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Court Finds Corporate Transparency Act Unconstitutional

Court Finds Corporate Transparency Act Unconstitutional

March 14, 2024 |  By: Wright Lewis   On March 1, 2024, Judge Liles C. Burke of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama ruled that the Corporate Transparency Act is unconstitutional in National Small Business United v. Yellen, No. 5:22-cv-1448. The plaintiffs sought an injunction to prevent the enforcement of the… Continue reading Court Finds Corporate Transparency Act Unconstitutional

How to comply with the Corporate Transparency Act

How to comply with the Corporate Transparency Act

February 20, 2024 |  By: Wright Lewis   As we discussed in parts one and two of this blog series, there’s a new compliance requirement for many small businesses: the Corporate Transparency Act. This law was designed to disrupt criminal activities such as money laundering by removing the cloak of anonymity from small businesses and… Continue reading How to comply with the Corporate Transparency Act

An Overview Of The Corporate Transparency Act

An Overview Of The Corporate Transparency Act

February 13, 2024 |  By: Wright Lewis   Who Is Subject To the Corporate Transparency Act   As we discussed in part one of this series, the Corporate Transparency Act is in effect as of January 1, 2024, requiring that private companies report information about their beneficial owners to the Department of Treasury’s Financial Crimes… Continue reading An Overview Of The Corporate Transparency Act

What Is the Corporate Transparency Act?

What Is the Corporate Transparency Act?

February 5, 2024 |  By: Wright Lewis   The Basics of This New Reporting Requirement   The Corporate Transparency Act was passed by Congress with bipartisan support in 2021 and went into effect on January 1, 2024. Broadly speaking, the law requires private companies to file a report with the Department of Treasury’s Financial Crimes… Continue reading What Is the Corporate Transparency Act?

Corporate Transparency Act Requires Small Businesses to Disclose Beneficial Ownership Information Beginning in 2024

The Corporate Transparency Act requires most small businesses ("Reporting Companies") to report Beneficial Ownership information to FinCEN,

December 11, 2023  |  By: Wright Lewis   In January of 2021, Congress passed the Corporate Transparency Act of 2019 (the “CTA”) as part of the 2021 Defense Bill. Initially introduced in 2019, the CTA requires private companies to disclose their “Beneficial Owners” to the Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”). Nearly… Continue reading Corporate Transparency Act Requires Small Businesses to Disclose Beneficial Ownership Information Beginning in 2024

Estate Planning for Small and Family-Owned Businesses

Small Business and Family-Owned Business Estate Planning

August 28, 2023   |   By: Chris Arakaky   Estate Planning for Small and Family-Owned Businesses   This article is only meant to serve as a general overview of business succession planning for small and family-owned businesses. Given that there is such a diverse and wide variety of business types, the specific factors to consider and… Continue reading Estate Planning for Small and Family-Owned Businesses

SBA’s 8(a) Business Development Program

May 1, 2023   |   By: Alexander Jonathan Brittin   What is the 8(a) program? The 8(a) Business Development program or 8(a) program assists small-disadvantaged businesses to compete in the American economy and Federal marketplace. The 8(a) program provides a range of benefits to eligible businesses. These can include financial assistance, mentorship, business development support, training… Continue reading SBA’s 8(a) Business Development Program

Export Controls and Sanctions Against Russia

By: Dunlap Bennett & Ludwig [4/8/22] In the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the U.S. has implemented unprecedented measures to impose severe economic costs on Russia. Since February, the landscape of export controls and sanctions on Russia has changed rapidly, posing a compliance challenge for businesses around the world, including smaller U.S. businesses. These… Continue reading Export Controls and Sanctions Against Russia

A Small Business Protégé Must Have “Unequivocal” Control Over A Joint Venture

By: Jonathan Brittin [3/10/22] The U.S. Small Business Administration’s (SBA) Office of Hearings and Appeals (OHA) issued an important decision that the managing venturer must have unequivocal control over the joint venture (JV). Seventh Dimension, LLC, SBA No. VET-6057 (2020) (Emphasis added). To be eligible to pursue small business contracts, the written agreement establishing the mentor-protégé (MP) JV must… Continue reading A Small Business Protégé Must Have “Unequivocal” Control Over A Joint Venture

Bankruptcy Update: The COVID-19 Bankruptcy Relief Act of 2021

By: W. Calvin Smith On March 27, 2021, President Biden signed the COVID-19 Bankruptcy Relief Extension Act (the “Extension Act”) into law as Pub.L. 117-5. In relevant part, it extends by a year increased debt limits for small businesses and individuals who want to take advantage of filing bankruptcy under Subchapter V of Chapter 11.… Continue reading Bankruptcy Update: The COVID-19 Bankruptcy Relief Act of 2021

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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.