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Elon Musk performed his magic on the price of bitcoin again on May 12, 2021…just not in the way most fans of the cryptocurrency had

A recent SEC action (June 23, 2021) regarding  Guggenheim Securities, LLC (“Guggenheim”) extended the Dodd-Frank Act whistleblower protections to include employee manuals and training materials. Whistleblower Protections

If you are an entrepreneur, you’re familiar with Non-Disclosure Agreements (“NDAs”), sometimes also called “Confidentiality Agreements.”  The purpose of an NDA is to protect company-owned proprietary

In my last blog on Outside General Counsel (OGC), we discussed four reasons why you should have an OGC.  A key question is, what will the OGC

Large businesses have in-house general counsel, a lawyer (or many lawyers) who are employed full-time to provide legal advice for day-to-day company problems, deal with

In my earlier blogs we discussed some of the advantages to your business of using an outsourced general counsel (OGC), and the types of things a OGC

In Part 9, we discussed establishing a Transition Committee to develop and implement a transition plan. If you follow the nine steps listed above, you should

In Part 8, we discussed Seller Financing.  Let’s assume that careful seller financing closes the financing gap.   In this part, we consider transition issues. The buyer

You’ve gone through these steps with your prospective buyer. You’ve answered all the due diligence issues, gotten agreement on some thorny problems, and are ready

In Part 6, we discussed handling communications of the sale with employees, customers, and other stakeholders. In this part, we will discuss earn-outs, a common component

In Part 5, we discussed the process of documenting the transaction and the importance of your professional advisors in the process. In this part, we consider

In Part 4, we discussed managing the terms of the sales transaction. We’ve noted in earlier parts of this article that the sale of a business

In Part 3, we discussed “cleaning up your act,” to get your business in order for a potential buyer to perform due diligence. In this part,

In Part 2 we talked high-level about the process of selling a business. We briefly mentioned the due diligence process. In this part, we discuss the due

In Part 1, we considered some factors that go into deciding to sell your business. We mentioned the need for a good M&A team to help.