This presentation offers a broad and basic view of the fundamentals of business that every legal assistant should understand. Covers sole proprietorships, general partnerships, limited partnerships, limited liability partnerships, profit and nonprofit corporations, and limited liability companies. The advantages and disadvantages of each type of organization are explained, and guidance on how to form each type is offered, including specifics about required state and IRS filings.

This This webinar is an advanced course regarding mergers and acquisitions ("M&A").  The M&A process is the process under which buyers and sellers complete the purchase and sale of a business.  We will discuss the following M&A methods:
 

1.  Mergers - including direct mergers, forward triangular mergers, reverse triangular mergers, and short form mergers;

2.  Asset Sales; and

3.  Stock Sales.
 

For each type of M&A method, the seminar will address the advantages, disadvantages, and tax treatment.  We will also discuss the due diligence process for M&A transactions.
 

Todd W. Hoppe is a Shareholder, and is practice group leader of the firm’s business and corporate group. in the Business and Corporate Practice Group of the Grand Rapids, MI, office of Foster, Swift, Collins & Smith, PC. He practices primarily in Business Organization and Planning, Business Succession Planning, and Trusts & Estates. He often works with small and medium-sized businesses in matters of business formation, tax and regulatory compliance, buying and selling businesses, and estate and succession planning for owners. Todd joined Foster Swift as a summer associate in 2003 and joined the firm full time upon receiving his JD from Vanderbilt University Law School, Nashville, TN. His undergraduate degree is from Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI.