Apr 24, 2013 | Business & Finance
By Jason M. Kiefer, Esq. I recently met with a group of student entrepreneurs at a local university to discuss the various legal issues that arise when starting a business. The conversation quickly moved beyond the actual legal issues themselves to how... read more
Mar 21, 2012 | Business & Finance
It’s no secret, the baby boomer generation is nearing retirement age. As a result, we are expecting a large scale ownership and management transition for all kinds of businesses over the next ten to fifteen years, including medical practices. This demographic... read more
Aug 31, 2011 | Business & Finance
In recognition of the ever-increasing threat of identify theft, effective January 3, 2009, the New York General Business Law was revised to enact Section 399-dd (Confidentiality of Social Security Account Number) providing for the first time statutory protection for... read more
Aug 17, 2011 | Business & Finance
Basic Fiduciary Guidance for the ESOP Trustee in Corporate Finance Transactions By ROBERT E. BROWN, TABITHA M. CROSCUT, PAUL S. FUSCO Wednesday August 22, 2007 ESPO CHAPTER 9Basic Fiduciary Guidance for the ESOP Trustee in Corporate Finance Transactions ROBERT E.... read more
Aug 16, 2011 | Business & Finance
By: Robert F. Mechur, Esq. Since its enactment in 2002, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (“SOX”) has been widely perceived to regulate only publicly held companies. That perception is not, and has never been, correct. There are some provisions of SOX that expressly... read more
Aug 15, 2011 | Business & Finance
By James E. Metzler, Partner Boylan Code, LLP In a recent decision, Tsolis v. Wolff, 2008 WL 382345, a divided (4-3) New York Court of Appeals held that members of a limited liability company (LLC) may bring derivative suits on the LLC’s behalf, even though... read more
