Articles in Business & Startup
In nearly every business operation, there are manifold reasons to get a copyright registration. However, against the din of the great multitasking war, many businesses lose sight of the basic “no brainer” points behind getting …
One ever-present challenge with LLC’s is that forcibly grafting corporate concepts and structures into the LLC format is counterproductive at best. Simply, pass-through membership interests are very different from corporate stock. As a result, several …
By including a liquidated damages clause when negotiating a contract, parties can estimate the amount of damages to serve as a remedy in the event of a breach. This can be a helpful legal tool …
Enter the WPTA, the Secret Weapon on New York Wage Theft
The Wage Theft Protection Act (WTPA), which became effective on April 9, 2011, aims to protect workers in New York State from underpayment by …
For any business in New York or elsewhere, in any sector, from tech to retail to entertainment, the impact of quality business and corporate counsel is key. However, many are confused about specifically how and …
Businesses in nearly all sectors seek to leverage equity or other cache to incentivize employees. The classic scenario is the stock option or incentive unit plans you often hear about. While there are many other …
Facebook’s recent securities offering has everyone and their mother abuzz with glee about getting in early on the newest rocket-ship to easy living. The only glitch? This round is not only private, but it likely …
Lending money is an industry agnostic event—entertainment, technology, real estate, and retail all resort to private lending to raise money. And since many of these industries reside in New York, often New York businesses enter …
In the world of copyrighted goods, there is a very important concept that hampers copyright holders but protects resellers: the so called “First Sale Doctrine.” Essentially that doctrine states that when a copyright article is …
Many a New York business startup ponders and ponders and ponders the seemingly impossible choice between forming an S-Corp (really forming a New York C-Corp that elects to be taxed as a C-Corp) versus forming …
