New York Partnership & Joint Venture Due Diligence Checklist

We, regretfully, see too many New York, New Jersey and Connecticut companies entering into business relationships with foreign nationals & corporations with little foresight.  Often cultural and divergent business ethics leads to immediate issues.  The following Merger & Acquisition Due Diligence Checklist is intended as a guide to vetting a prospective

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Workers Who Fall From Elevation Mean “Absolute” Liability For Owners And Contractors

New York property owners and contractors employing laborers working at elevation must make sure the workers are given proper protection or be subjected to “absolute” liability should the worst happen. We had a client who was a New York apprentice laborer working on the construction site of a charter school.

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Ongoing Investigation in New York into the NY’s P2P Lending Industry

New York is investigating whether peer-to-peer lenders are required to be licensed to operate in the state of New York. Peer-to-peer lending, sometimes abbreviated P2P lending, is the practice of lending money to individuals or businesses through online services that match lenders directly with borrowers. Since these peer-to-peer lending companies

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