Intellectual Property Protection
Confidentiality Agreements Software license agreements Subscription agreements Trademark/Copyright strategy Cease-and-Desist letters
Jason B. Meyer
Employee and Contractor Relationships
Hiring and firing New hire letters Employment agreements Bonuses and incentive agreements / plans Non-competes Employee vs. contractor issues Employment policies Employee training (Anti-harassment, anti-retaliation, etc.) Leadership training Termination agreements Employer-Employee settlements
Business Contracts: Clients and Vendors
A New Years’ Resolution: Improve Your Contracts Client/customer agreements Vendor agreements Independent Contractor agreements Subcontractor arrangements Streamlined contracting processes and metrics Automated contracting processes Quality agreements Service level agreements Statements of work and change orders Resolving customer/vendor disputes Payment disputes
Deals and Transactions
Strategic alliances Joint ventures Buy / Sell agreements Private placements Loans and notes Letters of intent and memoranda of understanding Preparing for due diligence Conducting due diligence
Business Formation and Governance
Corporate structures Creating corporations, LLCs and other entities By-laws and articles Founders’ agreements Shareholder agreements Operating agreements Board and Shareholder meetings Corporate succession
General Counsel and Advice
Business and legal strategy Litigation management Oversight of litigation counsel Evaluating and improving deals Negotiations Facilitation of strategic meetings Legal strategies for growth
DOJ to Execs: You Have Been Warned
In September, Assistant Attorney General Sally Yates released what has come to be known as the “Yates Memo” — a declaration that the Justice Department was redoubling its efforts to prosecute individuals within companies for their organization’s wrongdoing. On October 29th, the other shoe dropped. As Mike Volkov so well summarizes, the top enforcer found a case … Read more
When Contracts and Compliance Collide!
As important as it may sometimes be that the “Legal” department be independent from “Compliance,” there are realms in which it’s best when those two functions are full collaborative partners. One of those is the realm of contracts with third parties. That was an inescapable take-away from a session on October 5th at the SCCE’s annual Compliance … Read more