Almost all small businesses are now getting on social media platforms as they are inexpensive and effective ways to advertise and attract customers. Whether you run your own social media accounts or h...
The Basics on Business NDAs
In many business to business transactions, before information can be exchanged, both parties sign a non-disclosure agreement or NDA. A well-drafted NDA helps assure both parties that the confidentiali...
Finding the Right Insurance for Your Business
You have health, car, and home insurance because sometimes, stuff happens that you can’t control or predict. Similarly, when you run a business, sometimes the unexpected happens. Equipment is destro...
Advantages of Securing Title Insurance
Anytime you purchase property, you’ll have the option to purchase title insurance at the same time. Title on a piece of real estate (land and/or buildings) is how ownership is documented. Since owne...
Understanding Shareholder Activism
As corporations get larger, shareholders are often less and less involved, especially when they only own a small portion of the enterprise. A new trend is the rise of activist shareholders, owners wit...
Do You Want to Hire Someone as an Independent Contractor or Employee?
For business in certain industries such as high tech, it is often common to hire people as independent contractors rather than as employees. In some cases, it’s because they’re hiring them for a s...
Key Employee Retention for MSPs and Other Tech Companies
One challenge facing MSPs and many other businesses, especially in the tech sector, is attracting and retaining top talent. As business attorneys, we see how a variety of businesses have handled this ...
What is the Business Duty of Care?
As the owner of a business, you have certain fiduciary responsibilities to your business, including the duty of loyalty, the duty of obedience, and the duty of care. These duties are designed to make ...
Why You Need to Update Your Estate Plan After Divorce
When you start the process of getting a divorce, your attorney will also recommend you update your estate plan (or put one together if you’ve never had one). Otherwise, if you die without updating y...
Best Practices in Safeguarding Digital Client Information
Gone are the days of the good old attorney who didn’t understand the demands and uses of digital information. Now, all attorneys are expected to be up to speed on electronic records and, more import...