18 Jan, 2022 It's Almost Never Too Early By Alexander Vilardo No one likes to talk about them. This is not a topic that gets people excited. In fact, it's more likely to make people nervous. If I...
26 May, 2021 Another Software Reports HIPAA Compliance Failures By Leah Ranke Scheduling software Zocdoc announced this week that for the second time, their software as a service product failed to be HIPAA...
20 May, 2021 An Opportunity For Rustbelt Capital As VC Dollars Spread Throughout US By Matthew Pelkey Venture Capital investments are finding their way into areas outside of the the traditional hotbeds. And areas like the American Rustbelt...
04 May, 2021 ARPA-H, a new DARPA for HealthCare By Leah Ranke The current administration is announcing the creation of a new agency, to be called ARPA-Healthcare (ARPA-H), an Advanced Research...
12 Mar, 2021 A year into COVID, it's time to make flextime permanent. By Matthew Pelkey A year ago I sat down with the Buffalo News to share my experience and challenges with transitioning to remote work-life due to COVID....
22 Jan, 2021 Update: Executive Order Allowing Virtual Witnessing of Will Signings Extended By Alexander Vilardo Back in April, Governor Cuomo signed an executive order allowing for the virtual witnessing of will signings. This has been extended...
18 Nov, 2020 Erie County municipalities transition from "yellow" to "orange" By Alexander Vilardo On Wednesday, November 18, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that parts of Western New York have transitioned from "yellow" to "orange" on...
23 Oct, 2020 It is never too late to get after it. By Margot Knab The numbers are in: the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a mass exodus of women from the workforce in the United States. The U.S. Bureau...
11 Oct, 2020 Streamlined PPP forgiveness application available to some borrowers By Alexander Vilardo Recently, the Small Business Administration announced that small businesses that received PPP loans of $50,000 or less are eligible for a...
30 Aug, 2020 Farming ideas: Tech is changing agriculture in Western New York By Colligan Law I was recently interviewed by Buffalo Business First and the Buffalo Law Journal as part of a feature about how start ups and tech...
26 Aug, 2020 Commercial Eviction Moratorium Extended to September 20, Residential Until October 1 By Colligan Law Last week Governor Cuomo signed an executive order extending the moratorium on commercial evictions until September 20. Additionally, New...
03 Aug, 2020 How Does a Business Survive COVID? It depends. By Fred Gawronski The COVID-19 pandemic is the stress test almost no business saw coming down the train tracks. It is here and for those industries lucky...
22 Jul, 2020 Mergers and Acquisitions in the Time of Coronavirus. By Matthew Pelkey Last week I had the pleasure of speaking with AdWeek about the impact PPP loans are having on M&A deals. The reality is there is still a...
16 Jul, 2020 Crowdfunding during a pandemic. By Matthew Pelkey When the CEO of Asarasi, Adam Lazar, approached me in late 2019 about kicking off an equity crowdfunding round, I was genuinely excited....
14 Jul, 2020 Small Bankruptcy for Small Business By Fred Gawronski In February of this year, a new bankruptcy law took effect aimed at helping the small, closely held business restructure its debts over 3...
08 Jul, 2020 New York's Cannabis Legalization: Another Victim of COVID-19 & Possible Answer to Budget Shortages By Colligan Law Governor Cuomo vowed to make legalization a priority during his State of the State address in January. But those plans came to a...