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Peter Berlin Talks to E! News about Celebrities Fleeing the USA
Peter Berlin offers legal advice surrounding the ramifications of celebrities wanting to flee the US due to legal issues.
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Trader Joes Lawsuit
Peter Berlin interviewed by Forbes Magazine and comments about Trader Joe's recent lawsuit.
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Unfair Competition and Business Tactics
Unfair business competition can take many forms. Some of the more common types of include deceptive advertising, violating covenant not to compete clauses, stealing trade secrets, and engaging in predatory pricing schemes. False or Deceptive Advertising False or deceptive advertising can take the form of competitors misrepresenting their products as yours, or making false claims…
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Partnership: Disputes and Resolutions
A partnership is created when two or more people go into business together. Preferably, the arrangement is created formally and legally under the guidance of a small business litigation lawyer in the form of a general or limited partnership or perhaps a limited liability company. Sometimes, however, a partnership is created without a clear understanding…
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Dissolution of a Business
Just as partnerships, LLCs, S-Corps, and corporations are formed by starting a business, so too must these entities be dissolved through a process when it becomes clear the business entity can no longer effectively conduct business operations. Each business entity possesses its own set of rules for a proper dissolution. Partnership There are three steps…
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Tax-free Gains From Home Sales
One of the most significant tax advantages to owning a home comes at the back end of ownership, when you decide to sell it for a profit. A homeowner can exclude up to $250,000 of such profit from the federal capital gains tax. For married couples filing a joint tax return, the exclusion jumps to…
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Public Use Required for Eminant Domain
“Eminent domain” is the power of the federal, state, or local governments (and, in some limited circumstances, private parties, such as utilities and railroads) to take, or to authorize the taking of, private property for a public use without the owner’s consent and upon payment of just compensation. That right to compensation is rooted in…
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Estate Planning – Powers of Appointment
A power of appointment is the power given to someone to allow that person to designate who will receive property or an interest in property. The creator of the power is called the donor, the individual having the power is the power holder, and the possible recipients of the property are permissible appointees. Powers of…
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Before you start a business…
Both heart and mind must be working well if the owners of a new small business are to experience success. While it is only human nature—not to mention fun—to indulge one’s imagination about what a new business started from scratch could be like, would‑be entrepreneurs need to engage in some cold, hard thinking and planning…
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