The Law Firm of Jeffrey P. Laner

I am happy to announce my recent election to the Board of Directors of the Foreign Press Association ("FPA")! I also will be serving as Treasurer for FPA - a role I formerly played at the Queens Legal Services Corporation for a few years, and also for the New York State Bar Association's Corporate Counsel Section (before I eventually served as Chairman for 2016). Founded in 1918, the Foreign Press Association (“FPA-USA”), is the pre-eminent non-governmental organization repre

This article continues from the previous one about selling and a business. Last time we talked about buying and selling a business we discussed the types of professionals and general agreements involved. Today, we are going to look at the difference between an asset purchase vs. a stock purchase, and are going to pick up where we left off, so we being at #5. Disclaimer: The following information does NOT constitute legal advice and is only for general educational purposes. E

I had a lot of fun today, as a guest speaker, teaching entrepreneurs and future entrepreneurs about the basics of various company structures and explaining the reason it matters. Many business folks don't realize if they don't have any kind of "corporate" type protection they could be liable (i.e. on the hook) for all kinds of bad things due either to (1) people getting hurt or (2) a business deal going "bad". Most people really don't understand the differences between an LLC