Ryan Fairchild

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How people accidentally doxx themselves by setting up a business. Avoid these mistakes.

A lot of folks accidentally dox themselves, typically when they’re setting up a limited liability company (LLC) or corporation (or when purchasing property or filing for trademarks, though this post focuses on corporate records). Why is that? When setting up a business, different states have different disclosure requirements. Some, such as Delaware, might only require …

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Corporate Formalities and Meetings 101, Part 2

In our first overview of corporate formalities and meetings we looked at corporate formalities that help to preserve corporate liability protections. In part two, we look at meetings specifically, including the types, procedure, and substance of meetings.  Types of meetings At a high level, there are shareholder meetings and there are board meetings. Corporate bylaws …

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Corporate Formalities and Meetings 101, Part 1

Maintaining proper corporate formalities and record-keeping practices is crucial for a company’s good governance and legal compliance. Failure to maintain corporate formalities can remove the liability protection provided by a corporate entity, and failure to maintain corporate books and records can make any number of activities more difficult, from day to day operations, to fundraising …

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Understanding license agreements for Creators

At some point in the video game space, game developers, content creators, esports players, other creatives, and virtually any other stakeholder who is in front of a camera or creating something that goes on screen, will enter into an agreement that licenses their content or their name, image, and likeness. Understanding the key terms around …

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New Pay Transparency Requirements in California

On or before the second Wednesday in March 2023 (and each second Wednesday in March thereafter), employers with more than one hundred employees in California must submit a report to the Civil Rights Department within the Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency. Why? California has released new pay transparency requirements. Those new requirements build on …

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