The Innovator’s Counsel: A Bird’s Eye View of the Massachusetts LLC Statute

Posted on January 6, 2015

A Limited Liability Company (“LLC”) is an unincorporated legal entity organized under a state limited liability company law that offers limited liability to all of its owners, who are called “members.” Massachusetts has codified its LLC laws as Mass. Gen. Laws c. 156C (“MA LLC Statute”). While all 50 states now have...

The Innovator’s Counsel: Second Edition

Posted on June 14, 2014

If you are at the point where you have either started a business or have decided to start a business, one of the many questions that are probably running through your mind is whether to incorporate. For purposes of this article, when I say “incorporate” or “incorporation”, I am really speaking broadly...

The Innovator’s Counsel

Posted on May 7, 2014

Welcome all to the first installment of the Innovator’s Counsel! This blog will, in the coming weeks and months, devote itself to issues of interest to innovators and entrepreneurs. Our goal is to make this blog a must read for those who have started a new business or who are interested in...

Employee Misclassification: A Caution to All Employers

Posted on November 8, 2011

For those businesses that utilize independent contractors as part of their business model, employee misclassification has become a major issue. It is one that is taking on increasing importance within the United States, as well as here in Massachusetts. In Massachusetts, employers who are found to have misclassified their W-2...

New Mass – Israel Partnership- Good Business for Massachusetts

Posted on July 28, 2011

Massachusetts Governor D Patrick is to be congratulated for his continued efforts to promote business relationships between Massachusetts and the State of Israel. This June, Massachusetts and Israel launched a new partnership designed to finance joint R&D projects in the life sciences, clean energy and technology industries. Please see, Massachusetts and Israel Unveil...

Choosing the Legal Form of a Service or Professional Business — an Urban Legend

Posted on April 13, 2011

There are good reasons to organize a professional practice or other service business as a limited liability company (LLC) or a limited liability partnership (LLP), and there may also be good reasons not to. But, the matter is complicated and sometimes what is thought to be a good reason turns out to be...