buying and selling a business?
Whether you are new to the business law arena, expanding your practice, or simply need a refresher to get up to date in the practice area, this program provides you with practical advice on buying and selling a business and information on how to better advise your clients. Hear not only the perspectives of business and tax attorneys, but CPAs and financial experts!
Plus, the program materials will become a resource you reach for time and again when working with your business clients.
Agenda:
8:30am
Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:55am
Welcome and Introduction
Welcome and Introduction
Extended by Colleen R. Belak, Esq.
9:00am
Planning the Exit
- Starting the Business with the End in Mind
- Preparing the Business and the Business Owner for the Transition
- Considerations When It is Time to Sell
Presented by Herrick K. Lidstone Jr., Esq., and Gregory H. Livin, CCIFP, CPA
9:50am
Networking Break
10:05am
Advising the Parties in M&A Transactions
Advising the Parties in M&A Transactions
- The Roles of Various Advisors in M&A Transactions and When to Engage Them
- Types of Transactions
- Tips for a Successful Transaction
Panelists:
Melissa M. Brownstein, CPA
Melissa M. Brownstein, CPA
Shelley N. Ford, Financial Advisor
Adams Price, Senior Advisor, Managing Director
Moderated by: Colleen R. Belak, Esq.
11:35am
Lunch on Your Own
12:45pm
Tax Considerations in Structuring the Transaction
Presented by Liane L. Heggy, Esq.
1:45pm
Protecting Your Client in the Sale - An Interactive, Hands on Discussion
Protecting Your Client in the Sale - An Interactive, Hands on Discussion
- Protective Covenants Often Seen in M&A Agreements
- The Parties' Incentives that Drive Those Terms
- Negotiating Strategies of Both the Acquiror and the Target
- Practical Tips on How to Achieve a "Win-Win Solution"
Presented by Allen Sparkman, Esq., and S. Lee Terry Jr., Esq.
3:00pm
Networking Break
3:15pm
Professional Responsibility and Ethics in Negotiating Business Transactions
- Knowing the Identity of, and the Duties You Owe, Your Client
- Ethical Duties and Professional Responsibilities to Others in the Transaction
- Questions of "Good Faith" and "Fairness"
Presented by Robert R. Keatinge, Esq.
4:30pm
Adjourn
Location Information
CLECI Large Classroom
1900 Grant Street, Suite 300
Denver, CO 80203
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1900 Grant Street, Suite 300
Denver, CO 80203
Registration Fees
| Non Member | $339.00 |
| CBA Member | $299.00 |
| CBA Business Law Section Member | $279.00 |
| Paralegal/Legal Support Staff | $249.00 |
| New Lawyer - CBA Business Law Section Member, in practice < 3 years | $249.00 |
| CLEACCESSPASS--ELITE Pass Holder | $0.00 |
- General Credits: 7.00
- Ethics Credits: 1.00
- EDI Credits:
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