Starting a charitable organization can be a great way to give back and to make a positive impact in your local community or society as a whole. It can also have significant benefits from a tax perspective, allowing your money to go further toward reaching your...

Litigation is often an option for parties who have found themselves involved in a dispute of some kind. Litigation can be advantageous in many complex situations, especially where the law and the facts are on your side. However, there are many factors that a party...

Many people starting a new venture decide to create a nonprofit corporation. A nonprofit corporation is a type of business entity that is created in order to provide a meaningful service without the intention of making a profit as a result. This means that any...

As a business owner, one of your biggest priorities should be to try to avoid disputes, both internally and externally. This can be very challenging because disputes commonly arise in many forms. Employee dispute prevention requires that businesses have strong...

As the owner of a small business in New York, you could benefit from entering into written contracts with some of your employees. But in what way? One of the key reasons to enter into a contract is that it enables you to retain your best employees for a specified...

The day-to-day running of a small business can be challenging in itself, so when you are faced with additional obligations such as a business audit, you may feel overwhelmed. It is important, therefore, that you take the time to understand how you can take on a...

The contractor of a 58-story residential skyscraper in Manhattan has sued the developer of the tower because it is tilting by three inches. In the lawsuit, the contractor contends the developer allowed work to progress on a substandard foundation. The lawsuit was...

A Manhattan real estate mogul is suing his former business partner, seeking a payment of more than $200,000 in judgments from settled lawsuits, which is just the beginning of what the plaintiff contends he is owed. It's the latest lawsuit from the former chief...

If you are the owner of a business and you are currently trying to navigate a dispute with another party, it is likely that you will want to try to avoid going through a lawsuit. This is because lawsuits can be stressful, time-consuming and costly. However, there are...

When you signed that two-year contract with the distributor for your product, it was a big relief. Your product can be sold nationwide now, not just in the New York cities where your delivery truck can go. But six months into the contract, this relationship just isn't...