Seasoned business principals in New York companies and across the country know that paying careful attention to noncompete agreements inked with key employees can be vitally important down the road. That road is the one taken by select workers when they give notice...
Diverse businesses in New York and all across the country are daily focused upon tax-related matters that affect their enterprises. Those issues are of course complex and many, given the intersection of local, state and federal tax rules and policies, and inattention...
Although proven and long-tenured business and commercial law attorneys can certainly argue a number of ways against the point - as asserted in an online overview - that shareholder and partnership agreements are "the corporate equivalent of a prenuptial agreement,"...
It is more than advisable for an employer to consider what might happen in the future regarding select employees who leave their positions to take up employment with a business competitor or go directly into business for themselves. Indeed, and as we noted in our May...
Here's a business-related scenario that unquestionably keeps a legion of company principals across myriad industries in New York and elsewhere awake at night. To wit: A long-tenured and valuable employee with close access to key company information -- including...
Qualcomm is one of the big players in the tech industry, but what many people may not know is that Qualcomm has extended their business by using licensing. If you own or use a smartphone, it is very likely that you are using hardware that carries the Qualcomm name. In...
If you own a business, you likely have a lot riding on its success. As a result, you may be committed to doing whatever you can to protect it. For instance, if you are involved in complex transactions or if someone is stealing company information or breaching...
As a couple who has run a business together, things might have gone well for a long time. Now that you're separating, the best option for you might be to dissolve your business. If you decide that you don't want to keep running it and can't work together in a...
An amazing piece of business litigation has erupted in Europe. In the United Kingdom, there is a chain of supermarkets called "Iceland Foods." In the European Union, this company was granted a trademark for the word "Iceland" in 2014. The country of Iceland is not a...
Closing a business isn't something that a business owner takes lightly. While some business owners decide to shutter the doors immediately, this often leaves customers and employees baffled. Proper planning can help you to close your business in the best manner...
