15 Oct, 2021 Don’t Ruin Your Startup: 5 Legal Mistakes For Startups to Avoid By Matthew Pelkey I recently had the pleasure of writing an editorial piece for Buffalo Inno (part of Business First) on the 5 most common mistakes I see...
09 Oct, 2021 HBO and Lewinsky tackle cancel culture and our addiction to shame. By Matthew Pelkey Earlier this year I wrote a blog post about my own paradoxical thoughts on cancel culture and perhaps more importantly, how many public...
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...
05 Apr, 2021 RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA USER--THE NEW PROTECTED CLASS OF EMPLOYEES By Joseph Saeli The recreational use of marijuana or cannabis products is now legal in New York. One of the results of this law is the creation a new...
23 Jan, 2021 WNY businesses: helping where we can. By Matthew Pelkey There is no question that 2020 was a challenging year for most founders and businesses. Managing COVID and the corresponding economic...
22 Jan, 2021 Kicking off 2021 with Startup Boot Camp By Margot Knab On January 21st, I had the opportunity to participate in Startup Boot Camp hosted by Blackstone LaunchPad at the University at Buffalo....
28 Oct, 2020 e-Law Clinic closes the deal for a UB-grown startup By Matthew Pelkey I am thrilled to share this story from my work at UB School of Law with the Entrepreneurship Law Center. Over the last four semesters my...
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...
26 Jun, 2020 Diversity and inequality: the failure of and hope for venture capital By Matthew Pelkey It's been almost 45 days since I sat down to write. I found it difficult to prioritize creating content with so much injustice at the...
26 Jun, 2020 PPP loans: an update for mergers and acquisitions By Matthew Pelkey Several weeks ago I wrote about the impact of outstanding PPP loans on pending M&A deals. Since that time we have received additional...
11 May, 2020 Small Business Bankruptcy Just Got Easier By Fred Gawronski Chapter 11 bankruptcy filings for small and closely held businesses has generally been a lengthy and sometimes costly process. Recent...
30 Apr, 2020 SEC Proposed Rule Changes Give Exempt Offerings Reason for (Cautious) Optimism. By Matthew Pelkey Lost in much of the COVID-19 news over the last two months has been proposed changes by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission...
16 Apr, 2020 Google and Apple’s Contact Tracing Tech vs. HIPAA Privacy By Leah Ranke The United States missed the window of opportunity on COVID-19 contact tracing - or did we? Several tech companies, including mammoth...