Michael Locke To Host Business Law Lunch & Learn at Cowerks

Michael J. Locke, an Associate of law firm Norris McLaughlin, P.A., will host a lunch & learn at Cowerks on June 1 from 12pm-2pm at their Asbury Park location.

Locke will speak on the advantages and disadvantages of LLCs and corporations as well as solutions to common hurdles in growing businesses. This lunch & learn is ideal for anyone looking to start their own business or take their business to the next level. To register, please click here.

Cowerks has membership of over 2,500 entrepreneurs and business professionals and offers them office, meeting, community, and event space in Monmouth County.

A resident of Belmar, Locke focuses on providing counsel to small businesses in all phases of their corporate existence, from formation through merger and acquisition. Locke also works closely with clients as they grow and expand their businesses, offering advice and legal guidance in connection with customer and supplier agreements, terms and conditions of use (for both physical and digital products), inter-business relationships (including joint ventures), export regulations, securities regulations, litigation support, and more.

Locke is especially focused on working with businesses that seek to bridge the gap between commercial success and environmental or social responsibility. He has counseled clients in forming “benefit corporations” (also known as “B-corps”) and drafting corporate governing documents for those seeking to maximize profitability and have a positive effect on their communities while simultaneously minimizing their environmental impacts.

Locke also has experience assisting larger corporations conduct cross-border transactions, including the international purchase and sale of goods as well as the international purchase and sale of assets and equity.

Locke earned his J.D. in 2013, cum laude, from Brooklyn Law School, and his B.A. in 2010, magna cum laude, from Rutgers University.