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Howard J. Wayne to Chair MCLE Panel on Alcohol, Food & Entertainment Licensing

Wayne, Richard & Hurwitz LLP invites you to join us for a seminar entitled Alcohol, Food & Entertainment Licensing & Liability Update 2013. The seminar will be taking place on Thursday, April 11th from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. both via Webcast and live at the MCLE Center located at 10 Winter Place in Boston. Howard J. Wayne, founding partner of the firm, will be chairing our esteemed panel. The panel will include:

  • Kim S. Gainsboro, Esq.  Chairwoman, Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission
  • William Kelley, Esq.  General Counsel, Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission
  • Paul M. Maleck, Esq.  Doherty, Wallace, Pillsbury & Murphy P.C.
  • Paul Mullan, Esq.  Commissioner, Worcester License Commission
  • Nicole Murati Ferrer, Esq.  Chairwoman, Licensing Board for the City of Boston

At this seminar, you will hear directly about the licensing process directly from the decision makers and leading practitioners. The law surrounding licensing and liability is always changing; this program will help you and your clients stay current on this challenging area of the law. The conclusion of the program will include an “Ask the Experts” session for attendees to get answers to their licensing questions.

Please click here to register to attend the seminar or click here to sign up for the live Webcast. The panel is looking forward to fielding your questions!

Gene Richard Chairs Panel on Delaware vs. Massachusetts Corporations and LLCs

Gene Richard recently chaired a panel of attorneys for Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education (MCLE) on the subject of Delaware vs. Massachusetts LLCs & Corporations. The presentation took place on Friday, September 21, 2012. The panel also included Joshua M. Bowman of Sherin and Lodgen LLP, Andrew S. Hochberg of Tamkin & Hochberg LLP, and Richard Heller, Senior Vice President and General Counsel of Legal Sea Foods LLC.

Speaking to an audience and broadcast live on the Web, the panel explored various differences between corporations and LLCs organized in Massachusetts and Delaware, focusing on two fundamental questions commonly raised by business clients in Massachusetts: 1) should their business be organized in Massachusetts or Delaware, and 2) should their business be operated as a corporation or an LLC? The panel discussed practical advice on how to guide clients, from the formation of their business entities, to dealing with director and shareholder matters, to the use of LLCs in conjunction with estate planning. The presentation concluded with a live “View from the Client Side” Q&A, in which Mr. Heller explained issues involved in Legal Sea Foods evolution from a Massachusetts corporation, to a Delaware corporation, to its recent conversion into a Delaware LLC.

More information about the seminar can be found by clicking here.