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Those familiar with estate administration wrongly assume notice publication only bars creditors in probate estates. In Missouri, notice publication is also a powerful and often overlooked way to prevent creditors from accessing a trust’s assets upon the death of the trust’s grantor.

Most dental practices are unaware of the many, and often unthought of, items that need to be continually addressed for maintenance of the dental entity.

In this post, we’ll delve into some of the most critical provisions of the APA: representations and warranties, covenants, and indemnifications.

The sale of a business is referred to as “taking one’s chips off of the table” because, the completion of the sale transaction, if carried off properly, pays the seller out and ends his or her risk in connection with the company.

At this point in the transaction, we’ve negotiated and signed a Letter of Intent (“LOI”). After the LOI is signed, the buyer and seller will begin the due diligence process.

A lot of M&A ego and marketing talk focus on a transaction’s purchase price - that top line number of what the buyer is paying the seller for the assets or equity being purchased.

As we’re mapping out a M&A deal, one thing that often comes as a surprise to clients is the number of agreements required to make up a transaction.

I have a strong gratitude practice, and near the top of the list every day are the amazing women in my life. I could write a novel about this, but for the purpose of this blog, I’ll focus on my annual girl’s trip to Dauphin Island, Alabama.

I’m excited to introduce myself at the new Administrative Support Specialist at Stock Legal.

Over the course of three blogs, we will walk through the major steps and issues encountered, from a legal perspective, in buying or selling a dental practice. Much of what we will write about is applicable across the dental spectrum, so keep reading if you are a general practitioner, an orthodontist, an oral and maxillofacial surgeon, or anything in between.

A common question I encounter is, "Why do you keep telling me the other side of this transaction needs counsel?" This concern typically arises in two scenarios: either the parties believe they have negotiated most of the deal and want a single lawyer to finalize it, or one party has engaged me while the other has decided to proceed without representation.

On August 29, 2024, the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (“DHSS”) announced it will begin taking steps to “embargo and condemn” products containing traceable amounts of intoxicating cannabinoids, such as popular “gas station weed” from hemp-derived delta-8 THC.

In our previous discussion about the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) ban on the enforcement of non-compete provisions, we outlined the potential impact of this sweeping regulation. Since then, significant developments have occurred, and we’re here to update you on the latest in this unfolding legal saga.

When you’re on the sell side of a M&A transaction, your biggest role in the between LOI and closing is to gather and provide information requested for buyer diligence.

This is your friendly reminder to make it a weekly task to stay in touch with your network.

I have joined the corporate legal department at Stock Legal and I am thrilled to help Stock Legal continue to build its dental practice as well as build the firm’s General Counsel as a Service.

There is often confusion between the functions of “diligence” and “disclosure” in a mergers and acquisitions transaction. Diligence and disclosure have a lot of conceptual and substantive crossover, but serve very different roles in a transaction, and both deserve the full attention of parties and counsel. In fact, disclosure (on the behalf of a seller), and understanding the seller’s disclosures (on the behalf of a buyer) are arguably one of the most important parts of any M&A transaction.

Why are we talking about style in a blog about professionalism?

You may have recently seen articles and advisory opinions from agencies such as Missouri’s Department of Health and Senior Services (“DHSS”) regarding the concerns over Delta-8 and Delta-9 products entering the Missouri market. Specifically, there is concern over the lack of regulatory oversight and safety testing standards for these products.

Experience a typical day in the life of Hannah Stark, a Stock Legal intern. Learn about her responsibilities and the valuable skills she gains during her internship.

Control the things you can is my mantra when things get busy, start to feel overwhelming, and I get that tight feeling in my head and chest.

That slack in the rope is an opportunity cost, and every day that it persists, there’s a dollar value associated with that opportunity cost.

My name is James Carr, and I am currently a second semester senior getting my bachelor’s in finance at East Carolina University.

Hi everyone! I’m excited to introduce myself as the Marketing Intern at Stock Legal for the summer!

Hi y’all! My name is Danielle Bryden, and I am a rising senior at Washington University in St. Louis.