Opening a Restaurant in New York City:
Legal Issue Bootcamp (OnDemand)
Originally held on Friday, May 17, 2019 | 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Program Fee:
OnDemand: $149 for Members | $249 for Nonmembers
Members who are Recent Law Graduates, Newly Admitted Lawyers (earliest admission 2017-2019 in any state or country), In-House/Corporate Counsel, Judges (and their staff), or attorneys that practice within the Government, Academic or Not-for-Profit sectors attend this program for free.
CLE Credit:
New York: 4.0 Professional Practice
New Jersey: 4.3 General
California: 3.5 General
Pennsylvania: 3.5 General
(This program provides transitional/non-transitional credit to all attorneys)
Description:
This program will focus on the corporate, real estate, liquor license,
and labor/employment issues involved in opening a restaurant in New York
City. Learn about the choices of legal entity to form for restaurant
projects, investment and management structures, purchase and sales
transactions and transfer liability. Review buy vs. lease issues, build
outs, provisions regarding including assignment, contingencies, and
guarantees. Find out the requirements for obtaining on and off premises
liquor licenses and how to navigate the process and procedure before the
New York State Liquor Authority and the local Community Boards. Learn
about overtime, sex harassment policies, spread of hours, the 80/20
rule, tip credit, non-compete restrictions, and other essential labor
and employment issues.
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Program Chair:
Louis Pechman, Pechman Law Group PLLC
Sponsoring Association Committee:
Hospitality Law, David Helbraun, Chair