Reopening Texas
Texas will begin gradually reopening for business on May 1st following state and local restrictions on personal and economic activities in response to the coronavirus epidemic. On April 27th, Governor...
FEE: Private Equity Is Essential to Entrepreneurship and the Fuel to Prosperity
Elizabeth Warren wants to bury private equity. Here’s why that is a bad idea. Free Enterprise and Private Equity I have a love-hate relationship with private equity. As a mergers...
On Stock Buybacks, Congress Has No Business Telling Companies How to Manage Their Balance Sheets
Although the United States government has run up a national debt that exceeds the Gross Domestic Product, two spendthrift United States senators have the temerity to lecture American corporations about...
Due Diligence for Trade Risk
When conducting due diligence on a multinational company, consider the heightened risk of trade disruptions and loss of goodwill with foreign customers resulting from our ongoing trade negotiations. On November...
The TPP is up and running without us, and we’re losing out on its opportunities
President Trump often says our trade partners treat us unfairly. Yet one of his first acts as president was to withdraw from a trade pact agreement designed to give favored...
How Congress Can Take a Step Toward Trade Stability
After protracted smashmouth negotiations, the United States, Canada, and Mexico agreed to replace the North American Free Trade Agreement (“NAFTA”) with the new United States Mexico Canada Agreement (“USMCA”) on...
NAFTA Without Canada a Bum Deal for Texas
SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS – AUGUST 31, 2018 Scuttling free trade with Canada would have a disproportionate impact on Texas. Texas is the nation’s top exporter and has a trade surplus...
So You Want to Start a Private Equity Fund?
It seems like everybody wants to start their own fund some day. Here’s a high-level overview of the legal landscape for private equity formation. What is Private Equity? Private funds...
Take it To the Bank: How to Get Paid What You Bargained For When Selling A Business
You have finally decided to sell your company. Perhaps you have worked with an investment banker who has taken your company through a formal “auction” process. You vetted the offer...
Trademark 101: Protecting Your Brand
Whether your company is in its infancy formation stages or already has comprehensive branding, protecting its name and image is essential for growth and protection. Registering a trademark for your...