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Category: Business Law

Do Startups Need to Compensate Interns?

[8/3/22] Startups are faced with a myriad of choices on how to allocate limited capital for their needs. Some startups explore hiring interns as either a free or low-cost labor option. However, management needs to be wary of the pitfalls of engaging free intern (or student) labor. As a rule, a for-profit company must pay… Continue reading Do Startups Need to Compensate Interns?

Could the LIV Golfers Have Changed the World? Exploiting Leverage in Contracting.

By: Dunlap Bennett & Ludwig  [7/27/22] The current debate in golf is simple when you get right down to it, is someone going or aren’t they? How much money are they taking? Will this end the PGA? Is a merger a foregone conclusion? [1] A more complex question that is worth debate is ‘what if?’ What… Continue reading Could the LIV Golfers Have Changed the World? Exploiting Leverage in Contracting.

CLIMBing to a SAFEr high? Are we finally headed towards safe banking for cannabis businesses?

By: Dunlap Bennett & Ludwig  [7/15/22] As more states legalize cannabis, license businesses, and regulate product (not to mention engorge tax coffers), entrepreneurs and customers in ‘legal’ states continue to confront fundamental questions often left in the shadows while focus is on the ‘shinier’ topics of plants, THC, Delta-9 versus Delta-8, CBD, and on and… Continue reading CLIMBing to a SAFEr high? Are we finally headed towards safe banking for cannabis businesses?

Important Laws That Every Business Owner Should Follow

By: Carolyn Williams  [7/14/22] Navigating the laws of what a business will need to comply with is not an easy task for anyone considering opening and/or running a business. There are several laws that business owners will need to be mindful of when forming a business, such as the following:  Licensing Laws  One of the… Continue reading Important Laws That Every Business Owner Should Follow

How to Attract and Retain Employees During the Great Resignation: Part 2 – Restricted Stock

Part 2 – Restricted Stock By: Wright Lewis  [7/13/22] The “Great Resignation” of 2021 and the low unemployment rates in the first half of 2022 have caused businesses to increase their focus on employee retention. What options do companies have to attract and retain employees in such a difficult labor market? As discussed in Part… Continue reading How to Attract and Retain Employees During the Great Resignation: Part 2 – Restricted Stock

Raising Money; Paying Finder’s Fees to Unregistered Broker-Dealers Can Be Risky

By: Dunlap Bennett & Ludwig [6/20/22] We’re occasionally asked if it’s a good idea for issuers to pay unregistered “finders” fees in exchange for connecting potential investors in conjunction with private securities offerings. “No,” is the short answer. The majority of finders are hired by issuers under finder’s, advisory, or other agreements that often involve payment… Continue reading Raising Money; Paying Finder’s Fees to Unregistered Broker-Dealers Can Be Risky

How to Attract and Retain Employees During the Great Resignation: Part 1 – Options

Part 1 – Options By: Wright Lewis  [6/3/22] Sharing equity (ownership) in a business with employees is not a novel concept. Entrepreneurs have been sharing equity with their employees for decades, but equity sharing has become more popular over the last two decades, driven at least in part by the Silicon Valley culture of high-growth… Continue reading How to Attract and Retain Employees During the Great Resignation: Part 1 – Options

Welcome to the Internet: Bad Faith Domain Name Registration and Cybersquatting

By: Dunlap Bennett & Ludwig  [6/1/22] Part 2 Welcome back to Part 2 of “Welcome to the Internet,” where we review some of the broad legal topics concerning domain names. Please recall that domain names are user-friendly names given to websites to reflect their unique IP address, a complex string of numbers. For example, ‘www.google.com’… Continue reading Welcome to the Internet: Bad Faith Domain Name Registration and Cybersquatting

Welcome to the Internet: What is a Domain Name and how does it work?

By: Dunlap Bennett & Ludwig  [5/27/22] Part 1 As of January 2021, nearly 40 years since the first iteration of a communications protocol capable of transferring and linking various computer networks to one another, there are over 4.5 active internet users. [1] However, despite sixty percent of the global population utilizing the internet for anything from sharing… Continue reading Welcome to the Internet: What is a Domain Name and how does it work?

Can You Give It Away? Discharge Waivers in Bankruptcy

By: Calvin Smith  [5/25/22] One of the main reasons people and entities file for bankruptcy is to obtain a discharge of their debts. The Bankruptcy Code (U.S.C. §§ 101, et. seq) provides honest debtors with a fresh start by imposing an injunction against creditors to take any action to recover discharged debts. Given this strong weapon… Continue reading Can You Give It Away? Discharge Waivers in Bankruptcy

Intern Program

As part of our effort to recruit, develop and retail the best and brightest attorneys, Dunlap Bennett & Ludwig offers a summer intern program for promising law school students who are looking to work as part of an innovative and incredibly successful team. With a global team of lawyers, selected candidates are able to work on high level projects in a collaborative space.

Paralegals and Legal Support Staff

At Dunlap Bennett & Ludwig, our team of paralegals and staff work together collaboratively along side our attorneys toward a common goal. We have created a positive work environment where our paralegals and legal assistants work to successfully reach firm-wide goals and support each other to combine individual strengths to enhance team performance. They regularly assist our attorneys with organizing and maintaining files, conducting legal research, and preparing documents.