The associate in-house counsel stares at the four binders on the conference room table containing the case plans, budgets, and reports prepared by thirteen outside law firms profiling the company’s
New Hampshire’s current LLC act (which I’ll call the “Old Act”) provides that an agreement among the members of an LLC about their rights and duties as members (an “operating
New Hampshire’s new LLC act will become effective on Jan. 1, 2013, for LLCs formed on and after that date. But what about the roughly 50,000 New Hampshire LLCs that,
Published in the Union Leader: This question was answered by Jeanmarie Papelian of the McLane Law Firm Q: My husband and I just separated. We don’t agree on who is
On June 28, 2012, the New Hampshire Legislature significantly changed the tax rules for trusts as part of ongoing efforts to make New Hampshire more attractive for locating trusts. Overriding
Published in the Union Leader: Q. Is my Irrevocable Trust really irrevocable? A. Not necessarily. Under New Hampshire’s Uniform Trust Code there are two techniques that can be used to
Workplace romances can be common given the amount of time people spend at their jobs. But as Neil Sedaka once sang, breaking up is hard to do. When a consensual
Published in the Union Leader Q: Do I have to share “personal” and “private” Facebook information in a lawsuit? A: Most often, yes, because when it comes to social networking sites,
There’s no question that an infusion of funding through an investor will provide a nice boost to a balance sheet. But, this type of boost usually comes at a steep
Q. After three years of low consumer demand, my company is finally showing signs of economic recovery. However, I am hesitant to hire new employees in case it proves to
The New Hampshire State Senate on March 21, 2012 passed SB 286, the Controlled Drug Health and Safety Act (the “Act”), which permits the electronic tracking of certain controlled prescription
In response to cries of foul from a number of businesses which found themselves in hot water with the New Hampshire Department of Labor (“DOL”) for arguably minor violations of
Ever-increasing court awards should raise the alarm Published: Boston Business Journal by Mary K. Pratt, Special to the Journal Charla Bizios Stevens has put her clients on notice: Recent
In legal circles, it is often said that when reading Supreme Court decisions, the most interesting information can be found in the footnotes, the dissents, and the concurring opinions. The
Q:Two years ago, I took over a small business started by my parents. Now I am engaged to be married. Do I need a prenuptial agreement? A:Prenuptial agreements are not
Last month, a Massachusetts hospital agreed to pay $750,000 for failing to properly safeguard the personal and confidential health information of more than 800,000 individuals. The settlement reached between the