Rooney Law

09/17/2025

So you want to be acquired in 18 months? 🚀

Step one: land big customers. Step two: get organized.

As Kevin McAnally puts it, we can’t work miracles—you need real, growing revenue to attract buyers. But if you have the customers and traction, Rooney Law can help ensure your back office, contracts, and structure don’t slow you down.

Because when opportunity knocks, you want to be ready to open the door.

09/04/2025

If you’re building on Salesforce, here’s a truth bomb from Kevin McAnally, partner at Rooney Law: Salesforce actually wants you to win.

Sounds obvious, but too many founders treat it like a one-way street. The AppExchange exists because it makes Salesforce money and makes its customers happy. So don’t be shy—lean into that.

Got an AE at Salesforce, hustling to hit year-end numbers? Perfect. If your app helps them close a deal, they’ll love you for it. Need credibility in the ecosystem? Salesforce has every reason to back you because your success is in its best interest.

In other words: stop trying to hack it alone. The ecosystem is your unfair advantage—use it.

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08/28/2025

One of the easiest ways founders trip themselves up? Overlooking the basics.

In our latest video short, Rooney Law Partner Kevin McAnally highlights common mistakes we see all the time: messy equity records, sloppy employment or separation agreements, and paperwork that comes back to haunt you when a buyer asks, “Wait…what is this?”

Kevin’s advice: build a business you can actually sell. Because even the best product won’t save a deal if the foundation has cracks.

Don’t panic—we’re here to help founders get it right from the start (and fix it if it’s already messy).

07/31/2025

03/27/2023

A Section 83(b) election is a letter that lets the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) know you’d like to have your founder stock taxed at the time of your stock issuance rather than at the time of vesting. In many cases, a Section 83(b) election can save you a significant amount on future taxes.

Click https://rooney.law/blog/whats-all-the-fuss-about-the-section-83b-tax-election/ to learn more.

01/06/2023

The Federal Trade Commission announced yesterday that they are pursuing a new that would ban the use of mandatory clauses for . If successful, it would represent a seismic shift in the landscape. They still have a long way to go, and there will certainly be challenges. Click to read our take on it.

The FTC is aiming to establish a rule that would stop employers from being able to force workers to sign non-competes.

10/13/2022

Our latest article by Sean Hogle looks at corporate liability protection and misplaced trust in the impenetrability of the corporate veil.

Written by Sean Hogle “Piercing the corporate veil” refers to a situation in which courts put aside limited liability and hold a corporation’s shareholders or directors personally liable for the corporation’s actions or debts. A court will pierce the veil only if a failure to do so will resu...

10/06/2022

We’re delighted to share some of our Community work and congratulate Farhan Hashmi on the approval of his P-1A . Farhan is an internationally recognized player, currently ranked 189th in the world. He’s originally from and has been participating in many national and international squash tournaments since age 10. Following his rise to stardom in his home country, he is now able to compete in competitions, including the (the summit of world squash) and the , representing his home country Pakistan.

Special thanks to Sumangali Rudrakumar and Elannie Damianos for their tremendous effort to obtain approval for Farhan’s 5-year visa. It was a pleasure helping Farhan and his Coach Asif Khan, and we wish him the best of luck in his upcoming tournaments!

09/23/2022

The Employee Retention Credit (ERC) is a born out of the same COVID relief bill as the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). Did you know that your business can claim ERC even if you received funds?

Federal Employee Retention Credit is Available for Established and New US-Based Businesses

07/12/2022

We are delighted to announce the of our amazing colleague Elannie Damianos to . She is valued and respected by her colleagues and clients alike. Well deserved. Congratulations.