Category: Corporate & Tax

Determining The Appropriate Form of Business Entity Every veteran business owner should give serious consideration to forming a business entity to limit his/her individual liability for the debts and other obligations of his/her business.  Having a separate business entity allows you to separate your personal assets from those of the business—and thus protect your personal

When buying or selling a business, there are generally two ways the transfer can occur, a transfer of the all (or substantially all) of the assets or a transfer of the equity in the entity that is operating the business.  For convenience purposes, we’ll refer to the latter as stock transfer, which may include transfer

For many businesses, entering into a lease is an essential and important part of their businesses which is why many turn to an experienced commercial litigation attorney. Other than payroll, lease payments are often a business’s largest expense.  However, given the complexity and sheer length of a typical commercial lease, it is a daunting proposition

Assignments and Subleases For many businesses, entering into a lease is an essential and important part of their businesses.  Other than payroll, lease payments are often a business’s largest expense.  However, given the complexity and sheer length of a typical commercial lease, it is a daunting proposition to review and negotiate a lease on your

For many businesses, entering into a lease is an essential and important part of their businesses.  Other than payroll, lease payments are often a business’s largest expense. However, given the complexity and sheer length of a typical commercial lease, it is a daunting proposition to review and negotiate a lease on your own. This is

  For many businesses, entering into a lease is an essential and important part of their businesses.  Often, lease payments are a business’s largest expense, next to payroll.  However, given the complexity and sheer length of a typical commercial lease, it is a daunting proposition to review and negotiate a lease on your own.  This

Your business can have many names.  Its official registered entity name, “doing business as” or “trading as” name, trade name, or fictitious name.  Throw trademarks and URLs into the mix and it can get very confusing.  Which names do you need to register for what purpose?  Who can use what name and how?  Let’s talk

Some small business owners are unaware of tremendous opportunities available in working with the federal government.  As an owner of a small business, you may be eligible for federal government contracts that are unavailable to larger competitors. The federal government is the world’s largest purchaser of goods and services, spending over $500 billion on federal

Employers who perform background checks on employees and prospective employees should be aware of the recent changes to the Fair Credit Reporting Act (“FCRA”). Under the FCRA, employers must follow certain procedures when they hire an outside third party, known as a “consumer reporting agency,” to obtain consumer reports or investigative consumer reports on employees

 In various circumstances, parties may find it necessary to enter into confidentiality agreements, or non-disclosure agreements (NDAs), in order to protect certain information disclosed by a party (the “Disclosing Party”) from being used or disclosed by the party receiving the information (the “Receiving Party”) in unauthorized ways. Depending on the purpose of a proposed relationship,

Business Attorneys are often approached by individuals who would like assistance in forming or reviewing business entities that they intend to use to conduct a new or existing venture.  Often times, these people believe that the business attorney they hire represents them individually as well as the yet to-be-formed or already formed legal entity.  Conventional wisdom would

A business that is contemplating the acquisition of another business is faced with a variety of options with regard to how to structure the transaction.  The most common form of small business acquisition is an asset purchase, where the buyer obtains the underlying assets of a business without assuming its liabilities.  This article will walk

Introduction You may have had a conversation with a friend about how you would do well as business partners.  Or perhaps an industry contact suggests participating in a startup.  Sharing ownership of a business with another person can have significant benefits, including a larger pool of human and financial capital.  Of course, shared ownership also

Introduction A freelance professional, whether a management consultant, a graphic designer or a bookkeeper, obtains clients by building a relationship with his or her clients based on knowledge and trust.  Too often, however, the relationship sours because the parties either have not thought out some important issues or because the parties have differing opinions on

1.       President signs the JOBS Act President Obama recently signed into law legislation that is intended to ease the regulatory burdens for start up businesses to raise private outside capital. Under the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (commonly known as the JOBS Act) a private company will be able to raise up to $1,000,000 during