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Beware of Fraudulent Timeshare Purchase Offers
It’s easy to agree to a timeshare when you’re in the vacation state of mind. Resorts approach you while you are enjoying the clear waters of a relaxing beach, or escaping to the views of a mountain-side. The often impulsive decision to buy a timeshare brings the...
Startup Companies Mistakes to Avoid and Tips to Keep In Mind
It’s hard to believe that companies such as Uber, Amazon, and Netflix began their incredibly successful journeys as startups. Many other services Americans use on a frequent basis probably began as startups, too—Postmates, Dropbox, and Slack, to name a few. These...
Bitcoin and Cryptocurrencies – Great Opportunity or Risky Business?
Chances are that you have heard the terms “Bitcoin,” “Ethereum,” “virtual tokens,” or “cryptocurrency” at some point within the last couple of years. Someone has probably even told you to invest in them. Or maybe you’re an entrepreneur that wants to jump on this new...
Piercing the Corporate Veil – Minimizing Your Risk
One of our roles as corporate lawyers is to use the business organizations code and applicable case law to protect our clients with the principles of limited liability. Indeed, that is why our various corporate forms exist – to shield shareholders and owners from...
Important Notice to Property Owners Along Buffalo Bayou And The West Fork Of The San Jacinto River
Important Notice to Property Owners Along Buffalo Bayou And The West Fork Of The San Jacinto River Who Were Damaged By Flooding – You Have Potential Inverse Condemnation Claims If your home or business property was flooded (or the flooding levels and duration was...
Advice For Those Who Suffered Property Damage by Hurricane Harvey Flooding
In the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, which caused historic flooding and other water damage with its approx. 20 trillion gallons of torrential rain, you may be asking yourself how to deal with your property damage and also how to navigate the insurance claim process...
Raising Capital Through a Private Placement of Equity Securities
When an entrepreneur is starting a new business and needs to secure financing, one viable option is to raise money from investors. Such private financing may be undertaken through a private placement. Since you are essentially selling a portion of your company to one...
BB’s Cajun Café Secures Private Equity Financing for New Location
Padua Law Firm represented BB’s Café in its private offering of equity securities for its new restaurant in Pearland Texas, its sixth location in the Houston, TX area. The issuer for the private placement offering that closed and fully funded in March 2016 is Pearland...
Padua Law Firm Represents Developer in Closing $29,907,557 Funding
Padua Law Firm represented Texas Senior Housing Operator, LLC in raising and closing $29,907,557 of capital for the development, construction, and operation of senior housing community in Montgomery County, TX. The senior living community, Woodhaven Village, consists...