By Janathan L. Allen, APC of Janathan L. Allen, APC posted in Business & Contracts on Wednesday, November 11, 2015. Effective business contracts are one of the keys to supply chain management. Most mid-sized to large businesses understand the critical nature of controlling costs associated with your supply chain and...
Expand Your Business By Acquiring a Competitor
By Janathan L. Allen, APC of Janathan L. Allen, APC posted in Business Advice and Counsel on Thursday, October 29, 2015. An excellent expansion strategy for a San Diego business is to acquire a competitor or a portion of their assets through a "stock purchase" or "asset purchase." Each strategy has...
Manufacturer and Retailer Compliance with California’s Supply Chain Act
By Janathan L. Allen, APC of Janathan L. Allen, APC posted in Business Advice and Counsel on Wednesday, May 20, 2015. The California Department of Justice is conducting a compliance review, sending letters to and asking any business that lists "manufacturing" or "retail sales" as their principal activity on California...
How The Kraft Heinz Merger Translates to Your Local San Diego Business
By Janathan L. Allen, APC of Janathan L. Allen, APC posted in Business & Contracts on Thursday, March 26, 2015. How does the merger between Kraft and Heinz annonced yesterday translate to business here in San Diego? To your local business? Heinz acquires a 51% share in the new company...
Major Development on IRS Penalties for Employers Who Reimburse Health Care Costs
By Janathan L. Allen, APC of Janathan L. Allen, APC posted in Business & Contracts on Friday, February 20, 2015. This week the IRS released "Notice 2015-17" addressing the concerns of business owners who wished not to provide insurance to their employees under a sponsored plan. Usually these companies would...
Why are Minnesota and California Innovation-Friendly?
By Janathan L. Allen, APC of Janathan L. Allen, APC posted in Business & Contracts on Wednesday, February 11, 2015. Why are Minnesota and California so friendly for innovation? Knott recognized in her article that on a cursory look, these two states could not be more different. California and Minnesota...
Protect Your Company’s Trade Secrets (Part 2)
By Janathan L. Allen, APC of Janathan L. Allen, APC posted in Business & Contracts on Tuesday, February 10, 2015. MGA Entertainment Brings $1 Billion Trade Secret Lawsuit Against Mattel Recently, MGA Entertainment filed a $1 billion trade secret lawsuit against Mattel. MGA's lawsuit claims that Mattel toy company spied...
Allen Barron Provides a Single Source Like “Big 8” Firms of Old
By Janathan L. Allen, APC of Janathan L. Allen, APC posted in Accounting Services on Monday, January 12, 2015. Allen Barron provides our clients with a single source for a broad range of business services including business consulting and advisory engagements, accounting, tax services as well as a legal department...
Netflix Claims That Former Officer Received Improper Kickbacks
By Janathan L. Allen, APC of Janathan L. Allen, APC posted in Business & Contracts on Friday, December 26, 2014. Netflix Inc. has filed a lawsuit against Mike Kail, its former Vice President of IT operations, claiming that he improperly accepted kickbacks from vendors. Mr. Kail is now the Chief...