The Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act — also called the E-Sign Act — was signed into law in 2000, providing for legal recognition of electronic signatures in commerce. Under the statute, e-signatures are given the same legal force and effect as...
Brinen & Associates are proud to congratulate Sarah O’Sullivan and Zhe Zhu, law clerks with the firm who were recently notified that they had passed the New York State Bar Exam. According to The New York State Board of Law Examiners, 9,779 candidates sat for the...
https://vimeo.com/877941058 How Does Incorporation Affect Liability? The purpose of incorporation is to create a shield, or a corporate veil, to protect your personal assets from the liabilities of a business. While that corporate veil is not perfect, and you will put...
A wide variety of reasons can be advanced as to why business payroll taxes might not be paid. Those reasons include willful failure to pay and negligence. However, when business payroll taxes are due to the Internal Revenue Service, those business payroll taxes...
Business partners, officers, and directors of a corporation all owe fiduciary duties of loyalty and good faith to the company and must act in the company’s best interests. Self-dealing occurs when a fiduciary puts their own interests above those of the company to...
Under the federal securities laws, a company may not offer securities unless they have been registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) or an exemption from registration can be used. Regulation D of the Securities Act of 1933 provides three main...
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...
