14 Nov, 2017 Marijuana In The Workplace Changing Times By Joseph Saeli 1. REEFER MADNESS Our society’s response to marijuana use is changing rapidly. Eight states and the District of Columbia now permit...
14 Nov, 2017 Have a New York Pistol Permit? Time is Running Out to Recertify! By John Moscati A little publicized provision of the 2013 New York S.A.F.E. Act is about to become effective and unsuspecting New York pistol permit...
14 Nov, 2017 Conservation Easements: Save Money & Keep Your Land with Your Family By Colligan Law Conservation easements are an excellent method for maintaining ownership of one’s land while not only prohibiting development but also...
13 Oct, 2017 A Startup Sabbatical: What I learned from 11 months in politics By Matthew Pelkey In the beginning of 2016 my wife came to me with a proposition—she wanted to run for New York State Senate. Against an incumbent. With a...
02 Oct, 2017 9A Fresh Start for Farmers in Distress By Fred Gawronski Farms come in all shapes and sizes. They are operated by publicly traded companies, closely held organizations and individuals. They...
31 Aug, 2017 Exempt Salary Rule Invalidated By Colligan Law Today a Federal Court Judge in Texas struck down the Obama administration’s rule which would have increased the salary minimums for...
08 Aug, 2017 New York Paid Family Leave Benefits Law—Coming Soon AUGUST 8, 2017 By Joseph Saeli New York’s Paid Family Leave Benefits Law takes effect on January 1, 2018. Most non-government employers in New York will have to...
04 Aug, 2017 Latitude – The 43North Podcast with David Colligan on Buffalo Angels By David Colligan David sits down with 43North’s Nate Benson to talk about the early days of the Buffalo Angels, why he is so involved with the startup...
06 Jul, 2017 How Community Capital Models Can Regenerate Upstate NY By Matthew Pelkey If you’ve spent any time in Upstate New York you have no doubt experienced an unfortunate yet common site: a row of empty storefronts...
30 Jun, 2017 Catching up on emerging legal practices By Matthew Pelkey At Colligan Law we believe that high growth companies should have access to a broad network across the globe which can be leveraged to...
27 Jun, 2017 Colligan Law LLP Sponsors Entrepreneur Expo By David Colligan Bright Buffalo Niagara to feature local venture-backed CEOs Today Colligan Law LLP announced that it will sponsor the Bright Buffalo...
08 Jun, 2017 Common Employment Pitfalls for Startups By Matthew Pelkey Starting a business comes with a lot of learning curves, including learning how to properly manage employees. It is almost guaranteed...
24 May, 2017 Is a hotdog a sandwich? Yes, according to New York State law, it is. By Colligan Law As summer is arriving, and with Memorial Day, 4th of July, and the 2017 Nathan’s Hotdog Eating Competition to look forward to, it’s time...
19 Apr, 2017 Independent Contractors in New York State By Joseph Saeli Beware of the Pitfalls of Misclassification Businesses sometimes engage a person’s services as an independent contractor, instead of...
10 Apr, 2017 Colligan Law and Lawyers Associated Worldwide (LAW) By David Colligan Colligan Law belongs to an international law firm association called Lawyers Associated Worldwide (LAW). Last year’s annual meeting was...
04 Apr, 2017 An Uber Welcome to Upstate New York By Matthew Pelkey Since Uber (and Lyft) will be sharing the roadways with us Upstaters in the coming months, it’s worth taking a look at the company’s...