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A FREE Workshop from SCORE's Legal Series: What You Need To Know
Co-Sponsored by the New Canaan Library
Business Law 101
Thursday, December 11, 2014
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm | check-in starts at 5:30 pm
New Canaan Library
151 Main Street, New Canaan, CT 06840
Business Legal issues confront entrepreneurs at all stages of the business life cycle from inception to exit. This workshop offers historical, practical and timely topics relevant to business owners, managers, executives and investors. You will learn about:
- Court System and Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Contract Law as it pertains to business issues
- Law of agency in contractor, partner and employee relationships
- Business related torts including negligence, product liability and defamation
- Compliance with tax, employment, and regulatory environment
Our Speaker:
Gary Hirsch is a business lawyer who specializes in advising high-growth, privately-held companies on matters ranging from contracts, partnerships and IP, to venture funding, corporate governance and acquisitions. He has practiced law for over 20 years, including long tenures with a major firm in New York, a Fortune 500 law department, and two successful technology companies, where he ran the legal functions and led his last company through an IPO. Gary started his own firm three years ago, dedicated exclusively to providing outside general counsel services to private companies, including start-ups in New York and Connecticut. He also served as a SCORE counselor to numerous local businesses.