Paul Rafelson is an eCommerce law expert and was the most-cited resource in the Congressional Antitrust Investigation into Amazon's mistreatment of sellers on the platform. He is a Founding Partner at Rafelson Shick, the #1 go-to law firm for online businesses facing legal challenges and digital sellers looking for the best deal when exiting their businesses. In 2021, they facilitated 60+ online business exits realizing over $238M for their clients.
Paul is also the Founder of Online Merchants Guild (OMG), a trade association that enables thousands of online sellers to voice their concerns on various legal issues affecting them, where he volunteers as an Executive Director. OMG has played a major role in offsetting Amazon's growing political influence.
In this episode, Paul talks about the common tax and legal issues encountered by Amazon sellers and how to protect yourself as a seller.
[00:01 - 11:27] Opening Segment
[11:28 - 28:18 ] The Legal Trends You Need to Know About as an Online Seller
[28:19 - 45:38] Amazon Nexus: What It Is Meant to Be
[45:39 - 51:07] Closing Segment
Quote/s:
“If we're not in the forefront of the legislation of what is, you know, what is it is allowed, then it's going to affect what Amazon is going to affect the seller code of conduct.” - Paul Rafelson
“The more rules and regulations that Congress in the States put on the American sellers, all they're doing is giving an advantage to the foreign-based sellers.” - Paul Rafelson
Connect with Paul Rafelson
Website: www.sellerbasics.com / https://ecomattorneys.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-rafelson-9082527
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