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All too often, I find ourselves representing a client involved in a legal dispute that would have been foreseeable (and preventable) had the client done its due diligence…
You need a Covid-19 Preparedness Plan and you need to follow it; you should verify that your sick leave policy is in compliance with the latest requirements…
Selling or buying a business is one of the most complicated transactions that you are likely to be a party to in your life as an entrepreneur.
If your business is a corporation, it’s crucial that you take necessary actions to treat it as such. If you don’t, not only can you weaken your corporate shield…
Commercial Leases are often presented by the lessor as an adhesion contract (aka a “take it or leave it” contract). Often, prospective landlords will…
Raising capital through friends, family, outside investors, or banks or lending institutions will almost certainly require the services of counsel in negotiating…
If you collect customer information on your website, you must have a privacy policy. If your website is anything beyond purely informational, you should consider…
Whether you’re making deals with clients, customers, retailers, vendors, or any service provider, you should give the relationship close attention.
It’s critical that you follow federal and local law with regard to proper hiring procedures. A failure to adhere to employment law can be devastating.…
Your intellectual property is likely one of your most valuable assets, if not the most valuable asset. If you don’t take steps to protect it, you could…
Unless you take steps to maintain corporate/company formalities and keep your business adequately capitalized, your personal assets may be vulnerable. One of the most useful…
Most modern businesses would be best served by an LLC structure. The exceptions are (1) businesses seeking to attract a particular type of funding early on in their growth…
Contracts are a beautiful thing. They allow you to create a legally binding obligation as real as if it were law. They allow for the predictability in the marketplace that allows capitalism to be.
Many business owners will get relief under the new tax plans. What better place to allocate those costs than to protect the investment that is your business?
This one should go without saying. Just as you know that you should floss everyday but probably don’t, you’re likely well-aware that you should memorialize agreements in writing…
One of the most important questions one should consider when forming a new business is the choice of entity question. Not only will your choice of entity affect the structure…
As discussed at length on this website, one of the most useful aspects of forming a corporation, an LLC or an LLP is the protection of your personal assets.