Contracts and the Internet for Small Business
[vc_row content_placement=”middle”][vc_column offset=”vc_col-md-11 vc_col-xs-12″][vc_column_text] In this COVID environment, small business is at even greater risk than what we previously thought of as normal. Those days are becoming a distant memory. For those small businesses that have managed to survive the shutdowns and lockdowns and are trying to recover under the restrictions on capacity, spacing and […]
Investigation of Claims/Defenses or The Facts that Support a Claim/Defense
[vc_row content_placement=”middle”][vc_column offset=”vc_col-md-11 vc_col-xs-12″][vc_column_text] One thing that was not told to this young and impressionable to-be-attorney in law school was the fact that you will also need to be a private investigator of sorts. There are at least three reasons for this activity. First, ethically, an attorney must have a reasonable, good faith basis to assert claims or […]
In the New World of COVID-19, Risks and Insurance Needs Should Be Reevaluated
[vc_row content_placement=”middle”][vc_column offset=”vc_col-md-11 vc_col-xs-12″][vc_column_text] As all of us continue through the pandemic with all of the social and business adjustments that have been made, we are distracted by what appears to be the “new normal” — the continuing shutdown of certain activities and limitations on others; children going to school or attending by Zoom; and, of course, the effort and desire to […]
Special Sessions of the 2020 Summer in Nevada
[vc_row content_placement=”middle”][vc_column offset=”vc_col-md-11 vc_col-xs-12″][vc_column_text] Over the course of its history, Nevada has had special sessions for a myriad of reasons. In recent memory, these typically focus on winding up the business of the prior regular session, but sometimes deal with significant matters of business, such as addressing the fallout of the Great Recession and now […]
In the New World of COVID-19, Risks and Insurance Needs Should Be Reevaluated
[vc_row content_placement=”middle”][vc_column offset=”vc_col-md-11 vc_col-xs-12″][vc_column_text] As all of us continue through the pandemic with all of the social and business adjustments that have been made, we are distracted by what appears to be the “new normal” — the continuing shutdown of certain activities and limitations on others; children going to school or attending by Zoom; and, of course, the effort and desire to […]
NEVADA COVID-19 EMERGENCY SMALL BUSINESS RECOVERY GRANT PROGRAM
[vc_row content_placement=”middle”][vc_column offset=”vc_col-md-11 vc_col-xs-12″][vc_column_text] The Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GOED) will have a new small business grant program to help with the impacts of COVID-19. Because the previous program, the Commercial Rental Assistance Grant (CRAG) program, was so restrictive only $8.5 million of the $20 million available was able to be awarded to applicants. […]
BUYING SHARES IN PRIVATE COMPANIES: SHOULD THE SEC DECIDE WHAT’S TOO RISKY FOR YOUR PORTFOLIO?
[vc_row content_placement=”middle”][vc_column offset=”vc_col-md-11 vc_col-xs-12″][vc_column_text] When most Americans think of purchasing shares in a company, they think of crowded trading floors, stock tickers scrolling across a screen with instant price updates and huge companies with a multi-national presence. But should they? Unlike the vast majority,1 extremely wealthy individuals have another option for purchasing shares that is (or was) exclusively available to them: private companies. […]
Post-COVID Evictions
[vc_row content_placement=”middle”][vc_column offset=”vc_col-md-11 vc_col-xs-12″][vc_column_text] Post-COVID Evictions Black & Wadhams is proud of its reputation that “We mean Business.” B&W represents owners, realtors and commercial tenants. All of these parties are dealing with the current economic and legal environments created by this devastating COVID-19 pandemic. The Governor issued Emergency Directives that toll and control the manner in which the […]
How Do I Protect My Business in this Recovery?
[vc_row content_placement=”middle”][vc_column offset=”vc_col-md-11 vc_col-xs-12″][vc_column_text] Frankly, if you are permitted to be open you are better off than many other businesses that are still ordered to be closed. Even so, with the restrictions placed upon your business, it is challenging to pay for rent and the utilities much less the payroll. We realize many of you are not back to being […]
How Business Dodged a Bullet With New Bill
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