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"But We Were Just Negotiating:" Understanding When A String Of Communications (Even Emails) May Establish a Binding Contract

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Techlaw: Parties negotiating the terms of a deal must understand when the negotiating stops and a binding contract has been created, even if there is only a string of emails....more

Burns & Levinson LLP

The Dubious Enforceability of ‘Only Can Be Modified by a Written Instrument’ Clauses

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How many times over the years have you seen a clause in a contract stating that it only can be modified by a written instrument signed by the parties? Depending upon how long you have been practicing, the answer may well be...more

McAfee & Taft

Stuff happens, so get your contract in writing - Gavel to Gavel

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...More often than not, people come through our door seeking assistance on a contract dispute that, in all actuality, should never have been one. Relationships break down. A third party gets involved. Business dealings go...more

Kidon IP

Employees or Independent Contractor Generated IP (Part 2)

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 In part 1, I reviewed patents and copyrights. In this post, I will discuss trade secrets, IP rights, and other protection measures.  Trade Secrets - No federal or state statute expressly addresses initial ownership of...more

Hudson Cook, LLP

Vendor Service Contracts - Not Just Arm's Length Transactions Anymore

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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's Compliance Bulletin and Policy Guidance; 2016-02, Service Providers addresses the CFPB's expectation that companies oversee their business relationships with service providers in a...more

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Massachusetts’ High Court Pumps the Brakes on Equitable Tolling of Restrictive Covenant

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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

Holland & Knight LLP

Running With Scissors: Avoiding Mishaps When Drafting Agreements at the End of Mediation

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• An agreement reached at the conclusion of a mediation session typically represents an abbreviated version of a formal settlement agreement that will be entered into by the parties at a later date. • Occasionally,...more

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