My Primary Practice Areas include the 3 areas of law that most often impact small businesses and nonprofits: Contracts and Other Transactions; Digital, Marketing and Advertising law; and Employment law. Additionally, because of my background and experience, I also provide advice and counsel to clients on issues that are unique to the Sports and Entertainment industry and to the Nonprofit sector.
A sampling of my background and experience in all of these areas is summarized below.
All small businesses and nonprofits are required to enter into an endless variety of contracts. These contracts and other transactions raise legal issues that, if not addressed before the contract is executed, could expose your small business or nonprofit to unexpected and sometimes disastrous losses. Whether you need counsel to prepare an agreement, review a contract presented to you by the other party or negotiate the terms of the contract, I have the background and experience to provide these legal services in a manner that minimizes your risks if a claim arising out of the contract is made against you and maximizes your rights and remedies if you are forced to assert a claim for breach of the agreement. My experience on behalf of small businesses and nonprofits on such contracts and other transactions includes:
Whether you are a small business seeking to increase your market share and gain on the competition or a nonprofit seeking to expand its reach, it is critical to find ways to get your message out to the public on your product, service or mission. As online commerce has exploded, so too has the number of ways to advertise and market. These new digital forms of reaching your customers, together with the more traditional forms of marketing and advertising, raise a host of legal challenges which, if not addressed by experienced counsel, can expose your small business or nonprofit to serious legal consequences. A sampling of my experience on these issues include:
Recruitment and hiring, retention, performance management, promoting, demoting and firing employees and engaging independent contractors, are routine activities for any small business and nonprofit. However, these seemingly routine employment decisions are subject to a myriad of oft-times conflicting local, state and federal laws, regulations and court decisions. Failure to comply with any of these laws can subject your small business or nonprofit to claims for reinstatement, back pay, lost future wages and, in some cases, pain and suffering and punitive damages. Because of my experience, I can provide advice and counsel that will limit the likelihood that an employee will be able to successfully assert such employment-related claims against you. Examples of my experience in employment law include:
While businesses in the sports and entertainment industry need legal counsel on Contracts and other transactions, digital, marketing and advertising issues and on employment law matters, certain legal challenges are unique to this industry. Because of my background and experience, in particular my 10 years as General Counsel for the Pittsburgh Pirates, I can assist your business as it attempts to navigate its way thru these unique legal challenges. A sampling of some of these legal issues includes:
Nonprofits need legal counsel on many of the same legal issues that face for-profit entities, including advice and counsel on contracts, digital, marketing and advertising matters and on the host of legal issues that impact its workforce. In addition, however, nonprofits face legal challenges that are unique to its nonprofit status and because of my background as General Counsel for Pirates Charities, and my representation of other nonprofit entities, including educational institutions and Museums, I can assist your nonprofit work its way thru these unique legal challenges. A sampling of some of these issues include the following:
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