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Bond is Back

by Jonathan Bloom, James Douglas, Mike Goetz, Tony Horspool, Michael Kazakevich, Daniel Martin, W. Jane Rogers | Ropes & Gray LLP on 5/17/2013

Opportunities for investors in European HY Debt - Record amounts of HY issuance in Europe since 2010, much of which has refinanced the LBO bank debt maturity wall - Potential for significant restructuring...more

Steps To Consider Before Hiring An Employee from A Competitor To Minimize The Likelihood Of Litigation

by Thomas Dye | Carlton Fields on 5/10/2013

Hiring an employee away from a competitor can be a potential legal minefield. It can lead to significant exposure to lawsuits for causes of action including misappropriation of trade secrets, claims of tortious interference...more

Corporate & Securities Law Alert May 2013 - Entrepreneurs: Go Forth And Act, But Act Wisely

by Vivian Breier | Ruskin Moscou Faltischek on 5/9/2013

What distinguishes those with great ideas from entrepreneurs is elementary. Entrepreneurs act on their idea. Tantamount to acting, is planning and good advice. Anyone who wants to pursue a concept should first do some...more

Bill introduced in New Jersey Legislature would invalidate restrictive covenants for individuals collecting unemployment benefits

by Ruth A. Rauls | Saul Ewing LLP on 5/9/2013

Currently pending in the New Jersey State Legislature is a bill that, if passed, would invalidate any covenant, contract or agreement not to compete, not to disclose or not to solicit, entered into by any individual with the...more

America Invents Act Makes Significant Changes to U.S. Patent Law

by John Stephens | Sedgwick LLP on 5/7/2013

March 16, 2013, marked the beginning of “first-inventor-to-file,” the backbone of the new U.S. patent system under the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (AIA). The AIA is the most comprehensive review of American patent law...more

Site Assembly

by Hopkins & Carley on 5/2/2013

The “good old days” of formal redevelopment are over. Real estate developers no longer can negotiate to assemble development sites under the threat of condemnation. Silicon Valley developers now face serious challenges in...more

Bill Introduced in NJ Assembly to Limit Enforcement of Non-Compete and Non-Solicitation Agreements

by Wendy Klein | Cole Schotz on 4/26/2013

A bill introduced in the New Jersey Legislature on April 4, 2013, Assembly Bill 3970, seeks to prohibit enforcement of agreements restricting departing employees from competing, disclosing confidential information, or...more

Protecting Your Intellectual Property

by Ned Sackman | Bernstein Shur on 4/25/2013

In This Presentation, Ned Sackman, an attorney and member of Bernstein Shur’s Labor and Employment Practice Group, explores ways companies can secure intellectual property using the following tools: • Non-disclosure,...more

Drafting Embryo Transfer Contracts for Cattle Producers

by Cari Rincker on 4/7/2013

This outline was prepared for the Texas Bar Agriculture Law Conference to be held in Lubbock, Texas in May 2013. It gives an overview of the typical transaction between cattle producers concerning embryo transfer and gives...more

It’s Not Just Boilerplate! Best practices for drafting collaboration agreements to protect your IP

by Elizabeth Howard, Michael Spillner | Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 3/18/2013

In This Presentation: - 1. The collaboration conundrum - 2. The Tekmira case: a cautionary tale Outline - 3. Best practices for drafting specific provisions Please see full presentation below for more...more

MNPI and NDAs: The Alphabet Soup of Getting Restricted

by Philip Abelson, Martin Bienenstock, Vincent Indelicato | Proskauer Rose LLP on 2/25/2013

Investors wanting to equip and position themselves to negotiate a debtor's restructuring may temporarily relinquish their ability to buy and sell securities in exchange for access to material nonpublic information ("MNPI")....more

NLRB Gets Busy – Part 2 NLRB Incursion Into Non-Unionized Workplace

by Michelle Bush, Charles Einsiedler, Jr. | Pierce Atwood LLP on 2/12/2013

In January, we told you about recent activity by the National Labor Relations Board that overturned or departed from settled precedent. As promised, in Part 2 of this Alert series we summarize recent decisions where the...more

Act Now Advisory: The NLRB Is Looking at Confidentiality, Non-Disclosure, and Non-Disparagement Provisions in Your Agreements

by Desiree Busching, Lauri Rasnick, Steven Swirsky | Epstein Becker & Green, P.C. on 1/18/2013

Another decision has been issued by a National Labor Relations Board ("NLRB" or "Board") administrative law judge ("ALJ") striking down a non-union employer's confidentiality and proprietary information and non-disparagement...more