Forming a business: Critical questions for the entrepreneur before forming a partnership or engaging an attorney By MICHAEL A. ELLIS, BUCKINGHAM, DOOLITTLE & BURROUGHS LLC The ability to collaborate with other individuals to develop an idea is critical to the success of thousands of products, services and even artistic endeavors. However, not all relationships startRead More
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The sale of a business is often the largest and most important business decision an individual may encounter during the ownership of the enterprise. If the business has multiple owners, particularly family members, the process may become more stressful due to the various interests and conflicting positions that may arise. NON-COMPETE AGREEMENTS Many times thereRead More
On June 1, 2016, the Securities and Exchange Commission settled an enforcement action against a U.S. private equity firm finding, in part, that the firm acted as an unregistered broker-dealer because it sourced, structured and negotiated the acquisition of portfolio companies for the funds that it managed in-house and charged a success fee for itsRead More
Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, LLC is pleased to announce that Michael A. Ellis has joined the firm’s Cleveland office as a partner in the Business Practice Group. He joins Buckingham from Porter Wright. Ellis has more than 38 years of experience as a corporate and securities attorney. He focuses his practice on mergers &Read More
Nick George What is a letter of intent? I like to describe a letter of intent this way—it’s kind of like dating (or “going steady” from back in my day) before you get married. Two people figure a lot out about their relationship when they decide to date one another exclusively. An LOI encouragesRead More
