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Federal Judge Strikes Down All of the Affordable Care Act
On Friday, December 14, 2018, just hours before the end of open enrollment on the health care exchanges, U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor, ruled to strike …
How Companies Address #MeToo Claims in Executive Employment Agreements Matter
In a recent working paper, researchers at UCLA and the University of Amsterdam determined that a single sexual harassment claim can cause more damage to a company…
5 Important Changes to North Carolina Business Corporations Law
Some major changes to the North Carolina Business Corporation Act (the “Corporations Law”) took effect on October 1 of this year. These changes touch …
Got New York Employees? Take Note of New Sexual Harassment Prevention Laws
The #MeToo movement has sparked a renewed focus on targeting and eliminating sexual harassment in the workplace, and the state of New York has adopted new sexual …
SAFEs 101 for Investors
What is a SAFE? SAFE stands for “simple agreement for future equity,” and was created by Y Combinator in 2013 as an alternative to investing via conv…
FAQs About Equity Compensation
Here are ten common questions I receive from clients about issuing equity (stock or options) to service providers (advisors/directors/officers/employees/consultan…
Getting Counsel to Draft #MeToo Reps and a “Weinstein Clause” into Your Offer Terms
Contemplating a merger? Making an acquisition? Doing a deal with another company can be challenging enough, without having to take on legal liability for the beha…
Should Investors and Founders Take Cues from Hollywood?
Investors have long been directing their funding to companies with a social conscience and lead investors in most early-stage companies will ask for board represe…
Things You Need to Know About the New Assumed Business Name Law
Effective on December 1, 2017, a new North Carolina law created a public, state-wide database of assumed business names, which will simplify filing assumed busine…
Supreme Court Upholds Employer Clauses that Prevent Class Actions, but Is It Really so Great?
The Supreme Court has released its decision in the Epic Systems case. The case sought to decide if an employment agreement waiver of class action litigation and a…
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