Tuesday, April 19, 2016
12:00 p.m. — 2:00 p.m.
Exporting can be a great untapped source of revenue for Los Angeles area businesses. Learn about the resources available to beginning exporters and the nuts and bolts of starting your own export business.

Class covers:

• Is exporting for me?
• The Trade Connect program for exporters
• Key tips for reducing risk
• Export Research Tools (with complimentary booklet)

Presented by: 

Presented by Jim MacLellan & Maurice Kogon:
Jim MacLellan is Director of Trade Development at the Port of Los Angeles. He is responsible for trade promotion programs for the Port of Los Angeles and the Southern California Gateway, including Trade Connect, which assists local businesses seeking to enter global export markets. Prior to joining the Port of Los Angeles in 1992, Jim worked internationally for more than 20 years in the maritime and intermodal shipping business. Jim serves as Adjunct Professor at the Monterey Institute Graduate School of International Studies, where he teaches an annual course on international shipping; additionally, he has taught an intensive summer course on shipping and trade for MBA students at UCLA Anderson Graduate School of Business, as a key component of an international business studies program. A member of several local and international organizations, he currently serves as President of the Pacific Chapter of the United States – Mexico Chamber of Commerce, Chairman of the L.A. Regional Export Council (MEI) and Executive Committee Member of the Southern California Regional District Export Council. 

Prior to his retirement, Maurice Kogon served as the director of the El Camino College Center for International Trade Development (CITD). He holds a BA and MA in Foreign Affairs from George Washington University and did Doctoral work in International Relations at American University. He has over 50 years of experience in the international business field as a U.S. Government official, business executive, educator and consultant. He has written, lectured and trained extensively on international trade and has developed numerous Web-based export tools used throughout the world, including his Exporting Basics guide and Export Readiness Assessment diagnostic. He has taught international business courses at Cal State University Northridge, George Washington University, and Virginia Tech. He has consulted for U.S. and international clients, including the Egyptian Government and the UN’s International Trade Centre in Geneva.

Registration fees: FREE - sponsored by the Friends of the Los Angeles County Law Library through the generous support of Pacific Western Bank.
Classes fill up fast, register today to reserve your seat! All registrants must check-in 10 minutes prior to class time to ensure your seat is not reassigned to waiting-list and walk-in attendees when classes are full.

Photography / Videography:
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No legal advice:
LA Law Library does not provide legal advice. LA Law Library provides legal resources and assistance with legal research as an educational service. The Law Library is pleased to offer our patrons the opportunity to obtain assistance from third party legal service providers at this and other events within the Library. However, the Library does not control and is not responsible for the content or scope of any assistance given by those providers.

Tuesday, March 22, 2016
12:00 p.m. — 2:00 p.m.
Employers must comply with a wide variety of state and federal laws, especially when it comes to wage and hour regulations. Learn to understand the technicalities and comply with the rules in this essential area of law.  

Class covers:

• What is compensable employee time
• How wages must be calculated and paid
• Workplace posting and recordkeeping requirements
• What types of employees may be “exempt”
• Special employment issues facing smaller businesses

Presented by Karen A. Rooney:
Karen A. Rooney has over 30-years of litigation experience, 25 of those representing employers in suits brought by current and former employees. She has defended employers faced with discrimination, harassment, and retaliation claims, tort claims, including fraud, wage and hour claims, class action claims, and other employment-related claims. Ms. Rooney has also prosecuted and defended claims for trade secret misappropriation and related claims including tortious interference with contract and business advantage and has obtained potential workplace violence injunctions. Ms. Rooney’s litigation experience also extends to commercial litigation including business torts, securities litigation, shareholder derivative claims, real estate transactions and contract disputes. Ms. Rooney has served on the Board of the Los Angeles County Bar Association Attorney Referral Service and has volunteered as a mediator with both the Bar Association and the Los Angeles County Superior Court, and has received an “AV Preeminent®” rating from Martindale Hubbell® based on the evaluation of her peers and the judiciary.

Registration fees: FREE - sponsored by the Friends of the Los Angeles County Law Library through the generous support of Pacific Western Bank.
Classes fill up fast, register today to reserve your seat! All registrants must check-in 10 minutes prior to class time to ensure your seat is not reassigned to waiting-list and walk-in attendees when classes are full.

Photography / Videography:
If you register for this class, you may be photographed or recorded. By registering for this class you are giving the LA Law Library your consent to photograph, videotape, record and broadcast your picture, likeness, voice and statements.  

No legal advice:
LA Law Library does not provide legal advice. LA Law Library provides legal resources and assistance with legal research as an educational service. The Law Library is pleased to offer our patrons the opportunity to obtain assistance from third party legal service providers at this and other events within the Library. However, the Library does not control and is not responsible for the content or scope of any assistance given by those providers.

Tuesday, September 13, 2016
12:00 p.m. — 2:00 p.m.

It is not unusual for a business to encounter financial hurdles at some point in its lifecycle. Whether the business will survive and eventually thrive depends largely upon the quality of its management, oversight and leadership. In this class, learn what unique traits, practices, and skill sets separate successful leaders from unsuccessful ones.    

Class covers:

• Setting realistic business goals
• Staying within reasonable fiscal limits 
• Pursuing careful and cautious growth
• When and how to seek debt relief, including Chapter 11 

Registration fees: FREE - sponsored by the Friends of the Los Angeles County Law Library through the generous support of Pacific Western Bank.
Classes fill up fast, register today to reserve your seat! All registrants must check-in 10 minutes prior to class time to ensure your seat is not reassigned to waiting-list and walk-in attendees when classes are full.

Photography / Videography:
If you register for this class, you may be photographed or recorded. By registering for this class you are giving the LA Law Library your consent to photograph, videotape, record and broadcast your picture, likeness, voice and statements.  

No legal advice:
LA Law Library does not provide legal advice. LA Law Library provides legal resources and assistance with legal research as an educational service. The Law Library is pleased to offer our patrons the opportunity to obtain assistance from third party legal service providers at this and other events within the Library. However, the Library does not control and is not responsible for the content or scope of any assistance given by those providers.