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Gentry Locke attorney Bill Gust will participate in a session which gives attendees the chance to ask experts about how to buy stock from an owner, whether in the first purchase or subsequent ones.

Gentry Locke attorney Bill Gust will participate in an exploration of issues that arise in subsequent ESOP transactions related to share price, bank covenants and financial ratios. Discussion will include considerations by Plan Trustees as they make the purchase, including the decision of whether to use the same financial advisor or hiring a new appraiser to serve for the transaction.

On January 27, 2016, Gentry Locke partner Todd Leeson presented a talk on Cybersecurity as part of a CIO Forum hosted by Cox Business.  The event was held at the Hotel Roanoke and attended by CIOs and executives of businesses in the Roanoke Valley.  Heather Engel, an Executive Vice President with Sera-Brynn, also served as a panelist at the Forum.    

Concrete ways to plan, budget, and prepare for anticipated changes in 2016, presented on Thursday, October 1 in Roanoke and Thursday, October 15th in Lynchburg. Does your company have employees you consider exempt who make less than $50,000/year? Does your company do business with persons or entities you consider to be Independent Contractors? If the government dug into your compensation practices, would there be any reason for concern? If you answered “Yes” to any (or all) of these questions, then this briefing is for you. Gentry Locke’s employment practice group analyzed the latest pronouncements from the DOL, EEOC, and the OFCCP on […]

On June 3, 2015, Partner Todd Leeson presented a talk entitled Campus Sexual Assault: Legal Obligations and Practical Considerations as part of an accounting firm’s 2015 annual client seminar for private colleges, universities and not-for-profit organizations. The audience for this seminar included chief financial officers and business administrators for a number of prominent private colleges in Virginia.

On May 1, 2015, Partner Todd Leeson spoke at the 2015 Annual Conference for the Virginia Chapter of the College and University Professional Association for HR (CUPA-HR). Todd’s presentation was entitled Legal Update with Focus on Campus Sexual Assault Developments.

On April 21, 2015, Gentry Locke partner Bill Gust presented to attendees at the 2015 Employee Ownership Conference in Denver, Colorado. Bill’s presentation was entitled “Overhauling Your ESOP – What to do When Your Business Conditions Change Drastically Post-Transaction”.

On March 24, 2015, Gentry Locke partner Bill Gust presented to attendees at the Mid-Atlantic ESOP Invitational Conference in Pinehurst, NC. Bill’s presentation was entitled “Overhauling Your ESOP – What to do When Your Business Conditions Change Drastically Post-Transaction”.

On February 23, 2015, Gentry Locke Partner Gregory J. Haley co-presented a CLE on cross-examining problem witnesses to attorneys attending the John Dalton Inn of Court.