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Category: Corporate Transactions

Tax Exempt Entities: Don’t Be Bored When Choosing Your Board

Attorneys must guide the client to be methodical and patient in choosing the board of their tax except entities. A larger Board of Directors

Tax Exempt Entities: Don’t Be Bored When Choosing Your Board   October 13, 2023   |   By: Jeffrey Lippman   Every lawyer has gotten the call from the client that they want to start a new business and it’s going to be not-for-profit. Unless you plan on losing the client, you don’t point out that a… Continue reading Tax Exempt Entities: Don’t Be Bored When Choosing Your Board

A Collective Stalemate: Contract Negotiations During the Writers Guild of America Strike

On May 2, 2023, the leadership of the Writers Guild of America called a strike for its members. Contract negotiations during the WGA strike

A Collective Stalemate: Contract Negotiations During the Writers Guild of America Strike   September 11, 2023   |   By: David Trinnes   The production of many television shows and films has been on hiatus since May due to the pending strike by the Writers Guild of America. Is there an end in sight?   What is… Continue reading A Collective Stalemate: Contract Negotiations During the Writers Guild of America Strike

Navigating Restricted Parties Lists in the United States: Screening to Facilitate Compliance

Navigating Restricted Parties Lists in the United States: Screening to Facilitate Compliance   September 7, 2023   |   By: Dunlap Bennett & Ludwig   Under the U.S. Export Administration Regulations (EAR), Part 736 General Prohibition #5 (EAR 736.5) imposes restrictions on certain activities related to exports, reexports, and transfers (in-country) of items subject to the Export… Continue reading Navigating Restricted Parties Lists in the United States: Screening to Facilitate Compliance

SBA 8(a) Business Program Pause: Minority-Owned Businesses Can’t Rely on SBA’s Rebuttable Presumption of Social Disadvantage

SBA 8(a) Business Program Pause: Minority-Owned Businesses Can’t Rely on SBA’s Rebuttable Presumption of Social Disadvantage   August 24, 2023   |   By:  Mary Pat Buckenmeyer   The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee recently issued a decision holding that a rebuttable presumption of social disadvantage for certain minority groups to qualify for… Continue reading SBA 8(a) Business Program Pause: Minority-Owned Businesses Can’t Rely on SBA’s Rebuttable Presumption of Social Disadvantage

Anti-Trust Rules and the Lack of Relegation and Promotion in US Soccer

March 13, 2023   |   By: Tom Dunlap   With the Ted Lasso Season 3 right around the corner, this is important stuff! A case involving the ability of high-level professional sports teams from non-US countries to play league matches in the US has re-emerged.    In a filing in 2019, Relevant Sports LLC sought to… Continue reading Anti-Trust Rules and the Lack of Relegation and Promotion in US Soccer

Mergers and Acquisitions: What Are the Steps in the Sale of a Small or Medium-Sized Business?

December 28, 2022  |  By: Wright Lewis If you are a business owner contemplating the sale of your business, or an individual considering entrepreneurship through acquisition, you may be wondering “what are the steps in a purchase and sale of a business?” This article provides a high-level overview of the steps involved in a lower… Continue reading Mergers and Acquisitions: What Are the Steps in the Sale of a Small or Medium-Sized Business?

Are Stock Certificates Necessary for your Startup?

[10/21/22] ​A stock certificate is a paper document that evidences an ownership stake in a corporation. Under Delaware General Corporation Law (Title 8, Chapter 1 of the Delaware Code) (“DGCL”), “Every holder of stock represented by certificates shall be entitled to have a certificate signed by, or in the name of, the corporation by any… Continue reading Are Stock Certificates Necessary for your Startup?

The CARES Act Opens Provides Better Reorganization Options for Struggling Businesses and High Net Worth Individuals

By David Ludwig Ludwig is a partner practicing out of Dunlap Bennett & Ludwig’s Leesburg, VA office   On March 27, 2020, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) was passed by both houses of Congress, and was signed by the President. The CARES Act provides a wide variety of emergency assistance… Continue reading The CARES Act Opens Provides Better Reorganization Options for Struggling Businesses and High Net Worth Individuals

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.