2026 Business and Corporate Law Section Annual CLE

Sponsored by the Idaho State Bar Business and Corporate Law Section

Friday, May 15, 2026

9:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. (MT)

University of Idaho College of Law – Boise Campus

501 W Front St. – Room 221

*Live Webcast Available

5 CLE credits – NAC Approved

Registration: 

General Registration                                                                $200.00

Members of the Business and Corporate Law Section   $150.00

Law Students                                                                              FREE

Take advantage of Section benefits and join the Business and Corporate Law Section here for $40!

The Business and Corporate Law Section is hosting its annual CLE at The University of Idaho College of Law in beautiful downtown Boise.  The conference will include a variety of trending business law topics involving the sale of businesses by baby boomers, client privacy, intellectual property in M&A deals,  the annual caselaw update, student paper competition presentations and other emerging topics in business law and compliance.

Program Agenda

9:00 a.m.    Registration & Continental Breakfast

9:30 a.m.    Baby Boomer Business Transitions: Helping Clients Navigate the “Silver Tsunami” in Idaho

                   Ethan Lee, Hemming | Morse Forensic and Financial Consultants

10:30 a.m.  Client Privacy Exposure: What Corporate Lawyers Need to See Coming

                   Wade Thomas, On Demand General Counsel, PLLC

11:00 a.m.   Break

11:15 a.m.   Intellectual Property in Mergers & Acquisitions

                     Christopher G. Simboli, Parsons Behle & Latimer

                     Christopher J. Cuneo, Parsons Behle & Latimer

12:15 a.m.  Hosted Lunch

12:45 p.m.  Presentation of Business & Corporate Law Section Law Student Paper Competition Winners

• Acceleration Without Immunity: Idaho’s FAST-41 Integration and Securities Disclosure Risk

                   Faith Quigley, University of Idaho, College of Law

• Noncompete Agreements in Idaho and a Proposal for the State's Future

                   Finn Mahoney, University of Idaho, College of Law

• Drip Pricing, Junk Fees, and Consumer Protection for Idaho Tenants

                   Andrew Hardee, University of Idaho, College of Law

1:30 p.m.    Business & Corporate Caselaw Update

                   Wendy Gerwick Couture, University of Idaho, College of Law

2:15 p.m.    Break

2:30 p.m.    Key Considerations in the Preparation to Sell or Buy a Business

                   David S. Jensen, Parsons Behle & Latimer

                   David H. Arkoosh, Parsons Behle & Latimer

                   Jeffrey T. Jorgensen, Parsons Behle & Latimer          

3:30 p.m.    Program Concludes