Business & Corporate Law

Supreme Court case may drastically impact Michigan patent cases

A U.S. Supreme Court case could lead to an influx of patent cases coming back to Michigan. The United States Supreme Court could soon rule on a case that could ultimately have a major effect on how patent cases are…

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Federal insider trading lawsuit has links to Michigan

Late last year, a University of Michigan faculty member was named as the person who provided information to a hedge fund manager at SAC Capital Advisors LP in New York, allowing that hedge fund to make nearly $300 million…

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Court confirms difference between Ponzi schemes, intentional misconduct

In 2012, The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a district court decision that would have ordered the American Cancer Society to pay back nearly a quarter million dollars in donations. The court came to its decision after deliberating whether…

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Choosing a business structure for a new Michigan business

This article looks at how choosing the right business structure can impact a new business in Michigan. Michigan can be a great place to start a new business. As Inc.com reports, Michigan was recently ranked the fourth-most small-business-friendly state in…

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To Disclose or Not Disclose to Your Investor?

This blog is a part of the “Cleaning House” series on preparing your business for fundraising. See the first article on How to Prepare Your Business for Funding, and our second article on 

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Cleaning House: An Audit for Funding Your Business

This blog is a part of the “Cleaning House” series on preparing your business for fundraising. While preparing to raise funding for your business and prepping your business plan, pre-funding is a good time to undertake a complete audit…

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Getting Ready for Funding Your Business

This blog is a part of the “Cleaning House” series on preparing your business for fundraising. Follow our blog and Hertz Schram on Facebook and Twitter to stay up to date. No start-up business can survive very long without…

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Personal Goodwill – An Opportunity to Recognize LTCG and Avoid Double Taxation

The sale of a C corporation’s assets generally results in double taxation on the sale proceeds, first, at the corporate level, and then, upon distribution of proceeds to its shareholders, at the personal level. However, individual business owners of…

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Your Personal Liability as a Business Owner

You had a great idea and created a business out of it! Congratulations! You took the initiative to form an entity, such as a corporation or limited liability company, to operate your business for a few good reasons. Not…

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Two tech companies receive funds for business planning ventures

Technological advancements are usually aimed at improving various aspects of society. However, a new company looking to bring its technology to the marketplace will have to have solid business planning backed up by startup capital. This is what two startup…

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