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WHAT TEXAS BUSINESS OWNERS NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE CORPORATE TRANSPARENCY ACT

FinCEN, the Corporate Transparency Act, and What Business Owners Should Know

Planning for Your Future: Estate Plan or Business Succession Plan

As we start 2023, you may want to think about creating or updating your estate plan or business succession plan. Estate and [...]

When it Comes to Your Company’s Intellectual Property, Failing to Plan is Planning to Fail

Every business has important intellectual property (“IP”) that requires management and protection, even if the creation of IP is not your primary [...]

Helpful M&A Tips for Entrepreneurs

Following the unprecedented COVID-19 Pandemic, many of our entrepreneur and privately held clients are considering a sale of their closely held businesses [...]

ARE YOU INVESTING IN GREEN REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT? DON’T NEGLECT YOUR IP!

For residential and commercial developers, builders, designers, and architectural firms, intellectual property issues are just as important as the real property development [...]

Buyer Side: SBA Financing 101

An SBA loan can be the perfect solution for either a first-time business owner or a mature business owner looking to get [...]

What’s in A Name? Why You Should Use A Trademark Lawyer

A trademark is one of the most valuable assets for your business, as it is how your customers identify you, your product [...]

2022 Changes For Texas Series LLCs

The Limited Liability Company (“LLC”) has increased in popularity in Texas due to its personal liability protections and tax benefits, exponentially so [...]

Biden 2021 Tax Proposals and Implications

Understanding Intellectual Property: Commercial Construction & Development

Don’t Underestimate the Value of a Trademark

What Does the Texas Mask Mandate End Date Mean?

What the rescission of the mask mandate order means is that the State of Texas will no longer enforce that masks be [...]

CARES Act: PPP Second Round

Force Majeure Defense in Texas Amid COVID-19

Historically, Texas businesses have been affected by hurricanes, floods, tornadoes, and fires. This year, virtually every business has also had to deal [...]

Forming a Due Diligence Request List During COVID-19

While the COVID-19 pandemic still continues in 2020 and into 2021 until a vaccine or treatments are discovered, mergers and acquisitions have [...]

PPPFA Regulations: PPP Loan Forgiveness and Tax Implications

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has affected virtually every business in this country. Many of our clients[...]

Helpful M&A Tips for Entrepreneurs

Many of our entrepreneur and privately held clients are considering a sale of their businesses as a means of unlocking value from [...]

The Texas Transfer on Death Deed

Beginning September 1, 2015, the probate process in Texas became further simplified by the addition of the “Transfer on Death Deed” (“TOD“) [...]

Is a Texas Family Limited Partnership Right for Your Estate Planning Needs?

In the Golden Days of Estate Planning, the living trust was the go-to vehicle for probate avoidance, asset protection and family gifting. [...]

Is a Series Limited Liability Company Right for You?

Texas has been at the forefront of the formation of new classes of business entities behind Delaware and Nevada since the inception [...]

Five Fundamental Business Mistakes Entrepreneurs Make

Every business owner and budding entrepreneur faces countless challenging decisions each day. Will I make another payroll? Should I upgrade my [...]