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Given the excitement, anxiety, and confusion over when the various provisions of the recently signed JOBS Act will come into effect, we have put together a helpful timeline that shows when the SEC’s rulemaking must be completed…more

On April 5, 2012, President Obama signed into law the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (JOBS Act), which makes substantial changes securities laws by making it easier for startups and small businesses to raise funds, stay…more

Originally Given as part of a lecture to the New York State Bar Association on Friday, May 20, 2011. This outline was provided to the at the New York State Bar Association as a primer for lawyers not familiar with…more

Fashion brands are again making news in trademark jurisprudence. If the holding in the Louboutin case left you wanting more, we bring you Louis Vuitton v. U.Penn and the irreverent world of trademark parodies. The…more

Employers are now on full alert that employee’s online activity in the office and in the home has a direct, often beneficial/often detrimental impact, on the bottom line. And with each day’s headlines new complications and…more

So you want to start your own business and can’t decide whether you want to open a corporation, limited liability company (LLC), sole proprietorship, or partnership? Somewhere in the back of your mind – most likely an imprint of…more

Seller of “Used” MP3’s Avoids Preliminary Injunction. Controversial purveyor of “used” digital music files ReDigi escaped a crushing blow to its business in early February when a Southern…more

By including a liquidated damages clause when negotiating a contract, parties can estimate the amount of damages to serve as a remedy in the event of a breach.  This can be a helpful legal tool that limits litigation…more

Commercial contracts form the backbone of many commercial transactions from vendor agreements to client engagement agreements.  While no two businesses or industries are the same, all commercial contracts share certain…more

Anyone in business should be careful to note whether their contracts contain “integration clauses.”  A so called integration clause makes the contract “king” in terms of the promises and…more

Most businesses know the value of intellectual property, trademarks, service marks, trade names, patents, copyrights and trade secrets (“IP”). However few understand the interplay between those rights and the United States…more

For many businesses, storing company and customer information in the cloud may seem like the cheapest and most convenient option. Too often however, businesses rarely realize that with one-click ease they are putting critical…more

Small business must contend with an ever increasing array of digital and electronic issues that can lead to disastrous consequences if not proactively addressed. Key among those is a proactive approach to the breach of consumer…more

The New York Court of Appeals, New York’s highest court, handed down an opinion this June that was a big win for online service providers in one of the Union’s most populous and critical states. The Court of Appeal’s first…more

Any online operation should periodically assess its legal exposure to better calibrate its contractual, technological, insurance, compliance and other liability minimizing measures. The following is a multidimensional checklist…more