Course
Eastern Time
Tackle the Most-Critical Meetings Legal Issues
The meetings and events legal landscape is constantly shifting, with economic and government policies now rising to become two of the most-challenging problems, among a host of others.
Join Meetings Today and top meetings industry attorney Joshua L. Grimes, Esq., for this free one-hour webinar that will keep you up to speed with the latest legal issues impacting meetings and events.
Learn what legal issues are impacting today's business meetings, as well as what to have on your radar for events that are further out.
By participating in this webinar, participants will be able to:
- How to handle point-of-entry issues impacting international attendees
- How to battle rising costs due to tariffs and inflation
- How to use AI, and when not to use it, in the contracts process
- How to lay the legal groundwork to ensure the safety of all meeting participants
Earn CEUs: The Events Industry Council has reviewed the learning objectives of this activity and has indicated that attendees will receive 1 CE hours in the Financial Management Domain of the CMP or CMP-HC Standards.
Joshua Grimes
Esq.
Grimes Law Offices, LLC
Joshua L. Grimes, Esq., of Grimes Law Offices based in Philadelphia, is a leading attorney in the association, nonprofit, meeting, and hospitality industries. He is a specialist in all matters relating meetings and conventions, as well as association & nonprofit governance.
Mr. Grimes’ expertise includes preparing and negotiating all types of meeting industry contracts. He also advises clients on avoiding liability risks. In addition, many organizations rely on Mr. Grimes to aggressively represent their interests when disputes arise, including in litigation, mediation, and other resolution procedures.
During the COVID-19 crisis, Mr. Grimes is advising meeting planners and event hosts on legal strategies for a safe return to in-person meetings, dealing with health and safety concerns, hybrid meetings. He is advising clients on the best ways to adapt their meetings and policies in the face of continued medical and economic uncertainty.
Mr. Grimes was named a 2020 Meetings Trendsetter by Meetings Today magazine and website. He was also recently awarded the 2019 Partnership Award by the PCMA Greater Philadelphia Chapter.
Mr. Grimes is one of the association and meeting industries’ most prominent speakers. He has appeared before industry professionals throughout the United States, and in Europe, the Middle East, Canada, and Mexico. Aside from his legal practice, Mr. Grimes proudly serves as an elected official, as a Commissioner in Lower Merion Township, Pennsylvania.