My wealthy friend from China wants me to help him to invest one million dollars in commercial property in NYC.

Of course, your friend will be subject to US taxes on any US revenue derived from the venture, as well as NY State and NY City (yes, the city has...

Is it legal for a blank check company to identify investment opportunities in advance before it goes public?

If you're this far along without skilled counsel to work with you and (hopefully) and the underwriter and your auditor (you have one, right?), you...

As in most cases, the "lie" is worse that than the truth. That is, failing to disclose a felony on a CRD can act as an absolute, permanent bar...

Borrower in Aspen Financial deal not communicating further payment plans to investors. How do we find out if/when/how they pay?

Hard to tell what your questions is. But if you are dealing with a "Trustee," that means your are dealing with either a receiver or a bankruptcy...

I HAD A CONTRACT with I financial Venture group, company breached the contract because I refused to re-negotiate a new contract

You may have a claim for your "out of pocket" damages related to the breach of the agreement, and likely some form of injunctive relief that you...

I have an LLC that I own and would like to bring in a partner at 33/66. Is that done through a partnership agreement or

Hopefully your LLC already has an Operating Agreement, right? If it doesn't, you may have a hard time amending some corporate structure that was...

When forming a single member LLC, must it be written that the LLC be dissolved after the death or termination of its member?

You might consider having a trust as the member of the LLC.

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I have a non-compete that specifies that I cannot invest more than x% in a competing startup,

An attorney would have to review the agreement. But it sounds like you're looking to violate the intent the agreement, which will likely lead to...

How to substantiate closing stock prices on given date

Find someone with a Bloomberg terminal and get the daily opening/closing of the stock. If you need to go further, I believe NASDAQ and the NYSE...

Am I acting as a "broker" and subject to SEC registration? Am I violating SEC Rule 701 securities exemption?

Be aware that not only the SEC but the state securities regulators take a very broad view of what constitutes acting as a broker-dealer, which...