Program Details
2024-12-13 14:00:00
Over 1,000+ webinars
Course Overview
2024-12-13 14:00:00
2h CLE Credits
Intermediate
2
2:00 pm - 2:20 pm ESTExplore the foundations of corporate veil piercing and how courts apply the doctrine to LLCs versus traditional corporations. Examine recent litigation trends shaping how judges evaluate veil-piercing claims across jurisdictions today.
Shahrokh SheikLee WeinbergMichael Alfera 2:20 pm - 2:40 pm ESTIdentify the key triggers courts rely on to disregard entity protections, including the alter ego doctrine, commingling of personal and business assets, undercapitalization, and failure to observe corporate formalities that expose owners to liability.
Shahrokh SheikLee WeinbergMichael Alfera 2:40 pm - 3:00 pm ESTUnderstand why SMLLCs face heightened veil-piercing exposure and learn strategies to maintain separation between member and entity. Review documentation, contracts, and operating agreement provisions that protect single owners from personal liability claims.
Shahrokh SheikLee WeinbergMichael Alfera 3:10 pm - 3:30 pm ESTExamine how courts treat multi-member LLCs, closely held businesses, and family-owned entities differently. Analyze fiduciary duty risks for officers and managers, and learn how capital contributions and distributions reinforce corporate integrity.
Shahrokh SheikLee WeinbergMichael Alfera 3:30 pm - 3:50 pm ESTDevelop tactics to challenge veil-piercing arguments, identify weaknesses in the plaintiff’s case, and leverage expert witnesses effectively. Address settlement considerations, avoid adverse precedents, and learn how to advise clients throughout litigation.
Shahrokh SheikLee WeinbergMichael Alfera 3:50 pm - 4:10 pm ESTLearn to structure operations and draft governing documents that reinforce limited liability protections. Implement internal policies for financial separation, proper capitalization, insurance coverage, and recordkeeping that minimize veil-piercing exposure for clients.
Shahrokh SheikLee WeinbergMichael AlferaShahrokh Sheik is a Partner and Chair of the Litigation Practice at Weinberg Gonser LLP, focusing on business and trademark law. He serves as outside general counsel and trial counsel for clients ranging from international corporations to start-ups and individuals across industries including entertainment, hospitality, cannabis, finance, e-commerce, and advertising. Shahrokh is dedicated to identifying clients’ goals, objectives, and constraints to facilitate transactions and resolve disputes efficiently.
Lee Weinberg is a Founding Partner at Weinberg Gonser LLP. He has helped a wide range of clients meet their personal, financial, and business goals, including “Business Divorces,” first-time liquidity events, and domestic and international financings and transactions. His practice areas include business divorces and partner disputes, CEO and board counseling, C-suite employment and board agreements, M&A, joint ventures and partnerships, financings, liquidity and cash-out transactions, entity selection and structuring, private equity and venture capital, licensing, NIL endorsements, IP, software and government contracts, and outside general counsel.
Michael Alfera is a senior associate in the litigation practice of Munck Wilson Mandala in Los Angeles, where he develops winning, results oriented case strategies in complex commercial disputes. He represents both plaintiffs and defendants in high stakes business and commercial litigation in state and federal courts, and clients trust him to distill complexity into clear, persuasive arguments and narratives that move decision makers. A recognized thought leader on legal writing and litigation strategy, he regularly presents CLE programs that equip other attorneys to elevate their advocacy.
Shahrokh Sheik is a Partner and Chair of the Litigation Practice at Weinberg Gonser LLP, focusing on business and trademark law. He serves as outside general counsel and trial counsel for clients ranging from international corporations to start-ups and individuals across industries including entertainment, hospitality, cannabis, finance, e-commerce, and advertising. Shahrokh is dedicated to identifying clients’ goals, objectives, and constraints to facilitate transactions and resolve disputes efficiently.
Lee Weinberg is a Founding Partner at Weinberg Gonser LLP. He has helped a wide range of clients meet their personal, financial, and business goals, including “Business Divorces,” first-time liquidity events, and domestic and international financings and transactions. His practice areas include business divorces and partner disputes, CEO and board counseling, C-suite employment and board agreements, M&A, joint ventures and partnerships, financings, liquidity and cash-out transactions, entity selection and structuring, private equity and venture capital, licensing, NIL endorsements, IP, software and government contracts, and outside general counsel.
Michael Alfera is a senior associate in the litigation practice of Munck Wilson Mandala in Los Angeles, where he develops winning, results oriented case strategies in complex commercial disputes. He represents both plaintiffs and defendants in high stakes business and commercial litigation in state and federal courts, and clients trust him to distill complexity into clear, persuasive arguments and narratives that move decision makers. A recognized thought leader on legal writing and litigation strategy, he regularly presents CLE programs that equip other attorneys to elevate their advocacy.
Requirements
The Alabama State Bar MCLE Commission requires attorneys to complete 12 credits, including 1 ethics, by December 31 of each year. All credits must be reported by February 15 of the following year. A maximum of 12 credits, including 1 ethics credit, may be carried over for 1 year only.
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