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State Trust Funds and Unclaimed Property: What Every Business Owner Needs to Know
State-run trust funds hold billions in unclaimed property owed to businesses. They won't notify you. This guide explains how property becomes unclaimed, how to find it, and how to recover it.
Lost in Transition: Asset Recovery After Mergers and Acquisitions
Mergers and acquisitions are one of the most common causes of lost corporate assets. This guide explains why assets get lost in M&A transactions and how to recover them — even decades later.
Due Diligence in Mergers and Acquisitions: What Every Buyer and Seller Must Know
Due diligence is where deals are won or lost. This comprehensive guide walks through the legal due diligence process — what to review, what red flags to watch for, and how to protect your interests.
Stock Purchase vs. Asset Purchase: Choosing the Right Transaction Structure
The structure of an M&A transaction — stock purchase or asset purchase — has profound implications for liability, taxation, and post-closing operations. This guide explains the differences and how to choose.
Joint Ventures and Strategic Alliances: Structuring Partnerships That Endure
Joint ventures can unlock growth and share risk, but they require careful structuring. This guide covers governance, contribution, profit sharing, and dispute resolution in JV agreements.
Business Formation: Choosing the Right Entity for Your Company
The entity you choose — LLC, corporation, partnership — shapes your liability, taxation, and governance for years. This guide walks through each option and how to choose.
Partnership Agreements: Everything You Need to Protect Your Business Relationship
A well-drafted partnership agreement is the foundation of a successful business partnership. This guide covers ownership, profit sharing, decision-making, disputes, and exit strategies.
Contract Drafting and Review: A Business Owner's Guide to Protecting Your Interests
Contracts define every business relationship. This guide covers the essential provisions every business contract should include, common pitfalls, and why professional review matters.
Commercial Litigation: When to Sue, When to Settle, and How to Win
Business disputes are inevitable. This guide walks through the decision to litigate, the litigation process, and strategies for achieving favorable outcomes — in and out of the courtroom.
Corporate Governance: Best Practices for Protecting Your Company and Its Owners
Good corporate governance is not just for public companies. This guide covers board structure, fiduciary duties, compliance, and the governance practices every company should adopt.
The Real Estate Closing Process: A Complete Guide for Buyers and Sellers
Whether you're buying or selling property, understanding the closing process is essential. This guide walks through every step — from contract to closing — with practical advice.
Title Insurance: Why It's Your Most Important Closing Cost
Title insurance protects against hidden defects that could cost you your property. This guide explains what title insurance covers, why you need it, and how to navigate the title process.
Commercial Leases: What Every Tenant Must Know Before Signing
Commercial leases are complex, long-term commitments that can make or break a business. This guide covers the critical provisions every tenant must negotiate — before signing.
Boundary Disputes: How to Resolve Property Line Conflicts
Property line disputes can destroy neighborly relationships and property value. This guide covers surveys, easements, adverse possession, and strategies for resolving boundary conflicts.
Corporate Liquidations: A Guide to Winding Down a Business
Winding down a corporation is complex, with significant legal and financial consequences. This guide covers the liquidation process, asset distribution, and protecting stakeholders.
Bankruptcy Trustees and Asset Recovery: Maximizing Value for Creditors
Bankruptcy trustees play a critical role in liquidating estates and recovering assets for creditors. This guide explains the trustee's role, recovery actions, and how we assist.
Forensic Accounting in Asset Recovery: Following the Money
Forensic accounting is the backbone of successful asset recovery. This guide explains how forensic accountants trace assets, identify hidden funds, and build recovery cases.
The Statute of Limitations on Corporate Claims: A Guide to Filing Deadlines
Every legal claim has a deadline. This guide covers the statutes of limitations that apply to common corporate and commercial claims — and why acting promptly is essential.
Successor Liability in Asset Purchases: When Buyers Inherit Sellers' Problems
Asset purchases are supposed to shield buyers from seller liabilities, but exceptions exist. This guide covers the doctrine of successor liability and how to protect your transaction.
Indemnification Provisions in Commercial Contracts: Allocating Risk Effectively
Indemnification is one of the most important — and most negotiated — provisions in any commercial contract. This guide explains how indemnification works and how to negotiate it.
Non-Compete Agreements: Enforceability, Limitations, and Best Practices
Non-compete agreements are powerful tools but face increasing legal restrictions. This guide covers enforceability standards, drafting best practices, and alternatives.
Intellectual Property in Business Transactions: Protecting Your Most Valuable Assets
Intellectual property is often a company's most valuable asset. This guide covers IP due diligence, ownership, transfer, and protection in M&A and commercial transactions.
Asset Protection Strategies for Businesses: Shielding What You've Built
Building wealth is hard; protecting it is essential. This guide covers legal asset protection strategies — from entity structuring to insurance to trust planning.
Resolving Partnership Disputes: Legal Strategies When Business Partners Clash
Partnership disputes can destroy businesses. This guide covers the legal framework, dispute resolution mechanisms, and strategies for protecting your interests when partnerships fracture.
Millions in Student Loan Repayments Uncollected by Collection Agencies
Thousands of student debtors forced into bankruptcy are not getting credit for millions they already paid. Collection agencies have failed to collect, and those funds may be forfeited to the U.S. Treasury — lost to lenders forever.
The Puzzling Reluctance to Collect Unclaimed Assets
Why do so many business executives ignore offers to recover assets that belong to their companies? Robert Poulson explores the suspicion, the fiduciary duty, and why a U.S. law firm's recovery proposal deserves your attention.
Second Seven-Figure Recovery: Over $1 Million in Unclaimed Funds Collected
Poulson Law Offices recovered its second million-dollar unclaimed funds item for a corporate client in 18 months. A state-issued check worth over $1 million sat unclaimed for nearly two years before our firm collected it.
What Is Unclaimed Property — and Why Business Executives Should Be Concerned
Unclaimed property now totals over $70 billion nationwide. Robert Poulson explains what it is, how it accumulates, and why over half may be owed to American businesses — plus what that means for your fiduciary duty.
$1.5 Million Check Found, Unclaimed After M&A Transaction
Poulson Law recovered a $1.5 million check for a multinational conglomerate — lost for over 30 years after a subsidiary was merged out of existence. The largest single recovery in firm history, found in the archives of Iron Mountain.
When Is a Good Time to Seek Asset Recovery Services?
Billions of dollars in lost and unclaimed assets sit in state trust funds right now. Here are eight circumstances when your business should be checking for assets it is owed.
Five Things You Should Know About Corporate Dissolutions
Only half of all businesses survive their fifth year. If your corporation faces dissolution, here are five essential things every owner and operator needs to understand about the process — and how to avoid costly mistakes.
Why Does Bankruptcy Result in Potential Asset Recovery Issues?
Bankruptcy creates bureaucratic nightmares that can last for years. The automatic stay, complex distributions, and paperwork chaos make it remarkably easy for assets to get lost. Here's what every creditor needs to know.
Five Issues That Can Arise During Mergers and Acquisitions
M&A transactions are full of hurdles and challenges that can become costly if mishandled. From disputed terms to hidden liabilities, here are five issues every buyer and seller must be prepared for.
How Litigation Can Create Asset Recovery Issues
Lawsuits create bureaucratic nightmares that can last for years. Payments get held up, ownership gets disputed, and assets get obscured across state lines. Here's how litigation creates asset recovery issues — and what to do about it.