Securities Enforcement Defense In today’s regulatory climate, businesses and executives face increasing scrutiny from federal and state agencies tasked with policing the financial markets. A single inquiry from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the...
A strong business partnership can build empires — and a fractured one can bring them down. Just as choosing the wrong funding structure can derail a startup, entering into or managing a business partnership without legal safeguards is a risk few companies can afford....
Legal Counsel for Startups Legal counsel for startups is often viewed as something a business only needs when problems arise — a mindset that creates unnecessary risk for early-stage companies. For startups failing to secure appropriate legal counsel from the outset...
If you have a claim against a business that no longer exists, you may wonder whether you can sue them. After all, they do not exist. How can you sue something that is not there? First understand, whether the company is merely out of business or is inactive, or...
A privilege log in commercial litigation describes the documents and data withheld in a lawsuit based because they contain “privileged information.” In litigation, documents may be privileged because they fall under the work product doctrine, meet the criteria for...
Commercial litigation often involves the production of information and data not publicly available. Confidentiality orders can be crucial to shield competitive information during the discovery process. These orders can help to prevent the dissemination of information...
