August 17, 2023 is National Nonprofit Day J&G Law, LLP (J&G), is excited to announce that August 17, 2023, marks National Nonprofit Day. This serves as a reminder of the remarkable contributions nonprofit organizations make to communities and the world. In celebration of this significant day, Gary M. Schuster, Esq., a partner at J&G concentrating…




Exiting Unfavorable Contracts We work with someone that designs, manufactures and distributes certain goods internationally. Under prior management, they entered into an unfavorable contract granting to a particular company exclusive distribution rights in a very lucrative foreign territory. There was no minimum sales requirement. The contract also stated that it could be terminated only upon the…




Planning for Business Succession and Exit Congratulations on successfully building and growing your business. The odds were against you surviving more than 5 years[1], but you beat the odds. Have your thoughts now turned to retirement? Or cashing out? Planning for business succession and exit successfully will require as much planning as growing it. Business…




Planning for Business Succession and Exit Congratulations on successfully building and growing your business. The odds were against you surviving more than 5 years[1], but you beat the odds. Have your thoughts now turned to retirement? Or cashing out? Planning for business succession and exit successfully will require as much planning as growing it. Business…




Nothing Stays the Same A historical safe harbor has been doing business using a corporate or limited liability entity. Officers and employees were protected against claims for their actions as long as they were acting within the scope of their authority in the performance of activities on behalf of the company. Another safe harbor was…




Someone’s In the Kitchen Cooking shows on TV like Chopped, Iron Chef, and Hell’s Kitchen are all the rage. Everyone seems to want to be a chef. Here in the Hudson Valley we are blessed to have the Culinary Institute of America, which turns out truly talented chefs every year. Many of these choose to…




In New York, artists and crafts people are protected by the New York Arts and Cultural Affairs Law. Galleries and dealers that take artworks and crafts on consignment from their creators are burdened with a fiduciary duty for the benefit of the creators. The law provides that the purchase price is held by the gallery…



