To many business owners, the question of “legal structure” begins and ends with the completion of a pre-printed form from Office Depot and the payment of a nominal filing fee to the State Department of Assessments and Taxation. The fact of… Read More
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You’re Observing Corporate Formalities, Aren’t You?
The first response I usually get from most businesspeople when I mention “corporate formalities” is a puzzled look. Which is not surprising, since the term is rarely used except by lawyers. The second response is invariably a request by my clients for… Read More
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Fall (Corporate) Housekeeping
In an unfortunate rite of fall, Maryland law requires the State Comptroller “immediately after September 30 of each year,” to prepare, and send to the State Department of Assessments and Taxation (“SDAT”), a list of every Maryland corporation that has… Read More
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Concussions, the NFL, and the Impact of a Warrior Mentality
This past week, 80 separate brain-related lawsuits against the NFL, involving approximately 2,100 former players, were consolidated into one legal action in Philadelphia. The heart of the players’ action is that the NFL willfully disregarded player safety by concealing the long-term… Read More
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Liability You May Not Have Thought You Had
It is not often that I write what I have somewhat snidely termed a “Green vs. Brown” blog entry that focuses on case law. My primary reasoning is that lawyers and academics often care far more about the latest precedent than… Read More
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If you don’t, why should I?
Over the past six weeks, I have been teaching a graduate level business law course for the Johns Hopkins University Carey School of Business. For three hours each Monday evening, I find myself explaining to 31 graduate students the legal… Read More
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The Conundrum that is Mike McQueary
Former Penn State assistant football coach Mike McQueary filed a whistleblower lawsuit against the university. McQueary alleges that, rather than having been invited to interview to succeed Joe Paterno as Penn State’s head football coach, he was first placed on administrative… Read More
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The Baltimore Grand Prix and The Branding of a Great City
Unlike many, I don’t see the Baltimore Grand Prix as defined by a few races and the Labor Day weekend. The Baltimore Grand Prix, if we are determined to do it right, is about the branding of a still great city. It… Read More
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To Tweet or Not to Tweet? Larger Lessons in Business from Twitter
Guest Blogger: Michael J. Lentz, Esquire I’ll admit it – I used to be profoundly annoyed by, and more than a little bit uncomfortable with, the notion that Twitter could be a useful tool in the development of my commercial… Read More
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The Branding Effect
Guest Blogger: Adam Schechtman, VP of Business Development & Marketing, Eye Catching Creative To brand or not to brand? That is the question so many small and mid-sized businesses tend to overlook in the early phases of their development. The… Read More