Blog Posts in 2015
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Posted on Dec 30, 2015 By Robert hawn
By: Robert Hawn As a business lawyer in the Silicon Valley area of California, I find that one of the most important issues founders of a high tech start-up company have to consider is its ownership, ...
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Posted on Dec 21, 2015 By Serge Filatov
By: Serge Filatov Working as a business attorney in Silicon Valley, which some consider the start-up capital of the world, I have seen my fair share of different business structures. One structure ...
Continue reading "General Partnership - What Is it And Am I In One?" »
Posted on Dec 9, 2015 By Tamara Pow
By: Tamara Pow Since I started my career as a tax attorney at Price Waterhouse, and have been managing partner at two San Jose law firm limited liability partnerships (LLPs) since then, I am used to ...
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Posted on Dec 1, 2015 By Tamara B. Pow
By: Tamara Pow On November 2, 2015 the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 (the “Act”) was enacted, completely transforming partnership audit procedures going forward. The intent was to ...
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Posted on Nov 23, 2015 By Serge Filatov
By: Serge Filatov Many people here in San Jose and Silicon Valley have a dream of starting their own small business. Small business owners that are just starting out often come to me and ask if they ...
Continue reading "Sole Proprietorship - Is it right for me?" »
Posted on Nov 18, 2015 By Robert hawn
By: Robert Hawn In representing start-up companies in Silicon Valley I have found that one of the biggest challenges facing founders is raising early stage capital. Emerging growth companies often do ...
Continue reading "New California Law Allows Finders To Help With Start-up Financing" »
Posted on Nov 11, 2015 By Jack Easterbrook
By: Jack Easterbrook Question: if a person signs a loan guaranty and it contains a long waiver section in which the signer gives up defenses (and the guaranties all have these sections, right?), is ...
Continue reading "We Are Not Going There! The Limits of Waivers in Loan Guaranties" »
Posted on Nov 4, 2015 By Serge Filatov
By: Serge Filatov As a corporate attorney here in Silicon Vall ey and San Jose, I have numerous clients who need help documenting loan transactions and promissory notes. These clients may be taking on ...
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Posted on Oct 28, 2015 By Tamara Pow
By: Tamara Pow Many people are very fortunate here in the San Francisco Bay Area to have acquired so much wealth in their real estate, both their homes and their vacation homes, as well as homes held ...
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Posted on Oct 21, 2015 By Robert V. Hawn
By: Robert V. Hawn As a corporate attorney in San Jose, California, I help a lot of high tech start-up companies get up and running. One of the major decisions that requires a lot of time and ...
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Posted on Oct 9, 2015 By Robert Hawn
October 8, 2015 - Robert Hawn presented at the "Basic Legal Skills for Advising Clients Doing Business Online" seminar at the Annual Meeting of the State Bar of California on October 8, ...
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Posted on Sep 25, 2015 By
Becoming an incorporated business has many advantages, including liability protection and ease of growth and transferability. However, incorporating a business requires payment of state franchise ...
Continue reading "Understanding the Benefits of Incorporating Your Business" »
Posted on Sep 18, 2015 By
A corporate attorney should work closely with a client’s other business advisors, including financial advisors and accountants. This team approach for a business attorney is critical in ...
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Posted on Sep 4, 2015 By
Before you decide what type of legal structure is best suited to your business, you should be sure to speak with a business attorney at a corporate law firm serving San Jose. There are a number of ...
Continue reading "Choice of Entity: What to Consider When You Choose Your Business Structure" »
Posted on Aug 28, 2015 By
A limited liability company, or “LLC”, is a business structure that operates like a partnership but whose members are not personally liable for the company’s debts. The income of an ...
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Posted on Aug 21, 2015 By
Are you planning to file to form, change, or dissolve a business entity in California? If so, you should be aware of the most likely reasons that your corporate filing may be rejected by the ...
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Posted on Jul 31, 2015 By
In certain business areas, making a small mistake can cost you big. Though you may be able to handle a lot of business startup issues on your own, you need to know what situations call for a startup ...
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Posted on Jul 24, 2015 By
A few years ago, California followed the trend and created two new types of for-profit corporate entity whose mission includes making positive impact on society and the environment. A corporate ...
Continue reading "California Benefit and Flexible Purpose Corporations: What You Need to Know" »
Posted on Jun 12, 2015 By
As business lawyers dealing with start-ups in Silicon Valley, we often meet founders with great ideas but without a fundamental understanding of how their company can raise funding for their new ...
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Posted on Jun 5, 2015 By
Selling a company—even a small, family operated business—is not a simple matter. Before signing any paperwork, it’s essential to obtain a business lawyer who is experienced in ...
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Posted on May 29, 2015 By
There is no legal requirement that mandates the hiring of a real estate lawyer serving San Jose when buying or selling property. However, failure to do so can cost you thousands of dollars in the long ...
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Posted on May 15, 2015 By Jack Easterbrook
A great way to figure out whether someone’s behavior in connection with a contract or agreement is reasonable is to look at how courts view such things when resolving disputes. A recent ...
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Posted on May 4, 2015 By Jack Easterbrook
In my experience representing banks, asset based lenders and private lenders in San Jose and throughout the San Francisco Bay Area, an overriding concern is to make sure that the lender has the ...
Continue reading "The Secret Side of UCC Financing Statements" »
Posted on Apr 23, 2015 By
The world of technology has changed rapidly in recent years, with many of the most exciting innovations coming right from Silicon Valley. As technology changes, so too do the laws that govern the ...
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Posted on Apr 21, 2015 By Tamara Pow
April 2015 - Tamara Pow, a Business and Real Estate Attorney in San Jose, will be speaking to the Santa Cruz CalCPA on May 14, 2015 about “Entity Selection From a Legal Perspective.” She ...
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