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What State Filings Are Needed for A Business Start Up in Fredrick, MD?

Rebekah Damen Lusk June 28, 2021

There are several steps to starting up a business in Fredrick, Maryland. The primary goal is to make sure you go through all the proper steps and procedures to obtain a legal business within the state. Business laws and requirements are constantly changing, so it is critical to get an attorney that handles businesses within the state of Maryland. Attorney Rebekah

What Does a Business Litigation Lawyer Do?

Andrew Weisblatt June 20, 2020

According to the Cambridge English Dictionary, a litigator is a licensed attorney who practices a legal specialty working with organizations or individuals involved in legal matters. These legal matters are usually started to ultimately be resolved in a court of law. Litigation lawyers professionally represent either a defendant or a plaintiff in an ongoing lawsuit that can be a civil

Get Out: How to Force a Non-Statutory Buyout From a Company

Phil Kaplan October 26, 2018

When the owners of a closely held Minnesota company end up in a lawsuit with each other, you can usually expect one of the owners to request a fair value buyout of his or her interest. Minnesota law is unique in that both the Minnesota Business Corporation Act and the Minnesota Revised Uniform Limited Liability Company Act expressly provide for

The “Power” To Dissociate Under Minnesota’s Revised LLC Act

Janel Dressen June 28, 2018

Minnesota’s Revised Uniformed Limited Liability Company Act (Minnesota’s Revised LLC Act), which applies to all Minnesota limited liability companies (LLCs) as of Jan. 1, 2018, introduces a new legal concept applicable to Minnesota LLC’s referred to as “dissociation.” While an undefined term, it essentially means the right to legally break up as business owners. After all, people can legally break

Conflict, Culture and Communication

Anthony Patete February 7, 2018

Conflict can be defined as the perceived or actual incompatibilities of needs, interests and goals of two or more parties. Therefore, to have a conflict, it must involve two or more people or organizations and normally arises out of a relationship or perceived relationship. The incompatibility of needs, interests and/or goals must be identified if a resolution is to be

Expanding the Checklist: Initial Strategic Considerations in Defense of a Lawsuit

Steve Phillips December 6, 2017

You’ve received a call from your client regarding a new lawsuit that’s been filed against them. As trial lawyers, we are conditioned to focus on the nuts and bolts of evaluating a case based on analysis of the legal claims and defenses, factual development and procedural devices (e.g., to answer or move to dismiss). In fact, most trial lawyers have

Stop Post-Acquisition Disputes Before They Surface

Ryan D. Stretmater October 3, 2016

Perhaps you’ve heard this story before: A business owner closes on the sale of his or her lifelong business as the final step in a well-executed exit strategy. Before the celebration ends, unexpected post-acquisition disputes arise – often with the potential to send a significant portion of the financial payoff up in smoke. Experienced forensic accountants typically see two types

Structure Matters, Just Ask The Three Little Pigs

Janel Dressen July 1, 2016

With the enactment of Minnesota’s Revised Uniform Limited Liability Company Act, new limited liability companies (LLCs) (and effective as of Jan. 1, 2018, existing LLCs) are no longer governed by a single board-managed governance structure. Does that matter? In answering this question, I am reminded of the children’s fable, “The Three Little Pigs.” As it turned out, the three little

Family Business Disputes

Michael Duncan June 3, 2016

“All happy families resemble each other, but that each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.” – Leo Tolstoy, “Anna Karenina” In my 20-plus years as a business litigator and trial attorney, I have handled many complex and hotly contested business disputes. As a family law attorney, I have helped clients through emotionally- charged proceedings in divorce and time-sharing

A New Day for Businesses Seeking to Protect the “Secret Sauce” – Federal Trade Secret Protection

Brooke Anthony June 3, 2016

Businesses are now able to protect their trade secrets in federal court with a federal civil cause of action as a result of the Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA). President Obama signed the DTSA into law May 11, 2016. Th e DTSA is a rare example of bipartisan agreement and passed by overwhelming margins in both the House of Representatives

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