EmergingCompanies
Taylor English’s unique model allows us to be an efficient and responsive partner. As a value-driven and entrepreneurial law firm, our team members bring an unparalleled depth of knowledge and background to support all of your legal needs. Our firm includes attorneys with decades of experience in private equity, venture capital investments, start-ups, intellectual property and more.
Services
With an eye on your business outcomes and goals, we serve as a strategic advisor to help you achieve long-term success through the following services:
- Corporate Structure
- Data Security and Privacy
- Employment
- Intellectual Property
Emerging Company Support
We provide nimble and holistic guidance to emerging companies across all phases, including launch, funding, growth, acquisition and sales. Entrepreneurs seek our insights on a range of aspects, from early-stage formation, seed and angel rounds of equity financing to IP protection and employee compensation. For later stage growth company clients, we counsel on venture capital and private equity/debt transactions, tax credit financing and strategic acquisitions.
Insights
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Trade Secrets: the Increasingly Valuable IP That Many Manufacturers Forget About
2022
Many people know, or at least have heard of, the main types of intellectual property: patents, trademarks, and copyrights. Often…
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Executive Spotlight Series | Taylor English’s Allen Nelson
2021
Allen W. Nelson is co-founder of t|e General Counsel at Taylor English, a fractional general counsel practice. t|e General Counsel…
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A Top Lawyer’s Advice On The Six Things Every Startup Needs to Know About Hiring
2019
In an article published by Forbes, attorney Jonathan Wilson explains six things that a startup needs to know about hiring. Mr. Wilson…
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Ring Video Doorbell Evidence Shared with Police Without User Consent
2022
In one of many examples of everyday privacy issues that seem to be rising to the top of consumer and lawmaker concerns, Ring doorbells…
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Interview with FinCEN Report Company
2022
It was a pleasure to speak last week with John Ray of Business Radio-X about FinCEN Report Company. I co-founded FinCEN Report Company,…
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Who is Your Company Applicant?
2022
The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) will require each reporting company to include the PII of each of its beneficial owners and company…
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Conversations with TED: The Corporate Transparency Act
2022
In this episode of Conversations with TED, we address the importance of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA). Adopted in December of 2020…
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“The Corporate Transparency Act: What to do Now,” Thomson Reuters West LegalEdcenter
2022
Please join me at 12:00 pm ET on August 18, 2022 for a West Legal presentation on “The Corporate Transparency Act: What to do Now.”…
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Canada and India: The Next Privacy Frontiers
2022
Both Canada and India are working on proposed national privacy law upgrades that would bring their country-wide frameworks closer to that…
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My Lawyer is Dead: Now What Do I Do?
2022
One of the nagging unresolved problems in FinCEN’s draft regulations to implement the Corporate Transparency Act (the “CTA”), is the rule…
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Taylor English Partner Gerald Kline Defeats Securities and Exchange Commission Emergency Motion
2021
Taylor English Duma LLP Partner Gerald Kline has defeated an emergency motion by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to appoint…
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Dissolution and the Corporate Transparency Act
2022
An alert participant in a recent seminar asked about the filing obligation under the Corporate Transparency Act for an entity that is…
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Is Your Company Prepared to file a Beneficial Ownership Report?
2022
Now that FinCEN has published its proposed regulations to implement the Corporate Transparency Act, company owners should be asking…
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Italy Fines Employer for Privacy Violation Related to Former Employee’s Company Laptop
2022
In a case with potential implications for many employers, Italy’s data regulator has fined an Italian employer for failing to notify a…
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Bad Company: Status of the Anesthesia “Company Model” in Georgia
2019
The so-called “Company Model” for providing anesthesia services at ambulatory surgery centers (“ASC’s”), modern health care facilities…
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Trade in Medical Location Data May Be “Unfair Practice”
2022
The fall-out from the US Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision in June has only just started, but it promises to bring changes to the private…
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CTA Exemptions – Bank Holding Companies
2022
23 separate CTA exemptions that relieve exempt companies from the duty to file under the CTA is for depository institution holding…
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Facial Recognition Company Fined for Privacy Violations Again
2022
Clearview AI is back in the privacy headlines, this time for a large fine (about $10M) in the UK for building a database of 20B personal…
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Is Your Company Exempt from the CTA?
2022
The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) requires companies in the U.S. to file a beneficial ownership with FinCEN. The beneficial ownership…
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New EU Office to Open in … Silicon Valley?
2022
A prominent EU regulator and career diplomat is being stationed in Silicon Valley as two major new tech regulations take effect in the…
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California Passes Stringent Kids’ Privacy Rules
2022
Continuing its push as the nation’s first-mover on privacy, California has passed a bill that will require potentially significant new…
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Research Shows EdTech Sharing Personal Data With Advertisers
2022
The FTC in mid-May announced a crackdown on the privacy elements of online remote learning technologies. In its statement, the agency…
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Conversations with TED: The Foundation of Equity Ownership
2022
In this episode of Conversations with TED, I address equity ownership. This video provides insight into the value of ownership and the…
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Are You Ready to Be a Company Applicant?
2021
Are you ready to be a Company Applicant? Do you know what a Company Applicant is? If this term is unfamiliar to you, you are not alone….
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SEC Floats Draft Cyber Reporting Rules for Public Companies
2022
Under draft rules announced in early March, the SEC would require reporting of material cyber security incidents, as well as updates on…
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COVID-19 and Lease Obligations
2020
Rent Abatement Requests In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, tenants are looking closely at leases to see if any relief can be found or…
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Supply Chain Software Poses Security Risks
2019
In an article published by TechTarget, Jonathan Wilson was quoted regarding the increasing information security risks that supply chain…
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SEC’s Proposed Four-Day Breach Reporting Rule Comes Under Fire
2022
State lawmakers, Congress, and federal agencies are scrambling to address privacy and cybersecurity matters (and to stake out their own…
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HR Data to Be Regulated Under California Privacy Laws in 2023
2022
HR departments and in-house legal teams should be aware that a change is coming to US privacy laws in 2023 that may affect their employee…
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What Would Consumers Say About Your Company?
2017
In an article published in Resort Trades on February 1, 2017, Joseph C. Sullivan provides insight on the Consumer Review Fairness Act….
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