Sulimani Law Firm

Employee vs Independent Contractor-Understanding the Differences

Natalie Sulimani — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 14:31:30 +0000

Declaring your Independence – Uncle Sam wants you to know – Employee vs Consultant – reviewing the IRS standards Come join Natalie Sulimani of Sulimani Law Firm, PC and Pamela Walker of Walker, Green, Wilson & Butler, LLC for the seventh of our 2010 legal lunch and learn seminars. This month’s hot topic is Employee [...]

Geographical Indicators Pt. 2

sulilaw — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 17:56:42 +0000

Geographical Indicators (GI) What is a GI? A GI functions as a trademark with the same rights and protections that are granted to trademark owners. However, there are some major differences between a trademark and a GI. A trademark indicates the source of a product or service, for example, the consumer can trust that if [...]

Protecting Your Business Online Presence June 15th

sulilaw — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 01:53:49 +0000

Class: Protecting your online presence Class Description: Protecting your online presence. The internet and social media provide unique and cost effective ways of building your brand. As fast as it takes to ‘buzz’ your brand, it can be even faster to ruin your brand. This seminar will teach you tools that you can implement today [...]

Legal Lunch and Learn: Employment Policies

sulilaw — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 14:35:06 +0000

Summertime and the Living is Easy… (If you know how to delegate.) Come join Natalie Sulimani of Sulimani Law Firm, PC and Pamela Walker of Walker, Green, Wilson & Butler, LLC for the sixth of our 2010 legal lunch and learn seminars. This month we explore employee handbooks, independent contractor guidelines and social media policies. [...]

Trademarks: Geographical Indications and Registering a Mark Containing a Place Name Pt 1

sulilaw — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 17:18:13 +0000

There is a natural tendency to name your business after the place in which your company resides or make some reference to it. For example, Manhattan Dance Studio for a place that offers dance lessons in midtown Manhattan. Providing that there are no other dance studios incorporated under that name, you will be able to [...]

City Bar: Online Social Networking for Lawyers

sulilaw — Sun, 02 May 2010 18:30:49 +0000

Thursday, May 27, 2010 6:30 PM Registration: NYC Bar Member Price : $15.00 Register Non City Bar Member Price : $25.00 Register Have you wondered whether you’re missing out because you’re not using LinkedIn, Facebook, or Twitter? This program will discuss how lawyers can use social networking sites to enhance career development and business generation, [...]

Spring Cleaning for Your Business

sulilaw — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 20:53:28 +0000

Come join Natalie Sulimani of Sulimani Law Firm, PC and Pamela Walker of Walker, Green, Wilson & Butler, LLC for the fifth of our 2010 legal lunch and learn seminars. This month we will learn about ongoing legal issues in the day to day operations of your business. From corporate governance, maintaining your corporate veil, [...]

Cease and Desist Primer

sulilaw — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 01:09:36 +0000

The term ‘Cease and Desist’ is a term that is thrown around a lot, especially in intellectual property so I wanted to take a moment and talk about what it is. In very basic terms, a cease and desist letter is a letter instructing the other party that they need to STOP what they are [...]

Public Forum: Click on the Dotted Line Website Policies

sulilaw — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 00:41:46 +0000

The New York County Lawyers’ Association’s Cyberspace Law Committee presents a Public Forum I n t e r n e t We b s i t e P r i v a cy Po l i c i e s, Te r m s o f U s e a n d S e r [...]

Website Policies, Not Optional

sulilaw — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 16:59:29 +0000

Terms and Conditions Almost any site that is more than just a purely textual information site with no chance of interaction with another party should include the terms and conditions for that site. Contract Between You and Your Users Language in the terms and conditions should be neither too specific or too broad and the [...]