Buying a Small Business, Company or LLC in New York

Your business acquisition attorney is not only your legal expert, but also will facilitate the business purchase process. Your business lawyer will coordinate the processes, interface with all the players, and move the business transaction along, culminating in a successful closing. As your legal expert, your business lawyer will conduct the legal due diligence, negotiate, draft and review the necessary legal documents… [Read more]

Tags: Business Checklist, Business Merger, Contracts, Nondisclosure

Google Settles Google Buzz Privacy Class-Action Lawsuit – But No Money for Gmail Users

Back in February 2010, Google launched a new social network tool called “Google Buzz.” Google Buzz allowed Gmail users to share status updates, images, and videos.   It also sent real-time updates of a Gmail account user’s Google Buzz feed that showed up on Google’s mobile maps on Android and iPhone mobile phones. The problem was… [Read More]

Tags: Contracts, Gmail, Google, NY Internet Lawyer, Privacy Policy

Are There Any Special Responsibilities or Formalities Associated With Forming a New York Limited Liability Company?

According to Section 417 of the New York Limited Liability Company Law, the members of a New York LLC are required to adopt a written operating agreement.  The operating agreement may be entered into before, at the time of, or within 90 days after the filing of the Articles of Organization.   The operating agreement is… [Read More]

Tags: Business Links, Business LLC, Contracts, Members, Operating Agreement

Are Parents Responsible for Their Kid’s bid on eBay?

I get called by the media every few weeks for an interview regarding a current story.   On this particular day, I got a call from Beth Whitehouse, a reporter with Newsday in Long Island, NY.  She got a letter from a reader saying “Without my knowledge, my 8-year-old daughter signed up for eBay and bid… [Read More]

Tags: Contracts, eBay, Kid Bids