Microsoft v. Google Kai-Fu Lee's Non-Compete Agreement
Unless you've been on vacation all summer, the brawl between Google and Microsoft should be old news. New developments, however, have occurred with publication of the non-compete agreement signed by...
View ArticleCorporate Records Shareholder Inspections
You're conducting business as a corporation and various shareholders have kicked in investment money. Can shareholder inspections of corporate records occur? Emotional Attachment With small businesses,...
View ArticleConverting from a C Corp to an S Corp
As you may know, there are two types of corporations for tax and legal purposes. The "C" corporation is a more formal structure than the "S" corporation and taxed differently. Converting from a C Corp...
View ArticlePros and Cons of Being a Limited Liability Company
Limited liability companies are the popular new choice for business start-ups. The "LLC" has only been in existence for roughly 26 years and there are some definite pros and cons. A limited liability...
View ArticleWhen a Corporation or LLC Does Not Provide Liability Protection
Most people form and use business entities for one primary purpose - to protect themselves from personal liability for the debts of the business. This protection, however, can be lost. A corporation or...
View ArticlePiercing the Corporate Veil â Factors Considered
Most shareholders believe a corporation protects them from personal liability. This is generally true unless alter ego is successfully asserted. Alter ego is an equitable claim that a corporation...
View ArticleIssues with Capitalizing Your New Corporation
Once you register a corporation in your state, you must go ahead and capitalize it. This raises a host of questions regarding the best way to do it and potential risks of getting it wrong. First things...
View ArticleSingle Member LLC - Piercing the Corporate Veil Issues
The single member LLC is one of the more popular choices for small businesses. It is often touted as the perfect business entity, but there are definitely some areas of concern that a person forming...
View ArticleLLC â Should You Really Skip Keeping Corporate Minutes?
The LLC is the little business entity that could. Unfortunately, many services market it as the cure-all to every problem a small business has. LLCs are solid business entities, but they are not...
View ArticleGoing Beyond General Partnerships
A general partnership is a default structure that is automatically created when two or more parties go into business together unless they designate some other form of business. In this article, we look...
View ArticleWebsite He Who Pays For It May Not Own It
Why do you need a lawyer when dealing with legal issues? For one simple reason the law often makes no logical sense. A perfect example of this is the issue that comes up when you pay someone else to...
View ArticleCopyrighting For Web Projects
The world of intellectual property known as copyright and the world wide web have always been two areas that didnt mesh well. The first brawl was, of course, in the posting and downloading of music...
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