
Forming Corporations & Other Entities
Class Content
Overview
Whether you have startups, large corporations, or High Net Worth individuals as clients, you need to know the essentials of entity formation. You'll learn the differences between entity forms, advantages and disadvantages, formation processes/procedures, and best practices. Then you'll practice by drafting formation docs for a new entity.
This class starts by introducing participants to the various entity forms, their characteristics, relative advantages and disadvantages, and method of formation. Next, the class dives deeper into the actual steps and documentation needed to form each of these entity types, with a particular emphasis on Delaware. The class then examines the particular nuances, best practices, and practice tips for forming a corporation, limited liability company, and a limited partnership in Delaware.
Level: Basic-Foundational
This class is suitable for attorneys who have a general interest in, or some exposure to, corporate transactions but have not had extensive practical experience in forming corporations and other entities.
Objectives
Upon completion of this Master Class, participants are able to:
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Recognize the different types of entity structures and basic differences among them
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Determine the appropriate structure for a given client/situation
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Form a simple Delaware corporation
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Draft the relevant corporate documents
Simulation Exercise
Participants will be asked to complete the formation documents for a new entity, using precedent and checklists provided in the additional materials.
CLE Credit
2 CLE Credits is available for each course.
Preview
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Step 1: Learn
Learn at your own pace, absorbing lessons in short, easily digested segments led by experienced practitioners.
Step 2: Do
Apply what you've learned to solve real-world client scenarios, using transaction documents derived from actual deals.
Step 3: Review
Deepen your learning in virtual review sessions with an experienced practitioner. Review model answers and ask questions.
Instructors Who Practice What They Teach
Adriel Sanders
x-Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner
David Case
x-White & Case; x-Orrick
Doug Young
x-Baker McKenzie; x-White & Case
Aaron Melville
Global Head of Tech Transactions, Uber; x-Disney; x-O’Melveny; x-Weil Gotshal
Chris Drews
x-Disney
Julie Ryan
Head of Experiential Learning, AltaClaro; x-Akin Gump; x-Clifford Chance
Mick Galvin
x-Sidley; x-Allen & Overy
Stephen Kaplitt
x-Weil Gotshal; x-Cadwalader
Clara Duffield
x-Baker McKenzie
Mike Shea
x-Baker McKenzie, x-Morrison & Foerster
John Babcock
Partner, Waldrep Wall
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