Rhode Island shoppers may be in for a surprising decrease in the Rhode Island sales tax from 7% to 6.5% by virtue of a pending U.S. Supreme Court case. In […]
By Robert Duffy & Stacey Nakasian | The legal risk for investment advisors and brokers looking to change firms recently escalated when UBS, Morgan Stanley and other large brokerage firms
Collapsing Broker Protocol Shifts Broker Recruiting Landscape Read More »
Rhode Island is known for firsts. The first circus in the US was held in Newport in 1774. In May of 1776, Rhode Island was the first colony to
Another First for Lil’ Rhody: Court Refuses to Pluck [Medical] Weed Read More »
By Patrick A. Guida | A new model agreement for documenting transactions secured by intellectual property clarifies much of the process for both lenders and business owners in financial transactions
New Guidelines for IP in Commercial Finance Benefit both Lenders and Businesses Read More »
In a March 2017 decision that offers clear guidance to employers in the state, the Rhode Island Supreme Court addressed the limits of individual liability under the Fair Employment Practices
RI Supreme Court Limits Liability under the Fair Employment Practices Act Read More »
As we celebrated 20 years in business in 2016, our BLOG highlighted topical issues ranging from cyber security and trade secrets, to mid-market M&A and SEC rules on crowdfunding, and
Our 2016 BLOG Year in Review Read More »
By Will Wray | A trademark is a word, name, symbol, design, or any combination of one of those that is used by a person to identify goods made or
Registering Your Company Trademark: Benefits of Federal vs. State Read More »
By Rachelle Green | Although National Cyber Security Awareness Month is coming to a close, we don’t want our clients and friends to lose sight of the new Rhode Island
Don’t Wait to Implement a Cyber Security Plan Read More »
By Will Wray | Rhode Island recently adopted a law prohibiting physicians and their employers from agreeing to non-competition clauses (also called “restrictive covenants”) in their contracts. Prior the law’s passage, physician
RI Joins MA and CT in Curtailing Physician Non-Competition & Solicitation Agreements Read More »
By Rachelle Green & Jonathan Cardosi | More than two years after President Obama directed that changes be made, the U.S. Department of Labor recently issued a much-anticipated new rule
New DOL Overtime Rule Calls for a Fresh Look at Compensation Strategies Read More »
Mike Sweeney Participates in Exit Planning Roundtable
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