by Andrew Easler | Sep 19, 2020 | Litigation, Business Planning
The Confluence of Free Speech and Free Enterprise In the digital age, the culture surrounding how a business is “reviewed” by a customer or patron has become one of the most determining factors of a businesses’ success. The growing popularity of websites such as Yelp,...
by Andrew Easler | Jul 12, 2020 | Securities & Fundraising, Business Planning, Compliance
On February 21, 2018, the Supreme Court in Digital Realty Trust, Inc. v. Somers[1] narrowly construed the definition of “whistleblower” in the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (“Dodd-Frank Act” or “Act”) and thus limited who qualifies...
by Andrew Easler | Jul 12, 2020 | Business Planning, Compliance, Intellectual Property, Marketing
In the United States copyrights are federally protected under the Copyright Act of 1976.[1] Unaddressed under the Copyright Act of 1976, exponential advances in technology in the nineties led to the proverbial “opening of the floodgates” for a deluge of a variety of...
by Andrew Easler | Jul 12, 2020 | Compliance, Business Planning, Tax & IRS
Businesses with global operations often pursue and maintain relationships by relying on their globally mobile employees to initiate and sustain relationships with their foreign customer bases. These practices may have developed over a number of years in line with the...
by Andrew Easler | Jun 10, 2020 | Business Planning
WH Smith, PLC v Benages & Associates involved an action to pierce the corporate veil of an entity arising out of the breach of an agreement.[1] On March 30, 2001, Benages & Associates (“Benages”) and WH Smith, Inc. (“ Smith Georgia”) entered into an agreement...
