by Gary Nissenbaum | Nov 13, 2008 | Business Formation & Sales Law Blog
Federal antitrust laws seek to protect those entities that purchase goods directly from parties engaged in unlawful trade restraints, monopolies and other acts that violate antitrust laws. However, in a situation involving an antitrust violation, it is evident that...
by Gary Nissenbaum | Nov 13, 2008 | Business Formation & Sales Law Blog
A restrictive covenant is a provision of an employment contract that restricts the rights of the employee after he leaves a job. For example, a restrictive covenant might prevent a former employee from providing similar services to clients that he established a...
by Gary Nissenbaum | Aug 25, 2008 | Business Formation & Sales Law Blog
Commercial Contracts: A fundamental principle of contract law is the public policy of freedom of contract: the idea that individuals should be permitted to bargain freely amongst themselves. Under this legal doctrine, courts will generally uphold the majority of...
by Gary Nissenbaum | Aug 25, 2008 | Business Formation & Sales Law Blog
Business Law: It is an oft-asked question: I created a name for our business, isn’t that enough? Simply operating under a business name is generally not enough to protect the individual business owners’ rights, nor to comply with state laws regarding the operation of...
by Gary Nissenbaum | Aug 25, 2008 | Business Formation & Sales Law Blog
Non-Profits: The Sarbanes-Oxley Act is a United States law that was enacted on July 30, 2002 in response to several major, high-profile corporate accounting scandals, such as those involving Enron, WorldCom and Tyco International. Although most provisions of the Act...
by Gary Nissenbaum | Aug 18, 2008 | Business Formation & Sales Law Blog
Intellectual Property: As a business owner prepares to sell its business, he seeks to highlight what the company has to offer a potential buyer. This may be the customer base, current accounts, inventory, equipment and other items. But, often what the buyer really...
