Law School Toolbox Podcast Episode 487: Listen and Learn -- Consideration (Contract Law)
What Does "Cash Free / Debt Free" Mean?
PODCAST: Williams Mullen's Trending Now: An IP Podcast - AI Considerations in M&A Transactions and Contract Drafting
Private Equity and Delaware Law – Part Two
3 Key Takeaways | Drafting & Navigating Dispute Resolution Clauses
Private Equity and Delaware Law – Part One
Cyberside Chats: There is a war in Europe. What does that mean for your cyber insurance policy?
Beyond Regulations: Hospice Business Contracts and Contract Disputes
Structuring DSO/MSO Healthcare Ventures and Practice Acquisitions
Monthly Minute | Global Supply Chain Issues
Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Buy-Sell Agreements: A Conversation With Expert and Author Paul Hood
Risk Prevention Strategies: Ownership of Employee-Developed Inventions and Intellectual Property
Noncompete Agreements - Traps for the Unwary: Part 1
Roadmap to Joint Venture Agreements: Legal and Accounting Considerations
Government Contracting Phase One: Transitioning From Commercial to Government Work
Mergers and Acquisitions - Key Issues in Today's M&A Deals
Monthly Minute | Due Diligence Considerations Related to COVID-19
MAE Clauses: Troutman Sanders and Pepper Hamilton COVID-19 Litigation Podcast Series
Jones Day Presents: What is Smart Code and How Does it Relate to Smart Contracts?
Tax Provisions in Business Acquisition Agreements
Wyoming, with the introduction of Wyo. Stat. §1-23-108, banned most non-compete agreements for contracts signed on or after July 1, 2025, but with several meaningful exceptions....more
By effectively extracting data from contracts, organizations can gain valuable insights into their legal and financial obligations, opportunities for negotiation, and areas of risk, thereby making informed decisions that...more
Is your M&A target a manufacturing company with automated production, a consumer products business with online sales and marketing or an education company that creates content for students? The increasing use and development...more
In this episode, we revisit the ever-shifting landscape of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI), a topic which has continued to captivate the tech world since our discussion a year ago. With GenAI at the forefront of...more
As technology continues to evolve, the use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) in business operations is reshaping the way we approach standard tech transactions. The traditional pillars of contract negotiation –...more
Want to learn more about drafting, negotiating, and understanding intellectual property and technology contracts, and have 10 minutes to spare? Grab your morning coffee or afternoon tea and dig into our Tech Contract Quick...more
The emergence of joint ventures between health systems and payors is quickly reshaping the healthcare sector as we know it—presenting both new complexities and fresh opportunities for the changemakers involved....more
Most people recognize that generative AI, the use of artificial intelligence to generate content, represents an incredible tool. It allows companies and individuals the ability to automate certain processes, use a powerful...more
When the topic of technology commercialization strategies comes up, the most common options typically mentioned include the sale of a technology or building a business around technology by selling products or providing...more
The use, distribution, and licensing of software and technology are commonly governed by legal terms both to protect the software or technology owner intellectual property (IP) rights and to allow another permission to use or...more
Want to learn more about drafting, negotiating, and understanding intellectual property and technology contracts and have 10 minutes to spare? Grab your morning coffee or afternoon tea and dig into our Tech Contract Quick...more
Companies often hire employees to develop new products, improve processes, create new technologies, and develop new markets. But how should employers address the ownership of intellectual property created by their employees...more
There are often misconceptions in connection with negotiating intellectual property (IP) development agreements with developers located in Russia. This post details five common misconceptions and provides tips for complying...more
TRANSFER OF EMPLOYEES - Once the terms of intellectual property and infrastructure transfer have been agreed, the buyer should investigate the human resources required to maintain and support the application. ...more
The Government has many rules regarding the protection of data. Government contractors must understand these rules and the importance of timely and properly marking data that they own or develop in performance of a government...more
Data license agreements have been a hot ticket item of the digital health market and are here to stay. With the exponential growth in licensed data, including de-identified patient data, data license agreement litigation and...more
What can we learn from past contracts, good and bad, and how they played out in the courtroom? In this presentation, seasoned-in-house counsel, trial attorneys, and a jury consultant will examine lessons learned in litigation...more
The number of different open source licenses is growing and the variation in their terms and complexity is increasing. A number of licenses that appear to be, or are commonly referred to as “open source” do not actually meet...more
For the first time in 15 years, the Supreme Judicial Court (“SJC”), Massachusetts’ highest court, issued a decision analyzing the enforceability of non-solicitation covenants, the distinction between such covenants in the...more
Savvy employers understand and use restrictive covenants, particularly noncompete and nonsolicitation agreements, as part of a strategy to protect their businesses. However, these agreements are good only if they are...more
On 14 March, we organized alongside the Association française des juristes d’entreprise (AFJE) a workshop regarding the implementation of the Trade Secret Law in France, which was voted into force on 30 July 2018 and...more
In our earlier article, we discussed the implications of the Arbitration (Amendment) Ordinance 2017 and the factors to consider when deciding whether to settle Intellectual Property Right (“IPR”) disputes by arbitration....more
1. Arbitration (Amendment) Ordinance 2017 - 1.1 In our earlier article, we discussed the implications of the Arbitration (Amendment) Ordinance 2017 and the factors to consider when deciding whether to settle Intellectual...more
A legitimate fear among companies negotiating license agreements exists, and that is the fear of the license counterparty filing for bankruptcy. Given the business interruption that ultimately could occur as a result of a...more