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Business Disputes & Corporate Divorce
Obtain Guidance from An Experienced Connecticut Business Owner Dispute Attorney Much like a personal relationship, business owner relationships are sometimes full of ups and downs. Poor communication, differing visions, abilities, and priorities can lead to difficulties between business owners. Unfortunately, these difficulties often impact the business or lead to a total breakdown of communication… Read More »
The Essentials for Starting a Business
Do you need a lawyer to start a business? Some will likely tell you it’s a needless expense – many others are sure to tell foregoing professional legal counsel could haunt you. How much are you willing to roll the dice on your investment? If you’re looking for an experienced New Haven business attorney… Read More »
Resolving Hidden Risks Behind Buying a Business
Are you considering a business acquisition? Safeguard your investment with experienced legal counsel from The DeChello Law Firm – decades of experience ensure you resolve hidden risks and maximize your advantages as a buyer. Our legal team will help you buy with confidence. Due diligence is the essential component behind any business purchase. Acquiring… Read More »
New Connecticut Power of Attorney Law Becomes Effective July 1, 2016
Connecticut’s Uniform Power of Attorney Act becomes effective July 1, 2016. Under the new law, individuals commonly referred to as the “principal” may execute a Power of Attorney “POA” designating another individual or someone commonly referred to as their “agent” to act on their behalf or to transact business for them. Key aspects of… Read More »
Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016: Does It Impact You?
The US Congress has created a new federal law, the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 (“DTSA”), that allows parties to use the federal courts to protect their trade secrets where trade secret(s) have been misappropriated if the trade secret is related to a product or service used in or intended for use in,… Read More »
Department of Labor Changes Overtime Rules – It’s Time to Start Tracking Time!
The US Department of Labor (“DOL”) recently revamped regulations governing the exemption of executive, administrative and professional (“EAP”) employees from the minimum wage and overtime pay protections under the Fair Labor Standards Act. Effective December 1, 2016, in order to be exempt from overtime pay (“OT”) for working over 40 hours in a workweek,… Read More »
Be Careful with Employee Terminations When Selling Business
When it comes time to sell your business, there are hundreds of different things to think about: Gathering tax forms, putting together financial statements, minimizing the company’s reliance on you, streamline and document processes as much as possible, etc. One of the things that is often far from the top of the list is… Read More »
PetSmart Approves Sale of Business to BC Partners
If you’ve ever had a pet in your life, then you are undoubtedly quite familiar with PetSmart, the giant national pet store chain, where millions of Americans go every year to shop for their pets. Well, it seems that PetSmart might find itself under new management pretty soon, if a proposed sale of the… Read More »
Foreclosure by Market Sale – Connecticut’s New Foreclosure Option
Connecticut has passed a new law, An Act Concerning an Optional Method of Foreclosure ( the ”Act”), effective as of January 1, 2015, providing another option in foreclosure cases, in addition to the traditional standard remedies of strict foreclosure and foreclosure by sale. The new remedy is Foreclosure By Market Sale. There are important… Read More »
$800,000 Will Buy You a Whole Town
If you have $800,000 just lying around, you could find yourself the owner of a whole town. That’s right, a town. If you’ve never heard of Johnsonville, Connecticut, don’t be too surprised. It has essentially been a ghost town since 1994, but before that, it had been everything from a movie set, to a… Read More »