11th Annual Colorado Business Law Institute
September 2010
11th Annual Colorado Business Law Institute
Program Description
Every year Colorado attorneys attend the Colorado Business Law Institute to get the latest information on the most important issues in business law! Join Colorado's top business law attorneys and attend the 11th Annual Colorado Business Law Institute!
This year's Institute will be held at the Pinnacle Club in Downtown Denver and will feature two full days of useful instruction in timely business law topics. The morning plenary sessions will address issues that are applicable to virtually all business law attorneys while the afternoon breakout sessions will allow you to attend just the presentations most applicable to your practice. With 12 breakout sessions to choose from, you are sure to receive valuable information you can put to use in your practice right away.
Topics include the always useful case law and legislative updates, compensation issues in LLC's and other pass-through entities, a corporate and LLC veil piercing update, instruction on workouts and acquisitions involving distressed assets, socially responsible and sustainable businesses, drafting insurance-related provisions for business documents, and more!
The faculty includes top outside and in-house counsel speakers as well as local and national business law professors and government officials, ensuring you an unmatched educational experience.
Who Should Attend?
- Outside Counsel
- In-house Counsel
- Commercial Litigators
- Business Professionals
- Anyone Who Wants to be Up-to-Date on the Most Important Business Law Issues!
Thank you to our valued sponsors for your support of the 2010 Business Law Institute
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AGENDA
Thursday, September 30, 2010
8:00 - 9:00 am
Registration & Continental Breakfast
9:00 - 9:05 am
Welcome and Introduction, Day 1
Presented by Carolyn J. Hariton, Esq. and Deanna L. Westfall, Esq., Institute Co-chairs
9:05 - 10:05 am
Leadership and Legal Issues for In-house and Outside Counsel in the Current Financial Environment
Presented by Richard N. Baer, Esq., Executive Vice-President, General Counsel, and Chief Administrative Officer, Qwest Communications International, Inc.
10:05 - 10:55 am
Case Law and Legislative Update
Presented by Professor Ann E. Conaway, Widener University Law School and Professor Celia Taylor, University of Denver, Sturm College of Law
10:55 - 11:10 am
Networking Break
11:10 am - 12:00 pm
Advising Directors in a Changing Legal and Economic Environment
-Update
-Where we are headed
-Problems in current law
Presented by Cathy S. Krendl, Esq. and Guest Speaker
12:00 - 1:20 pm
Luncheon - Colorado Secretary of State Address (presentation runs from 12:30 - 1:10 pm)
-Business beneficial ownership
-Rate of business formation
-Colorado Business Express
-Corporate identity theft
Presented by the Honorable Bernie Buescher, Colorado Secretary of State
TRACK 1 - DAY 1
Compensation Issues in LLC's and Other Pass-Through Entities
Presented by Robert R. Keatinge, Esq.
Counseling Business Clients Through Workouts and Acquisitions Involving Distressed Assets
-Demand letters and reservations of rights; forbearance agreements and "amend and extend" considerations
-Deed in lieu, receivership and foreclosure issues
-Fraudulent transfer, preference and lien avoidance risks
-New developments in bankruptcy sales
-"Loan to own" strategies
Presented by Eric E. Johnson, Esq. and Jeremy D. Peck, Esq.
Networking Break
LLC and Corporate Veil Piercing: Case Law, Trends, and Strategies
Presented by Peter G. Koclanes, Esq. and Herrick K. Lidstone, Jr., Esq.
TRACK 2 - DAY 1
International Business Transactions: A Guide to the Red, White, and Blue Flags
-U.S. legal considerations
-Foreign legal considerations
-Selecting and working with local counsel
Presented by Brian D. Meegan, Esq.
The Devil is in the Emails: E-Discovery Issues Every Corporate Counsel Should Know
-Obligation to preserve electronically stored information (ESI)
-Recent cases in spoliation law
-E-discovery violations are widespread and increasing
-Draconian sanctions for failure to preserve ESI
-Best practices in records retention policy and enforcement
Presented by Leah P. VanLandschoot, Esq., Andrew B. Clauss, Esq., and Christopher W. Brophy, Esq.
