Business Law

In business, planning for the unexpected includes possessing insurance and entering into contracts that include “force majeure” provisions.  Unfortunately, business interruption insurance in New [...]

PART II – LITIGATION UNDER NEW JERSEY’S SHAREHOLDER STATUTE In a public company, as discussed in Part I, a shareholder can quickly find a buyer for his or her shares at a price already set by the [...]

  PART I – THE BUYOUT Small businesses with a limited number of shareholders – sometimes referred to as closely held businesses – face an obstacle that larger, publicly traded companies do [...]

Consulting or freelancing is becoming an increasingly popular way to earn a living.  Unlike salaried, W-2 employees, consultants or freelancers have greater control over when they work, where [...]

Corporate entities are formed for all sorts of reasons.  For example, some corporations are formed in order to purchase real estate, some businesses are formed by entrepreneurs looking for new [...]

According to the IRS, the agency handles 70,000 applications for tax-exempt status each year.  As a result of the volume of applications being submitted, it can take months for an application to [...]

In 2011 New Jersey joined the growing number of States that allow for benefit corporations.  Benefit corporations are unlike regular corporations that are created to maximize profit.  Instead, [...]