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    "content": "<h1>Business Advising Year in Review 2018-2019</h1>\r\n<h4>The 2018-2019 academic year was a productive one for the <a href=\"ipl://403//W10=////\">Business Advising Program</a>. The Program strives to provide practical business law experience to our students.</h4>\r\n<p><strong>Jump to:</strong> <a href=\"ipl://644//W10=////Y29ubmVjdA==\">Connect with Us</a></p>\r\n<hr />\r\n<h3>Director's Message</h3>\r\n<p>This past year we launched a new collaboration with the Pennsylvania Bar Association Business Law Section, in which one Widener Law Commonwealth student serves as an intern to the Council of the Business Law Section. Our inaugural intern, 3ED student Kara Kuntz, helped the Section launch its newsletter, studied the existing Pennsylvania law on contracts under seal to assist the Section in making a recommendation to the General Assembly regarding whether to remove the sunset provision in that law, and presented a nationwide survey of business courts to the Council at its Annual Meeting.</p>\r\n<p>We have also seen great growth in one of our other collaborative efforts, the Dauphin County Bar Association Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts Program. This past year, our students provided the client intake in myriad matters ranging from copyright law to zoning to business entity formation for visual and performance artists.</p>\r\n<p>We started the school year with a terrific CLE program on Current Trends in Secured Lending, presented by Bridget Marsh and Tess Virmani of the Loan Syndications and Trading Association. Bridget and Tess also met with students in Dean Johnson&rsquo;s innovative &ldquo;Deal Skills: The Documents&rdquo; course. Many thanks to the law firm of Mette, Evans, and Woodside for sponsoring the CLE.</p>\r\n<p><img src=\"irl://1673//\" alt=\"\" style=\"float: left;\" height=\"250\" width=\"375\" />This year, we were honored to host one of the regional rounds of the Transactional LawMeet. Teams from twelve law schools from around the United States joined us for this competition, and sixteen alumni and friends of the law school participated as drafts and rounds judges. We received high marks for our hospitality and for the quality of our judging and we are delighted that so many Central Pennsylvania business lawyers had the opportunity to share their tips on transactional practice with students from around the country. Our own team of Class of 2018 Valedictorian Nathan Berry, 2018 graduate Ryan Colquohoun, and 2L Patrick Beck participated in the regional competition hosted by Georgetown University Law Center. Many thanks to MidPenn Bank for its financial support of our team and the law firm of McNees, Wallace, and Nurick for providing us financial support to host the regional competition.&nbsp;</p>\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><img src=\"irl://1677//\" alt=\"\" width=\"430\" />&nbsp;<img src=\"irl://1678//\" alt=\"\" width=\"430\" /></div>\r\n<p>We are already gearing up for the 2018-2019 academic year. Mark your calendars for October 24, when we will be presenting a CLE on the use of artificial intelligence and machine learning in law practice. We promise a provocative and cutting-edge discussion, so keep your eyes open for more information soon.</p>\r\n<p>We welcome your support so that we can continue to train transaction-ready business lawyers. <a href=\"https://commonwealthlawalumni.widener.edu/donate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Please donate</a> &ndash; even a small contribution helps us to present innovative programming for our students and the community.</p>\r\n<p>Have a wonderful summer and we hope to see you in the upcoming school year!</p>\r\n<p><img src=\"irl://1255//\" alt=\" Professor Juliet Moringiello\" style=\"float: left;\" width=\"150\" /><strong><a href=\"ipl://35//WyIyMiJd////\">Juliet Moringiello</a></strong><br />Director, <a href=\"ipl://403//W10=////\">Business Advising Program</a><br />Commonwealth Professor of Business Law<br /><strong>Email:</strong> <a href=\"mailto:jmmoringiello@widener.edu\">jmmoringiello@widener.edu</a><br /><strong>Phone:</strong> 717.541.3917<br /><strong>Twitter: </strong><a href=\"https://twitter.com/profjuliet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@ProfJuliet</a></p>\r\n<h5>&nbsp;</h5>\r\n<h5>&nbsp;</h5>",
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