Moderator: Fern O'Brien, Esq.
Networking Break
Contract Drafting Issues Relating to Insurance
-In M&A and other contexts
-IP Insurance
Presented by Michael P. Dulin, Esq. and David Bashford, Esq.
Friday, October 1, 2010 - PLEASE NOTE EARLY START TIME
8:00 - 8:30 am
Registration & Continental Breakfast
8:30 - 8:40 am
Welcome and Introduction, Day 2
Presented by Carolyn J. Hariton, Esq. and Deanna L. Westfall, Esq., Institute Co-chairs
8:40 - 9:30 am
How the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Impacts Smaller Businesses
The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the Act) is a 2,323 page amendment to H.R. 4173 recently passed by Congress and expected to be signed into law by the President as this brochure goes to press. This bill, ostensibly “big business reform” legislation, will actually have a significant impact on small businesses, especially banks, broker-dealers, and financial institutions. Portions of the Act affecting small businesses include:
-Changes affecting mortgage-backed securities and mortgages in general
-Revised definition of “accredited investor”
-Changes to eligibility for Rule 506
-Enhanced Securities and Exchange Commission enforcement powers
-And other changes affecting small businesses, both pubic and private
Presented by Herrick K. Lidstone, Jr., Esq. and S. Lee Terry, Jr., Esq.
9:30 - 10:20 am
Recent Federal Taxation Changes Affecting Small Businesses
Presented by Eric J. Zinn, Esq.
10:20 - 10:35 am
Networking Break
10:35 - 11:25 am
Race to the Bottom
Presented by Professor Ann E. Conaway and Professor J. Robert Brown, Jr.
11:25 -11:50 am
What's New at the Business Division
Presented by Keith Whitelaw, Esq., and Sarah Steinbeck, Esq.
11:50 am - 1:05 pm
Lunch - on your own
TRACK 1 - DAY 2
Exculpatory Clauses
Exculpatory clauses in business documents are increasingly the subject of litigation. Find out how the drafting and use of these clauses is changing to reflect the current economic climate!
Presented by Victoria B. Bantz, Esq.
Socially Responsible and Sustainable Businesses
-Tax driven
-People driven (fiduciary duties)
-Alternative constituencies
-L3C's
-For-benefit corporations
-Program-related Investments (PRI)
Presented by J. William (Bill) Callison, Esq. and Robert R. Keatinge, Esq.
Networking Break
Ethics for Outside Counsel: Clients and Their Fiduciary Duties
-When does the attorney have to withdraw?
-Spending time on substantive legal work versus ethics issues
-Aiding and abetting
-Rule 1.7
Presented by Alexander R. Rothrock, Esq.
TRACK 2 - DAY 2
Dispute Resolution
-Derivative suits
-Drafting issues
Presented by Susan Bernhardt, Esq. and Allen Sparkman, Esq.
Public Companies and Disclosure; “Climate Change” and the SEC; Board Risk Management
Presented by Paul Hilton, Esq. and Guest Speaker
Networking Break
Ethics for In-house Counsel
As the economic slump puts stress on business organizations, legal ethics issues that had lain dormant are now being tested. Learn about the most important legal ethics issues facing in-house counsel!
Presented by David Maginsky, Esq.
Program Co-chairs:
Carolyn J. Hariton, Esq.
Centennial, CO
Deanna L. Westfall, Esq.
Castle Meinhold & Stawiarski, LLC
Denver, CO
Faculty & Planning Committee:
Richard N. Baer, Esq.
Executive Vice-President, General Counsel, and Chief Administrative Officer
Qwest Communications International, Inc.
Denver, CO
Victoria B. Bantz, Esq.
Berenbaum Weinshienk, PC
Denver, CO
David Bashford, Esq.
Van Gilder Insurance Corporation
Denver, CO
Susan Bernhardt, Esq.
Sherman & Howard, LLC
Denver, CO
Christopher W. Brophy, Esq.
