President Trump's pick for Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao will likely lead a historic transformation in the FAA and NHTSA. Self-driving cars and drone technology are rapidly advancing, and the regulations implemented in the next four years will influence that advancement. Robotic technology may (or may not) be the future of how we conduct business.
The City of Seattle and Washington State are both currently considering policies requiring businesses to offer paid family and medical leave. Councilmember Lorena Gonzalez just revealed a plan for the Seattle policy.
What Kind of Startup Investor is Right for Your Company?
While not all startups have to raise money to scale, most startups will need some investor money to grow. When it's time to fundraise, there are many potential sources of funding for your startup. Today's blog post will discuss different kinds of startup investor and explore other ways startups find the financial support they need to be successful.
HALOS ACT: Will Congress Give the Green Light to Investment Pitches at Startup Demo Days?
What is the attorney-client privilege generally?
The attorney-client privilege is the legal right that protects communications between a person and her attorney from compelled disclosure in a legal action. Attorney-client privilege is most often invoked when a person is asked to provide details of communications in a court proceeding or regulatory hearing, and it is codified in Washington as a rule of evidence. In a hearing, if a party otherwise entitled to the information asks for details or copies of communications and the communications are subject to attorney-client privilege, then the person being asked to disclose the information can withhold certain parts of those communications by claiming the attorney-client privilege.
Why do we have the attorney-client privilege?
When companies raise money from investors, the transaction will be governed by securities laws. These securities laws have complex requirements that often "trip up" companies unfamiliar with the rules and their application. In today's post, we tackle one of those areas of securities and startup law where companies often trip up: integration.
What is "Integration" in the context of a securities offering?
To better understand integration, you'll need to first understand what a "securities offering" is. In very simple terms, a securities offering is a transaction where a company is offering to sell a security in exchange for (in most cases) cash. You can check out a discussion of the more precise definition of a security in our prior post.
Taxes are another important consideration when working towards understanding your commercial lease. The tax provisions of your lease will detail what taxes are required to be paid by the tenant and what taxes are required to be paid by the landlord. The tax provisions will also detail how and when all taxes must be paid. To understand the true costs of your lease, you must understand what taxes you are required to pay and who takes on the risk that tax rates rise or additional taxes are levied.
What taxes will you be required to pay under your commercial lease?