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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 representation during term sheet negotiations.  Hollywood’s much talked…

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 business name certificates. An assumed business name is not the…

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 associated agreement to arbitration to…

If your company plans to raise money by selling stock or convertible notes (also known as “securities”), then your company must comply with federal and state securities laws. If not, the company…

I had the pleasure of attending the grand opening for Hangar6 last week. It was a great excuse to get out of the office on such a beautiful day after all the…

In recent years, startup companies have increasingly chosen to form as Subchapter S corporations or a limited liability company. There have historically been clear tax advantages from using one of these pass-through…

Initially, it seemed like the Harvey Weinstein scandal would be limited to the glitz and glamour of Hollywood as one star after another came forward with allegations of sexual harassment against Harvey…

Some issues are critical to your business and you are willing to spend whatever it takes to prevail on that issue. However, many of the day to day items which your legal…

Fortune’s blog “The World’s Most Powerful Women” by Claire Zillman, recently highlighted the story of two female founders who invented a fake third (and male) co-founder to avoid the gender bias they…

  Pick a Lead SingerIt can be frustrating with so many personalities and opinions to have one voice to communicate for the company. Choosing one of the founders to handle the communications…