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Is Filing Bankruptcy for My Business an Alternative?

May 14, 2015 by Ruth_Auerbach

The economic downturn in the recent past hit many small and medium sized businesses very hard. Some have been able to hang on, but only because their creditors have been willing to work with them. Things are starting to turn around, but perhaps not quickly enough to satisfy creditors. If your creditors are getting impatient […]

Bankruptcy & Restructuring bankruptcy, bay area attorney, business bankruptcy

Protecting Your Trademark Rights – Recent U.S. Supreme Court Ruling Raises the Stakes

Apr 28, 2015 by Lonnie Finkel

Every business wants to develop a positive image in the minds of customers.  Many companies spend lavishly on marketing to establish reputations for quality, performance and value. A company’s reputation can be among its most valuable assets. If an unknown computer company could use the name “Apple” – or something confusingly similar like “Appel” – […]

Intellectual Property Intellectual Property, Litigation, trademark registration

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Crowdfunding for Businesses and Impact of Government Regulations

Mar 31, 2015 by Lonnie Finkel

Crowdfunding is a new and evolving fundraising tool social entrepreneurs use to raise money for their ideas and causes via the Internet. If regulated correctly, crowdfunding could become a powerful alternative method that for-profit entrepreneurs could use to raise capital to support a wide range of ventures and business models. To encourage the use of […]

Business & Financing crowd funding, federal securities laws, fundraising, raise capitol, state securities laws

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Frivolous Lawsuit Seeking More Than $3.8 Million in Damages from Washington D.C. Based Client Dismissed

Mar 12, 2015 by Williem Bard

Finkel Law Group is pleased to report that it has scored another victory for one of the firm’s clients in Santa Clara County Superior Court. In August 2014, a client from Washington, D.C. contacted our office in San Francisco seeking our assistance to defend against a frivolous lawsuit filed against him in California seeking $3,833,440 […]

Litigation customer contracts, frivolous lawsuit, Litigation, Trial lawyer

Challenges to Raising Money Through Social Media While Complying with the JOBs Act

Mar 3, 2015 by Lonnie Finkel

In September 2013, Title II of the JOBs Act went into effect. For the first time private companies could lawfully raise investment capital from the public using Social Media to spread the word about the investment. More and more, Social Media is driving the capital raising process for small businesses across the U.S. The enactment […]

Business & Financing compliance, investment capital, JOBS Act, raise capital, Raising money, Rule 506, social media

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