The following is an excerpt from The Start-Ups & Emerging Companies Guidebook, a preliminary discussion on best practices and strategies for start-ups and emerging companies to easily leverage. You have a great idea for a new...more
11/12/2025
/ Capital Raising ,
Compensation & Benefits ,
Early Stage Companies ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Incentive Plans ,
Equity Grants ,
Phantom Stock Plans ,
Profits Interests ,
Qualified Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) ,
Restricted Stocks ,
Section 409A ,
Startups ,
Stock Options
A founder’s success may hinge on selecting a group of like-minded and passionate individuals to join the business. After all, as Steve Jobs reminds us, “a small team of A+ players can run circles around a giant team of B and...more
10/31/2025
/ At-Will Employment ,
Compensation & Benefits ,
Contract Terms ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employment Contract ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Independent Contractors ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
IP Assignment Agreements ,
Misclassification ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Non-Disclosure Agreement ,
Non-Solicitation Agreements ,
Restrictive Covenants ,
Termination
As technology becomes more prevalent in business, the need to understand intellectual property has become of paramount importance. Broadly speaking, intellectual property describes intangible assets that are subject to...more
10/15/2025
/ Copyright ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
IP Assignment Agreements ,
Non-Disclosure Agreement ,
Patents ,
Privacy Policy ,
Startups ,
Technology Sector ,
Terms of Use ,
Trade Secrets ,
Trademarks
Even before formation, it is critical to consider how a business will be funded, both initially and in the long term. A business’s initial capital structure can have important implications for the type of financing it is able...more
9/30/2025
/ Capital Formation ,
Capital Raising ,
Convertible Notes ,
Corporate Finance ,
Debt Instruments ,
Equity ,
Equity Financing ,
Form D Filing ,
Investors ,
Lenders ,
Loans ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
Regulation D ,
Securities Regulation ,
Seed Financing ,
Small Business ,
Startups ,
Venture Capital
As corporate attorneys, we come into regular contact with new businesses and have the opportunity to watch as ideas evolve into products, services and creations that better serve society. We also are acutely aware of the...more
9/17/2025
/ Best Practices ,
Business Development ,
Business Entities ,
Business Formation ,
Business Strategies ,
C-Corporation ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Corporate Governance ,
Emerging Growth Companies ,
Entrepreneurs ,
Incorporation ,
Limited Liability Company (LLC) ,
Limited Partnerships ,
Partnerships ,
S-Corporation ,
Small Business ,
Sole Proprietorship ,
Startups
Effective January 1, 2024, the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) required certain newly formed and pre-existing entities to submit information regarding their beneficial owners and...more
Many transactions begin with the delivery by one party to the other of a letter of intent (“LOI”). The LOI is a document setting forth the parties’ intent to enter into a transaction and summarizing certain salient business...more
Pursuant to a series of Executive Orders issued by Governor Phil Murphy in response to the COVID-19 pandemic (together with related guidance and orders issued by the Office of Emergency Management), certain businesses must...more
Executive Order No. 107 (“Executive Order 107”) issued by Governor Phil Murphy on Saturday March 21, 2020 set forth a list of essential retail businesses that can continue to operate, subject to social distancing guidelines. ...more
On Saturday March 21, 2020, Governor Phil Murphy issued Executive Order No. 107 and Executive Order No.108 (each, an “Executive Order”), introducing additional protective measures amidst the evolving COVID-19 pandemic. These...more
New Jersey restaurant and club owners who do not possess a coveted New Jersey liquor license can now advertise that they allow customers to bring their own beer or wine or as it is more commonly known, “Bring Your Own Booze”...more
New Jersey’s liquor license laws have generally remained unchanged for decades and have been a sore spot for municipalities seeking to fuel economic growth and small businesses hoping to open in town centers across the State....more
As New Yorkers enjoy their pumpkin spice lattes, the fact that a Grande (16oz) serving will cost them about 380 calories (including 2% milk and whipped cream, because why not?) is becoming common knowledge. Calorie...more
In a recent decision of the Delaware Court of Chancery, the Court struck down a corporate bylaw provision of NutriSystem, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), ruling the provision to be inconsistent with the Delaware...more
After a Saturday night of taking in the Big Apple, you meet your friends for 10:00 a.m. brunch on the Upper West Side. You decide that you’d like to chase your blueberry pancakes with a refreshing mimosa, but the server...more
Each year state, local and federal agencies award billions of dollars in contracts to private businesses and of those contracts awarded, government agencies set aside a percentage of business opportunities or contacts for...more