Early Stage

February 28, 2017

Non-Disclosure Agreements – Complications with Fixed Penalties, Non-enforceability

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Common business practice, whether you’re a start-up or international enterprise, is the initial protection of your exoteric business matters through a confidentially agreement, also dubbed a non-disclosures agreement, NDA, MNDA (mutual non-disclosure agreement) or simply a confidentiality agreement. Such agreements are powerful tools which lay out the obligations and responsibility each signing party adopts regarding […]

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February 25, 2017
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What to Look for in a Startup Lawyer

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We’ve been both entrepreneurs who hire lawyers, and lawyers who counsel startups. Because we’ve played on both sides of the court, we have a solid understanding of reasonable expectations. When we were entrepreneurs trying to run lean startups, we not only had difficulty explaining the value of good quality legal services to my team, but […]

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Opportunity Zones

October 26, 2018

Changes to Opportunity Zones: What You Need to Know (And What Still Needs Clarification)

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Newly Proposed Opportunity Zone Regulations Since the first announcement of the Opportunity Zones program, investors have watched with interest. But, the initial program guidelines were plagued with unanswered questions. On October 19, 2018, the Internal Revenue Service and U.S. Department of the Treasury updated the regulations in order to provide clarity and answer lingering questions. […]

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October 26, 2018

The Benefits of Opportunity Funds: How They Can Boost Investment Returns

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What are the benefits of investing in an opportunity fund? Those who invest in opportunity funds in qualified opportunity zones become eligible for substantial federal tax advantages. Investors can defer and reduce realized capital gains on the invested principal and potentially eliminate the capital gains tax on returns earned through sale of the investment(s). Funds […]

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News

July 5, 2018

Foreign Powers of Attorney in Florida

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Recently a foreign client requested we prepare a power of attorney to allow him to open a bank account in Miami. Like many foreign nationals who conduct business in the State of Florida, he was unsure of the validity of “foreign” power of attorney in Florida. In 2011, Governor Rick Scott executed a senate bill […]

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July 4, 2018

Cryptocurrency at Work in the Real Estate Market

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Given the continued popularity and buzz around Bitcoin and other forms of cryptocurrencies as well as the blockchain, many of our clients have asked Adam Yormack to help our clients understand and navigate the regulatory framework, or lack thereof, of using cryptocurrency to purchase real property.  While there are obvious hurdles facing crypto-backed real estate […]

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Real Estate

July 31, 2018

Qualified Opportunity Zones, The Major Income Tax Benefits for Real Estate Investors

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Attention: Investors, Developers, Family Offices, Fund Managers, Owners and Potential Owners: The U.S. Treasury Department and the IRS through the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (“TCJA”) established Qualified Opportunity Zones (“QOZs”) to spur private investment in distressed, low-income communities throughout the country by offering investors preferential tax treatment. The goal is to have […]

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Technology

October 26, 2018

ICOs vs. the SEC: A Decision that Shapes the Future of Cryptocurrency

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What Happened? In a landmark judicial decision, the motion-to-dismiss the case to determine if ICOs are subject to SEC jurisdiction has been denied. In the case, captioned U.S. v. Maksim Zaslavskiy, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is suing Maksim Zaslavskiy over his launch of two suspected fraudulent cryptocurrencies. While Zaslavskiy tried to have […]

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July 4, 2018

Cryptocurrency at Work in the Real Estate Market

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Given the continued popularity and buzz around Bitcoin and other forms of cryptocurrencies as well as the blockchain, many of our clients have asked Adam Yormack to help our clients understand and navigate the regulatory framework, or lack thereof, of using cryptocurrency to purchase real property.  While there are obvious hurdles facing crypto-backed real estate […]

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