Commercial
Contract Terms: When the Fine Print Isn’t So Fine
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While some contract disputes can be settled easily, others erupt once bankruptcy enters the picture, writes Jennifer McKevitt for Supply Chain Dive.
Yahoo’s Top Lawyer Resigns, CEO Marissa Mayer Loses Bonus in Wake of Hack
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Some senior senior executives and lawyers failed to ‘properly comprehend or investigate’ the situation, the company’s board of directors said in a securities filing, reports The New York Times.
Are Non-Compete Agreements Right for Your Construction Company?
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Contractors have several reasons to require that their high-level employees (e.g., C-Level) enter non-compete agreements, explains Peter C. Vilmos of Burr Forman.
JPMorgan Software Does in Seconds What Took Lawyers 360,000 Hours
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A new JPMorgan Chase & Co. a learning machine is parsing financial deals that once kept legal teams busy for thousands of hours, according to a Bloomberg report.
Arent Fox Welcomes Commercial Litigator John Purcell
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Purcell joins the firm’s Complex Litigation practice and focuses on class actions, intellectual property, media, and commercial litigation.
On-Demand: Getting Global in Your View of Contracts
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Determine says the on-demand webinar discusses what impacts the coming year will have, including how best-in-class companies use contract management to prepare for the increased volatility of an ever-changing global business environment.
Contract Management at Manufacturing Companies
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Contract Logix says the study involved 550 contract management professionals across multiple segments of the manufacturing industry.
Blockchain Smart Contracts: Law Firms Are Adopting Technology
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Smart Contracts are technical in nature and hence will require lawyers who are professionally qualified and at the same time with the technical expertise to understand the code within the contract and figure out how they can work together, reports Eastern Daily News.
Built-In Contract Remedies: Avoiding the Unenforceable Penalty
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Under California law, a provision of a contract found to impose a penalty is unenforceable as a forfeiture and contrary to public policy, explains Giselle Roohparvar of Miller Starr Regalia.
Digitize Your Business: Defining Your E‑Signature Requirements
Event, March 8, 2 p.m. EST
Guest speaker Craig Le Clair from Forrester Research will talk about the driving forces behind e‑signature adoption, both locally and abroad, and how to define e‑signature requirements.
Current Trends in Loan Terms: Large Cap and Middle Market Loans
Event, March 8, 1 p.m. EST
On March 8, Practical Law and experts from Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP and Thompson & Knight LLP will host a free webinar to discuss the effects of market forces on loans and agreement negotiations.
Norton Rose and Chadbourne to Combine in Latest Merger of Large Law Firms
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The combination of Norton Rose Fulbright and Chadbourne & Parke will create a single entity with more than 4,000 lawyers and expected annual revenue almost $2 billion, The New York Times reports.
How States Are Using the Law to Bring Drug Executives to Heel
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The generic drug industry has come under fire the last couple of years because of staggering price increases, but now generic drug executives can expect to face tougher legal repercussions, reports MedCity News.
Uber Sexual Harassment Allegations are a Warning for Tech Industry and ‘Rock Star’ Culture
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Two groups weren’t surprised at allegations of sexual harassment in high tech, according to a report in The Los Angeles Times: women who work in tech, and Silicon Valley employment attorneys.
Louis Vuitton Missed Joke from Parody Handbag Maker
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Chris Schwegmann, an intellectual property partner at Dallas-based Lynn Pinker Cox Hurst, agrees Louis Vuitton missed the joke when another company sold an inexpensive canvas tote bag was an obvious parody of the famous designer’s pricey designer bag.
Settlement Agreements: Who Should Sign?
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It’s best to err on the side of over qualification of a corporate employee representative to sign a settlement agreement to ensure it will be enforceable, advises Robert S. Luft in the JAMS ADR blog.
Who Pays for Delay? How Enforceable is a No Damage for Delay Clause?
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Delays are an all too common occurrence on construction projects. And they almost always cost money, points out Eugene Polyak on the website of Smith, Currie & Hancock LLP. So who pays for the increased costs caused by delays?
Key Issues for Due Diligence of Government Contracts – Part II
Insight< br>Comprehensive due diligence review of any target company that performs government contracts should include evaluation of five broad categories relating to general business matters, Kimi Murakami writes in Part II of a report on Piliero Mazza’s PM Legal Minute blog.
How to Use Content Marketing to Grow Your Small Law Firm
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Amy Boardman Hunt of Muse Communications explains some of the main concepts of content marketing and discuss how it can be a potent tool for solos and small law firms with limited marketing budgets.
Be Ready to Prove Intent to Use or Actual Use of a Trademark
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A client alert from Cowan Liebowitz & Latman discusses two recent developments conveying similar messages regarding the need to maintain supporting evidence at both the trademark application and registration stages.
