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These days you don’t just need an attorney. You need a Shield.
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Whether your needs include litigation, corporate transactions, tax or strategic planning, our attorneys have the depth of experience and resourcefulness to be your legal counsel of choice.
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Choosing Between C Corp and S Corp: Making the Right Decision for Your Business
There are many scenarios in which a business leader might reevaluate a company’s corporate tax structure, including tax planning purposes, planning for growth, or seeking investment. We have found that…
Why Use Signal for Encrypted Text Messaging
What is WhatsApp and Signal? Like the vast majority of people over the age of 16, you’re either reading this on your mobile phone, or have it within arm’s reach.…
Texas Federal Court Halts Implementation of Corporate Transparency Act
In a preliminary victory for privately held companies, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Sherman Division, has ruled that Congress lacks the power to essentially…
Arbitration and the New Texas Business Court: Expanding Dispute Resolution Options in Texas
When entering into an agreement, businesses are often faced with whether to agree to a contract containing a mandatory arbitration provision. Arbitration is generally a contractual proceeding by which the…
Winning Your Case and Your Costs: Legal Fees Recovery in Texas
“State law controls both the award of and the reasonableness of fees awarded where state law supplies the rule of decision.” Tech Pharmacy Servs., LLC v. Alixa Rx LLC, 298…
Notice Regarding Corporate Transparency Act
Dear Friends and Clients, We are reaching out to inform you about a significant change in federal law impacting certain private or small businesses in the United States. The Corporate…
Texas Business Court’s Supplemental Jurisdiction Rules Invite Risks of Satellite Litigation: Contract Drafting Issues and Recommendations
Background On September 1, 2024, the court established under Texas HB 19[1] (the “Texas Business Court”) was authorized to begin hearing cases in a new court system designed to promote…
Texas Federal Court Shuts Down FTC Ban on Non-Competes
In a pro-business opinion and order issued on August 20, 2024, in Ryan LLC v. Federal Trade Commission, No. 3:24-cv-00986-E, pending before the United States District Court for the Northern…
Don’t Mess With Texans’ Personal Biometric Data
On July 30, 2024, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced a landmark settlement with Meta over its unauthorized capture of the personal biometric data of millions of Texans in violation…
The FTC’s Ban on Non-Competes Finds Favor in Pennsylvania, But Not Texas
In the latest twist regarding the Federal Trade Commission’s (“FTC”) final rule banning non-compete agreements on a nationwide basis[1] (the “Non-Compete Rule”), a federal court in Pennsylvania has refused to…
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