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Fiduciary Duties of Directors of Biotech Companies in the Age of the Theranos Fraud
Theranos, Inc. was a high-flying former biotech company headquartered in Silicon Valley that claimed to have developed a point-of-care blood test that would allow health care professionals to assess the risks many diseases posed to a patient based on a few drops of that patient’s blood. The company’s valuation, before delivering a single product to …Read more
The Musical Works Modernization Act is Congress’ Latest Effort to Bring Peace to the Music Business
The Hatch-Goodlatte Musical Works Modernization Act was signed into law on October 11, 2018. The Act is Congress’ attempt to bring some semblance of peace to the various factions within the music industry. These groups have been waging legal warfare against one another since the invention of music streaming technologies and the advent of its …Read more
Video: Business Financing Options – Equity Financing
Lonnie Finkel reviews the basics of equity financing for your business. Question: What is equity financing? Download the Financing Options Table to review the differences in Equity Financing v. Debt Financing. Tune into this video to hear more about Debt Financing.
Warning to California Artists-Ninth Circuit Decision Limits Some Royalty Rights
Who This Decision Affects Artists expecting a 5% royalty on sales of any “work of fine art” as outlined in a California state law that took effect January 1, 1977. This law was enacted to protect artists by requiring the seller, or seller’s agent, to withhold a 5% royalty and pay that to the artist. …Read more
Video: Business Financing Options – Debt Financing
This video by Lonnie Finkel of Finkel Law Group reviews the basics of debt financing for business, considerations, requirements and more. In my next video I’ll review equity financing, so stay tuned. Download the Financing Options Table to review the differences in Debt Financing v. Equity Financing
