A professional services firm is only as good as its providers and the right program in place can help you to also attract and retain the high caliber talent you need to stand out from the rest…more
The decision affects every employer with an arbitration agreement and every employer that wants to avoid class and collective actions, which should be all of them…more
Although it is a widespread exploit that has been undetected for two years, whether or not a CGL policy covers data breaches allowed by Heartbleed should turn, simply, on whether the policy covers data breach at all…more
Full text copy of S.2206, aka the "Let Me Google That For You" Act, introduced April 3, 2014, by senators Tom Coburn and Claire McCaskill to, among other things, curtail the National Technical Information Service's practice of…more
Threats to data privacy are not going away, but establishing appropriate security measures up-front, performing regular stress-tests on a security system, putting in place procedures to address a data breach and implementing…more
The vulnerability caused by the Heartbleed bug circumvents the purpose of OpenSSL: encryption. Therefore, the conclusion would appear to be that any data breach during the time of OpenSSL vulnerability would be reportable…more
In your experience, what’s the most important role that a startup CEO should fulfill? That’s the question we put recently to JD Supra contributors, many of whom have spent years working with successful entrepreneurs in various…more
Well settled rules that govern the taxation of transactions involving the sale or exchange of property, or the issuance of property in exchange for services, also apply to convertible virtual currency…more
The good news is that there is at least one type of marketing activity out there that will fit your distinct approach to things…more
Three strategies to build powerful business relationships that you can start working on today, from attorney, mentor, in-house counsel Josh Beser…more
Notes from a fascinating presentation by Heather Morse and Jonathan Fitzgarrald, hosted by the LMA's Bay Area Chapter. The focus: Generational Marketing: Strategies and Tactics for Engagement with Boomers, Gen Xers, and…more
Will forward-publishing your patent help or hurt you in the long run? Sonos’ announcement this week that they will forward-publish patent applications has created quite a debate in the patent realm.
Ideas are the lifeblood…more
Five lessons I’ve learned about Content Marketing while shepherding the thoughts and insights of incredibly smart legal professionals (you) around the web…more
Forward-publishing patents might be a case of good PR practice meeting good patent practice. On the other hand, Sonos might be onto something…more
Sonos' policy to forward-publish its patents seems to be more a calculated public relations move with some strategic upside and limited downside…more
