Representative Cases

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Now What: You’ve Messed Up Corporate Formation

I get quite a few calls from clients that MESSED UP their corporate formation. Owners are afraid of being SUED because their entity is not “formally” set up The State Franchise Tax Board has SUSPENDED the entity NO ONE has been ISSUED any equity (stock if...

Commercial Drone Rules 1.0

On June 21, 2016 the FAA posted FINAL Rules for Commercial Drones – to go into effect August 2016. A summary of the rules are attached here and a full text of the rules follow here. Overview: You need a certification to operate commercially. Most requirements...

Agreements with Strippers (never work out)

Today I saw on Bloomberg the lawsuit and countersuit ex-Sequoia partner sued by his former “stipper.” Before I get too far ahead of myself, here is the Complaint and the Countersuit A-0001316509-1.  Did you enjoy the read? Horrific right? What surprised...

Criminal Law Must be Considered

As my right honorable colleague Matt Kumin reminded me, Criminal Law must be considered when advising a marijuna-preneur(sm). It is with that thought that I leave today’s comment.  In a recent Criminal case, the Court asked the jury three key questions on which...