This year’s Times Leader Attorney Guide features an ad for our firm and an article prepared by Paul T. Rushton, the Chair of our Business & Finance Department. Paul’s article, “Title Isn’t Everything: Corporate and Tax Issues for Real Estate … Read more
At the outset of discussions about the potential purchase of a business, the purchaser will typically request that a business owner disclose certain information about the business for the purchaser’s consideration in deciding whether or not to make a purchase … Read more
Our own James Valentine, Kieran Casey, and Paul Rushton will be among the speakers for the 2021 Legal Update being presented virtually by NEPA SHRM on October 14, 2021.
Jim and Kieran will present a seminar titled “Hot … Read more
Section 8834(a) of the Pennsylvania Revised Uniform Limited Liability Company Act, which became effective in 2017, provides that a member of a limited liability company … Read more
By Paul T. Rushton, Esq.
The sale of a closely-held business is typically one of the most important and stressful events in a business owner’s life. The dual challenge of addressing the requirements of selling a business while continuing to … Read more
The owner of a vehicle should have a tune-up performed on his or her vehicle on an annual basis to ensure that it continues to perform well. Similarly, the owner of a Pennsylvania corporation must attend to the corporate records … Read more
On August 11, 2021, Paul T. Rushton, the Chair of our Business & Finance Department, presented a training webinar for the Wilkes University Small Business Development Center titled “Choice of Entity and Governance Agreement Considerations for Closely-Held Businesses”. Topics … Read more
The purchase of a “distressed” business must be undertaken with a great deal of diligence and caution so as to avoid (or at least limit) the purchaser’s exposure to the liabilities of the distressed business. The attorneys in our Firm’s … Read more
It is anticipated that the use of internal corporate investigations will increase in frequency in the coming years for a variety of reasons, such as increased governmental regulation of certain industries and social changes, such as the “Me Too” movement. … Read more
The owners of a business often assume that their business will automatically own all works created by their employees and contractors. However, if a business fails to carefully address these issues, that may not be the case.
To properly safeguard … Read more