Business succession planning has a reputation for being something only large corporations or ultra-wealthy families need to worry about. That reputation is wrong, and believing it can put everything you have worked for at risk. Our friends at Gudeman & Associates, P.C. discuss these misconceptions regularly with business owners across industries. Working with a business
IonQ just announced it’s acquiring SkyWater Technology for roughly $1.8 billion. While most business owners aren’t operating at that scale, the transaction offers a useful window into what can go right and wrong when companies come together. The legal and financial considerations don’t shrink just because the dollar amounts do. How Large Transactions Actually Work
A federal judge recently ruled that the National Institutes of Health acted illegally when it terminated more than $1 billion in research grants. The decision carries implications beyond the scientific community. For employees across industries, this ruling offers a reminder that arbitrary or discriminatory terminations do not go unchallenged under the law. The Court’s Decision
Buying or selling a business feels straightforward on paper. Two parties agree on terms, lawyers draft documents, and the deal closes. In practice, mergers and acquisitions are among the most dispute-prone transactions in commercial law. The details are dense, the stakes are high, and disagreements often surface only after the ink is dry. Maryland businesses
Small businesses put real resources into building their brand, developing their processes, and creating original work. When another party uses, copies, or claims ownership over that work without authorization, the damage can be significant. Intellectual property disputes are not just a concern for large corporations. They happen regularly to small and mid-sized businesses, and the
Getting fired is hard enough. Getting fired because you spoke up about something at work is a different kind of wrong. A lot of employees use the terms “retaliatory termination” and “wrongful termination” interchangeably, but they are not the same thing. Understanding the difference can matter a great deal when you are trying to figure