Posted on 3/16/17
The Weekly Scenario: HSAs & IRAs
Question: Can I combine funds held in my Health Savings Account or HSA with my IRA?Answer: For the most part, HSAs and IRAs need to be . . .
Posted on 3/15/17
Time for Spring Cleaning: Limit Your Legal Exposure as a 401(k) Fiduciary By Hiring an Investment Manager
A Plan Administrator that is a fiduciary for a 401(k) pension plan has a bull’s eye on its back. Under ERISA, the federal statute that governs . . .
Posted on 3/14/17
Fish & Richardson Named Top Patent Litigation Defense Firm
Fish & Richardson today announced that it has been named the top patent litigation defense firm in the U.S. by Lex Machina
Posted on 3/14/17
Eric Christofferson Joins DLA Piper’s Litigation Practice in Boston
DLA Piper today announced the addition of Eric P. Christofferson, a former assistant US attorney, to the firm's Litigation practice as a partner in the Boston . . .
Posted on 3/13/17
Are There Really “Standard” Deal Terms? The Venture Capital Investment in Snap
From the Desk of HerbLightspeed Venture Partners, a Silicon Valley venture capital firm, invested $485,000 in Snap, the parent company of Snapchat that popularized disappearing messages. . . .
Posted on 3/13/17
Read | Delete: How March Madness Started
How March Madness started: History of the NCAA basketball tournament – The first college basketball tournament was played in 1939. It only included eight teams and . . .
Posted on 3/10/17
A New Travel Ban and the Elimination of Premium Processing for H-1B visas
Following the decision of the Ninth Circuit striking down Executive Order 13769, known colloquially as the Travel Ban, President Trump signaled that a new executive order . . .
Posted on 3/10/17
The Weekly Scenario: Digital Assets
Question: What are digital assets and will my executors and agents be able to access my electronic accounts after my death or incapacity?Answer: Digital assets encompass . . .
Posted on 3/9/17
Friday Factoid: The World’s Most Famous Brands Series – March Madness Edition
The World’s Most Famous Brands Series: March Madness EditionAre you a March Madness guru? Take the quiz to find out.Start QuizIf you have any questions regarding . . .
Posted on 3/9/17
Who is Your Employer? The Perils of Joint Employment Under the FLSA
“Who is your employer?” That sounds like a simple question with a simple answer and, to most employees, it is as simple as it sounds. However, . . .
Posted on 3/8/17
Child Custody by Single Fathers on the Rise
In 1960, approximately 300,000 American households, or 1%, were run by single fathers. By 2011, a Pew Research study asserted that the number of such households . . .
Posted on 3/8/17
DLA Piper Promotes Jessica Wilson and Brian Hochleutner to Partners
DLA Piper is pleased to announce that Jessica Wilson and Brian Hochleutner have been promoted to partner in the firm’s Boston office.
Posted on 3/7/17
M & A Nuggets: Mergers Per Se
The term “Mergers and Acquisitions” is generically used to refer to the breadth of transactions involving the sale and purchase of a company. Most often, the . . .
Posted on 3/7/17
Telebriefs: Uber’s Sexual Harassment Claim – What Went Wrong?
Susan Fowler, a femala engineer who worked for Uber, recently posted on her personal blog a post entitled, “Reflecting On One Very, Very Strange Year At . . .
Posted on 3/7/17
Read | Delete: Women’s Shopping Decisions
Source: EntrepreneurGot an interesting Fast Fact for a business audience? Please send and share it with our 1,653 subscribers. Click here to subscribe to Read|Delete and . . .
Posted on 3/7/17
Business Attorney David Renauld Joins Foley Hoag as Counsel
David Renauld has joined Foley Hoag LLP as Counsel in the Business Department. Renauld’s practice will focus on representation of clients in commercial agreements and other . . .
Posted on 3/2/17
Friday Factoid: Bartender, I Would Like a Shot of PURPLE HAZE Please
A celebrity’s name and likeness may create new sources of revenue long after the celebrity has died. A federal judge
Posted on 3/2/17
3 Surefire Strategies to Incentivize Family Member Employees
“What can I do to better motivate my employees?”“How much should I pay my family members who work for my business?”Family business owners often ask these . . .
Posted on 3/2/17
M & A Nuggets: Manage a Financially Stressed Seller
A financially stressed seller in an otherwise viable industry may present an opportunity for you to acquire a business at a very reasonable price. The seller . . .
Posted on 3/2/17
The Weekly Scenario: Federal Estate Taxes for Small Business Owners
Question: I am a small business owner and am worried that I may be forced to sell off business interests at “fire sale” prices to help . . .
Posted on 3/2/17
Ryan Sansom Joins Cooley as Partner
Cooley is bolstering its life sciences practice with the addition of partner Ryan Sansom, who arrives from Goodwin.Sansom’s practice focuses on advising emerging life sciences companies . . .
Posted on 2/27/17
Charitable Enterprises
From the Desk of HerbThe new movie “The Founder” is about Ray Kroc’s purchase of the hamburger chain from the MacDonald brothers. Although Mr. Kroc built . . .
Posted on 2/27/17
Read | Delete: Automated Flying Taxis
Like a scene from “The Jetsons,” commuters in Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates, may soon climb aboard automated flying taxis, soaring over busy streets and . . .
Posted on 2/24/17
Telebriefs: The National Right to Work Bill and Its Effects on Unions
Earlier this month, a National Right to Work Bill was introduced into the House of Representatives. Given the current composition of Congress in both the Senate . . .
Posted on 2/23/17
Friday Factoid: Mardi Gras King Cake
The King Cake is one of the many deep-rooted traditions of Mardi Gras. Lorine Jane OKeefe-Galasso obtained a design patent in 2012 for the tiny trinket . . .
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