In 2017, employers were hit with over 8,200 Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) wage and hour lawsuits, largely due to failure to pay the...

Equity compensation is a great recruiting tool and an effective  employee retention strategy  for startups and early-stage companies. You...

You might have heard of tax free rollovers. And you might be familiar with Section 1031 of the Internal Revenue Code, which allows you to...

If you are starting a business, be careful not to rush to set your company up as an S corporation without first considering the qualified...

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) added a new tax deduction for owners of pass-through entities – a 20 percent deduction of qualified...

If you want to grant stock options to employees, consultants and advisors, you will want to take the time to do this right. It is easy to...

Startups tend to have “DIY” in their DNA. Founders are likely to find themselves changing the copier toner or fixing a leaky faucet in...

Revenue loans are an increasingly common way for businesses to fund their growth. You might be wondering, from a legal perspective, how...

Our CEO, BJ Lackland, was recently featured on the Law of Startups podcast with Joe Wallin, Principal at Carney Badley Spellman, and Mike...

You’re a tech entrepreneur at an emerging startup. To date, you’ve bootstrapped your company , but now you’re at the stage where you’re...

What are anti-dilution rights? And what is a full ratchet? Here's what startups need to know about convertible debt terms.

What are liquidation preference multiples and how can startup founders avoid deals with early investors that can cause big headaches later?

Not all corporations are created equal. Learn Why VCs prefer C-Corps and explore funding alternatives if you're startup isn't one.

One business risk many startups overlook is the relationship between cofounder(s). They assume formal agreements are unnecessary. Big...

In the frantic life of a startup, founders often find themselves making countless decisions, day in, day out. The rapid-fire nature of...

If you’ve only recently started up, you might think that worrying about and planning for taxes is something you can do later, when your...

Startup warrants and options are similar. See how they're used and structured differently, and how they're also taxed in in different ways.

As a transactional lawyer working with startups, a large part of my practice is helping software-as-a-service (SaaS) companies draft and...

The SEC has just (finally, over a year after the overarching act was signed) ruled on, and approved Section 201(a) of the Jumpstart Our...