Author: Stephen Ganis

Solutions-based approach to wide array of legal and business matters, including business operations, expansion, transactions, financings, disputes, new ventures and regulatory compliance. Practiced in prominent New York City law firms and served as general counsel to a CT-based national investment firm prior to opening solo practice in 1992.

Interns Are Not Employees

A big hole exists in employment law–in nearly every state, unpaid interns are not considered “employees” and are not protected under laws governed to protect employees in the workplace–most notably, sexual harassment protection. One of the most recent examples was…

SEC Removes Ban on General Solicitation; What’s Next?

The S.E.C. has finally lifted the ban on General Solicitation for private raising of funds, which presumably will assist entrepreneurs find investors for startup or expansion funding.  The new regulation will not go into effect until 60 days after it…