Business Law 2020: 5 General, 1 Dual

Courses Included

• Business Law 2020: Assessing the Opportunity - An In-Depth Discussion of Legal Issues Related to the Qualified Opportunity Zone Legislation
  
  

  The Qualified Opportunity Zone program was enacted through the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and has been a hot topic among the Real Estate world since its passage. This session will examine the potential benefits, pit-falls, and un-answered questions that remain.

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  Format:Online VideoDual Credits:0.00General Credits:1.00

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  • Christopher Hanewald, Vantiva Supply Chain Solutions, Memphis
    Christopher Hanewald is a member of the Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs's Corporate & Securities Service Team.  He concentrates his practice in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, corporate...
  • Kirby Yost, Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel, P.C., Chattanooga
    Kirby Yost is an attorney at the Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel law firm.  She is a shareholder in the firm and serves as the Real Estate Section Head.  Her practice is counseling...
• Business Law 2020: COVID-19 and Transaction Tax Planning
  
  

  This panel will discuss important changes made by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (the “CARES”) Act, including the operation of the Paycheck Protection Plan, the employee retention credit, changes to net operating loss carryovers, and a liberalization of section 163(j).

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  Format:Online VideoDual Credits:0.00General Credits:1.00

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  • J. Leigh Griffith, Holland & Knight LLP, Nashville
    In his more than 35 years of practicing tax and business law, Leigh Griffith has helped clients grow their businesses from the start-up stage to billion-dollar corporations. Transaction-oriented...
  • Michelle Kwon, The University of Tennessee College of Law, Knoxville
    Professor Michelle Kwon joined the UT faculty in 2011 after three years at Texas Tech University School of Law. Before entering academia, she was an associate, and eventually a partner, in the Dallas,...
  • Don Leatherman, University of Tennessee College of Law, Knoxville
    Professor Don Leatherman has had the privilege of teaching at the University of Tennessee College of Law since 1994 and teaches primarily courses in the federal income tax. He writes and speaks...
• Business Law 2020: The LLC's Place in Post - TCJA Entity Selection
  
  

  For some time, LLCs with pass-through taxation have been the most popular form of business structure for private companies. In light of the drop in the corporate tax rate from 35% to 21%, is it still the case that these LLCs are the most tax-efficient business form? If an LLC needs to be converted to a corporation, can this be done tax-free, and how complex can the conversion get? Similarly, what should be considered when evaluating whether to convert a corporation to a pass-through entity? Join our panelists as they discuss these issues and more, including a deep dive into a recent transaction involving an LLC converting to a corporation in connection with a venture capital investment.

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  Format:Online VideoDual Credits:0.00General Credits:1.00

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  • Alexander Davie, Riggs Davie PLC, Brentwood
    Alexander Davie's legal practice encompasses a wide variety of corporate and securities matters. He has worked extensively with technology companies, including startups, and emerging growth companies,...
  • Jeffrey Waits, Riggs Davie PLC, Brentwood
    Chandler Waits is a Nashville-based corporate and securities attorney focusing on the representation of startups and their investors. Chandler serves as outside general counsel to a number of...
• Business Law 2020: Tennessee’s Southern Tax Hospitality
  
  

  With competition between states as strong as ever, Tennessee has sharpened its elbows and developed a wide range of tax and cash incentives to encourage companies to relocate or expand their business in the Volunteer State. This presentation will describe some of those key incentives and provide tips for maximizing their benefits and ensure their requirements are met. The speakers will also provide insight into how the legislative process, at the state and local levels, has influenced the incentives that are available and targeted specific industries or businesses. The panel will conclude with some educated guesses about how the incentives available in Tennessee may change in the coming year and decade.

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  Format:Online VideoDual Credits:0.00General Credits:1.00

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  • Michael Cottone, Holland & Knight LLP, Nashville
    Michael Cottone is an associate in the Litigation & Dispute Resolution Practice Group. He focuses on representing clients in a range of tax disputes, including franchise, excise, sales and use,...
  • Stephen Jasper, Bass Berry & Sims - Nashville, Nashville
    Steve Jasper is a member at Bass, Berry & Sims PLC in Nashville where he represents clients in negotiations and a wide range of tax disputes regarding Tennessee's sales and use tax, franchise and...
• Business Law 2020: Volunteer Taxation - Choice of Entity in Tennessee
  
  

  As a state without an individual income tax, Tennessee has always had unique tax considerations in the choice of entity analysis for businesses and individuals. The 2017 federal Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and recent changes in Tennessee law have only made the choice of entity analysis more complex. The presentation will outline the primary tax considerations in choice of entity in Tennessee for business lawyers.

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  Format:Online VideoDual Credits:0.00General Credits:1.00

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  • Ansley Moses, Miller & Martin PLLC, Chattanooga
    Ansley Moses practices in the area of federal and state taxation. His primary focus is assisting clients in tax planning in connection with business formations, transactions and reorganizations. Mr....
• Business Law 2020: The Day in the Life of a Typical (and Ethical) Business Lawyer - A Panel Discussion
  
  

  Tennessee attorneys who practice business law – even those who don’t consider themselves tax practitioners – are often faced with various tax questions from clients, sometimes on a daily basis. For example, a single client matter may involve both Tennessee and federal tax issues, such as allocation of profits and losses among members of an LLC, franchise and excise taxes, estate taxes, recording taxes, PILOTs and other tax incentives. This session will examine tax- related topics that all Tennessee business practitioners should, and are likely ethically obligated, to be versed in, and will further analyze when and how to ethically engage with other attorneys and non-attorneys (such as CPAs) to assist clients with their tax matters.

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  Format:Online VideoDual Credits:1.00General Credits:0.00

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  • Van East III, Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP, Nashville
    Van is a transaction attorney primarily serving clients in a broad range of commercial real matters, including acquisitions, dispositions and leases.  Van's practice also includes corporate...
  • Nathan Harris, Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP, Nashville
    Nathan assists clients with a wide range of legal issues pertaining to businesses. Nathan's experience includes representing both buyers and sellers in acquisitions and divestitures, acting as outside...