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Issues in Partner Migration and Law Firm Dissolution

The 2000’s have not been nice to law firms, including some old, venerable, firms and a local firm in one…

10 years ago

SEC Increases Scrutiny of Environmental Disclosures

by Herrick K. Lidstone, Jr., Lee E. Miller, and Alix L. Joseph Corporate environmental disclosures are receiving greater scrutiny by…

10 years ago

Rock, Paper, Scissors and Alternative Dispute Resolution

By Herrick K. Lidstone, Jr. and Rachel T. Rowley Recently a federal judge from Orlando, Florida, brought the children’s game…

10 years ago

Proposed Rule for Use of General Solicitation in Private Offerings

On August 29, 2012 the Securities and Exchange Commission proposed a rule to amend Rule 506 of Regulation D. If…

10 years ago

Are Interests in Oil and Gas Joint Ventures Securities?

Read more about two cases that say “no” and one that says “yes” in this article by Herrick K. Lidstone,…

10 years ago

How the Wall Street Reform Act Impacts Smaller Businesses

There has been a large amount written in law firm memoranda and news articles on how the Dodd-Frank Act impacts…

10 years ago

Good Faith and Fair Dealing

By Herrick K. Lidstone, Jr. All of our clients are parties to contracts. These contracts may be a page or…

10 years ago

Avoiding the Pitfalls of 1031 Exchanges

Undoubtedly one of the best methods of deferring capital gains taxes is through the use of Section 1031 of the…

10 years ago

Why a Non-U.S. Company Would Voluntarily Subject Itself to SEC Reporting Requirements

Most directors and officers of non-U.S. companies cringe at the thought of subjecting their company to the U.S. securities laws,…

10 years ago

LLC or Inc.? Entity Selection for a Small or Medium-Sized Business

Entrepreneurs and other business owners have a variety of choices when it comes to choosing the legal entity through which…

10 years ago