This event is currently being hosted on a separate registration page. Click here to be redirected to the appropriate page.

Event Information

2025 Transactional/Corporate Law Essentials

October 23, 2025


Credits

N/A

MCLE: 6.50

Ethics: 1.00



Pricing
CLE Big Ticket
Early Standard Late
$0.00
Essential Committee Member
Early Standard Late
$275.00
Member Registration
Early Standard Late
$275.00
Non Member Registration
Early Standard Late
$275.00
Paralegal
Early Standard Late
$125.00
SC Bar Certified Paralegal
Early Standard Late
$125.00


Dates
Thursday, October 23, 2025

Time
8:50 AM - 5:00 PM



Registration Deadline
Thursday, October 23, 2025



Location
SC Bar Conference Center
1501 Park Street
Columbia, SC 29201-2730

This important “how to” course will provide authoritative guidance, as well as comprehensive written materials for attorneys of all experience levels to begin or grow their mastery in this challenging practice area.  Our faculty are committed to process-driven teaching that makes practical application the key component of the seminar.  Don’t miss this opportunity to “get the basics” or “get back to the basics” of Transactional/Corporate practice.

For those required to take South Carolina Bar CLE “Essentials Series.”

Pursuant to SCACR Rule 408(a)(3), newly admitted members are required, unless you fall within one or more of the exemptions outlined in Rule 408 (a)(3)(A)-(D), to complete one (not all) of the SC Bar CLE “Essentials Series” courses. Attendance at Essentials Courses not only meets the Essentials requirement but also counts toward your required annual 14 hours of MCLE. No other CLE course, workshop, video series (i.e., the Supreme Court’s Course of Study), or bootcamp will satisfy this requirement.

 

The “Essentials Series” is comprised of 10 full-day courses, which cover major practice areas, as well as legal ethics. Each course is designed and taught by experienced practitioners, are process oriented, and are specifically designed to provide step-by-step teaching, as well as the opportunity to interact with the faculty.

All essentials’ programs will be held live at the SC Bar Conference Center, Columbia. 

·         Programs will not be available via live webcast.

·         Lunch will be provided for those attending in-person.

·         In-person attendees will be offered significant discounts on SC Bar CLE publications.

 

This seminar is a basic level program.

This program qualifies for 6.5 MCLE credit hours, including 1.0 LEPR credit hours.

SC Supreme Commission on CLE Course #: 254332E.


The South Carolina Bar is an accredited CLE provider in South Carolina only. Attorneys are responsible for seeking their own credit in other jurisdictions.

Disclaimer: The views expressed in CLE programs and publications do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the South Carolina Bar, its sections, or committees. The South Carolina Bar believes that all Bar members have the right to both meaningful learning and to the exchange of ideas in a civil environment. The Bar reserves the right to remove or exclude any person from a Bar event if that person is causing inappropriate disturbance, behaving in a manner inconsistent with accepted standards of decorum, or in any way preventing fellow Bar members from meaningful participation and learning.

Registration Fees

CLE Big Ticket
Early Standard Late
$0.00
Essential Committee Member
Early Standard Late
$275.00
Member Registration
Early Standard Late
$275.00
Non Member Registration
Early Standard Late
$275.00
Paralegal
Early Standard Late
$125.00
SC Bar Certified Paralegal
Early Standard Late
$125.00
Price Description Amount

Agenda

Speakers

NameOrganizationSpeaking At
Anthony Quattrone
Adams and Reese LLP  -
Benjamin Carlton
Richardson Plowden & Robinson, PA  -
Lawrence Girard
Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, PA  -
Mark Lewallen
Adams and Reese LLP  -
Melissa Cassell
Morton & Gettys, LLC  -
Nathan Johnson
Buxton and Collie, LLC  -
William Higgins
Graybill, Lansche & Vinzani, LLC  -

Policy

Continuing Education

Agenda

8:30 a.m.  Registration

8:50 a.m.  Welcome and Overview
Melissa Cassell
Morton & Gettys, LLC

9 a.m.  Employment and Restrictive Covenant Agreements
Melissa Cassell
Morton & Gettys, LLC

9:45 a.m.  Choice of Entity: Corporation or LLC
Anthony M. Quattrone
Adams and Reese LLP
M. Pearson Lewallen II
Adams and Reese LLP

10:15 a.m.  Ethics Hypotheticals/Role Plays
William O. Higgins
Graybill, Lansche & Vinzani

10:45 a.m.  Break

11:00 a.m.  Ethics Hypotheticals/Role Plays
William O. Higgins
Graybill, Lansche & Vinzani


11:30 a.m.  LLC Formation
Anthony M. Quattrone
Adams and Reese LLP
M. Pearson Lewallen II
Adams and Reese LLP

12:00 p.m.  Lunch (Provided)

1:00 p.m.  Buy-Sell Agreements
Anthony M. Quattrone
Adams and Reese LLP
M. Pearson Lewallen II
Adams and Reese LLP


1:45 p.m.  Corporate Formation
Benjamin Carlton
Richardson Plowden & Robinson, PA

2:15 p.m.  Securities
Nathan D. Johnson
Buxton and Collie, LLC

2:45 p.m.  Break

3:00 p.m.  Buying/Selling a Business: Asset and Stock Purchase Agreement
Melissa Cassell
Morton & Gettys, LLC

4:00 p.m.  Contract Review and Drafting
L. Foster Girard
Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, P.A.

5:00 p.m.  Adjourn
 

042521