Program Chair and Presenters:
Julie M. Bogle
BDO USA LLP
Madison
Gregory F. Monday
Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren. S.C.
Madison
Presenters:
Catherine J. Durham
Capital Valuation Group, Inc.
Madison
G. Tate Groome, CFP, CLU, AEP
President, Colton Groome Insurance Advisors
Asheville, NC
Nadelle E. Grossman
Marquette University Law School
Milwaukee
Danielle M. Johnson
Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren. S.C.
Madison
Eric Johnson
Johnson Financial Group
Madison
Patrick P. Neuman
Boardman & Clark LLP
Madison
David Palay
Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren. S.C.
Madison
Meg Prestigiacomo
Baird
Madison
Kirsten E. Spira
Boardman & Clark LLP
Madison
Ralph Weber
Weber Advising LLC
Wauwatosa
John C. Zimdars, Jr.
Zimdars Company, Inc.
Madison
8:00 a.m. : Registration
8:30 a.m. : Back to Basics with Owners Agreement – What to Avoid and What to Include
- Overview of agreement type based on choice of entity
- Common provisions in Owner Agreements
- Management and distribution rights
- Restrictions on transfer
- Mandatory purchase and sale obligations
- Don’t forget the boilerplate
- Valuation considerations
- Valuation provisions gone bad
- Provisions to reflect the owners’ intent and avoiding ambiguity
Catherine J. Durham , Patrick P. Neuman, Kirsten E. Spira
10:00 a.m. : Break
10:15 a.m. : Legal Developments for Small Businesses Case Law:
- How life insurance can affect business valuation for estate tax purposes.
- When do noncompetition agreements become unenforceable under Wisconsin law?
- When can the court step in and force distributions; what are ways to protect the family business and its assets?
Legislative Updates:
- Overview of Act 258 – New Wisconsin Statutes Rewriting LLC and Partnership Law
- When are a company's Bylaws subject to contract law under Delaware business law?
- When can a shareholder agreement affect directors' fiduciary duty in the context of a sale of the company under Delaware Business Law?
Danielle M. Johnson, David Palay
11:15 a.m. : Alternative Dispute Resolution to Save Family Businesses (and Families)
- Overview of the many ADR alternatives available to family businesses
- How to work solutions into family business documents
- Sample provisions
- Template language
- Ensuring that alternatives and solutions will be enforceable and effective
Ralph Weber
12:05 p.m. : Lunch
1:05 p.m. : What if you Don’t Live Long Enough to Complete Your Business Transfer?
- The Four Primary Uses of Business Life Insurance in Transition Planning
- The Two Types of Life Insurance – Yes, You Only Need to Know Two!
- Ways to Minimize Costs and Maximize Future Flexibility
- Often Overlooked Sample Wording for Life Insurance Planning
- Considerations in the Event of an Owner’s Disability
G. Tate Groome, John C. Zimdars, Jr.
1:55 p.m. : Opportunities for Family Ventures in Wisconsin’s New Business Entity Law
- Overview of Wisconsin’s updated and overhauled Wisconsin Business Entity Law
- Using key provisions of the new law to improve your clients’ family business ventures
- Governance and management
- Ownership and succession
- Asset protection and limited liability
- Projects intended to benefit the community
Nadelle E. Grossman, Gregory F. Monday
2:55 p.m. : Break
3:10 p.m. : Show Me the Money! How to Help Your Clients Finance Their Transition
- Using a financial planner or investment advisor to determine goals, resources, and needs for the departing owner(s)
- Structuring the transition buyout to protect the owner and the company
- Working with lenders to help finance the transition
Moderator: Julie M. Bogle
Panelists: Eric Johnson, Meg Prestigiacomo, Kirsten E. Spira
4:15 p.m. : Program Concludes
Following program start times, webcast replay schedule may vary slightly from above listed times.
- Assess practical impacts of Wisconsin’s new business entity law on closely held businesses
- Understand what should be included in an owners’ agreement
- Analyze the pros and cons of alternative dispute resolution in family business disputes
- Tackle business succession challenges for businesses of modest value
- Help clients effectively manage insurance policies to minimize risk
- Get a quick-hitting update on the latest case law impacting family businesses
- Business lawyers
- Estate planning lawyers
- Tax attorneys
- Insurance lawyers
- Business litigators
- General practitioners
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