The Texas Attorney General issued an opinion yesterday concluding the mere payment of an entry fee to participate in a contest that tests skill or speed, and that does not involve an element of chance, could be found not to constitute a bet under subsection 47.01(1)(B) of the Texas Penal Code. 
In other words, it may be … Continue Reading

President Obama is scheduled to sign the JOBS (Jump Start Online Business Startups) Act today that includes provisions to relax the rules on raising capital for equity to allow for crowdfunding.   See, sometimes the Government can work together to get things done. 
But, like with everything else, the devil is in the details — details that … Continue Reading

Surely you can fire someone who mouths off on Facebook about the company, right?  After all, most employees (in Texas, anyway) are at will employees.  You may even have a social media policy that warns employees not to say disparaging things about the company online.  Unfortunately, it is not that clear.
The National Labor Relations Labor Board … Continue Reading

For 99% of us, it really won’t ever be an issue — our social media presence just isn’t that important.  Unless your job is to tweet or drive traffic to the company website, your company probably won’t even want your twitter followers who read what you had for lunch or your take on the Republican primary.  … Continue Reading

In May, we conducted a webinar geared towards start ups and those looking for financing to take their company to the next level. We were joined by a panel of experts that included:
Legal: Charles Koerth, transactional and tax attorney with Looper Reed & McGraw, P.C.
Insurance: Greg Scheinman, Associate at Insgroup directing risk management and insurance … Continue Reading