Category: Corporate

An LLC, an S corporation, and a C corporation each protect owners from business debts but differ sharply in taxation, ownership limits, and investor appeal. Here is how each works for a Michigan business, including LARA filings and Michigan taxes.

An indemnification clause decides who pays when a SaaS or service deal leads to a lawsuit, IP claim, or data breach. Here is what to review and negotiate before you sign.

An independent sponsor finds the deal first and raises the equity second, one company at a time. Here is how fundless sponsor deals work, who funds them, and which documents control the outcome.

How an online business can decide whether to settle a dispute or litigate, from demand letters and mediation to injunctions and settlement terms.

When should a startup hire a lawyer? Earlier than most founders think. This stage-by-stage guide shows when to bring in an internet lawyer, from formation through fundraising and sale.

A customer’s public post is not permission to use it in your marketing. Here is how copyright, publicity rights, and the FTC’s endorsement and review rules apply to UGC.

An FTC Civil Investigative Demand triggers short deadlines: a 14-day meet-and-confer and a 20-day window to petition to limit or quash. Here is how FTC investigations start, what the agency can demand, the protections available, and practical steps for online businesses.

You spend years building a brand, creating original products, and developing content—only to discover that an anonymous seller on a marketplace or website has lifted your work and is using it to compete against you. The situation is frustrating precisely because the usual first step—identifying who you are dealing with—hits a wall. This post explains […]

If you own a trademark, a copyright, a proprietary design, or other valuable intellectual property, licensing it to another party can generate revenue without requiring you to give up ownership. For e-commerce businesses in particular, IP licensing arrangements are increasingly common—covering brand collaborations, distributor relationships, white-label manufacturing agreements, content creator partnerships, and more. But an […]

If you have discovered that a competitor is copying content from your website—product descriptions, images, articles, or other material—and republishing it, you may have legal options to make them stop. Web scraping itself is not categorically illegal, but what the scraper does with your content often is. The critical questions are what was taken, who […]