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CROWDFUNDING OR CROWDFOOLERY?
Part 1 of 3 Part Series: General Rules After years of hand-wringing and speculation by entrepreneurs, re-occurring angels, venture capital firms, registered brokers and lawyer types involved with...
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A New Challenge to "At-Will" Employment for Health Care Workers
In Roman v. McGuire Memorial, the Pennsylvania Superior Court announced a new basis for challenging terminations of at-will employees. While Pennsylvania law has always recognized a “public policy”...
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Factors to Consider When Shareholders No Longer Agree
By Thomas P. Donnelly, Esquire Reprinted with permission from the November 23, 2015 issue of The Legal Intelligencer. (c) 2015 ALM Media Properties. Further duplication without permission is...
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No Magic Words Will Fix this Restrictive Covenant
In Socko v. Mid-Atlantic Systems of CPA, Inc., the Pennsylvania Supreme Court held that the Uniform Written Obligations Act (“UWOA”) could not render a restrictive covenant not supported by adequate...
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Crowdfunding Part II - Required Use of Intermediary; Mandatory Disclosure
The crowdfunding offering must be conducted through a registered broker-dealer or a funding portal with a “platform”. A “platform” is defined as “a program or application accessible via the Internet or...
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Crowdfunding Series - Part III - Advertising Rules
The issuer is permitted to communicate with potential crowdfunding investors if the communications occur through the platform but, in spite of the use of the platform or a website link, the final rules...
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What Can I Expect at the Initial Divorce Consultation?
The initial divorce consultation is your first meeting with the attorney. It occurs before you retain the attorney and can be utilized to determine if you and the attorney can work effectively...
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What do you mean there are two types of custody in Pennsylvania?
People are often surprised to find out from their domestic relations attorneys that there are two different types of custody that have to be addressed: physical custody and legal custody. Physical...
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Do In-House Counsel also represent the organization's employees?
By William T. MacMinn, Esquire Reprinted with permission from the February 25, 2016 issue of The Legal Intelligencer. (c) 2016 ALM Media Properties. Further duplication without permission is...
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Be Careful of Social Media, Especially If You Are Going Through a Divorce or...
By: Elizabeth J. Fineman, Esquire Social media use has become pervasive in modern culture. More and more people regularly engage in social media activities across several platforms, including...
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Your Initial Call to a Family Law Attorney - It's Going to Get Personal
By Elizabeth Fineman, Esquire As a family law practitioner, I’d like to share some information that could help prepare potential clients for the kind of personal questions they will be asked when they...
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The Employee Choice Doctrine in Pennsylvania: An Alternative to Non-Compete...
Employers are now using a new strategy in an effort to keep their employees from leaving the company and working in a competitive enterprise. Traditionally, employers used restrictive covenant...
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If you Sell or Advertise Online, You Need to Know about TCCWNA: New Jersey’s...
To limit warranties or disclaim liability for products sold in online commerce or advertised online, most businesses create a Terms and Conditions or a Rules of Use page on their business website. A...
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Avoiding Taxation of Costs for Electronically Stored Information
By Patricia C. Collins, Esquire Reprinted with permission from the April 24, 2016 issue of The Legal Intelligencer. (c) 2016 ALM Media Properties. Further duplication without permission is prohibited...
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Right of Inspection of Corporate Records in Limited Liability Companies
Pennsylvania has adopted specific provisions relating to a shareholder’s right to inspect the books and records of a corporation duly organized under the laws of the Commonwealth. The Business &...
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U.S. Department of Labor Narrows Exemption from Overtime Pay Requirements
The Department of Labor has issued a final rule which will have a dramatic effect on which employees are exempt from the Fair Labor Standards Act’s overtime pay requirements. These requirements, in...
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When your Divorce Decree is issued, there is still work to do!
Few experiences in life are as emotionally challenging as divorce. It is not surprising that clients may focus on the issuance of the Divorce Decree as the end of a very painful chapter in their...
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Your Client’s Email Account and the Attorney Client Privilege
Reprinted with permission from the June 24, 2016 issue of The Legal Intelligencer. (c) 2016 ALM Media Properties. Further duplication without permission is prohibited. The digital age and pervasive use...
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Rights of Dissenters under the Pa. Business Corporation Law
Reprinted with permission from the August 19, 2016 issue of The Legal Intelligencer. (c) 2016 ALM Media Properties. Further duplication without permission is prohibited. The rights of shareholders to...
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Marrying again? Is a prenuptial agreement right for you?
The decision to remarry is not made lightly. Marrying a second time is oftentimes very different from a first marriage. Parties involved in a second marriage are likely to have assets and children...
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