Business Insights - A Legal Perspective - Radio Entrepreneurs

• Trademark Protection

  Murphy & King Shareholder Steven Veenema discusses how to ensure that your company’s trademarks will be entitled to protection against infringement and what may be necessary to obtain that protection.

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  Featured Attorney:
  Steven M. Veenema

• Individual Liability for Business Debts

  Attorney Chris Condon discusses circumstances where an individual may become liable, voluntarily or involuntarily, for the debts of a related business entity. Topics covered include piercing of the corporate veil, guarantees, and indemnification agreements.

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  Featured Attorney:
  Christopher M. Condon

• Asset Protection Strategies

  Are you an individual or business experiencing financial distress or concerned about asset preservation? Murphy & King Attorney Andrew Lizotte describes asset protection strategies and how individuals and businesses can lessen the impact of financial distress. When financial difficulties arise, creditors will institute litigation and seek to recover against assets that have equity. Attorney Lizotte emphasizes that it is important to consider asset protection strategies before an adverse event occurs.

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  Featured Attorney:
  Andrew G. Lizotte

• Companies and Copyrights

  Should your company be registering for copyrights and does it understand other companies’ rights? Attorney Aaron Rosenberg explains copyright law and how and why companies, especially early stage companies, should think about it. Copyrights provide different rights and benefits than other intellectual property. Attorney Rosenberg explains that the first step is to think about what the company makes and sells and whether it is entitled to protection for any of its creations, whether they be graphics, printed material, or other published works.

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  Featured Attorney:
  Aaron D. Rosenberg

• Restructuring a Business

  Waiting too long to consult a restructuring professional is one of the most common pitfalls made by business owners, according to Murphy and King attorney Ethan Jeffery, who has helped dozens of clients unravel the complexity of restructuring their companies. Instead, he advises concerned principals to seek out advice early, when they have access to many more options than later in the process. He also stresses the importance of taking a realistic, objective look at a company’s plans to get back on track. Ethan closes with a reminder of the importance of having a designated payroll account as a way to protect the critical human resources of a firm from creditors.

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  Featured Attorney:
  D. Ethan Jeffery

• Employee vs. Independent Contractor Status

  Why is it important for businesses to think about the difference between employees vs independent contractors? Murphy & King Attorney Aaron Rosenberg, who specializes in Business Litigation, explains the importance of “unraveling complexity” with the laws and regulations that effect the relationship between an employer and their employee or independent contractor. Aaron discusses the ramifications, such as taxes and rights, that factor in whether a person is an employee or independent contractor. Aaron says that business owners need to be aware of the language of that statute in the Federal laws as well as the state law that defines an employee vs. independent contractor.

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  Featured Attorney:
  Aaron D. Rosenberg

• Protecting Your Business in Difficult Financial Times

  What’s the best way to protect your business when you are facing difficult financial times?  Murphy & King Attorney Chris Condon, who specializes in bankruptcy and financial restructuring, explains how the firm’s commitment to “unraveling complexity” helps his clients navigate the challenges involved with reorganization. Chris touches upon how he guides clients to help them make the best business decisions, providing them all of their options.  He knows that many businesses under financial stress have been put into a tough position and Murphy & King is there to provide practical legal and business advice.

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  Featured Attorney:
  Christopher M. Condon

• Personal Liability of Business Owners in Financial Distress

  What is your personal liability if you own a business that is in financial distress? Attorney Andy Lizotte discusses the pitfalls of ignoring the warning signs when a business falters and how owners are personally liable for withholding taxes, pension payments and other obligations. Andy says that businesses must confront their financial problems sooner rather than later because the “corporate veil” does not allow immunity, especially in the area of taxes.

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  Featured Attorney:
  Andrew G. Lizotte

• Avoiding Litigation

  The best way to overcome litigation is to avoid it entirely. That’s according to Murphy and King Attorney Dan Dwyer, who has helped dozens of clients unravel the complexity of avoiding commercial litigation. Dan advises entrepreneurs to choose their business partners wisely, plan for worst-case scenarios, and avoid the common mistake of failing to secure all deals in a well-written, legally vetted contract. Dan also guides listeners through the best ways to interact with regulators, another common source of litigation for businesses.

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  Featured Attorney:
  Daniel J. Dwyer

• Who is My Lawyer?

  As a follow-up to his recent article in Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly on “Corporate counsel’s duties after ‘Baker v. WilmerHale’,” Attorney Steve Veenema discusses the duties attorneys owe to the businesses they represent, and what business owners need to understand about those duties.

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  Featured Attorney:
  Steven M. Veenema

• Startups

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  Featured Attorney:
  Andrea L. MacIver

• Bouncing back from Bankruptcy

  Whether and how to declare bankruptcy is the key to bouncing back from it argues Attorney Mike O’Neill.

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  Featured Attorney:
  Michael K. O’Neil

• Legal Steps

  Some basic legal steps all businesses should take for long-term profitability. Attorney David Shamberger explains.

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  Featured Attorney:
  David M. Shamberger

• Protecting Business Value

  Attorney Aaron Rosenberg discusses protecting your intellectual property.

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  Featured Attorney:
  Aaron D. Rosenberg

• Alternative Dispute Resolution

  Businesses face disputes.  Attorney David Evans explains how to settle them via Alternative Dispute Resolution.

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  Featured Attorney:
  David L. Evans

• Fiduciary Duty

  Attorney Shawn Lu’s take on what all new business owners should understand about fiduciary duty.

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  Featured Attorney:
  Shawn Lu

• Protecting Assets

  Attorney Kate Cruickshank helps businesses learn how to protect their hard-won assets.

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  Featured Attorney:
  Kathleen R. Cruickshank