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Dallas Verhagen, Of Counsel Dallas Verhagen is an attorney at Fauver, Large, Archbald & Spray, LLP with a practice focused on transactional business matters. Dallas represents startups and small and large businesses in various industries, including tech, retail, manufacturing, transportation, professional services, marketing and media management, cosmetics, cannabis, food and beverage, and [...]
June, 2019 When starting a business, it’s easy for owners to make legal mistakes that can prove costly down the road. Avoiding these missteps will keep your new venture on the path to prosperity. Over-complicating the Formation. Don’t try to structure your business to accommodate every future contingency. Instead, design the business to address [...]
Katie Grassini is CEO of Grassini Family Vineyards, a Central Coast winery inspired by tradition and an extension of family values. In addition to the beautiful winery and vineyard in the Happy Canyon region of Santa Ynez Valley, under Katie’s tutelage, Grassini Family Vineyards has grown its imprint to include a tasting room [...]
Nobody wants to be involved in litigation. If you are reading this, chances are you have taken an active role in protecting your business from needless lawsuits by scrupulously following the law, treating your employees as the valuable assets they are, and working with talented tax and legal professionals to ensure you are thoroughly protected [...]
Frustrated by disapproval of a conventional bank loan? Annoyed by the lack of creative financing options for your commercial real estate investments? Real estate developers and investors should consider the benefits gained from alternate real estate financing options before pursing their next development. While traditional mortgages remain the most common financing option for commercial real [...]
Owning residential or commercial property you rent to others comes with an inherent risk of liability. While maintaining adequate insurance can protect landlords against many conceivable risks, it cannot completely insulate the landlord from liability. All insurance policies have limits, exceptions and carve-outs. In some cases injuries to tenants or guests, for example, could result [...]
Over the past several weeks, you have probably been receiving e-mail from various online service providers announcing updates to their privacy policies. While these e-mails often claim that they are being done because the organization values your privacy, there is actually a deeper root. On May 25, 2018, the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation [...]
At some point, the records management policies and practices of all businesses are tested. Thus, it is critical that businesses have a comprehensive records management policy and that managers and staff have a complete understanding of such policies and procedures. Not surprisingly, California law requires employers to keep certain records for specific amounts of time. [...]
Donning our N95 masks for another day in smoke-filled Santa Barbara, we watch in awe while more than 7,000 firefighters do battle with the Thomas fire as it continues to threaten our communities. Western Ventura County has been devastated by the loss of more than 900 homes (and counting). Neighborhoods at the east-end of Carpinteria, [...]
As 2017 draws to a close, it is time to start planning for 2018. As a small business owner, now is a good time to check the legal aspects of your business to ensure you in good standing. Here are a few items every small business should complete as part of your year-end legal [...]
