Legal Considerations for "Women-Owned" Business Certifications

Are you thinking about certifying your business as woman-owned?  A common reason that applications for certification are denied, is that the business is not set up correctly.  Join us for an overview of the process and criteria for obtaining WBE/WOSB certification and explanation of the supporting materials that must be submitted for different business types.

Your Facilitators

Louise Leduc Kennedy, Founding Attorney at West Hill Law, is a business law attorney with extensive experience advising technology companies on strategic and commercial matters including: software commercialization, cloud computing, strategic alliances and all aspects of on-line business and contracting. She has advised start-ups, mid-sized private and public companies as well as Fortune 100 enterprises in a variety of matters that also include mergers and acquisitions, employment law issues and open source software strategies. Louise particularly enjoys working with small and medium-sized entrepreneurial businesses. Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly recognized Louise as a “Top Women of Law” honoree in 2022.

Kim Prior, Transactional Attorney at West Hill Law, is a business law attorney with experience advising clients on a variety of corporate matters.  Kim has specialized knowledge in private investment funds, domestic and international securities offerings, corporate formation, equity structuring, financings and contract negotiations representing both for-profit and non-for-profit businesses.

Deb Thomas, Attorney and CWE Volunteer, is a corporate lawyer by training and has had various volunteer roles at CWE since 2008, including volunteer coordinator and WBENC committee member. For the past 5 years she has chaired the Resource Development Committee and the annual Auction & Gala.  Previously she served on the Board of Trustees of Harborlight Montessori School in Beverly, Massachusetts. As Chair, she helped guide the school through a merger, sale of one campus and a head of school search.