Ironside Legal

EmploymentMarch 14, 20267 min read

Rhode Island Non-Compete Agreements: Five Years Under the Act

The 2020 Rhode Island Noncompetition Agreement Act substantially restricted post-employment restrictive covenants. Five years in, we review what the Superior Court has — and has not — enforced, and how drafters are responding in 2026.

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BusinessFebruary 2, 20269 min read

Qualified Small Business Stock for Founders: A Practical Primer

Section 1202 can exclude up to $10M of gain on a founder's exit, but only if the stock was originally issued in a qualifying structure and held for five years. We walk through the common traps we see at formation.

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Estate PlanningJanuary 9, 20268 min read

Spousal Lifetime Access Trusts and the 2026 Estate Tax Sunset

With the federal estate and gift tax exemption scheduled to sunset at the end of 2025, SLATs have returned to the planning conversation. We cover the reciprocal-trust doctrine and how we draft around it.

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Real EstateDecember 11, 20256 min read

Negotiating Operating Expense Escalations in Retail Leases

Base-year resets, management-fee caps, and capital-expenditure exclusions are among the most commonly negotiated — and misunderstood — terms in commercial leasing. A tenant-side checklist.

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