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04/16/2020

19 Min Interview for Houston Small Business Owners On What to Do About Rent Obligations During COVID-19.

For the first time since the COVID-19 outbreak, Americans face the beginning of the month and the struggle to make rent while uncertain about their company's...

04/13/2020

Better for Your to Pay Rent or Not During -at-Home Orders?

Can Small Business Owners Stop Paying Rent or Making Lease Payments Due to the Coronavirus? Here Is Our Legal Perspective on Material Agreements such as Commercial Leases.

11/27/2019

The primary question to ask is whether the entity should be treated as a pass-through entity, partnership, c-corporation or s-corporation for federal tax purposes.

When people ask whether they should form an LLC or a corporation, many times they don't understand the distinction between the legal structure vs. tax treat

11/26/2019

If you're going to JV with a public university or governmental institution, keep in mind that public information (or sunshine) laws at the federal or state level can require the institution to disclose information about the JV. Parties should take care to structure their agreements to minimize disclosure in the event of a public information request.

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Collaboration is a key strategy for growth of many companies in certain sectors, such as energy, technology, and life sciences, where research and development is critical to maintaining a competitive advantage, but can be incredibly expensive to undertake. By working together on R&D, companies

11/25/2019

If you disclose information to the Federal Government and want to make sure the government doesn't disclose it in a Freedom of Information Act request, then make sure you get some sort of assurance that the information will be kept private. The information you are seeking to keep private must actually be private information that you ordinarily would keep private.

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Founded in 1914, Jenner & Block is a law firm of international reach with more than 500 lawyers. Our firm has been widely recognized for producing outstanding results in corporate transactions and securing significant litigation victories from the trial level through the United States Supreme Court....

11/24/2019

I'm a fan of SAFE instruments when sitting on the company side, and not such a fan when sitting on the investor side. My biggest issue is that a SAFE is not debt, so it sits lower in the priority stack than unsecured debt. On the flip side, it allows for quick and simple negotiations on the path to getting funding.

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Simple Agreements for Future Equity (SAFE) were first introduced by Y Combinator in 2013 as a substitute for convertible notes. They quickly gained…

11/23/2019

When people ask whether they should form an or a , many times they don't understand the distinction between the legal structure vs. tax treatment of these two entities.

The more important factor to consider and understand is the different tax treatments available to these formations.

When people ask whether they should form an LLC or a corporation, many times they don't understand the distinction between the legal structure vs. tax treat

11/22/2019

Many business owners are hiring professional management teams and managers who will run the businesses while all, or a majority of the ownership, continues to stay within the family.

As baby boomers transition into retirement, those who have built businesses must decide what to do with them. Many hope to leave their businesses to their famil

11/21/2019

I've found that many companies don't fully appreciate the need to properly set the strike price of stock options. I always recommend, or at least, discuss the need for a 409A valuation.

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Equity Incentive Plans (aka, Stock Option Plans) are a standard feature in nearly every start-up. Although the basic concept (granting an equity interest to an employee or other service provider) is simple enough, there are a few administrative and legal technicalities that need to be respected. Bel...

11/20/2019

The distinction between the party actually responsible for a breach of the NDA vs. the parties allowed to receive the confidential information is an important one. The person who rightfully receives confidential information may not be liable to the disclosing party because that person is not a party to the NDA.