Business Journey Partners

In 2020, we saw a lot of employers permanently switching to work remotely. While some have slowly brought their workers back into the office, Goldman Sachs’s CEO, David Solomon, has been labeled as anti-remote. However, this wasn’t always the case – in fact, he once argued that having employees working from home was “the new…

FIVE INSIGHTS ON TRADEMARK & INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW What We Do “THERE IS A CLEAR DISTINCTION BETWEEN TRADEMARK & IP THAT MANY DO NOT KNOW.” Matt Staub is an attorney at Pasha Law at the California location. Matt received his Bachelor’s in Accounting and Entrepreneurship from Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business and obtained his…

After being pummeled by Hans Neimann with a lawsuit against the website and its executive Daniel Rensch, Chess.com has updated its user agreement as of November 18, 2022. The last change according to the Internet Archive was on April 21, 2022. Needless to say, there were some interesting changes. Companies’ User Agreements Companies change their…

FIVE INSIGHTS ON BUSINESS & CORPORATE LAW What We Do “YOU HAVE TO BE COMPASSIONATE AND UNDERSTANDING BUT​ SET BOUNDARIES.” Trang Pham is an attorney at Pasha Law at the Texas location. Trang’s main practice area is in the Business & Corporate law. She is instrumental in a wide variety of cases and projects, including…

Full Podcast Transcript NASIR: Finally, my two favorite worlds have collided – both the law and the chess – right here at Memorial Park in Houston, Texas. Windy day. We have some background noise – ambient noise. What are the two worlds that collided? Well, Hans Neimann has sued Magnus Carlsen for defamation in one…

Through a five-round championship bout, Matt travels to Texas from California to determine which state is better for business. Will it be a knockout with a clear winner or will it go to the scorecards?

Whether it be the name, logo, or both, brand recognition can be a major contributor to a company’s overall value. Sometimes companies invest significant money and time to develop their brands, while other times it may be an afterthought. Either way, sufficient legal due diligence for a given brand is critical to the longevity of…

Whether you are buying or selling a business, the transaction goes through the same steps. However, they are viewed from different perspectives. Sellers may not want to fully disclose all the blind spots while Buyers will want otherwise. Nasir and Matt battle it out in this Buyer vs. Seller to determine who has the advantage!…

When it comes to Restrictive Covenants, employers are fighting to keep their company safe while employees may use them to their advantage. Keep listening to find out if the Employer or the Employee wins this battle. Round 1: Trade Secrets A company’s trade secrets encompass a whole range of information and are one of the…

“We don’t have enough testing!” This appeal by government officials and public health advisors echoed in virtually every Zoom conference call and family bubble dinner tables. March 2020, the beginning for most of us, started the demand for bringing testing on-demand. Countries like South Korea had led the charge on a per-capita basis early in…

With an influx of businesses shifting to or adding subscription-based components to their business models, states have followed suit in applying more stringent laws that these businesses must adhere to. Vermont and New York are just a couple examples of states that have added significant guidelines in recent years that subscription-based businesses must follow, with…

The US National Labor Board (NLRB) recently asked for commentary on the standard for proving independent contractor status under federal law. The question arose due to a request by the Atlanta Opera, an employer, to review an immediate decision that makeup artists, wig artists, and hairstylists are employees of the Atlanta Opera, and not independent…