The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) is a depository for securities and facilitates electronic trading in the United States. Learn more about DTC eligibility in this Q&A article.

by J. Kemper Will In the Fall 2003 edition of Briefly, Scott Clark wrote about “Expect[ed] New Standards for Due Diligence in Real Estate Transactions”. Since then, the EPA negotiated rulemaking committee has completed its work with a “Final Consensus Document” for “Standards for Conducting All Appropriate Inquiries”, which is being published by EPA as […]

by J. Kemper Will New rules related to buying contaminated property are now final. Both EPA and the American Society of Testing and Materials (“ASTM”) published due diligence rules in November, revising standards for conducting environmental site assessments prior to purchasing a contaminated property, steps that are necessary to avoid environmental liability. Previous articles in […]

by Sara Van Deusen The abundance of television programs based on the legal profession leads many people to believe that any and all communications with their lawyer are protected from disclosure pursuant to the attorney-client privilege.  However, the privilege is not nearly as broad or far reaching as most presume it to be.  In essence, […]

On Feb. 4, 2013 the Colorado Supreme Court issued two important decisions for business lawyers. Read about these two important cases—Colorado Trust Fund Statute and Forum Selection Clauses for Securities Claims, in an article by Herrick K. Lidstone, Jr. published in Colorado Bar Association Business Law Newsletter in March 2013. Click here to read the article.

From enhancing capital formation to increasing investor protection, authored by Herrick K. Lidstone, Jr.

On April 5, 2012, President Obama signed the “Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act” (H.R. 3606; the “JOBS Act”), a bipartisan effort to ease burdens on capital formation by start-up companies. Much attention has been paid to the crowdfunding provisions of Title III of the JOBS Act and the potential it creates for fraud. Learn more in […]

Tablets and Tablets – May 2011

A tablet is not a desktop or notebook computer. It has limitations! Click here to read more of this article by Herrick K. Lidstone, Jr.

Learn the basic rules for dealing with tax grants, and learn how to avoid common mistakes. Click here to read the article authored by Theresa M. Mehringer.

The corporation is a legal entity or “person,” separate from its officers, directors, shareholders and employees. One advantage of doing business in the corporate form is to prevent the corporation’s obligations from becoming the obligations of its officers, directors and shareholders by a third party attempting to “pierce the corporate veil.” Click here to read […]

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