Do I Need a Business Lawyer?

When do I need to hire a corporate attorney for my business? Some scenarios are obvious — you should call a criminal or corporate attorney when you’re being investigated by government officials for tax or securities fraud, when an employee is injured on the job or when a customer is injured by one of your… [Read More]

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How to Conduct Due Diligence for a Merger or Purchase of a Business or LLC

Regardless of whether you are buying a business as an asset purchase, a stock purchase, or a merger, you (and/or your corporate attorney) must conduct due diligence on the target company.  Due diligence involves an in-depth investigation of the business.  It requires review of a lot of documents by your corporate attorney and a review… [Read More]

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