Large businesses have in-house general counsel, a lawyer (or many lawyers) who are employed full-time to provide legal advice for day-to-day company problems, deal with litigation issues, navigate a maze of regulatory issues, and generally keep the company out of...
If you are an entrepreneur, you’re familiar with Non-Disclosure Agreements (“NDAs”), sometimes also called “Confidentiality Agreements.” The purpose of an NDA is to protect company-owned proprietary information. A candid question: Do you use NDAs? Why not? Because you...
Avisen Legal Welcomes Javier Romay and Sean Smallwood for Fall 2021 Business Law Externships! Javier Romay is a 2L at the University of St. Thomas School of Law. He earned his Bachelor of Music degree from Iowa State University in 2014. After undergrad Javier worked...
Avisen Legal is pleased to announce attorney Bill Egan was elected to serve as Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the firm. A lawyer with over 30 years of business and employment law experience, Egan assumes management of the firm's operations and will be part of the...
A recent SEC action (June 23, 2021) regarding Guggenheim Securities, LLC (“Guggenheim”) extended the Dodd-Frank Act whistleblower protections to include employee manuals and training materials. Whistleblower Protections Whistleblower protections have existed for many...
Avisen Legal Welcomes Alex Frescoln for Summer 2021 Clerk Alex Frescoln is a third-year law student at the University of St. Thomas School of Law in Minneapolis. Alex graduated from the University of Iowa (Go Hawks! (Cialis) ) in 2011. Before attending law school,...
Avisen Legal Welcomes Atiya Oberoi as the MSBA Business Law Section Summer 2021 Clerk Atiya graduated from the University of Minnesota, Twin cities with a business degree and just completed my first year at the St. Thomas School of Law. After undergrad she worked in...
The internet has made life much easier in a lot of respects. When it comes to putting together a contract, or terms and conditions for a new website, or even a Will, a lot of entrepreneurial thinkers will say to themselves – there must be a form for that, right? Why...
It is not uncommon for clients to show me balance sheets which hold a few primary large dollar assets – these are usually real estate, life insurance policies, and retirement accounts. Because of the specific rules which govern inherited retirement accounts, and in...
Introduction As a lawyer who works regularly with Dentists on their offices lease, I proactively bring up and discuss the existence and impact of a personal guaranty on a dental office lease. The purpose of this post is to answer some of the most common questions I...
As a business owner, your attention is focused on the here and now – what do you need to do to not only keep the doors open, but to excel in your field? It is not surprising, then, that as many as 72% of small businesses don’t have any form of succession plan in place...
Estate planning involves appointing a number of individuals to play fiduciary roles, sometimes during your lifetime and sometimes after your death. It is important that you and your appointed representatives understand (1) what fiduciary obligations they have (2) who...
An estate plan is an essential part of your financial plan, as well as an important path to ensuring your family is cared for if something happens to you. If you own your dental or medical practice, your estate plan may also play a key role in planning for the future...
The changing tax landscape, along with the stress on financial markets due to the pandemic, creates both risks and opportunities from an estate planning perspective. Although it is still unclear what appetite there is for tax reform, and how extensive any proposed...
Your business interests are an important asset not only to you and your family, but also your employees. If something were to happen to you, is there a plan in place for your business? A carefully drafted estate plan, along with appropriate corporate succession...
