One of the key decisions you’ll make when starting a business is selecting a business entity. It is a decision that will have long lasting impact on your finances, taxes, and personal liability. In this workshop we’ll compare the main legal structures for doing business: Sole Proprietorships, Partnerships, Corporations, and LLCs. We’ll discuss the costs of formation, the differences in management structure, and the documents that are required for each different structure. By the end of the workshop you’ll have a clear idea of which one is best for your business.

About the Speaker:

Tom Farrell has lived in New York his whole adult life. While working full-time as a paralegal, he went to law school and graduated from Saint John’s in 1995. Early in his career, Tom practiced Corporate and Securities law, including serving as General Counsel to two publicly traded companies. Afterwards, Tom’s practice included regulatory compliance, licensing, HR policies, and a broad and deep range of contract negotiation and drafting. More recently, he was General Counsel to a niche recycler in Eastern Long Island. With the closing of that business, Tom has decided to bring his skills and experience closer to home, establishing a solo practice that’s targeted to small- and mid-sized businesses.