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Insurance for Small Businesses: Prudent Management of Risk

Peter W. Kryworuk

Whether it be the result of a devastating fire loss, a significant errors and omissions claim, or as a victim of fraudulent activity by a trusted employee, insurance coverage is hugely important.

Going Into Business With a Partner

Thomas J. Nichols

So you're thinking of going into business with somebody else? Maybe a friend or a family member. Or perhaps somebody who already is a business acquaintance. There are a couple things that you might want to consider as you think about going into a venture with a partner.

Charity That Isn't So Charitable

David Smyth

While the FCPA doesn’t mention charitable contributions explicitly, the statute does prohibit giving “anything of value” to a foreign official to induce an official action to obtain or retain business.

Treaty Visas: A Good Option for Businesses

Eric Fleischmann

Business immigration attorneys have a challenging task. Clients, typically large multinationals, have high expectations.

When is a Plum a Potato Chip?

Dickinson Wright

Sharpening business acumen in shifting environments—and reaping the fruits.

Five Tips for Cloud Computing Businesses

Frederic M. Wilf

Cloud computing continues to be a powerful and cost-effective means to build a business with international reach.

Divvying Up

Jaburg Wilk

When business partners head to splitsville.

Tips to Avoid the Risk of Business Divorce

Don't Let Business Divorce Happen to You

Robert A. Royal

So many things can lead business owners to divorce, but there are persistent commonalities.

The New Business Immigration Regime

Christy Nguyen

Five things executives and HR should do.

Hanging Your Own Shingle? Put Your Best Foot Forward on Day One

Scott Parks

How to market yourself to get new clients and keep your old ones after starting a new firm.

Mitigating Your Risk

Ryan Robichaux and David Stewart

Why you need a political law compliance program.

The Quest for Smarter, Better RFPs

Anne Forkner

A law firm that cannot meet deadlines, stay within page limits, and answer all parts of a question in an RFP is providing important information regarding the firm’s ability to meet client requirements.

Merging Business and Responsibility: Gilbert + Tobin

Best Lawyers

Attorneys Costas Condoleon and Sam Nickless from the Australian firm Gilbert + Tobin discuss the firm's 2020 award, how Australia’s Corporate Law practice is preparing for the world’s transforming economic landscape, and the international community’s demands of its businesses.

U.S. Business Immigration: Year-in-Review

Christian S. Allen

For more reasons than are probably appropriate to include here today, 2017 will be forever be burned into the memories of everybody in the U.S. immigration industry, and all HR and legal professionals who were involved in hiring and/or employing foreign workers in the U.S. No matter your political persuasion, 2017 turned out to not be anything like we all expected at the beginning of the year, fol

New Means of Doing Business, New Legal Institutions?

Joan Roca Sagarra

From the public sector to the new cooperative private businesses, we will have to review the traditional legal institutions.

The Incredible Improvement in the Business Environment in Brazil in the Last 10 Years

José Vinícius Bicalho Costa, Jr.

Often we come across statements about the complex business environment in Brazil—questions about the difficulties of starting a business, the slowness of the judiciary, and the legal aspects of tax, labor, and business.

Impact of the U.S. Presidential Election on Business Immigration Issues

Larrabee Albi Coker

Attorney Brief: Prenuptials for Business Owne

Attention Business Owners: Consider a Prenuptial Agreement If You Plan to Walk Down the Aisle

Mollie G. Caplis

Motion Sustained

Elise Scott, Madalyn Brown, and Bob DeMott

Corporate social responsibility isn’t just good for the planet—increasingly, it’s good for business, too.

We Have an Arbitration Agreement, So What Are We Doing in Court?

Patricia H. Thompson

Very simply, delay in dispute resolution is bad for business.

Thomas Thalhofer of Noerr on the Future of German IT Law

Best Lawyers

Noerr received the 2019 "Law Firm of the Year" award for Information Tehcnology Law in Germany.

On the Cutting Edge After a Century in Business

Best Lawyers

Manuel Carvallo of Estudio Carvallo Abogados discusses his firm's 130-year-old history, adapting to the latest technologies, and its 2019 "Law Firm of the Year" award for Insurance Law in Chile.