You’ve heard of IPOs. The wave of the future might be ICOs (initial coin offerings). Their issuances have surpassed $4 Billion. But the SEC is urging the industry to pump the brakes. Read More

Chapter 11 bankruptcy filings are down anywhere from 60 to 80 percent from the last peak in 2010, but that doesn’t mean there haven’t been some pretty significant cases filed in recent Read More

So you’ve made the milestone decision to sell your family or closely held business to a sophisticated buyer—perhaps a “financial buyer” (i.e., a private equity fund) or a “strategic buyer” (i.e., a Read More

The major reason why family businesses fail to transition between generations is dysfunctional family dynamics, not taxes. In September of 1997 (when taxes were much higher than they are now), the Journal Read More

A recent survey shows that only 52% of married couples will celebrate their 15th wedding anniversary. A marriage ends in only two ways, namely, divorce or death. The ownership and control of Read More

Tim Warner, Chairman of the Litigation Group at Cavitch, a practicing mediator and arbitrator and a litigator for almost twenty five years, was recently published in the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Journal in Read More

Parties may consider Non-Administered Arbitration (“NAA”) to resolve their next dispute. NAA is an informal dispute resolution process designed to proceed without the involvement of a separate administrating entity such as the Read More

Online System Changes How Employees Initiate Discrimination & Harassment Claims The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) has launched a new Online Inquiry and Appointment System.  This system will permit electronic inquiries and requests Read More

On occasion, a plaintiff in litigation needs to stop the defendant from continuing to commit improper acts that harm the plaintiff. In order to stop or enjoin the defendant, the plaintiff must Read More

Many (if not most) of my business clients are taxed as partnerships and S-corporations, which are commonly referred to as “flow-through” entities, because they pay no corporate level taxes. Most headlines today Read More