Steven A. O'Rourke, J.D.
A Private Corporate Practice
- Referral Preferred -
40 Years of Excellence
New York, Hong Kong, Tokyo & Los Angeles
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Lectures and Seminars
Steve delivers high-energy lectures to executives, business forums, Bar associations, CPA groups, and MBA schools. His lectures have been approved by the California State Bar for attorney's continuing legal education credit and by the California Board of Accountancy for CPA continuing professional education credit.
See the list below for proposed topics. Contact us for speaking fees and available dates. With sufficent lead time, Steve can develop a corporate law lecture especially suited to your group or chosen topic and can also assemble a panel of various experts.
CEO/Director Smarts - Legal Duties, Liabilities & Protections
Are you a Director, Officer or majority Shareholder? Has an expert attorney ever explained your powers, duties, liabilities and indemnity rights? Probably not. They differ for each of those three roles. You can be sued for every dollar you've got and face jail time, unless....
This lecture tells you the most powerful protections that must be in place before trouble begins. Learn the specific steps, and specific legal language, and the various documents you need to get in place .
Legal Pitfalls in Attracting Investors to a Corporation, LLC or LP
Most attorneys don't know the safeguards this lecture will teach you. Corporations, LLCs, LPs, directors and CEOs unknowingly risk high fines, jail time and worse by not knowing the law and practices covered by this lecture. Learn before you take your first move to attract investors. You've been warned!
How NOT to Start-up Your Startup - Ten Essential Lessons for Emerging Companies, Directors, Officers & Investors.
Covering the life-cycle of his corporation, our screen-character CEO presents 10 of his too-typical ideas about lawyers and corporate law. Most of the audience agree with Eli Entrepreneur until...
Steve lays out the text, policy and effect of the REAL law, with practical advice that leaves our strawman owner/CEO wishing he had learned from Steve before he made the common mistakes that plague many companies...
Investor Due Diligence - Law & Practice in the Post-Madoff Era
You've been reading the financial headlines. Perhaps you've been lucky so far but realize you need to protect yourself when investing. Now learn what "due diligence" really means, how you ought perform your own due diligence and who you can sue for having failed to discover and reveal to you all the facts important to your investments decision.
A Litigator's Guide to California Alter Ego - Theory and Practice
A hit with Bar Associations and CPA groups.over the last two years, this fast-paced and enjoyable lecture gives you the detailed history, law and the REAL story, not what the website "legal" articles get wrong. If you own a business and want limited liability, learn what your lawyer might not know. If you are a lawyer, here's your chance.
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