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Should Your Annual Report To Shareholders Do More? Most publicly traded companies use annual reports to disclose key business information to their shareholders. The reports typically include a letter to shareholders, along with financial data, operations information, new product or service plans, subsidiary activities, and research and development undertakings. Reporting companies are required to post […]

Determining A Partner’s Interest In a Partnership One might think that determining a partner’s interest in a partnership is easy and that strict rules provide absolute certainty. This is not the case. The rights conferred by states under partnership, limited partnership or limited liability company law do not define a partner’s interest for federal tax […]

Following a highly-publicized Sony hack in which a vast number of internal documents were stolen, a legal representative for Sony, David Boies, has been sending several strongly worded letters. The recipients include various media outlets, random Twitter users and recently, Twitter itself threatening legal action should they link to, publish or otherwise use the stolen documents. […]

How is international law going to be affected once China begins to enforce this new law? China represents significant opportunities for U.S. corporations, with exports alone totaling $161 billion in 2013. However, the country’s legal unpredictability increases the risks of conducting business in terms of international law. To improve trade relations, officials from China and […]

What does the launch of this complex business litigation program mean for New Jersey? The New Jersey Judiciary recently announced the planned launch of the Complex Business Litigation Program. The new program, which takes effect January 1, 2015, aims to streamline the resolution of complex business, commercial and construction cases involving at least $200,000 in […]

What Does the Executive Order Regarding Immigration Mean for Your Business? Amidst the political debate surrounding President Barack Obama’s executive order regarding immigration, many have overlooked how the new policies will impact U.S. businesses. In fact, there are several measures intended to help U.S. businesses hire and retain highly skilled workers and attract foreign entrepreneurs. Below […]

The Internal Revenue Code is complex The fact that various internal revenue code sections are enacted into law does not necessarily mean that every nuance has been explored in crafting language. Often times, the collateral consequences of a new statute upon other areas of the internal revenue code is not considered. All too often the […]

Often times employees will get paid for time spent at security checkpoints… Not anymore Businesses need not compensate employees for time spent at security checkpoints at the end of their shifts, according to the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Integrity Staffing Solutions, Inc. v. Busk. The class-action suit before the Court claimed that Integrity Staffing […]

New Jersey may soon join the growing list of states that have crafted legislation to specifically address the business model adopted by companies like Uber and Lyft. The Assembly Transportation and Independent Authorities Committee recently advanced a bill that would impose a number of new legal requirements on ride-sharing providers, including minimum insurance requirements. So-called […]

For many New Jersey businesses, 2014 was a good year. More importantly, many New Jersey busineses expect their success to continue into the New Year. According to Provident Bank’s 2014 Business Barometer, which surveyed more than 300 New Jersey business owners, 43 percent reported that their business performed “great” or “good” in the past 12 […]

U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara’s insider trading victories came to a screeching halt earlier this month. In a case that will have widespread implications, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals made it much more difficult for the government to prove insider trading cases involving “remote tippees” who do not have a direct relationship with the individual […]

With all of the talk about whether or not tax reform is possible in Washington right now, it is surprisingly easy to forget about the important side of the discourse: What is it that we want from a reformed tax code? Earlier this month, Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Maryland, introduced tax reform legislation that completely breaks […]