The slides from a presentation on developments in eDiscovery and Electronically Stored Information (ESI) are shared in this article. The slides explain what ESI is, what it includes and how it is treated in litigation. It then goes...
Ever wonder if your digital signature was good enough? In this PC World article by Angela West, I help answer that question.
When selling your business, why would you, as the seller, want to expressly promise not to compete with the business you just sold for some time after the sale? As this article points out, courts operating under New York law have, absent an...
This article notes that transacting with a vendor creates a special subset of problems given their ability to damage your business's brand or reputation. A common solution to this problem involves negative incentive clauses; this article makes...
Get the latest on the Senate's passage of the Crowdfunding Exemption and JOBS Act. Startup companies and emerging companies will soon have more options to acquire capital.
This article concerns the enforceability of specific terms contained in Facebook's Terms of Service--in particular, the requirement that Facebook users agree not to use trademarks held by the social media giant, such as the term "book." ...
This article reviews a recent trend among some employers which represents an extremely bad idea--monitoring prospective employees' social media accounts. The article paints a vivid picture of a hiring manager looking over a would-be employee's...
As this article explains, although money finders and business brokers can be tempting ways to find capital for your business, using their services carelessly can hurt your business and its value. The article details some of the penalties...
This article continues a series about maximizing the value of your company when preparing for an exit. This particular article focuses on maximizing the value received in a sale of your business by understanding the buyer's primary motivation...
Some courts, some of the time, will refuse to enforce a contract. This happens for a number of reasons. This article reviews a recent decision by New York's highest court which examines how to absolve a service provider from its own gross...