Educational Webinar: How to Navigate Today’s Legal Landscape for Meetings, with Joshua L. Grimes, Esq.

Both planners and suppliers must stay on top of risk management strategies to protect your clients, your business and your attendees. Solid planning is the key to meeting these challenges. From contract to completion, meeting professionals must anticipate risk, manage it, and react appropriately to address any issues that might arise.

This virtual presentation will identify the newest and most critical contract issues impacting meetings right now.

Topics will include:

• Cancellation clauses – Force Majeure and other terms used to justify program cancellations
• New negotiation tactics and contact standards for meetings during a health crisis and recession.
• Virtual event contracts and how to protect yourself legally from online meeting risks.

We will discuss the creative and innovative legal responses meeting professionals should consider now, to allow events to go forward successfully with minimal risk.

Speaker Bio:

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 current COVID-19 crisis, Mr. Grimes is advising meeting planners and event hosts on legal strategies for meeting cancellations, rescheduling, and virtual 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 is a member of the APEX Contracts Panel, and he served on the Board of Directors of the Academy of Hospitality Industry Attorneys.  He was 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.

Registration is needed to receive Zoom information.
This event is free.