Legal Watch

Secrets to Buying or Selling a Business

Apr 17 2017

Dan Lynch, founder and managing partner of The Lynch Law Group will join Sal Acosta of Landon and Acosta, LLC for a presentation at the Pittsburgh Business Show, which takes place April 19th and 20th at the David L. Lawrence Convention … →

Posted in Events, Legal Watch

CMU Connects Workshop: Buy-Sell Agreements and Non Disclosure Agreements

Apr 10 2017

Join Dan Lynch, Founder and Managing Partner of The Lynch Law Group, at the Carnegie Mellon University Swartz Center for Entrepreneurship on Wednesday, April 12th at 12:30pm, for an overview of the differences between agreements associated with corporations and LLCs. … →

Posted in Corporate, Events, Legal Watch

PA Real Estate Seller Disclosure Law – What You Need to Know

Apr 10 2017
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What is the Pennsylvania Real Estate Seller Disclosure Law? The Pennsylvania Real Estate Seller Disclosure Law requires that a seller of residential property provide a signed and dated copy of a property disclosure form, which covers specific topics relating to … →

Posted in Legal Watch, Real Estate

Using and Abusing the Residential Agreement of Sale

Mar 13 2017
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Krista Kochosky, Chair of the Real Estate Practice Group, has been selected by the Pennsylvania Bar Institute (PBI) as a member of the faculty for the upcoming continuing legal education seminar, Using and Abusing the Residential Agreement of Sale. The … →

Posted in Continuing Legal Education Seminars, Legal Watch, Real Estate

SMART Patent Applications

Feb 23 2017
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Can filing a patent application be a SMART goal? Yes, it can. Filing a patent application is a Specific action that is Measurable; you get a formal filing receipt indicating that your application fulfilled all the filing requirements and is … →

Posted in Intellectual Property, Legal Watch

Employee Stock Ownership Plans: The Overlooked Business Owner Exit Strategy

Feb 10 2017
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Employee Stock Ownership Plans, or ESOPs for short, are gaining momentum as “baby boomers”, who are turning age 65 at a rate of 10,000 per day for nearly the next two decades, look to retire. Many owners are looking to transfer … →

Posted in Business Succession Planning, Legal Watch

Blair Preiser Joins The Lynch Law Group

Feb 09 2017

The Lynch Law Group is pleased to announce that attorney Blair T. Preiser has joined the Firm as member of the Litigation Practice Group. Blair represents companies of all sizes in a broad range of general and complex commercial litigation involving, … →

Posted in Announcements, Legal Watch, Litigation

Government Rule on Employee Overtime Pay on Hold

Nov 30 2016
industrial worker and equipment

The News On November 22nd, a federal judge in Texas halted the implementation of a new government rule on employees eligible to receive overtime pay. The Backstory Under federal law, employers must pay certain workers overtime pay (i.e., “time-and-a-half”) if … →

Posted in Corporate, Labor and Employment, Legal Watch

Valuation Discounts for Family Owned Businesses

Nov 09 2016
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Proposed Treasury Regulations May Bring Sweeping Changes to Valuation Rules If you own a family business and are considering transferring interests in your business to other family members through a succession plan, it’s important to gain a thorough understanding of … →

Posted in Business Succession Planning, Corporate, Estates and Trusts, Legal Watch

The Lynch Law Group Named One of the Best Places to Work in Western PA

Nov 01 2016

The Lynch Law Group, a full-service business law firm based in Cranberry Township, has once again been named one of Western Pennsylvania’s Best Places to Work by the Pittsburgh Business Times. The Best Places to Work list is a ranking of employee satisfaction, as determined by a … →

Posted in Announcements, Awards, Legal Watch