Attorney Edward J. Castellani recently spoke at the Michigan Association of Certified Public Accountants Nonprofit Conference on “Merger of Nonprofit Corporations – Legal and Accounting Issues”. The presentation addressed how two nonprofits can legally merge into one nonprofit entity. He […]
On September 29, 2015, the Michigan Court of Appeals in Gillette Commercial Operations v Dep’t of Treasury, No 325258 (consolidated with about 50 other cases), held that Michigan’s retroactive repeal of the Multistate Tax Compact (MTC) to avoid paying $1.1 billion […]
Protect yourself from being a scam victim by arming yourself with information. Be aware of warning signs that you are dealing with a scammer. Unsolicited mail and phone calls are the primary methods used to communicate scams. There are many […]
The United State Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently initiated a pilot program to allow limited amendments to identifications of goods and services in trademark registrations that would be outside the scope of the current identification. Due to evolving technology […]
On September 18, 2015, the US Environmental Protection Agency sent a Notice of Violation of the federal Clean Air Act to Volkswagen AG, Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. and Audi AG [collectively “Volkswagen”]
In a recent Sixth Circuit opinion for Varsity Brands, Inc v Star Athletica, LLC, a different approach to copyrights was seen for the first time – design can be separated from the utilitarian aspects of a work. This is the […]
Employers Take Note – IRS Releases Final Forms & Instructions for Information Reporting! The IRS has just released the final forms and instructions for Information Reporting under Internal Revenue Code sections 6055 and 6056.
Building a business involves more than brick and mortar, spreadsheets, and strategy. In this era of 140 character tweets and status updates, your story could make or break customer connections.
One of the most exciting features of our new website is our enhanced search functionality. Although our website navigation was designed to be user friendly and easy to maneuver, we understand that sometimes you are in a hurry and […]
If the walls of the Boji Tower could talk, they would have more than 130 years-worth of stories to share about Fraser Trebilcock lawyers. Since these walls can’t speak, we’ll share a few #ThrowbackThursday photos of our own – each […]