BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20260714T130000Z DTEND:20260714T143000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:MC Small Business Workshop: Legal Must Haves & Updates - July 2026 DESCRIPTION:Join us for a session of educational insight for small business owners. The topic for this workshop will be "Legal Must Haves & Updates". This event is free to all chamber members\, and attendance is available in-person or via Zoom. Zoom links will be shared by email to those registered. Thank you to our presenting sponsor Brown Edwards for making this series possible!\n\n\n\nOur presenter will be Jim Cowan. Jim is the Chairman of CowanPerry PC\, a corporate law firm with offices in Blacksburg and Roanoke. CowanPerry specializes in representing businesses and their owners on corporate\, tax\, employment\, immigration\, intellectual property\, and commercial real estate matters. Over the past 25 years he has represented companies throughout our region in federal and state courts across Virginia in the defense of employment cases and in business litigation. Jim also serves as outside general counsel to several prominent companies and non-profits in the region. Jim has been recognized for over a decade as one of "The Best Lawyers in America" and as a Virginia "Super Lawyer\;" and has also been repeatedly named to Virginia Business Magazine's "Legal Elite" for Labor/Employment and Business law.\n\n\n\nThis series is designed for Chamber Members who want to learn about topics that directly impact their businesses. Our workshops cover essential subjects like marketing\, financial planning\, legal issues\, technology trends\, and other member-submitted topics\, and will be featuring experts who offer practical advice and strategies. Attendees will have the chance to network with fellow Chamber Members and professionals\, share experiences\, and build relationships that can lead to new opportunities. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Join us for a session of educational insight \;for small business owners. The topic for this workshop will be "\;Legal Must Haves &\; Updates"\;. This event is free to all chamber members\, and attendance is available in-person or via Zoom. \;Zoom links will be shared by email to those registered. \;Thank you to our presenting sponsor Brown Edwards for making this series possible!
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\nOur presenter will be Jim Cowan. \;Jim is the Chairman of CowanPerry PC\, a corporate law firm with offices in Blacksburg and Roanoke. CowanPerry specializes in representing businesses and their owners on corporate\, tax\, employment\, immigration\, intellectual property\, and commercial real estate matters. \; Over the past 25 years he has represented companies throughout our region in federal and state courts across Virginia in the defense of employment cases and in business litigation. Jim also serves as outside general counsel to several prominent companies and non-profits in the region. \; \;Jim has been recognized for over a decade as one of &ldquo\;The Best Lawyers in America&rdquo\; and as a Virginia &ldquo\;Super Lawyer\;&rdquo\; and has also been repeatedly named to Virginia Business Magazine&rsquo\;s &ldquo\;Legal Elite&rdquo\; for Labor/Employment and Business law.
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\nThis series is designed for Chamber Members who want to learn about topics that directly impact their businesses. Our workshops cover essential subjects like marketing\, financial planning\, legal issues\, technology trends\, and other member-submitted topics\, and will be featuring experts who offer practical advice and strategies. Attendees will have the chance to network with fellow Chamber Members and professionals\, share experiences\, and build relationships that can lead to new opportunities.
\n LOCATION:Chamber Office or online by Zoom UID:e.278.15109 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260515T184909Z URL:https://business.montgomerycc.org/events/details/mc-small-business-workshop-legal-must-haves-updates-july-2026-15109 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR