Category: Business Law

Viable businesses are going concerns engaged in multiple business arenas. These arenas can involve traditional commercial activity (e.g., selling goods or performing services, etc.) or perhaps government relations or matters of intellectual property. Nevertheless, the law of numbers says that if you operate a viable business, you will end up in some sort of business…

Contracts form the foundation of all economic transactions. Whether involving global petroleum deals or weekly office cleaning services, each contract can be just as valid and enforceable. However, things don’t always go as planned. Therefore, when you rely on the other party to perform under a contract and they fail to do so, what should…

People enter into business together to pursue a common vision born of common interest. The drive for success and unqualified hope in the future often seems to be the grease to ease all potential disagreements. However, discord frequently arises between business partners in the form of disagreements on a future course, a failure to uphold…

Business competition in most industries is brutal and getting worse. With globalization, you now have to compete with the entire world for market share. In addition to threats from the outside, however, there are a number of lethal insider threats to a business that you need to become aware of. The most potent insider threats…

Owning and operating a family business can be extremely rewarding. The flexibility of running your own business and the ability to do so with those closest to you are advantages you simply cannot get in other jobs. There is no doubt that running a family business can be one of the most fulfilling occupations in…

If you run a business, you may have many employees and you may also have independent contractors. Sometimes, you may even have both groups of people performing services that are somewhat similar. Legally, however, there are important differences between the two. As an employer and business owner, and as an employee or independent contractor, it…

Making the decision to start your own business is an exciting and momentous time in anyone’s life. Taking your ideas and turning them into a tangible reality is a big step. When you take that step, you want to make sure that you thoroughly think through the organizational needs of your future business and what…

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, recently passed under the direction of President Trump was, without question, a significant and sweeping tax reform. It will have a substantial and lasting impact on many aspects of our economy and on individual taxpayers and businesses alike. This new tax code was intended to provide benefits for the…

In life, we make certain plans and agreements. Sometimes, if the necessity arises and if both parties feel it is in their best interest, those plans and agreements become contracts. Unfortunately, however, some of our best thought-out plans don’t always turn out quite as we envisioned. In some instances, where we thought there was a…

Congratulations, after a perhaps long and hard-fought battle, you’ve accomplished the goal that you initially set out to achieve when you first filed your lawsuit – you’ve won! This is no small feat and certainly cause for celebration, but it does not mean that your litigation efforts are over.  After the judge, or a jury,…