At our law firm, we represent Kentucky businesses and their owners as well as entrepreneurs and out-of-state entities doing business in Kentucky in a wide range of contract services. From negotiation with other parties to the creation of strong contracts that protect...
In April 2021, a currently registered broker and advisor (respondent) settled with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) allegations that he violated FINRA Rule 2010 that someone reported to FINRA on its Securities Helpline for Seniors. Respondent did...
Business owners understand they need to protect their physical assets with an insurance policy, such as equipment, inventory, buildings and other tangible property. But many businesses fail to take steps to protect their intangibles, such as their name, logo, creative...
In part 1 of this post, we talked about the importance of trade secrets as a type of intellectual property that can be a key component of a successful Kentucky business of any type or size, in any industry. There are many steps a business can take to keep trade...
At our law firm, we help Kentucky entrepreneurs, small and family businesses, professional practices and medium- to large-sized corporations to protect their intellectual property portfolios from misappropriation in the marketplace. These key business assets may...
In part 1 of this post, we introduced the concept of the noncompetition agreement that an employer may require an employee to sign that will restrict by contract the employee’s right to engage in competitive employment or business activity after they leave. We talked...
Often Kentucky businesses and professional practices wish to restrict employees from leaving to work for the competition. They may have legitimate concerns about a former employee taking with them knowledge of the industry and of the business, goodwill with customers...
Many people in the U.S. use stocks, bonds and other securities as major investment vehicles to help finance important personal and family goals. These retail investors – meaning individual, private, nonprofessional and noninstitutional investors – often turn to...
Owners of small, family businesses and individuals at various levels of wealth often invest their money in stocks to secure their futures and protect their families. The unfortunate truth is that these retail investors face some risk of becoming the victims of...
Older investors have heightened vulnerability to investment fraud and other kinds of financial exploitation during social isolation, which increases the chances of cognitive decline, warns a new investor bulletin from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)...
