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As a business attorney with a Silicon Valley practice, I create a lot of contracts for many different kinds of companies. It never gets boring! One of the issues we sometimes worry about is whether there are any other parties that might have rights...
By: Tamara Pow As a real estate attorney in Silicon Valley, I represent a lot of real estate investors that hold their properties in LLCs. One of the biggest and most expensive mistakes LLC members can make when transferring property to or from...
By: Robert Hawn As a business attorney practicing in the San Francisco Bay Area working with start-up companies , I often represent companies which are pursuing market opportunities in the European Community. Many of these companies, especially “software as a service” companies, offer apps...
By: Serge Filatov I’ve written previously about sole proprietorships and general partnerships as forms of businesses for the small business owner here in San Jose and Silicon Valley. However, as mentioned before, those forms of businesses are not ideal because they expose the business...
By: Jack Easterbrook Many of our clients, at one time or another, get involved in private loan activities in California as a lender. It may be to help finance a business, purchase or improve real estate around San Jose, Silicon Valley or elsewhere...
By: Tamara Pow IRS Announces 2016 Standard Mileage Reimbursement Rates The Internal Revenue Service has issued the 2016 optional standard mileage rates ( IR-2015-137, Dec. 17, 2015 ): As of January 1, 2016, the rates for the use of a car, van, pickup or...
By: Jack Easterbrook Technology lenders, asset based lenders, commercial lenders and factors always pay attention to a borrower’s revenue line – obviously the revenue line is critical for determining the income of the company and the amount and quality of the accounts receivable and...
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, or capital structure. As you grow your company, it is important...
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 that people form (most without even realizing it) is a...
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 being in control of the tax reporting for...