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Answering PIPE FAQs with Joshua D. Brinen
What is a PIPE? A PIPE is the unregistered sale of securities to select investors. Usually accredited investors of the shares of a public entity. Shares sold in a PIPE may not be freely traded...
Advancement Versus Indemnification
A lawsuit is all about positioning. Plaintiffs start with the power – they choose the who, the what, the when, and where of an action. Plaintiff always wants to maintain control. ...
What is Schedule TO?
Want to be a master of the universe and conduct a hostile takeover of that company you think you can run better than the corporate drones spending shareholder money? Do you think the...
OUR MISSION
Brinen & Associates specializes in serving the needs of public companies, entrepreneurs, private companies and individuals. For many of our small business clients, we serve as an outside general counsel: addressing the full spectrum of their legal issues, from corporate law, securities law and taxation to commercial litigation. We strive to provide the same high level of legal expertise you’d expect to find at a large multinational law firm but without all the layers of staffing and excessive cost. Our firm’s value proposition offers that of a big firm with a fraction of the cost and the accessibility you need. We are committed to providing professional service with a personal touch.
The firm’s attorneys we are called upon to help our clients in many different ways – whether in the courtroom or the boardroom – we face a wide variety of problems that need to be solved and deals that need to get done. These stories illustrate the way we approach these disparate client matters. Not every case or controversy ends in victory. These stories illustrate we are always looking for new ways to solve old or seemingly intractable problems.
CASE STUDIES
Successfully Reduced Company’s Sales Tax Obligation by a Substantial Amount
Challenge Our client, an operating company providing both services and products was issued an audit notice by the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance regarding their sales...
Successfully Appealed FINRA Decision Denying Publicly Traded Company’s Name and Symbol Change
Challenge Our client, a dormant publicly-traded company, wanted to sell its name and symbol to another publicly-traded company and revitalize itself in order to take on new business. To...
Successfully Resolved IRS Dispute for Individual Taxpayer Allowing Them to Walk Away From Seven Figure Penalty
Challenge Our client, an individual taxpayer, was hit with a seven-figure penalty by the Internal Revenue Service for failure to disclose a foreign bank account. The client had disclosed...