Rimon Law Group and Virtual Paralegal Services Announce Partnership

Rimon Law Group, Inc. and Virtual Paralegal Services, Inc. (“VPS”) announce the partnering of their teams to provide cutting edge, highly cost-effective, environmentally friendly, virtual legal services.  This collaboration will allow businesses nationwide to receive top notch legal service at a fraction of the cost of using a traditional law firm.  Rimon, a law firm consisting of 23 lawyers from the best…

The truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth: The new FTC guidance on endorsements

Posted on The Internet Law Advisor Blog November 16, 2009 – By William Galkin, Esq. Summary: The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has issued revised Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising(Guides) which will take effect on December 1, 2009. The main purposes of the revisions are (1) to update the application of the Guides to new media…

UK Reporting of Undiscosed Foreign Accounts

On September 1, 2009, the Government of the United Kingdom implemented the New Offshore Disclosure Opportunity (“NDO”). The NDO allows those individuals with unpaid UK taxes relating to previously undisclosed income and/or capital gains linked to offshore accounts and/or assets to settle related tax liabilities at a favorable 10% penalty rate.  Ordinarily, penalties are charged…

Choosing Values for Your New Startup

So, you have this great idea, you are sure that it is going to be at least the next Google/Monster/Microsoft/Facebook. Now what? Well, having a great idea is just the first step (and some say the easiest one) in a long long journey towards establishing your own living and kicking business. Since this platform of…

Tough Marriage?

On September 1, 2009, Ebay announced that it would sell 65% of Skype, an internet calling service to a group of investors which includes Silver Lake, a private-equity fund, and a venture-capital firm started recently by Marc Andreessen, founder of Netscape. The price was $1.9 billion in cash, higher than previously expected. Skype was purchased…