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We duly note on our website at the established business law firm of Stephenson Fournier in Houston that, “Contracts are the fundamental tools of business.” That flat-out commercial reality is daily appreciated by our clients from Texas, throughout the United States...
We focus today at Stephenson Fournier on business entities’ trade secrets, continuing with a theme that we took up in a prior blog post. We lead off with a nod to Primerus, a society of nearly 200 law firms in 40 countries around the globe providing clients with easy...
Your recently purchased commercial building is ready for tenants, and the applications are trickling in. While you’re excited to fill the space, you have some reservations about renting. You’re new to this game, and you aren’t sure what your liabilities are. One of...
There are of course legions of diverse businesses in Houston and across Texas that have prospered and are formidable participants in commerce. Their owners’ entrepreneurial bent and forward-thinking strategies have a lot do with that success. The favorable placement...
When a law firm holds itself out as an entity that helps the virtual universe of actors in the oil and gas industry resolve challenges and exploit opportunities, that is saying something.Especially in Texas. We modestly make the claim at ...
A recent in-depth business article spotlighting employment agreements and their obviously central role in the commercial universe makes a salient point: "clarity matters." It does indeed. We stress at the tenured Houston business law firm of Stephenson Fournier that...
We modestly suggest at the proven Houston business law firm of that, if you're a foreign business seeking to expand into the United States, Texas might reasonably be on your short list of possibilities.After all, our state is a top-end oil...
In Houston, as in other cities, regulations dictate how many parking spaces a development must have. The number required depends on type and size of the development. For example, Houston requires 1.333 parking spaces for each 1 bedroom unit in an apartment complex and...
Commercial real estate projects of significant size in Houston and across Texas often feature multi-layered complexity. That reality equally affects principal participants ranging from investors, lenders and developers to project owners, lessees/tenants and myriad...
Acquiring a business can be a lengthy process. It can also be an exciting one, and there are a few things to consider before jumping in with both feet. To avoid discovering nasty surprises after the purchase, you should consider the following before acquiring a...