Keep Your Early Rounds Small, Your Valuation Reasonable & Close Quickly
This blog was originally published in December of 2014 but was revised in July of 2024 and is still accurate. Dallas has emerged over the past decade as a thriving center for startups. The communication and shared knowledge in the […]
The Company Agreement Explained: Confidential Information & Non-Competes
Most entrepreneurs and small business owners are familiar with confidentiality and non-compete agreements because, well, they want others to gain interest in their product or service, but they don’t want the recipient of the disclosed information to turn around and […]
The Company Agreement Explained: Involuntary Transfers v. Voluntary Transfers
We often get asked by clients about what happens when members of LLCs die, get divorced, want to sell their interest to another member or third party, etc. All of these transfers fall into two categories: involuntary transfers and voluntary […]
Independent Contractor Agreements Don’t Mean Anything
On Valentine’s Day in either first or second grade, Teresa Holting handed me a little card with my name hastily written on the envelope. Inside the envelope, and on the front cover of the card, were a couple of anthropomorphic […]
The Company Agreement Explained: Types Of Decisions Made By Managers & Members
In our previous blog post, The Company Agreement Explained: Manager and Member Meetings, we discussed the meeting requirements for managers and members pursuant to the TBOC and provided additional provisions that should be considered when adopting or amending an LLC […]
The Company Agreement Explained: Meetings Of Managers & Members
Two of our previous posts discussed the difference between a manager-managed LLC and a member-managed LLC and some of the different consent levels you can have in your LLC Company Agreement (super-majority v. simple majority). Now, you may be asking, […]
Other Deeds In Texas
Previously, we discussed the four major deeds in Texas: general warranty deeds, special warranty deeds, no warranty deeds, and quitclaims. While these are the most common deeds, there are other deeds in Texas that are used to convey ownership. Assumption Deed […]
The Company Agreement Explained: What Are Fundamental Business Transactions & Why Are They Important?
Here at VW, we’re proud to form dozens, if not hundreds, of new Texas LLCs for aspiring startups and new small business owners each year. As part of our LLC formation package, we advise our clients on the best structure […]
Four Major Deeds In Texas
As discussed in my previous blog, deeds are extremely important in any Texas real estate transaction.
Deeds In Texas
A deed is by far one of the most important documents in any Texas real estate transaction. It is a seemingly short document, usually only one to two pages long, that is crucial to any real estate transaction regardless of […]