Confidentiality and nondisclosure agreements are one of the ways that a company can protect its trade secret and confidential business information. Having employees sign a noncompetition and [...]
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Parties forming new corporations often file preprinted form articles of incorporation without considering whether they are appropriate for the corporation being formed. Such form articles of [...]
As of January 2014, 46 states have enacted legislation that require companies to notify individuals of data security breaches that could lead to the dissemination of an individual’s personal [...]
In July of 2014, the Internal Revenue Service issued Form 1023-EZ to allow charitable organizations seeking recognition of tax-exempt status under Section 501(c)(3) an easier, online, three page [...]
Thanks to TV legal shows, most people know that any communications (phone conversations, e-mails, letters, etc.) you have with your lawyer are privileged from being disclosed to adverse parties [...]
Lifetime trusts offer families both tax and non-tax benefits. Careful drafting of lifetime trusts allows greater-than-expected flexibility to address unexpected future circumstances. Tax [...]
If you’ve been sued or it looks like a dispute might be heading to court, you are now on notice to stop deleting, destroying or purging any documents and materials that might be relevant to the [...]
Many types of contracts include indemnification provisions. In a typical indemnification provision, one party (the indemnifying party) agrees to reimburse another party (the indemnified party) [...]
The FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), became law on January 4, 2011. On September 29, 2014, the FDA published for comment several proposed rules implementing the FSMA. Any interested [...]
A Qualified Personal Residence Trust (“QPRT”) is a trust into which you transfer a personal residence. The QPRT document gives you (and often your spouse) the right to live in the [...]
