Publications
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...
Due Diligence in Healthcare Deals
When considering an acquisition, the due diligence process enables a buyer to make a “go/no-go” decision about closing the deal. Due diligence...
Currency and Securities in the New Age: Bitcoin and Cryptocurrencies
What is Bitcoin?
Bitcoin is a decentralized electronic payment system, created in 2009 by Satoshi Nakamoto.[1]...
Takeaways from the Congressional Examination of ICO’s and Cryptocurrency Markets
The Committee of Financial Services met with Congress this week to examine the economic efficiencies...
Common Pitfalls and Pratfalls of Business Owners
Entrepreneurs are often “big idea” people. They get excited about possibilities and the seeming inevitability of their success....
Take the Money or Run?
I regularly have conversations with entrepreneurs and shareholders who are thinking about raising capital or selling their company. Some of these entrepreneurs...
Real Estate and Oil and Gas Capital Raises are Securities Too!
It is common to think of securities laws as something that applies to companies that are publicly traded on...
Legal Aspects of Cyber Risk: Mitigation and Allocation
Cyber Risk
Last Friday’s global cyber and ransomware attack in history highlights vulnerabilities to and pervasiveness...
What Should Go into a Letter of Intent?
To start acquisition talks in earnest, a prospective buyer will generally offer the seller a letter of intent (LOI). The contents of...
Who Owns Your Intellectual Property?
Who owns the intellectual property used by your company? Are you sure? If you used a third party developer or one of the founders of your...