It is a common occurrence for clients to walk into our lobby expecting to sell their business in six months for the seller-friendly multiples of earnings that exist in today’s M&A market. We [...]
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Defining confidential information is critical to any confidentiality agreement. Specifying the types of protectable information that are distinct to a Company can ensure enforceability of the [...]
The California Consumer Privacy Act goes into effect on January 1, 2020. This legislation will have a far-reaching impact on companies that do business with California residents. Similar to the [...]
Pre-emptive rights (or rights of first refusal) protect preferred stockholders against dilution from subsequent equity sales by a venture capital- or private equity-backed company. Such a right [...]
While standardized contracts exist, these forms oftentimes may not be used or might be modified or added to without considering the impact of the change on the rest of the contract documents. [...]
Some of the types of preferred stock discussed in “Preferred Stock Demystified” – my previous series of blog posts on this topic – are convertible into shares of common stock. For example, a [...]
The Supreme Court recently held that a trademark licensor cannot rescind a trademark license by rejection in bankruptcy. A trademark license conveys rights to the licensee, such as rights to use [...]
I drafted a series of posts last year entitled “Preferred Stock Demystified” regarding the payments rights and preferences attendant upon various classes of preferred stock. I now will supplement [...]
Part II: A Design Professional’s Perspective in Drafting Specifications This is the second in a series of posts that address the issues that arise when design specifications are inconsistent with [...]
On April 17, 2019, the U.S. Department of Treasury (“DOT”) issued its long-anticipated second set of regulations with respect to Qualified Opportunity Zones. According to the DOT, the second set [...]
