Articles & Thoughts From The Avisen Team

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Articles & Thoughts From The Avisen Team

Attorney Kim Lowe on Borrowing on Faith: Former Church Members Say Pastor Requested Secret Loans

Time for a Trade Secret Check-Up

Another Employee Bad Idea: The "Pre-Departure Harvest"

Hard Forks and Airdrops: IRS Guidance on When Holders of Cryptocurrency Need to Pay Taxes

Navigating and Structuring Social Enterprise Activities

Jury Awards $5.2mm Against Walmart for Disability Discrimination

TCSW 2019 - Setting Your Clean-Tech Startup for Success in Solar and Energy Efficiency

CII Issues New Guidelines on Executive Compensation

DOL Approves 50% Increase in Minimum Salary Threshold for Exempt Employees

TCSW 2019 - Protecting Your Investment with Non-Compete Agreements that Actually Work

Twin Cities Startup Week 2019

Attorney Kim Lowe MSBA 2018 North Star Lawyer

FPA Annual Conference 2019: Tips for Addressing Commonly Overlooked Gaps in Your Compliance Policies and Procedures

American Solar Energy Society: Maximizing Value of Climate Actions Forum

Recent EEOC Action on Reasonable Accommodation Fails

Executive Overboard!

Employers, Take "Notice" of Your New Wage Reporting Requirements

Avisen Legal Open House

"Wage Theft" Becomes a Felony in Minnesota

Non-Compete Myth #2: These Things Aren't Really Enforceable

They're Ba-a-ack: Social Security No Match Letters

Creative Economy Week: Crowdfunding and Opportunity Zone Financing Event

The 9th Annual 2019 Minnesota Entrepreneur Kick-off

A $1.5 Million Oversight

Piranha Pool (R) 2019 Pitch Event

Real Estate Opportunity Zones Summit on April 17, 2019

A Blueprint for Crowdfunding a Bouldering Gym

What the SEC says about the Howey Test and ICOs

Social Enterprise IMPACT Showcase by Social Enterprise Alliance-Twin Cities

Four Reasons to Crowdfund a Bouldering Gym

Nonprofit Law Conference: Organizational Changes: Mergers, Dissolutions and Conversions Presentation March 20, 2019

International Biomass Conference 2019: Angels, Venture and Strategics: How to Presentation March 19, 2019

Minnesota Public Benefit Corporation - Annual Benefit Reports are due Monday, April 1, 2019

Club E Minneapolis: From Crowdfunding to ICOs, March 7, 2019

MSDA Lunch & Learn March 6, 2019: Dental Associate Contracts Presentation

Avisen Legal Legislative Externs

Avisen Fellows Open Positions

Bonus Plan Disconnects

2019 ACG BOLD Awards

Non-Compete Myth #1: Ordinary Competition is Fair Game

Infinite Releases Overkill - Can We Get Serious?

To Fee or Not to Fee, That is the Question

Time for a Trade Secret Check-Up

The 2019 New Lawyer Experience: Selecting and Forming Corporate Entities Breakout Session Presentation

What Will the SEC Focus on in 2019 Exams?

Entrepreneurial Attorney Jeffrey C. Robbins Joins Avisen Legal

Government Shutdown Affects E-Verify Services

Regulatory Tools to Protect Seniors from Financial Exploitation

Qualified Opportunity Funds: Practical Issues Facing Project Sponsors and Investors Presentation

1 Million Cups - Eden Prairie Enterpreneur Celebration December 6, 2018

Ho Ho Hold Up on Your Holiday Party Plans

Real Estate Opportunity Zones Summit December 11, 2018

Legal Considerations of Pursuing a Social Enterprise Model for The Social Enterprise Executive Education Session Presentation

Minnesota Financial Planners: Is a Fiduciary Duty a Hat You Can Take On and Off?

Your Side Hustle: What is Self-Employment Tax and Do I Have to Pay It?

Shouldn't There be a "Financial Planner License?"

Service Animal v. Emotional Support Companion: Do You Know the Difference?

Pet Based Busine$$ Boom

Tax Evasion: What the Heck is it?

Bark Wars for Employees: Pet-Friendly Workplace Policies

Leading with Purpose: Exploring Business Structures for Mission-Driven Companies Presentation

From Crowdfunding to ICOs: Tips for Creatively (and Legally) Financing Your Business Presentation

Minnesota Darwin Lessons Part 2 Presentation

Tech Start-Ups: Getting the Legal Part Right Presentation

Twin Cities Startup Week 2018

The 927 Building, LLC Project

The tru Shrimp Company Project

BioMass Solutions Project

Kittens, Puppies and/or Clydesdales? To Be or Not to Be...A Nonprofit Organization?

Being a Benefit Corporation: Is it right for you?

From "Get Off My Lawn" to "Get Off My Airspace"

Do You Need to Change Your EIN?

A Pocketful of Bills to Help Small Business

How to Crowdfund Your Community Solar Project

Sales Tax 101 for Remote Sellers

Deep Thoughts by Kim Lowe - Hail and Farewell: Saying Goodbye to Two HCBA Staffers

Deep Thoughts by Kim Lowe - Please Send Cookies and Clean Socks

Deep Thoughts by Kim Lowe - "Off with Their Heads!"

Deep Thoughts by Kim Lowe - You Can't Handle the Truth