Gordon & Rees, LLP
Denver, CO
J. Robert Brown, Jr., Professor of Law
Sturm College of Law
University of Denver
Denver, CO
Honorable Bernie Buescher
Colorado Secretary of State
Denver, CO
J. William (Bill) Callison, Esq.
Faegre & Benson, LLP
Denver, CO
Andrew B. Clauss, Esq.
Gordon & Rees, LLP
Denver, CO
Ann E. Conaway, Professor of Law
Widener University School of Law
Wilmington, DE
Michael P. Dulin, Esq.
Hensley Kim & Holzer, LLC
Denver, CO
Carolyn J. Hariton, Esq.
Centennial, CO
Paul Hilton, Esq.
Hogan Lovells, LLP
Denver, CO
Eric E. Johnson, Esq.
Holme Roberts & Owen, LLP
Denver, CO
Robert R. Keatinge, Esq.
Holland & Hart, LLP
Denver, CO
Peter G. Koclanes, Esq.
Sherman & Howard, LLC
Denver, CO
Cathy S. Krendl, Esq.
Krendl Krendl Sachnoff & Way, PC
Denver, CO
Herrick K. Lidstone, Jr., Esq.
Burns Figa & Will, PC
Greenwood Village, CO
David Maginsky, Esq.
Senior Vice-President and General Counsel
Pendum, LLC
Denver, CO
Brian D. Meegan, Esq.
Ireland Stapleton Pryor & Pascoe, PC
Denver, CO
Fern O'Brien, Esq.
O'Brien & Zender, PC
Boulder, CO
Jeremy D. Peck, Esq
Kutak Rock, LLP
Denver, CO
Alexander R. Rothrock, Esq.
Burns Figa & Will, PC
Greenwood Village, CO
Allen Sparkman, Esq.
Sparkman Shaffer Perlick, LLP
Boulder/Denver, CO
Sarah Steinbeck, Esq.
Senior Legislative and Legal Analyst
Business Division
Colorado Department of State
Denver, CO
Celia Taylor, Professor of Law
Sturm College of Law
University of Denver
Denver, CO
S. Lee Terry, Jr., Esq.
Davis Graham & Stubbs, LLP
Denver, CO
Leah P. VanLandschoot, Esq.
Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP
Denver, CO
Deanna L. Westfall, Esq.
Castle Meinhold & Stawiarski, LLC
Denver, CO
Keith Whitelaw, Esq.
Director, Business Division
Colorado Department of State
Denver, CO
Eric J. Zinn, Esq.
Krendl Krendl Sachnoff & Way, PC
Denver, CO
Planning Committee:
Susan Bernhardt, Esq.
Sherman & Howard, LLC
Denver, CO
Carolyn J. Hariton, Esq.
Centennial, CO
Darren R. Hensley, Esq.
Hensley Kim & Holzer, LLC
Denver, CO
Robert R. Keatinge, Esq.
Holland & Hart, LLP
Denver, CO
Cathy S. Krendl, Esq.
Krendl Krendl Sachnoff & Way, PC
Denver, CO
Herrick K. Lidstone, Jr., Esq.
Burns Figa & Will, PC
Greenwood Village, CO
Mark J. Loewenstein, Professor of Law
University of Colorado Law School
Boulder, CO
Elliot Miller, Esq.
Pendum, LLC
Denver, CO
Fern O'Brien, Esq.
O'Brien & Zender, PC
Boulder, CO
Deanna L. Westfall, Esq.
Castle Meinhold & Stawiarski, LLC
Denver, CO
Location Information
Pinnacle Club - Grand Hyatt Denver
555 17th Street, 38th Floor
Denver, CO 80202
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555 17th Street, 38th Floor
Denver, CO 80202
Registration Fees
| Non Member | $459.00 |
| CBA | $399.00 |
| Non Member | $399.00 |
| CORP | $379.00 |
| New Lawyer | $359.00 |
| CBA | $349.00 |
| CORP | $329.00 |
| New Lawyer | $299.00 |
- General Credits: 13.00
- Ethics Credits: 1.00
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