ONLINE
Monday, September 29, 2025
9:00 AM - 3:30 PM
Learn from the experts.
This seminar provides the essential forms that you need to properly advise your clients on forming, running, managing, and exiting a business in Minnesota. Deskbook authors and experienced practitioners provide instruction on how to use the forms properly. Learn what to listen for when working with your clients and how to use that information to tailor the forms to their specific needs. Take advantage of this opportunity to build your form library or improve the library that you already have!
Join our faculty as they discuss the lifecycle of a business in Minnesota and the essential forms necessary at each stage.
The program begins with a focus on business formation, offering insights into internal governance concepts and common pitfalls to avoid. The next segment covers the ongoing operations of the business and its relationships with third parties, with an emphasis on risk mitigation strategies. The day concludes with contemplating various exit strategies and how to achieve client goals associated with the winding down or transferring of a business.
ALL ATTENDEES RECEIVE A FREE DESKBOOK!
All registrants receive a FREE copy of Minnesota CLE's Minnesota Business Forms Deskbook with eFormbook which contains the crucial forms for Minnesota business attorneys! The Deskbook is written and edited by experienced business law practitioners and includes 74 of their tried-and-true forms. The types of forms included are those that are used in establishing a business in general, LLCs, corporations, and partnerships; finance; employment; vendors and customers; transferring a business; dissolution; and conversion. Each form includes an overview of the form, an explanation of key provisions and potential pitfalls, a list of legal authorities, and a list of other relevant Minnesota CLE Deskbooks that provide a deeper dive into the topic. Most forms also include practice tips and author comments as well as optional text and descriptive variables to help you use and tailor the forms for your clients. The Deskbook also comes with the eFormbook feature! The forms discussed in the Deskbook are also available digitally for download via your Minnesota CLE website account. An indispensable, practical guide for business law practitioners, this Deskbook will prove to be a valuable resource in your library.
8:30 – 9:00 a.m.
CHECK-IN & CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
9:00 – 9:30 a.m.
Establishing an LLC or a Partnership
– Molly A. Gherty
9:30 – 10:00 a.m.
Establishing a Corporation
– Nathan R. Snyder
10:00 – 10:15 a.m.
BREAK
10:15 – 10:45 a.m.
Employment Agreements
– V. John Ella
10:45 – 11:15 a.m.
Standard Terms & Conditions for Sale of Goods & Services
– Zachary J. Crain
11:15 – 11:45 a.m.
Tenant Lease Agreements
– Lucas J. Frasz
11:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Questions & Answers
12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
LUNCH BREAK (on your own)
1:00 – 1:30 p.m.
Establishing a Business
– Paul M. Floyd
1:30 – 2:00 p.m.
Financing a Business
– Sarvesh Desai
2:00 – 2:15 p.m.
BREAK
2:15 – 2:45 p.m.
Transferring a Business
– Heather L. Marx & Kristi A. Zentner
2:45 – 3:15 p.m.
Dissolution and Conversion
– Allison M. Plunkett
3:15 – 3:30 p.m.
Questions & Answers
LIVE IN-PERSON
Thursday, September 4, 2025
Minnesota CLE Conference Center
600 Nicollet Mall, Suite 370
Seventh Street & Nicollet Mall, Third Floor City Center
Minneapolis, Minnesota
ONLINE REPLAYS
Tuesday, September 16, 2025
Monday, September 29, 2025
Attend online
A moderator will be available to answer questions by email.
$295 MSBA members / $295 paralegals / $345 standard rate
Other discounts that may apply:
Scholarships available!
Need-based scholarships are available for in-person and online seminars. For further information or to obtain a scholarship application, contact us at 800-759-8840 or customerservice@minncle.org.
Minnesota CLE is applying to the Minnesota State Board of CLE for 5.0 standard CLE credits. The maximum number of total credits attendees may claim for this program is 5.0 credits.
