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A NEW CHAPTER FOR OUR FIRM

By: Antonio Valla We are evolving, and it is our pleasure to announce that Valla & Associates, Inc., P.C. is now Valla Morrison &...

Corporate Transparency Act

By: Antonio Valla The Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) will come into practical effect as of January 1, 2024. The CTA is federal...

Corporate Transparency Act – Updated

By: Elizabeth C. Lee What is the Corporate Transparency Act? The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) was passed by Congress on January 1,...

Sales of Goods Contracts – The 3 Doctrines that Excuse the Non-Performance

By: Vincenzo D’Angelo During the last months, the entire world is experiencing shortages of supplies and raw materials, long delays in...

Entering the U.S.: What You Need to Know

The Biden administration recently lifted its requirement that all air travelers entering the United States show proof of a negative...

Expected New Amendment to Proposition 65 is Dropped (For Now)

Many companies in the United States and abroad have become familiar with Proposition 65, or The Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement...

The Pitfalls of Relying on a Certificate of Insurance and how your Business can Avoid a Major Headac

Many well-intentioned and skilled business individuals have learned an unfortunately hard lesson: the U.S. legal system’s affinity for...

How to Limit Liability Due to Unfamiliarity of the U.S. Legal System

Often, our international clients find themselves in a United States litigation conundrum: My company has never been sued before, why now?...

Corporate Transparency Act

Corporate Transparency Act The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) was passed by Congress on January 1, 2021, as part of the National...

Confidentiality Clauses in Commercial Agreements

Confidentiality Clause or Non-Disclosure Agreement During the performance of a contract, a party may receive from the other party...

Selling in the United States: How to Protect the Seller in a Sale on Credit

In the commercial practice, sales on credit or installment payments are very frequent, and constitute a form of financing that...

Does Fear Now Rule the Workplace?

Amid fears of the COVID-19 pandemic, are employees’ jobs legally protected if they refuse to return to the workplace? As things return to...