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It’s not Over Until it’s Over: In Florida, the Foreign Corporation can be Served Through the Registered Agent Until the Corporation has Physically Received the Certificate of Withdrawal

February 13, 2018 Professional Services Industry Legal Blog

To bring a suit against a foreign corporation, or anyone for that matter, the court must be a “proper venue” for the suit.  Essentially, just because a state has jurisdiction does not mean that a plaintiff can pick whichever court he wants.  Without a proper venue, the lawsuit cannot proceed.  […]

What you see is not Always What it Seems: Due Diligence in the Mergers and Acquisitions Process Part III – Operational Due Diligence

December 8, 2017 Professional Services Industry Legal Blog

Previously, I wrote a blog highlighting a business purchaser’s need to do due diligence on its prospective target company.  As stated, the due diligence process can be split into three parts:  (1) legal; (2) financial; and (3) operational.  I began this series with a blog concerning legal due diligence, and […]

What you see is not Always What it Seems: Due Diligence in the Mergers & Acquisitions Process Part II – Financial Due Diligence

November 20, 2017 Professional Services Industry Legal Blog

Previously, I wrote a blog highlighting a business purchaser’s need to do due diligence on its prospective target company.  As stated, the due diligence process can be split into three parts:  (1) legal; (2) financial; and (3) operational.  I began this series with a blog concerning legal due diligence.  This […]

Contracts in Florida: Do you Have the Right Venue Provision?

October 31, 2017 Professional Services Industry Legal Blog

Contracts are an integral part of business transactions.  Indeed, businesses and their lawyers spend many hours preparing and negotiating contracts covering myriad issues.  Regardless of the type of business contract, it is imperative that parties clearly and succinctly state how and where any contractual disputes get resolved. Oftentimes, contracts contain […]

Contractual Language That may Successfully Limit Fraud Claims

October 30, 2017 Insurance Industry Legal Blog, Professional Services Industry Legal Blog

Businessmen and women have been trying to eradicate fraud claims through contractual language since the beginning of Florida jurisprudence.  Historically, the attempt to “kill fraud claims with a contract” have been largely unsuccessful.  Essentially, an attempt to eliminate fraud via contractual language requires the Court to reward either the non-diligent […]

What you see is not Always What it Seems: Due Diligence in the Mergers & Acquisitions Process Part I – Legal Due Diligence

October 24, 2017 Professional Services Industry Legal Blog

Buying a business is a risky endeavor.  What makes the process even more nerve-wracking is that a business is different from just about any other asset one can buy.  When one purchases a house, car, or other tangible product, a buyer usually knows what they are getting, can inspect the […]

When Two Become One: Legal Considerations in the Mergers & Acquisitions Process – Part V: Due Diligence

October 23, 2017 Professional Services Industry Legal Blog

In June, I began a series of blogs regarding the most important legal considerations in the mergers and acquisition process.   The first blog discussed the mergers and acquisition process at a global level generally laying out the six most important legal considerations in the process.  In the second blog of […]

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