Here’s a risk management tip for employers who aren’t located in California but decide they need to hire people residing in the Golden State. Many states permit employers to include non-compete clauses in their employment agreements. With rare exception, … Continue reading →
May 23rd, 2017 by MOswald | Tags: California Law, non-compete clause, Risk Management
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Congratulations! You have decided to start a consulting business so other business leaders may access the wisdom you have accumulated in your career. Here’s a tool to help you prepare a tightly-focused Consulting Agreement that won’t slow down your … Continue reading →
May 17th, 2017 by MOswald | Tags: collection risk, consulting, consulting agreement, intellectual property, Risk Management
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In our post Top Five Ways CEOs Can Utilize Business Lawyers we suggested: Write a Sales Contract that Speeds Up Getting to Yes. Do you have a sales contract that you copied off the Internet, or a 20 page … Continue reading →
May 9th, 2017 by MOswald | Tags: business contracts, contracts, Sales contract, software license agreement
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We at InnovaCounsel recently asked several software company execs this question: “What are the big issues that are costing you sleep these nights?” In Parts 1 and 2 of this series, we addressed these issues: “Use of [independent] … Continue reading →
May 2nd, 2017 by MOswald | Tags: company privacy liability, contract form, Disaster Recovery Program, Large Enterprise Customers, Risk and Insurance
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We at InnovaCounsel recently asked several software company execs this question: “What are the big issues that are costing you sleep these nights?” Last week, we addressed the issue: “Use of [independent] contractors and having various taxing agencies dictate … Continue reading →
April 25th, 2017 by MOswald | Tags: intellectual property, IP, New Hire Orientation, Software Ownership claims
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We at InnovaCounsel recently asked several software company execs this question: “What are the big issues that are costing you sleep these nights?” We are getting some very thoughtful responses. We will, from time to time, post an … Continue reading →
April 18th, 2017 by MOswald | Tags: economic realities test, employee classification, employees, Independant contractor
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Top Five Ways CEOs Can Utilize Business Lawyers You’ve heard that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. How can you apply that if you are the CEO of a company that’s not yet big enough … Continue reading →
April 4th, 2017 by MOswald | Tags: CEO, contracts, Human Resources, Independent Contractor, Sales contract
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When a business starts booming, the company’s leaders may start to become frustrated with the high costs of frequently using outside legal counsel. This might lead them to think about hiring in-house counsel to reduce these costs, but doing so … Continue reading →
March 21st, 2017 by Stuart Blake | Tags: Advising Companies, attorney, general counsel
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Franchising allows companies to expand without the risk of debt or the cost of equity. It also allows for expansion with minimal capital investment on the part of the franchisor. When deciding to franchise, the company will need to create … Continue reading →
February 7th, 2017 by Stuart Blake | Tags: Frachising, Franchise, Investing in a Franchise, Patents, Risk Management, trademark
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It seems like everyone is in the tech start-up industry at the moment. With technology such a big part of today’s society, it’s not a bad place to be. However, creating a start-up isn’t always as easy as some people … Continue reading →
April 26th, 2016 by Stuart Blake | Tags: Advising Companies, business formation, contracts, intellectual property, trademark
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