When you work in the business of education, you are bound to receive an education in business law. Don’t learn your legal lessons the hard way!  Amy and Mike invited attorney Matthew K. Seeley to the Tests and the Rest Winter Conference 2020 to speak about legal issues for educational enterprises. In the second part of his remarkably thorough and insightful presentation, Matthew addressed the legal issues around noncompete agreements and intellectual property.

Be sure to download the attached presentation pdf as visual support for this discussion.

 What are five things you will learn in this episode?

1. What are the parameters of a defensible noncompete agreement?
2. How does state law influence the ability to enforce a noncompete agreement?
3. What are trade secrets in the context of an educational enterprise?
4. How can educators and business owners protect intellectual property?
5. What is the risk of employing independent contractors to create programs and curriculum?

MEET OUR GUEST

Matthew K. Seeley is a partner at the law firm of Buckley King, which is headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio and has offices in Atlanta and Phoenix. Matt practices as a business litigator, which encompasses a number of areas including commercial, employment, tax and real estate matters. Matt has been in practice for nearly 23 years and has an active role in Cleveland’s legal community; regularly speaking at local bar associations and trade conferences on topics pertinent to business owners and employers. Matt was recently a delegate to the Eighth District Judicial Conference which is by invitation only and involves a gathering of prominent local lawyers and judges to discuss issues pertaining to Cuyahoga County’s justice system.

Find Matthew at [email protected]. 

LINKS

LEGAL ISSUES FOR EDUCATIONAL ENTERPRISES PowerPoint presentation pdf

Law offices of Buckley King

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