by Christine Stackhouse | Oct 25, 2024
On October 16, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) released its Negative Option Rule. A “negative option” is an arrangement where goods or services are provided based on a consumer’s silence, a failure to take some affirmative action to reject or cancel. The...
by Mallory Schowe | Oct 17, 2024
Estate planning can require extra care and effort where one spouse is not a U.S. citizen. The same can be said for couples who live, work, or own property in the U.S. but neither is a U.S. citizen. These couples should be well-advised in preparing an estate plan to...
by Christine Stackhouse | Oct 11, 2024
On October 10, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced its final rules with respect to Premerger Notification under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvement Act of 1976 (as amended) (“HSR”). The final rules formalize what will be the largest change to...
by Mallory Schowe | Sep 26, 2024
What is a Family Office? A family office is a private wealth management entity that may provide a variety of services to a wealthy family, such as investment management, financial planning, estate planning, and philanthropy. Family offices can be set up as a...
by Mallory Schowe | Sep 19, 2024
As the owner of a franchise, you may be focused on the day-to-day operations and management of the business. You might have plans for the longer-term, for growing the business in the years ahead. But what if you are no longer around? Who will operate it? And who will...
