Category: Business & Corporate Law

The Importance of Morality Clauses in Contracts with Public Figures

In the age of social media and the 24-hour news cycle, opportunities for public figures to be called to the mat and canceled over their statements and behavior are plentiful. Whether looking at Kanye West, aka Ye, with his antisemitic statements on Twitter, “White Lives Matter” t-shirt at Paris Fashion

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Beneficial Ownership Disclosure: New Reporting Requirements for Small Businesses

On September 30, 2022, the U.S. Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued its highly anticipated Final Rule establishing a beneficial ownership information (BOI) reporting requirement under the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) of 2019. These rules significantly change the obligations of business entities to disclose previously private information regarding the

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The Corporate Transparency Act: What It Is and What It Means for Your Small Business

On January 1, 2021, as part of the federal Anti-Money Laundering Act (the “AMLA”), Congress enacted the Corporate Transparency Act (the “CTA”) in an effort to increase corporate transparency. The CTA requires certain companies to file information on their businesses, including “beneficial ownership” information, with the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network

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