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September 28, 2007 - Legal and Tax Aspects of Selling Businesses
On September 28, 2007, Michael Roberts was invited to be a guest speaker and panelist at a program sponsored by Northern Trust Bank and Joseph Associates International, Inc. The program was developed for owners of mid-market businesses contemplating selling their businesses. Michael’s portion of the program focused on the legal and tax aspects of selling businesses.  
September 21, 2007 - Legal Aspects of Merger and Acquisition Transactions
On September 21, 2007, Michael Roberts was invited by the Alliance of Merger and Acquisition Advisors to be a guest instructor at the AMAA’s Certified Merger and Acquisition Advisor Credentialing Program. Michael’s focus at the program was the legal aspects of merger and acquisition transactions.  
September 20, 2007 - A Practical Guide to Buying a Business
On September 20, 2007, Michael Roberts was invited by the Midwest Business Brokers and Intermediaries to be a guest speaker at their annual fall similar titled “A Practical Guide to Buying a Business”. Michael’s focus was tax structures in merger and acquisition transactions.  
August 2007 - Material Adverse Change
In August, 2007, Michael Roberts was quoted in CFO Magazine regarding “Material Adverse Change” provisions in merger and acquisition transactions.  
June 6, 2007 - Selling Your Business: How to Cash in Years of Hard Work
On June 6, 2007, Michael Roberts was invited by DePaul University to be a guest speaker and panelist at its program in Chicago, Illinois entitled “Selling Your Business: How to Cash in Years of Hard Work”. The program’s focus was various legal and non-legal aspects of selling a business.  
April 26, 2007 - Legal Aspects of Merger and Acquisition Transactions
On April 26, 2007, Michael Roberts was invited by the Alliance of Merger and Acquisition Advisors to be a guest instructor at the AMAA’s Certified Merger and Acquisition Advisor Credentialing Program. Michael’s focus at the program was the legal aspects of merger and acquisition transactions.  
November 9, 2006 - New Trends in Outsourcing
On November 9, 2006, Michael Roberts was invited by Financial Executives International to be a guest speaker and panelist at their annual Italy-US Bilateral International Conference in Milan, Italy. Michael’s focus at the conference was “New Trends in Outsourcing”. 
November 1, 2006 - How to Buy a Business
On November 1, 2006, Michael Roberts was invited to be a guest speaker and panelist at a program sponsored by the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business in Chicago, Illinois. The program was entitled “How To Buy a Business” and Michael’s portion of the program focused on the legal and tax aspects of acquiring businesses.

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September 30, 2006 - Legal Aspects of Merger and Acquistion Transactions
On September 30, 2006, Michael Roberts was invited by the Alliance of Merger and Acquisition Advisors (“AMAA”) to be a guest instructor at the AMAA’s Certified Merger and Acquisition Advisor Credentialing Program. Michael’s focus at the program was the legal aspects of merger and acquisition transactions. 
June 2006 - Doing the Deal: Negotiating Terms and a Win-Win Agreement
In June 2006, Michael Roberts was invited by the Angel Academy of DePaul University Coleman Entrepreneurial Center to be a guest speaker and panelist at its program in Chicago, Illinois entitled “Doing the Deal: Negotiating Terms and a Win-Win Agreement“. The focus of the program was transactions involving angel investors and venture capitalists. Michael’s focus at the program was the legal and tax aspects of these transactions, including the deal process, term sheets, valuations, structuring the deal and the deal agreements. 
May 5, 2006 - New Trends in Outsourcing
On May 5, 2006, Michael Roberts was invited by Financial Executives International to be a guest speaker and panelist at their Private Company Forum conference in Atlanta, Georgia. Michael’s focus at the conference was “New Trends in Outsourcing – India”. 
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