You place great trust in the person who helps you invest your money. You like them, listen to them and are sure that they are obligated to do only what is best for you at all times. Think again! The obligations this person owes are actually dependent on how they are...
By Cary Zimmerman So far, 2019 has been a banner year for female-founded “unicorns,” a term coined by famous venture capitalist Aileen Lee to describe startups valued at $1 billion or more. In the context of the total number of startups, the unicorn club is small. But...
By Kate Hickner and Andrew Wilber The HHS Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) has issued a fact sheet clarifying which provisions of the HIPAA Privacy, Security, Breach Notification, and Enforcement Rules (the “HIPAA Rules”) apply directly to business associates. Although...
You’ve spent years perfecting your products, cultivating trusted suppliers overseas, and establishing your supply chain. You’ve invested thoughtfully in marketing and taken steps to build your brand in the global, e-commerce marketplace. Perhaps you have even...
Boasting the fifth-largest economy in the world, California offers a lucrative market for businesses. One would think manufacturers and retailers would target California due to its sheer size and opportunity. However, one retail giant – BJ’s Wholesale Club –...
Social Snap “There is no tragedy in growing old, but there is tragedy in growing old without means of support.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt, 32nd President of the United States It comes as no surprise that recent studies have shown Americans saving less and less for...
Emotional support animals are becoming increasingly common on college campuses across the country. With over 41% of college freshmen suffering from anxiety and other disabilities, it’s not unheard of for college dorm rooms to have emotional support animals. In...
Last week was the first in a series of three articles regarding divorce and the family business. In the first article we provided a basic introduction to identifying the type of business asset owned by either spouse. We also discussed the likely documentation that...
By Laura Englehart The federal Opportunity Zone program was created to incentivize new investment in low-income communities by providing tax incentives to individuals who invest unrealized capital gains in those underserved communities. The program seeks to create...
[UPDATED: August 4, 2021. Originally written by David Posteraro.] In 1961, worried that critics would savage his musical, ”Subways Are for Sleeping,” Broadway producer David Merrick turned to the phone book to find men with the same names as the daily newspaper...