Litigation in California: What Every Business Needs to Know “The Golden State” remains the largest economy of any state in the nation, at $1.75 trillion in 2012. California also leads the nation with 54 companies on the Fortune 500 list (up one from last year) and 24 of Fortune’s 100 […]
The United States has well-developed jurisprudence favoring enforcement of foreign arbitration awards as the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) implements the 1958 United Nations Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards, commonly referred to as the New York Convention. So how did Mont Blanc Trading Ltd.’s action to enforce a foreign arbitration award […]
What is the difference between a franchise and a business opportunity? This is a question that is on the mind of pretty much every person who attends a franchise or business opportunity trade show looking for his or her new career path. However, the people selling each of these types of businesses never really give […]
The FDD (Franchise Disclosure Document) can be well over 200 pages for most major companies. With all of that information, where should a prospective franchisee start? In this article, we will address the top 12 items to pay attention to within the FDD. You should read all of the documents and items contained within the […]
After a corporate landowner did as the law required by paying its cleanup costs for violation of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (“CERCLA”), it thought it was off the hook. But the district court ordered the landowner to pay the cleanup costs twice—once to the general contractor and once to a subcontractor. […]
U.S. Supreme Court Decision in McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission Sounds the Death Knell for the Biennial, Aggregate Contribution Limits in Federal Campaigns April 2, 2014 In its most significant campaign finance decision since the landmark Citizens United ruling in early 2010, the U.S. Supreme Court today struck down as unconstitutional the biennial, aggregate contribution limits […]
In a rare victory for taxpayers, the New York Court of Appeals recently rejected the ruling of the New York Tax Appeals Tribunal and held that on the facts of the case before it, a non-domiciliary homeowner was not a “statutory resident” within the meaning of Tax Law § 605(b)(1)(B), and therefore did not owe […]
A recent decision of the Southern District of New York should give pause to companies cooperating with the government during ongoing internal investigations. Voluntary disclosures of privileged communications to the government, even with a confidentiality agreement in place, are highly vulnerable to allegations of waiver of attorney-client privilege. In Gruss v. Zwirn, 2013 WL 3481350 […]
International Referral, the world’s largest exclusive network of advisory firms is delighted to introduce Charles S. Siegel of Waters & Kraus, LLP. Charles has joined IR as our exclusive Anti Corruption Member in Texas / California, US. Charles Siegel is the head of the appellate practice at Waters & Kraus. He was born in Houston, Texas and earned both […]
International Referral, the world’s largest exclusive network of advisory firms is delighted to introduce Peter Kraus of Waters & Kraus, LLP. Peter has joined IR as our exclusive Personal Injury member in Texas, US. Peter Kraus is a founding and managing partner of Waters & Kraus. A native of Dallas, Texas, Peter earned his bachelor’s degree from Duke […]
International Referral, the world’s largest exclusive network of advisory firms is delighted to introduce C. Andrew Waters of Waters & Kraus, LLP. Andrew has joined IR as our exclusive Personal Injury member in California, the US. C. Andrew Waters is a founding partner of Waters & Kraus, LLP. He has litigated civil matters for more than 25 years — […]
International Referral, the world’s largest exclusive network of advisory firms is delighted to introduce Jason Power of Shelton & Power Franchise Law. Jason has joined IR as our exclusive Franchise Law member in Texas – USA. Jason Power is a senior partner with Shelton & Power. Jason helps franchisors and franchisees build and grow their […]