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Stites & Harbison's lawyers help emerging technology companies get great ideas to the marketplace. The firm's team provides help on everything the start-up needs, from finding capital to protecting intellectual property and much more.

What we provide. The firm's lawyers handle corporate and commercial matters for businesses of all kinds, from Fortune 500 giants to the newest Internet start-up. The firm advises its clients on business structure, labor, employment and employee benefit matters. Stites & Harbison's lawyers have dealt with venture capital, private placements, initial public offerings, recapitalization and various forms of debt and equity issues. Working closely with accountants and other professional advisors, the firm offers its clients the benefits of its experience with business entities of varying sizes, market segments and stages of growth.

The firm's lawyers are especially proud of their considerable work with private entrepreneurs and growth-oriented companies during their transition from small, closely-held enterprises to large, publicly-held ones. As a result, Stites & Harbison understands how to assist clients in raising any additional capital required for growth and acquisition strategies.

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Client Alerts

Beware of Part-Time Employee 401(k) Plan Eligibility in 2024

Andy Jacobs takes a look at 401(k) plan eligibility by part-time employees in this Stites & Harbison Client Alert.

by Andrew R. Jacobs August 22, 2023
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Mandy Wilson Decker Elected Chair-Elect of New KBA Intellectual Property Law Section

LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Stites & Harbison, PLLC attorney Mandy Wilson Decker was elected as 2023-24 Chair-Elect of the newly-formed Kentucky Bar Association (KBA) Intellectual Property (IP) Law Section.

by Stites & Harbison, PLLC August 15, 2023
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KYIPA Elects Mandy Wilson Decker Chair of Board of Advisors

LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Kentucky Intellectual Property Alliance (KYIPA) elects Stites & Harbison, PLLC attorney Mandy Wilson Decker as inaugural Chair of its Board of Advisors. She has served on the group’s Executive Advisory Committee since 2021.

by Stites & Harbison, PLLC August 15, 2023
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Managing IP Selects Mandy Wilson Decker to 2023 “Top 250 Women in IP” List for Ninth Time

LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Managing Intellectual Property (Managing IP) magazine recently selected Stites & Harbison, PLLC attorney Mandy Wilson Decker to the 2023 edition of Managing IP’s “Top 250 Women in IP.” This is the ninth time Decker has been honored on this list, and she is the only attorney honored from Kentucky.

by Stites & Harbison, PLLC July 26, 2023
Client Alerts

U.S. Supreme Court Rules that Registering to Do Business in a State May Constitute Consent to Jurisdiction

Rachel Owsley and Daniel Boswell take a look at what registering to do business in a state may mean in regards to jurisdiction in this Stites & Harbison Client Alert.

by Rachel Owsley and Daniel C. Boswell June 28, 2023
Client Alerts

Expansion of Retirement Plan Self-Correction Program

Attorney Andy Jacobs explains the Secure 2.0 Act of 2022 and the expanded ability of plan sponsors to self-correct retirement plan errors without IRS approval in this Stites & Harbison Client Alert.

by Andrew R. Jacobs June 26, 2023
Client Alerts

The Enablement Challenge for Genus Claims Under U.S. Patent Law: How Much Disclosure Is Enough After Amgen v. Sanofi?

Patent attorney Nick Stewart takes a look at the enablement challenge for genus claims under U.S. Patent Law in this Stites & Harbison Client Alert.

by Gary N. Stewart (Nick) May 22, 2023
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Managing IP Honors James Hayne on 2022 "Rising Stars" List

LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Managing Intellectual Property (Managing IP) magazine has named Stites & Harbison, PLLC attorney James Hayne to its 2022 “Rising Stars” list.

by Stites & Harbison, PLLC October 11, 2022