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You are looking for a New York startup attorney. This small business law firm is focused on entrepreneurs and artists. In New York City, call us at 212.206-9104; on Long Island, call us at 631-254-0804 (Nassau and Suffolk County). Let Prywes, PC take care of your crowdfunding campaign, file your LLC or corporation, draft your operating agreements, shareholder agreements or joint venture agreements. Let us help you figure out the best language for Terms and Conditions, Employment Manuals, or Non-Disclosure Agreements.
Today’s economy is certainly on the move. And technology keeps the market plowing forward full speed ahead. Starting a business is easier than ever, and entering a new market – any market – has a low barrier to entry.
Read MoreMy 2013 Honda Civic Hybrid has no pickup. It likes to hydroplane on roads hardly slicked by a drizzle. And it has very few bells and whistles. But it was dirt cheap. And it gets me where I need to go. And I rarely need to stop for gas to fill up its 11 gallon tank. And this past week, it beat a shiny blue BMW to the same destination.
Read MoreThe end of a year is a time to reflect on the changes in our lives, and that holds true for the life of American law, which often struggles to keep up with technology. From the arrival of new forms of, and new uses for, social media (iTunes App Store favorites Periscope and Meerkat, with Facebook bringing the competition) to the envelope-pushing of artists and photographers, law related to art and entrepreneurship is in as much a state of flux as it has ever been.
Read MoreI have been told a number of times by potential clients, "I have my investors in place." My heart drops when I hear this, because it often means that a resourceful creative (and usually young) entrepreneur has gone about fundraising improperly. The minute founders of a company seek outside investment (which is NOT the same as donation-based crowdfunding such as Kickstarter or Indiegogo), those founders are dealing with the exchange of "securities," and must conform to certain rules, or face potentially painful penalties.
Read MoreI spent three days this month in a Suffolk County jury pool, and never was interviewed by an attorney. While others were praying their name would not be pulled from the proverbial hat, I prayed that mine would be. Surely there was no way I would be picked for a jury. I used to be a trial lawyer.
Read MoreToday is our birthday--August 20th is the day we formed Prywes Schwartz, PLLC with New York State--and we have learned a number of lessons over the past year. We, too, are a startup, and we modeled our law business after successful startups in other fields. Already, there have been plenty of failures and successes that seemed to come from nowhere, and we know that a year from now, we will be looking at our business in a whole new light.
Read More"Only connect." E. M. Forster's directive from Howards End may be even more potent today than it was 100 years ago. Inundated by information overload, we may be quick to decide that the answer to life is to disconnect. This seems to be the trend of podcasters and pundits, business gurus and mindfulness "thought leaders." I personally have heard more than my fair share of "Don't waste your time on Facebook, sifting through the trivial stuff--friends' baby pictures, #tbt hashtags, and oversharing." I think this dismissive attitude is harmful, and ignores the enduring success of Facebook.
Read MoreHow can a law firm devote itself both to entrepreneurs and artists? Aren't small businesses the realm of economics and strategy, while the performing and visual arts occupy the realm of spontaneity and inspiration?
Read MoreAccredited investors are a class of investors that are recognized by the SEC as financially sophisticated, and may be approached in a different way than investors out accredited status.
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