Mar 16, 2017 | Cybersecurity, data security, hacking, information security, Medium-sized business, Small business
Cybersecurity: Your Business Is At Risk We’ve all read about recent cyber-attacks, in which hackers have broken into computer systems of large companies like Target, Yahoo, and JPMorgan Chase, stealing banking, personal, and credit card information. Even U.S....
Dec 15, 2016 | Agreements, business attorney, Contract, Corporation, Limiting liability, Medium-sized business, Small business
Limitation of Liability In previous posts in this series, we talked about the “boilerplate” provisions that you see in many contracts. As we discussed, while these provisions may seem to be run-of-the-mill, they do have meaning and can affect the parties’...
Nov 2, 2016 | Agreements, business attorney, Contract, Small business, Transactions
“Miscellaneous”, or “General” Provisions You’ve read and signed lots of contracts in your business, either your own company’s or ones sent by the other side to a transaction. Maybe you’ve been puzzled by those provisions that seem to be at the end of every contract,...
Oct 25, 2016 | business attorney, Corporation, Limiting liability, LLC, Small business, Startups
Your LLC needs a written operating agreement You have a great idea for a new business and have formed a limited liability company, an LLC. While corporations are required by state law to have bylaws, LLCs are not required to have written operating agreement. ...
Jul 18, 2016 | Acquisitions, Asset Purchase, business attorney, Contract, Corporation, Medium-sized business, Small business, Stock Acquisitions
Buyers versus Sellers In a recent post I outlined the features of the two main types of business acquisitions, stock and asset deals. To recap briefly, in a stock acquisition, the buyer purchases the stock of the company being acquired. In doing so the buyer takes...
Jun 24, 2016 | business attorney, Contract, LLC, Medium-sized business, Small business
Buying or Selling a Business: Stock vs Asset deals explained. Businesses are bought and sold all the time. Transactions range in size from under $100,000 to billions of dollars. For most sales of small to medium-size companies, the transaction is usually structured...
