Michael G. Polis | Wilke Fleury

As an attorney and California licensed CPA, Michael G. Polis’ practice focuses on Knox-Keene Act licensed health care service plans and insurance regulatory matters. In addition, he represents health care providers, including physicians, dentists, optometrists, MSOs, IPAs and practice management companies. Michael provides legal services to Narcotic Treatment Programs, residential and non-residential alcohol and substance abuse facilities and Federally Qualified Health Centers.

He also provides legal counsel to individuals and business entities on tax, 1031 Exchanges, bankruptcy and general corporate-related legal issues. The emphasis of Michael’s practice is the licensing of healthcare facilities, HMOs and insurers. In addition, Michael teaches business law, legal research and writing at the University of California, Davis and his extensive writings on healthcare-related issues have appeared in The Sacramento Lawyer, the California Optometric Association’s monthly newsletter and Sacramento Medicine and Solano Physician magazines.

Lawyer and CPA by day, in his free time Mike runs his family sheep ranch at the base of the Sierra Nevada in a small rural farming community. When he is not farming or flying his Piper Cherokee 6 aircraft throughout California, Mike enjoys spending time with his family and cheering for the Bruins at UCLA football games.

Muhammad Siwani | Brooks Kushman

Muhammad Siwani is a skilled registered patent attorney with extensive knowledge in patent prosecution involving a wide range of technologies.

Focuses his practice on patent prosecution and covers a wide range of technologies from advanced material compositions to automotive innovations.

Muhammad as a registered patent attorney is experienced in conducting patent searches, drafting patent applications, writing responses to first through final office actions, and drafting patentability memos for clients.

Prior to working at Brooks Kushman, Muhammad gained working experience in the legal department of a multinational Tier 1 automotive supplier in metro Detroit and worked in the field as an engineer. During this time, he gained valuable experience verifying and validating perception software that gives a vehicle a view of surrounding objects through sensor data fusion. He also spent time as a project manager where he conducted a range of automotive testing for both component and vehicle levels.

Muhammad holds a Juris Doctor from the Wayne State University Law School. He also holds an MBA from the Mike Ilitch School of Business and received a Bachelor of Engineering in Materials Science from the University of Michigan. While serving as Chief Compliance Counsel, Allen also managed legal matters for the company’s political activities, its risk management function, and handled litigation, traditional labor and employment, and intellectual property matters. Allen currently teaches an upper-level course on in-house practice at Duke University School of Law as a senior lecturing fellow. Topics include ethics and compliance, public company matters, litigation, international law, employment law, and a wide variety of other corporate law topics.

I. Business analytics and financial statement analysis | 1:00pm – 1:20pm

II. Essential accounting and taxation basics for legal professionals | 1:20pm – 1:40pm

III. Key financial ratios and practical data analysis methods | 1:40pm – 2:00pm

Break | 2:00pm – 2:10pm

IV. HR and organizational behavior principles for effective management | 2:10pm – 2:20pm

V. Strategic business planning and SWOT analysis techniques | 2:20pm – 2:40pm

VI. Technology and data security in legal and business contexts | 2:40pm – 3:00pm

VII. Ethical considerations in business law and client representation | 3:00pm – 3:10pm