Challenge A public company was effectively a combination of two private companies and one public shell. This business compbination came with three sets of books, three separate corporate structures, three separate capitalization tables, and three sets of obligations....
Case Studies
Worked with Client to Revise Operating Agreement and Reduce Litigation Risks
Challenge In the aftermath of a very difficult business divorce from its previous chief financial officer, the remaining officers and members of a limited liability company came to us. They wished to revise their corporate structure and bring discipline to their...
Assisted Client with Overcoming Numerous Obstacles to Bring Publicly Traded Company Back into Compliance
Challenge Our client found themselves entangled in a corporate mess. The client recently took over a publicly traded company that needed to be brought back into compliance with the OTC Markets and the Securities and Exchange Commission. The equity needed to be...
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 tax. The Department claimed all of the revenue was subject to sales tax, as...
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 change the name and symbol of a company, a corporate action must be filed with...
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 the foreign bank account through both the FinCEN disclosures and the relevant IRS...
Testimonials
I formerly worked as a satellite employee from my home state of New Jersey. I ended my employment with my former employer in 2016. In 2018, I was sued by my former employer for $1.1 million in Illinois State Court. I was referred to Brinen & Associates, LLC by a friend who is a client of the firm. Brinen & Associates, LLC came highly recommended. I contacted Joshua Brinen and then had a consultation at his office with his colleague Mark White. Together, Messrs. Brinen and White explained my options...