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Consultant - Accepting stock options

It's hard to answer that without further details. Generally speaking, the membership agreement sounds like you would immediately become a part...

Can I secure investment funding for a marijuana business in a state before it is legalized?

There are a number of legal issues for you to explore. On the state or local level, what type of license would you need to operate the business...

Can a director exercise independent judgment when voting or must he vote according to the shareholder's instructions?

As a general rule, directors are similar to legislators in that once elected they have significant latitude to act as they perceive to be best for...

How do I collect on stock issued to a company that is now closed? The stock was issued as part of my compensation as an employee

The answer depends on lots of factual issues. Which state is the company incorporated in? What percentage of the company do you own? How exactly...

I need to learn how investment funds determine the value of an investment in a start-up.

The short answer is, it is complicated. Valuation methodologies are generally discussed in an investment funds' offering documents. For...

What can we do to get money back lost is trading.

It sounds like your brokers incorrectly described the risk profile of the investments they sold you, and yes, you may sue your broker in a FINRA...

How do I liquidate stock after exercising options granted at a private company?

As you suspect, the answer is very dependent on the particulars. Generally, you may have the right - or the obligation - to sell your shares back...

Yes, this is very doable. The LLC could have different classes of membership, with different voting rights for the different classes. Technically,...

Some guy said he was running a hedge fund and promised high returns. I trusted him and invested $15,000 and now he is telling me

As Ms. Goldstein wrote, you unfortunately trusted someone who turned out to be untrustworthy. You should absolutely contact the SEC and the...