“Founding Documents”: Drafting Articles of Incorporation & Bylaws, Part 1 & 2 - Audio Webcast
This program is presented by Web Credenza, an online CLE provider, in partnership with CBA-CLE.
This topic may have been previously offered in 2022 (or earlier).
Day 1
- Practical planning and drafting founding documents
- Counseling clients about the allocation of voting power and distribution preferences
- Framework of law – what’s required, what can be modified, what’s discretionary
- Defining common stock characteristics – classes, voting rights
- Uses of preferred stock – classes, rights, preferences
- Tax issues to consider when drafting founding documents
Day 2
- Instituting boards of directors – duties, restrictions, indemnification
- Approval of shareholders – major transactions, voting thresholds, procedures
- Restrictions on the transferability of stock
- Major components of corporate bylaws
- Common traps in drafting founding documents – avoiding later litigation
Faculty: Eric J. Zinn, Kutak Rock LLP, Denver, CO
CBA-CLE will email webcast access information to registrants 24-48 hours before the program. Course materials are provided in PDF format to all audio webcast participants.
Home studies will be available approximately 2-3 weeks following the live program.
If disability accommodations or special assistance are needed, please contact us at [email protected]. Requests must be made at least two weeks prior to the scheduled program.
The program will be submitted for CLE accreditation in Colorado. If you need to seek accreditation in another state, please review the process and requirements for that individual state. CBA-CLE staff can provide a Uniform Certificate of Attendance, and it is the attendee’s responsibility to complete the accreditation outside of Colorado.
Each program will run from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. M.T. (60 minutes each).
Registration Fees
| Non Member | $109.00 |
| CBA Member | $79.00 |
| CBA Business Law Section Member | $69.00 |
| CLEACCESSPASS - Elite Pass Holder | $0.00 |
- General Credits: 2.00
- Ethics Credits: 0.00
- EDI Credits:
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