Corporations are Not Magic: Debunking the Mythology of Legal Entities

In corporate legal practice, like any other profession, there are a handful of persistent myths. Theses colloquial half-truths have become part of society’s collectively held knowledge, and as a result, are nearly impossible to rebut despite their lack of truth. The most pervasive of these myths was twice revisited recently and required some educational remediation […]
Testing the Waters with a Mini-IPO

Private companies looking for investment capital need a large audience. On April 5, 2012, President Obama signed a landmark piece of bi-partisan legislation called The Jumpstart Our Business Startup Act (“JOBS Act”) into law. The JOBS Act greatly expanded entrepreneurs’ access to capital, allowing them to publicly advertise their capital raises. Initially, private companies could […]