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Attorney Client Relationship
Business Entities
Business Ethics
Contracts
Credit and Collection
Employment Law
Insurance
Intellectual Property
Marketing, Sales and Competition
Negotiation and Dispute Resolution
Privacy
Real Estate
Risk Management
Strategic Alliances

Attorney Client Relationship		back to top
	Overcoming Confirmation Bias in the Attorney Client Relationship	August 2012
Business Entities		back to top
	Why is the Sale of a Business Like a Relay Race?	February 2012
	The Fiduciary Duties of Corporate Shareholders to Each Other	March 2012
	What is a Capital Account?	January 2013
	Don't Bypass Your Bylaws!	April 2013
	The difference between Subchapter S Corporations and Limited Liability Companies	April 2013
	The Legal Implications of Unauthorized Commitments by Agents	April 2013
	Don't Operate Without An Operating Agreement!	May 2013
Business Ethics		back to top
	The Fiduciary Duties of Corporate Shareholders to Each Other	March 2012
	The Risks of Copying a Patent-Pending Item	February 2013
Contracts		back to top
	A Franchisor's Duty to Fulfill the Contractual Obligations of its Franchisee	March 2012
	When Does a Contract Claim Accrue for Statute of Limitations Purposes	April 2012
	Contractual Attorneys Fees Provisions	May 2012
	Don't Let Your Escrow Agreement Turn Into A Tug of War!	June 2012
	The Enforceability of a "No-Challenge" Clause in a Patent License	August 2012
	The Need for a Nondisclosure Agreement in Patent Licensing Discussions	September 2012
	Engagement Letters with Expert Witnesses	October 2012
	The Role of Industry Custom in Contract Interpretation	October 2012
	Interpretation of Ambiguous Insurance Policies	November 2012
	Should You Outsource Your Social Media?	February 2013
	When Should You Enter Into A Non-DIsclosure Agreement?	February 2013
	The Legal Implications of Unauthorized Commitments by Agents	April 2013
	Should Contemporaneous Agreements Be Interpreted as Integrated or Stand-Alone Contracts?	May 2013
Credit and Collection		back to top
	When Does a Contract Claim Accrue for Statute of Limitations Purposes	April 2012
Employment Law		back to top
	Is That Work Made for Hire?	December 2011
	An employer and its Former Employee Contest Ownership of a Patent	February 2012
	Verification of Employee Documentation	February 2012
	Employee Terminations in the At-Will Employment Context	March 2012
	Is Your Compensation Plan Sending the Right Message?	April 2012
	Is Your Non-Compete Sowing the Seeds for a Dispute?	May 2012
	Minimizing Risk in Hiring a Virtual Assistant	June 2012
Insurance		back to top
	New Regulations Announced to Expedite Hurricane Sandy Insurance Claims	December 2012
	The Potential Liability of an Insurance Broker for Failing to Procure Requested Coverage.	January 2013
	New York State Mandates Mediation of Hurricane Sandy Insurance Claims	March 2013
Intellectual Property		back to top
	Is That Work Made for Hire?	December 2011
	Potentially Infringing Blog Names	January 2012
	An employer and its Former Employee Contest Ownership of a Patent	February 2012
	Selecting a Twitter handle	May 2012
	The Impact of The First Amendment on the Proper Application of the Fair Use Defense to a Copyright Infringement Claim	June 2012
	The Functionality Defense to a Trademark Infringement Claim	July 2012
	Protecting Consultants' Intellectual Property	August 2012
	The Enforceability of a "No-Challenge" Clause in a Patent License	August 2012
	The Need for a Nondisclosure Agreement in Patent Licensing Discussions	September 2012
	The Warranty of Originality	October 2012
	Is there a Need to Purchase Multiple Variations of a Domain Name?	December 2012
	The Risks of Copying a Patent-Pending Item	February 2013
	When Should You Enter Into A Non-DIsclosure Agreement?	February 2013
	Use of Trademark and Service Mark Designations	March 2013
	Allocation of Intellectual Property Rights in Promotional Item Designs	May 2013
Marketing, Sales and Competition		back to top
	Incentivizing Collaboration	December 2011
	The Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule	December 2011
	Is Your Compensation Plan Sending the Right Message?	April 2012
	Selecting a Twitter handle	May 2012
	The Functionality Defense to a Trademark Infringement Claim	July 2012
	The Hidden Risls of Premature Publicity	September 2012
	Ebay Rules Governing the Sale of Consumer Electronic Products	November 2012
	Is there a Need to Purchase Multiple Variations of a Domain Name?	December 2012
	Should You Outsource Your Social Media?	February 2013
	The Legal Implications of Defamatory On-line Customer Reviews	March 2013
	Use of Trademark and Service Mark Designations	March 2013
	Allocation of Intellectual Property Rights in Promotional Item Designs	May 2013
Negotiation and Dispute Resolution		back to top
	Arbitrator Bias under the Federal Arbitration Act	January 2012
	Can a Mediator be Compelled to Testify	April 2012
	Contractual Attorneys Fees Provisions	May 2012
	Is Your Non-Compete Sowing the Seeds for a Dispute?	May 2012
	Don't Let Your Escrow Agreement Turn Into A Tug of War!	June 2012
	Should Your First Step Be To Get A Second Opinion?	July 2012
	When Does a Statute of Limitations Begin to Run?	July 2012
	The Enforceability of a "No-Challenge" Clause in a Patent License	August 2012
	Due Process Protections in Arbitration	September 2012
	Engagement Letters with Expert Witnesses	October 2012
	Why Wait Until the Courthouse Steps to Settle?	November 2012
	The Allocation of Responsibility Between Courts and Arbitrators	December 2012
	Do Transactional Attorneys Make Better Commercial Mediators?	January 2013
	New York State Mandates Mediation of Hurricane Sandy Insurance Claims	March 2013
	The Legal Implications of Defamatory On-line Customer Reviews	March 2013
Privacy		back to top
	The Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule	December 2011
Real Estate		back to top
	Is Your Home Suitable for a Home-Based Business?	January 2012
Risk Management		back to top
	The Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule	December 2011
	Is Your Home Suitable for a Home-Based Business?	January 2012
	Minimizing Risk in Hiring a Virtual Assistant	June 2012
	Should Your First Step Be To Get A Second Opinion?	July 2012
	When Does a Statute of Limitations Begin to Run?	July 2012
	The Hidden Risls of Premature Publicity	September 2012
	The Warranty of Originality	October 2012
	Interpretation of Ambiguous Insurance Policies	November 2012
	The Potential Liability of an Insurance Broker for Failing to Procure Requested Coverage.	January 2013
	Should You Outsource Your Social Media?	February 2013
	The Risks of Copying a Patent-Pending Item	February 2013
	When Should You Enter Into A Non-DIsclosure Agreement?	February 2013
	The Legal Implications of Defamatory On-line Customer Reviews	March 2013
Strategic Alliances		back to top
	Incentivizing Collaboration	December 2011
	Why is the Sale of a Business Like a Relay Race?	February 2012
	A Franchisor's Duty to Fulfill the Contractual Obligations of its Franchisee	March 2012