The Universal Recycling Ordinance ("URO") is not new. In fact, it was approved by the Austin City Council in 2010 and amended in 2013. Their stated goal is to increase the life of local landfills, reduce harmful environmental impacts and boost economic development. To...
Even the smallest enterprises can benefit from clear, detailed business contracts that spell out each party's rights, expectations, and obligations. But you might be surprised by how many different contracts you need to create and share. Let's take a quick tour of...
Business acquisitions can be complex transactions. Whether you're buying a business or selling a business, it pays to have an experienced business attorney on your side. Here are some basic considerations we can help you with. Buying a Business Business purchases may...
A south Texas school district secretary attempted to file an age discrimination claim earlier this summer, claiming that she was fired due to her age. However, the replacement employee was actually older by four years than the secretary herself. The secretary was...
Medicine is a profession, but in order to practice medicine, one must take into account business considerations. One of the most important such considerations is how your practice will be legally organized. For many of those wishing to set up a medical practice, a...
If you're considering forming an S-Corp (with the aid of a skilled tax lawyer at our firm), you may be motivated by the idea of avoiding self-employment taxes. This is certainly an attractive feature of S-Corp business formation - but it's not without its potential...
S-Corporations, under the right circumstances, can offer significant tax savings to a business entity. An eligible domestic business entity - usually a corporation or limited liability company - elects to be taxed under the S Chapter of the Internal Revenue Code by...
Houston-based wireless provider, Infrastructure Networks, recently acquired YR20, another company based in Houston that offers various network connectivity and analytical services. Merging the two companies will allow its users to function and operate in remote parts...
Buying a franchise can provide an ambitious business owner with some wonderful opportunities -- but it can also create some unanticipated legal headaches. If you’re giving serious thought to becoming a franchisee, you need to give equally serious thought to engaging a...
If you're one-half of a young couple with everything in the world to look forward to, you may think it absurd to start worrying about such things as creating a will or establishing guardianship of children. But the truth is that you can never make your estate planning...
