The JOBS Act represented the most sweeping change to the federal securities laws in quite some time. Because many of its changes replaced bright line prohibitions with permissive standards, this article points out that the Act might lead...
This article discusses a couple of reasons why stable startups with valuable patentable intellectual property may want to consider taking the step of obtaining patents at an earlier rather than a later stage.
This article discusses the need for businesses to treat unpaid interns like interns and not like paid employees and the consequences for misclassifying interns, and lays out the federal test for determining whether an internship program and interns...
This article notes the development of the equity crowdfunding industry, including the development of trade groups that seek to become SEC-endorsed self-regulatory organizations and the announcement of new and existing companies that want to become or...
This article discusses some of the legal and practical benefits, particularly for small businesses and start-ups, of providing employment perks, such as free meals, gym memberships, flexible schedules, or even allowing pets into work, as opposed to...
This article notes the USPTO's efforts to combat misleading letters sent to trademark registration holders (which are, as the article points out, not sent to the registrants' attorneys). The article also explains how the USPTO's response...
This article discusses some basic methods every business should undertake to limit its exposure to legal liability.
Corporations are said to have "legal personhood", but because corporations are not really people, but rather legal fictions, a corporation's officers and directors need to behave properly to preserve the corporation's personhood and, with it,...
This article concerns the results of a recent lawsuit involving an employer's obligations to an employee who injured their finger at work and ultimately had that finger amputated. The article shares the appellate court's opinion in the lawsuit...
This article briefly discusses how an attorney can help your business with the process of securing a commercial real estate lease, and identifies issues you can and should be discussing with an attorney during that process.