Thursday, May 7, 9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. ET
| MCLE Credit: | 6.0 (Ethics: 1.0) Pending |
| Live-Interactive Credit: | 6.0 (all formats) Pending |
Live on Site: (lunch included)
Webcast:
Telephone:
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Join your colleagues at our informative full-day program! Our faculty will provide updates and guidance on topics that are vital to business law practitioners in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Take advantage of the opportunity to network in person and connect with your colleagues, old and new. Lunch which will be provided for on-site attendees.
Registration Deadlines:
Webcast: | 10 minutes prior to the seminar. If you register for a webcast the day of the seminar, your e-mail receipt will include a link to launch the seminar and download the materials. |
Telephone: | 10 minutes prior to the seminar. |
Live on Site: | Online registration ends at 11:59 p.m. the day preceding the seminar |
Cancellation Policy: Cancellation/transfer requests will be honored until 5:00 p.m. the day preceding the seminar. You will, however, be charged $90 if you cancel or transfer your registration to a different seminar after the link to the materials has been e-mailed by Virginia CLE®.
Full refunds or transfers are available up to two days after a webcast in the unlikely event that you experience technical difficulties.
Dietary Restrictions: If you have dietary restrictions and are attending the seminar in person, please email tfitzgerald@vacle.org.
MCLE Credit Caveat: The MCLE Board measures credits by the time you spend in attendance. If you enter a seminar late or leave it early, or both, you must reflect those adjustments accurately in the credits you report on your credit reporting form. A code will be given at the end of the seminar, which must be written on your MCLE form.
Can’t Attend?
E-mail distance_ed@vacle.org to be notified when/if this program is made available as an online or USB seminar.
E-mail publications@vacle.org to be notified when/if this program’s seminar materials are made available for sale.
| 8:30 | Registration |
| 9:00 | Intra-Organization Disputes Michael W. Robinson This session will discuss the increasingly common intra-organization disputes and litigation among LLC members, partners, or shareholders. Topics will include the duties of LLC members and managers, corporate director and fiduciary duty claims, derivative actions to enforce corporate rights, and actions to expel members or dissolve organizations. |
| 10:00 | Break |
| 10:15 | Tech Contracting Playbook 2026: Vendor Contract Negotiations and Data Privacy/AI Legislative Update Ross Broudy, Jason Sarfati This session will equip business-focused lawyers with practical strategies to negotiate materials deal terms related to data privacy, cybersecurity, and artificial intelligence issues in technology contracts, as well as provide a 2026 legislative update in this rapidly evolving legal landscape. |
| 12:15 | Lunch (provided on site) |
| 12:45 | Deal Lawyer Beware: NDAs Carry More Weight Than You Think Joel M. Gulick Practical lessons for lawyers who draft, review, and rely on confidentiality agreements. |
| 1:45 | Break |
| 2:00 | Ethics: Representing the Organization as a Client Michael W. Robinson This session will explore ethics rules when the lawyer’s client is an organization. Topics will include intra-organization conflicts of interest, the attorney-client privilege, addressing misconduct, and the duty to report up in the organization. |
| 3:00 | Small Biz, Big Risk: Legal Landmines in Everyday Business Operations Bruce H. Russell, II, B. Laken Shuler This session will focus on the practical legal risks that small and mid-sized businesses face in routine operations and how lawyers can help clients avoid costly mistakes before they become litigation. |
| 4:00 | Adjourn |
Ross Broudy, Woods Rogers / Richmond
Joel M. Gulick, BusinessPointLaw PLLC / Arlington
Michael W. Robinson, Blankenship & Keith / Fairfax
Bruce H. Russell, II, Bruce H. Russell II, PC / Lebanon
Jason Sarfati, Unacast / Ashburn
B. Laken Shuler, Bruce H. Russell II, PC / Lebanon
Bruce H. Russell, II, Bruce H. Russell II, PC / Lebanon
