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Sources of Business Law
Statutes, Regulations, and Treaties
The Common Law
Private Agreement
Contract Law
When do negotiations ripen into a contract?
Elements of an Enforceable Contract
Problems along the way, including Fraud, Mistake, and Duress
When does one need to get it in writing?
What closes the deal?
What is Enforceable in a Contract?
Contract Interpretation (e.g., it depends on what the meaning of "is" is).
The Perilous Parol Evidence Rule
Unconscionable Agreements
Legal vs. Illegal Non-Compete Agreements
How Much Performance is Enough?
Excuses for Non-Performance, including Waiver and Impossibility and Force Majeur
How is a Contract Enforced?
Statutes of Limitations
Remedies in General
The Normal Measure of Damages
When Can One Recover Punitive Damages?
The Concept of Efficient Breach of Contract
Alternative Remedies When the Contract is Unenforceable
Promissory Estoppel
Quasi Contract
Business and Torts
Negligence and Its Defenses
What Constitutes Negligence?
Consequences of the Victim's Own Fault
Consequences of the Victim's Assumption of the Risk
Strict Liability
Defective Products
Ultra Hazardous Activities
Workers' Injuries
Wrongful Discharge
At Will Employment
Improper Reasons for Termination
Recommendations for Avoiding Liability
Theft of Trade Secrets
What Secrets are Protected?
What are Trade Secrets Protected Against?
The Economic Espionage Act of 1996
Agency Law
The Essence of Agency Relationships
How to Form an Agency Relationship
Duties Owed by All Agents
Termination of the Relationship
The Liability of Companies for the Torts, Contracts, and Crimes of Managers and Employees
The Liability of Managers for the Torts, Contracts, and Crimes of Their Companies
Selected Examples of Government Regulation of Business
Securities Regulation
When do the Securities Laws Apply?
The Securities Act of 1933
The Securities and Exchange Act of 1934
Insider Trading Law
The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977
Prohibited Bribes vs. Permitted Grease Payments
Accounting Requirements
The Resolution of Business Disputes
Litigation
The Process in a Nutshell
The Advantages and Disadvantages of Litigation
Alternatives to Litigation
Settlement
Mediation
Arbitration
Bankruptcy
Who Can File a Petition?
The Procedure
Creditors' Rights vs. Debtors' Protection
Resolution of Disputes in a Foreign Land or with a Foreign Counterpart
Other Legal Systems
Common Law vs. Civil Law Systems
Different Approaches to Dispute Resolution
Which Country will Resolve the Dispute?
Choice of Forum Clauses
Forum Shopping
Default Rules
Whose Rules will Resolve the Dispute?
Choice of Law Clauses
Default Rules for Judges
What Rules do Arbitrators Follow?
Winning Isn't Everything: Enforcement of Arbitration Awards and Court Judgments
Enforcing U.S. Awards and Judgments in the U.S.
Enforcing U.S. Awards and Judgments Abroad
Enforcing Foreign Awards and Judgments in the U.S.
Who Should Attend? | Key Points | Why a Treasure Hunt? | Custom Seminars
Who Should Attend the Accounting Treasure Hunt®:
• Anyone who wants to understand the balance sheet, income statement, and statement of cash flows.
• Anyone who wants to learn accounting and finance basics from the perspective of a high tech firm.
• Anyone who wants to understand basic financial analysis.
• Anyone who wants to understand what is meant by “profit.”
• Anyone who wants to understand how to read and interpret financial statements.
• Anyone who likes to learn and have fun at the same time!
The Accounting Treasure Hunt is designed FOR business professionals BY business professionals. The Accounting Treasure Hunt was developed by a collaboration of accountants, auditors, investment bankers, attorneys, and academics, all of whom have extensive business experience and excellent communication skills.
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key points You will understand after attending:
• Accounting Fundamentals and Basic Terminology
• Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (The House of GAAP)
• Basic Financial Statements
• Balance Sheet, Including the Fundamental Accounting Equation
• Income Statement, Including Revenues and Expenses
• Statement of Cash Flows
• Corporate Basics - We will form a corporation - Each participant owns "shares" in our start-up company
• Revenue Recognition for Companies that Sell Services and Products
• Accrual Basis versus the Cash Basis of Accounting
• C-A-S-H - The four letter word everyone loves
• Expense Recognition
• Income Statement versus the Statement of Cash Flows
• What it Means to Capitalize a Cost versus Expensing It
• Stock-Based Compensation (including stock options)
• Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A)
• Goodwill
• Research and Development (R&D) Costs
• Software Development Costs
• The Independent Auditor's Report - What it Means
• Do much, much, more, all while having more fun than you ever imagined possible in an accounting seminar.
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Why an Accounting Treasure Hunt?
Imagine starting your own company with your friends and family. Your goal is to build and grow your business, all the while searching for the treasure of accounting knowledge and understanding. During the Treasure Hunt you learn about many of the business issues companies face, including stock options, mergers and acquisitions (M&A), lease versus purchase decisions, and revenue recognition. You also acquire another company and deal with a myriad of accounting issues, including goodwill - all while having fun hunting for treasure.
Throughout The Accounting Treasure Hunt You Will Learn What the Numbers Mean and (Even More Important) What They Don't Mean.
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We develop Custom Seminars for many of the world’s leading organizations.
The Accounting Treasure Hunt was designed with customization in mind, and has been delivered to many of the world’s leading organizations. Let us develop a Custom Accounting Treasure Hunt seminar for you.
We can deliver our outstanding off-the-shelf program or incorporate your financial statements, transactions, and operating procedures to develop an Accounting Treasure Hunt for your organization, and deliver it anywhere in the world. We offer competitive pricing for all of our seminars, and discounts for multiple deliveries.
Let us develop an Accounting Treasure Hunt Custom Seminar for you! Contact Us for more information or learn more in our new eight-page brochure. (Adobe Acrobat format, 196kb)
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