As with other segments of the economy, the fitness industry has not been spared by the recent outbreak of COVID-19. Health concerns are compounded by the yet-unknown full financial impact of the virus’ spread. As businesses close and people shelter in place, governments around the world, including ours here in the U.S., have moved quickly to enact new legislation aimed at providing some much-needed relief. As a fitness business owner or operator, you undoubtedly have many questions of your own. At ClubReady, we hear you, we’re aware of the many challenges you face, and this webinar is intended to provide some clarity to the current legislative landscape around COVID-19 and other legal considerations that may affect your business.
Join us on Wednesday, March 25 at 4 PM EST for a legal discussion moderated by ClubReady’s own General Counsel, Jonathan Hill. On the line will be attorneys Jeff Cunningham (Member with Miller & Martin, LLP) and Seth Ford (with Troutman Sanders, LLP) to provide legislative updates and answer many of your questions about COVID-19. We understand this pandemic presents unprecedented challenges. We will get through this together. Registrants are encouraged to submit their own questions about some of the real-world legal challenges they are facing in light of COVID-19.
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About the Presenters:
Seth Ford is a Partner with the Atlanta office of Troutman Sanders, LLP. For more than two decades, Seth has worked with many businesses - from small start-ups to Fortune 100 companies – to address their labor and employment-related challenges, ranging from routine to complex. Seth is a seasoned litigator, having successfully litigated labor and employment matters as lead counsel in more than a dozen states, but his practice leans heavily on advising and providing counsel to employers. Seth’s insights about Covid-19 are particularly valuable in light of his deep legal understanding of the employment environment and the tough decisions faced by employers in light of this crisis.
Jeff Cunningham is a Member with the Atlanta office of Miller Martin, LLP. As “outside” General Counsel, Jeff devotes much of his practice counseling and advising entrepreneurs and other business owners on the corporate, tax and business issues they face day to day. Jeff works with businesses through all phases of their development, and regularly advises on matters related to ownership, strategic partnership, capital raising, sales and distribution operations, distribution and leasing, lending transactions, and entity structuring and tax-efficient transactions. Over the past couple weeks, Jeff has been inundated with calls from clients seeking advice on how to navigate the many challenges posed by Covid-19 – we look forward to hearing Jeff’s insights and perspectives.
Jonathan Hill, the moderator for this discussion, is the General Counsel for ClubReady, LLC. For more than a decade, Jonathan has worked as a “technology” and “fitness industry” lawyer focusing on a range of legal issues, from software licensing to health spa regulatory compliance. After starting his career as a litigator trying business disputes and employment cases, he moved to an in-house role where he continued to develop expertise in the areas of software-as-a-service, payment processing, data security and privacy, and corporate governance.