Incorporation and LLC Formation

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It is important to note that Iowa’s former LLC law (Chapter 490A) is repealed this year and all Iowa LLCs will be subject to Chapter 489 of the Iowa Code effective January 1, 2011.

Prior to this year, Iowa LLCs formed before January 1, 2009 could remain under the old LLC law or opt-in to be covered by the…

The Wall Street Journal Reports that many law firms have begun offering flat monthly fees to their business clients. Done correctly, these type of arranagements can be advantageous to the client and the firm. I have worked with several companies in this way for several years and prefer to charge flat fees for many different…

I am really pleased to report that we have made significant progress on Brick Gentry’s legal Webinars. We hope to have them up and running within the next couple of months. My first Webinar will be on franchise due dligence. 

Keep a look out for our new Brick Gentry Web site developed by CreateWowMarketing.

On March 23, 2010, President Barack Obama signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (“PPACA”), as amended by the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 into law. This new law changes the provision of healthcare in the United States more than any recent legislation. The impact and implementation of this new law will take…

I am looking forward to speaking on June 9th at the PorticoHR Social Media & Human Resources Seminar. Should be a fun panel with pulic relations and social media strategist Claire Celsi and Sam Mandolfo of LinkedIn also speaking.

PorticoHR is a provider of temporary and direct-hire staffing in Central Iowa. It is owned by Katie Roth who…

Brick Gentry, P.C. is excited to announce that intellectual property attorney, Brian Laurenzo, has joined the firm as a shareholder effective June 1, 2010. Brian was most recently the head of the intellectual property practice group for the Des Moines office of Dorsey & Whitney.

Brian brings a tremendous amount of experience in patent, trademark and copyright law. He has a broad…

Just a reminder that the deadline for filing Iowa Secretary of State biennial reports for Iowa corporations and LLCs is April 1, 2010. The deadline for filing agricultural reports for companies owning an interest in Iowa agricultural land is March 31, 2010.

Did you know? There are over 188,000 active businesses in the Iowa Secretary of State…

Growing Des Moines businesses may want to consider a six month program offered by the Small Business Administration called the Emerging 200 (e200) Initiative.  Locally the course is taught by Monica Dolezal of Bizstarts.  The program begins in April.

The goal of e200 is to identify 200 inner-city businesses across the country that show a…

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A common thing I see from franchisees is that they include only the name of their franchise in an agreement as opposed to including their corporate or limited liability company name. Most of the time the names are different. For example, if my franchise is "Tops Franchise" but my corporate name is "Rush…