On February 12, 2010, Michael Roberts was invited for the second year in a row by the Alliance of Merger and Acquisition Advisors (“AMAA”) to be a guest instructor at its Certified Merger and Acquisition Advisor Credentialing Program at Loyola Maramount University in Los Angeles, California. Michael’s focus at the program was the legal aspects of merger and acquisition transactions.

On February 10, 2010, Catherine McGivney was invited by the Illinois Technology Association to be a speaker at its monthly Legal Roundtable. Catherine’s discussion topic was “Protecting Intellectual Property: Understanding Patents, Trademarks and Copyrights”.

On February 6, 2010, Michael Roberts was invited by Joseph Associates International, Inc. to be a guest panelist at the Entrepreneurial Roundtable for The University of Chicago Booth School of Business. Michael’s focus at the program was the legal aspects of merger and acquisition transactions.

On December 9, 2009, Michael Roberts was invited by the Illinois Technology Association to be a speaker at its monthly Legal Roundtable. Michael’s discussion topic was “Employee Stock Option and Related Plans”.

On November 11, 2009, Michael Roberts was invited by the Illinois Technology Association to be a speaker at its monthly Legal Roundtable. Michael’s discussion topic was “Legal Aspects of Mergers and Acquisitions”.

On November 6, 2009, Michael Roberts was invited by the AMAA to be a guest instructor at its Certified Merger and Acquisition Advisor Credentialing Program. Michael’s focus at the program was the legal aspects of merger and acquisition transactions.

On October 28, 2009, Catherine McGivney was invited by the Illinois Technology Association to be a speaker at its monthly Legal Roundtable. Catherine’s discussion topic was “Software License Agreements”.

On September 18, 2009, Michael Roberts was invited by the AMAA to be a guest instructor at its Certified Merger and Acquisition Advisor Credentialing Program. Michael’s focus at the program was the legal aspects of merger and acquisition transactions.

On September 17, 2009, Michael Roberts was invited by the Midwest Business Brokers and Intermediaries to be the legal expert on a panel for their fall conference titled “Buying a Business During Uncertain Times”. Michael’s focus was avoiding and handling post closing disputes.

On September 17, 2009, Michael Roberts was invited by The M&A Source to be a speaker for its September Webinar. Michael’s discussion topic was “Earnouts: A Tool For Dealmakers”.

On September 9, 2009, Michael Roberts was invited by the Illinois Technology Association to be a speaker at its monthly Legal Roundtable. Michael’s discussion topic was “Term Sheets for Equity Financings”.

On September 1, 2009, Michael Roberts was invited by the Midwest Business Brokers and Intermediaries to be a guest speaker at its monthly breakfast meeting. Michael’s discussion focused on solving deal issues in transactions.

On April 23, 2009, Michael Roberts was invited by the AMAA to be a guest instructor at its Certified Merger and Acquisition Advisor Credentialing Program at Loyola University in Chicago. Michael’s focus at the program was the legal aspects of merger and acquisition transactions.

On March 12, 2009, Michael Roberts was invited by the AMAA to be a guest speaker at its Midwest Chapter meeting. Michael’s focus was “Deal Opportunities in a Down Market”.

On February 13, 2009, Michael Roberts was invited by the AMAA to be a guest instructor at its Certified Merger and Acquisition Advisor Credentialing Program at Loyola Maramount University in Los Angeles, California. Michael’s topic at the program was the legal aspects of merger and acquisition transactions.

On September 19, 2008, Michael Roberts was invited by the AMAA to be a guest instructor at its Certified Merger and Acquisition Advisor Credentialing Program. Michael’s focus at the program was the legal aspects of merger and acquisition transactions. This was his 5th time speaking at this program sponsored by the AMAA.

On June 17, 2008, Michael Roberts was invited by the U.S. India Chamber of Commerce – Midwest to be a guest panelist at the U.S. India Business Forum meeting titled “Practical Aspects of Doing Business in India”. Michael’s focus was corporate transactions with companies in India.

On March 3, 2008, Michael Roberts was invited by the World Trade Center – Illinois to be a guest speaker at a joint conference with an entrepreneurial group from Canada. Michael’s focus was corporate legal issues, specifically those involving private equity in the United States.