Large law firms are flocking to Austin, Texas, lured by tech companies such as Tesla Inc., Apple Inc., and Oracle Inc., and the realization that lawyers want to live there. In 2021 alone, large firms Kirkland & Ellis, Quinn Emanuel, Urquhart & Sullivan, and O’Melveny & Myers announced Austin office […]
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Why Every New Small Business Should Meet with a Lawyer First
A new business owner, excited to get going, opens their new location without scrutinizing their lease agreement. An established businessman merges with a new partner based on a handshake, a romantic if legally tenuous decision. These missteps and there are infinite examples, could have easily been avoided if these businesspeople […]