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Aug 30, 20161 min read
Cyber Security Breaches
As the digital economy continues to grow, companies of all sizes rely on the internet to reach new customers through e-commerce or...
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LawExchange International
Aug 27, 20161 min read
Importance of Closing Conditions in Mergers
Williams Companies, Inc. v Energy Transfer Equity, L.P. – Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware On June 24, 2016 the Delaware Court...
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LawExchange International
Aug 27, 20161 min read
Massachusetts Wage and Hour Laws: Legal Risks for Businesses in Transition
The laws governing payment of wages, overtime pay, and commissions have become a leading source of employee claims and employer...
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LawExchange International
Aug 27, 20161 min read
Massachusetts Pay Equity Law Imposes New Restrictions on Employer Pay and Hiring Practices
On August 1, 2016, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker signed “An Act to Establish Pay Equity (the Act)” into law. The Act, which does...
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LawExchange International
Aug 27, 20161 min read
SEC to Funds: Watch the Broker-Dealer Activities
On June 1, 2016, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) announced and issued an enforcement action (the...
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LawExchange International
Aug 27, 20161 min read
Motivating and Retaining Employees With a Bonus/Carve-Out Plan
THE PROBLEM: LIQUIDATION PREFERENCE OVER-HANG In today’s economy many venture backed companies may now find that the liquidation...
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LawExchange International
Aug 26, 20161 min read
New IRS Proposal Severely Limits Effective Estate Tax Planning Strategy for Family-Owned Companies a
For more than 25 years, the Internal Revenue Code has allowed discounts on the fair market value of ownership interests in...
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LawExchange International
Jul 25, 20161 min read
13 Internet Law Gotcha Moments [Part 3]
Almost every company has an internet presence. Some do all of their business on the internet. Even though we’ve had more than two decades...
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LawExchange International
Jul 22, 20161 min read
Good News for Patent Holders
In what has been a seemingly rare occurrence in recent months, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit recently issued a...
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LawExchange International
Jul 22, 20161 min read
Top 5 Things I’ve Learned from Entrepreneurs Over the Last 20 Years
We just celebrated our 20th anniversary on May 20th of this year. The 20 years have flown by quickly. I estimate that we have worked with...
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LawExchange International
Jul 15, 20161 min read
EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Adopted
The European Commission Has Adopted and Launched the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Earlier this week, the European Commission adopted the...
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LawExchange International
Jul 14, 20161 min read
San Diego Minimum Wage and Paid Sick Leave Ordinance Effective July 11: Employers Need to Act Quickl
Revised on July 14, 2016, with Updated Information from Office of Enforcement On June 28, 2016, we alerted employers about the San Diego...
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LawExchange International
Jul 14, 20161 min read
Tribe Beats Beer Behemoth in Trademark Settlement
In June, the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina filed suit in federal court against beer giant, Anheuser-Busch LLC (AB), and one of its...
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LawExchange International
Jul 12, 20161 min read
Wait a Minute Mr. Postman… How To Respond To a Demand Letter for Life Sciences Companies
Sooner or later many companies with a successful product or service will receive an overture from a patent holder. Some are almost...
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LawExchange International
Jul 12, 20161 min read
Supreme Court Denies Sequenom’s Petition to Clarify Scope of Mayo in Sequenom v. Ariosa
On June 27, 2016, the United States Supreme Court denied a Petition for Writ of Certiorari filed by Sequenom, Inc. requesting the Supreme...
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LawExchange International
Jul 7, 20161 min read
4 Reasons Why Startup Founders Should Have a Vesting Interest in Their Companies
“It’s our company, shouldn’t we already own our shares?” This question is one of the most common that I hear during my initial...
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LawExchange International
Jul 6, 20161 min read
Pride or Prejudice: Native Regalia and Graduation Ceremonies
Over the past weekend, many celebrated the 240th birthday of the United States with fireworks, food, and flying the nation’s flag. Red,...
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LawExchange International
Jul 1, 20161 min read
Structuring of Real Estate Property Ownership in Dubai
Article 4 of Law No. 7 of 2006 (“Dubai Property Law”), is the law governing real property ownership in Dubai and provides that the right...
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LawExchange International
Jun 30, 20161 min read
No Dice for California Indian Casinos?
If you have ever ventured onto the gaming floor of one of the many Indian casinos in California, you have likely been puzzled by the...
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LawExchange International
Jun 22, 20161 min read
Another Win-Lose Situation: Reactions to SCOTUS decision in U.S. v. Bryant
On June 13, 2016 in its decision on U.S. v. Bryant, the Supreme Court held that uncounseled tribal court convictions that are compliant...
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LawExchange International
Jun 22, 20161 min read
Ad Network to pay $950,000 in civil penalties for alleged privacy misrepresentations and alleged COP
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) today announced a settlement with InMobi, a Singapore-based mobile advertising network. The FTC...
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LawExchange International
Jun 14, 20161 min read
With Seagate Overturned, More Careful Analysis of Competitor Patents May Be A Good Idea
The U.S. Supreme Court has just issued a decision in two unrelated cases[1] that overturns the 2007 Federal Circuit ruling[2], known as...
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LawExchange International
Jun 14, 20161 min read
DOL’s Final Overtime Rule – 6 Key Updates You Need to Know Now
Under the Department of Labor’s updated overtime rules, employers may need to pay their workers quite a bit more in salary or plan to pay...
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LawExchange International
Jun 8, 20161 min read
“Magic” Numbers: When Growing Businesses Become Covered Under Federal And State Employme
An ever-increasing array of laws governs the workplace. This issue of the Employment Law Advisor outlines some of the laws regulating...
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