Those of us routinely asked to draft or review letters of intent (LOI), memorandum of understanding (MOU) and initial term...
Sealed with a ……. 20 Year Statute of Limitations
From time to time, a client asks about when and why a corporate seal is necessary. Even some attorneys (particularly...
Good News for Pennsylvania Home Improvement Contractors
Four years ago, the Home Improvement Consumer Protection Act (HICPA) went into effect, forcing home improvement contractors to register with...
The Perils of Equity-Based Compensation
Employers frequently want to attract new, super-talented management to an existing Company, or potentially worse, have already promised to give...
To Amend or Not to Amend, The Third Circuit Answers the Question
By Patricia C. Collins, Esquire Reprinted with permission from June 14, 2013 issue of The Legal Intelligencer. (c) 2013 ALM...
Scope Of “Work Product” Expert Discovery To Be Considered
Reprinted with permission from April 5, 2013 issue of The Legal Intelligencer. (c)2013 ALM Media Properties.Further duplication without permission is prohibited....
Adopting a Form for Your Socially Responsible For Profit Enterprise
My heart inevitably sinks when a client asks the ever popular question “What form of legal entity would be best...
Enforcing Restrictions Against Competition in Bucks County
Restrictions against competition are frequently included in employment agreements and agreements for the sale of business assets or stock. The...
Do Delaware LLC Managers Have Fiduciary Duties? Maybe.
Just when minority owners of Delaware LLCs thought that the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act (the “Act”) protected them from...
Private Foundations and New Regulations Regarding Program-Related Investments
As the calendar year comes to a close, all corporate entities, profit and nonprofit, look to their books and make...
Why Representations in an Agreement are Important
Often, in the business context, agreements contain representations and warranties of the parties to the agreement. The representations and warranties...
Divorce, LLC Style: You Don’t Call; You Don’t Write; I want a Divorce!
Two guys are sitting at a bar discussing how they are going to quit their current jobs and start their...
An Unexpected Adversary for Private Companies: the SEC
It is not uncommon for a minority shareholder to cry foul when the corporation is sold and the shareholder believes...
Goodwill Hunting
Topics deemed “hot” in the context of mergers and acquisitions ebb and flow just as they do in all other...
How Bad is Bad?
Nobody wants a “Bad Actor” as part of its working group but, from the perspective of the founder of a...
You’ve Got Mail… and Perhaps an Unintended Contract
We’ve all heard of someone who hit the Enter key too quickly and sent an email he later regretted sending....
Protecting Your Trade Secrets – Silence Is Not Always Golden
A company’s customer lists, price lists, marketing strategies, and other trade secrets are vital to its success. A smart business...
Welcome to AMM Law
The legal maze can be overwhelming and daunting but our goal is to demystify the process with our blog. At...