Top 10 Issues When Self-financing a Small Business Purchase in Maryland, Virginia, and DC.
Purchasing a small business in Maryland, Virginia, or Washington, DC can be a complicated process fraught with anxiety. Since most large business purchases involve some degree of bank financing, the bank can dictate some of the trickier aspects of a business acquisition. For those not sufficiently large to involve financing…
Tax-Encumbered Business Article Authored by Longman & Van Grack Attorney Published by BNA Bloomberg
Recently, BNA Bloomberg published its Tax Management Memorandum which included an article titled "Buying and Selling Tax-Encumbered Businesses" authored by Longman & Van Grack attorney Robb Longman. The article discusses how when a party is purchasing a business, it is important for the party to determine whether the business has…
Successful Commercial Litigation Verdict
Longman & Van Grack’s trial litigation and commercial litigation group recently received a full defense jury verdict for one of its small business clients who had been sued in the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County, Maryland for unfair competition, violation of Maryland’s Trade Secrets Act, and tortious interference with…
The Washington DC Appeals Process Overview
The District of Colombia contains a lot of courts and courthouses within its borders. Among these numerous courts are a series of important appellate courts, and each appeals court has its own role. If a case or matter was initially heard in the District of Columbia Superior Court (generally a trial court), the case can…
IRS Tax Deadline to File 2016 Tax Returns is April 18th Not April 15th.
IRS Tax Deadline to File 2016 Tax Returns is April 18th Not April 15th. Traditionally, the deadline for taxpayers to file their prior year's income tax return is April 15th. However, for the 2016 Tax Year, the deadline will be Tuesday, April 18, 2017. When April 15th falls on a…
Buying or Selling a Business in Maryland, DC, or Virginia
Buying or selling a business in Maryland, Washington DC, or Virginia can be a complicated process. There are numerous legal decisions which must be made by the both the seller and purchaser, and many different legal and tax ramifications of each type of purchase transaction. One of the initial decisions…
Tortious Interference with Contractual Relations in Maryland
While most people are aware that you can successfully sue someone for breaching a contract with you, most people are unaware that you can successfully sue a third party for interfering with your contract with a different entity or person. Maryland law, like many other states such as Washington, DC,…
Longman & Van Grack Attorney Quoted in Outside Magazine
In a kayaking-related legal article published yesterday in Outside Magazine, Longman & Van Grack attorney Adam Van Grack was quoted regarding the unusual kayaking-related legal case involving Latvian émigré Angelika Graswald. In the article, Adam described the importance of the potential kayak-based expert testimony that will almost certainly be critical in the…
Uber Illegal! Avoiding Uber Liability for Workplace Harassment
As you may have heard, earlier this week former Uber employee Susan Fowler shared a blog post detailing her brief though fascinatingly disturbing stint as an engineer at Uber. This issue directly addresses workplace harassment. The Internet was atwitter as Fowler laid out detail after disturbing detail regarding her alleged…
Longman & Van Grack to Make Business Law Presentation to the Rockville Chamber of Commerce
Next week, on Wednesday, February 15, 2017, attorneys from Longman & Van Grack will be hosting a Good Morning Rockville Event for the Rockville Chamber of Commerce titled: "Top 10 Legal Pitfalls for Businesses." Attorneys Robb Longman and Adam Van Grack will discuss many different legal aspects that businesses should be addressing and…
The Maryland Economic Loss Rule
Breach of contract is one of the most common causes of action used by parties to sue in the court system. However, often in a contract lawsuit, the plaintiff decides to also sue the defendant for a tort (such as negligence, fraud, or conversion). Such a tort lawsuit can potentially exist…
Longman & Van Grack Attorney Presenting at the ABA Tax Section 2017 Meeting
Beginning today through this weekend, Longman & Van Grack Tax Attorney Robb Longman will be presenting at multiple Programs at the American Bar Association (ABA)'s Section of Taxation to the 2017 Midyear Meeting in Orlando Florida. First, Robb will be a Panelist on the program titled "Selling and Buying the…
