5 THINGS TO CONSIDER BEFORE CHOOSING YOUR COMPANY’S CLOUD By Peter S. Vogel The CIO, or whomever is in charge of storing and accessing digital information may be saying it is time to use cloud computing. CEOs of both large and small companies who do not have deep technology experience may not really understand the [...]

A GUIDE TO CIRCUMVENTING POTENTIAL EMPLOYMENT LAW LANDMINES By Mike Maslanka Employment law often makes no sense. Because of its counter-intuitive nature, up is down and down is up. So let’s play “lawsuit or no lawsuit” and match our wits versus the law. Employee gives birth. She is later terminated. She sues, claiming a violation [...]

NEW ANTI-INDEMNITY LAW IS A GAME CHANGER — WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW By Heather E. Asselin & Sam K. Arora On January 1, 2012, a new law will significantly alter the way owners and general contractors are allowed to shift their risks and responsibilities to subcontractors under indemnity agreements. Texas is now among a [...]

WHAT YOUR C-SUITE NEEDS TO KNOW, PLUS A PREVIEW OF 2013 By Royce Poinsett Texas business leaders feel a certain sense of dread every two years as the Texas Legislature convenes, and in January 2011 that fear was particularly acute. The media issued troubling reports of an impending budget shortfall first estimated at $15 billion, [...]

How to Mitigate and Manage the Ripple Effects of Litigation By Ladd Sanger Manufacturers and distributors of products may at some time be faced with a claim that their product caused injury. How the company and its legal team deals with the claim will have ripple effects throughout the company. Litigation is always going to [...]

By Rick Ressler Start-ups and emerging companies demand focus on the bottom line (and most directly cash flow) for survival and growth. Lacking the freedom that comes with an influx of outside capital, bootstrappers must find ways to responsibly conserve cash. Unfortunately, this frugality is often to the detriment of building key elements of legal [...]

By Christopher C. Antone, Esq. Imagine the following headline:  “The Jury Will Decide Whether a ‘Lead Employee’ is Really a Supervisor.” Though the headline is not real, the underlying message can be a reality for business leaders. In an actual lawsuit, for example, an hourly paid “lead employee” allegedly sexually harassed a co-worker. The co-worker [...]

An Anti-Bribery Checklist Can Limit Your Liability When Doing Business Abroad By Jeffrey S. Johnston The U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) prohibits corrupt payments (i.e., bribes) to foreign government officials to obtain or retain business. A more stringent anti-bribery act is set to come into effect in April 2011 in the UK. The U.S. [...]

A recent Supreme Court decision overturned a century of campaign finance law by opening the door to more corporate involvement.

Intellectual property can be critical in the distribution of market share during a recovery. Here’s a list of things that you should and should not do to help you maximize your IP value.

By Millicent Lundberg and Eric Windgrove To protect its Intellectual Property Rights (“IPR”)of trade secrets, demonstrating that information qualifies as a trade secret, companies should consider the following : 1.Develop and Implement an Overall Intellectual Property Rights Protection Program. Whether a company is just starting out or is a multinational company with enormous revenues, an [...]