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This series will highlight some of the business owner characteristics, motivations, and fears we often encounter in the world of mergers and acquisitions. The hypothetical business owners discussed here are amalgamations of personalities we've seen and are not meant to describe any particular person perfectly.

Nonprofit organizations help their community, whether it is locally, nationally, or globally. As such, nonprofit organizations typically have an educational, scientific, religious, or charitable purpose.

Hello and welcome back to Stock Legal’s blog series on microbusiness cannabis licenses in Missouri. In the last post we spent time going through the important dates and deadlines that will be associated with the application process.

When parties sit down to hammer out the details of the purchase and sale of a business, agreeing on a valuation can be one of the biggest challenges.

Estate planning is important for many people, but in some ways, it can be especially important for business owners. After all, you’ve got to make a plan for your business in case you are no longer there to run it.

Hello and welcome back to Stock Legal’s blog series on Missouri’s Microbusiness cannabis Licenses.

In this blog series we will go through the primary points of a purchase agreement, the related documents, discuss what each of these deal elements means, why it’s there, and what Buyers and Sellers may want to consider when negotiating the deal.

Hello and welcome back to Stock Legal’s blog series on cannabis Microbusiness Licenses in Missouri!

Hello, and welcome to the Missouri cannabis market post-passage of Amendment 3, where adult-use sales, and consumption of cannabis in Missouri was legalized for any adult aged 21 and older. This blog series is designed to help you better understand the rules and limitations around Missouri’s microbusiness cannabis licenses.

At Stock Legal, “spring cleaning” in our corporate department means cleaning up a client’s corporate organization.

The purpose of the CTA is to help prevent and combat money laundering, terrorist financing, corruption, tax fraud, and other illicit activity by allowing law enforcement access to beneficial ownership information during investigations of entities believed to be used for illegal purposes.

One of the big differences between the fixed fee M&A services and traditional services is the role and participation of the client in the transaction. While the deal process necessarily involves factors that we can’t completely control, the Stock Legal Fixed Fee M&A program is designed to keep the business owner involved, informed, engaged, and instrumental as a part of the deal team.

Developing a network of trusted advisors can seem like a daunting and expensive task — the kind of chore you know you need to do but are always tempted to put off in favor of more pressing concerns.

Every established business has a complex web of obligations, needs, and relationships. An important part of any business owner’s team is professional advisors with specialized knowledge. 

Today, we are going to tackle the question – Why do experienced lawyers have such a hard time estimating legal fees?

I get asked a lot about the juggle. You know, three kids, divorced, two businesses, real estate investments, start-up investments, board service, coaching, family, kids in ALL THE SPORTS, strong friendships, adventurous travel, etc. 

In the media and everyday conversation, Mergers and Acquisitions Law (call it “M&A” for style points) often gets lumped in with concepts like hedge funds and investment banking -- something strictly in the domain of Fortune 500 companies and Manhattan billionaires. 

Despite our love for fixed fee Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) legal services, we readily acknowledge that some deals and projects are better suited for the hourly legal fees model. In fact, it is only by making sure that all our fixed fee deals are appropriate to the program that we can sustain and grow our fixed fee M&A service.

Last November, I shared a piece that developed from an “aha!” moment I had while sitting around the table enjoying the firm’s Thanksgiving lunch, where I realized that we all had a personal connection to business owners

In an effort to demystify the capital raising process the SEC has unveiled several new tools for entrepreneurs to utilize when starting the process. Located at SEC.gov | Small Business Capital Raising, there are several different educational tools available to learn about the processes for companies and their founders to find the solutions that will best serve them in achieving their goals.

As many of you know, our fearless leader Sara Stock founded Stock Legal in 2014. Since then, our firm has flourished into the innovative, non-conventional law firm that it is today with continued success and growth in all our practice areas.

Businesses get bought and sold in a lot of ways, and the legal needs of the parties can vary substantially from deal to deal. Contrast, for example, the needs of a key employee purchasing the small business she has worked at for years and wants to continue managing day-to-day, with those of a private equity owned business purchasing a company in a distant city to kick off a new geographical territory.

Hello! My name is Ashton Whitehurst, and I am beyond excited to be joining the Stock Legal team as the Administrative Support Specialist!

I am so excited to officially join the Stock Legal team. I have been here for about 2 months and have learned so much in such a short time. I can't wait to see what the future holds for me here at Stock Legal.

This is the team to build out fixed fee work here at Stock Legal, along with our talented corporate lawyers who already have experience in fixed fee work for to build out corporate infrastructure for our clients. We are excited to translate that into fixed fee M&A!

Hello! My name is Cori Stewart, and I am absolutely elated to join Stock Legal! My greatest joy in my work is connecting with clients to provide creative solutions to complex problems.

This is an invitation to all of the Sellers out there, selling a business for the first time, all Buyers out there, growing by acquisition, and those non-lawyers that advise them throughout that journey.

Whew!! The Stock Legal team has been busy!! While we are well into the Q4 for 2022, we wanted to take a few minutes to recognize our amazing attorneys and CEO, Sara Stock for their recent achievements over the past few months! Cheers to a great 3rd quarter!

Hello! My name is Lindsey Fafoglia and I am proud to be writing my second bio as a member of Stock Legal!

More and more practices are being purchased by them—and today, one in five dentists under the age of 35 is now working for one—so what’s up with DSOs?

Building Stock Legal has been one of the most joyful experiences of my life, second only to my three amazing little humans. It’s challenged me in ways that I never imagined.

Hi everyone, my name is Lily Berger, I’m a sophomore at Butler University double-majoring in entrepreneurship and innovation, and finance

Hi ya’ll, my name is Grace Peterson, and I am so excited to be joining Stock Legal as a Summer Associate!

Yep. That’s me over there, trying to scratch out an introductory blog post that’s the right amount engaging, biographical, and…bloggy….

Hi from Stock Legal! I’m so excited to join such an amazing innovative law firm!

A bold, little Lorax once said, “Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, it’s not going to get better, it’s not”.

Andrew is an experienced M&A practitioner who is particularly well regarded for his ability to advise multi-jurisdictional clients on complex transactions.

Stock Legal adds a new Director of Operations. Meet Katie Barnes.

Stock Legal covers 8 legal documents every startup needs.

Meet our newest corporate attorney, Shelly Cronin!

Meet our newest estate planning attorney, Shannon McDonnell!

Stock Legal is full of entrepreneurial spirit and small business love.

Missouri Technology Corporation offers funding opportunities for local start-ups.

Meet the newest member of Stock Legal, our summer associate, Richard Bailey! Richard is part of the corporate team at Stock Legal.

Meet our newest attorney, Jessica Kinslow Haggard!

Stock Legal discusses documents that help ensure parents have a say in their children's health even after they turn 18.

Abby Durlester is the newest member of the Stock Legal team! Abby practices corporate and entertainment law.

A list of things to consider before heading back into the workplace from the corporate team at Stock Legal.

Quarter 2 of 2021 set a record for startups that reached a billion-dollar valuation.

The Covid-19 pandemic caused havoc for many employers. Stock Legal reviews a tax credit that might benefit employers who held onto their employees through the pandemic.

Stock Legal examines how DSOs work and how other industries can incorporate similar organizational structures.

Meet the newest member of Stock Legal, our summer associate, Lindsey Fafoglia!

Stock Legal Estate Planning Attorney, Dan Julius, discusses changes to the foundation of tax law. Specifically, Dan touches on elimination of step-up in basis at a person’s death

Meet Melody Peterson! Stock Legal's newest team mate.

IP expert, Bruce Campbell, discusses why it's so important to consider intellectual-property and trademark status when you set up an LLC.