NFTs: Boon or Burden for Artists and Investors?

June 3, 2021

By: Lauren Mack and Ilana Faibish NFTs (or Non-Fungible Tokens) are the latest blockchain-based craze to take over the Internet. Memes, tweets, sports highlights, Charmin toilet paper GIFs, and yes, even quarantine flatulence recordings have been minted into NFTs...

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The Impact of the Legalization of Recreational Cannabis in New Jersey

March 11, 2021

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By: Jon Avidor and Ilana Faibish On February 22, 2021, after years of failed legislative attempts, New Jersey’s Governor Phil Murphy signed three bills that together launch a marijuana industry in New Jersey and put an end to thousands of arrests....

QSBS: Do I Really Have to Close My LLC and Open a Corp?

March 5, 2021

By: Steven Masur (with research and writing assistance from Maria Samson) A great many entrepreneurs who believe they may one day sell their companies have been calling to ask whether they need to close their LLC and open a...

Esports 2021: Business and Legal Issues to Watch

February 11, 2021

By: Robert Auritt 2020 was the year of the pandemic and the year that thrust esports into the limelight at a time when almost all traditional sports were ground to a halt. As such, the world of esports experienced...

The Balancing Test Between Data Privacy and Public Health in a Pandemic

January 15, 2021

By: Steven Masur and Maria Samson The 2019 novel coronavirus “COVID” has disrupted seemingly every facet of daily life. From closing schools to altering the 9-to-5 workday, the pandemic has made us question constructs that have long been established...

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Should Independent Contractors Form Loan-Out Companies, or Not?

November 18, 2020

Watch the “freeze or get down” scene from Raising Arizona. By: Steven Masur and Danika Johnson Recently, we wrote an article about Loan-Out companies in which we discussed the advantages for established and early-stage artists alike. However, our clients...

Client Alert: Don’t Forget Your Year-End Corporate Due Digilence

October 27, 2020

While 2020 is what we can only hope will be a unique year in many respects, in other ways it is just another year. The end of any year presents an opportunity for each of us to take stock...

Epic Games vs. Apple: A Battle for Control of a New Space

September 11, 2020

By: Robert Auritt and Ilana Faibish It would be an error to view Apple’s current fight with Epic Games as a mere dust-up about commission rates or antitrust issues, though it is also surely both of those things. This...

History of Marijuana Treatment in the United States

August 20, 2020

By: Sarah Siegel and Danika Johnson Marijuana use in the United States has been a topic of debate for decades. From being accepted to highly regulated and criminalized, marijuana use has gained significant importance and credibility in the modern...

California Opts In for Comprehensive Privacy Protections

July 28, 2020

By: Lauren Mack and Matthew Basilotto As our world becomes increasingly digital, concerns over the security and privacy of personal and other sensitive information have grown with the rapid adoption of new data collection and tracking technologies. Unlike the...

Sync Negotiations: How Much Should You Ask for Your Music?

July 15, 2020

By: Steven Masur Synchronization rights negotiations become relevant whenever someone wishes to use your or your client’s music in combination with visuals and moving images such as in movies, television shows, video games, or YouTube videos. Many lawyers write...

Smart Creatives Use Loan-Out Companies

July 8, 2020

By: Steve Masur and Danika Johnson Artists, performers, celebrities, and freelancers in the know use loan-out companies. A loan-out company is a personal LLC or corporation formed to do business on your behalf. Instead of signing agreements yourself and...

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