Electronic Signature Laws Around the World: Download eBook
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The widespread adoption of e-signatures has been supported by electronic signature laws around the world, including the Americas, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia-Pacific.
Importance of Licensing Technology Created While at a University
One of the most critical and important contracts a startup can focus on, and do correctly, is to properly license IP from a university so that it can be commercialized going forward.
‘Belt and Suspenders’ Overreach in Contracts May Prevent Satisfaction
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Often, drafters opt for a “belt and suspenders” approach, which is not only a terrible fashion faux pas but may result in an overreach nullifying the effectiveness of the risk management strategy.
Miller & Chevalier Chartered Finalizes Firm Move
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Miller & Chevalier Chartered has moved to a new office building at 900 Sixteenth Street, NW, located in the heart of downtown Washington’s central business district.
Deans & Lyons Trial Lawyers Selected to 2016 Texas Rising Stars List
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For a second consecutive year, every eligible lawyer at Dallas-based Deans & Lyons, LLP, has been selected to the annual Texas Rising Stars list, which recognizes the top young attorneys in the state.
Why a Case Against Trump for Inciting Violence Would Be Very Hard to Prove
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Under the First Amendment, an effort to prosecute a politician on charge of inciting a riot would be an uphill battle.
Be Wary of Changes in New SPLA Contracts
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If software licensing can be said to have any “natural laws,” certainly the First Law could be paraphrased to something like: “If you agree to an inch, be prepared to give a mile.” So it is with Microsoft’s standard-form Services Provider License Agreement (SPLA).
GM Says ‘Accidents Happen’ in New Ignition Switch Flaw Trial
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The accident involving a collision on a New Orleans bridge during a January 2014 ice storm is at the center of a case that could affect the outcome of hundreds of other GM ignition switch cases.
Trump Won’t Face Inciting a Riot Charges for North Carolina Rally
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ABC News is reporting that Donald Trump and his campaign are not expected to face inciting a riot charges in connection with a violent incident at a rally in Fayetteville, NC.
Austin Lawyer Headed to Prison for Aiding Stock Scammer
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According to witnesses, Patrick Lanier traveled to Mexico to provide legal counsel for his fugitive client under several of the client’s various false names.
Hogan Lovells Appoints Ina Brock as Managing Partner of Clients and Industries
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Ina Brock, current co-head of the Life Sciences Industry Sector Group at Hogan Lovells, will fill a newly created role on the firm’s International Management Committee (IMC): Managing Partner – Clients and Industries.
Last Call for H-1Bs
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The H-1B is a non-immigrant visa in the United States which allows U.S. employers to temporarily employ foreign workers in specialty occupations. The deadline to file is April 1, 2016.
Shackelford, Bowen, McKinley & Norton Bolsters Legal Expertise in All Offices
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Six attorneys have joined the firm in its Texas offices in Dallas, Austin and Corpus Christi, and in Nashville, Tennessee.
Mark Cuban: A Businessman Can Run This Country, But Trump Has Gone ‘Crazy’
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The owner of the Mavericks NBA team said he likes the fact that Trump doesn’t worry about being politically correct, “but now, he’s gone crazy. I can’t explain what’s happened to him.”
Burst Pipeline? Bankruptcy Court Rules Sabine Can Reject Midstream Contracts
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A judge has ruled that Sabine Oil & Gas Corp. has satisfied the standards for rejection of several gathering and handling agreements between Sabine and its midstream counter-parties.
Bankruptcy Law and the Post-Scalia Supreme Court
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Justice Antonin Scalia’s death is big news in the larger political world, leaving a Supreme Court that may be evenly split on a wide range of politically and socially charged legal questions, writes G. Ray Warner in Greenberg Traurig’s GT Restucturing Review.
Arbitration Provisions, Unconscionability, and Employment Contracts
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In a recent California contract case, a court found the agreement in question was found to be unconscionable in places, but that didn’t doom the arbitration provision contained within it, writes Stacey Lantagne in ContractsProf Blog.
SEC Is Not ‘Targeting Compliance Professionals’
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Industry concerns about regulators targeting CCOs gained steam last summer after the SEC brought an enforcement action against BlackRock and its CCO in a case turning on the failure to disclose a conflict of interest and other compliance lapses.
Donald Trump’s Rallies Are Becoming Increasingly Violent
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Incidents have occurred in Georgia, in Louisville, and at a rally in Las Vegas where Trump said that he’d like to punch one protester in the face, reminiscing about the “good old days” when agitators would be carried out on a stretcher.
McDonald’s Under Fire for Labor Violations in Landmark Joint Employer Case
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A decision from the NLRB that McDonald’s is a joint employer would open the door for a union formed by workers at franchised stores to bring the parent company to the bargaining table and set a precedent for other fast-food franchises.
