Business Law

As a lawyer, the first question I ask my clients is: “What did you agree to?” This question shapes the whole conversation. It may feel cool or cavalier to do a big deal “on a handshake,” but everyone’s looking for...

Unfortunately, there’s no “handbook” for entrepreneurship, even if you get an MBA. In fact, most of the people I talk to that do have an MBA have regretted getting it, because the lessons they needed to learn for owning and...

Feeling uncertain about all the acronyms and types of M&A deals everyone’s talking about? Have no fear! We’re here to lay it all out for you in a simple–and hopefully fun–way so that you can make strategic decisions confidently! Here...

Yes, you read that right: AI is a traitor, and it doesn’t even know it. It’s only been a couple of years of AI’s predictive text working for our clients, and I’ve found myself reviewing these GPT and Claude drafts...

Legal fees are usually done hourly, at least for most attorneys, but that doesn’t always work for business owners who need predictability and to know exactly what something is going to cost! That’s why, at Sparks Law, we offer flat...

The short answer is: Yes, at least in most states. However, there are plenty of things you should be thinking about when terminating an employee, especially one who has been with your company for a long time. Let’s dig into...

There are a million ways to skin a biz! Well, maybe not a million, but there are LOTS! Since we’ve set up tens of thousands of businesses over the years, we’ll get to the big picture things you should think...

Just when you thought your business couldn’t be any better, or maybe it couldn’t get any worse, your business partner tells you they want to leave. Statistics show that nearly 70% of business partnerships break up! Being prepared for a...

Hello there! So, you’d like to write a contract? That’s GREAT! I’ve been writing contracts since 2012 as a business lawyer, and contract drafting is a lot of fun (for me, at least). I should say, though, that contract language...

When it comes to writing purchase agreements, there’s a LOT. The hope for this article is to break it down to the big picture stuff, so that we know what’s important at the LOI (Letter of Intent) stage of the...