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M & A Nuggets: A Seller In Financial Distress
This content has been archived. It may no longer be relevantMost companies that file bankruptcy end up liquidating, that is, ceasing business. Some bankrupt companies, however, even though they have accumulated substantial debt, have a customer base that will produce cash flow sufficient to fund future operating expenses. Federal bankruptcy law provides a procedure for…
A Video Conversation with Jane Scaccetti, CEO of Drucker & Scaccetti- Part 6- Serving On Boards
Click Here for Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5 Applying tactical accounting and tax planning expertise to support clients’ business strategies Jane Scaccetti is the CEO of Drucker & Scaccetti, P.C. (D&S), an accounting and tax advising firm headquartered in Philadelphia. For over 25 years, D&S has provided specialized financial consulting…
A Video Conversation with Jane Scaccetti, CEO of Drucker & Scaccetti – Part 5 – Being a Woman in C-Suite
Click Here for Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4 Applying tactical accounting and tax planning expertise to support clients’ business strategies Jane Scaccetti is the CEO of Drucker & Scaccetti, P.C. (D&S), an accounting and tax advising firm headquartered in Philadelphia. For over 25 years, D&S has provided specialized financial consulting services to…
Compensation and Compliance Matters: No-Action Letters
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau finally released in February its long-awaited policy pertaining to no-action letters for financial products and services. Obtaining such a letter is important to any lender or institution concerned that its use of innovative developments could trip over current regulations. No-action letters provide the recipient with a statement that the bureau…
Offit Kurman Elects Herbert Fineburg, Michael Mercurio, And Rajiv Goel To Board Of Directors
Offit Kurman is pleased to announce the appointment of three additional board members. Attorneys Herbert R. Fineburg, Michael N. Mercurio, and Rajiv K. Goel have been elected to the firm’s board of directors. The expanded board intends to support the firm’s ongoing regional growth initiatives, and the news coincides with upcoming changes to Offit…
A Video Conversation with Jason Peay, President and CEO of VersaTech- Part 1
Providing clients with robust IT solutions to satisfy any need Jason Peay is the president and CEO of VersaTech, an information technology (IT) and health care services firm based in Columbia, MD. For almost 11 years, VersaTech has provided services and consulting to various commercial and public clients, including numerous Fortune 1000 companies and branches…
Friday Factoid: Big Changes Proposed for U.S. Copyright Law
The U.S. Department of Commerce recently issued recommendations for amendments to U.S. Copyright law. The recommendations call for providing courts with better guidance and greater flexibility in awarding copyright damages. They also address copyright issues relating to song remixes. Source: USPTO If you have any questions regarding the content of this communication, please contact Jonathan…
The Weekly Scenario: Disinherit A Child
Question: I have a child who has led a lifestyle with which I disagree. I prefer not to provide for that child at my death. Can I disinherit that child by providing that he is only to receive $1.00? Answer: Adult children do not have a legal right to inherit your estate (minor children are…
Telebriefs®: Sexual Harassment in the Workplace
Sexual harassment has long been an issue in the workplace and is not taken lightly by the justice system. In the recent case of Smith v. Rock Ten Services, a former employee of a Tennessee box maker was repeatedly touched on the buttocks by a male coworker and was awarded $300,000 in a lower court…
How to Avoid High Costs of Employment Litigation
Litigation is extremely expensive. Win or lose, the costs of dealing with a lawsuit, both with respect to money spent and the strain on running a business, is a tremendous challenge. Cynicism regarding the litigation process has existed for centuries; as was aptly put by Voltaire, a philosopher during the French Enlightenment, “I was never…
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