Business Law for Project Managers

1-Day Seminar:
CRS# 00.619-041
Friday, April 4; 9:00am-4:00pm
Lowell Campus; Lunch and refreshments included; .7 CEUs; 7 PDUs
Tuition: $425

Space is limited so register today!

Overview
This one-day seminar covers the following topics:

1. Basics of contract law including offer and acceptance, impact of the Uniform Commercial Code, assignments and termination.

2. Commonly enforced equity principles such as the law of agency, apparent authority and implied consent.

3. Legal liability…identifying sources and trying to control or avoid it.

4. Important distinctions between corporations and other business organizations.

5. Concepts in intellectual property law…trade secrets, trademarks, confidentiality provisions and proprietary information.

Instructor
Denise M. Guérin, JD, PMP, is a Massachusetts attorney as well as a project management consultant. Managing her own practice for most of her more than 25 years as a lawyer, she has made a career of helping clients establish, maintain, manage and grow all shapes and sizes of businesses and non-profit organizations, as well as advising on commercial, financing and real estate transactions. In addition, she is a principal of Xtispex Consulting Group, Inc., a program and project management consulting firm that delivers services in the areas of risk management, communication plans, organizational development processes, and post-project reviews, among others. She is the former Chair of the Law Practice Management Section Council of the Massachusetts Bar Association and serves on the boards of several privately held corporations and non-profit organizations.

A native of Maine, Ms. Guérin received her BA from the University of Pennsylvania, her law degree from the Boston University School of Law, and a Masters of Program and Project Management from Brandeis University. She has also been certified a PMP (Project Management Professional) by the Project Management Institute, of which she is a member.

For questions or to register, call (978) 934-2473!

Find out how you can apply this course towards a noncredit Certificate in Project Management!

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